EPISODE · Oct 15, 2025 · 38 MIN
Coaching Creatives with ADHD
from The Business Focused Photographer Podcast · host Jill C. Smith
Episode Title: Coaching Creatives with ADHD with Christi JohnsonGuest: Christi Johnson, co-owner of Stephanie & Christi Photography (Greenville, SC) and founder of The Dream Biz® LabChristi’s coaching lens for ADHD creatives: designing businesses that work with your brainThe “Joy Menu” framework (appetizers, entrees, desserts) to spark motivation on hard daysFlexible structure vs rigid systems and why freedom, novelty, and side quests matterEnergy management and flow: noticing rhythms, nervous system cues, and choosing energizing starter tasksGetting unfun work done: deadlines as a tool, body doubling and co-working, spacing deliverablesWhen to outsource and when to simplify instead of scalingThe Dream Biz® Lab: how the membership runs, what happens in calls, and who it is forThis episode centers on how Christi coaches neurodivergent creatives. We dig into practical, compassionate tools for ADHD brains: flexible structure that honors energy ebbs and flows, the Joy Menu to create momentum, and supportive tactics like deadlines and body doubling. Christi walks through how she helps clients build operations, marketing, and vision that feel joyful and sustainable, and she shares what members can expect inside The Dream Biz® Lab.Learn more about The Dream Biz® Lab and join the waitlist: christijohnsoncreative.com/labMeets every other week, rotating focus on Vision, Operations, and MarketingIncludes a private podcast and the upcoming DreamBiz Playground for flexible, dopamine-friendly action plansNext enrollment opens in January; moving to open enrollment in 2026Connect with Christi: @christijohnsoncreative on InstagramChristi’s site: christijohnsoncreative.com
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Episode Title: Coaching Creatives with ADHD with Christi JohnsonGuest: Christi Johnson, co-owner of Stephanie & Christi Photography (Greenville, SC) and founder of The Dream Biz® LabChristi’s coaching lens for ADHD creatives: designing businesses that work with your brainThe “Joy Menu” framework (appetizers, entrees, desserts) to spark motivation on hard daysFlexible structure vs rigid systems and why freedom, novelty, and side quests matterEnergy management and flow: noticing rhythms, nervous system cues, and choosing energizing starter tasksGetting unfun work done: deadlines as a tool, body doubling and co-working, spacing deliverablesWhen to outsource and when to simplify instead of scalingThe Dream Biz® Lab: how the membership runs, what happens in calls, and who it is forThis episode centers on how Christi coaches neurodivergent creatives. We dig into practical, compassionate tools for ADHD brains: flexible structure that honors energy ebbs and flows, the Joy Menu to create momentum, and supportive tactics like deadlines and body doubling. Christi walks through how she helps clients build operations, marketing, and vision that feel joyful and sustainable, and she shares what members can expect inside The Dream Biz® Lab.Learn more about The Dream Biz® Lab and join the waitlist: christijohnsoncreative.com/labMeets every other week, rotating focus on Vision, Operations, and MarketingIncludes a private podcast and the upcoming DreamBiz Playground for flexible, dopamine-friendly action plansNext enrollment opens in January; moving to open enrollment in 2026Connect with Christi: @christijohnsoncreative on InstagramChristi’s site: christijohnsoncreative.com
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