Many neurodivergent business owners are missing out on clients and income before anyone even books in. In this episode, I share the five biggest reasons why and what to do about it so your clients actually make it through the door.

 

“Nobody cares about your business as much as they care about their own problems... if you think that you’ve given them information at a certain point, do not assume that the person has read or remembered what was already on that website.  Remind them, make it easy for them at all points to find the information that they need.” – Adina Levy

 

In this episode, I cover: • Why relying on your memory to handle enquiries is draining you and losing clients • The five most common breakdown points in the enquiry-to-booking journey and how to fix them • Practical ways to make your client journey clear, simple, and safe so people actually say yes

 

Links & Resources mentioned: • Streamline Your Business for Time Freedom – self-paced course with systems, automations, and templates to create more ease in your business (30% off until end of September 2025) – https://ndbusiness.co/streamline-your-business-course/ • Find me on Instagram @differently.aligned – https://instagram.com/differently.aligned

Want to build a business that won’t break when life throws curveballs? This episode is your guide to thinking beyond time-for-money and getting creative with how you make income.

 

"If what you're offering is time-for-money, one-on-one therapy or coaching, there's a huge risk. Making money relies on you turning up and doing the thing, and we can't always do that." - Adina Levy

  In this episode, I share: • Why I’ve renamed my business 'Differently Aligned Business Coaching' and what’s shifting behind the scenes - which relates to all the diversified offers I have created! • The mindset and starting point for thinking about diversifying your income, especially if you're in a service-based business • Two popular options for building new income streams, and how to know if they’re right for you

 

Links: • The One Thing Summit – Free + paid access option - marketing summit with 15-minute talks, including my session on auditing your offers – https://differentlyaligned--laurentilden.thrivecart.com/the-one-thing-all-access-pass/  • My Diversifying Revenue Streams Webinar – Available any time, 30% off until end of July 2025 – https://playlearnchat.com/webinar-diversifying-revenue-streams/ • Instagram – Connect with me here – https://www.instagram.com/differently.aligned • Neurodivergent Business Collective – supportive membership for neurodivergent business owners – https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/

Learn a practical, six-step framework for deciding what to spend money on in your business, so you can invest wisely and actually create more time, clarity, and space to grow without falling into the trap of needless expenses or limits.

 

"The cost of holding yourself back because the level you’re on limits something that limits your actual business growth. It's a trap that we may all easily fall into." - Adina Levy

 

In this episode, I share: • My six filters for business spending, showing you exactly how I decide what’s truly worth investing in, from software to people and everything in between • Why freeing up time, propelling yourself forward, getting expert help, streamlining, finding clear next steps, and making space to grow are the real keys to sustainable and profitable business decisions • Honest stories from my own business including rethinking my... large costs in annual software (yep I share the real numbers!), what I’m cutting or keeping, and how I’m using these filters to simplify, save, and support my business future

 

Links: • Neurodivergent Business Collective – supportive membership for neurodivergent business owners – https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ • Streamline Your Business course – practical course to simplify your business systems – https://ndbusiness.co/streamline-your-business-course/

Making it easy for you to tune in to the Build your Business Without Burnout Webinar replay - right into your ears! The workbook that accompanies this webinar, and the video of the webinar, are available when you register FREE here: https://ndbusiness.co/free-webinar-business-without-burnout/ 

Looking for more support, guidance, resources and community for your business, in ND friendly ways? 

Neurodivergent Business Collective Doors are open right now, until Friday 4th July. 

Learn more and register now! https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ 

 

If you’re an Allied Health business owner facing the NDIS pricing chaos, this episode gives you the practical steps you can take right now (today!) to steady your business, support your clients, and stop spinning in uncertainty.   “When you strengthen your business with a solid, sustainable model, your clients and community are the ones that are going to benefit, as well as you, as well as your team.” —Adina Levy   In this episode, I speak directly to Allied Health professionals facing the NDIS pricing freeze (or backslide), and offer practical, grounded ways to respond with clarity, sustainability and self-care. Even if this exact situation doesn’t affect you, there’s plenty here to support you through any big, unexpected change in your business.   I share about: • The immediate, simple action you can take today, using my free email template, to steady your business and show clear leadership • What the NDIS pricing freeze actually means for your business • Two key pricing paths you can take in response, with mindset shifts and maths to support your thinking   LINKS:

