55 episodes

Beyond the Checkbox is a workplace podcast hosted by Dr. Ryan Todd, a clinical psychiatrist, award-winning filmmaker, and founder/CEO of mental health tech startup, headversity. The goal of the show is to help listeners future-proof their organizations through stories of innovation and progressive leadership that champion mental health at work, where they’ve gone above and beyond checking the box. This is accomplished through Dr. Todd diving into hard-hitting topics of mental wellbeing in the workplace with some of the world’s top business leaders, executives, and technologists that are leading exemplary initiatives.

Beyond the Checkbox Dr. Ryan Todd

    • Health & Fitness

Beyond the Checkbox is a workplace podcast hosted by Dr. Ryan Todd, a clinical psychiatrist, award-winning filmmaker, and founder/CEO of mental health tech startup, headversity. The goal of the show is to help listeners future-proof their organizations through stories of innovation and progressive leadership that champion mental health at work, where they’ve gone above and beyond checking the box. This is accomplished through Dr. Todd diving into hard-hitting topics of mental wellbeing in the workplace with some of the world’s top business leaders, executives, and technologists that are leading exemplary initiatives.

    Episode 55 | Fighting the bear in my head - life after surviving a grizzly attack | Ft. Jeremy Evans

    Episode 55 | Fighting the bear in my head - life after surviving a grizzly attack | Ft. Jeremy Evans

    Tune in for my unforgettable conversation with Jeremy Evans, one of the few people on the planet who can say they survived an encounter with a grizzly bear. I'm still awestruck by our conversation.

    Jeremy is passionately trying to raise funds for PTSD research and treatment at the University of Calgary. You can support this noble cause by donating at grizzlydude.ca and https://crowdfunding.ucalgary.ca/o/university-of-calgary/i/ucrowdfund/s/grizzly-dude.

    • 58 min
    Episode 54 | Organizational Behavior | Ft. Kyle Brykman

    Episode 54 | Organizational Behavior | Ft. Kyle Brykman

    Ryan Todd explores the intricate world of workplace dynamics with Brad Blaisdell, VP of Workplace Solutions and Compliance at Respect Group along with special guest, Kyle Brykman, a researcher at the University of Windsor and an expert in organizational behavior.

    • 36 min
    Episode 53 | World Mental Health Day: Making Mental Health Universal | Ft. Zeke Smith

    Episode 53 | World Mental Health Day: Making Mental Health Universal | Ft. Zeke Smith

    Special addition World Mental Health Day episode featuring Zeke Smith, Director of Leadership & Workforce Development at Apache Industrial Services. 

    • 39 min
    Episode 52 | Suicide Awareness | Ft. Vince Hafeli

    Episode 52 | Suicide Awareness | Ft. Vince Hafeli

    A new episode of Beyond the Checkbox is dropping tomorrow! In this episode we are listening to the powerful story of Vince Hafeli. Like many others, several difficult personal tragedies lead him to a mental health crisis where stigma left him afraid to ask for help. Discover how he rose above an extremely difficult period in his life to eventually become the president of Ajax Paving, a large construction company. He now shares his story in Ted Talks and across many other stages and platforms.

    • 57 min
    Episode 51 | Navigating Mental Health Distress Calls | Ft. Art Wlodyka

    Episode 51 | Navigating Mental Health Distress Calls | Ft. Art Wlodyka

    Art Wlodyka is a detective who works in one of the busiest policing units in Canada. His day-to-day consists of being the first person on the scene to get people who have severe and persistent mental illness proper care. Tune in as he breaks down the wild situations he finds himself in and the strains and stressors he experiences every day.

    • 41 min
    Episode 50 | Just Breathe | Ft. Avi Greenberg

    Episode 50 | Just Breathe | Ft. Avi Greenberg

    Avi Greenberg is a breathing expert who discovered his passion while working a high stress sales job. In this episode he takes us through his discovery of intentional breathing and the monumental impact it has had on both his life and his clients.

    • 53 min

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