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Tuesday, January 28 • 12:30 - 14:00
Breakin' Down Barriers Around Mental Health in the Workplace | Faire tomber les barrières entourant la santé mentale en milieu de travail

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Michael “Piecez” Prosserman shares his personal story on how he built a non-profit from the ground up over 15 years that uses hip hop to improve youth mental health. Unity grew from a grassroots idea to a national charity with 80 staff reaching over a quarter of a million youth across Canada. It was built from the dreams of artists, youth and eventually a long list of supporters. In this talk, Michael addresses navigating mental health challenges in a leadership role, building authentic team culture that supports well-being and simple strategies for self-care in teams.

Michael « Piecez » Prosserman raconte comment il a mis sur pied, à partir de rien et en une quinzaine d’années, un organisme sans but lucratif qui utilise le hip-hop pour améliorer la santé mentale des jeunes. Parti d’un projet très local, Unity est devenu un organisme national comptant 80 employés à l’écoute de plus d’un quart de millions de jeunes partout au Canada. L’organisme a pris de l’ampleur grâce aux rêves d’artistes et de jeunes ainsi qu’à de nombreux donateurs. Dans cette conférence, Michael parle de l’art de gérer les questions de santé mentale lorsqu’on occupe un poste de direction, du développement d’une culture d’équipe authentique favorisant le bien-être, et de stratégies simples pour l’autogestion de la santé au sein des équipes.

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Michael Prosserman

B-boy & Founder | Bboy et fondateur, Unity Charity
Michael “Piecez” Prosserman empowers social impact leaders to grow and thrive. Michael founded Unity Charity (www.unitycharity.com) out of his passion for breakdancing (“b-boying”) and mental health. By high school, Michael was accepted into Cirque Du Soleil and was featured in the major motion picture “Honey.”  Michael speaks from lived experience, bringing a practical, innovative approach to coaching... Read More →


Tuesday January 28, 2020 12:30 - 14:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière