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The Only Support Built for Your Business and Your Brain

Most support works on one thing at a time. For a neurodivergent (diagnosed or not) founder or senior leader, the business and the brain are not separate conversations.

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Why Does Combined Support Exist?

If you are a founder or senior leader with ADHD or AuDHD (diagnosed or not), you have probably found that standard business advice misses half the picture.  I know this was my experience.

Business consultants know about strategy, operations and commercial growth. They are not thinking about time blindness, RSD, decision fatigue, or executive function barriers. Coaches work on the person. They are often not thinking about the Four Pillars, the pipeline, or the operational structure that makes personal insight stick.

I do both. And I do them together, because for a neurodivergent founder or leader, the way your brain works and the way your business works are deeply interconnected. Improving your commercial pipeline is harder if executive function is getting in the way. Building better time management habits is harder if your business structure creates constant context-switching. The two need to be worked on at the same time, by someone who understands both.

 

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What Makes This Combination Unique?

I am an experienced Fractional MD with over 30 years of SME leadership experience across SaaS, technology, digital marketing and professional services. I am also a certified ADHDWorks Senior Leaders ADHD | AuDHD coach. And I am late-diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia myself.

That combination of professional credentials, practical business experience, and lived neurodivergent experience is genuinely rare. Most business advisers do not understand ADHD | AuDHD at a coaching level.

Most ADHD coaches do not have deep commercial and operational SME experience. I have both, and I use both in every combined engagement.

 

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  • 40% +

    of Entrepreneurs + Founders

    are neurodivergent

  • 3x - 5x

    More likely to experience

    near or complete burnout or worse

  • 1 in 5

    of their teams +/or clients

    will be neurodivergent

By combining strategic + functional business support together with certified Executive Function ADHD | AuDHD Coach, I apply my  F.I.T. Framework to help senior leaders and businesses:
  1. Foundations

    Foundation

    Working with neurodivergent Founders or Senior Leaders (diagnosed or not) who feel they are always working at full capacity and never quite catching up or have teams where this could be relevant to understand the 'blockers'.
  2. Implementation

    Implementation

    I work with Founders or Senior Leaders who have tried business support and coaching separately, and found that neither fully addressed what was going on. Together we create a manageable, scaleable and sustainable roadmap for positive change. 
  3. Transformation

    Transformation

    Applying this integrated support, together,  the reframing of their approach to leadership and business will support them and their teams to work smarter, think calmer and achieve more. 

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..What do my clients think of my work?

  • When you work with Nick, you're benefitting from decades of his learned and earned experience. This isn't the stuff you'll get from a book or a chatbot - he's invested emotionally into our work together and I feel like we're fighting the good fight together. I'd strongly recommend bringing Nick in.

    Fractional MD Client

  • I found Nick following an extremely difficult salary negotiation. He helped me gain confidence, put tactics in place for more prioritised and efficient working, and rebuilt trust in the senior leadership team. It's an ongoing process, but one that I would not have managed on my own. With Nick's help I'm back on the right track.

    Combined Fractional + ADHD | AuDHD Client

  • Why do we find ourselves seeking a business coach? Generally, we're looking not just for advice or counsel, but someone who takes the time and attention to see where we're headed and actively pushes - and, when needed, forces - us to be our best.

    Within six months of working with Nick, I negotiated a business deal that will fundamentally improve not just my business but personal life.

    Fractional MD Client

  • The sessions have genuinely had an incredible impact, and I’m in a much better place today because of them.

    Standing up for myself and fighting for what I deserve - better deals that represent my worth, and getting the support that will allow me to do my best work. Also internalising the idea of 'what's moving the dial' on things.

    Senior Leaders ADHD | AuDHD Client

  • Before working with Nick, I used to feel like a nervous wreck when speaking to stakeholders, and I often lost track of what I needed to do next.

    Nick has helped me see things differently. ADHD was all new to me, and the coaching was definitely long overdue, but it has made a real difference. I can now organise my thoughts much better and feel more in control.

    Senior Leaders ADHD | AuDHD Coaching

  • Nick has made a significant impact to our business. A passionate and professional leader, he inspires trust from the team and consistently strives to excel in everything that he does. Never one to shy away from difficult conversations, he is a fantastic manager and is well-liked and respected by the team.

    Fractional MD Client

  • Nick has the fairly unique superpower of being able to view situations through an 'out-of-the-box' perspective, and come up with next level solutions that, as a result, push a business further.

    Fractional MD Client

  • Nick's leadership style is a blend of support, hands-on involvement, and visionary thinking. He has an ability to implement and solidify invaluable processes and structure within the company, which has significantly elevated our standards and the quality of our work

    Combined Fractional + ADHD | AuDHD Coaching

  • During my time working with him, he worked hard to create an environment when everyone’s opinion matters and a safe space for the entire team to make mistakes and learn from them.

    He is ridiculously approachable and very little seems to faze him.

    Fractional MD Client

  • Hand on heart, the expression "Know, Like, Trust" absolutely applies here.. Nick really cares about the people around him.

    As well as looking after his team and building long-term relationships with clients and contacts, he is truly supportive.

    Combined Fractional + ADHD | AuDHD Coaching

  • A short, specific quote carries far more weight than a long general one.

Case study

HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS

Fractional MD and Senior Leaders ADHD | AuDHD Coaching

  • 150% Growth in 12 months With further acceleration forecasted for next 24 months

Our Starting Point

  • Impressive founder of established business

  • Undiagnosed but with a family with Neurodiversities

  • Successful and working hard but not achieving profit or earning potential

  • Feelings of overwhelm

  • Suffering from presenteeism, task paralysis and in-ability to say NO.

  • Started with Senior Leaders ADHD | AuDHD Coaching

Key Outcomes

  • Managing themself more effectively with better organisational tactics

  • Helped protect their ‘headspace’ and ‘time’ for better work/life balance with family

  • Introduced working together in a Fractional-MD capacity to help support sustainable growth with the business 

  • Introduced better productisation, prioritisation, pricing model, working to scope, budgeting and planning to ‘turn the dial more effectively’.

  • Worked with the wider team on their own neurodiversity.

  • A comprehensive business audit and a 1-year foundation plan.

Frequently asked questions

Can I access both Fractional MD support and ADHD coaching from Nick Silverstone?

Yes. Nick Silverstone is one of very few practitioners combining Fractional MD strategic leadership with certified Senior Leaders ADHD | AuDHD coaching. Both services can be accessed separately or as an integrated programme designed specifically for neurodiverse founders and senior leaders.

 

Why is combined Fractional MD and ADHD coaching effective for neurodivergent founders?

Standard business support assumes a neurotypical brain. ADHD and AuDHD coaching addresses cognitive, executive function and emotional dimensions of leadership. Fractional MD support addresses structural, commercial and operational dimensions. Together, they address both the thinker and the business simultaneously.

What does combined support look like?

Typical combined includes monthly Fractional MD leadership sessions, weekly 1:1 ADHD or AuDHD coaching, and a connected approach that links business strategy with personal performance. Exact structure is co-designed with each client.

 

Do I need a formal ADHD or AuDHD diagnosis to access combined support?

No formal diagnosis is required. Coaching and Fractional MD support are based on your experience, goals, and the specific challenges you bring. Many clients are self-identified or awaiting assessment.

What is AuDHD and how does it affect founders?

AuDHD describes adults who are both autistic and have ADHD, a common co-occurrence. In a founder or senior leadership context, AuDHD can combine the executive function challenges of ADHD with sensory, social processing, and masking dimensions of autism, creating a specific set of strengths and challenges that generalised coaching rarely addresses.

Is combined support available at a package rate?

Combined support is structured around individual needs and priced accordingly. Contact Nick at fractional-md.com/prices