"ADHD isn't a weakness or a superpower. It's just an operating system. And when you learn how to work inside your own operating system, you can actually become a power user." – Stephanie Scheller

What if the quirks of your brain weren’t obstacles to overcome but the foundation of how you build teams, businesses, and even your own self-confidence? What if the very things you thought were holding you back in leadership were actually the key to leading better?

That’s exactly the kind of reframing my guest, Stephanie Scheller, has done. Stephanie is an entrepreneur, violinist, author, and the founder of Grow Disrupt. She’s also a leader who discovered later in life that ADHD had shaped everything about how she worked, led, and built her company. Instead of fighting it, she’s learned to design her business and leadership style around the way her brain works - and she’s sharing what that looks like in real life.

You’ll hear us discuss:

• Why ADHD isn’t a weakness or a superpower, but an operating system you can learn to master
• How Stephanie spotted her own patterns and built “bumpers” into her life and work to keep moving forward
• The role of grace, anxiety, and depression in her journey - and the tools she uses when things start to spiral
• The idea of “frozen tater days” and how her team uses this language to normalize and support each other
• Practical ways leaders can support neurodiverse team members without lowering performance expectations
• What it looks like to build events, businesses, and leadership practices that work with your brain, not against it
• How shifting perspective from “fixing” to “designing for your brain” can change the way you lead and live

Resources

Stephanie Scheller on LinkedIn | Grow Disrupt

Winnie da Silva on LinkedIn | On the Web | Substack | YouTube | Email - winnie@winnifred.org