ADHD Career Coach | Founder of Momentum — the 8-week coaching program built to get ADHD brains off the overthinking line and into a rhythm of task execution (even on low-energy days)

If you're like most senior leaders I work with, you're not stuck because you lack experience, but because locking into your next move feels impossibly heavy.

I know that feeling well.

For years, I could lead teams, close deals, and make high-stakes decisions without blinking.

But when it came to my own next step?

– Everything blurred.
– The options multiplied.
– The second-guessing crept in.

And the longer I sat with it, the harder it got to move at all.

You can probably relate:

– You can see multiple lanes.
– You can imagine yourself in all of them.
– You can talk yourself into each one if you're not careful.

But eventually, the weight of all those possibilities starts to work against you.

➝ Your story doesn't point anywhere.
➝ Your positioning feels scattered.
➝ Your confidence nosedives.

And you start asking the real question:

"𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄?"

Most people assume it's a motivation problem.

It's not.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺.

Because when you're keeping too many options open, nothing really lands.

Once you stop hedging and lock into one clear lane, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀:

➝ Your direction locks in. 
➝ Your positioning becomes clear. 
➝ Your visibility grows in the right spaces. 
➝ Your authority increases with the people who matter.

Small wins start stacking again.

Movement feels normal.

Confidence comes back online.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗜 𝗱𝗼.

Through 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 — my 8-week 1:1 career accelerator — I help leaders in transition stop hedging, lock into one clear path, and build visibility and authority where it actually matters.

Here's what you get:

– A structure for clarity, positioning, visibility, and authority
– The accountability and scaffolding that keep you steady
– 1:1 support to reduce friction instead of adding pressure
– A 2nd brain to guide the work between calls (Persona™)

By the time the conversations start, people already understand who you are, what you bring, and where you fit.

And once you lock in?

Momentum becomes the norm.

📩 𝗗𝗠 𝗺𝗲 "𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺" 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱.

David Hannan

I keep coming back to this photo.

I almost didn't take it.

— Last summer
— Olivia's first day of kindergarten
— I was just focused on getting her through the door

I was 48 when I became a dad.

— Older than expected
— Less apologetic than I imagined
— Already more at peace with it than I realized

People didn't say it outright.

They rarely do, but the message was there:

— It's selfish
— You won't keep up
— She'll graduate before you retire

I didn't debate it.
I just carried on.

Last year, at 53, I walked my daughter Olivia into her first day of kindergarten.

— Her hand in mine
— Purple backpack bouncing
— That half-skip kids do when they're excited

That's when it landed: if I'd listened to them, this moment wouldn't exist.

And while that decision was playing out at home, I was watching the same pattern play out at work.

I've spent years watching people edged out after 50.

— Resumes stop getting traction
— "Too experienced" turns into a liability
— "Not a fit" says everything without saying anything

Translation: ageism in disguise.

Here's the part that's stayed with me since.

That same stretch of life is often when things click.

That was true for me.

In my early 50s, I was diagnosed with ADHD.

— A clearer view of my patterns
— A new way of working with my brain
— A reframing of everything that came before

It forced me to strip away the noise.

— Better systems
— Cleaner decision-making
— Fewer obligations I never agreed to

I grew more in my early 50s than I had in decades before.

We're sold a neat timeline:

— Career first
— Family on schedule
— Progress in orderly stages

Real life doesn't follow that script.

Some of the most important things arrive once you stop racing the clock.

I turn 54 next month.

I don't feel late.
I feel settled.

And when someone quietly decides I've missed my window, I don't feel the need to correct them.

I know what opened once I stopped believing in that clock.

P.S. A lot of people already have a "late" moment behind them.
They just haven't given it credit yet.

Helping high-performing leaders get clear on their next move and show up with confidence | Founder of Momentum | Former $4M full-desk recruiter

My client, a Head of Marketing in EdTech, recently received a $265K offer because of this:

We'd been working 1:1 to get clear on her next step after feeling stuck for months—riddled with overwhelm and imposter syndrome.

Before then, she had no clarity on what role she wanted next.

Her resume and LinkedIn profile told two different stories.

