Mitch Wallis

Mitch Wallis

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About Mitch

“Mitch is one of the top global thought leads in psychology, with a lifelong mission to ‘change the way the world feels’. After working at Microsoft for almost 7 years, he left his successful ...”

Mitch is one of the top global thought leads in psychology, with a lifelong mission to ‘change the way the world feels’.

After working at Microsoft for almost 7 years, he left his successful corporate career to devote himself full-time to helping people overcome suffering and reimagine the healing potential of the mind.

His focus is on three core pillars: Human Connection, Emotional Fortitude, and Mindful High Performance, with the common through-line in all of his work being: “go toward the pain”.

Mitch is a mental health expert – holding a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University in New York, and he has over 2 decades of lived experience with mental ill health including anxiety, depression and OCD.

He is most well known for being the founder of Heart On My Sleeve – a leading global mental health movement that helps people drop the brave face and be real about how they feel.

He is the creator of “Real Conversations” – an interpersonal relationship program that transforms workplace culture and family systems toward psychological safety through emotionally intelligent communication skills. As an accomplished keynote speaker having delivered talks to tens of thousands of people, including some of the most recognised companies in the world such as American Express, Amazon, Google, KPMG, and dozens more.

He has been an advisor to the United Nations on the topic of youth mental health and won a Man of Impact award by GQ. He was appointed the first-ever ambassador for the Australia and New Zealand Mental Health Association and is currently an expert advisor to the Corporate Mental Health Alliance.

He is accredited in Mental Health First Aid and a trained Lifeline crisis supporter. Mitch runs a popular podcast that has featured guests from Harvard Psychologists, media personalities, and world-class Olympians.

Mitch also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Sydney. He is involved with multiple social impact ventures including Heaps Normal (Australia’s #1 non-alcoholic craft beer), Calm Water stress reduction supplement, and many others. He shares with us what it means to be human.

Watch Mitch in action

MITCH WALLIS | Showreel

MITCH WALLIS | Showreel
MITCH WALLIS | Real Conversations Keynote

MITCH WALLIS | Real Conversations Keynote

What people say about Mitch

Mitch spoke with such openness about his journey with mental health that our colleagues were inspired to share their own stories and experiences.

– Managing Director Aus, American Express

Mitch resonated in a way we hadn’t been able to get through in the past.

– CEO Aus, Microsoft

Mitch has helped to break down walls and open minds and hearts. There is such wisdom is his words.

– Head of Inclusion, Diversity & Wellbeing, Allens

Mitch Wallis is the real deal.

– Head of Wellbeing, KPMG

Mitch’s talks at J&J have been a real highlight in our mental health program. His authenticity and openness in talking about such sensitive topics, has been refreshing and completely inspiring. We continue to receive such positive feedback from our teams about Mitch sharing his own story, his engaging description of mental health and the tips he recommends. I would highly recommend Mitch as a key note speaker.

– Carli Phillips Wellbeing Lead, Australia - Johnson & Johnson

Mitch’s keynote events and workshops are always delivered with great proficiency. Mitch is an extremely knowledgeable and engaging speaker in the mental health space who has the ability to capture the audience, across each level of the organisation, with real passion and authenticity. Each program Mitch has delivered across our organisation is met with positive feedback and we have our people continuing to ask for more.

– Lainie Cassidy Head of People & Operations Australia - KPMG

As we are discovering more about the importance of mental health in creating a safe work environment, it was suggested by one of our colleagues that we invite Mitch to speak to our organisation about his experiences. Mitch spoke with such openness about his journey with mental health that our colleagues were inspired to share their own stories and experiences. This lead to us implementing the Real Mates program, a source of peer support for our colleagues as we navigate our way through these challenging times of 2020. I’d like to thank Mitch for sharing his story with us, and I hope he has the chance to spark more positive change across other organisations as the awareness of mental health grows.

– Corrina Davison Managing Director ANZ - American Express

It’s authenticity. The story that Mitch tells, and the way he tells it, breaks through. We’ve been having this conversation about wellness for a long time, inside of Microsoft, and making progress. But there’s no question that when we introduced Mitch to the team and saw how he shared his personal story it resonated in a way we hadn’t been able to get through in the past.

– Steven Worrall Managing Director Australia - MICROSOFT

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