Stopping Smart: The Momentum Series
Tired of tweaking instead of launching? In this ADHD-ish episode, Diann Wingert reveals why “good enough” is more than enough—and how to actually finish what you start using her Completion Compass.
ADHD Entrepreneurs: Use Your Strong Sense of Justice to Grow Your Brand
In this compelling episode of the ADHD-ish Podcast, Diann Wingert dives into justice sensitivity—a trait many ADHD entrepreneurs carry quietly and intensely. Learn how to turn your fierce sense of fairness into a values-driven brand, connect with aligned clients, and avoid the emotional burnout that comes with caring a lot. With Diann’s 3-part framework, you’ll discover how to channel your passion without draining your power—and why neurodiverse businesses that give a damn are exactly what the world needs.
Starting Strong: The Momentum Series 2025 Guide to Getting Things Done
Struggle to start, stop, or switch in your biz? You’re not broken—just ADHD-ish. In this kickoff to The Momentum Series, learn how to ditch perfection, embrace messy starts, and finally get moving with strategies that actually stick.
Work-Life Harmony for the Creativity Entrepreneur Who Hustles Too Hard (Try This)
In this inspiring ADHD-ish Podcast episode, Diann Wingert and brand strategist Jess Malli Mercier explore how creative entrepreneurs can redefine productivity, embrace rhythm over rigidity, and use collaboration as a tool for transformation. They discuss why an ADHD diagnosis is optional, but self-understanding is essential—and how building a brand (and business) that reflects your truest self leads to real work-life harmony. Whether you’re sprinting through inspiration or slowing down for self-care, there’s a better way to create, heal, and thrive.
How to Stop People Pleasing and Manage ADHD Rejection Sensitivity at Work
Struggling with people-pleasing and rejection sensitivity? Unpack lessons from The Courage to Be Disliked for the neurodivergent mind. Find freedom in self-acceptance, better relationships, and living authentically. Listen now!
Is It Time to Rethink That Decision? How Cognitive Bias Shapes the ADHD Entrepreneur’s Choices
In this episode of the ADHD-ish Podcast, Diann Wingert breaks down how cognitive biases—like optimism bias, fundamental attribution error, and the sunk cost fallacy—shape the way ADHD entrepreneurs make decisions. With insights from Vicky Tan’s Ask This Book a Question, Diann offers a practical framework to spot these sneaky patterns, rethink your choices, and build a business that’s both bold and intentional. If your big ideas often outpace your outcomes, this episode will help you pause, pivot, and reframe with clarity.
ADHD & Justice Sensitivity: From Overwhelm to Advantage in Business
Struggling with an intense reaction to unfairness? It might be justice sensitivity, an ADHD trait. Learn how to turn this from a source of burnout into your business's greatest hidden strength.
When Ambition Overtakes Performance & What to Do About It
In this episode of the ADHD-ish Podcast, Diann Wingert and guest Meredith Carder get real about the double-edged sword of ambition for ADHD entrepreneurs. From chasing big ideas to hitting burnout, they unpack the unique highs and lows of building a business with a neurodivergent brain. Together, they explore how radical self-acceptance, idea vetting, and honoring your life’s seasons can help you redefine success—on your terms. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by your own potential, this episode is your permission slip to pause, pivot, and protect your energy.
ADHD Business Coach Tips: Finding Your Flow as a Creative Solopreneur
Tired of starting, but never finishing as a multi-passionate creative? This episode with Jess Malli Mercier dives into real-life balance and building a business that suits your brain. It's a raw and real conversation you won't want to miss!
Why “Fitting In” Keeps You Stuck And Embracing Your ADHD Sets You Free
This episode of the ADHD-ish Podcast dives deep into what it really means to stop masking and start embracing your ADHD—especially as a female entrepreneur. Through the powerful metaphor of Wicked's Elphaba, we explore the stages of trying to “fix” and “fit in” before finally breaking free and building a business that honors your neurodivergent brain. If you’ve ever felt like success demands pretending to be someone else, this conversation will remind you: you were never meant to blend in—you were meant to fly.