Every rejection felt personal, feeding her imposter syndrome and making it hard to keep going.

Networking felt overwhelming and random (which is fine, but not effective).

So what changed?

4 things:

1. Clearer, more specific career direction
2. Cohesive resume and LinkedIn branding
3. Targeted engagement/networking strategy

But #4 has been the wildest unlock of them all ↓

4. Consistently posting authority-building content

Once her approach changed, she not only landed conversations with key decision-makers…

But she built real momentum and started drawing the right roles without overthinking every step.

Before, her job search efforts looked like this:

— Applying to roles without tailoring outreach
— Sending connection requests with no purpose
— Hesitating to engage out of fear of being judged
— Never sharing her insights or perspective publicly

Now, her strategy looks like this:

— Clear direction on the role she wanted
— Cohesive resume and LinkedIn throughline
— An engagement strategy that built real visibility
— Posting original content weekly to build authority

See the difference?

❌ Less guesswork
✅ More intentionality

But that's not all.

We got crazy specific about her LinkedIn content:

— The exact topics she wanted to align with
— The companies that should be paying attention
— The decision-makers she wanted reading her posts
— The exact message she wanted to communicate
— The clear value her expertise demonstrated

This works because your content shapes who pays attention and what happens next.

It's like a magnet.

Attract the right people and the right conversations, and it's just a matter of time before you get that offer.

Get it wrong though?

You're left wheel-spinning.

P.S. If you're feeling stuck and:

➝ struggle with focus challenges or overthinking
➝ have zero clarity on what you want to do next
➝ have a confusing resume and LinkedIn profile
➝ want a strategy that plays to your strengths

I'm opening up 4 more spots to work 1:1 with US-based senior leaders to help them do just that.

DM "Momentum" if you want to see how this works.

2025 David: What I got wrong (and what actually worked):

1. Every tough year means something is broken.
↳ Last year stretched me.
- It also sharpened the business.
- Some things worked. Others needed rebuilding.
- Both were true at the same time.

2. Growth required grinding harder each year.
↳ That belief aged poorly.
- Revenue stabilized when systems replaced urgency.
- Fewer calls, better containers, clearer expectations.
- Momentum came from consistency, not exhaustion.

3. More availability meant better service.
↳ Wrong math.
- Being always on blurred boundaries fast.
- The work improved when I protected my time.
- Clients got a calmer version of me. Family did too.

4. Recruiting expertise alone would be enough.
↳ Half true. Half naïve.
- I knew hiring systems inside out. 
- I underestimated the impact of identity loss.
- Execution followed once people felt steady again.

5. Transparency would land the same for everyone.
↳ That was projection.
- My ADHD diagnosis reshaped how I work and talk.
- I assumed everyone shared the same openness.
- Meeting people where they are built trust.

6. One unified workspace would solve everything.
↳ Spoiler: it didn’t.
- Persona worked for strategy and layered thinking.
- Content suffered when context got too crowded.
- Custom GPTs restored clients' voices fast.

7. More structure always equals more progress.
↳ I learned this one the uncomfortable way.
- Granular milestones worked for me.
- Clients experienced the same system as overload.
- Fewer steps created more follow-through.

Here’s what I know for sure:

☑ Clarity compounds faster than effort.
☑ Systems fail quietly before people do.
☑ Protecting your energy is part of the work.

Grateful for the clients who trusted me through the experiments and the resets.

2026 gets a cleaner version of everything.

P.S. What’s one shift from last year that stuck?

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Hi, I’m David. I help high-performing leaders get clear on their next move and show up with confidence.

If time off didn’t shift the direction question, it probably wasn’t ever about energy.

I keep noticing this in the first week back. 

People get a bit of distance over the holidays. 

Quieter mornings. Fewer meetings. 

Just enough space to breathe and think that once the noise drops, things will probably feel clearer.

And then you make it to Friday.

You’ve been back in it long enough to tell what actually changed and what didn’t. 

The same career question’s still there. 
The same next role that isn’t quite defined. 
The same sense that the story still isn’t clear.

Even though you really hoped it might be by now.

Nothing really shifted. 

It’s not heavier, but it’s not lighter either.

