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THE ADHD SKILLS LAB

Produced by Unconventional Organisation

If you want to hear practical researched-backed strategies and real-life experiences to help you navigate life and business with ADHD, you’ve come to the right place.

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The ADHD Skills Lab

About the show

Each week, UO founder Skye Waterson will chat with expert guests and delve into the latest ADHD research and discuss strategies. 


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Researched-back strategies

Learned tested techniques to get back on track

For Unconventional Brains

Our podcast is created by and for anyone who resonates with ADHD symptoms

Personalised for you

Put your questions to Skye, and expert guests

Episodes

131

ADHD Creative Strategies with Andy J Pizza: Hard Does Not Mean Bad

In this conversation, Andy J. Pizza (author, illustrator, and host of Creative Pep Talk) breaks down the moment his work completely dried up — and why that crisis forced him to stop winging it and start creating strategically.

ADHD Creative Strategies with Andy J Pizza: Hard Does Not Mean Bad

128

Why Perfectionism Keeps Your Business Stuck (Even Though You're An Overachiever)

You can be successful on paper and still feel stuck.

In this episode, Skye talks with entrepreneur and investor Kassidy Warren about leaving the corporate “safe path,” taking real risks, and the identity shift required to stop playing small. They unpack rejection, procrastination, reinvesting before results, and what it actually means to turn pro — especially with an ADHD brain.

Why Perfectionism Keeps Your Business Stuck (Even Though You're An Overachiever)

125

Selling With ADHD: Confidence Without the Sleaze or Burnout

If sales feels heavy, awkward, or mentally exhausting, it’s probably not because you’re bad at it.

It’s more likely because you’ve been trying to sell using advice that relies on pressure, performance, or rigid systems - the exact things that make ADHD brains freeze, overthink, or avoid the conversation altogether.

In this episode, Skye sits down with Wes Schaeffer (The Sales Whisperer) to talk about how to sell in a way that actually feels calm, grounded, and sustainable — without hype, manipulation, or forcing yourself into a persona that doesn’t fit.

Selling With ADHD: Confidence Without the Sleaze or Burnout

130

Why You're Bad At Scaling As An ADHD Entrepreneur

In this Research Recap, Skye and her husband break down a 2025 meta-analysis on ADHD and entrepreneurship - exploring why hyperactive types tend to start, why inattentive types may struggle more with scaling, and where the “ADHD is a superpower” narrative falls short.

Why You're Bad At Scaling As An ADHD Entrepreneur

127

ADHD, Leadership, and the Identity Shift That Changes Everything

After being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, following his sons’ diagnoses, Adam Tasker began to look at how he was operating. Not just as a father, but as a leader.

ADHD, Leadership, and the Identity Shift That Changes Everything

124

ADHD Isn’t Just in Your Head - Apparently It’s in Your Gut Too

A lot of people with ADHD deal with physical symptoms they’ve never talked about - or never thought were connected.

This episode looks at what the research actually shows about ADHD and gut issues, and where the line is between association, speculation, and overreach.

ADHD Isn’t Just in Your Head - Apparently It’s in Your Gut Too

129

Is Atomoxetine Right for Your ADHD? Here's What It Does to Your Brain

Why does focus feel like forcing a rusty machine to start… instead of flipping a switch?

In this Research Recap, Skye and Will unpack a randomized placebo-controlled study examining how brain networks behave differently in adults with ADHD.

Is Atomoxetine Right for Your ADHD? Here's What It Does to Your Brain

126

Think Your ADHD Isn’t “Bad Enough”? The Data Says It Still Matters

In this Research Recap, Skye and Will break down a study on subclinical ADHD - ADHD traits that fall below the diagnostic threshold - and how they impact entrepreneurs and employees.

Think Your ADHD Isn’t “Bad Enough”? The Data Says It Still Matters

123

If Accounting Makes Your ADHD Brain Shut Down, Listen to This

If the word accounting makes your attention disappear, this episode is for you.

Skye sits down with Joe Dunaway - founder of Vici Financial, accountant, business owner, and ADHDer - to talk about why so many ADHD entrepreneurs avoid their numbers, and how to understand them without overcomplicating things or forcing yourself into systems you won’t maintain.

If Accounting Makes Your ADHD Brain Shut Down, Listen to This

Host

Skye Waterson

Skye was diagnosed with ADHD as a doctoral student. After a few years of research and work with Auckland University, she left her academic career to launch Unconventional Organisation. 

 

Now a worldwide ADHD support service, Unconventional Organisation has seven coaches and has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs, academics and professionals work with ADHD to achieve their goals through research-backed strategies

When she’s not supporting others with ADHD symptoms, Skye likes to explore her hometown of Auckland, New Zealand, with her husband and two toddlers.  

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