Mind Traps & Thought Loops: Identifying Cognitive Bias in the ADHD Brain
Entrepreneurship with ADHD? This episode explores cognitive biases, mind traps, and thought loops that impact decision-making, focus, and leadership for ADHD entrepreneurs. Learn tools to reframe thinking and grow your business.
Mindset and Performance Tips for Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs: The ADHD Advantage
In this powerful episode of the ADHD-ish Podcast, I sit down with psychiatrist and entrepreneurship researcher Dr. Michael Freeman to unpack how ADHD traits—often seen as deficits—can actually be superpowers in business. From crisis-thinking to creative resilience, we explore how neurodiverse entrepreneurs (especially women) thrive in fast-paced, high-stakes environments. If you’ve ever wondered whether your brain is wired for success on your own terms, this is a must-listen.
When Ambition Exceeds Capacity
ADHD entrepreneurs: Is your drive leading to stress instead of satisfaction? Two ADHD coaches reveal how to align ambition with your true capacity. Manage endless ideas, build resilience, and find self-compassion for sustainable success. Tune in for this inspiring and vulnerable conversation.
How to Finally Finish What You Start (No More Shiny Object Syndrome)
In this episode of the ADHD-ish Podcast, I pull back the curtain on how ADHD entrepreneurs can move from brilliant-but-buried ideas to real, repeatable success. From dopamine scheduling to shiny object parking lots, I’m sharing the exact strategies that have helped me (and my clients) finally finish what we start—without smothering creativity or burning out. If your brain lights up with every new idea but struggles to see things through, this one’s for you.
Wicked Wisdom: Real Talk on Neurodiversity & Self Acceptance
Celebrate ADHD-ish's 5th podversary and Mental Health Awareness Month! Host Diann Wingert explores ADHD through Wicked's Elphaba, from seeking validation to self-acceptance. Find your magic and defy gravity with us.
You Don’t Have to Scale to Succeed—Here’s How to Create a Business That Actually Fits Your Life
In this episode of the ADHD-ish Podcast, I sit down with Maggie Patterson to dismantle the myth that success means scaling at all costs. Maggie shares her hard-won wisdom on building a business that honors your bandwidth, your values, and your life—not someone else’s version of success. If you’ve ever felt pressure to “go big or go home,” this conversation is your permission slip to stay small, stay solo, and stay true to yourself.
The Psychiatrist’s Take on Vulnerabilities in ADHD Entrepreneurship
Feel like you’re wired differently—and built for more? Dive into the surprising link between ADHD, bipolar traits, and entrepreneurial success with psychiatrist and professor Dr. Michael A. Freeman.
Mastering the No: Transform Your Business by Ditching the Default Yes
In this episode of the ADHD-ish Podcast, I unpack the hidden costs of the “Default Yes” and why it’s especially common—and damaging—for ADHD entrepreneurs. I share the mindset shifts, practical tools, and boundary-setting scripts that helped me transform my people-pleasing habits into a business rooted in clarity and self-respect. If you’ve ever felt overcommitted, underpaid, or just plain exhausted from always saying yes, this episode is your turning point.
Shiny New Object Syndrome? Here’s How to Stop It From Sabotaging Your Success
Turn your ADHD advantage from ideation to implementation! Stop letting Shiny Object Syndrome derail your creativity. Discover neuroscience-based insights and actionable strategies to build consistency and finally finish the brilliant projects you keep starting.
Embracing Your 'Weird': Why Standing Out Is the Secret to Thriving as a Neurodivergent Entrepreneur
In this episode of the ADHD-ish Podcast, I explore why embracing your so-called “weirdness” is the secret to thriving as a neurodivergent entrepreneur. Joined by Evan Sargent, we dive into strategies like facilitated sprints, self-acceptance, and building systems that amplify your creativity instead of fighting against it. If you’ve ever felt like you didn’t fit the traditional business mold, this episode is for you.