Armed to Innovate

Raising capital, launching a product, building a team, acquisitions and mergers. These are all milestones that bring about a myriad of emotions, from excitement and optimism to anxiety, stress and self-doubt. It's natural to experience these emotions. By recognizing them as part of the entrepreneurial journey, we gain the knowledge and tools to navigate them effectively.

Armed to Innovate is a four hour course for individuals working in a fast-paced startup or scaleup or for those who support the leaders in businesses as a coach or investor.

Part 1: Understanding Stress

Learn what stress is, how it gets turned on, how it works, how it impacts us, and the reason we have a stress response, so you can make better decisions and respond to stress in more effective ways. Learn to recognize what stress looks like for you.

Part 2: Getting Cognitive

Learn a tool and framework that we can apply to untangle our perceptions of stimuli in our environment (and therefore impact our stress response system), so we can respond more effectively and better maintain our mental health.

Part 3: Getting Emotional

Learn to better understand what emotions are and the purpose that they serve. Learn how you truly feel about your feelings, and then practice being mindful and present to help you identify how you’re feeling in any situation.

Part 4: Getting (Un)Stressed

Integrate your learning from the previous sections as we learn a framework to create your own personal dashboard that allows you to recognize where your stress is at, and helps you identify what you need as a result. Identify buffers (or coping strategies) that work for you.