Carlos Gutierrez: ADHD Diagnosed at 65, Career Lessons

Carlos Gutierrez fled Cuba as a child, struggled academically, and started selling cereal for Kellogg in Mexico. He became the company's youngest CEO and later served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce. At 65, he was diagnosed with ADHD, which reframed decades of procrastination and hyperfocus. He explains why he opposes broad tariffs, what negotiating with China taught him about focus and leverage, the differences between leading in business and government, and why his advice to young people is to stay with a great company long enough for experience to compound.