{"podcast":{"title":"ADHD-ish™","slug":"adhd-ish-1242959","podcast_index_feed_id":1242959,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/adhd-ish/","website_url":"https://www.diannwingertcoaching.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f426bf6d-205d-4a06-9f8d-35acf346711f/ADHD-ish-REVISED-AUG-2026.png","author":"Diann Wingert | ADHD Business Strategist & Coach","episode_count":300,"summary":"Running a business with ADHD isn't hard because you're distracted. It's hard because most business advice wasn't built for your brain. Many entrepreneurs with ADHD try to solve business challenges with more productivity hacks, stricter routines, or systems they can never quite sustain. Others keep chasing new ideas, opportunities, and strategies, hoping the next one will finally make everything click. The result? More cognitive load, more unfinished projects, more decision fatigue, and often more burnout. ADHD-ish™ is the podcast about ADHD business strategy for business owners with ADHD who want to grow a successful company without forcing themselves to think, work, or lead like everyone else. Each episode explores the real-world challenges of running a business with ADHD, including ADHD business growth, delegation and accountability, decision-making, executive function in business, burnout prevention, leadership, and building business systems that actually work for your brain. You'll hear practical strategies, honest conversations, personal stories, and expert insights designed to help you make better decisions, follow through on what matters most, and create sustainable success…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T02:20:24.574197+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-ish-1242959"},"episode":{"title":"Three Ways to Pivot in Business to Avoid Burning Out or Burning It All Down, with Megan Eckman","slug":"three-ways-to-pivot-in-business-to-avoid-burning-out-or-burning-it-all-down-with-megan-eckman","published_at":"2026-03-17T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-ish-1242959/three-ways-to-pivot-in-business-to-avoid-burning-out-or-burning-it-all-down-with-megan-eckman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-ish-1242959","url":"https://adhd-ish.captivate.fm/episode/three-ways-to-pivot-in-business-to-avoid-burning-out-or-burning-it-all-down","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b0b884b9-5e19-482c-846f-3ef3ea76463a.mp3","summary":"If you’ve ever felt weighed down by burnout or the urge to abandon it all and start fresh, you’re not alone. In this lively conversation, serial entrepreneur Megan Eckman shares her delightfully candid journey of starting, scaling, hibernating, and moving on from multiple businesses, offering honest lessons you won’t find in most business books. We talk about Megan’s recent ADHD diagnosis, the three distinct ways she’s learned to transition in business, the emotional toll and freedom of letting go, and how curiosity and self-awareness have kept her evolving as both a creator and entrepreneur. Why You’ll Love It: Megan walks us through the three ways she’s learned to pivot and the circumstances that led to each one, allowing her to follow her curiosity and pursue her creative impulses, without risking her well-being or financial stability: Test & Build - Learning to listen to your customers, running small experiments, and transitioning into new opportunities Jump Without a Parachute: The Hard Stop Pivot - When a dramatic, not-so-planned exit from a thriving business is the way to save your sanity —and what it really takes to walk away. The Hibernate & Resuscitate Pivot - Sometimes the best move isn’t quitting cold turkey, but putting a project “in the freezer” while you work on your next big idea. Three key takeaways: Pivoting isn’t failure —it’s evolution. Whether you’re testing and building, taking a bold leap, or putting a project into hibernation, each pivot can be a strategic step toward growth and alignment. (Diann said it perfectly: “You can burn out on your own success just as easily. Maybe even easier.”) Curiosity is your greatest asset. Megan Eckman reveals how following her curiosity—not just passion or profit—helped her create unique offers and build…","meta_description":"If you’ve ever felt weighed down by burnout or the urge to abandon it all and start fresh, you’re not alone. In this lively conversation, serial entrepren…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2086,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/adhd-ish-1242959/episodes/three-ways-to-pivot-in-business-to-avoid-burning-out-or-burning-it-all-down-with-megan-eckman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-ish-1242959/three-ways-to-pivot-in-business-to-avoid-burning-out-or-burning-it-all-down-with-megan-eckman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}