Geoff McDonald, Co-Founder of Minds@Work and former Global VP for Unilever, joins Jen to discuss his story of mental ill-health and becoming a global campaigner and advocate. Passionate about addressing the stigma of mental ill health in workplaces, Geoff shares inspiring insight on what we all can do to make a difference in our communities.

We cover:

• Geoff's experience of mental ill-health while at Unilever, and journey to where he is today
  -  The importance of making workplaces more human
• How wellbeing and health are connected to  energy and passion in a team, and are critical factors for high performance
• The moral case for employers supporting their employees
• Why stigma is a block to progress - but how training and storytelling can change this
• Why do we need to wait for tragedy to act?
• The inventive 'Green Armband' campaign

And more!

Notes:
Oakleaf's Mental Health Leaders Network
Geoff McDonald's website
Minds@Work
Get in touch: jenclay@oakleaf-enterprise.org

Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com licensed under CC BY 4.0