Differently Aligned - For Neurodivergent Business Owners

Adina Levy
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Feb 19, 2025 • 23min

Innovative & Creative Accessibility for Teams with Haylea Hodges

In today’s episode, I’m excited to share parts of a guest speaker chat from the Neurodivergent Business Collective. Our guest, Haylea, a late identified AuDHD psychologist and passionate advocate for neurodivergent individuals, discusses innovative accessibility, balancing creativity, team accommodations, and sustainable business growth. We dive into how to manage a small, thriving team of neurodivergent employees and explore personal strategies for maintaining balance between work and personal life, all while fostering a business that truly sees and hears its people. Haylea shares how her journey and experiences can provide shortcuts to those navigating similar paths.  If you want the full conversation and more insights, I mentioned my membership community for neurodivergent folks - Neurodivergent Business Collective - Hop on the waitlist here for the best offer when I open up! https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/  LINKS: Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2TlSAb6UrM Grab the transcript and listen on the blog - https://ndbusiness.co/podcast/ Follow me on Instagram @neurodivergent.business
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Feb 4, 2025 • 17min

Email Management for Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs

This discussion tackles the unique challenges neurodivergent entrepreneurs face with email management. Discover effective strategies to turn your inbox into a manageable to-do list. The host shares personal experiences on the journey to achieving inbox zero, including tips for using autoresponders and filtering emails. Learn how to reduce incoming messages and streamline customer interactions, plus the benefits of batching responses. Join a supportive community where neurodivergent business owners can share their experiences and solutions!
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Jan 28, 2025 • 15min

Do LESS to help you and your business thrive

This episode dives into why doing less can make your business more sustainable, enjoyable, and impactful. I share how curating, slowing down, and focusing can help you avoid burnout and align your business with your energy and needs. Key Points: Doing less allows you to focus deeply, build momentum, and improve consistency Automate, defer, or stop tasks to free up your time and energy Simplify your offers by selling fewer, more impactful products or services Curate your tasks and priorities to align with your capacity and fluctuating energy   Register for my free Aligned Action Reset Webinar - https://ndbusiness.co/aligned-action-reset-webinar/ Register for my Streamline and Automate Your Business (Use code POD10 for 10% OFF) - https://ndbusiness.co/streamline-your-business-course/ Learn more about my group coaching program Your Aligned Business Journey - https://ndbusiness.co/group-coaching/   LINKS: Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EOxcsVnxRfo Grab the transcript and listen on the blog - https://ndbusiness.co/podcast/ Follow me on Instagram @neurodivergent.business
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Jan 24, 2025 • 30min

How I saved my failing promotion

Reflections and a full breakdown of my recent promotion that was about to flop... I share how I saved the promotion with mindset shifts and strategy shifts mid-promotion, and ended up exceeding my revised goals!   Register for my free Aligned Action Reset Webinar - https://ndbusiness.co/aligned-action-reset-webinar/ Learn more about my group coaching program Your Aligned Business Journey - https://ndbusiness.co/group-coaching/   LINKS: Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/h-D-eY36N2c Grab the transcript and listen on the blog - https://ndbusiness.co/podcast/ Follow me on Instagram @neurodivergent.business   Check out my business buddy's incredible, creative jewellery business - Fairina Cheng Jewellery (that I mention in this episode!)
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Jan 16, 2025 • 15min

Listen to this if you’re feeling overwhelmed

Sharing my 3-step process to help you move through overwhelm in your business.   Register for my free Aligned Action Reset Webinar - https://ndbusiness.co/aligned-action-reset-webinar/ Learn more about my group coaching program Your Aligned Business Journey - https://ndbusiness.co/group-coaching/   LINKS: Watch on YouTube Grab the transcript and listen on the blog - https://ndbusiness.co/podcast/ Follow me on Instagram @neurodivergent.business
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Nov 20, 2024 • 19min

