Howard Lim on Dyslexia Design and Building Businesses That Last

Founders Journey Podcast · Apr 27, 2026 · 1h 23m

Howard Lim takes us back to Santa Barbara, where he grew up with eight siblings after being born in Manitoba. He describes a loud, active home, yet he also explains how shy he felt as a kid. School often bored him. However, art gave him focus early. At five, finger painting showed him a path. Soon, teachers noticed his unusual sense of perspective and pushed his work forward. That early gift shaped his identity, and it also started his habit of creative problem solving.

Lessons Howard Carried Forward

As the conversation moves into school and college, Howard explains how dyslexia affected the…