NeuroConversant Leadership

Welcome back to Season Two of NeuroConversant Leadership. I took a month off. Here's why, and here's what's different now. I hit a wall. I was writing my book, building a college curriculum, writing a blog, sending a newsletter, and putting out this podcast every week. I actually thought about quitting one or two of them, maybe all three. It stopped being fun. It felt like a chore. So...

Over 80% of autistic adults with college degrees are unemployed. That's not a pipeline problem — it's a workplace design problem. In this fireside chat recorded at an inclusion conference, I'm joined by Arianna DeAngelis, Training Manager at The Autism Project, for a candid conversation about what neuro-inclusive workplaces actually look like — and why the companies getting it right ha...

What if the key to financial success isn't picking the right stocks — it's understanding how your clients think? Julina Ogilvie joins Jeremy Doran to share her journey from finance to wealth management and why communication, personality, and emotional intelligence matter more than most advisors realize. In this episode: Why fear and greed drive every market decision — and how to work with...

Most people have strong opinions about DEI. Jeremy has a different take: drop the E for equity and replace it with a dollar sign. In this solo episode, Jeremy reframes the DEI conversation around what actually drives business results — cognitive diversity and genuine inclusion. He makes the case that neurodivergent professionals represent an underutilized talent pool of 67 million Americans, and t...

What if the way your brain works isn't a problem to fix — but a strength to unlock? In this episode, Jeremy is joined by Lisa Richer, founder of Journey to Bloom and a neurodivergent success partner, who helps professionals move from stuck to success through her three-stage journey map: Clarity, Confidence, and Courage. Lisa brings a deeply personal perspective — diagnosed with multiple neurod...

Show Notes: What if the first 90 days in a new leadership role matter more than the next 90 months? That's the core belief driving today's guests — and the stories they share will stick with you. Neil Marshall, Chairman of Health Search Partners, and Kurt Mosley, Association Practice Leader at Health Search Partners, have spent a combined 65+ years placing and coaching healthcare executive...

Most people are terrified of public speaking — but the core skills are ones you already use every day. In this solo episode, drawn directly from his upcoming book, Jeremy breaks down why effective communication follows the same principles whether your audience is one person or a thousand. What you'll learn: Why the mirror/window framework from Good to Great applies directly to communication Th...

ADHD is the most commonly cited form of neurodivergence — but it's widely misunderstood. In this episode, Jeremy Doran explains what ADHD actually is: not a deficit of attention, but a challenge in regulating it. He covers the science behind dopamine dysregulation, why diagnosis rates vary so widely (especially between men and women), and the remarkable strengths ADHD brings to the workplace —...

Being neurodivergent isn't the problem. The world being built for neurotypical people is — but that doesn't mean you're off the hook for figuring out how to navigate it. In this episode, Jeremy Doran uses three everyday examples — left-handedness, introversion, and non-native speakers — to build a case for why fitting in costs some people dramatically more than others. Then he introduc...

What if the biggest obstacle to your success isn't your circumstances — but the saboteurs living rent-free in your head? Kae Wagner is a bestselling author and executive communication consultant specializing in Positive Intelligence (PQ). In this episode, she breaks down the nine saboteurs that quietly undermine our leadership, relationships, and happiness — and how understanding them is the f...

You can't motivate people, but you can create the conditions where motivation thrives. In this episode, Jeremy Doran shares a simple but powerful story about an employee whose 3pm slump wasn't a performance problem — it was a scheduling mismatch. Once Jeremy understood what she actually wanted, they built a plan that worked for everyone. If you manage people, this one reframes how you thin...

Girls with ADHD, autism, and dyslexia are diagnosed three to five times less often than boys — and it's not because they're less affected. It's because they're better at hiding it. In this episode, I break down the three reasons neurodivergent girls go undetected: how socialization teaches them to mask their symptoms, why female brains are naturally better at compensating, and how...

