3. 5. 2025 | Mike Veny, Inc. Videos
What is workplace wellness—and where did it all begin? In this eye-opening video, Mike Veny, a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® and three-time Corporate LiveWire Innovation and Excellence Award winner (2022, 2023, 2024), takes you on a journey through the surprising origins of workplace wellness dating back to the 1700s.
You’ll discover how Bernardino Ramazzini, the “father of occupational medicine,” laid the foundation for what would evolve into today’s global wellness movement. From dusty factory floors to modern-day employee assistance programs, the evolution of workplace wellness is filled with surprising twists, historical insights, and lessons for today’s leaders.
Mike also breaks down a critical distinction that many professionals overlook: the difference between “wellness” and “wellbeing.” These terms are often used interchangeably, but they have different meanings that significantly impact your workplace strategy. Understanding this difference could be the key to building more effective, sustainable programs that actually improve employee health and morale.
Whether you’re an HR leader, manager, or employee curious about wellness trends in the workplace, this video gives you a compelling mix of history, practical insight, and expert guidance from one of today’s most recognized thought leaders in workplace mental health.
By the end of this video, you’ll be equipped with the historical context and modern-day knowledge you need to advocate for more intentional and impactful wellness initiatives in your organization.
✅ Learn about:
* The real difference between wellness and wellbeing
* The 1700s origin of workplace wellness with Bernardino Ramazzini
* Why wellness programs matter more than ever in today’s workplace
* Common misconceptions about workplace wellness
* Trends shaping the future of wellness in the workplace
* How to start improving your company’s wellness strategy right now
🎓 Mike Veny won the 2023 Leader of Mental Health Awareness from NAMI New York State, Corporate LiveWire’s Innovation & Excellence Award (2022-2024), and Acquisition International Magazine’s 2025 Global Excellence Award Winner for Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® of the Year. His mission is to help organizations improve employee engagement, performance, and emotional wellness.
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27. 4. 2025 | Mike Veny, Inc. Videos
In this keynote at the Association for Healthcare Foodservice in San Antonio, Texas, Mike Veny shares his deeply personal journey through childhood struggles with bad behavior. As a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® and winner of Corporate LiveWire’s Innovation and Excellence Award in 2022, 2023, and 2024, Mike brings a unique perspective shaped by lived experience, resilience, and expertise. He was expelled from three schools, hospitalized in a mental hospital three times, attempted suicide, and struggled with self-harm. His story provides a powerful insight into what’s really happening behind bad behavior in children.
Bad behavior in children is often misunderstood. It’s not always about “acting out” for attention or simple disobedience. As Mike explains, it can stem from deep emotional pain, mental health issues, trauma, and unmet needs. His candid discussion highlights the urgent need for adults—especially educators, healthcare professionals, and parents—to look beyond surface behaviors and recognize the hidden battles children may be fighting.
Understanding bad behavior children experience is crucial if we want to support mental health in children and adolescents. Too often, challenging behavior in young children and aggressive behavior children show is punished rather than understood. This misinterpretation can escalate children behavior problems and, tragically, contribute to the rise in children suicide rates.
Mike Veny’s childhood experience mirrors many children and teens struggling with mental health today. By shedding light on the hidden causes of children mental health issues, Mike empowers his audience to become more compassionate, patient, and proactive. If we can change how we view and respond to children behavior, we can save lives and help children heal.
This video is for anyone who works with children and teens struggling with mental health, who wants to understand mental health disorders in children, and who is ready to support mental health problems in children with empathy and action. Whether you’re concerned about children suicide stories you’ve heard or you’re seeking solutions for managing mental health issues in children, Mike’s story offers both inspiration and practical wisdom.
If you’re passionate about creating a future where children and mental health are taken seriously, and where challenge behavior in young children is met with support instead of shame, this is a must-watch.
Thank you for watching and for caring about children’s mental health.
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24. 4. 2025 | Mike Veny, Inc. Videos
What does it really mean to be a mental health advocate? In this video, Mike Veny—Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist®, award-winning mental health speaker, and passionate advocate—breaks down how you can become a mental health advocate and actually make an impact that matters.
With years of experience rooted in his own lived journey, Mike shares the truth about advocacy—what it looks like, why it matters, and how YOU can step into this vital role no matter where you’re starting from.
You’ll learn:
✔️ What a mental health advocate really is
✔️ Why Mike became an advocate—and why it might be your calling, too
✔️ The 10 different types of mental health advocates, including self-advocates, educators, policy changers, influencers, and more
✔️ Real-life examples to inspire you
✔️ How to find your unique lane in the mental health advocacy movement
✔️ How to make your voice heard and drive real change
Whether you’re advocating for yourself, for someone you love, or for entire communities, this video gives you clarity, direction, and motivation. Mike strips away the fluff and gets to the heart of what makes advocacy effective, sustainable, and personally fulfilling.
This is more than a how-to. It’s a wake-up call for those who want to help reduce stigma, raise awareness, and create a better world for those struggling with mental health.
If you’ve ever asked, “How do I become a mental health advocate?” — this is where you start.
🎯 Don’t just want to help. Learn how to actually do it—with heart, purpose, and strategy.
