Welcome! I’m Annie Romanos.
I've got ADHD (and a bunch of other neuro-atypical quirks).
I'm also an Executive ADHD Coach for professionals.
Based in New Zealand, I work with neurodivergent bright sparks everywhere.
ADHD Coach for Professionals and High Achievers
You’re driven but find it hard to maintain consistency and meet expectations (especially your own) and you’re not alone.
Learn to manage overwhelm and build more sustainable ways of working
As a specialist neurodiversity and ADHD Coach, I support professionals like you to discover your productivity and wellbeing needs, and how to get these needs met.
Four principles to living well with ADHD
There's no shortage of information about ADHD and neurodivergence.. social media, apps, podcasts, books, all of it. Some excellent, some questionable. But what gets less airtime is the inner work that actually makes the most difference: slowing down, self-compassion, patience with yourself, and the mental flexibility to course correct in the moment. These are hard skills, not soft ones, and you can take them anywhere. No subscription, no cost, no special equipment. They'll shift how you communicate, manage your time, organise your day, and most importantly, how you talk to yourself. And like most things with ADHD, they land better with others alongside you: a neurospicey friend, a coach, a group - someone who genuinely gets it.
Who you really are is the one thing you own and the one thing that makes you different.
Working with a trained and qualified ADHD coach helps you appreciate your differences and apply them sustainably.
"Working with Annie was so helpful, and over a few months helped get me from ‘stuck’ to ‘thriving’. I really appreciated her process with her initial inventory of where things are at, and then later comparing these scores to see how much progress you’ve made. Highly recommend!"
Dr Torrance Merkle, GP
“Annie has helped me understand and accept the way my ADHD brain operates, and learn how to work with it, not against it. I've learned many useful strategies that I've been able to successfully implement in my job and in my personal life. I feel so much more confident and ready to realise my career and life goals. I would recommend working with Annie to anyone, but especially professionals with ADHD who want to discover their potential."
Lily, Senior Policy Analyst, Public Sector Wellington
“It's incredible to have a coach who 1) knows HOW to coach you towards higher performance but also 2) understands how the ADHD brain works. Because the same rules do not apply! Annie understands how ADHD impacts my business growth and can help me quickly identify what's getting in the way of my current goals. I highly recommend for biz owners and executives with ADHD who have big goals and know that their potential can be realised with the right help!"
Peti Morgan, Senior Business Analyst, Digital Education/Multimedia Content Creation
“I engaged Annie Romanos to talk about ADHD specific coaching, with a group of experienced executive coaches working towards their ICF credentials.
The session that Annie and her colleague Alex, created was inspiring and thought provoking in equal measure. They delivered the session from both a professional + a deeply personal perspective, as Annie and Alex are both professional coaches living with ADHD.
I highly recommend Annie. For 1:1 coaching or mentoring sessions; to create an experiential education session for your community, workplace or team; or to refer your clients on to them; in each case you will be in safe, neuro-diverse hands."
Mary Britton, Leadership Coach, Supervisor, Mentor, Director Coaching Pacific, ICF PCC
“Annie's work is making a difference in business and in life, so interconnected. Annie has a skill to help find innovative ways of uncovering the leader and empowering that leader to move into action"
Dessie Hristova, LLB, Director Assent Migration
“Thanks very much for changing my mind on coaching. I was skeptical initially, that I'd probably end up marginally better off than I was, but not drastically. I'd read loads of books but haven’t managed to make the changes. It’s the accountability, talking about it with someone. Making changes, reflecting, checking in with someone. The reading alone wasn’t creating clear and actionable things, but this has been an valuable iterative process with you"
L.P., Senior Data Analyst, Public Sector Wellington
“Annie was able to tailor our sessions to exactly what I needed at the time. When we started our sessions I was struggling with burnout, I now have tools and understanding of myself to keep momentum high for PAM my startup, without risking burnout. I feel so much more balanced."
Nicole Retter, Founder/CEO PAM app
“I first began working with Annie in 2019, and since then have seen transformational change in my business and myself as a business owner... Annie is a coach, trusted advisor and guru in all one!"
