Friedensohn relies on therapy and coaching to sustain her CEO role
Alyson Friedensohn · 20VC: Biggest Lessons from Working with John Doerr, How Founders Can Have Discussions of Vulnerability with Their Board and Investors & Marrying Another Founder; The Pros, Cons and Ways To Make it Succeed with Alyson Friedensohn, Co-Founder & CEO @ Modern · Sep 4, 2020 · at 9:31
Alyson Friedensohn, co-founder and CEO of Modern Health, discusses her personal mental health support system and how it enables her leadership.
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“I'm very vocal at work that I see a therapist. I have a coach of couples therapists, and I can safely say I wouldn't be standing here today if it wasn't for that entire support system and team that I have to coach and help me grow every single day.”
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