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Mar 2023
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Episode 63: Solving Problems & Preventin...

Darrin Peppard
About this episode

Maria Barrera is the founder of Clayful, a company on a mission to help kids build the skills and resilience to tackle anything that comes their way. Clayful is saving some pilot spots for the Leading into Leadership Podcast community! To learn more go to clayful.co/leadership.

Throughout her career in education, technology, and human resources, she has always been focused on solving big problems in complex systems. Now, she is tackling the biggest problem of all - the mental health crisis. 

Maria's dedication to helping others is rooted in her own experiences. She ran her first coaching session when she was just 15, and has always found joy in coaching others through everyday life stressors and challenges. Her passion for education led her to start a tutoring company while getting her engineering degrees at Stanford University, and to working with thousands of districts as a member of the founding team at Nearpod. 

With Clayful, Maria is bringing together education, technology, and healthcare in a way that is helping kids improve their mental wellness, regardless of socio-economic status.

Connect with Maria and Clayful on social media:

linkedin.com/in/maria-barrera-42033427/ 

twitter.com/mariabarrera__

instagram.com/clayfulhealth 

twitter.com/clayfulhealth

facebook.com/clayfulhealth

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