Benefits Access to all private podcast episodes. New case studies written by our team. (6 per year shared with all members) Access to bi-monthly, deep-dive case discussions. (6 virtual discussion per year) Insights prepared by our team. Opportunity for one-on-one coaching (for an extra fee) Opportunity for our team to prepare a customized case study on a high-potential leader in your company facing a challenge - like a mini-Harvard Business School case study (for an additional fee) Participating companies may request more information here Fees & Logistics There is a fee of $120 per individual for 12 months of membership. Each member must join for at least 12 months. The company pays the fee on behalf of all the employees they wish to invite. Individual participants must be invited by their corporate sponsor. They cannot sign up without an invitation from their employer. Companies may also invite future recruits to this program, e.g., college and graduate students, for example. There is a corporate minimum of 100 employees per year. Participating companies may request more information here

There is a minimum of 100 employees per company and no maximum. There is a discount of 25% for every employee/invitee over 100 participants

We strive for a mix of companies across geographies and industries. Most companies are based in the United States. We keep the list of companies and individual participants confidential to protect their anonymity and to promote a safe space for asking personal questions.

A private podcast is invitation only, and not open to the public. This allows invited guests to focus their time on the specific needs of a smaller audience. Our private podcast focuses on hard-working, high performers who are likely under intense stress, and face physical and/or mental health challenges.

Curation: We find and recruit the nation's most respected health experts in physical, mental, social, and spiritual health. Access: To all private episodes of the podcasts Case study: Access to all new, proprietary case studies Case study discussions: Invitation to join our monthly case study discussions moderated by our expert team of executive educators and executive coaches Monthly insights: Summary of case study, best practices, and recommended reading. Coaching: One-on-one coaching can be requested for an additional fee.

Our core team has a unique mix of skills : Case Writing: Jeff Cohn was a case writer at the Harvard Business School and at INSEAD business school. He helped prepare the very first case on Apple Computer, as the company was called at the time. Jeff is an executive coach, a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and will hosts each podcast episode. Case Facilitation: Professor Srini Rangan has been a case facilitator and executive educator for three decades at top business schools including Harvard; IMD; and Babson College, where he has won numerous teaching awards. Group Therapy: Dr. Carrie Muchow is a cognitive behavioral therapist, a group therapist, and an executive coach who received her PhD in psychology, with Honors, from Columbia University.

A case study is a short document (less than five pages) that presents a critical management challenge from the perspective a real person in an organization. In our situation, each original case study will be based on an actual mental health challenge faced by one of our private podcast community members. Our team will interview a sample of members - from each company - and determine which personal challenges should be the basis for new case studies. Of course, each case study will be fully anonymized to protect confidentiality.

An exciting element of our private podcast program is that each month, case studies will be prepared from scratch - by former business school case writers - and based on actual challenges faced by our listeners in real time. A few potential case study topics: Insomnia: "What does it take to get a good nights sleep?" 60% of high performers at work suffer from insomnia. High quality sleep is not just a 'switch off' for our bodies. It impacts cognitive functioning, business judgment, and mental health and well being. Overcoming Stigma: "I have a mental health challenge that sometimes impacts my work performance. Should I speak up, or just keep grinding away? How do best practice companies create a supportive culture?" Physiological Impact on Mental Health: How can I avoid pre-diabetes or obesity - when an astounding 55%+ of high performers in Corporate America - over the age of 35 - already have it? What's best way to leverage nutrition and exercise to enhance metabolic health - given my busy schedule? Physiological Impact on Mental Health: How can I tell what's going on with my heart, brain, and gut biome? I don't really understand how my own physiology impacts focus, stamina, and creativity at work - much less how to make improvements. Managing Ambiguity: Sometimes I need to make fast, tough decisions at work - in an ethical gray zone - with no right or wrong answer. How do I get more comfortable in these ambiguous situations and manage personal stress and anxiety? Human Connection. "I am an introvert, and having difficulty developing authentic connections with work colleagues. Science confirms that meaningful relationships at work impact mental and physical health. How can companies create a culture that supports these connections?

