Impact Hustlers - Entrepreneurs with Social Impact

50: Nick Taylor of Unmind - Workplace Mental Wellbeing Done Well

August 29, 2019 Maiko Schaffrath Episode 50
Impact Hustlers - Entrepreneurs with Social Impact
50: Nick Taylor of Unmind - Workplace Mental Wellbeing Done Well
Show Notes
Dr Nick Taylor is CEO and Co-founder of Unmind, a workplace mental health platform to help organisations and employees measurably improve their mental wellbeing.Highlights:Why mental health matters to Nick TaylorWhat motivated Nick to become a founder3 learnings from working at the frontline of mental health serviceLeading an NHS team and the moment of realisation that organisations needed to better look after their peopleJohn Lewis partnership and William HillThe Unmind mental health indexFeatures and content on the Unmind platform9 out of 10 employees won't share their mental health problems with the employerHow to breakdown the stigma around mental healthBenefits for the organisation of measuring mindfulness"Going forward, people will only choose to work in organisations that do care."Time stamp:[01:30] Nick's personal experience with mental health[03:00] Working at the NHS[05:20] Prevention in mental health[06:00] Working with organisations vs consumer mindfulness[07:30] How the Unmind platform works[10:00] Building trust with employees[12:00] Celebrating mental health and breaking stigma[14:00] Why employers should pay to support mental health of employees[17:00] Hardest challenge in Nick's journey[18:40] Early investors of Unmind[20:00] Growing a passionate team[22:00] Nick Taylor's vision of the futureUseful links:Unmind Website (https://home.unmind.com/)Nick Taylor's Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dr-nick-taylor)Go to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show