How important is being your REAL self in business?

Is your brand really all that important?

And what are Human Factors!

These are some the questions I'm discussing with today's guest Annette Cairns of Greenshed Talent who set up her freelance business 3 and a bit years ago, in the midst of the pandemic and with no Plan B!

If you want to find out more about Annette, check out her LinkedIn profile

www.linkedin.com/in/annette-cairns-greenshedtalent

or visit her website (and see her new branding)

www.greenshedtalent.co.uk

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Does the idea of standing on the iconic TEDx 'red dot' get your juices flowing?  If so you'll want to listen to this episode, where I share exactly how I went about doing exactly that in September 2022.

Being able to add 'TEDx Speaker' to your bio or CV is a brilliant way to increase your credibility, authority and social proof - and ultimately it's very likely to bring you in extra business.

But more than that, it's an amazing chance to do something you can feel incredibly, and justifiably, proud of.  You'll make amazing connections and get access to public speaking coaching you'd pay thousands of pounds/dollars for elsewhere.

You can check out my TEDx talk over on YouTube at the link below:

Bev Thorogood - ADHD in Menopausal Women TEDx Brayford Pool  • ADHD in menopausal women TEDx Talk

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I'm Bev Thorogood, and welcome to ADD-Apt, the podcast for female entrepreneurs who are thinking about (or in the early days of) starting their business and who have ADHD (or who think they're maybe just a bit ADHDish!).

I didn't start my first business until I was 52 and I didn't get diagnosed with ADHD until I was 56!  Neither of those things stopped me from building a successful training and coaching business and there's nothing stopping you either - especially not your age or your neurodivergent brain!

That said, when you first start a business it can feel overwhelming, especially if you have ADHD.   So much to learn, so many moving parts.

In this very first podcast episode, I'm sharing the 4 areas that I struggled most with when I started my business 5 years ago. As well as the solutions I found, to hopefully save you some time and stress if you're starting a brand new business too.

I hope you'll stick around and give us a follow - and if you enjoy the episode and fancy leaving a positive review, that would be awesome, thank you :)

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