The ADHD CEO

Alyece Smith
  • 4.7 (12)
  • Entrepreneurship
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Welcome to The ADHD CEO. The podcast for ambitious entrepreneurs with ADHD done forcing themselves into neurotypical business models. If sales feel like panic-launching, you overthink instead of selling, or “just be consistent” doesn’t work for your brain... you're in the right place. Each week, I share ADHD-friendly sales tips, dopamine-driven marketing, and real talk on scaling a sustainable business without burnout. Follow now and make sales work for your brain.

  1. 1d ago

    213: ADHD in the Workplace: 5 Things Every Manager Gets Wrong

    Full show notes: https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-workplace-5-things-managers-get-wrong-ep-213/ Every day, somewhere in a corporate office, a performance review is being written about an employee who is brilliant, creative, fast, and completely exhausting to manage. The manager has no idea they are describing unaccommodated ADHD. This episode is for two audiences. If you are an employee, you are going to feel seen. If you are a manager or HR professional, you are going to walk away with something you can use before your next performance conversation. The 5 things: 1. Confusing inconsistency with unreliability 2. Treating ADHD symptoms as attitude problems 3. Equating busyness with productivity, and stillness with laziness 4. Designing systems for one kind of brain and calling it fairness 5. Waiting for a diagnosis before offering accommodation Each one has a practical fix. No jargon. No checkbox. Just the conversation that needs to happen inside more organizations. Bring this conversation to your organization: https://sociallyausome.com/alyece_speaking Work With Alyece: https://sociallyausome.com/work_with_alyece FLOW-First Thinking - the book: https://sociallyausome.com/books/flow-first-thinking Tag @socially.ausome on Instagram with a screenshot of you listening. If this episode hit, please leave a review. It's the best compliment you can give. Make it simple. Make it social. Make it Ausome.

    17 min

  2. Jun 23

    212: ADHD Pattern Recognition: - The Gift That Feels Like Overthinking

    Full show notes:⁠https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-pattern-recognition-gift-feels-like-overthinking-ep-212/⁠ You were right. You saw it coming. You said something, and nobody believed you. And then it happened exactly the way you said it would. And instead of being trusted, you got called negative. Anxious. Too sensitive. Overthinking. This episode is about naming what's actually happening in your brain and why the "feeling" you always have isn't a feeling at all. It's data. In this episode: Why ADHD pattern recognition gets mislabeled as anxiety and negativityWhat's actually happening when your brain "just knows" somethingThe compounding cost of being dismissed over and over3 shifts that help you stop apologizing for seeing what others missYou don't have a thinking problem. You have a translation problem. FREE: Spark Tracker — find your real execution windowshttps://sociallyausome.com/spark-tracker-page FLOW-First Thinking — the book on building with your ADHD brainhttps://sociallyausome.com/books/flow-first-thinking ADHDpreneur Academyhttps://sociallyausome.com/adhdpreneur_academy-2026 Tag @socially.ausome on Instagram with a screenshot of you listening. Leave a review if this episode hit. It's the best compliment you can give. Make it simple. Make it social. Make it Ausome.

    11 min

  3. Jun 16

    211: AI Is Making Your ADHD Worse

    Full Shownotes Here: https://sociallyausome.com/episode_211 You downloaded three AI tools last month. Your follow-up email is still in your drafts.  Here's what nobody in the productivity space is saying right now: AI tools are giving ADHD entrepreneurs a brand new, socially acceptable way to stay in prep mode forever. And because it looks like work, you don't even realize it's happening.  In this episode:- Why "avoidance" now looks like productivity — and why that makes it more dangerous than Netflix ever was- The exact prep mode trap AI has created for ADHD brains - Why compounding confidence erosion is the real cost (not just lost time) - 3 boundaries that put AI back in its lane so you can actually execute - How the people getting results are using AI completely differently.  This one will be uncomfortably specific. Good.  FREE RESOURCE: 10 Ways ADHD Entrepreneurs Can Use Claude Cowork Every Day. Not prompts. Not a course. Ten real ADHD business problems and exactly how to use AI to finish the work — not avoid it. https://sociallyausome.com/claude-cowork-guide  FREE DOWNLOAD: Spark Tracker — find your real execution windows https://sociallyausome.com/spark-tracker-page  FLOW-First Thinking — Alyece's book on building a business with your ADHD brain https://sociallyausome.com/books/flow-first-thinking  ADHDpreneur Academy — execution, decision-making, follow-through https://sociallyausome.com/adhdpreneur_academy-2026   Tag @socially.ausome on Instagram with a screenshot of you listening. If this episode hit — leave a review. It's the best compliment you can give.  Make it simple. Make it social. Make it Ausome.

