April Lea founded The Safe Space Collective with the goal of creating supportive and inclusive workplaces for neurodivergent people following her autism and ADHD diagnosis. After working as a product and engineering leader in the tech industry for over a decade, April was hospitalised for severe burnout, which saw her take a six-month hiatus from the workforce. Before this period of burnout, April was a high-performing professional included in the Top 100 List of Emerging Engineering Leaders in 2021.
