Coping Skills for Coders: Prioritizing Mental Wellness in Tech

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Your Name: Colette Ellis

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Title: Coping Skills for Coders: Prioritizing Mental Wellness in Tech

What your talk is about:
An insightful discussion on maintaining mental wellbeing during the stressful periods of job hunting or founding a startup. As the founder of Libbie Health, Colette will share from experience on challenges faced navigating tech as a Black woman and building an AI platform.

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Event Title:
Coping Skills for Coders: Prioritizing Mental Wellness in Tech

Event Description:
Join behavioral health coach Colette Ellis for an insightful discussion on maintaining mental wellbeing during the stressful periods of job hunting or founding a startup. As the founder of Libbie Health, Colette will share from experience on challenges faced navigating tech as a Black woman and building an AI app.

Colette will introduce the mindfulness-based techniques built into the Libbie app, like EFT tapping and breathing exercises to short-circuit anxiety and boost resilience. You will learn practical tools for self-care that can be applied on the go. She'll also address how focusing on mental fitness cultivates an innovative mindset and strong workplace culture.

Speaker Bio:
Colette Ellis is an experienced entrepreneur, innovator, and CEO focused on improving mental health outcomes. With over 15 years of leadership and industry expertise, Colette founded Libbie Health to make convenient and culturally sensitive mental health solutions more accessible. Before launching Libbie Health, she worked as a Behavioral Health Coach at Calm and an internal HR consultant at Willis Towers Watson, executing initiatives that optimized employee health, engagement and productivity.