Trying to figure out what you need to do to make your small business more ADHD-friendly?
In today’s episode, I sit down with ambitious outlier, Evan Sargent to discuss how she built a business that allows her to thrive, stand out from the competition and honor her ADHD attributes and gifts.
With a background in graphic design and advertising, Evan transitioned from a fast-paced agency environment to the entrepreneurial world.
Her company, Leap_Year Branding creates brand strategy and design for disruptive, service-based businesses, employing hyperfocused sprint days to deliver projects efficiently and collaboratively.
Her innovative approach has been featured in Forbes, Crunchbase, Pop Sugar and more.
Episode Highlights:
- Embracing ADHD in Business (00:00:01): Evan and I discuss the initial challenges and realizations that led her to work with an ADHD coach, ultimately embracing her unique brain to improve her business approach.
- Journey from Employee to Entrepreneur (00:00:50): Evan shares her transition from a career in advertising to freelancing, then to starting her own business, and how this shift allowed her flexibility and helped avoid burnout.
- Vision and Strategy with ADHD (00:21:15): Evan explains her innovative business model based on sprint days, eliminating inefficiencies she faced in traditional settings and how this dynamic approach leverages her ADHD traits.
- Overcoming Challenges as an ADHD Entrepreneur (00:11:37): This part of our conversation covers the struggle for structure after leaving traditional employment and the importance of having processes and support systems in place.
- Balancing Personal and Professional Life (00:16:15): Evan candidly discusses working with her husband, managing a household with three kids, and the personal growth she and her partner experienced through therapy and self-awareness.
- Future Endeavors and Adaptation (00:38:40): Evan shares her plans for evolving her business offerings, emphasizing business development as a new avenue, particularly in response to changing economic conditions.
Fun fact about today’s guest:
Evan Sargent co-authored a book for young people called “We the People: the US Constitution Explored and Explained.” How timely is THAT?
Connect with Evan Sargent:
Want to be part of the movement to help girls get identified with ADHD in childhood, instead of struggling for years before getting a “late diagnosis?” Join me in a mission to #FindTheADHDGirls by clicking on this link.
© 2025 ADHD-ish Podcast. Intro music by Ishan Dincer / Melody Loops / Outro music by Vladimir / Bobi Music / All rights reserved.
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