Who we are
The power of two ADHD minds
In 2020, Katie Friedman co-founded Gold Mind Neurodiversity with a mission to offer dynamic coaching and training. A year later, she teamed up with Alex Campbell, and together, they launched Gold Mind Academy. Their collaboration resulted in a collection of ICF accredited, ADHD-friendly training programs, crafted to inspire, empower, and support every ADHDer on their journey to success.
Meet the Gold Mind Team
Katie Friedman, PCC.
CO-FOUNDER
Katie is an ICF accredited ADHD coach, trainer, educator and speaker with over a decade of experience in coaching and leadership development. She is known for her kind and clear communication style and creating safe spaces for ADHDers to honestly express their needs in order to advocate for themselves.
Alex is an ICF accredited ADHD coach and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. With his extensive experience in coaching and therapy, he empowers his clients to dig deep into their own natural strengths and resources, to risk trying new ways of being, in order to see positive change that’s on their terms.
Alex Campbell, MBACP, ACC.
CO-FOUNDER
Lizzie Bentley Bowers
FACILITATOR
Bio to come.
Yvette Elcock
Mentor Coach
Yvette is an experienced coach, coach mentor, coaching supervisor, and facilitator with over thirty years’ service in the people development arena across a wide range of businesses, industries, countries, and cultures. Read more
Mary Lord
ASSISTANT
Mary is a highly efficient assistant who supports and works closely with Alex and Katie. She supports them in the day to day runnings and is on hand to respond to all student enquiries.
Lynne Tapper
FACILITATOR
My name is Lynne Tapper and I have been working as a coach with neurodivergent adults since 2018. It was partly through working with ADHD women that I came to recognise my own neurodivergence which prompted me to get some more specialist ADHD coach training through Gold Mind Academy, following my ADHD diagnosis in 2023. Read more.
Laura Fair
AMBASSADOR & FACILITATOR
Due to her own personal experiences, Laura’s Master's dissertation topic centered on coaching for neurodiversity in the workplace. Laura has completed all 4 modules from Gold Mind Academy and the first to be both a certified ADHD-Informed and ADHD-Specialist Coach. Read more.
Rebel
TEAM MASCOT
The wonderful Rebel is known for providing comforting cuddles and an excellent motivator to take well-deserved breaks, stretch the legs, and enjoy a much needed walk outside.
It was during lockdown, while I was in the midst of training to become a life coach, that I received my diagnosis of ADHD at the age of 42. This revelation was a turning point for me, shedding light on the challenges I had faced throughout my life and providing me with a newfound understanding of myself. Motivated by my own journey, I felt compelled to focus on supporting others who also navigate life with ADHD. Read more.