Kelz: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Recess addresses the issue of mental health and its effect on global workplace productivity. WHO projects that mental health will cost the global workforce six trillion dollars by 2030. Post COVID, 90% of businesses in NYC said that they were investing more into corporate mental wellness. The challenge is that although there is more investment in mental health, the impact on workplace presentism is only marginal (the act of showing up for work without being productive). For me I attribute that discrepancy to a) cost vs scale (high cost of spend but low reach), b) long term (traditional solutions have long-term treatment plans to see results), c) mindset vs biology (mindset requires practice but biological interventions have lasting effects).
Lenna: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Creative Health is advancing well-being and access to preventative and sustainable health. We do this by forging a more equitable, empowered, and resilient world through therapeutic uses of the arts. We are culturally changing well-being and health by bringing together evidence-based science, arts therapies, and technology to help individuals and communities live better around the globe. Growing bodies of research show that engaging in the arts influences both adult and child brain development, and improves social skills, emotional regulation, capacity for self-expression, and ability to pay attention and learn—all assets associated with health and well-being over a lifetime. Our work is to share these methods with the world.
Tiffany: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! From surveying 680 high school students, I found that many care about making a positive social impact and want to start a business, but many don’t know how or have the confidence to do either. The difference in these numbers is more stark in lower-income communities where 62% of students lack access or can’t afford an entrepreneurship education at their schools. Fulphil creates equitable, inclusive, and fun social entrepreneurial curriculum to empower youth to make a positive impact in their careers.
