What do Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, actress Whoopi Goldberg, and brokerage founder Charles Schwab all have in common? They’re all successful entrepreneurs living with adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. According to the American Journal of Psychiatry, more than 4 percent of the adult population has ADHD and to some of those individuals, ADHD is both a blessing and a curse.
Psychiatrists around the globesay people with ADHD are natural entrepreneurs. Success magazine made claims that “some of the most successful entrepreneurs credit their attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder for their accomplishments.” And most successful entrepreneurs that have ADHD see their condition not as a disorder, but as an advantage because their ADHD gives them innate energy, creativity, originality, insight and interpersonal skills.
So what is the link between entrepreneurship and ADHD, and how can someone with ADHD succeed in business? Joining me today to discuss ADHD and entrepreneurialism is serial entrepreneur and founder of the ‘Faster Than Normal’ podcast about ADHD, Peter Shankman. Also joining today is ADHD expert and founder of ‘Order out of Chaos,’ Leslie Josel.
Leslie Josel
Peter Shankman
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