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17. 4. 2025 | Mike Veny, Inc. Videos
What does mental illness feel like? In this honest and deeply personal video, Mike Veny—Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® and multiple award-winning mental health advocate—shares his lived experience by comparing it to something we all understand: a stove with four burners.
One burner has anxiety constantly simmering. Another is bubbling with obsessive-compulsive disorder. A third holds the heat of anger and depression. And then there’s the fourth—a massive stock pot where all of it mixes together, creating a chaotic stew of emotion and energy that affects every area of life.
This is what it’s like having a mental illness. This is what it’s like living with one.
Mike Veny opens up about the inner world of mental health struggles, offering a metaphor that makes it easier to understand what many people silently endure. Whether you live with mental illness, love someone who does, or simply want to deepen your empathy and awareness, this video is for you.
As a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® and a trusted voice in workplace mental health, Mike has dedicated his life to helping individuals and organizations understand the complex layers of emotional wellness. He’s the winner of Corporate LiveWire’s Innovation and Excellence Award in 2022, 2023, and 2024, the 2023 Leader of Mental Health Awareness from NAMI New York State, and the 2025 Global Excellence Award winner for Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® of the Year.
You’ll walk away from this video with a powerful new perspective on:
* What mental illness feels like from the inside
* How different mental health conditions can coexist and interact
* The importance of compassion and self-advocacy in the face of invisible struggles
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live with anxiety, OCD, depression, and anger all at once—this kitchen-stove metaphor might just give you the clarity and connection you’ve been looking for.
Let’s break the stigma by talking about the reality of mental health—without filters, without shame.
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11. 4. 2025 | Mike Veny, Inc. Videos
This story is a true and unexpected tale told by renowned keynote speaker Mike Veny during his keynote at the Association for Healthcare Foodservice 2024 Conference in San Antonio. This hilarious but heartfelt story starts with something seemingly small—his dwarf hamster had something stuck in his eye. What unfolded at the veterinarian’s office turned into a wild experience no one expected.
When the veterinarian tried to examine his dwarf hamster, the tiny creature bit him. Then the nurse tried to help… and she got bitten too. Eventually, it took multiple people to restrain this feisty little hamster—and that moment, while funny for everyone else, triggered something deep inside Mike.
As a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® and international keynote public speaker, Mike Veny has spoken at countless conferences about mental health, wellness, and emotional intelligence. But in this vulnerable moment, he shares how watching his dwarf hamster be restrained reminded him of being in a mental hospital—and the trauma that can resurface in the most unexpected ways.
This video is about more than just a dwarf hamster bite—it’s about the intersection of humor, healing, and personal growth. It’s also a moment of reflection, in memory of my hamster, and a reminder that even the smallest creatures can leave a lasting impact.
Whether you’re here for the funny hamster bite, to hear a moving story from a storytelling keynote speaker, or to explore what it means to be triggered in a healthcare environment, you’ll walk away from this video with something to reflect on.
Mike Veny is a wellness keynote speaker and Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist®, honored with multiple accolades, including:
Corporate LiveWire’s Innovation and Excellence Award (2022, 2023, 2024)
2023 Leader of Mental Health Awareness from NAMI New York State
2025 Global Excellence Award for Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® of the Year by Acquisition International Magazine
If you’re planning an event and looking for a conference keynote speaker who blends honesty, humor, and healing, Mike Veny brings a powerful voice to the stage as a health keynote speaker, international keynote public speaker, and high-level keynote speaker who connects deeply with audiences.
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7. 4. 2025 | Mike Veny, Inc. Videos
Are your mental health events falling flat? Want to host experiences that truly make a difference—not just check a box? In this powerful video, Mike Veny, Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® and multi-award-winning mental health speaker, reveals the surprising secret to creating mental health events that actually matter.
Download the playbook: https://learn.mikeveny.com/pl/2148626944
Whether you’re organizing a mental health awareness event, a mental health day event, or a world mental health day event, the key to success lies in strategy—not guesswork.
Mike Veny has helped countless organizations plan transformational experiences for their employees, students, and communities. His approach goes beyond the basics of scheduling speakers or setting up booths. Instead, he offers a proven framework that brings real impact, deeper conversations, and lasting change to your audience.
💡 Whether you’re a meeting planner, HR professional, school counselor, or non-profit organizer, this video gives you the tools to take your events to the next level.
🏆 About Mike Veny:
Mike is a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist®, and the winner of the Corporate LiveWire Innovation and Excellence Award in 2022, 2023, and 2024 for his work as a mental health speaker for workplaces. He was named the 2023 Leader of Mental Health Awareness by NAMI New York State, and in 2025, he received Acquisition International Magazine’s Global Excellence Award for Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® of the Year. He is one of the mental health motivational speakers in the world.
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This practical, easy-to-use resource is packed with tools, checklists, and strategies to help you craft events that engage, inspire, and make a lasting difference. You will learn:
Why most mental health events fail to create lasting impact
• The biggest mistake planners make with mental health events
• How to write a strong mental health event brief
• Strategic tips for promoting your mental health event
• How to tailor events for different audiences—including corporate teams, schools, and men’s mental health initiatives
• Creative ideas to engage participants and spark meaningful discussions
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