Koa is the culmination of 20 years of practice as a psychiatrist, McKinsey health tech consultant, Director of Public Health and entrepreneur.  It was the deep pockets of Telefonica that allowed us to build Koa without compromise.

To truly innovate and bring your best self and true talent to the workplace, you and your team need to step into work with a sound body and mind—and that includes emotional well-being.

The intense focus on personal achievement—combined with high investors expectations and fast-paced startup culture—can stigmatize the need to take a break or seek support, fostering unhealthy mental well-being habits.

Today's question is:

How do we support the "disruption business model" of startups while ensuring that the people building these organizations are fully supported?

“I’ve lost two close friends to suicide, and supported a close family member living with bipolar.  When you begin to look, mental health challenges are everywhere and the opportunity to help people and unlock human potential is just staggering.  Working as an NHS doctor, it was clear that digital had to be the answer to opening-up access and supporting mental health earlier in its course, before small problems become big problems, but it had to be done properly.”