University of South Florida Muma College of Business

Director of Development- USF Muma College of Business

Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business

Associate Director of Major Gifts

Bluebird Benefits Group

GTM Brand Ambassador 

Trellus (YC W22)

Brand Ambassador

SaaSySalesMoms

Director of Community Growth

Co-Founder

Flosum

Strategic business development manager with a focus on partnerships and communities.

Partnership Manager

Business Development Manager

Deako Lighting

Home Sales Account Executive

Stateson Homes

Sales Manager

Newport Hospitality Group, Inc

Dual Property Sales Manager

Panera Bread

Catering Manager

Sales & Marketing | Partnerships Manager | Community Builder | Brands & Human Evangelist | Servant Leader | Customer Obsessed |

As Director of Development at the USF Muma College of Business, contributions focus on advancing donor development, educational fundraising, and alumni relations to support the college’s mission. By fostering meaningful relationships and securing impactful contributions, the team drives initiatives that enhance the educational experience and community engagement.  Be BOLD!

Julie Nester

LinkedIn Top Voice | Marketing @ Clientell | AI-RevOps| Wellbeing partner | Social Eater

Most companies talk about employee wellbeing after burnout has already happened.

By the time surveys show disengagement or attrition increases, the damage is already done.

I believe employee wellbeing should work quietly, daily, and early inside how people actually work.

I am building Wanderfly with a simple but powerful idea.
Understand stress patterns before they turn into burnout.

My work focuses on predictive and everyday wellbeing rather than one off programs, annual surveys, or compliance driven initiatives. Real wellbeing is not an event. It is a system.

Through Wanderfly, I work with organizations to move from reacting to stress to preventing it.
From measuring wellbeing to truly protecting it.
From isolated initiatives to embedded support.

I spend most of my time thinking about

Early signals of burnout that companies miss

How daily work data reflects human stress

How technology can support wellbeing without adding noise

What the future of healthy work should actually look like

If you are an HR leader, founder, or people manager who believes wellbeing should be proactive and practical, we will likely agree on a lot.

Let us build workplaces where people do not have to break down before they get support.

Penchala Tharun 🚀

Your wellness budget just failed.
Again.

You added:
→ Meditation apps
→ EAP programs
→ Mental health webinars
→ Wellness days off
And your best engineer still quit last month.

Here's what the wellness industry won't tell you:
You got sold.
Lie #1: "More programs = Better wellbeing"
False. Access isn't adoption. Your EAP usage is 8%. That's not a wellness program, that's an expensive brochure.
Lie #2: "Employees will speak up when struggling"
False. 80% of burned-out employees stay silent. By the time they ask for help, they already have another offer.
Lie #3: "Apps and resources fix culture"
False. Managers drive 70% of engagement variance. Your toxic manager is undoing every wellness rupee you spend.

The uncomfortable truth?
You can't:

Meditate away 12-hour workdays
EAP away bad management
Wellness-program away burnout culture

What actually works:
❌ More resources
✅ Early detection systems
❌ Waiting for employees to speak up
✅ Proactively measuring team health
❌ Apps that sit unused
✅ Manager accountability for wellbeing

Stop treating symptoms.
Start fixing causes.

Video breaks down all three lies in detail →
(Tag an HR leader who's tired of wellness theater)

#Burnout #EmployeeWellbeing #HRTech #StartupCulture #WorkplaceHealth

Founder at Wanderfly | Building predictive employee wellbeing to prevent burnout before it starts

Still doing Surveys for wellbeing and culture???

#wellbeing #saas #b2b #HR #humanresources #culture

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