"I Am Not a Therapist" - Managing Talent Acquisition and Retention Stress
Three practices to manage stress and the neuroscience behind them; an overview of headversity’s evidence-based Preventative Mental Platform.
Attendees will walk away with: – 3 practical frameworks for managing stress – An understanding of Preventative Mental Health, and why it’s a differentiated benefit that candidates are coming to expect
Trudi Chalmers
Dr. Trudi Chalmers is an accomplished behavioural scientist and business leader. Trudi chose to enter the business sector after gaining extensive experience in academia to apply her knowledge of behavioural science in solving business challenges. Trudi has since contributed to the development and growth of numerous technology firms. Currently, Trudi is the Vice President of Impact at headversity, a Calgary-based company that provides digital, preventative mental health solutions for the workforce. Trudi's work at headversity focuses on ensuring that headversity's mental health content is grounded in science and positively impacts employers' and employees' mental health concerns. Outside of work, Trudi enjoys adventuring outside and exploring the mountains with her husband and two daughters.
Gretchen Phillips
Gretchen Phillips is the Chief Revenue Officer of headversity, a preventative workforce mental health platform. She is responsible for strategic partnerships, sales and client success- working with employers of all sizes to reduce the costs of poor mental health in the workplace. Over the past two decades, Gretchen has held many executive leadership roles in the Group Benefits space, including head of Disability Claims. When she’s not working, Gretchen is a devoted swim and music theatre parent, and whenever possible, plays golf, chess, and the piano. Gretchen is a graduate of Bucknell University and lives in Morristown, NJ with her husband, two sons and rescue dog, Maverick.
