Adaptive by Design: AI, ADHD, and the Future-Ready Founder
With Subject Matter Experts
Eliza Sharrah, CEO, Catalyst Partners Consulting
Matt Sitter, CEO, AFN and Partner, Sixth Wing
Founders are wired for momentum. Big ideas, rapid pivots, constant problem-solving. But that same wiring can make focus, prioritization, and follow-through harder as companies scale.
In this AFN Fireside Chat, Matt Sitter sits down with Eliza Sharrah, founder and CEO of Catalyst Partners Consulting, to explore a topic that keeps surfacing across founder and executive communities: the perks and pitfalls of neurodivergent leadership, and how to strategically leverage AI to future-proof a business.
An estimated 72% of business owners identify as neurodivergent. That reality brings both powerful advantages and real challenges. With always-on technology and rapidly evolving AI tools, the question is no longer whether founders should adapt.
Together, Matt and Eliza will unpack:
• How ADHD helps - and hurts - founders as companies grow
• Where AI can support focus, prioritization, and execution (and where it can overwhelm)
• Practical ways to design systems that work with your brain, not against it
• Why disciplined execution matters more than ever in an AI-accelerated world
This will be a candid, experience-driven conversation grounded in real leadership work across startups and global enterprises alike.
As a bonus, one attendee will receive a complimentary 30-minute coaching session with Eliza (valued at $500).
If you are a founder, executive, or operator navigating scale, speed, and focus in an AI-powered world, this conversation is for you
Eliza Sharrah
CEO, Catalyst Partners Consulting
Eliza is the founder and CEO of Catalyst Partners Consulting, where she advises founders and C-suite leaders on strategic planning, system design, and disciplined execution to deliver repeatable, high-impact results as they scale. Alongside her consulting work, she leads enterprise-wide initiatives at Bank of America, with a track record of building and executing strategies that improve performance, unlock capacity, and drive measurable outcomes across complex, global organizations.
Matt Sitter
CEO, AFN and Partner, Sixth Wing
Matt Sitter is the CEO of Advantage Foundry Network (AFN), a global network of CEOs and senior executives committed to leveraging collective intelligence to find opportunity in change. Through AFN, Matt works across industries and sectors—from private equity and healthcare to technology and defense—supporting leaders as they navigate inflection points, rapid growth, and transformational shifts.
He is also a partner at Sixth Wing, where he helps leaders and organizations create clarity, strengthen connection, and lead with intention. His work blends executive coaching, operational insight, and communication strategy, with a particular focus on burnout resilience, networked leadership, and human-centered performance.
Previously, Matt held senior roles at The McChrystal Group and CrossLead, as well as executive positions across the healthcare diagnostics and health tech industries. Whether advising a founder, coaching a CEO, or facilitating alignment within a leadership team, Matt brings a pragmatic, human-centered approach grounded in helping leaders make sense of complexity and lead through change.