• FREE TEMPLATE to send your clients today - 'Heads up: Upcoming pricing and billing Update - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FPdh5RkVTqICfamrj78TvvfHibV6kJtzeaL0XQb44JA/edit?usp=sharing
• Guide to Raising Prices in an NDIS Capped World (PDF) - 30% off until end June 2025 - https://courses.playlearnchat.com/offers/pazgwu2f
• Workshop: Raising Prices in an NDIS Capped World - Live on Monday 23rd June and recorded - https://playlearnchat.com/workshop-raisng-prices/
• Differently Aligned Podcast for Neurodivergent Business Owners - https://pod.link/1729123916
• Exploring Neurodiversity Podcast for Adults who Support Neurodivergent Children - https://pod.link/1625478932

Spending time with other neurodivergent people isn’t just lovely... it can fundamentally change how you see yourself, your energy, and your business.

 

"Spending time with other neurodivergent people just helps with that self-acceptance, that self-compassion. Which is the most beautiful starting point because from there you can do anything but not everything." - Adina Levy

 

In this episode, I share: • How the Yellow Ladybugs Conference reminded me why connecting with neurokin matters so much • Why measuring ourselves against neurotypical norms is unfair, and how to stop • What doing business differently from 'expected' can actually look like (hint: it’s not 20 clients a week, if that's burning you out!)

 

LINKS:

• Join me for a FREE Webinar - Build Your Business Without Burnout – free webinar on 16 June (recording available) – https://ndbusiness.co/free-webinar-business-without-burnout/
• Yellow Ladybugs - fabulous organisation supporting Autistic girls and gender-diverse folks - https://www.yellowladybugs.com.au/

Being neurodiversity affirming doesn’t mean avoiding challenge. It doesn’t mean staying where you are, only doing what’s easy or comfortable. We can do hard things. We can learn new stuff, try new stuff, stretch ourselves – and we absolutely should. The key is doing the right hard things, for the right reasons, with the right support, at the right time. That’s how growth happens without stress, burnout, or disconnection from who we really are.

“You get to define what the hard thing is in any one moment. If it feels hard, it is hard. That’s a valid, real experience.” - Adina Levy

 

In this crossover episode with my Exploring Neurodiversity Podcast, I share:

• Why doing hard things is not at odds with a neurodiversity affirming approach • My powerful framework to help neurodivergent folks of all ages to take on the right hard things with less stress and more support • Examples of how my framework looks for an Autistic boy learning to read, and for an ADHDer business owner working on changing up her chaotic non-systems.

LINKS & MORE SUPPORT FREE WEBINAR: Build your Business without Burnout – for neurodivergent business owners, live on 16th June 2025 – https://ndbusiness.co/free-webinar-business-without-burnout/ 

• Neurodivergent Business Collective – my membership for neurodivergent service-based business owners – https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/

• New webinar for Allied Health Practice Owners (including and especially for sole traders!) - Diversifying Revenue Streams – webinar on innovative business models – https://playlearnchat.com/webinar-diversifying-revenue-streams/

• Blog post + visual model of my “You can do hard things” framework – https://ndbusiness.co/podcast-30/

• Follow me on Instagram @neurodivergent.business

 

This episode is your permission slip to slow down, zoom out, and get strategic in a way that actually fits your neurodivergent brain.

"This kind of deep, intentional work feels really different to business-as-usual wins. It’s quiet, slow, and sometimes flat, but I know it’s going to pay off. Rather than jump at all the little ideas I had for making the membership better, I decided to go slower, which was really hard to slow ADHD me down and not put all the ideas into place." - Adina Levy

You’ll hear me sharing about: • What project time actually looked like for me, and why I’m now making it a non-negotiable • How I used member survey data and deep analysis to make clear, strategic decisions, and why you should do this too • The emotional reality of slow, intentional work when your brain craves fast wins • What’s changing in the Neurodivergent Business Collective and why I’m finally naming who it’s really for • How I’m using tools like body doubling and AI prompts to support focus, motivation, and accessibility

LINKS • Neurodivergent Business Collective – Membership for service-based neurodivergent business owners – https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ • Burnout to Boundless Webinar – Free session on 19 May – https://ndbusiness.co/free-webinar-burnout-to-boundless/ • Guest Speaker Pitch Form – Be a paid speaker in the Collective – https://forms.gle/X12nhVXsw4HhhHEz6

• Follow me on Instagram @neurodivergent.business

Sharing the tech tools I actually use (and love) as an Autistic ADHDer running two businesses, how I use them and how they help me.