    11 min

  4. Jun 2

    210: Wired for More: The ADHD High Achiever's Guide to Nervous System Performance with Ian Mai

    Full Shownotes Here: https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-wired-for-more-nervous-system-performance-ian-mai-ep-210/ You've hit every quota. You've built the business. You've stood on stage. And you're still exhausted, still numbing, still feeling like it's never enough. That's not a discipline problem. That's a nervous system problem. Ian Mai spent 12 years in tech consulting, became a president's club sales rep AND a pro bodybuilder simultaneously, and still hit complete rock bottom in 2020. The addictions, the near-failed marriage, the burnout he couldn't grind his way out of — all of it traced back to one thing: unmanaged ADHD and a nervous system that had never learned to rest. In this episode, we cover: Why the highly successful but quietly suffering ADHD professional never feels like enoughThe real neurological link between ADHD and addictionWhy zone two cardio is non-negotiable for ADHD nervous system recoveryHow to use exercise to rehearse high-pressure moments before they happenThe "double tab" awareness method and how it breaks the shame-avoidance cycleWhat it actually takes to go from knowing what to do to doing itIan is opening his H2 group coaching cohort on July 1st, and all of June is FREE for early sign-ups. Connect with Ian:🌐 ianmai.co🤝 linkedin.com/in/ian-mai-coaching🆓 Free Skool Community: skool.com/adhd-wired-for-more-6065/about📅 Book an intro call: calendly.com/ian-mai/30-minute-intro Resources from Alyece:📖 FLOW-First Thinking: sociallyausome.com/books/flow-first-thinking✨ Free Spark Tracker: sociallyausome.com/spark-tracker-page🎓 ADHDpreneur Academy: sociallyausome.com/adhdpreneur_academy-2026

    48 min

  5. May 12

    209: You Don't Have a Productivity Problem. You Have a FLOW Problem

    FULL SHOWNOTES HERE: https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-productivity-problem-flow-problem-ep-209/ Every productivity system you've tried was built for a brain you don't have. This episode reframes the whole thing — it's not a discipline problem, it's a flow access problem. Alyece walks through what Spark Times are, why activation rituals work when willpower doesn't, and how to build your business around your energy instead of fighting it. 🔗 Grab FLOW-First Thinking: https://sociallyausome.com/books/flow-first-thinking 🔗 Free Spark Tracker: https://sociallyausome.com/spark-tracker-page

    10 min

  6. May 5

    208: "Just Be More Disciplined" Is the Worst Advice You'll Ever Get as an ADHD Entrepreneur

    FULL SHOWNOTES HERE: https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-just-be-more-disciplined-worst-advice-ep-208/ You've bought 14 planners. You've time-blocked. You've eaten the frog. And by 10 am, you're done for the day. The problem isn't you ... it's that discipline was never the answer for an ADHD brain. In this episode, Alyece breaks down why dopamine is the real motivation fuel, why every system without it will fail, and three specific techniques from the FLOW-First framework to finally get boring tasks done: dopamine pairing, temporal building, and batching. 🔗 Grab FLOW-First Thinking: https://sociallyausome.com/books/flow-first-thinking 🔗 Free Spark Tracker: https://sociallyausome.com/spark-tracker-page

    12 min

  7. Apr 21

    207: What Happens When an ADHD Brain Finally Stops Fighting Itself

    Full Shownotes Here: sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-brain-stops-fighting-itself-ep207 You didn't fail today because you weren't trying hard enough. You failed because your ADHD brain spent the whole day doing everything except the one thing that would have moved your business forward. And the wild part? You felt productive the whole time. That's the safe-task cycle. And it's keeping you busy, exhausted, and broke. In this episode, I break down: Why your ADHD brain keeps choosing the wrong taskThe difference between a priority-based brain and an interest-based brainThe one move you can make tomorrow that changes everythingWhy FLOW-First Thinking is the framework built for how your brain actually worksThis isn't a motivation problem. It never was. Resources mentioned:📖 FLOW-First Thinking → sociallyausome.com/books/flow-first-thinking 💛 Focused & Free → sociallyausome.com/ffmembership 🎓 ADHDpreneur Academy → sociallyausome.com/adhdpreneur_academy-2026

    10 min

  8. Apr 7

    206: You’re Not Busy: The ADHD Time Management Lie That’s Keeping You Stuck

    Full ShowNotes Here: https://linkly.link/2fiwx You’re not busy. You’re avoiding. In this episode, we break down the real reason ADHD entrepreneurs stay stuck in “busy work” while the things that actually drive revenue never get done. This isn’t about discipline or better time management. This is about the task avoidance spiral, emotional safety, and the patterns quietly running your business. If you’ve ever ended the day exhausted with nothing to show for it, this episode will call it out and show you what to do instead. You’ll learn:• What the task avoidance spiral actually looks like in real life• Why your brain chooses “safe tasks” over revenue-driving actions• How to identify your avoidance patterns• What flow-first systems look like in action 🎯 Ready to stop circling and start executing?👉 Grab the details + next steps here: https://linkly.link/2fiwx

    11 min
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Welcome to The ADHD CEO. The podcast for ambitious entrepreneurs with ADHD done forcing themselves into neurotypical business models. If sales feel like panic-launching, you overthink instead of selling, or “just be consistent” doesn’t work for your brain... you're in the right place. Each week, I share ADHD-friendly sales tips, dopamine-driven marketing, and real talk on scaling a sustainable business without burnout. Follow now and make sales work for your brain.

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  • Creator
    Alyece Smith
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    214
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Alyece Smith
  • Show Website
    The ADHD CEO

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