Amy Lightholder
Agile coach and ADHD coach focused on neurodiverse entrepreneurs
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San Francisco, California
Joined November 2025
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Summary
Experienced Agile coach and practitioner who has worked as a Scrum Master and team coach across both large companies (Gap, Autodesk, Globant, Consensus) and startups; she applies hands-on facilitation, backlog/prioritization, and change-management skills to improve team delivery and collaboration. slideshare+1
Focus on neurodiversity and ADHD: Amy has built coaching work and a community practice (Agile4ADHD) applying Agile methods to support neurodivergent people, runs meetups and group coaching, and speaks publicly about ADHD, depression, and adapting workplaces for diverse cognitive styles. agile4+2
Community organizer and volunteer: she has a long volunteer track record with Bay Area community tech and diversity efforts (Bridge Foundry / RailsBridge, Agile Open California), including event organizing, workshop coordination, and leadership in grassroots learning communities. google
Writer and speaker who shares practical reflections on applying Agile beyond software—personal productivity, facilitation practice, and humane leadership—and has presented talks (Quantified Self, product/Agile events) and written essays on Medium and LinkedIn about these topics. medium+2
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Writing
This is going around on Tumblr as 'medication' for people who are suicidal.
January 1, 2025Medium post raising concerns about content on the web and its potential harms; reflects civic engagement and mental-health awareness.
Today I replayed the video of a mastermind group that I’m running. It was painful.
July 1, 2016Medium post reflecting on facilitation mistakes, learning through reviewing recorded meetings, and links to further posts and coaching offerings.
LinkedIn articles and posts (Agile4ADHD, Agile for Life reflections)
Long-form posts and thought leadership on Agile practice applied to life and leadership, and about running the Agile4ADHD community.
Hobbies
Amateur nature/macro photography (flowers, insects). instagram
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