Ill mental health costs the UK more than £94bn every year, equating to something like £3,000 per employee of the age to work.

Away from the financial consequences, the truth is bleaker still. People are unhappy: overworked, undervalued and stressed out.

But things are changing. Sanctus is a startup on a mission to change the perception of mental health. They put professional coaches in businesses to do something novel: talk to staff members on a 1-2-1 basis, in complete privacy, without any judgement or disclosure to their bosses or peers. 

Vic Lloyd is Sanctus’ first employee and Operations Manager. As advocates of discussions on mental health, Vic, Dan and Nana talk frankly about what affects them and how they overcome challenges to succeed in the hectic startup world.