Headversity founded
Getting ahead of adversity
At Headversity, we are committed to a future where mental fitness is proactive, not reactive. Our mission is to make practicing mental health skills as routine as developing physical fitness, and to help all leaders ensure the right mental health tools are easily accessible to everyone on their team.
Trusted by workplaces big and small
Meet the mindset behind Headversity
Headversity helps leaders build environments where people can thrive. Across work, sport, and school, we combine practical training, support, and measurable insight to make psychological safety part of everyday life, not just something addressed after a crisis.
We believe mental health is shaped in the environments where people work, learn, and compete. That is why our approach focuses on building stronger cultures, developing everyday skills, and making support easier to access when it is needed.
Founding Message from
Dr. Ryan Todd
As a psychiatrist, I saw firsthand the consequences of a system built only to react to mental health crises instead of preventing them. Working with patients facing extreme adversity – like athletes sidelined by injury, people enduring chemotherapy, or employees burnt out by workplace pressures – I knew there had to be a better way. Mental health skills, just like physical ones, can be taught.
I founded Headversity with one mission: make essential mental health skills accessible, practical, and part of everyday life. Initially, our focus was on proactive resilience training, helping individuals get ahead of adversity. Market feedback from the workplace and sport teams we partnered with was invaluable, guiding us to expand our tools and add more ways for individuals and teams to practice these crucial skills.
While working closely with companies and sport teams striving to build resilient, inclusive cultures, we learned that the most effective preventative efforts required an organization-wide commitment. We came to understand that truly “doing what’s right” in organizational mental health meant grounding our approach in credible, global standards. This realization shaped Headversity’s evolution. Today, we provide an implementation system that translates expert frameworks, like ISO 45003 or the MHCC’s National Standard, into simple, actionable programs. Our goal is to help leaders make organizational mental health measurable and defensible, enabling them to confidently foster resilient, inclusive environments for everyone.
Our story in milestones
2017
2021
Surpassed 1 million lives impacted and recognized as one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies
2023
Acquired Respect Group Inc., expanding into certification training focused on respect and belonging in the workplace.
Present
Operating in 18+ countries, across 26+ industries, with over 3 million lives impacted.
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