Each month, after reading the newly prepared case study, interested participants may join a live, virtual discussion. The case study will be facilitated by former case writers and instructors who were trained at the Harvard Business School, where the case method was first introduced. The case instructor will ask participants to step into the shoes of the case protagonist and ask questions like - "How would you have handled this situation?" "How would you solve the problem?" "What roadblocks do you anticipate?" "How would you overcome these roadblocks?" The instructor would then facilitate a lively debate in which all participants could simultaneously listen and share their thoughts, feelings, and perspectives. Participants work together to solve tough, ambiguous mental challenges with no easy answers. The process promotes a sense of community and universality. If one person is having a mental (or phyiscal) health problem, then many others are likely having the same problem.

12 new episodes. One per month. In between each episode, participants will be given access to new case studies; invitations to case study discussions; and monthly summary notes.

We recruit health experts - who specialize in physical, mental, social, or spiritual health - from the country's most admired health organizations, hospitals, universities, and think tanks. Our experts have a rigorous scientific background and understand what it's like to work in a high intensity work environment with high stress and anxiety. A few examples: Mayo Clinic Cleveland Clinic Johns Hopkins Stanford Medical School Milken Global Institute

Each episode is 1-1.5 hours.

All podcast episodes will be recorded and made available for listers at their convenience.

Yes. We are always open to suggestion. We will leverage our network to recruit great guests.

There is a health epidemic in the United States - especially among hard-working, high performers - who are often on the managerial and leadership fast track. They face enormous anxiety, pressure, deadlines, chronic stress, and often have the worse sleep and eating habits, which in turn causes even more health problems. Ultimately, this negatively impacts performance, stamina, relationships, and leadership effectiveness. This problem is getting worse, not better. And health care professionals in this country are trained to treat symptoms. They almost never focus on the underlying root cause of health issues - especially ones that are caused at work. This is why we believe our private podcast can make a difference. And it's why we believe the time to act is right now.

According to a recent Harvard Business Review article, a recent survey of 3,625 HR leaders, nearly 70% reported an increase in burnout at their organization in the past year. "With stress levels at their highest in a decade and the leading cause of sickness absence at work, the problem of burnout should be top of every business agenda in 2024," according to the authors.

Despite good intentions, most mental health solutions offered by companies have historically not been well received: employee assistance programs; short term counseling; phone access to a help-line; or preventative tech solutions like a new wellness app. These low-touch solutions have minimal engagement, 5-10% since there development in the early 1980s, according to the Harvard Business Review. Our private podcast solution is much more hands-on, immersive, and non-stigmatizing. We circumvent historical problems by using anonymized, real life case studies, during which participants can put themselves into the shoes of the case protagonist. Our process eliminates the stigma around mental health at work which has prevented employees from getting the support they need.

Our focus is mental health. However mental and physical health are inexorably connected. For example, a poor diet of ultra-process foods will impact the gut biome which will cause inflammation, which in turn can cause depression, anxiety, insomnia, and other mental health conditions. This is precisely why we invite a variety of health experts - mental, physical, and spiritual - and take a holistic view and a root cause approach to solving mental health challenges faced by high performers at work.

Great. Our podcast is more like group therapy. You will have the opportunity to learn how others see you. We hope you will also gain knowledge about issues that have not yet surfaced, or that you are not yet aware of. You may also learn new solutions, practices, and techniques that you likely have not yet considered.

Absolutely. It's of course wonderful that you feel healthy. But are you tracking the right biomarkers? Are you aware of any problems - or silent killers - that are lurking beneath the surface, that have not yet been identified by your primary care doctor, therapist, or executive coach? For example, 70% of Americans over the age of 35 are either pre-diabetic, diabetic, or obese. 35% have mental health challenges. 45% have suboptimal gut biomes. 60%+ of high performers suffer from stress and some form of insomnia. 65% of workers are at risk of burnout, and the list goes on and on. Remember, 99%+ of U.S trained physicians treat symptoms. They do not take a holistic, root cause, integrative approach to health care. Our experts do. We hope it's a nice complement to your trusted physician.

Most people appreciate the connection between mental and physical health. However, they do not have access to the best experts, much less understand how they are interconnected: Holistic health: Integrated view of an individual's mental, physical, spiritual, and social functioning. Physical health: Extent to which individual has optimized physical well-being. Mental health: Individual's behavioral, cognitive, and emotional state of being. Social health: Individual's ability to build healthy, nurturing, genuine, and supportive relationships. Spiritual health: Extent to which individual integrates meaning into their life and work.