Dom Tyler runs Recycly, a lean team taking on much bigger, better-funded competitors in the IT asset disposal industry - and he says that's exactly what fuels him. "On paper it looks like we've got no chance," he tells Ania, but for Dom it comes down to the minds behind the decisions, not the size of the budget. That same drive runs through the rest of his story. A few years ago, at a Halloween party, a conversation about neurodivergence turned to Dom himself. His girlfriend Kim, who works in SEN (special educational needs), was among the friends in the room when they told him, "You're extremely autistic and extremely ADHD." Dom was stunned in the moment - and spent the weeks that followed recognising just how much of his own life it explained. In this conversation, he and Ania also talk about the confrontation in his 30s that completely rewired how he saw himself and other people, the jigsaw-puzzle way his brain has to fill in every gap before it can settle, and what it costs him to drop into flow state on a hard problem (painkillers are involved). He also talks about being misdiagnosed with borderline personality disorder during one of the hardest periods of his life, and about the gloriously unboxable, neurodivergent household he shares with his partner Kim and their combined five kids. This is a conversation about coming to understand your own wiring well into adulthood - and about building a business, and a family, once you finally do. In This Episode Buying an ERP business and building Recycly, up against giantsUndiagnosed across three schools, labelled "the naughty kid"A confrontation in his 30s that changed how he saw peopleThe jigsaw-puzzle way his brain processes informationA Halloween party moment that sparked his recognition as autistic and ADHDWhat hyperfocus costs him, and his "energy points" theory of ADHDMisdiagnosed with BPDA neurodivergent family of sevenQuickfire round: time, food quirks, one wish for the world About Dom Tyler Dom Tyler is the founder and CEO of Recycly, an ERP software platform for the IT asset disposal industry. A lifelong systems-thinker and problem-solver, Dom came to understand himself as ADHD and autistic later in life, which helped explain everything from a chaotic school experience to an intense need for clarity, fairness and making complex things simpler. He is a dad and stepdad, former English teacher, fitness enthusiast and unapologetically direct communicator. Dom now sees his neurodivergence as one of his greatest strengths, while remaining very aware of the challenges that come with it. Website: https://recyclyerp.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/domtyler Timestamps 00:00 Show intro, meeting Dom03:00 Recycly: complexity made simple07:00 "My superpowers, AKA neurodivergences"08:00 The confrontation that reshaped him12:00 Undiagnosed at school, where it led16:00 The jigsaw puzzle behind his questions20:00 The Halloween party realisation23:00 Age seven, a different kind of brain25:00 Masking at work, dress-code rebellion35:00 DISC, Myers-Briggs, becoming MD38:00 Reading emotions, how Kim helps41:00 The early jobs that didn't fit44:00 Weaknesses, and injustice47:00 What grounds him: gym, kids, family51:00 Misdiagnosed with BPD53:00 ADHD, bipolar, and the "energy points" theory56:00 Quickfire round59:00 Where to find Dom Work With Ania If this resonated, my Chemistry Call is a free 30-minute chat - no mask required. https://calendly.com/aniahulsman/chemistry-call-30 Enjoyed this episode? If this episode resonated, a five-star review helps other gloriously unboxable humans find the show. Thank you for being here. Credits Original jingle by Steve Greenwood.
