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Why ADD Might Be Your Greatest Superpower in Business

2025/6/19

Living The Red Life

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Gene Kopczyk

Rudy Moore

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Rudy Moore: 大部分人被告知努力学习，获得学位就能找到好工作，过上好生活。但现实是，很多人因此陷入舒适区，失去了奋斗的动力。我认为打破这种传统观念，拥抱创业精神非常重要。 Gene Kopczyk: 我很早就意识到传统教育的局限性。在获得心理学学位后，我并没有从事相关工作，而是在甜甜圈店工作。这段经历让我明白，真正的成功需要打破常规，勇于尝试。

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Gene Kopczyk's journey from working midnight shifts at a donut shop to building a multi-million dollar business empire is a testament to resilience and unconventional success. He shares how traditional education failed him and the real-world grit it took to build impact-driven businesses.

Traditional education's failure to cater to diverse learning styles
The myth of the "college-to-success" path
Overcoming limitations imposed by conventional thinking

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Gene Kopczyk, an innovative entrepreneur, speaker, and bestselling author shares his inspiring journey from working midnight shifts at a donut shop to running a multimillion-dollar business empire. With a background in psychology and a personal history of being labeled as having ADD, Gene opens up about how he transformed what society saw as a limitation into his greatest entrepreneurial superpower. His ventures span across industries, including a pioneering flight school, and he’s renowned for fusing old-school trades with modern marketing strategies.

In this powerful conversation, Gene discusses the myth of the "college-to-success" path, how traditional education failed him, and the real-world grit it took to create impact-driven businesses. They explore why ADD, often misunderstood in traditional settings, can lead to enhanced creativity and problem-solving. Gene's story is a masterclass in resilience, innovation, and breaking free from the limitations imposed by conventional thinking.

CHAPTERS

02:04 – The Trap of the Traditional Success Path

04:11 – From Donut Shops to Million-Dollar Ideas

06:17 – Scaling Across States: Hiring and Expansion

08:12 – Flight School Inspiration & Why It All Started

10:01 – The ADD Advantage Explained

12:06 – Emotional Intelligence: We're Still 4-Year-Olds

14:23 – Why the School System Failed Creative Thinkers

16:49 – Changing the Narrative Around “Special Needs”

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