Health / Mental Health / Wellbeing
MEC Masterclass: Resilience and Wellbeing in Business
Melburnians have spent nearly 18 months living under pandemic restrictions and more than 200 days in lockdown. We’re old hats at living in lockdown, but with each one our patience wears thinner and it gets harder to bring our best selves to work.
Join us for this Masterclass brought to you by the Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre as we explore what resilience and wellbeing looks like in the current climate, how to implement strategies to improve resilience and wellbeing in your personal life, and how being an effective leader of yourself can have an impact at work.
Our expert panel includes:
- Dr Nicholas Van Dam, Inaugural Director, Contemplative Studies Centre, at the University of Melbourne
- Valerie Judge, Founder and Managing Director, Rose Phoenix (Wade Institute alum and Master of Entrepreneurship graduate)
We’ll chat through:
- What does resilience look like in business, particularly as a founder?
- How can you build resilience?
- What is mindfulness and how can it help?
- What other practices are proven help us through challenging times at work and at home?
We look forward to seeing you there.
The Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre Team
Schedule
5:30 pm |Welcome and introductions
5:40 pm | Panel discussion
6:10 pm | Audience Q & A
6:30 pm | Event concludes
Speakers

Dr Nicholas Van Dam, Inaugural Director, Contemplative Studies Centre, University of Melbourne
Nicholas is the Inaugural Director of the Contemplative Studies Centre, a psychologist, and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne in Australia.

Valerie Judge, Founder and Managing Director, Rose Phoenix
Valerie is uniquely qualified to support startups and small businesses having extensive education and experience as both an entrepreneur and mental health professional. Valerie founded two mental health services and was handpicked to be a wellbeing mentor by some of the top accelerator programs in Australia.
Valerie helps people enhance performance whilst reducing stress and avoiding burnout. Valerie’s approach is science based and she uses a range of psychometric tests to measure outcomes. Valerie is passionate about empowering individuals to maintain a healthy lifestyle and reach their full potential, through business support, coaching, and mentoring.
Please note
This session will be recorded and may be uploaded to our YouTube page. By registering for this event you consent to your image, voice, or name (noted on the recording) to be distributed as an online recording.