Recent Engagements
Talk @ Microsoft
Civic and tech sector leaders from the US, Europe & LATAM joined this talk at Microsoft about NextStep Health’s work & vision for solving mental health crises across the US & beyond.
Clinton Global Initiative (CGIU)
1,000+ students and leaders from 92 countries convened at Vanderbilt University for the annual CGIU conference where NextStep Health was featured during the Closing Plenary alongside Chelsea Clinton.
Talk @ Harvard University
‘Core Principles for Living a Good Life’ at Harvard Graduate School of Education.
NH Youth Summit
15,000 students tuned into the live Summit that featured Sam Warach, interviewed by rapper Dee-1, alongside community leaders like Mark Wahlberg and the Governor of NH.
WMUR-TV
NextStep GoodLife app launch for student resilience.(nextstepgoodlife.com)
Talk @ Stanford University
‘Take the NextStep’ at Stanford University d.school. (Hasso Plattner Institute of Design)
Chelsea Clinton on NextStep Health
NextStep Health’s COVID-19 response initiative with the Clinton Foundation.
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Network + Collaboration
Connecting the Dots.
I’ve had the great honor to meet and connect with incredibly impactful people across different industries and gain insight into how to create lasting impact. From renown publishers like Kip Forbes (left/above) to civic, social, and technology leaders across various other sectors:
TECH + EDUCATION
I had the honor to meet with John Hennessy, Chairman of Alphabet, Inc., Turing Award Winner, and 10th President of Stanford. We spoke about life & his interdisciplinary entrepreneurial career, which has greatly influenced mine.
Read MorePUBLIC HEALTH
I had the chance to connect with US Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, and highlight NextStep Health. Murthy’s work has influenced NextStep profoundly.
Read MoreNGO + IMPACT
I’ve had the honor to meet with Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, and share ideas around global solutions for public health challenges.
Read MoreART + MEDIA
I shared the same stage with, and “opened” for, Rapper and Artist, Tip “T.I.” Harris at Smart City Expo Atlanta.
Read MoreSpeaking & Workshops
Facilitating
personal & professional development.
I have a deep passion for helping others through holistic personal and professional development. This passion is integrated into my daily life with my work at NextStep Health and beyond, through speaking engagements, design workshops, and advising early-stage startups. I’ve delivered talks and facilitated workshops at places including: Stanford University, Microsoft, Google and Brown Medical School.
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Innovation & Design Talks
Talk @ Microsoft on NextStep Health
I spoke at Microsoft about our work at NextStep Health & our vision for our public interest technology.
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UNIVERSITY LECTURES
Seminar @ Brown Medical School’s Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health.
I delivered a seminar to medical doctors, professors, and graduate students at Brown Medical School’s Center for Digital Health. During my seminar I overviewed NextStep Health and the human-centered design of our digital health apps to facilitate access to care & health literacy resources.
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GROUP WORKSHOPS
Facilitating outside-the-box design thinking at Google HQ in Mountain View for Stanford University Innovation Fellows.
Google is a global leader in innovation and creativity. I had the honor to co-facilitate workshops in design thinking, radical inclusion and human factors.
BOOK SAM
Population Health Innovation Summit
@ Albany, NY Capital Center
Followed New York State’s Chief Medical Officer, Thomas Smith MD and shared NextStep Health’s work in NYC in partnership with the NYC Mayor’s Office to improve community mental health with tech-enabled resources.
Alajuela, Costa Rica: ‘Defining Purpose’ workshop for entrepreneurial young professionals and college students.
As a Coach + Mentor, I provided intensive 1-on-1 sessions and led group workshops, during an immersive experience for entrepreneurial young professionals and college students in collaboration with Third Nature.
Saint Anselm College, HOBY NH
During this engagement I discussed the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. I reviewed concepts of social responsibility and serving as contributing members of society as young professionals. The audience was a curated group of two of the top high school sophomores (‘Ambassadors’) from each New Hampshire high school.
STRATEGY & SYSTEMS DESIGN
High-Touch hands-on think-tank advising for social entrepreneurs around the globe.
Project X-ITE Flight to Denver: Hosted in partnership between the UN Non-Government Liaison Service, the United Nations Foundation (UNF) and Megan Smith, [former] Chief Technology Officer of the USA appointed by the Obama Administration, the Solutions Summit was created: To lift up exceptional innovators – technologists, engineers, scientists, and others – who are developing solutions that address one or more of the SDGs, and; To catalyze a grassroots effort where communities can scout and convene resources around solution-makers.
