North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 501)
Leslie Josel, Founder and Principal at Order Out of Chaos, joined John Ray to explain, in her frank and feisty way, the work she does through Order Out of Chaos. They provide systems, structures, and skills for students (and parents) to help them succeed. She shared the story that led to her founding the company, a big lesson on how to grow a business, her philosophy to help students, some keys to relating to time itself, the roadblocks between parents and teachers, a grant she awarded to a Mashburn Elementary, and much more.
North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
Order Out of Chaos
Order Out of Chaos works with high school and college students all over the world to help them develop systems, structures, and the necessary skills to achieve their personal and academic goals.
ADHD or not. Mainstream or Learning Differences. Quiet or Explosive. Middle School or College. Disorganized or No Time Sense.
It doesn’t matter. They’ve seen it all. At Order Out of Chaos, you’ll find a wide variety of resources curated by an award-winning expert and used by thousands of parents & their students aimed to improve the well-being of those you love most — and yourself too!
Order Out of Chaos’ mission is to provide hands-on education, guidance, and coaching to parents and their students through our customized products and programs, so all children – both mainstream and with learning difficulties – can develop the necessary skills needed to experience success in learning and in life.
Knowing how to help your child develop the skills they need doesn’t come naturally for everyone. Order Out of Chaos is built on the philosophy that the coaching process is a journey that begins and ends with YOU. Their process is organic – it evolves as they figure out TOGETHER what needs changing and what works best for you. The end results are tailor-made to fit your needs. They will focus you and help you, but YOU set the pace and the tone.
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Leslie Josel, Founder and Principal, Order Out of Chaos
Leslie Josel, an ADHD-academic and parenting coach, is an award-winning entrepreneur, having founded Order Out of Chaos – a virtual company whose mission is to help parents guide their students to success in learning and in life – when her son was first diagnosed with ADHD.
She is also the creator of the award-winning Academic Planner: A Tool for Time Management®, a planner that helps students develop time management skills, and the award-winning author of 3 books including the recently published, “How to Do it Now Because it’s Not Going Away: An Expert Guide to Getting Stuff Done.” (Lerner Publishing)
A respected resource on ADHD and Executive Functioning, Leslie writes the weekly “Dear ADHD Family Coach®” column for ADDitude Magazine, the premiere magazine for adults and children with ADHD. She speaks to audiences all over the world helping them utilize their resources to best navigate the task-driven world in which they live. Last year, Leslie’s line of student organizing products – a collaboration with Samsill Corp – was released.
And for the last six years, Leslie has been named by Global Gurus as one of the top 20 Time Management experts in the world.
Questions and Topics in this Interview:
- What’s your story and background?
- How did you come to build your company, Order Out of Chaos?
- What types of resources does Order Out of Chaos provide to parents and students?
- How do your books and resources make a difference for students that have been diagnosed with ADHD?
- Why is time management so important for students and parents? What are some tips to help your student succeed?
- Time is a precious commodity for everyone, and particularly for people that are leaders of businesses. Can you share some time management tips for these leaders?
- Order Out of Chaos gives back to the community. Recently you gave a grant to Mashburn Elementary. What did that entail?
- What plans do you have in the future with Order Out of Chaos?
North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.
Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.
Special thanks to A&S Culinary Concepts for their support of this edition of North Fulton Business Radio. A&S Culinary Concepts, based in Johns Creek, is an award-winning culinary studio, celebrated for corporate catering, corporate team building, Big Green Egg Boot Camps, and private group events. They also provide oven-ready, cooked-from-scratch meals to go they call “Let Us Cook for You.” To see their menus and events, go to their website or call 678-336-9196.