203- How ADHD Can Ignite Your Entrepreneurial Potential
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2018
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
It's not a coincidence that many of the world's top CEOs have ADHD. Learn why from successful entrepreneur Ken "Bucky" Buckman, who feels that his "symptoms" turned out to be business advantages.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine. |
| 0:12.0 | Everyone, good afternoon. It's Susan Coffin. I'm here for Attitude |
| 0:16.4 | Magazine's weekly ADHD experts broadcast. This week is the latest in our series of |
| 0:22.2 | ADHD adult superstar guest speakers and we're so |
| 0:26.0 | pleased today to welcome Ken Bucky Buckman who's a new speaker on ADHD experts to talk |
| 0:31.1 | about the link between ADHD and entrepreneurship. |
| 0:35.0 | Many of the world's top entrepreneurs have ADHD. |
| 0:38.1 | In addition to that, though, countless CEOs and business |
| 0:40.8 | executives are successfully leading their companies to innovation to growth and also |
| 0:46.6 | living with attention deficit disorder. |
| 0:48.8 | So what is it about the ADHD brain that seems to align so well with entrepreneurship and how do |
| 0:55.8 | leaders who are successful turn their ADHD traits into business |
| 0:59.4 | advantages. It's a fascinating topic and one that we're really excited to have Ken Buckman talk about today. |
| 1:05.8 | Some of the things he's going to address are why ADHD people may have a leg up on their |
| 1:11.2 | neurotypical fellow business leaders, why individuals with ADHD thrive in business |
| 1:17.3 | atmosphere pretty much controlled chaos, a decision a minute, and why people with ADHD are skilled at managing risk. Before we he starts |
| 1:25.8 | speaking let me give you a quick introduction. Ken Bucky Buckman's the founder and |
| 1:30.4 | CEO of Trade Tech which is a full-service exhibit event and environment student. and CEO of Rainy Investments, it's a real estate investment company with over $40 million in investments. |
| 1:45.9 | Trade Tech is a three-time winner of the Inc 5000 fastest growing companies in America. |
| 1:51.9 | And maybe even better, a two-time winner of best places to work in Illinois. |
| 1:56.0 | Ken is also involved in many nonprofit boards including let me just point to one he's the |
| 2:00.7 | board chairman of the pediatric cancer charity Tals Angels. So welcome |
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