Speaker's Profile

Helena co-created Supportiv after identifying a market need between therapy and mindfulness offerings, and envisioning a pennies-per-minute business model that could make mental wellness affordable for just about everyone. She is the former CEO of SimpleTherapy, who led the AI-driven digital musculoskeletal health company from pre-product to its first $5MM in commercial contracting from five Fortune 50 clients including Aetna and Humana.

Previously, she was Executive Director for Scholastic's $500MM ed-tech and services division, a business unit of 400+ sales, marketing, product, and implementation employees, acquired by Houghton Mifflin. Prior to that, Helena was Director of Strategy and Consumer Insights at Condé Nast, the media behemoth that publishes over 20 name brands including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Wired. She is a former Rotary Scholar who has worked, studied, and traveled in over 60 countries, including hiking Everest Base Camp (17,600 ft) and Kilimanjaro (19,341 ft). She is also an independent Board Member of the Austin, TX legal SaaS startup Liquid Litigation Management.

Helena holds an MBA from Columbia University.