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ADHD Eavesdrop · April 27 · 41 min

ADHD & Entrepreneurship: Why “Normal” Business Advice Doesn’t Work

ADHD and entrepreneurship can feel like they don’t mix—especially when traditional business advice just doesn’t work for your brain. In this episode of ADHD Eavesdrop, I talk with Lark Frazier, a designer and marketing specialist who helps neurodivergent entrepreneurs build businesses that actually fit how they think, work, and create. We explore what it’s like to be late-diagnosed with ADHD, the challenges of finding your niche, and why self-doubt, rejection sensitivity, and executive dysfunction can make starting (and sustaining) a business feel overwhelming. Lark shares her journey from trying everything—coffee shops, woodworking, travel, and more—to realizing that 100% of her clients were neurodivergent, and building her business around that insight. If you’ve ever struggled with: ADHD and work or career direction Starting a business with ADHD Interview anxiety or self-doubt Feeling like “normal” advice doesn’t work for you This conversation will feel both validating and practical.

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ADHD and entrepreneurship can feel like they don’t mix—especially when traditional business advice just doesn’t work for your brain.

In this episode of ADHD Eavesdrop, I talk with Lark Frazier, a designer and marketing specialist who helps neurodivergent entrepreneurs build businesses that actually fit how they think, work, and create.

We explore what it’s like to be late-diagnosed with ADHD, the challenges of finding your niche, and why self-doubt, rejection sensitivity, and executive dysfunction can make starting (and sustaining) a business feel overwhelming.

Lark shares her journey from trying everything—coffee shops, woodworking, travel, and more—to realizing that 100% of her clients were neurodivergent, and building her business around that insight.

If you’ve ever struggled with:

  • ADHD and work or career direction
  • Starting a business with ADHD
  • Interview anxiety or self-doubt
  • Feeling like “normal” advice doesn’t work for you

This conversation will feel both validating and practical.