Zak Pym Williams, son of comedian and actor Robin Williams, had seen how mental health challenges, such as addiction and depression, had affected past generations of his family. He began considering proactive strategies that could help his family’s mental health, and he wanted to share that knowledge with other families. But how can Pym Williams help people ... Show More
Jan 20
How Italian Luxury Brand Golden Goose Determined Its Next Phase of Growth
In 2025, Golden Goose, the Italian brand known for its handcrafted, distressed sneakers, was at a crossroads. CEO Silvio Campara had grown the label from a cult favorite into a $650 million global force, but sustaining that growth raised tough questions: Should the company double ... Show More
26m 18s
Jan 6
How Equitable Confronted Its Inertia After 160 Years in Business
In 2019, Equitable’s CEO, Mark Pearson, set out to change how the 163-year-old financial services firm gets work done. He wanted the firm to speed up decision-making and empower employees through a flatter hierarchy, agile teams, and more opportunities to lead. Most divisions thr ... Show More
34m 42s
Apr 2024
Mental Health Literacy Can Change Lives - and Careers
There was a time when everyone masked their mental and emotional struggles at work; or worse, didn’t even know that what they were experiencing might be anxiety, depression, or something similar. In this episode, host Morra Aarons-Mele first speaks with Kent Coules, co-publisher ... Show More
55m 48s
Sep 2021
Mental Health, Processing Loss, and Finding Happiness | Zak Williams
<p>This week’s conversation is with Zak Williams, the son of the late Robin Williams and co-founder and CEO of<a href="https://youcanpym.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> PYM</a>, a mental wellness company rooted in the belief that there is a world where someo ... Show More
1h 8m
Mar 2021
Building a Company While Battling Depression
Melissa Bernstein, cofounder of the toy company Melissa & Doug, spent decades hiding her struggles with depression even as she launched and led a booming business focused on bringing joy to children and raised six of her own. She finally opened up to her family, colleagues, and t ... Show More
25m 50s
Nov 2019
Battling Depression from the C-Suite
For most of his life, Paul Greenberg suffered from severe depression -- depression so bad that he had near constant thoughts of suicide from the age of 13. But you'd never know it if you met him. And he has built a successful media career, including stints at MTV and Time, and ev ... Show More
32m 34s
Sep 2015
Kevin Breel: Depression and Comedy
Kevin Breel is a 21-year-old writer, comedian, and activist for mental health. His work has been featured by NBC, CBS, The Huffington Post, MTV, CNN, The Today Show, Mashable and The Wall Street Journal. His passionate TEDx talk entitled "Confessions of a Depressed Comic" went i ... Show More
41m 38s