Bonnie Mincu

I'm Bonnie Mincu, a personal and business coach specializing in working with ADD - AD/HD adults. I came to specialize in this area after being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder myself in my mid-40's. Like many people, I did not fit the commonly known stereotype of hyperactive AD/HD, and had gone most of my life without being diagnosed. I had been a successful corporate manager, and didn't run into difficulties until I left the structure of corporate consulting to open Mincu & Associates, my own coaching/consulting/training practice.

Finding that I was increasingly attracting individual clients with ADD-like traits, I decided to learn how to best coach people with ADD. My intensive training through ADD Coach Academy was invaluable in helping me identify the many ways ADD shows up in adults, teach clients how to observe and understand their tendencies in an ADD context, and create customized strategies for coaching each different situation.

I began my program of coaching and training services, "THRIVE with ADD," in 2001. My goal was to design a vibrant, interactive course around helping ADD adults learn how to best work with their own unique traits. "THRIVE with ADD" is now a complete brand with an intensive workshop, email newsletter, Self-Coaching Workbook-CD package, and series of downloadable audio/visual courses on specific Adult ADD-related topics. More resources are being added all the time.

CAREER BACKGROUND

I've always felt the many types of work roles and industries I've experienced have contributed to my ability to create solutions that draw on a number of disciplines.

I started a corporate career in advertising, marketing management and communications. My years in that arena spanned many different experiences, including brand management, ad agency creative and account management, direct mail advertising franchise ownership and sales promotion. I've worked and consulted in a wide variety of industries, primarily in Fortune 500 companies.

I made a complete career switch into Organization Development (OD), coaching and training in 1991. Before forming Mincu & Associates in 1999, I managed OD and Training & Development for First Chicago and was a Change Management consultant and executive coach with the consulting arm of Ernst & Young LLP.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• MA - Loyola University of Chicago - Organization Development
• MBA - Northweste University - Marketing & International Business
• B-Coach graduate - Business Coaching
• ADD Coach Academy graduate - 11-month intensive program for coaching ADD adults

PASSION for Painting

I began to paint as a hobby in my 40's, never realizing it would become a very important part of my life! I believe my ADD traits of creativity and the tendency to hyper-focus on new interests have allowed me to expand my life into an arena that gives me of immense satisfaction. (My art website is www.mincu-studio.com.)

When people ask how I can do so much at a time, I thank my ADD!