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Meet Our Founder

 
 

Be the change you wish to see, and redefine what health & happiness truly means.

 
 
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As women, we look outside ourselves for the answers to life’s challenges — only to be told we’re not doing enough.

I know, because I was once there. Less than a decade ago, I struggled with the superficial noise of what ‘perfect’ womanhood was supposed to be.

I checked off the boxes that I believed my success depended on — as a biotech scientist and working mom trying to ‘do it all’.

Yet I found myself feeling more disconnected from myself, and how I truly wanted to make an impact in my community.

When I left the biotech industry and transitioned away from a field driven by logic and precision, it became an eye-opening experience that completely reshaped my views on why social constructs are far more powerful influencers of our well-being than any information and data.

Fed up by society’s definition of ‘wellness’, I joined forces with women changemakers from across the country to dissect our culture’s influence on mental health. I was tapped to lead social impact events & campaigns for national brands and global organizations to ignite meaningful conversations on women’s mental health.

And it was through this journey that I found my answer —

For what you seek is always seeking you.

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Your life is a beautiful collection of experiences that give meaning to your time here. It’s about how you choose to show up for yourself and others, and do your best to work through the circumstances that are present in your life.
— Monica Mo, Changing How We Think About Wellness
 
 
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Professional Bio

 

Monica Mo, PhD is the founder & CEO of WellSeek, a social enterprise dedicated to helping women thrive in their work and life. A former biotech scientist now in her second act as an impact strategist, mental health advocate, and TEDx speaker, she leads WellSeek's community care coalition through their 501(c)(3) advocacy project SeekHer Foundation and works with brands & organizations to activate social impact through women's wellness. Through her wellness consultancy, Monica advises brands and organizations on work well-being programs, brand-driven impact partnerships, and corporate social responsibility — with a focus on destigmatizing mental health so more women can thrive in their work and life.

Recognized by San Diego Magazine as a 2019 Rising Star finalist & Woman of the Year nominee for her work in women's wellness and mental health advocacy, Monica currently serves as a Board of Directors Member at The Body Positive, an Advisory Board Member for the maternal mental health non-profit 2020 Mom, and is a Council of Directors Member at True Health Initiative, a global coalition of world-renowned health experts alongside David L. Katz, Sanjay Gupta, and Deepak Chopra. She's been featured in Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Thrive Global, and Motherly, and regularly invited as a keynote and panel speaker at industry events, national organizations, and Fortune 500s.

Having began her career in science and biotechnology specializing in metabolic engineering, human therapeutics design, and data analytics, Monica was a member of the academic teams which pioneered the "Google map of human metabolism" - featured in TIME, CNET and CNN. She holds her B.S., M.S. and Ph.D in Bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego, and is lucky to still call San Diego her home with her husband and two kids.

 
 

Let’s Create Meaningful Impact, Together.