Must-Attend Networking Events, Founder Mental Health & Wellbeing Resources, and Much More!
Fearless Adventures
We invest in and support entrepreneur-led businesses with our expertise in growth strategy and building teams.
Welcome back to Fearless Fridays!
It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, so in this newsletter, you can expect to see tips on founder psychology and wellbeing. We’ll also get you up to speed on our Founder Mental Health Pledge, explain what this means, and share several fearless events that you won’t want to miss!
As always, we hope this adds a little value to your venture. Enjoy!??
Founder Mental Health Pledge
First up, let's talk about the journey of entrepreneurship.
Here at Fearless Adventures, we understand the psychological toll building a business can take, and we also recognise the strategic importance of prioritising mental health and wellbeing for individual-level, venture-level, and ecosystem-wide outcomes.
We pride ourselves on being more than just capital providers. This includes focusing on building positive founder-investor relationships, creating a supportive and authentic community where individuals and businesses can thrive and reach new heights sustainably, and encouraging founders and the greater startup community to prioritise their health and cultivate healthy workplace cultures.
That's why we have joined the Founder Mental Health Pledge—because we believe this is both a human and business priority. You can learn more about this here: https://www.founderpledge.com/
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
We know firsthand that entrepreneurship is rewarding, but it’s uniquely stressful.
As a founder, you work the longest hours of any occupation and often face unavoidable stressors (e.g. uncertainty, workload, resource constraints, financial stress). However, you can absolutely buffer against these stressors and boost your wellbeing and performance through rest, recovery, and seeking support.
Rest and recovery allow you to feel and perform at your best—in other words, work smarter, not harder. It’s important not to de-prioritise your own needs as the individual driving the venture.
Don’t neglect the basics:
The Internal Fearless Step Challenge
We believe that prioritising your team's mental health is just as important as your mental health as a founder.
That’s why each week for the next month, we are exploring different ways to develop our team's self-awareness and encourage them to integrate self-care into everyday life.
In light of this year's Mental Health Awareness campaign theme being ‘Moving More for our Mental Health’, the fearless family has been taking part in an office step challenge.
The purpose of this is to encourage our employees to build healthy habits and integrate movement into our everyday lives—with a healthy dose of competition on the side!
After the first week, the Fearless team has collectively walked 1,468,114 steps, or to put that into perspective, almost the distance from Manchester to Lyon in France! Well done team ??
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Now let’s talk about the power of networking, and what it can really do for founders' and freelancers' mental wellbeing.
Networking has been proven to provide essential social support and reduce feelings of isolation, while also allowing you to connect with like-minded individuals. Through our upcoming Fearless Networking events, we hope to foster and build our founder and freelancer community, enabling you to gain connect. with likeminded people, alleviate stress, and enhance motivation.
Introducing our Fearless Spring Social for Founders and Freelancers
Tailored specifically for freelancers and founders, our Fearless Spring Social will take place on Thursday, 30th May, at the stunning Sunset by Australasia.
You can expect to hear from inspirational keynote speakers, network and share your stories with like-minded people over a variety of delicious canapés, a welcome drink, and much more!
Here are the details:
?? Date: Thursday, 30th May
?? Time: 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
?? Location: Sunset by Australasia, 1 The Avenue, Manchester M3 3AP
This event provides another opportunity to connect, collaborate, and celebrate the spirit and journey of entrepreneurship in the heart of Manchester's vibrant start-up scene. If you have a remote team, invite them too and use this as an opportunity to come together!
Limited spots are available, so head to the link in the comments to secure your spot—it's set to be our best one yet! ?? https://bit.ly/4dvrebL
"I'm Never Drinking Again" Book Launch Event
Our Co-founder, Dominic has written his debut book, and to celebrate its upcoming release, he's hosting an exclusive event at Manchester's first alcohol-free bar, Love From!
Join Dominic as he explores his own and others' experiences—including The Sober Edit and Karl Considine on a panel—discussing what life is like after following through with the phrase we all say.
?? Date: 22nd May
?? Time: Doors open at 6pm
?? Location: Love From, Manchester City Centre - Kampus, Aytoun Street, M1 3GL
?? Tickets Include: Admission, a welcome drink (non-alcoholic), and a copy of the book! Get signed up here: https://bit.ly/4b2VPf9
That’s all until next time! We hope to catch up with you at our events ??