What does it look like when a technical professional doesn't just fall into leadership — but intentionally designs their path there? In this episode of NeuroConversant Leadership, Jeremy Doran sits down with Dominic Bowlin, Engineering Manager at JBC Technologies, to unpack one of the most deliberate career transitions you'll hear about in the STEM world: moving from individual contributor...

What's the real cost of bad communication in your workplace? Joe Fields—author of The Bucket List Coach and small business performance coach with 30 years in accounting and finance—breaks down how culture, trust, and team communication directly impact your bottom line. Joe shares how he saved one client over $150,000 in his first six weeks by focusing not on spreadsheets, but on people. From b...

Sebastien Page, Chief Investment Officer at T. Rowe Price, shares unconventional leadership wisdom from 25 years managing high-performing teams. Discover why the best leaders listen more than they talk, why strategic quitting beats stubborn perseverance, and how stress can actually improve your performance. Key Takeaways: Mastery vs ego orientation - competing with your former self, not others Why...

Joseph Anderson, CEO of Connex E-commerce, shares his 16-year journey from software sales to building an automation company that helps e-commerce businesses sync orders between selling channels and accounting systems. In this conversation, we discuss: Transitioning from corporate employee to entrepreneur (and doubling his income in year one) Building training systems from scratch when hiring your...

90% of people describe their meetings as unproductive, and yet they spent one third to one half of their time in them! In this episode, we talk to Chris Fenning who recently published a book titled "Effective Meetings: Great Results. Less Pain. Every Time." We explore how to make meetings more productive, or how they can be replaced by something more productive and less time consuming. L...

How much do you use AI? Is it something that you want to find ways to use in every task you do, or is it something that you avoid out of fear or because it just doesn't feel right to use? AI is just a tool, albeit a very powerful one. Like all tools, it isn't good or bad on it's own, only in the way it is used. Takeaways AI is a revolutionary tool that helps accomplish tasks. The benef...

When two different departments need to work together, communication can get tricky. In this episode of Neuroconversion Leadership, Jeremy Doran speaks with James Charlesworth, a director of engineering at Pendo, about the intricacies of communication and leadership in the STEM workplace. They discuss the challenges faced by engineers and product managers in aligning their goals, the importance of...

Is it nature or nurture? Some people are born with traits that lend themselves to good storytelling, but that doesn't make them good storytellers. It turns out that Storytelling is a skill that all of us can develop. In this episode of Neuroconversion Leadership, Jeremy Doren and Max Kringen discuss the vital role of storytelling in effective leadership, particularly in STEM fields. They explo...

Accomplishing a task or goal feels great! It's like opening a gift. Helping others achieves their goals feels even better. It's like giving someone the perfect gift. I would argue, it's the most important gift you can give someone! If you are a new manager, think of accomplishing tasks as gifts. Do you want to receive the gift and get a short term boost, or help someone else accomplish...

Are you a manager who is stuck spending to much time "doing the thing" and not enough time teaching others to do the thing? If you want a free 30 minute zoom to discuss strategies for your specific situation, schedule a call with me here. https://neuroconversantleadership.com/contact-communication-leadership-training/ Chapters 00:00 The Essence of Leadership vs. Management 02:44 Empoweri...

Teamwork within companies can be a challenge. Imagine teamwork with multiple technology companies, contractors and government agencies. John Peterson gives us an inside view on how that collaboration works. You can reach out to John at linkedin.com/in/greendcguide Takeaways There's always teams involved in decision making. No single decision maker exists in technology development. Collaboratio...

Being a leader means being able to identify and master your emotions, so that when you can be effective, even when you are triggered. Jeremy Doran interviews Nir Megnazi, an executive coach with a background in engineering, about the role of emotions in leadership. They discuss how understanding and managing one's own emotions is crucial for effective leadership and how it impacts interactions...

Thanksgiving can be trying or it can be awesome! You get to choose...well, you at least get to push it in a certain direction. This episode has my 3 tips for making Thanksgiving awesome. Making small talk fun, telling fun and engaging stories and making other people more interesting by actively listening to them. You will not only have more fun yourself, you will also make everyone else have more...