Women Who Lead: World Mental Health Day powered by Shopify NY
Join us for a curated mid-day wellness gathering in honor of World Mental Health Day, designed exclusively for female founders, entrepreneurs and leaders. This event serves as a sanctuary for mental health, well-being and connection, giving you space to pause, recharge and engage with a community of like-minded women.
Your Wellness Experience:
From the moment you arrive, the day is centered around you and your well-being. Begin with a gentle preview of our marketplace featuring women-owned brands powered by Shopify, and enjoy light bites alongside ceremonial matcha from Plentea Matcha. Explore interactive wellness stations designed to help you relax and recharge:
Mini Facials by Glowbar – Refresh and glow with personalized facial treatments.
Red Light Therapy Mask Sessions from Sonna – Experience the benefits of red light therapy to rejuvenate skin and calm the mind.
Recovery Station from Kollectiv NYC – Recharge and recover with guided wellness practices.
Sound Healing Experience by Sage + Sound – Ground yourself in a 10-minute immersive sound bath to center your energy and create space for reflection.
What to Expect:
11:00am – Doors Open & Marketplace Preview
• Explore women-owned brands powered by Shopify
• Enjoy light bites and matcha from Plentea Matcha
11:50am – 12:00pm – Sound Healing Experience
• A grounding healing session led by Sage + Sound
12:00pm – 1:00pm – Founders Mental Health Panel + Q&A
• Inspiring founders share their stories on leadership, creativity, and mental health journey
1:00pm – 2:00pm – Marketplace & Community Hour
• Shop and discover women-owned brands
• Connect with fellow founders and leaders
• Continue conversations over matcha and wellness experiences
Panel Details:
This panel brings together inspiring female founders who turned their personal mental health and wellness struggles into thriving businesses and brands. They’ll share candidly about the challenges of building in the wellness space, including managing burnout, setting boundaries, and making space for self-care while growing a company.
Through honest conversation, panelists will reveal how they continue to nurture their own well-being, cultivate resilience, and lead authentically while creating supportive ecosystems for themselves and their communities.
What You’ll Learn:
Mental Health & Leadership – Tools and practices to stay grounded while building a business rooted in wellness
Resilience & Authenticity – How vulnerability and self-awareness strengthen both leadership and personal growth
Community & Connection – How cultivating supportive networks fuels both well-being and professional success
Speakers:
Sam Abrahart, Founder and CEO of The Mayfair Group (https://themayfairgroupllc.com/)
Sam set out to create a space where people could be real, vulnerable, and feel seen in their everyday human experience. Enter: The Mayfair Group - a global lifestyle brand founded out of Sam’s guest bedroom in 2017, is now known for its empowering messages, feel-good apparel, and community-driven campaigns. During Sam's pivotal years in university, she faced her own mental health struggles, navigating anxiety and depression. Social media—which was supposed to bring people together—was making her feel more alone than ever. The Mayfair Group was started as a self-funded leap of faith built on one goal: to create a digital safe space where people could feel seen, and supported. And, in May 2022, The Mayfair Group launched the Mayfair World Fund, its own therapy fund to give access to free mental health resources and sessions and help shape a better world for the generations to come. Sam has been featured in Forbes twice (here and here), nominated by Forbes as one of the most promising new entrepreneurs in their Next 1000 List (here), featured in Elle Magazine (here), and honored by Creative Cultivate in their C&C 100 (here). The Mayfair Group has been featured in publications such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, British Vogue, Glamour, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and more. See The Mayfair Group’s full press page here.
Olivia June Williams, Co- Founder of PYM (https://youcanpym.com/)
Olivia is a wellness advocate, entrepreneur, and mental health champion. As the co-founder of PYM (Prepare Your Mind), she has been instrumental in developing natural, science-backed solutions to support mental well-being. Olivia’s journey into the wellness space began with her own experiences in mood regulation, leading her to explore amino acid therapy—a path that ultimately inspired the creation of PYM’s Original Mood Chews. Beyond her work with PYM, Olivia is also the founder and CEO of Hey! VINA, a social platform designed to help women make meaningful friendships. Through both ventures, she has been a vocal advocate for mental health, aiming to destigmatize conversations around stress, anxiety, and emotional resilience. Olivia’s multifaceted approach combines entrepreneurship with a deep commitment to community well-being, making her a leading voice in the intersection of mental health and wellness.
Dr. Robin Berzin, Founder and & CEO of Parsley Health
Dr. Robin Berzin is a globally recognized celebrity physician, author, and leading voice in health optimization, longevity, and disease resolution. She is also the founder and CEO of Parsley Health, the leading functional health company in the US. Parsley offers advanced diagnostic testing and clinical care with board-certified clinical teams trained in functional medicine.
Since founding Parsley Health in 2016, Dr. Berzin has seen tens of thousands of patients improve or resolve their symptoms and conditions within their first year of care, demonstrating the life-changing value of making functional medicine accessible to everyone, anywhere. Parsley is available online nationwide and in person in NYC and LA. Parsley is the first functional medicine provider to have validated outcomes data, evidence-backed protocols, and accept insurance for over 16 million people.
Dr. Berzin attended medical school at Columbia University and trained in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. She has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Tech Pioneer, named as one of the 100 most innovative women in business by Inc. Magazine, and praised by Fast Company for founding one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Her first book, State Change: End Anxiety, Beat Burnout and Ignite a New Baseline of Energy and Flow, published by Simon Element, is available now.
Lauren Zucker, Co-Founder of Sage + Sound (https://www.sage-sound.com)
Lauren Zucker is the co-founder of NYC-based wellness space Sage + Sound, which she built out of her own journey toward healing and self-discovery. A dancer and fitness enthusiast, Lauren turned to wellness practices to navigate a painful divorce and witness the struggles of those around her. Combining her personal experience with her expertise as a former VP of Brand Partnerships at EMI Music, she created Sage + Sound as a welcoming, accessible space where people can explore movement, meditation, sound healing, community and connection. All designed to support mental health, self-care and resilience.
About the series: Women Who Lead is an ongoing series created to support female founders, entrepreneurs and leaders by giving them space to pause, reflect and recharge. Each gathering is thoughtfully curated to prioritize mental health, wellbeing and authentic connection while featuring a marketplace highlighting women-owned businesses and brands. It’s an event designed for women, by women, where founders can step away from the demands of leadership, focus on themselves, and connect with a community that celebrates creativity, empowerment and collaboration.
After Hours Club
After Hours Club is an art & wellness company and community redefining the way we experience creativity and mindfulness. We create inclusive, low-pressure spaces where people can use art as a tool for healing, connection and self-discovery. Through weekly art and meditation workshops, curated pop-ups and seasonal series, we provide a supportive environment to slow down, express yourself and reconnect with the present moment.
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