Faculty PIs, researchers, students and other investigators manage multiple responsibilities, both personally and professionally. Those that consider going down the entrepreneurial path have more to handle and therefore have a harder time balancing all the priorities in their lives. This concept of balancing all the things, however, has been largely ignored in the support most tech transfer departments provide to startup founders and PIs.

Research shows that a significant portion of faculty PIs experience stress and burnout from the various responsibilities they bear, even before adding the stress of entrepreneurship. Helping faculty PIs, students, and researchers balance the various responsibilities they carry can help them have a longer, more productive, and more successful entrepreneurial experience and overall career.

What You'll Learn:

• Strategies to Support an Innovator’s Mental Health: Learn ways to overcome the roadblocks & stressors commonly faced by innovators.
• Mental Health Resources Available at Pitt: Discover the university’s suite of mental health resources and programs available to faculty, staff, and students.
• Core Values of Entrepreneurial Mental Health: Explore the components that go into building an entrepreneur’s mental health to strategize personal strengths and areas of improvement.

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