Mitch is a leader in the wellbeing space with a lifelong mission to ‘change the way the world feels’.

Mitch is one of the top global thought leaders in psychology, with a lifelong mission to ‘change the way the world feels’.

His goal is to transform the lives of1 billion people to be more mentally healthy through his educational platforms, inspiring talks & the social impact organisations he’s involved with. After working at Microsoft for almost 7 years, he left his successful corporate career to devote himself full-time to helping people overcome suffering and reimagine the healing potential of the mind.

He is most well known for being the founder of Heart On My Sleeve - a leading global mental health movement that helps people drop the brave face and be real about how they feel.He is the creator of “Real Conversations” – an interpersonal relationship program that transforms workplace culture and family systems toward psychological safety through emotionally intelligent communication skills. He’s delivered workshops to C-level executives in over 4 continents.

As an accomplished keynote speaker, he’s delivered talks to tens of thousands of people, including some of the most recognised companies in the world such as American Express, Amazon, Google, KPMG, and dozens more. Mitch is a mental health expert–holding a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Columbia University in New York, and has over 2 decades of lived experience with mental ill-health including anxiety, depression, and OCD. He has accrued countless hours of experience researching & delivering evidence based emotional wellbeing practices

.He has been an advisor to the United Nations on the topic of youth mental health and won a Man of Impact award by GQ. He was appointed the first-ever ambassador for the Australia & New Zealand Mental Health Association and is currently an expert advisor to the CorporateMental Health Alliance. He’s been named a Westfield Local Hero and was featured in B&T’s Top 10 Social Change makers in Australia. He’s been featured in wellbeing campaigns by the likes of Allianz and LinkedIn, and featured in top news publications like Sky News, Huffington Post and Channel 10’s The Project.

He is accredited in mental health first aid and is a trained Lifeline crisis supporter. Mitch runs a popular podcast that has featured guests from Harvard Psychologists, media personalities, and world-class Olympians. His social media videos have reached millions of people and he recently received the award for “most inspiring mental health video of the year”. Mitch also holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Sydney, and is involved with multiple social impact ventures including Heaps Normal (Australia’s #1 non-alcoholic craft beer), Calm Water stress reduction supplement and many others.