On this episode of the BragWorthy Culture podcast, Jordan talks with Shannon Arens, Wellbeing Consultant with Sequoia Consulting Group. She helps leaders from the most innovative tech companies design their wellbeing strategies. She began her career as a child and family therapist and spent a number of years supporting LinkedIn’s Domestic Wellness program before becoming a consultant.

Shannon talks about what inspired her to start a career in wellness, her background before becoming a wellbeing consultant and what she has taken from the early part of her career into her current job. She discusses how Sequoia breaks down wellbeing and what Sequoia’s client base is like. She mentions how the pandemic has impacted wellbeing and specific challenges people face in July 2021 regarding the transition from working remotely to working in the office. She touches on the topic of self-care vs self-soothing, along with how CEOs are supporting wellbeing now compared to years ago and budget changes over the last year.