The Driven Woman

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:

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