Episode 38: Obi Felten, Flourish Labs

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A bit about this episode: I've been wanting to speak with Obi Felten on this podcast for years because of her unique blend of product incubation experience (she was the first non-engineering member of the team behind Google's Moonshot factory) and her passion for mental health innovation. Since I also am a non-engineer working at an innovation lab with a passion for mental health, Obi seemed like someone I needed to know.

Obi is the founder and CEO of Peers.net, a telehealth platform where anyone between the ages of 13 and 30 can book 1:1 sessions with a peer supporter of their choice within 24hrs. To experience how powerful it is to talk to someone who has actually been in your shoes, just visit peers.net and pick a supporter that feels right to you.

This conversation traces Obi's career arc along with the personal experiences that led her to found Flourish Labs, a startup focused on elevating professional peer support (a new concept to many) using the tool of technology. We talk about the power of this kind of peer support, especially for people who are just learning to accept their mental health challenges or people who are transitioning out from in-patient care, etc. We discuss what is currently known in the world of mental health treatment, and what the future might look like. Good stuff.

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This is the unedited Zoom version of our conversation. To hear the podcast, subscribe to the Beautiful Voyager podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.