Jacinda Thorn, Director Thorn PR
“Annie has coached me for the past 3 years and she is truly excellent at it!"
Stephanie Jones, Principal Advisor (Executive Coach), Leadership Development Centre
"Annie has been an amazing help. It's made such a difference having someone who understands my personal challenges and strengths. I feel like this has had a significant impact and changed the trajectory of my career."
Mike Covich, Business Owner
“I would highly recommend Annie to anyone. She's a powerful coach."
Ann Jay, Family & Couples Therapist, Counsellor & Coach
"I knew it was the right thing for me to do and when I saw your listing, I just knew you’d be the right person to do this with and I appreciate everything. I’m struggling to put into words how much I've got out of this Annie. Thank you."
Ashley M., Service Operations & Management
“Working with Annie has really changed my business approach in all aspects. I have learnt so much and applied so many principles that have really improved my skills and practice as a manager."
Tracey, ECE Centre Owner & Head Teacher
“I've got so much value out of the sessions with you Annie. It’s massively helped me with my work and also my life quality. Lots of light bulbs moments. Beyond valuable"
D.S., Manager, Public Sector Wellington
Coaching helps you learn how to turn your neurodiversity into your competitive advantage
Your brilliant brain is uniquely yours. Together we’ll understand how your neurodivergence plays out for you, identify your strengths and create bespoke support structures and plans to achieve your goals.
It's incredible to have a biz coach who 1) knows HOW to coach you towards higher performance but also 2) understands how the ADHD brain works. Because the same rules do not apply! Annie understands how ADHD impacts my business growth and can help me quickly identify what's getting in the way of my current goals. She adapts to what is happening inside my business, and to what I need at the time - and it really, really helps me to Get Shit Done! I highly recommend for biz owners and executives with ADHD who have big goals and know that their potential can be realised with the right help!.
-Peti Morgan
Senior Business Analyst, Digital Education & Multimedia Content Creation Specialist
In the news and interviews
"The dark side to remote and hybrid working can really affect those of us with ADHD"
... But the concept of ‘body doubling’ is nothing new: People are more likely to stay focused on work if they know others are keeping an eye on them. I spoke with Susana Lei'ataua on RNZ's Sunday Mornings, about the principle and its link to ADHD treatment.
"I’ve literally got reminders in my house. In my office here, by the coffee machine. [Managing ADHD] is about accepting that this is a mercurial condition. It’s going to be up, it’s going to be down. And so I go as far as asking myself questions on these reminder notes: “Annie, where are you at in the [adhd] cycle?” It’s about disrupting the adhd symptoms - and visual disrupters are a really powerful tool for those of us with ADHD."
It was awesome to speak with ADHD podcaster Katy Weber about underachievement, ADHD as a woman GenXer, strategies like self-enquiry and ways to 'disrupt' paralysis and rumination, and the value of the Māori definition of ADHD "Aroreretini".
“[bodydoubling].. can be really anchoring for an ADHD person, particularly if they’re hyperactive. So that’s physically anchoring, but also anchoring in terms of attention.”
I spoke with NZ Herald about the struggle with task initiation for those of us with ADHD... sharing how it can be described as a wall of resistance, which sometimes feels like a “physical paralysis”.
Hear me get ADHD enthusiastic with fellow neurodivergent and podcaster, George Nursey. We geek out on the advantages of a late diagnosis, the effects of medication on disrupting negative self-appraisal, and the importance of neuro-diversity in schools, workplaces, and society as a whole. Just like bio-diversity!
Coast Access Radio's Nikki and I sat down to chat about the exciting evolution that needs to happen in workplaces so they can retain more brilliant, interesting talent, and have a competitive advantage.
Here I was, almost 50. That moment of relief. Finally, many of my own challenges made sense.
I’ve been coaching people in business, leaders and professionals since 2015, but there was always a missing link for me in my own work.
Then, at the age of 49, I received my diagnosis of ADHD. And everything changed.
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