Author & Keynote Speaker · Host, Faster Than Normal
Peter Shankman helps people see ADHD not as something broken, but as the wiring behind their best work.
Founder, HARO · Host, Faster Than Normal Podcast
Founder, HARO · Host, Faster Than Normal Podcast
For half his life, Peter Shankman was told his brain was broken. Then he learned it was just wired differently, and that changed everything.
Peter is a globally recognized keynote speaker, six-time bestselling author, and entrepreneur who founded and sold three companies, including Help A Reporter Out (HARO). The New York Times has called him 'a rock star who knows everything about social media and then some,' and his client list spans American Express and Adobe to NASA and Disney.
He hosts Faster Than Normal, the top-rated podcast on ADHD and neurodiversity, where he treats ADHD, dyslexia, autism, and executive function differences as tools for creativity and focus rather than deficits to manage. He proudly calls his own ADHD his superpower, crediting it for his creativity, empathy, and ability to connect with any room. Off the stage, he's a 2x Ironman triathlete and licensed skydiver, a single dad in NYC who ties his need for physical intensity directly to how his brain is wired.
A globally recognized keynote speaker, six-time bestselling author, and entrepreneur who founded and sold three companies, including Help A Reporter Out (HARO). He hosts the Faster Than Normal podcast on ADHD and neurodiversity.
Faster Than Normal is Peter's podcast celebrating ADHD and neurodiversity, including dyslexia, autism, and executive function differences, as tools for creativity, focus, and success, combining storytelling, science, and strategy in each episode.
Author, keynote speaker, and host of the Faster Than Normal podcast on ADHD and neurodiversity.