Fast Brain & ADHD Coaching
For leaders who are done trying harder.
You're smart. You know what to do. You've built real things, led real teams, and delivered real results.
And yet there's this persistent gap. Between what you know you're capable of and what actually gets done. Between how sharp you can be on a good day and how foggy it gets on a bad one. Between the leader you are some of the time and the one you want to be all of the time.
You've probably tried to close that gap by working harder, being more disciplined, building better systems. Some of it helps for a while. None of it quite sticks.
That's not a character flaw. That's a brain operating in the wrong conditions.
Is this the right fit?
This is for you if:
You’re a founder, exec, or senior leader in a high-responsibility role.
You’re ADHD-diagnosed, suspect it, or strongly recognise fast-brain patterns.
You’re capable and ambitious, but execution is inconsistent.
You want practical behaviour change, not generic productivity advice.
This is probably not for you if:
You’re looking for therapy or clinical diagnosis support.
You want passive tips rather than active coaching and implementation.
You’re early in your career and not yet in a leadership context.
You’re not ready to change how you operate week to week.
The label matters less than the pattern. For some people a diagnosis is a genuine turning point: finally having an explanation for something they've been carrying for years. For others it feels limiting. ADHD sounds like a deficit, and that doesn't quite fit when you've spent your career being the sharpest person in the room. That's why I use "fast brain" instead.
The label
Some of the people I work with have an ADHD diagnosis. Some suspect they might. Some have never considered it but recognise every word on this page.
The pattern is what we work on: inconsistent results despite high potential and occasional bursts of genius, energy that surges and crashes, systems that work until they don't.
If you've been wondering whether ADHD explains something about how you operate, it might. Or it might just be that you have a fast brain, and you've been trying to run it like a slow one.
Either way, you're in the right place.
What we work on together
The goal is simple: clear thinking, consistent execution, and a life that fits your brain. Not some of the time. All of the time.
Most fast brain leaders are dealing with the same three things standing in the way of that. You might recognise all of them, or just one. Either way, this is the territory.
From Brain Fuzz to Mental Clarity
You know how sharp you can be on a good day. The problem is you can't reliably get there. Some mornings you wake up foggy and never quite surface. Some afternoons the energy just drops and nothing gets done. You sit down to do important work and end up doing everything else instead. You're not lazy. Your brain just isn't giving you what you need when you need it.
What you want is clarity on demand: waking up sharp, staying in flow, knowing you can access your best thinking when it matters.
From Busy-but-Stuck to Consistent Execution
You have no shortage of ideas, energy, or ambition. What you have a shortage of is follow-through. You start things and stall. You know exactly what you should be doing and somehow still don't do it. The important stuff keeps getting displaced by the urgent stuff, and at the end of the day you've been busy for twelve hours and moved the needle on almost nothing.
What you want is to actually do the thing. Consistently, not just when the deadline is breathing down your neck.
From Trying Harder to Unfair Advantage
You've been trying to out-discipline your own brain for years. More structure, more systems, more willpower. It works for a while and then it doesn't. The harder you push, the more exhausting it gets. And underneath it all is this nagging sense that you're spending enormous energy just to keep up, when you should be pulling ahead.
What you want is to stop fighting yourself. To lead with how you're actually wired, follow your energy instead of forcing it, and find a way of working and living your life so your brain feels like an advantage rather than a constant battle.
How I got here
I was diagnosed with ADHD at 47. By that point I'd led large teams at Google and Amazon, burned out twice, and spent years wondering why doing everything right still felt so hard.
The diagnosis didn't fix anything on its own. But it reframed everything. I stopped trying to operate like someone I wasn't, retrained as an executive coach, and started building a way of working that actually fits how my brain operates.
That's what I help others do now.
How it works
Fast Brain Coaching follows the same format as my 1:1 executive coaching — focused conversations, typically every two weeks, no unnecessary process. The difference is in the content: we go deeper into the specific patterns that come with a fast brain, and we build approaches that work with how you're actually wired.
Most engagements run three to six months. Some clients work with me longer. It's up to you.
If your main goal is broader executive leadership performance (not specifically fast-brain patterns), you probably want 1:1 Executive Coaching.
Fast Brain Leaders
Most fast brain leaders spend their careers feeling slightly out of step: capable, driven, and quietly wondering why everything feels harder than it should. Finding people who genuinely understand that changes something.
Dr. Edward Hallowell, one of the world's leading ADHD experts, calls human connection "Vitamin Connect" — and considers it the most powerful force in thriving with ADHD.
Fast Brain Leaders is built on that idea.
It's a community for leaders like you in tech and startups who want to build real momentum without burning out. A space where you don't have to explain yourself, because everyone in the room already gets it.
We talk about the real-world stuff that actually works for fast brains. Honest conversations, shared wins, and simple systems that stick.
Join the community
Basic — Free: Community forum and resources. Connect with people like you.
Premium — €100/month: Everything in free, plus weekly group coaching calls with peers.
This is for you if: You're a leader in tech or startups with at least 7 years experience, you have ADHD traits (diagnosed or not), and you're ready to actually make changes rather than collect more tips.
Probably not for you if: You're early career, have no interest in fast-brain performance, or prefer to stay in passive learning mode.
Applications are reviewed for fit to maintain a focused, high-calibre peer group.
No ADHD Tax: cancel any time, full refund.
My Background
I'm trained in Executive Coaching at Henley Business School, working toward ICF ACC accreditation. A decade of coaching and consulting with founders and executives across Europe and the US. Before that, six years at Google and two at Amazon leading product teams of 100+ people
Ready To Talk?
If you're wondering whether we'd be a good fit, just get in touch.
No pitch, no pressure.
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