Press Coverage

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11/19/25- Fast Company- How to break the solopreneur ‘loneliness loop’

4/7/22 – Portland Inno (Portland Business Journal) – Under Pressure

2/7/22 – The HustleEntrepreneurs Are Struggling With Mental Health – But Where’s the Support?

6/28/21 – Tech CrunchEnding the mental health stigma in the tech community

6/22/21 – Tech Crunch10 ways founders can manage their mental health while fundraising

6/1/21 – PathStone Corporation (Profit and Loss Podcast) – Episode 22: Dr. Michael Freeman – Wired for Entrepreneurship

5/19/21 – The Future Farm (Podcast) – Do you care about entrepreneurs as people? With Dr. Michael Freeman

3/16/21 – The Mindful Leader (Podcast) – How to Use Self-Awareness to Overcome Mental Health Difficulties w/ Dr. Michael A. Freeman

3/2/21 – EntrepreneurMarissa Mayer Missed a Big Meeting By Over Napping: What Entrepreneurs Should Take From Her ‘Woops’ Moment

2/1/21 – Elite Business MagazineWhat you need to know about entrepreneurs’ mental health

1/5/21 – Between Us (Podcast) – The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship with Dr. Michael Freeman PART 2

12/30/20 – ForbesMindset Matters: Letter to a Young Entrepreneur

12/29/20 – Between Us (Podcast) – Entrepreneurial Psychology and Mental Health with Dr. Michael Freeman PART 1

12/28/20 – Conscious AmbitionThe 7 Mental Health Essentials (for Entrepreneurs) That You Might Have Forgotten

12/9/20 – Bloomberg Practical Mental Health Resources for Overwhelmed Business Owners

12/8/20 – BloombergConcerns Rise About Business Owners’ Mental Health

12/1/20 – TechCrunch – The Hidden Cost of Being A Founder

10/22/20 – Founders First (Video) – Dr. Michael Freeman on the science behind the entrepreneurial mind

10/4/20 – Forbes – Why Entrepreneurs Need To Talk About Their Mental Health

9/28/20 – Mental Wealth For Entrepreneurs (Podcast) – #26 Special Guest Interview with Dr Michael A. Freeman, MD (ECONA)

9/18/20 – ZenFounder (Podcast) – Episode 258: The Entrepreneur Personality with Michael Freeman

6/17/20 – Financial TimesLure entrepreneurs to build the economy of tomorrow

4/2/20 – Stigma PodcastAre Entrepreneurs Touched With Fire

2/24/20 – BP MagazineBipolar & the Entrepreneur Advantage

7/29/19 – Financial TimesThe mental health costs of building a new business

7/12/19 – The Wall Street JournalBeyond the Confetti: The Dark Side of Startup Success 

5/4/19 – ForbesWhy It’s Time For Entrepreneurs To Eliminate The Stigma Around Mental Health

3/22/19 – World Economic ForumThere is a mental health crisis in entrepreneurship. Here’s how to tackle it.

1/7/19 – EntrepreneurWhy Your Mental Health Is the Key to Your Success in Business

12/30/18 – TechCrunchInvestors and entrepreneurs need to address the mental health crisis in startups 

10/4/18 – EntrepreneurEntrepreneurship Is a Disease — But It’s Worth It 

8/21/18 – Bloomberg NewsAfter Disrupting Car Business, Musk Now Needs to Remake Himself 

8/15/18 – The New York TimesA Question for Tesla’s Board – What was Elon Musk’s Mental State?

4/21/17 – CNN MoneyMostly Human: Silicon Valley’s Secret

11/28/16 – FortuneClif Bar’s Former CEO Opens Up About the Emotional Toll of Entrepreneurship

10/6/16 – FortuneBurnout, Anxiety and Emptiness: Founders Open Up About the Dark Side of Entrepreneurship

5/9/16 – Well Connected Now (Video) – The Link Between Mental Health & Entrepreneurship – Michael A Freeman, MD

4/6/16 – ZenFounder (Podcast) – Episode 63: Mental Health Concerns are the Rule 

2/10/16 – CNN MoneyHow Silicon Valley is dealing with mental illness

9/6/15 – San Francisco ChronicleTech offers little help to founders with mental health struggles; suicide concerns in tech industry

8/11/15 – ViceWhy are full-grown adults so obsessed with going back to summer camp?

7/1/15 – Business InsiderThere’s a dark side to startups, and it haunts 30% of the world’s most brilliant people

4/29/15 – Washington PostCrazy good: how mental illness helps entrepreneurs thrive

11/9/14 – The New York TimesWearing your failures on your sleeve 

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