{"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 95: Elizabeth Kaelin","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2290,"description":"\nWelcome to episode #95! We’re thrilled to be joined by Elizabeth Kaelin today.\n\n\nElizabeth Kaelin is a tech founder, award-winning commercialization mentor, and intersectionality business advocate. Her career spans healthcare, tech, venture capital, and corporate leadership, where she helps businesses scale while challenging traditional business norms.\nDiagnosed with ADHD later in life, Elizabeth shares how she overcame burnout, adapted her leadership style, and built sustainable success. She is passionate about rethinking productivity, advocating for neurodivergent-friendly workplaces, and showing how ADHD can be a leadership strength.\nIn this episode, we discuss navigating ADHD as an entrepreneur, energy-based productivity, and how to build a business that actually works for your brain.\n\nWelcome to the show, Liz!\n\nQuestions\n\nJN: When did you first realize you had ADHD?\nDiagnosed three separate times before fully accepting it\nInitially dismissed the diagnosis due to career success & masking\nADHD symptoms became more obvious during burnout & career transitions\nJN: How did ADHD impact your early career?\nWorked in dietetics, tech, venture capital & consulting before founding her startup\nStruggled with executive dysfunction & burnout in structured corporate settings\nThrived in entrepreneurship but faced challenges in long-term project management\nJC: How did your ADHD diagnosis change how you approached work?\nStopped trying to \"fix weaknesses\" & started optimizing strengths\nFocused on energy-based productivity instead of rigid time management\nLearned to work with her brain, not against it\nJN: What was the biggest challenge in building your business as a neurodivergent entrepreneur?\nStruggled with traditional productivity systems that don’t work for ADHD\nHad to develop her own strategies for prioritization & decision-making\nLearned to lean into her strengths rather than force neurotypical approaches\nJC: What is your approach to productivity now?\nUses energy...","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}