Marie Ng
Llama Life
Appears in 73 Episodes
73: White Elephant Fails & ADHD Gift Ideas
Jesse shares his most mortifying white elephant story, then Sharon counters with tales of "Secret Santa Stalker" workplace pranks that escalated to Michael Scott-level...
72: The Automation Paradox - Building Systems We Immediately Bypass
What happens when three ADHD founders try to optimize their way out of their own dopamine-seeking behavior? In this episode, Marie, Sharon, and Jesse start with iPhone...
71: Bootstrapping on Empty - Creative Funding Tactics
When you're bootstrapping a startup and watching your savings dwindle, creativity becomes currency. Jesse, Marie, and Sharon tackle the uncomfortable reality of fundin...
70: ADHD Growth Summit - ADHD Founders Panel
In today's episode, Jesse and Sharon discuss exciting update for Wave Pal and Shelpful, then we present their discussion from Shimmer's ADHD Growth Summit. There so mu...
69: Celebrate The Wins
Three ADHD entrepreneurs dive into the emotional rollercoaster of building startups, from the euphoria of landing your first unknown customer to the challenge of celeb...
68: Rejected! Navigating App Store Approvals.
Jesse, Marie, and Sharon check in on their accountability goals while navigating the realities of building apps with ADHD. The conversation covers everything from App ...
67: Doom Boxes and Dopamine
Jesse, Marie, and Sharon share what it really feels like to juggle ADHD, early-stage startups, and the pressure to stay visible online. They talk through the messy mid...
65: Do Streaks Actually Work For ADHD Brains?
In this episode of ADHD Founders, Jesse, Marie, and Sharon dive into the complex relationship between ADHD, sleep, and streak-based motivation. From the highs and cras...
64: We Accidentally Invent a New App (Again)
In this episode of ADHD Founders, Jesse, Marie, and Sharon unpack how energy-draining conversations, negative feedback, and reactivity can derail an ADHD entrepreneur’...
63: Vibe Coding for Fun and Profit
In this episode, Jesse, Marie, and Sharon dive into how they’re using AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT in their founder workflows for everything from coding whole apps...
62: Context Switching is Killing Me
In this episode, Marie, Sharon, and Jesse share updates on their startups and dive deep into the hidden challenges of ADHD entrepreneurship. From Marie’s struggles wit...
61: “You’re not a good friend” - Getting Feedback as a ADHD Founder
In episode 61, Jesse, Marie, and Sharon dive into the chaos of time zones, appointment scheduling quirks (like 11:11 start times), and the emotional rollercoaster of b...
60: Burnout, Grief, and ADHD
In this episode, the hosts open up about what it’s like to fall out of rhythm as entrepreneurs with ADHD—and how they slowly find their way back. From quiet burnout to...
59: Unmasked and Understood - A Recap of NeuroDiversion 2025
In this episode of ADHD Founders, hosts Jesse, Marie, and Sharon reconnect after meeting in person for the first time at the NeuroDiversion Conference — a groundbreaki...
58: Life Hacks and Systems That Work… for Now
In this episode of ADHD Founders, Jesse, Sharon, and Marie dive deep into the ever-shifting world of productivity systems for ADHD brains. From bullet journals to Goog...
57: To VC, Or Not To VC: Raising Money For Your Startup
In this episode of ADHD Founders, hosts Jesse, Marie, and Sharon dive into personal stories and practical insights from their lives as ADHD entrepreneurs.What you'll h...
56: Figuring out a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
This is all about starting small so you can learn faster. We discuss: What even is an MVP (minimum viable product), and what can that look like when your brain wants t...
55: Welcome to our ADHD Founders podcast!
Welcome to ADHD Founders! Join Jesse (author of "Extra Focus"), Marie (founder of Llama Life), and Sharon (founder of Shelpful) for some real talk on building business...
54: 2023 Wrapped!
Marie updates on the Llama mobile app. Marie & Jesse talk about the future of messaging, and what’s next for The Weekly Build.- Extra Focus- Llama Life- Beeper - Texts...
53: Collectibles and Wearables
Marie release a collectible app icon for Llama Life. Jesse gets a new watch.- Llama Life Collectible App Icon- Extra Focus