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Maria Barrera (Clayful) - Mental Health for Entrepreneurs [ETL Looks Back]
Nov 13, 2024
In this engaging discussion, Maria Barrera, Founder and CEO of Clayful, shares insights from her journey in mental health support for K-12 students. She emphasizes the pressing need for emotional wellness in schools, particularly post-pandemic. Barrera explores the challenges of startup life, including building a mission-driven team and navigating mental health complexities within entrepreneurship. She underscores the importance of mentorship, representation, and creating supportive networks, while advocating for accessible mental health resources in education.
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- Maria Barrera emphasizes the necessity of mental health resources for students, particularly highlighting the alarming rise in issues since the pandemic.
- Engaging with under-resourced school districts enables Clayful to implement tailored mental health solutions efficiently and sustainably while fostering essential relationships.
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Maria Barrera's Journey to Entrepreneurship
Maria Barrera is the founder and CEO of Clayful, a platform designed to address mental health issues for K-12 students, particularly focused on accessibility for the TikTok generation. Having obtained her degrees in mechanical engineering from Stanford, Maria leveraged her experiences at Nearpod, where she played a crucial role in scaling the company leading up to its acquisition for $650 million. Her personal journey from Colombia to the United States, coupled with her extensive experience in educational technology, empowered her to identify a significant gap in mental health resources for students. Maria's insight into this issue was further compounded by the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, which highlighted the growing mental health crisis among young learners.
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