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Master of None

Master of None

By Cheryl Woodhouse

A jack of all trades is a master of none - but oftentimes better than a master of one.

Learn how neurodiverse people are leaving corporate life and striking out on their own, creating their own multi-passionate path to success.

Listen in as we interview successful neurodivergent entrepreneurs and learn how they built a business to benefit from their differences.
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Ep. 13 - Leonie Dawson talks about building an 8-figure empire as a neurodivergent artist

Master of NoneMay 12, 2022

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Ep. 22 - Sam Altieri talks about confidence and digital nomad life

Ep. 22 - Sam Altieri talks about confidence and digital nomad life

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversity, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Sam is a nomadic entrepreneur, public speaker, podcaster and coach with a passion to inspire women around the world to follow their dreams without fear holding them back.

She is a published author, certified Eating Psychology Coach and Life Coach, Breathwork, Meditation and Kundalini Dance Practioner who has worked alongside over 1,000 women in their journey to freedom.

She helps women find their voice, step into their feminine confidence and follow their soul’s desires. Now, she is living in her van, traveling the world and doing whatever is setting her soul on fire, inspiring other badass women to not settle for anything less than an epic life of fulfillment and freedom.

Aug 25, 202220:22
Ep. 21 - Latha Jay talks ✨ magic and manifestation ✨

Ep. 21 - Latha Jay talks ✨ magic and manifestation ✨

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversity, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Latha is a spiritual manifestation coach and Ayurvedic practitioner who blends modern knowledge with traditional wisdom. She integrates what she has learned through life experiences to teach people to shift perceptions, manifest, and live happier lives. She is passionate about guiding clients through lifestyle and mindset modifications to flat-out transform their lives to a new experience of happiness, freedom, and love. When not working with clients, writing, spending time with her family, or building courses, Latha spends her days learning from others, farming, and persistently maintaining a beginner’s mindset in everything.

You can learn more from her at https://stan.store/lathajay

Aug 04, 202226:53
Ep. 20 - Alyson Lex talks about copy, being brave, and permission to throw the thing away!

Ep. 20 - Alyson Lex talks about copy, being brave, and permission to throw the thing away!

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversity, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Alyson is a 15+ year veteran direct response copywriter - who also happens to have ADHD. From her start as the Director of Marketing at Glazer-Kennedy Insider's Circle (working and writing for Dan Kennedy and Bill Glazer) to her private business helping hundreds of coaches, authors and speakers, to her podcast helping you market your business AND put good into the world - she lives and breathes effective marketing that works withOUT selling your soul - and has built a business that serves her AND her clients. You can learn more about her from https://www.AlysonLex.com

The FOUR Email Sequences That Will Engage & Convert Your New Leads - https://alysonlex.com/essential

The 30-Second Headline Generator - https://alysonlex.com/headlines

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Facebook - https://facebook.com/AlysonLexCopy

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alysonlex

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alysonlex

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Jul 28, 202229:45
Ep. 19 - Lara Wellman talks about actually enjoying your business and permission to do it your way

Ep. 19 - Lara Wellman talks about actually enjoying your business and permission to do it your way

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversity, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Lara Wellman is a Certified Business Coach who believes small business owners can make more money, love the work they do and still have time to enjoy their lives!

Through coaching, group programs, workshops and events, she helps business owners get the clarity they need to take the right action for them and their business. You can learn more about her at thebiz.studio

Jul 21, 202226:06
Ep. 18, Briar Harvey talks about systems witchery and the cobblers barefoot wild children

Ep. 18, Briar Harvey talks about systems witchery and the cobblers barefoot wild children

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversity, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Briar is a storyteller and systems witch. She helps neurodiverse folks (ADHD, autism, chronic depression, anxiety, all the fun stuff) to take their big ideas and turn them into a plan. You can stream her podcasts, Ask Briar, and Latchkey Movies everywhere, and find her at briarharvey.com

Jun 16, 202223:40
Ep. 17 - Molly Hicks talks about being your badass brand

Ep. 17 - Molly Hicks talks about being your badass brand

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversity, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Molly Hicks (she/her) is a brand strategy badass and founder of the self-named brand strategy and design micro-agency that helps busy AF entrepreneurs make shit happen. Her out-of-the box, cookie-cutter free strategy helps biz owners build sustainable systems that not only grow their business but also make sense to their unique way of thinking.

When she's not working with entrepreneurs to revolutionize their fields and flip what's "normal" on edge, you'll find Molly at home with her family. If she's not out "catching Pokémon" with her toddler, or riding the motorcycle with her partner Steven, she's most likely sinking hippopotamus like amongst the bubbles in the bath with some Moscato in hand.