"ADHD brain was struggling big time having too many different bits of information and too many spreadsheets, and the second I think, oh, I need to go and get that information from the other spreadsheet, I half open it up and I'd go on another side quest because I realized I needed to rename a file and move it over there. And suddenly I'm building an automation to move the file and I'm 10 steps away from where I needed to be." — Adina Levy

You’ll hear me share about:

• The exact apps and systems that support both “autistic me” and “ADHD me” in staying focused, reducing burnout and getting the big stuff done

• How I’ve designed my business to match my energy levels, including clever hacks like colour-coded strategic goals and why I don’t book anything before 11am

• Why automations make my heart sing and how tools like ClickUp, Capsule CRM and Zapier help me focus on the human-ey parts of my work

LINKS • Streamline Your Business for Time Freedom – on-demand course (use code POD20 for 20% off) – https://ndbusiness.co/streamline-your-business-course/ • Neurodivergent Business Collective – community for neurodivergent business owners – https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ • 1:1 Coaching and Consulting – join the waitlist – https://ndbusiness.co/1-1-coaching-consulting/ • Explore Your Affirming Practice – free podcast training for Speech Therapists (through my other business, Play. Learn. Chat.) – https://playlearnchat.com/evolve-your-affirming-practice-free-training/

 

• Watch on YouTube - (coming soon)
• Grab the transcript and listen on the blog - https://ndbusiness.co/podcast/
• Follow me on Instagram @neurodivergent.business

APPS & TOOLS I SHARED • Kit (ConvertKit) – email platform I actually enjoy using – https://partners.convertkit.com/r0q3orewj68e (my affiliate link) • Descript – audio and video editing via text – https://get.descript.com/zvedpapj40ai (my affiliate link) • Kajabi – course and membership platform – https://app.kajabi.com/r/jzpyZDkd (my affiliate link) • Capsule CRM – client and contact manager – https://get.capsulenow.io/1os7biho1bbe (my affiliate link) • ClickUp – project and task management – https://clickup.com • Google Chat – low-pressure team messaging – https://chat.google.com • Gmail – email platform with templates – https://mail.google.com • Help Scout – previous email support platform – https://www.helpscout.com • Xero – invoicing and bookkeeping software – https://xero.com • Acuity – client booking and payments – https://acuityscheduling.com • Google Sheets – flexible spreadsheets I adore – https://sheets.google.com • Momentum – browser-based Pomodoro timer – https://momentumdash.com • Zapier – automation tool to connect platforms – https://zapier.com • Make – visual automation for complex workflows – https://make.com • ChatGPT – my favourite AI thinking partner – https://chat.openai.com • Perplexity – alternative AI research assistant – https://perplexity.ai • Claude – another AI tool I explore – https://claude.ai • NotebookLM – Google tool for summarising docs – https://notebooklm.google • Gemini – Google’s AI assistant – https://gemini.google.com

In this episode, I share 3 quick ideas around how you can use streamlined processes and automations to make things easier for you in business if you experience RSD, Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, or if you're a people pleaser. The 3 tips I share are:

1. Set clear policies & stick to them – Clearly define and communicate your policies on payments, cancellations, and boundaries so they are easy to enforce.
2. Automate follow-ups & reminders – Use automation tools to handle invoice reminders, contract follow-ups, and other repetitive tasks to reduce emotional labour.
3. Use email templates for tricky conversations – Save pre-written responses for common difficult situations to make saying no and setting boundaries easier.

  LINKS:

• Need more help to streamline your business to fit your brain? My on-demand course Streamline your business for time freedom - get 20% off with code POD20! https://ndbusiness.co/streamline-your-business-course/ 

 

• Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/RCG2n-9cqis
• Grab the transcript and listen on the blog - https://ndbusiness.co/podcast/
• Follow me on Instagram @neurodivergent.business