Ever get that feeling your brain is sprinting in a million directions while the rest of the world is taking a slow stroll? This episode is all about living and thriving with ADHD as an entrepreneur. Melody shares the vulnerable, messy reality behind her diagnosis and running a business with a “sparkly brain,” while Curt brings his undiagnosed-but-oh-so-familiar Ferrari brain energy and the worry, self-doubt, and relentless hacks that go with it. We get personal, philosophical, and practical about what ADHD means in a world built for Hondas and why that might not be a bad thing.

What We Talk About:

1. Why Melody feels like her ADHD diagnosis gave her “the handbook” for her brain (and why Curt resisted getting one)
2. The Ferrari vs. Honda Pilot analogy are ADHD brains just built for a different kind of track?
3. Stories about homework meltdowns, parenting kids with wildly different operating systems, and the heartbreak of letting go of school expectations
4. The hacks, tricks, and self-management systems that actually help, plus why those only work for the person who invented them
5. Curt’s visual “milestone” strategy for corralling racing thoughts in meetings
6. Melody explaining why her whole company is designed for ADHD entrepreneurs (and why work is her “healthy addiction”)
7. How shame and comparison warp the experience of ADHD and the real work of finding your strengths
8. What happens when faith, God, and fairness collide with neurodiversity (Curt gets philosophical!)

Key Takeaways:

1. ADHD isn’t just distractibility—it’s relentless energy and hyperfocus that can be superpowers if you learn to channel them (but the crash is real)
2. Diagnosis isn’t a crutch—it’s the start of self-compassion, better strategies, and actual confidence
3. The best hacks are unique—trying to model someone else’s perfect system usually ends in chaos (or shame)
4. Building a purpose-driven business is possible with ADHD, but you need systems, structure, and help—and it still won’t be linear
5. Parenting, business, and relationships are all harder—and richer—when you embrace the unpredictability instead of fighting it

Timestamps:

0:00 – Melody’s ADHD energy and the joy of new ideas

1:10 – Diagnosis journeys and how it shifts self-perception

6:00 – Ferrari brains vs. Honda brains: what does that mean for business and life?

16:00 – Hacks for keeping focus (but only if they fit your brain)

30:00 – ADHD tendencies and why entrepreneurship attracts them

39:00 – The faith question: why are we all so different, and what does that mean?

46:00 – Everyday coping strategies that actually stick

Curt and Melody sit down with their friend Meaghan Likes- entrepreneur, accountant, investor, and the human behind the name Meg Likes Money, for a conversation that goes exactly nowhere they expected.

Curt tries to talk about capitalism.

Meaghan politely shuts that down.

And what unfolds is a surprisingly grounded conversation about money, power, obligation, and what’s really driving entrepreneurs when they say they “want more.”

Meaghan has built and partnered in businesses across accounting, software, home services, and tech. She’s seen the bank accounts, profit margins, and pressure points behind thousands of businesses. She’s sat behind closed doors with very wealthy people. And she’s watched, up close, what money actually does (and doesn’t) fix.

Her Take? It’s almost never about the money.

They talk about

-Why chasing money is usually a cover for something else

-The moral obligation entrepreneurs take on when they choose to build

-Why profit isn’t greedy

-How money reveals people instead of changing them

-Why “passive income” is mostly a myth

-What happens when you stop making money about you

This episode is thoughtful, funny, and occasionally uncomfortable, but it’s the kind of conversation that will stick with you.

If you’ve ever felt conflicted about money…

This one’s for you.

Partnerships sound amazing!

Another brain.

Shared responsibility.

Someone else to help shoulder the weight of building something hard.

But what happens when real life tests the agreement you signed on a good day?

In this episode, Curt and Melody talk honestly about their own business partnership experiences and what they’ve learned.

This isn’t a how-to episode. Although there is advice, there’s no checklist that guarantees success. It’s a conversation about what partnerships actually feel like from the inside.

The good, the awkward, and the parts no one likes to talk about.

If you’re thinking about teaming up, already in a partnership, or quietly wondering whether you should have asked better questions before signing anything… this one’s for you.