From the hiring side, this is usually the part people don’t clock straight away.

It’s rarely about motivation, or effort, or a reset.

What lingers tends to be quieter than that. 

It’s the part where what’s next still feels fuzzy, where every option can still be justified. 

Where the story sounds fine in your head but wouldn’t quite land in a real conversation yet.

That’s the stuff a few days off doesn’t touch.

I don’t think that moment gets talked about much. 

That realization in the first week, when the calendar’s filling back up but the direction still hasn’t locked.

You’re left sitting with the same unanswered question you parked a couple of weeks ago.

It tends to just sit there for a bit, whether you’re ready to deal with it or not.

Some questions just take longer than a break.

The hardest roles to leave are the ones you're stuck explaining why you stayed.

I was sixteen years into a recruiting career. 

It wasn't bad, it just wasn't right anymore.

I remember this one Friday night, dinner done, sitting on the sofa half-watching Dexter, phone in my hand.

And there it was again, that question, the one I'd been carrying around for months but kept putting off because there was never a good time to deal with it.

I wasn't stressed or spinning, and to be honest, my week had been fine, which was the weird part.

When things are bad, you have a reason to move.

But when deals are closing, and big commission checks are rolling in, you start wondering why you're still thinking about leaving at all.

I sat there for a bit, finished my tea, and went to bed.

Woke up the next morning, same commute, same desk, same pipeline to work, and that question was right there with me like it had been the whole time.

I didn't do anything about it that week. 

Or the week after.

But it didn't go anywhere either.

P.S. Ever had one of those moments?

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Hi, I'm David. I help high-performing leaders get clear on their next move and show up with confidence.

You don't need a perfect story to start a job search.

But most senior leaders act like they do.

That usually means:

- Waiting until the story feels "tight"
- Believing every chat has to go somewhere
- Pressure to sound confident before you feel clear

At senior levels, you're carrying identity, reputation, and expectations into every single conversation. 

That's a lot of weight. 

No wonder it feels exhausting.

Here's the reframe most leaders need:

A search is a private, low-pressure exploration phase.

The goal is just to gather information:

- What energizes you now
- What you don't want anymore
- What trade-offs you're willing to make

Clarity doesn't come 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 you start.

It comes 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 you start.

Fihmiya Hamdan 🦋

Community Manager-CS/CX

NextGen Ethics

-Restructured and streamlined "mindher.ai"- Mighty Networks community to enhance member engagement and usability.
-Created step-by-step guides and infographics to simplify processes and clarify key information for users
-Supported ongoing administrative tasks to maintain workflow efficiency and clarity
-Researched and developed a strategic brief for a new vlog project, aligning content with community goals
-Collaborated on ideas and content planning to support community growth and digital presence

Community Experience

Integrate Trauma Informed Network

Technical Writer

As a Subject Matter Expert specializing in Integrate Trauma Informed Network, I leverage my expertise to enhance mental health systems through innovative approaches to trauma-informed care and network integration. My role involves leading cross-functional teams to develop and implement strategies that promote resilience and recovery in trauma-affected populations.

Key Responsibilities:
• Spearhead the design and execution of trauma-informed care frameworks to improve service delivery across mental health networks.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals and stakeholders to integrate trauma-sensitive practices into existing clinical protocols.
• Conduct training sessions and workshops to educate staff and partners on the principles of trauma-informed care, fostering a culture of understanding and support.

Achievements:
• Successfully led a project that increased the adoption of trauma-informed practices by 65% within the first year of implementation.
• Developed a comprehensive resource toolkit that facilitated the seamless integration of trauma-informed approaches across multiple networks.
• Recognized for contributing to a notable improvement in patient outcomes and satisfaction scores through the application of evidence-based practices. 

My commitment to advancing trauma-informed care has been a driving force in my career, enabling me to make meaningful contributions to enhancing the resilience and well-being of individuals and communities alike.

Subject Matter Expert 

- Developed and implemented new Social Impact Framework by strategizing community development initiatives and enhancing company mission, vision, values, and community needs and interests.
- Act as a pivotal advisor for community strategy and development, ensuring alignment with organizational vision and values.

