{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Focus and Chill - productivity tactics for AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks ","title":"Episode 109: Warwick Donaldson","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2661,"description":"Welcome to episode #109! We’re thrilled to be joined by Warwick Donaldson.\nWarwick Donaldson is the founder and managing director of CapXcentric, a startup consultancy helping founders raise capital with clarity and confidence. After discovering his ADHD in his early thirties, Warwick learned that what once looked like chaos was actually a different kind of focus. Now clean, sober, and running his own business, he’s building a life that works with his brain instead of against it.\n\nJN: When did you realize you weren’t neurotypical?\n– Diagnosis came only a few years ago after a social worker date casually asked if he had ADHD\n– Spent months reflecting, researching, and taking online ADHD assessments\n– Finally found an affordable psychiatrist who confirmed the diagnosis\n– Realized his lifelong intensity and impulsivity now made sense\n\nJN: How did the diagnosis change your life?\n– Radically improved clarity and self-understanding\n– Medication (Vyvanse) helped reduce impulsivity and emotional volatility\n– Therapy helped unpack years of negative self-beliefs from being “the difficult kid”\n– Gained tools for self-compassion and communication\n\nJC: What traits stood out as signs of ADHD?\n– Impulsivity, addictive behaviors, and intense hyperfocus\n– Addicted to stimulation: partying, smoking, and long techno nights\n– Difficulty with emotional regulation and rejection sensitivity\n– Persistent drive and energy — a blessing and curse\n\nJN: How did this affect your career path?\n– Worked in finance, startups, and tech; 13 years across multiple roles\n– Never lasted long in one job — realized novelty drives motivation\n– Now runs his own startup consultancy, designed around his ADHD rhythm\n– Focuses on early-stage founders and capital raises where variety and chaos thrive\n\nJC: What changed after you started working for yourself?\n– Finally able to drop the mask and be authentic\n– Created “CapXcentric” as a brand that reflects his true personality\n– Most of his clients also have ADHD,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QZFZQrtBSDhon7MItX8a5mQvkXQ5KKmI2fe6dyhM72o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzNDE3LzE2NjEw/NjYyOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}