You can get her guide at Mollyhicks.com/guide


Jun 09, 202235:30
Ep. 16 - Alison Tedford talks about her path to success + acceptance
Jun 02, 202221:52
EP. 15 - Nicole Clausen talks about loving systems and numbers, human design, diagnosis, and finding the thing that lights up your soul

EP. 15 - Nicole Clausen talks about loving systems and numbers, human design, diagnosis, and finding the thing that lights up your soul

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversity, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Nicole Clausen, CSSGB, CCFP is an inventory management consultant and has over 14 years of experience in the veterinary industry with over 10 years in small animal practice. She worked her way up from receptionist to Operations Manager in various clinics and understands the intricacies and internal workings of a successful practice. Her firm, Veterinary Care Logistics, specializes in helping veterinary teams create a streamlined and efficient inventory management system. You can learn more about her at vetlogic.co or connect with her on LinkedIn.

May 26, 202221:13
Ep. 14 - Hannah Dixon talks about nomad life and ADHD

Ep. 14 - Hannah Dixon talks about nomad life and ADHD

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversity, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Hannah Dixon is a Virtual Assistant Coach and Recruiter, and Founder of one of the largest and longest-running VA training platforms, Digital Nomad Kit. She’s trained over 16,000 VAs who go on to work with top entrepreneurs and thought leaders.

Hannah focuses on creating standards of excellence in the remote workspace with regard to ethical pay, diversity, and creating meaningful communities. This has elevated her position as the go-to person for hiring ethically and intelligently.

After 13 years of continuous travel, she’s a staple in the digital nomad scene and has been featured in Forbes, The James Altucher Report, iNews, Thrive Global, DNX and numerous other media outlets and stages on travel and entrepreneurship.

You can usually find Hannah in a hammock ‘window shopping’ for tech she doesn’t need. You can learn more about Hannah at digitalnomadkit.com


May 19, 202214:14
Ep. 13 - Leonie Dawson talks about building an 8-figure empire as a neurodivergent artist

Ep. 13 - Leonie Dawson talks about building an 8-figure empire as a neurodivergent artist

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversities, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Leonie Dawson is an international sensation. Their incredible artwork has inspired hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs from around the world, and they built a business empire by following their passions, interests, and shiny objects. In this interview, Leonie shares with us how they brought their passion for art to the world and turned it into an incredibly profitable business that embraces their neurodiversity. 

To get the free resources mentioned in this interview, including the "Riding the Wild Donkey" resource that is AMAZING for ADHD humans, visit https://leoniedawson.mykajabi.com/a/2147490714/KVwvQWZG << yes, that's an affiliate link, but I will promote Leonie until the day I die regardless. This just helps support the podcast!

May 12, 202233:19
Ep. 11 - Amber McCormick talks about finding your "thing"

Ep. 11 - Amber McCormick talks about finding your "thing"

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversity, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Amber McCormick is a nature-based life coach who specializes in working with HSPs and ADHDers. She is passionate about nature and human connection and is dedicated to empowering clients to live their most authentic lives, connected to themselves and others. She understands the powerful healing that nature provides and will guide you, through the use of the natural world, to discover and love your authentic self. Her coaching education includes both experiential and traditional coursework in nature connection, partswork, gestalt therapy, grief, and trauma. She is experienced in navigating life as a highly sensitive person and ADHDer, as well as healing from narcissistic abuse and navigating other challenging relationships. You can learn more about her at soulful-nature.com or join her Facebook community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/soulfulnature

Mar 31, 202241:34
Ep. 12 - Kamila Behrens talks about earning a living in the new economy
Mar 30, 202244:02
Ep. 10 - Adam Katz and Erika Grumet talk about writing with confidence

Ep. 10 - Adam Katz and Erika Grumet talk about writing with confidence

Trigger warning: This episode includes mentions of s*xual assault and school trauma.

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversities, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here:
soloschool.ca/group

Erika’s work with Adam began in 2020 when she she sought out Adam’s guidance with one goal in mind: “Become a better writer,” and since then she has been writing soul-searching essays and poems about mental health, physical disability, sexuality (particularly bisexuality), rape and sexual assault, the writing process, and a variety of other topics. In addition to writing and managing content for the blog, Erika brings her experience as a social worker and educator to the website where she develops instructional tools, and manages forums and writing groups to enhance the collaborative learning experience for students and to help showcase the work of guest writers.

Adam is a teacher and tutor with over ten years’ experience. Shortly after graduating from Columbia University, Adam began to tutor young people one-on-one, usually in English, Writing, Math, or standardized testing. As part of the PhD program at Stony Brook, Adam taught intro-level classes in Poetry, Fiction, and Drama. In recent years, Adam has been developing a curriculum based on the idea that creative writing is a better tool for learning how to write than the formulaic essays one practices in English and History classes.

