Running a business with a hidden disability

With Daniel Morgan Jones, founder of The Aspie World

A number of our Vegan Business Tribe members successfully run a business with a hidden disability or some form of neurodiversity – including our co-founder Lisa who didn’t receive an autism diagnosis until she was nearly 40. But only 16% of autistic adults are in full-time paid employment in the UK.

In this special masterclass, Lisa talks to Daniel Morgan Jones, YouTuber, hugely successful autism / ADHD influencer, vegan entrepreneur and founder of The Aspie World, about both the challenges and positives of running your own business with a hidden disability.

What you will learn in this masterclass:

What getting a diagnosis meant to Daniel, and why it stopped him from being so harsh on himself.
Why neurodivergence seems to make you more likely to be vegan.
Why Daniel quit his job and decided that he needed to make his own work to better fit the requirements of his neurodivergence.
Why you have the power to control your own working environment and outcomes when you have your own business.
What challenges Daniel has faced running a business with autism, ADHD and OCD.
How Daniel manages the pressure to self-motivate by finding inspiration in unusual places!
How Daniel handles neurodivergent burnout but still runs a successful business.
How to overcome the guilt that neurodivergent people can have about switching off and relaxing.
How to handle the never-ending to-do lists that you might create for yourself.
Why employment rates are so dire for people with autism and ADHD, and the misconception that people on the spectrum can’t run their own business.
If you have an idea for your own business and you are neurodivergent, you should just run with it and see what happens. “Procrastination is going to kill you.”