How can we use entrepreneurship to advocate for causes that matter? 

In this episode of the Conversationalist podcast, TC Founder and CEO Sophie Beren sits down with Peiman Raf and Mason Spector, the co-founders of Madhappy, an optimistic lifestyle and clothing brand focused on positivity and mental health. Peiman and Mason share the personal and professional story behind their company and how they built Madhappy into a massive success. They also share how through leading with kindness, building strong support systems, and leaning into hard conversations about mental health, we can create a more optimistic world.

Peiman was born to Iranian immigrants in Italy and moved to America at a young age. Before launching Madhappy in 2017, Peiman worked as an investment banker in New York for several months after graduating college but found a new path after creating Madhappy with his friends.

Mason has dedicated his career to bringing awareness to mental health and initiating conversations on various platforms. After struggling with addiction in his youth, Mason is now over two years sober and an advocate in the addiction recovery community.

Here at The Conversationalist, we’re on a mission to amplify 1,000,000 Gen Z'ers voices and unify the world, one conversation at a time. On each episode of The Conversationalist Podcast, The Conversationalist Founder and CEO Sophie Beren interviews activists, entrepreneurs, and game-changers from the TC community as well as experts and thought leaders who are at the forefront of social change. Each conversation invites guests to share their story, their perspectives, and the obstacles they’ve overcome to get to where they are today. Sophie is here to help break open your echo chamber so that you can unify your world.

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