My brother Carson could sell anything. By his late twenties he had built a national insurance company, and at 34 he died by suicide. Here is what he taught me, how I nearly burned out building a nonprofit in his memory, and why Susan Frew and I wrote Entrepreneur Aftershock.
Construction award nominations close Friday, November 13. Has your company built a peer support program people use, or has your union made it easier to ask for help? Apply now, then meet closing keynote Lisa Ryan, who asks a key question for the trades: what makes people want to stay?
Across construction, crew leaders, contractors, unions and researchers are quietly changing how the industry cares for its workers. This edition invites you to celebrate that work: nominate someone for the Construction Mental Health & Wellbeing Industry Awards, or submit a 3–5 minute mental health toolbox talk video. Both deadlines are November 6.
What do you say when someone tells you, “I’m NOT okay”? Most of us freeze or rush to fix it. Meet Mitch Wallis, opening keynote for the 6th Annual Construction Mental Health & Wellbeing Conference. His Real Conversations® framework teaches practical skills that make connection part of your safety system.
We talk about mental health more than ever and yet, more people are struggling to get support. The problem isn't awareness. Awareness opened the door. The problem is what comes next: the human infrastructure that turns concern into action, and good intentions into real pathways to care.
