The Entrepreneur Who Understands the ADHD Brain
For 25 years, I started, built, and ran companies. On the outside, it looked like success. But there was a gap I couldn't explain. Between what I knew I should do and what I actually did. I assumed it was discipline or stress or the cost of running a company.
At 40, I found out it had a name. ADHD.
That changed everything, including the direction of my work.
The Business Background
I founded and led Lapor Inc. and Illusions International Inc., growing them into international fashion businesses with major retail partners. We pioneered the first complete fashion line developed in Asia for our sector and earned Top Supplier Awards for innovation and leadership.
I served as President of the Toronto chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), growing membership from 25 to over 100, and later joined the EO International Board for Strategic Planning. I was also selected for the Entrepreneurial Masters Program at MIT Sloan, one of only 65 high-growth entrepreneurs from across North America.
Graduate of the Entrepreneurial Masters Program at MIT Sloan
That hands-on experience is not just background.
It is why I understand the daily reality of running a company while your brain works differently: stalled projects despite real commitment, decisions that circle for days, and the exhaustion of knowing exactly what needs to happen but still not doing it.
When I finally learned to work with my ADHD brain instead of fighting it, everything shifted. I began seeing the same patterns in other entrepreneurs, executives, and high-performing professionals. That became my mission.
The Approach
For the past ten years, I have worked exclusively at the intersection of ADHD, business, self-leadership, and sustainable behavioral change.
I’m direct and practical. No motivational slogans. No abstract theories.
You get a clear map of the specific patterns creating your execution gaps: chronic overwhelm, decision avoidance, inconsistent follow-through, and the internal friction that generic productivity systems are not designed to fix..
This is precise work grounded in how your brain functions, delivered by someone who has operated at the same level you do.
Ready to close the gap?
If you're an entrepreneur or executive with ADHD who's tired of the distance between what you know you can do and what's actually happening, this is where that changes.
No pitch. Just an honest 20 minute conversation about where you are and whether this is the right fit.
Training & Influences
My approach draws from real-world entrepreneurial leadership, more than 10 years of coaching, and formal training across psychology, neuroscience, ADHD, and mindfulness-based behavior change.
Published Works & Media Features
Robert’s work has been featured across leading ADHD and performance platforms, with a focus on practical execution, strengths-based growth, and real-world application.
Book
Mindful Intelligence: A Ten-Week Mindfulness Training Workbook
Co-authored by Robert, this workbook provides a structured, practical approach to building awareness, focus, and self-management through mindfulness.
Podcast
Leaders of Tomorrow
ADHD in Executive Leadership: Turning Vulnerability into a Competitive Advantage
Selected Articles
ADDitude Magazine
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“A Deceptively Simple System for Getting More Done with ADHD” (2021)
“Using Strengths to Repair Self-Esteem After an ADHD Diagnosis” (2019)
Attention Magazine (CHADD)
“Three Successes a Day: Change Your Brain’s Negativity Bias” (2015)
Business & Leadership
Founder, CEO & President — Lapor Inc. & Illusions International Inc. (1983–2008)
Entrepreneurial Master's Program (EMP) — MIT Sloan School of Management
President, Toronto Chapter — Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO)
International Board Member — Entrepreneurs' Organization
Trained Forum Moderator — Entrepreneurs' Organization
Psychology, ADHD & Coaching
Solution-Focused Coaching University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Coaching for Self-Leadership — IFS Institute
IFS-Informed Therapist Training — IFS Institute
Cognitive Therapy for Adults with ADHD — Mary Solanto, Ph.D.
Adult ADHD as a Reward Deficiency Syndrome — J. Russell Ramsay, Ph.D.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy — Hincks-Dellcrest Centre
Narrative Therapy — Hincks-Dellcrest Centre
Positive Psychology Coaching — Positive Acorn
Neuroscience, Mindfulness & Strengths
Interpersonal Neurobiology — Daniel Siegel, M.D.
Hardwiring Happiness (Applied Neuroplasticity) — Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
Strengths-Based Coaching — VIA Institute on Character