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\u201cIt's consumption media, not social media. A lot of people are struggling with this, and a lot more are going to. And I would like to be part of the solution.\u201d\nJames is also CEO & Co-founder of Loop.co \u2014 a company focused on Improving the world\u2019s social and mental health.\xa0James Veraldi is ALSO a longtime FrieMMd of the Pod. Beyond being the a past guest (+host of the podcast Animalia) - he's tirelessly trying to make the world a better place, despite all the social / consumption media around us. So many of us - often including folks we love and work with - have had experience with mental health. James' missions is to help solve these challenges \u2014 the very definition of "touching lives, improving life." This is a very recent conversation from Raman's OTHER podcast "Learnings from Leaders" - but it was so powerful that we wanted to share it here.\nJames is a veteran of the early internet / content era - with roles partnering with and on the inside of YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok. There he got only invaluable insider experiences in product and content marketing \u2014 but also a deeper understanding of the potential negative effects our media consumption economy can drive \u2014 for young and old folks alike. So James made a bold choice to step out and solve the problem, by founding LOOP, a platform built to tackle mental health challenges - starting with social anxiety.\xa0\xa0Today in the US 36% of adults identify as severely lonely, 61% of adolescents and teens. That's a big number that identify as severely lonely. And what the clinical science shows is that this is a product of lacking high quality of relationships in your life \u2014 and work.\xa0Too many people struggle today with building social relationships and succeeding in different social situations - in work and life - which is especially a challenge for the younger millennial and Gen Z workforce today.\xa0If you\u2019re a manager of people - an exec or HR stakeholder - you can learn more and sign up for a free 30-day trial for you and some of your colleagues \u2014 just visit Loop.co/work.\nWhen he's not not working, James is a dog lover, beekeeper, and even rehabilitates the occasional squirrel or crow.\xa0You\u2019ll enjoy this candid conversation about a career journey that led to a greater good - building meaningful solutions for the world of social and mental health - and hopefully be inspired on how you can make a difference.\nLEARN ABOUT JAMES / LOOP\n\nLoop.co/work\n\n\npast MM appearance - modmypod.com/episodes/james-veraldi-wants-you-to-start-saving-the-world\n\n\nAnimalia (James' other pod): joinanimalia.com\n\n\n\nMENTIONS\n\nBOOK: Mary Shelly's Frankenstein: goodreads.com/book/show/18490.Frankenstein\n\n\nPERSON: Katie Porter: wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Porter\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices