Business owner with ADHD wanting operational clarity and focus? 
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More adults with ADHD start businesses than the general population.

But here’s the part nobody talks about:

Research shows ADHD is positively linked to entrepreneurial attitudes and startup behavior…

and negatively linked to post-launch outcomes, performance, and wellbeing.

In this Research Recap, Skye and Robert Waterson break down a 2025 meta-analysis on ADHD and entrepreneurship - exploring why hyperactive types tend to start, why inattentive types may struggle more with scaling, and where the “ADHD is a superpower” narrative falls short.

This episode is about what happens after the excitement of starting.

What we cover:

• The difference between entrepreneurial attitude, startup behavior, and post-launch outcomes
• Why hyperactive ADHD is linked to action (but also burnout)
• Why inattentive ADHD may struggle with scaling and follow-through
• The myth of brute-force hustle
• Where the “ADHD is a superpower” framing conflicts with the data
• Why systems - not motivation - change outcomes

If you’ve ever felt amazing at starting… and exhausted trying to sustain - this one’s for you.

 P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye. 

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Business owner with ADHD wanting operational clarity and focus? 
Click here to book a session with Skye.
https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com for a operational clarity session!

Why does focus feel like forcing a rusty machine to start… instead of flipping a switch?

In this Research Recap, Skye and Will unpack a randomized placebo-controlled study examining how brain networks behave differently in adults with ADHD.

This episode isn’t about recommending medication.

It’s about something more fundamental: the push-pull relationship between the brain’s default mode network (daydreaming, internal thoughts) and task positive network (focused attention) — and what happens when that switch doesn’t work automatically.

If you’ve ever tried to white-knuckle your way through work, this episode will feel deeply validating.

What we cover:

• Why ADHD brains struggle to “automatically” switch into focus
• What brain scans reveal about default mode vs task networks
• How this study compared medication-naive adults with controls
• What changed in network activity during treatment
• Why brain-difference evidence reduces self-blame

Want more of Will’s work? Go check out HackingYourADHD.com or subscribe to his YouTube channel

 P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye. 

You can be successful on paper and still feel stuck.

In this episode, Skye talks with entrepreneur and investor Kassidy Warren about leaving the corporate “safe path,” taking real risks, and the identity shift required to stop playing small. They unpack rejection, procrastination, reinvesting before results, and what it actually means to turn pro — especially with an ADHD brain.

If you’ve built something stable but know you’re capable of more, this one will hit.

What we cover:

• The hidden cost of corporate stability and “golden handcuffs”
• Why procrastination is fear in disguise
• How to handle rejection without shrinking
• The mindset shift from amateur to professional
• Acting before you feel ready — and why waiting keeps you stuck

Business owner with ADHD wanting operational clarity and focus? Click here to book a session with Skye. 

https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com for a operational clarity session!

Connect with Kassidy Warren

Kassidy Warren is the host of the For Your Own Good podcast, where he shares practical, direct conversations about business growth, leadership, and building companies that actually work.

If this episode resonated, you can follow Kassidy and explore more of his work here:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kassidy.warren
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KassidyWarren
• For Your Own Good on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1UfWzqSpuL685ReFGnIrgB

He regularly shares insights for operators and founders who want to move from chaos to clarity without fluff or hype.

 P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye. 

“I wasn’t failing. I just wasn’t growing.”

Adam Tasker had the career. The family. Three kids. Responsibility handled.

But privately, he knew he was drifting.

After being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, following his sons’ diagnoses, he began to look at how he was operating. Not just as a father, but as a leader. At home. In business. With himself.

In this conversation, Skye and Adam unpack:

• What actually changes after a late ADHD diagnosis
• How overwhelm escalates and why some days collapse fast
• The identity shift from practitioner to leader in business
• Delegation, emotional regulation, and being the tone-setter at home

They talk through structure, routines, communication, and the tension between flexibility and discipline in a neurodivergent household.

This episode is not about productivity hacks.

It is about responsibility, self-awareness, and learning to lead without burning out or defaulting to shame.

If you are a parent, a founder, or someone who knows you are capable of more than “going through the motions,” this conversation will resonate.

Connect with Adam Tasker, COO of High Performance Father, at https://highperformancefather.com or email him directly at [email protected] for resources and support.

 P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye. 

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You don’t need a formal ADHD diagnosis for ADHD traits to affect your health, finances, or well-being.

In this Research Recap, Skye and Will break down a study on subclinical ADHD - ADHD traits that fall below the diagnostic threshold - and how they impact entrepreneurs and employees.

The findings are confronting.

Across nearly 400 participants, higher ADHD traits were linked to:

• Higher anxiety
• Worse physical health
• Lower happiness
• Lower subjective financial well-being

Even without meeting diagnostic criteria.

Entrepreneurship showed some buffering effects — more autonomy, more novelty, slightly higher life satisfaction.

But it also intensified financial pressure and the self-management demands that ADHD traits can make harder.

In this episode, we unpack:

• What “subclinical ADHD” actually means
• Why “not diagnosed” doesn’t mean “not affected”
• Why entrepreneurs may feel financial strain more intensely
• How work environment fit shapes well-being
• What this research misses about ADHD management in practice

If you’ve ever thought, “Maybe it’s not bad enough to count…”

this conversation may change how you see that.

Want more of Will’s work? Go check out HackingYourADHD.com or subscribe to his YouTube channel

 P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye. 

If sales feels heavy, awkward, or mentally exhausting, it’s probably not because you’re bad at it.

It’s more likely because you’ve been trying to sell using advice that relies on pressure, performance, or rigid systems - the exact things that make ADHD brains freeze, overthink, or avoid the conversation altogether.

In this episode, Skye sits down with Wes Schaeffer (The Sales Whisperer) to talk about how to sell in a way that actually feels calm, grounded, and sustainable — without hype, manipulation, or forcing yourself into a persona that doesn’t fit.

This isn’t about “loving sales” or magically becoming confident.

It’s about:

• reducing anxiety around money conversations
• having something to lean on when your confidence dips
• and building just enough structure so sales stops living rent-free in your head

Wes breaks down why money talk feels so uncomfortable, how scripts can reduce stress instead of making you sound robotic, and why avoiding systems usually creates more chaos — not less.

If you’ve ever known you should follow up, talk about pricing, or ask for the sale… and still found yourself procrastinating, this conversation will feel uncomfortably accurate — in a good way.

No hustle. No sleaze. No “just be confident” advice.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why sales feels uncomfortable for ADHD entrepreneurs and what is actually happening underneath that resistance
• How to talk about money and pricing without sounding pushy or rehearsed
• When scripts and systems help ADHD brains and when they make things worse
• A calmer approach to follow-ups that does not rely on pressure or guilt
• How small sales systems reduce burnout, decision fatigue, and avoidance over time

Connect with Wes Schaeffer

• Learn more about Wes and his programs: https://12weekstopeak.com
• Free habit tracker and practical sales resources available on the site
• Text or book time directly via the site

 P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye. 

A lot of people with ADHD deal with physical symptoms they’ve never talked about - or never thought were connected.

This episode looks at what the research actually shows about ADHD and gut issues, and where the line is between association, speculation, and overreach.

ADHD usually gets framed around focus, motivation, and productivity. But growing research suggests it may also be linked to very real physical symptoms, including gut issues that many people quietly live with.

In this episode, Skye and Will break down a major research review examining the connection between ADHD and IBS - what the data shows (and what it doesn’t), and why this matters for quality of life, not just symptom labels.

No biohacks. No diet rules. Just context, clarity, and what’s worth paying attention to if you’ve ever felt like ADHD affects more than just your brain.

What we cover:

• What this large ADHD + IBS study actually found (and what it didn’t)
• Why IBS showed up - but other gut issues didn’t
• How physical discomfort can quietly compound ADHD overwhelm
• Why this research matters even if you don’t have gut issues

If you want a copy of the paper we discuss, just ask us and we will send it to you.

Want more of Will’s work? Go check out HackingYourADHD.com or subscribe to his YouTube channel

 P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye. 

If the word accounting makes your attention disappear, this episode is for you.

Skye sits down with Joe Dunaway - founder of Vici Financial, accountant, business owner, and ADHDer - to talk about why so many ADHD entrepreneurs avoid their numbers, and how to understand them without overcomplicating things or forcing yourself into systems you won’t maintain.

This isn’t about becoming good at accounting.

It’s about knowing enough to make decisions, reduce background stress, and stop guessing about your business.

We cover:

• Why accounting causes shutdown for ADHD brains
• The real cost of avoiding your numbers
• The fastest way finances get messy (and how to stop it)
• How to separate signal from noise in your financials
• When numbers actually become useful instead of overwhelming

If you’ve been telling yourself “I’ll look at it later” — this conversation will help you finally look, without spiraling.

Connect with Joe:

https://www.vicifinance.com/

Instagram: @vicifinancial

 P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye. 

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Kids with ADHD are not just more likely to struggle academically. They are more visible, more misunderstood, and often less liked by peers and teachers.

In this Research Recap, Skye and Will unpack a study on ADHD, social status, and bullying, and talk honestly about what it felt like to stand out in school for reasons you did not choose.

This is not a conversation about extreme bullying or obvious cruelty. It is about the quieter experience many ADHD kids grow up with. Being noticeable. Being different. Being picked last, corrected more often, or feeling out of sync with everyone else.

If school felt harder than it should have, even when you could not explain why, this episode will likely hit close to home.

What we cover:

• Why kids with ADHD are more visible in the classroom, but not for positive reasons
• How peer likability and teacher relationships shape vulnerability over time
• The difference between obvious bullying and subtle social exclusion
• Why being “the noticeable kid” can quietly rewire how school feels emotionally
• What this research helps explain for adults still unpacking their school experience

If you want a copy of the paper we discuss, just ask us and we will send it to you.

Want more of Will’s work? Go check out HackingYourADHD.com or subscribe to his YouTube channel

 P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye. 

Looking for the Bottleneck Reset Workshop? Click here for details:

https://unconventionalorganisation.circle.so/checkout/bottleneck-reset-workshop-wednesday-jan-21st

Growing a business is hard.

Doing it with ADHD - while raising five kids - can make you feel like your brain is actively working against you.

In this episode, Skye talks with Tiana Sutton, a fitness instructor, community builder, and mother of five, about realizing she had ADHD later in life - not through childhood struggles, but through business, memory issues, and the feeling that she couldn’t keep up with herself anymore.

They talk honestly about working memory falling apart, starting things with energy and losing momentum, learning how to sell without pressure, and what it looks like to keep showing up even when progress feels invisible.

This isn’t a success story or a hustle episode.

It’s a real conversation about understanding your brain after you’re already overwhelmed - and deciding to keep building anyway.

Connect with Tiana

Tiana is the founder and instructor at Bluebird Wellness, where she helps people reconnect with their bodies through movement, community, and care.

Website: https://www.bluebird.life

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluebird.life/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BluebirdWellnessTexas

 P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye.