Our environments very much affect our psyche and kind of how we function. And so Being able to do that in my own home, I found it was just as much fun to do it for others because I don't think people realize how much their home effect them until they have a home in a situation where they're in love with it.

Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F Kennedy, Moazar, Michael Jordan, Will That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of occasions. Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or had ADHD. And you know what we hear even less about? Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robins, Whoopi Goldberg, agatha Crist Aaron Brokovich. Share. Yeah. The successful women navigating ADHD, and that's a exactly why I started this podcast, ADHD for smart ass women. I'm your host, Tracy Otsuka. I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student, now a coach. I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is a okay. A system that helps people like you figure out what they should do with their life. And we're here today to talk ADHD. Your strengths your symptoms, your work around, and how you proudly stand out instead of trying to fit in. I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest gifts. And you know what? I spy a happier life for you too. So without further ado, a shiny new episode is starting now.

Hello. I am your host, Tracy Otsuka. Thank you so much for joining me here for ADHD for smart ass women. I hope you'll subscribe to this podcast and our newsletter over at tracyadtsuka.com. As you can see, I am still in my son's studio in New York City, and we just had all kinds of cement mixers joining us earlier. So I was crossing my fingers that they would be gone by now, and I think, the gods have smiled on us. Anyway, you know, my purpose is always to show you who you are and then inspire you to be it in the thousands of ADHD women that I've had the privilege of meeting. I've never met a one that wasn't truly brilliant at something, not one. So, of course, I am just delighted to introduce you to Stephanie. Stephanie, Calderon, did I get that right, Stephanie?

You did.

Is a self made, self taught interior designer who grew up in Buffalo, New York, and attended college at the State University of New York SUNY at Fredonia, where she received a bachelor's in communication with an emphasis in public relations. Shortly after graduation, she moved to Charlotte, North Carolina to chase sunshine and new experiences. She also jumped from marketing job to marketing job all while helping friends and family with their interior design. In 2019, what started as a hobby eventually turned to a side hustle to her corporate marketing role. In July of 2021, Stephanie made her side hustle her main hustle She realized that interior design was always the one thing she could get lost in for hours. It was the one thing that she could do and always be happy. Stephanie wrote me and said that listening to ADHD for smart ass women, this podcast has gotten her to where she is today, It's helped her to learn about herself and the way her neurodivergent brain works. She claims this podcast has even helped her in her personal life. We'll talk about that. Today, she owns a boutique design firm in Charlotte and has one full time employee. Is it Charlotte? It is. Yep. Oh my gosh. I always mix up Charlotte, Charlottesville, and Charleston. Yeah. Literally, one time I booked a plane to Charlotte. It was the wrong place I ended up rebooking to Charleston. And then as I was sitting at the, terminal to get onto the plane, someone ran by and said, The flights to Charlottesville have been canceled due to weather. I got up, ran downstairs, got in line to figure out what to do next, Meanwhile, my plane to Charleston took off. There's something in my brain between those 3. I cannot get it right. So I I did that. You've done that too.

I've I've I've I've done similar situational things. Yes.