RT 05 | Steven Pulver: Anxiety and the Importance of Community
On today’s episode, we have the wonderful Steven Pulver, Co-Founder of Fireside Conference, North America’s premier tech retreat with 450 founders and investors. Steven is also a former lawyer and the Co-Founder of MinuteBox, a corporate record solution for law firms.
Steven starts by sharing his childhood. Even as a kid, he loved outdoor camping and spending time amidst nature. As he grew older, Steven shares that these outdoor excursions helped him with his anxiety. Steven reveals how he got a chance to develop new skills in an all-inclusive environment.
How did Steven manage to channel all his passion to form Fireside?
He shares how he and his friend Daniel started Fireside as a side-hustle in 2015. Steven and Daniel share an amazing co-founder bond. From the get-go, Fireside was meant to be a place for people to build great connections and bring everyone together: a unique and close-knit community.
Steven and Cherry Rose discuss how communities like Fireside have helped them through tough times, especially when struggling with mental health. Tune in now!
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
How we met, which came from a vulnerable moment
His struggles with anxiety and how it has shaped him as a person
The importance of community and what it can do for mental health
QUOTES
“If we truly disconnect for a weekend, then truly magical things with happen.”
“Camps have the fundamental ability to create bonds that are lasting. You see people at their best and you see people at their worst.”
“That first step is so hard... of reaching out and asking for help. With Fireside, it is a natural ask.”
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