NeuroSpicy Leaders with Dr. Chinyere Oparah

NeuroSpicy Leaders is a US coaching practice for neurodivergent leaders — ADHD, autistic and AuDHD executives, founders, entrepreneurs and changemakers, along with people who are still working out whether the label fits. It is aimed at people who look successful from the outside but are paying for it with masking, overcompensation and burnout, and who want ways of leading that match how they actually think rather than another round of forcing themselves into systems built for a different kind of mind.

The practice was founded by Chinyere Oparah, who has ADHD and draws on her own experience of leading, parenting and running businesses while neurodivergent. She is a certified executive, career and trauma-informed coach holding the ACC (Associate Certified Coach) credential, and brings more than 25 years of leadership behind her, including senior executive roles, co-founding non-profit organisations, several published books and the Center for Liberated Leadership. She works alongside a small team of coaches. Coaching sessions focus on executive functioning, emotional regulation and overwhelm, communicating across different cognitive styles, and pacing work so that output does not come at the cost of health.

Beyond one-to-one coaching, NeuroSpicy Leaders offers FocusCafé, a virtual co-working space where members work alongside each other for body-doubling and accountability; an AI focus companion for day-to-day planning; and The Spark, a short strategy newsletter. For organisations, it provides neuroinclusive workplace consulting and training that helps leaders and teams understand how differences in attention, communication, sensory processing and problem-solving play out at work. Fees are not published — prospective clients start with a consultation call.