Social Impact Advisor

Hired to align community strategy with organizational values, enhancing user engagement through strategic insights and active decision-making for a human-centered E-Learning solution provider.
- Achieved a 75% increase of digital and social media following by preparing and co-facilitating 8 LIVE Webinars and authoring 9 blog articles encompassing a 350-subscriber base.
- Enhanced user experience and community engagement through sharing best practices, strategic insights, and active participation in decision-making processes.

Community Manager

OwnYourStigma

Ambassador to Mental Health Brand and Community

Mental Health Advocate (Brand Ambassador)

Genially

"Our mission is to enable anyone to create content that’s astonishing, visual, and interactive"

- Create multimedia content pieces, encompassing infographics, images, interactive PDFs, and videos.
• Feature weekly dynamic content across LinkedIn and other social media platforms.

Brand Ambassador

Beyond the Horizon Consulting

Lead Admin Manager

The Blue Blanket

Tapped to provide oversight and guidance regarding the operation as a strategic leader implementing major decisions for a health and wellness community organization.
- Enhanced overall brand loyalty over 10% by unifying brand messaging with the Marketing Team and CEO.
- Increased brand following over 25% by championing community best practices, influencing platform
strategies, and spearheading the recruitment of 2 new team members for digital marketing team.

Strategic Advisor-Member Board of Directors

Belongly

Recruited by company to lead, manage, and expand a community of healthcare professionals with a focus on growing diverse relationships for a mental health software development provider.
- Achieved a consistent 25% month-to month growth in new conversations during tenure, surpassing
previous year’s metrics by utilizing Intercom messaging software application.
- Secured an impressive 51% open rate by delivering weekly intercom messages to 1,800+ members.
- Reduced member support requests over 50% by developing 26 knowledge-based articles.

Career Crafters Community

The Career Crafters Community is a virtual community for go-getter professionals of all backgrounds & industries to connect, grow, and be supported in their career goals. It's the place to cultivate a career that's by *design* (not default) with the encouragement of like-minded professionals & career experts. 

✨ WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN?
If you're looking for a psychologically safe space to find personalized support, encouragement, connection, and resources to take your career to the next level...this is the place for you!

✨ WHAT IS INCLUDED?
- Members-only Volley community (think if Slack & Marco Polo had a baby!)
- Access to coaches & career experts
- Support in building your personal brand & network to set your career on 🔥
- Mindset coaching to get you unstuck and ready to take on new challenges
- Encouragement out the wazoo
- Potentially some great memes, puns & jokes

✨ HOW DO I JOIN?
- Simply follow the link to our website to sign up 
- Download the Volley app to your phone &/or desktop
- Watch the instructions on how Volley works & start engaging

✨ We can't wait to see you inside! ✨

Founding Member

Crafted Careers

Selected by Founder to lead and inspire a diverse group of professionals to connect and be supported in their career aspirations.
- Grew community over 94% in a 90-day period by increasing brand awareness through social media and
creating internal referral programs that solidified an engaging community.
-Contributed to $735 monthly recurring revenue (MRR) with a 40% regular engagement rate by consistently creating unique content centered around job search strategy and career development.

Social Saturday Squad

Social Saturday Squad is a global networking community on LinkedIn built by and for professionals looking to expand their network. Membership involves participating in weekly networking events on LinkedIn.

Community Manager | Award Winning-Social Impact Catalyst | I help companies and people drive social impact by fostering community connections 🔗

👋 Hi there!

I work with purpose-driven leaders to bring their vision to life by building the systems, experiences, and communities where people, purpose, and process align.

Whether you're:

- Launching your first product or program
- Organizing your behind-the-scenes operations
- Designing a digital space that actually feels intentional and alive

I bring clarity, connection, and calm to every phase of the process.

I support leaders who are creating meaningful impact— whether that’s building intentional community spaces, implementing trauma-informed initiatives, and creating values-aligned operations. Together, we move beyond ideas to create structures and experiences that truly work.

If you're building something with heart and impact, let’s connect.
Your vision deserves structure that supports it — and I’d love to help you get there.

If this resonates, feel free to reach out or send a message.

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