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September 02, 2026
Holly Fowler was the kid who got told she was too loud, too distracted, too much. She was also a C-grade student barely passing maths and science until an academic scholarship gave her a reason to care.
Then she got straight As.
That same intensity now fuels Wable, the global social network Holly founded for neurodivergent people to connect across friendship, dating, work, and support. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, she has since scaled the company across four continents.
Diagnosed with ADHD in her early 20s, Holly can now see the clues all over her childhood, including years of school reports calling her easily distracted and distracting to others.
In this episode, Holly and Tracy talk about ADHD as an entrepreneurial advantage, what rejection taught her about RSD, how she manages overthinking and constant decision-making, and what building a company has revealed about how her brain works under pressure.
If you have ever been told your brain is too much for the room, this conversation explores what can happen when you build around it instead.
“When an ADHD brain is backed into a corner by a problem it deeply cares about, motivation can show up in a completely different way.”
-Holly Fowler
“A good teacher can see the intention behind the behavior, even when the behavior is inconvenient.”
-Holly Fowler
“Not responding does not mean I do not care. Sometimes I care so much that I want to wait until I can give the person my full attention.”
-Holly Fowler
"Understanding my own ADHD helped me have more empathy for how other people communicate and operate too."
-Holly Fowler
"No one should be left out of finding love, friendship, or a job simply because their brain works differently."
-Holly Fowler
"When everyone in the room understands different brains, the anxiety of explaining yourself drops away"
-Holly Fowler
"Rejection used to rock me. Now in business, every no feels like it is getting me closer to the next yes.'’
-Holly Fowler
- Holly shares being diagnosed with ADHD in her early twenties after years of anxiety, depression, and feeling “too much.”
- She describes childhood signs including distractibility, high energy, talking too much, and struggling when subjects did not interest her.
- A scholarship challenge helps her realize that when she cares deeply about solving a problem, she can do incredibly hard things.
[24:43 – 42:51] Building Wabel for Neurodivergent Connection
- Holly explains how watching Love on the Spectrum sparked the idea for a social app built for neurodivergent people.
- Wabel helps users find friendship, dating, support, inclusive employment, and community without having to explain or apologize for neurodivergence.
- Holly describes building the app with community input, safety features, sensory-friendly design, and ongoing feedback from neurodivergent users.
[42:51 – 01:13:14] Entrepreneurship, Storytelling, and ADHD Workarounds
- Holly shares how storytelling, ambassadors, media, and community helped Wabel grow without paid advertising.
- She discusses overthinking, fundraising, rejection, and how running a business has strengthened her resilience.
- Her main ADHD workaround is starting the day outside, away from her phone, and using movement to reset her focus before demanding tasks.
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- Website: www.hellowable.com
- Wable Instagram: @wableapp
- Instagram: @itshollyfowler
- LinkedIn: holly-fowler
- Holly's ADHD Coach, Raynu Peterman (Mindbridge Coaching): www.mindbridgecoaching.com
