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Can ADHD Entrepreneurs REALLY Chill & Prosper?

In this episode of Mad About, Maddy is joined by money mentor, bestselling author and fellow ADHD entrepreneur Denise Duffield-Thomas for a brilliant, honest and hilarious conversation about money, business, ADHD and what happens when big ideas meet dopamine.

They talk about money shame, spending addiction, debt, low-ticket offers, overgiving, boundaries, business models that actually suit your brain, and why ADHD entrepreneurs need systems that protect them from themselves.

Denise shares her journey from entrepreneurial kid selling bracelets, to discovering coaching, building a huge online business, writing bestselling books and learning how ADHD shaped her money story. Maddy also opens up about her own debt journey, business failure, rebuilding after shame, and why visibility and honesty have been such a huge part of her work.

This episode is for anyone who has ever had a brilliant idea, bought the domain name, overcommitted instantly, then wondered what the fuck they’ve done.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Denise’s journey from bracelet-selling kid to bestselling author
• Why ADHD brains are often natural entrepreneurs
• Money shame, debt and the emotional side of finances
• Maddy’s journey from £40k debt to becoming a money and business voice
• Why failure can be one of the most important parts of business
• The link between ADHD, dopamine and impulse spending
• Why more money doesn’t automatically fix money blocks
• Denise accidentally buying 22 antique couches
• Low-ticket offers, overgiving and pricing your work properly
• Creating business offers that match your actual brain
• Why ADHD entrepreneurs need boundaries, automation and systems
• The difference between chilling and prospering
• How to stop setting yourself up to fail
• Why collaboration beats competition

Best bits:

“Money itself doesn’t cure money blocks.”

“Sometimes we need systems that protect us from ourselves.”

“If it’s a should, it goes in the fuck it bucket.”

“ADHD entrepreneurs need business models that support how their brains actually work.”

Links:

Follow Denise: @DeniseDT
Find Denise: denisedt.com
Follow Maddy: @MaddyTalksMoney on Instagram
TikTok: @MadAboutMoneyOfficial
Book: Mad About Money: Managing Finances and Life with ADHD

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In this episode of Mad About, Maddy talks about something so many business owners, especially neurodivergent ones, get wrong: trying to run a business when you are already running on empty.

Because let’s be honest, you cannot show up properly in your business if you are burnt out, overwhelmed, under-slept, under-fed, over-committed and ignoring your own needs.

Maddy shares her VIBE Method, a simple framework to help you check in with yourself before you dive into work, content, clients, or the never-ending to do list.

In this episode, she breaks down:

• Vitals: are you eating, sleeping, hydrating and taking your meds?
• Internal state: how are you feeling mentally and emotionally?
• Boundaries: where are you overgiving, people pleasing or saying yes when you mean no?
• Energy: what is your actual capacity, not just the time you technically have available?

This is your reminder that there is no badge of honour for working through the weekend, pushing through burnout, or pretending you are fine when you are absolutely not.

If your business feels harder than it should right now, this episode is your nudge to stop, reset, and check your VIBE first.

Maddy also shares why capacity matters more than hustle, why “should” belongs in the fuck it bucket, and why looking after yourself is not a luxury. It is part of building a business that actually works for your brain and your body.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stretched too thin, or like you’re trying to pour from an empty cup, this one is for you.

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This week on Mad About, I’m joined by one of my favourite clients, the lovely Ben Gibbons.

Ben is the founder of Nimble Photography, creating a safe and comfortable wedding photography experience for LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent people. But that is only part of his story.

In this episode, Ben opens up about growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, being outed, going through conversion therapy, becoming homeless, and the huge journey of trying to work out who he really was after years of being told not to be himself.

We talk about trauma, rejection sensitivity, ADHD, autism, religion, politics, safeguarding, visibility, personal brand, and what happens when you finally stop shrinking and start speaking.

This is a really raw, brave and important conversation about identity, survival and finding your voice.

We cover:

• growing up in a strict religious environment
• being neurodivergent and feeling different from the start
• the reality and impact of conversion therapy
• losing family and rebuilding life from the ground up
• chosen family, healing and love
• confidence, TikTok and showing up online
• standing up for your values in public
• creating change through visibility

Trigger warning: this episode contains discussion of conversion therapy, suicidal ideation, homelessness, religious trauma, rejection, mental health, and discrimination.

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