The ADHD CEO

Full show notes : https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-workplace-5-things-managers-get-wrong-ep-213/ Every day, somewhere in a corporate office, a performance review is being written about an employee who is brilliant, creative, fast, and completely exhausting to manage. The manager has no idea they are describing unaccommodated ADHD. This episode is for two audiences. If you are an employee, you...

Full show notes: ⁠https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-pattern-recognition-gift-feels-like-overthinking-ep-212/⁠ You were right. You saw it coming. You said something, and nobody believed you. And then it happened exactly the way you said it would. And instead of being trusted, you got called negative. Anxious. Too sensitive. Overthinking. This episode is about naming what's actually happening...

Full Shownotes Here: https://sociallyausome.com/episode_211 You downloaded three AI tools last month. Your follow-up email is still in your drafts.  Here's what nobody in the productivity space is saying right now: AI tools are giving ADHD entrepreneurs a brand new, socially acceptable way to stay in prep mode forever. And because it looks like work, you don't even realize it's happeni...

Full Shownotes Here: https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-wired-for-more-nervous-system-performance-ian-mai-ep-210/ You've hit every quota. You've built the business. You've stood on stage. And you're still exhausted , still numbing , still feeling like it's never enough. That's not a discipline problem. That's a nervous system problem. Ian Mai spent 12 years in tech co...

FULL SHOWNOTES HERE: https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-productivity-problem-flow-problem-ep-209/ Every productivity system you've tried was built for a brain you don't have. This episode reframes the whole thing — it's not a discipline problem, it's a flow access problem. Alyece walks through what Spark Times are, why activation rituals work when willpower doesn't, and how to build your busines...

FULL SHOWNOTES HERE: https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-just-be-more-disciplined-worst-advice-ep-208/ You've bought 14 planners. You've time-blocked. You've eaten the frog. And by 10 am, you're done for the day. The problem isn't you ... it's that discipline was never the answer for an ADHD brain. In this episode, Alyece breaks down why dopamine is the real motivation fue...

Full Shownotes Here: sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-brain-stops-fighting-itself-ep207 You didn't fail today because you weren't trying hard enough. You failed because your ADHD brain spent the whole day doing everything except the one thing that would have moved your business forward. And the wild part? You felt productive the whole time. That's the safe-task cycle. And it's keeping...

Full ShowNotes Here: https://linkly.link/2fiwx You’re not busy. You’re avoiding. In this episode, we break down the real reason ADHD entrepreneurs stay stuck in “busy work” while the things that actually drive revenue never get done. This isn’t about discipline or better time management. This is about the task avoidance spiral, emotional safety, and the patterns quietly running your business. If y...

Full Show Notes: https://linkly.link/2e4m8 I Said Five Minutes. It's Been Four Hours. (ADHD Time Blindness) I sat down at 2pm to answer one email. I looked up and it was 6:47pm. I had reorganized my entire desktop, watched a 45-second video about how saltwater pools work, started a note titled "content ideas october" even though it was March, and looked up whether fennec foxes make g...

Full Show Notes Here: https://linkly.link/2ddDl I want to tell you about a call I paid $1,000 for. I got on. I nodded. I said "that makes so much sense" at least four times. I hung up and had absolutely no idea what I was supposed to do next. Not because the coach did anything wrong. I spent the entire hour managing how I was coming across instead of actually absorbing what she said. I processed m...

Full Show Notes: https://linkly.link/2ceEB I just listened to the most-shared podcast episode of 2025 — Mel Robbins sitting down with Stanford researcher Dr. Stacy Sims to discuss how women should actually eat and exercise for energy, health, and fat loss. And it was genuinely life-changing. But the whole time I kept thinking: nobody is talking about what happens when you add an ADHD brain to this...

Full shownotes here: https://linkly.link/2bUoD Get FLOW-First Thinking Book: sociallyausome.com/flow-first-thinking⁠ FREE Spark Tracker: https://sociallyausome.com/spark-tracker-page Struggling with task initiation and wondering why neurotypical people can "just start" boring tasks while your ADHD brain can't? This episode breaks down the science of dopamine dysregulation and why ADH...

Full Shownotes Here: https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-task-initiation-cant-start-tasks You have the to-do list. You have the coffee. You have the candle lit and the phone face down. And you still can't start. That's not laziness. That's not poor time management. That's task initiation — and it's one of the most misunderstood ADHD challenges that's quietly costing you mo...