4 Steps to Map out Your Aligned 2025

Here's my simple 4-step plan for setting yourself up for a VERY aligned, fabulous business year ahead. 0. Figure out your best, most preferred way of planning. Assemble all your best markers if that's your vibe! 1. Map out unmovable dates 2. Add time off for yourself! 3. Put in promos & events 4. Build your content plans around this!   PLUS I'm sharing my 5-days of Black Friday deals (which I'm kicking off on Monday 25th November - Friday 29th November 2024) and giving you a peep behind the curtains so you can see what's coming up and how I can support you in your business in 2025!   If you're listening before 29th November 2024, check out my Black Friday Deals Week!  Learn more: https://ndbusiness.co/deals-week/   
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Nov 5, 2024 • 12min

Streamline your business to reduce friction, free up time & free your brainspace

In this episode, I’m sharing about why streamlining, systematising, and automating are so important for neurodivergent business owners. I'll help you figure out where to even get started with systematising, and how these systems "cheat codes" can help you ditch the boring, repetitive stuff, free up your brainspace, making life a little easier. You deserve a business that's more easful!   If you're ready to dive deeper, check out my Streamline Your Business for Time Freedom course!   If you're listening before 8th November 2024, enjoy 50% off my Streamline Your Business for Time Freedom course as an introductory offer!   After this date, you can still get 20% off with code POD20 because you're a fabulous podcast listener!   Get it here: https://ndbusiness.co/streamline-your-business-course/
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Oct 2, 2024 • 18min

Unleash your brand's true personality - with Shan Fitzgerald

In this episode, Shan Fitzgerald (Copywriter and Brand Strategist, and fabulous ND human from WildSpark) brings the fun and important, actionable ideas as she shows you how to tap into your brand’s true personality and quit being boring.   Language note: Some swears in this one!     Connect with Shan Fitzgerald:   https://wildsparkcopy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wildspark.co/ https://www.threads.net/@wildspark.co https://www.pinterest.com.au/wildsparkcopy/   Resources mentioned to help you Suss out your Archetype: Shan's What's your Brand Spark Quiz Medley Think's Brand Personality Quiz   FREE EVENT 14th-16th October 2024 - The Aligned Action Reset for Neurodivergent Business Owners! Register here: https://ndbusiness.co/free-event-aligned-action-reset/ (if you're listening after the date, you can hop on the waitlist for future events like this one!)   Learn more about the Neurodivergent Business Collective and Join (if we're open!) or hop on the waitlist: https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/
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Sep 17, 2024 • 28min

Balancing life, business & joy – Lessons from 3 weeks away (that you can try too!)

In this episode of Differently Aligned, I’m sharing the lessons I learned from stepping away from business for three weeks. From discovering what’s truly essential to keeping your business running, to creating a balance between work and life, I’ll offer actionable takeaways you can implement in your own business.   Key takeaways include: - How doing less can keep your business thriving - The importance of having a flexible plan for content and activities - Creating space for creativity in your everyday routine - Why it’s okay to take breaks from social media without losing momentum   Tune in to hear how you can simplify your business and still find joy in both your work and personal life.   Get on the waitlist for the Neurodivergent Business Collective - Doors open in a few weeks (October 2024) and those on the waitlist get the best offers! https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/   Free resources that I talked about: Guide - Ideas to Support Business Alignment for Autistic Business owners: https://playlearnchat.ck.page/9105548a1f Guide - Ideas to Support Business Alignment for ADHDer Business owners: https://playlearnchat.ck.page/a3416797b4   Grab 20% off my already-low-cost workbook - The Aligned Business Workbook for Neurodivergent Business Owners. Use code POD20 here: https://courses.ndbusiness.co/offers/kdZKBFa3?coupon_code=POD20
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Sep 5, 2024 • 20min

ADHD strengths (and some challenges) as a business owner

Explore the dynamic journey of an ADHD business owner as they share how their neurodivergent traits fuel creativity and innovation. Discover the thrilling process of idea generation, coupled with the challenges of execution. The conversation also highlights the role of medication in productivity and the essential need for self-awareness. Learn about crafting supportive environments tailored for neurodivergent entrepreneurs and gain insight into embracing both strengths and challenges in the business world.

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