ADHD Roundtable Ep 17 | "Too Much?" or Just Right: ADHD Entrepreneurs Getting Real

The ADHD Roundtable
September 17, 2024•1 min read

Episode Summary

In this episode of the ADHD Roundtable, the panel discusses the unique strengths and challenges of living with ADHD, shares personal stories of discovery and diagnosis, and reflects on navigating life and entrepreneurship as neurodivergent individuals. Through honest dialogue, the group normalizes the ADHD experience, offering viewers insights, inspiration, and connection.

✨ Highlights & Takeaways

  • Strengths of ADHD: Panelists highlight the energy, enthusiasm, and problem-solving abilities that come with ADHD, emphasizing how these traits help them excel when channeled effectively.

  • Diagnosis Journeys: Personal stories reveal how ADHD was discovered through experiences with medication, challenges in traditional school systems, or supporting neurodivergent family members.

  • Failures as Learning Opportunities: Discussions on burnout, societal pressures, and entrepreneurship stress the importance of redefining failure as growth.

  • Practical Tips: Strategies like relying on digital calendars, leveraging technology, surrounding oneself with supportive people, and trusting personal intuition were shared to manage ADHD and entrepreneurship.

  • Healing Exercises: Jess leads a reflective visualization to connect with and validate younger selves, offering tools to combat rejection sensitivity and complex PTSD.

👥 Meet the Panelists

Aesha Shapiro – Founder & CEO, Launch Your Fempire
https://www.launchyourfempire.com
https://www.instagram.com/launchyourfempire/

Eric Hyde – Owner, The Chateau Ballroom
https://thechateauballroom.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thechateauballroom/

Mahsa – Founder, Mahsa Chai
https://www.mahsachai.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mahsa_chai/

Jess DuBose – ADHD Coach
https://www.jessdubose.com/
https://www.instagram.com/coachingwithjess/

🌟 Wanna Keep the Magic Going?

Jess’s community is now called MAGIC – Magnificent ADHDers Growing In Community
It’s only $10/month to join.
👉 https://magicadhd.com/

ADHD entrepreneurship journeyshealing ADHD inner childrejection sensitivity dysphoria (RSD) ADHD and complex PTSD (CPTSD)ADHD burnout and self-compassionADHD-friendly business systemslate diagnosis ADHD in adultsADHD and emotional regulation tools
Jess DuBose is an ADHD coach and writer who uses words the same way she approaches coaching—with honesty, humor, and a deep respect for the messy human experience. She’s a published author whose work explores what it means to live, rest, create, and grow in a world that often demands too much. Through both writing and coaching, Jess helps ADHDers build lives and businesses that honor their energy instead of shaming it—and she writes to remind people they’re not alone in the chaos.

Jess DuBose

Jess DuBose is an ADHD coach and writer who uses words the same way she approaches coaching—with honesty, humor, and a deep respect for the messy human experience. She’s a published author whose work explores what it means to live, rest, create, and grow in a world that often demands too much. Through both writing and coaching, Jess helps ADHDers build lives and businesses that honor their energy instead of shaming it—and she writes to remind people they’re not alone in the chaos.

LinkedIn logo icon
Instagram logo icon
Youtube logo icon
Back to Blog

©Coaching with Jess 2025

All Rights Reserved

Portland, OR