FULL SHOWNOTES HERE: https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-rejection-sensitivity-follow-up/ If you have ADHD and you hate following up after you send an offer, you’re not “bad at sales.” You’re dealing with ADHD rejection sensitivity. In this episode, I break down the real reason follow-up feels so painful for ADHD entrepreneurs, what it looks like in your daily life (not just business), and how it...

Full Shownotes Here: https://sociallyausome.com/post/i-wrote-a-book-for-people-who-dont-read-books-flow-first-thinking Get FLOW-First on Presale Here: https://linkly.link/2X8y0 Struggling to finish books? You're not alone. Most business books aren't written for the ADHD brain...but this one is. In this episode, I'm getting real about why I wrote FLOW-First Thinking specifically for ADH...

Full Show Notes Here: sociallyausome.com/post/temporal-building-adhd-time-management How many times have you said “this will only take 20 minutes” and then three hours disappear? Or the opposite. You block off your whole day for something and finish it in 45 minutes. If you have ADHD, this is not a discipline problem. This is a brain wiring problem. In this episode, Alyece Smith breaks down tempor...

Read the Show Notes: https://sociallyausome.com/post/flow-first-book-sale-page What if the problem isn't your ADHD brain—but the business systems you're trying to force it into? In this episode, I'm sharing the framework that changed how I build businesses, manage my energy, and finally stopped feeling broken. It's called Flow-First Thinking, and it's now available as a book. I...

The link you are looking for: https://sociallyausome.com/flowfirst_waitlist-page 🎙️ No Episode This Week - Watch My TEDx Instead (Then Join the Waitlist) This week's episode is different. Instead of the usual 45-minute breakdown, I'm asking you to invest 12 minutes in my TEDx talk that just went live. Why? Because this talk is the foundation of everything I teach. But it's ONLY the fou...

Full Show Notes Here: https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-entrepreneur-panic-vs-excitement The ADHD Entrepreneur's Dilemma: Panic vs. Excitement Feeling panic OR manic excitement about 2026? Both lead to the same place: burnout by January 15th. This episode gives you the game plan to start 2026 with sustainable systems, not just motivation. 🎧 You'll Learn: - Why ADHD brains love fresh st...

Full Shownotes Here: https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-strategic-focus-2026-stop-doing-everything Struggling with overwhelm? Learn why successful ADHD entrepreneurs focus on their ONE thing instead of doing everything. Strategic planning tips for 2026. Are you an ADHD entrepreneur caught between overwhelming possibility and paralyzing overwhelm? You're not alone. In this episode, Alyece Smi...

Full Show notes Here: https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-entrepreneur-predictions-2026-forget-trends Tired of prediction fatigue? These 5 predictions for 2026 focus on what ADHD entrepreneurs actually need: sustainable systems, authenticity, and self-knowledge. Prediction fatigue is real. AI this, recession that, new platforms, algorithm changes...everyone's telling ADHD entrepreneurs what t...

Full Shownotes Here: https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-pivot-friendly-2026-goals What if pivoting ISN'T failure but actually your most powerful business strategy? If you're an ADHD entrepreneur who sets January goals only to completely pivot by March, this episode is for you. Host Alyece Smith breaks down why traditional goal setting is designed for failure when you have an ADHD brain,...

Full Shownotes Here: https://sociallyausome.com/post/adhd-year-end-review-2025 Your year did not go in a straight line. You pivoted. You hyperfocused. Some goals got left on the floor. That does not mean you failed. In this episode, we walk through a simple ADHD-friendly year-end review so you can see what actually worked and build 2026 around your real brain, not a fake “perfect” version of you....

Get the full show notes here: https://sociallyausome.com/post/female-male-adhd-business-differences ADHD does not look the same in everyone. And if you’re an entrepreneur, it usually shows up long before you ever get a diagnosis. In this episode, Alyece breaks down how ADHD shows up differently in men and women, why so many women go undiagnosed for years, and how masking, perfectionism, and time b...

FULL SHOW NOTES ARE HERE : https://sociallyausome.com/post/episode-189-perfectionism-vs-excellence-ship-before-ready In this episode, Alyece goes all-in on the ADHD entrepreneur's biggest trap... waiting for perfect. You’ve got 90% of your product done, email sequence ready, offer outlined… and yet, it’s still sitting in your Google Drive. That’s not strategy. That’s perfectionism in disguise....