In this episode of No More Bad Events, Scott Bloom talks to Janice Cardinale, an advocate for mental health in the events industry, and founder of Event Minds Matter. The conversation centers around the ongoing mental health crisis affecting event professionals highlighting issues like burnout, toxic leadership, and lack of emotional support. Janice shares her journey of building community and advocacy, emphasizing the need for empathy, emotional intelligence, and psychological safety as pillars for positive change in the industry. She explains how leadership styles, especially those perpetuated by older generations, can contribute to toxic environments and outlines her mission to develop curriculum and resources that prioritize people over profit. Together, Janet and Scott discuss generational clashes within the industry, the importance of genuine communication, and the inadequacy of wellness trends as a sole solution for deeper mental health concerns. Janice argues for tangible education initiatives. She also advocates for authentic human connection, transparency, and a shift towards prioritizing people, noting hope in the next generation’s values and digital fluency. She also touches on her own experience with depression, her approach to stress relief, and the importance of role models in driving positive change. The episode wraps up with practical reflections and a call for leadership renewal in the events industry. It's an important episode that touches all of us and calls for us all to put people first and to lead with care.