Rules Were Harmed in the Making of this Podcast

Rules Were Harmed in the Making of This Podcast is a conversation series about neurodivergent leadership in tech—for people who learned the rules, followed them just long enough to survive, and then started asking better questions.Hosted by neurodivergent leaders who’ve lived inside startups, nonprofits, big tech, open source, and everything in between, this podcast explores what happens when people who don’t think linearly end up responsible for systems that demand they do.Each episode breaks at least one rule:That leaders must be calm, consistent, and endlessly regulatedThat productivity looks the same for everyoneThat job descriptions define valueThat “professionalism” is neutralInstead, we talk about:Pattern recognition, foresight, and seeing failure before it’s measurableThe invisible glue work that actually makes teams functionMasking, burnout, and the real cost of “showing up right”Tools, AI, and process as access, not shortcutsHow to hack broken systems without becoming oneembracing weird ideasThis is not a podcast about fixing neurodivergent people to fit leadership.It’s about how leadership already depends on neurodivergent cognition—while pretending it doesn’t.Expect side quests. Expect candor. Expect systems to be poked, prodded, and occasionally thrown out a window.No rules were followed.Several were injured.Some deserved it.