The Hidden Power of Nudging Over Accountability for ADHD Entrepreneurs

The Hidden Power of Nudging Over Accountability for ADHD Entrepreneurs | S1 E11

Jul 14

Discover how ADHD entrepreneurs can redefine accountability and freedom, turning potential pitfalls into empowering tools for sustained success. This episode explores practical strategies for creating supportive environments that foster growth without guilt or judgment.

Main Topics:

The difference between freedom and flexibility in business ownership
The emotional weight of traditional accountability systems
Shifting from judgment to nudging: a better approach to accountability
The importance of supportive ‘cheerleading’ in personal and professional growth
Practical tools like co-working, public deadlines, and visual reminders for accountability
The role of self-acceptance and tailored frameworks in achieving goals
The impact of physical sensations and emotional triggers on accountability
How to create a culture of encouragement versus control

Doing Business with ADHD is for the late-diagnosed, the self-diagnosed, and the "I've always been this way but nobody ever called it anything" crowd — business owners and founders who are finally starting to understand why the standard playbook never quite worked for them.

Hosts Jake Brown and Caleb Bogia-Curles both have ADHD and both run businesses. Their conversations are honest, a little rambly, occasionally chase a squirrel or two — and somehow still land on real, practical advice about getting clients, getting paid, managing money, and building something sustainable.

The rules weren't written for your brain. Let's change the rules.

Meet the Hosts

Jake Brown is a fractional revenue executive and business coach who works with business owners and founders on marketing, sales, and growth. He has ADHD. He runs a business. He's figured out a lot of this the hard way — and talks about it openly.

Jake on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/airballoon

Caleb Bogia-Curles is a Certified Financial Planner who works with ADHD entrepreneurs. He has ADHD. He runs a business. He built his entire practice around the gap between standard financial advice and the way ADHD brains actually work.