You can learn more about their writing supports at https://2rulesofwriting.com/

Mar 24, 202251:52
Ep. 09 - Sarah Wayte talks about following the small nudges

Ep. 09 - Sarah Wayte talks about following the small nudges

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversities, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Sarah is a creative copywriter and brand photographer for small creative businesses. She mostly writes for other photographers and takes pictures of feisty female business owners in BC, Canada.

You can learn more about her on her website at https://sarahwayte.com/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sarahwaytecreative/, or read about her adventures in the paramedic service on Medium at https://medium.com/@sarahwayte

Mar 17, 202217:26
Ep. 08 - Georgia Mountford-Blake talks unconventional paths to success and getting support

Ep. 08 - Georgia Mountford-Blake talks unconventional paths to success and getting support

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversities, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Georgia is a digital strategist for bold and risqué brands. She loves working in controversial or stigmatized niches like mental health, neurodiversity, sexual wellness, and women's empowerment. She offers tech and marketing consultation and support to entrepreneurs who are pushing boundaries and changing the world!

You can learn more about her on her website at https://gemocreative.com/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gemocreative/, or on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@gemogeorgia .

Mar 10, 202223:12
Ep. 07 - Saundra Brodkin talks non-linear success with ADHD

Ep. 07 - Saundra Brodkin talks non-linear success with ADHD

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversities, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Saundra is an ADHD Coach helping women go from struggling to survive to being confident and purpose-driven. She works with women on cultivating a growth mindset and creating personalized executive function systems through her signature program: ADHD Unraveled.

You can learn more about her on her website at https://www.saundrabrodkin.com, follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/saundrabrodkin, subscribe to her on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbYaY5bDgHmuzBzMwbAw4Fw, or join her Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/adhdwomensupport.

Mar 03, 202225:08
Ep. 06 - Annabelle Gauthier talks planners

Ep. 06 - Annabelle Gauthier talks planners

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversities, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Annabelle is a mother of 3 boys based in Montreal, Canada who happens to have ADHD. She created a planner for her son and when he started using it, she decided that it was a sign that she should start her business. The Mudra planner has become her mission to help people with ADHD.

You can learn more about her and the Mudra Planner at https://www.mudra-planner.com/ and watch a full walkthrough of the planner on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uZgk0x-kLo

Feb 24, 202214:12
Ep. 05 - Jennifer Walls talks about naturally evolving offerings and finding new ways to lead with ADHD

Ep. 05 - Jennifer Walls talks about naturally evolving offerings and finding new ways to lead with ADHD

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversity, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Today we're talking with Jennifer Walls. Jennifer is a multidisciplinary theatre practitioner, voice actor and vocal coach. Ahe has earned critical acclaim for her work as both an actor and director. She made a name for herself by producing and performing her own work as an impressionist and cabaret artist and is best known in the theatre community for her musical theatre event Singular Sensation, a live open mic and production company, creating safe and supportive spaces and opportunities for performers. She is also a voice and performance coach and is passionate about teaching and empowering young and emerging artists. She is also a voice actor and can be heard on many commercials and animated series as well as three national television networks in Canada.

You can learn more about Jennifer and her work at:

https://www.instagram.com/jeniwallsto/

https://www.instagram.com/singular_sensation/


Feb 17, 202227:50
Ep. 04 - Emily LaPrairie talks about being multi-passionate and finding your "thing"
Feb 10, 202225:45
Ep. 03 - Danielle Ralston talks dopamine mapping and finding systems to work with your brain

Ep. 03 - Danielle Ralston talks dopamine mapping and finding systems to work with your brain

Content warning: This podcast contains the use of the r* word. I have chosen to leave it intact as a reflection of the individual interviewee's experience.

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversities, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Today we're talking to Danielle Ralston. Danielle is the founder/CEO of Be Boss Girl, LLC. the Umbrella for Organized Operations, ADHD Boss Girls, SEO Link Machine and more.... and an award-winning marketing & social media content writer, & digital marketing agency. Integrative Master Life and Business Strategy and Functional Behavior ADHD Coach., Author and International Speaker. You can learn more about her at organizedoperations.com

Feb 03, 202233:50
Ep. 2 - Maggie Isley talks Neurodivergence, Branding, and Getting Clients

Ep. 2 - Maggie Isley talks Neurodivergence, Branding, and Getting Clients

Welcome to the Master of None podcast! If you want to learn more from successful entrepreneurs with ADHD and other neurodiversities, please subscribe. If you're a service-based business owner, make sure you join our FB group here: soloschool.ca/group

Today we're talking with Maggie Isley. Maggie is the only brand designer & strategist with ADHD and ASD who coaches neurodivergent business owners, so they can achieve their goals without feeling like they need to fit into the neuro-typical box.

Learn more about Maggie and her work at:

Her website at maggieisley.com

Her special offer at coaching.maggieisley.com

Jan 27, 202236:41
Ep. 1 - Nichole Weaver talks ADHD and Money
Jan 20, 202220:48