Shehzad Qureshi
Certified ADHD Coach, Shehzad Qureshi Coaching & Consulting and Neurodiversity Workplace Coach @ Specialisterne
My Story: Before becoming a coach, I built a successful career across engineering, management consulting, IT consulting and project management. From the outside, things looked fine. Internally, however, I often felt overwhelmed, drained, and frustrated by how difficult it was to manage life’s demands.
I was diagnosed with ADHD later in life, in the summer of 2023. Receiving that diagnosis was a relief – it helped explain challenges I had faced for years and gave me a new understanding of how my mind works.
My Transformation: Working with an ADHD coach changed everything. Through coaching, I developed a deeper understanding of my strengths, challenges, and how ADHD shows up in my life. Instead of constantly trying to fit into systems that weren’t designed for me, I learned how to create strategies that worked with my brain. The result was greater self-awareness, confidence, and a more sustainable way of working and living.
My Purpose: To help my clients experience the kind of transformation that I experienced through ADHD coaching.
Who I Help: I provide coaching services privately to professionals and entrepreneurs. I also work as a workplace coach with Specialisterne (an international organization that helps autistic and neurodivergent individuals secure meaningful employment) coaching professionals including bankers, consultants, and IT managers/analysts. I also volunteer as a Neurodiversity Peer Support Group Facilitator with Hope + Me, an Ontario charity.
My Approach: I integrate my professional coach training, work experience and lived ADHD experience to help clients better understand themselves, build on their strengths, and develop systems that support success at work and in life.
Education, Training & Certifications
- MBA, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Bachelors of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Arizona
- Certified ADHD Coach, JST Coaching & Training
- Wellness Recovery Action Plan II Certification, Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.
- VHA, Safer Spaces Hoarding Coaching Training
- SafeTALK Training in suicide alertness, Living Works
- Peer Support Training, Hope & Me
- Unconscious Bias Training, Hope & Me
- Gender and Sexual Diversity Training, Hope & Me
- Conflict Resolution Training, Hope & Me
