Mental Health and Entrepreneurship: Insights from Successful Midwest Leaders at SXSW

Lindsay hosted a panel on Mental Health & the Entrepreneur at SXSW in Austin, TX on March 10th, 2023. Panel guests included:

Zach Booker, CEO and co-founder of Mentavi Health and ADHD Online

Keith Brophy, Chief Operating Officer of Mentavi Health and ADHD Online

Andrea (dre) Wallace, Founder of Opnr

Keith Chaney, CEO and co-founder of Peadbo

Listen to these accomplished business leaders, two that also have Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disoder, as they talk about:

• Managing the unknowns in this life of building something that sometimes has no stability

• Letting go of control and trusting the team you build

• Working "on" your business as opposed to working "in" your business

• Incorporating family into your business; is that a good thing?

• Building strong and diverse teams and getting out of your own way

A huge thanks to Ted Velie and the entire team at Midwest House for giving us the platform to have this important conversation.

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Dre Wallace: LinkedIn | Instagram | Linktree

Opnr: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter

Keith Chaney: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter

Peadbo: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter

Articles used for research that were referenced during the episode:

Why You Should Stop Saying 'Committed Suicide'

The Surgeon General's New Mission: Adolescent Mental Health

Hybrid workers are exercising and sleeping more, reporting better mental health than before the pandemic

Mental health struggles are driving more college students to consider dropping out, survey finds

VA Rolls Out New Mental Health Scholarship as Need Increases

New mental health response team answering 911 calls in Brooklyn Park

Services provided to the team at RefocusedPod include:

• The new Refocused logo was designed by Sissy Yee at Berlin Grey, LLC

• Video production assistance is provided by the wonderful people at Deksia

• The theme music for Refocused was created by Louis Inglis, a songwriter and composer in Perth, Australia who was diagnosed with ADHD in 2020 at the age of 39. To learn more about the work he is doing, check out his online studio here. You can also email Louis directly here.

• For more information on ADHD Online and ADHD assessments, medical management, and teletherapy, check out ADHDonline.com.