WHAT I WISH I KNEW ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH

Based in Nashville, TN, Hang on Health is a nonprofit that empowers entrepreneurs to build mental resilience to achieve peak performance - personally and professionally. With easily accessible and credible education, community, and coaching, entrepreneurs gain clarity, stability, optimism, and belonging. This foundation enables them to build unwavering companies that catapult to success.

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This Summit Session's speaker is Tina Stoyka, founder and executive director of Hang on Health. HOH Summit Sessions are educational opportunities for entrepreneurs to hear raw, honest personal stories from their peers on their mental health struggles as well as learn from mental wellness professionals on how to understand, manage and improve their mental wellness.

MARCH 18 | WHAT I WISH I KNEW ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH

Four years ago, Tina's mental health journey kicked off—though "journey" makes it sound way more glamorous than the rollercoaster of stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and mania that it actually was. Fast forward to six months ago, Tina stepped into the mental health space in a professional capacity by launching a mental health nonprofit. Turns out, learning about mental health because you have to and learning about it from an educational lens are two very different experiences.

In this session, Tina will impart the knowledge she's gained— both from lived experience and her deep dive into the science behind it all. We’ll explore fundamental mental and behavioral health subjects such as...

• building self-awareness,
• uncertainty,
• fear,
• anxiety,
• stress,
• rewiring your mind and more.

Plus, Tina will connect the dots between these concepts and the entrepreneurial grind.

Join us on the 18th at 9:00am at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center for an open, honest, and maybe even slightly cheeky conversation that’ll leave you feeling informed and empowered and a little less alone in your mental wellness evolution.

Doors, breakfast and networking start at 9:00am.

Programming begins at 9:15.

A light breakfast of bagels, fruit and coffee will be provided.

Free parking is available at the garage behind the NEC. Grab a ticket upon garage entry and the front desk will validate it for you.

* Virtual Option*: If you're unable to attend in person, you can still join us via Zoom. Please use the same registration link on this page. Select the option to join via zoom in the form and we will email the info to all attendees the morning of the event.

Hang on Health is also so grateful for our partnership with the and their generousity in donating the event space!

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is a community committed to making Nashville the ultimate destination for startups by nurturing a thriving ecosystem that supports entrepreneurs at every step.

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About the Speaker:

Tina Stoyka is the executive director and founder of Hang on Health, a nonprofit for mental health of entrepreneurs. Based in Nashville, TN, Tina founded Hang on Health in October 2024 because of her own mental health struggles as a 3x founder. Since owning her own businesses, she’s experienced trauma, suicidal depression and, in 2021, was diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder. She’s also struggled with ADHD since she was twelve years old. That's why her new mission is to ensure that no entrepreneur ever has to experience the mental challenges she faced.

Prior to Hang on Health, Tina was a growth executive for 17 years. Her career started in Washington, DC at Gartner, a best practices company, supporting Fortune 500 executives. Then, for nearly eight years, she led all growth initiatives for a multi-million dollar state and local lobbying services firm in Washington, DC, where she became an equity partner at 27 years old. Tina has served as President and Director for two government relations nonprofit Boards in Washington. Her endeavor before Hang on Health was her growth consulting firm for small businesses and start ups. Tina is also a sought after speaker for virtual and in-person events, including up to ~300 attendees.

More about Tina.

Instagram: @hangonhealth

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Host or Publisher Hang on Health