The Worksite Mental Health Crisis Is Real. Here’s What To Do About It.

Workplace stressors that create mental health crises are a pervasive problem, costing 1 trillion dollars globally in productivity loss each year. Yet, mental health is still a taboo topic, often thought of as a personal problem that individuals are responsible for addressing on their own. The workplace of the future sees itself as a partner with employees to address their mental health needs. In this talk, Deryk Van Brunt, DrPH, CEO of CredibleMind and Clinical Professor at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, will explain how companies can improve health equity among their employees and continue to attract and retain talent, while still protecting their bottom line.

Deryk Van Brunt, DrPH

Bridget Finkeldey

Deryk Van Brunt is a co-founder of CredibleMind and serves as CEO. He is also President and CEO of the Healthy Communities Foundation, a nonprofit organization. He teaches health Informatics at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, and conducts research in the area of individual and community health information systems. Dr. Van Brunt has overseen the creation, development, and evaluation of clinical and patient-centered information systems implemented in over 500 healthcare institutions. He has authored several health-related articles and is the recipient of the Health 2.0 Outstanding Leadership Award for 2022. Dr. Van Brunt received his MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and his DrPH in Health Informatics from the University of California at Berkeley.

Fertility healthcare and family forming impact more employees than you might expect. One in eight couples will experience infertility; 63% of the LGBTQ+ community plans to grow their family, but support for donor-assisted reproduction and adoption is rare; completely normal aspects of hormonal aging, such as menopause and low testosterone, may be impacting leaders at your company who are suffering in silence. Comprehensive fertility benefits can support all of these populations as part of your DEIB efforts. Join Riley Steinmetz, Associate Vice President of Integrated Marketing at Carrot Fertility, to learn how fertility benefits work, what to look for in inclusive fertility benefits, and how to make the case for support to your HR team.

Riley Steinmetz

Bridget Finkeldey

Riley Steinmetz is the Associate Vice President of Integrated Marketing at Carrot Fertility, the leading global fertility healthcare company. In her role, Riley is responsible for the development and execution of Carrot’s integrated marketing strategy across content, product marketing, communications, and design. A marketing leader with extensive experience within health benefits and HR tech, Riley previously held strategic roles at One Medical, Collective Health, and Clara Labs. She also worked in communications and digital marketing with the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, where she covered the 2012 and 2014 Olympic Games. After more than a decade working with companies from high-growth startups to international non-profits, Riley brings a wealth of marketing knowledge from a range of industries including healthcare, sports, and hospitality.

90% of the gender wage gap is attributable to parenthood, which stalls and often derails the careers of birthing people. How a company addresses — or doesn’t address — employees welcoming a new child will dictate career outcomes for years to come, and it’s easy for employers to get it wrong. Join Dirk Doebler, former CFO, founder and CEO of Parento, the first and only provider for paid parental leave insurance, to discuss best practices to craft a holistic paid parental leave policy and approach for working parents. Equitable parental leave policies can not only retain birthing people in the workforce, but support them on their career paths, while still considering budget concerns.

Dirk Doebler

Bridget Finkeldey

Dirk Doebler is committed to helping businesses capture the missing $12 trillion in global growth (McKinsey) by reducing the 43% of highly-skilled women who leave the workforce after becoming a mother. Prior to founding Parento, Dirk held roles in the finance and the consumer wellness industries, serving as CFO at the women-founded Dame Products. During his time at Dame Products, he played a key role in strategy development and execution to grow annual revenue 10x and achieve profitability with minimal outside equity. Prior to Dame Products, Dirk worked at Barclays and in Analytics at Sikorsky. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with degrees in Economics and Finance.

Did you know that our brains are wired for bias? Although a helpful tool for our hunter gatherer ancestors to assess threats, it’s not so helpful when trying to build an inclusive workplace. In this talk with neurocoach Keshawn Hughes, you’ll gain neuroscience-based insights on why our brains are programmed for bias, and learn gentle, effective ways to rewire them for belonging. You’ll come away with strategies to cultivate inclusive behaviors, experiences, and spaces for belonging to thrive.

Keshawn Hughes, M.S.

Bridget Finkeldey

Keshawn Hughes is an intuitive keynote speaker,International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified neuro coach, leadership consultant, and NeuroSavvyTM Leadership founder. She serves in the top 1% of coaches with neuroscience expertise and holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing, an M.S. in Strategic Communication, and neuroscience specializations in Education, Entrepreneurship, Health, Spirituality, and Relationships. With twenty years of marketing and corporate leadership experience for top-ranked, global brands, Keshawn provides the language, strategies, and practical steps to help leaders and organizations end burnout culture, level up, and align with purpose.

Since day one, PowerToFly’s goal has been to fast track economic equality by bringing together two groups: diverse top talent, and the companies that are seeking it. In this talk with PowerToFly Account Executive Lex Keaton, learn how PowerToFly's 360 Holistic Approach harnesses the principles of intersectionality to help organizations attract, hire, and retain professionals from historically excluded groups.

Lex Keaton

Ayla Morwin

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