George Taktak
Specialisms: Mental Health, Suicide, LGBTQIA+, Motivation, Social Media, Empathy, Creativity, Touch, Emotional Intelligence
George Taktak is an artist, inventor and social entrepreneur. He is the founder of How Mental, the world's leading mental health community with over 14 Million people taking care of their minds and a following of over 750,000 people on Instagram.
George uses his personal experience of depression and anxiety to humanise mental health services, with relatability and humour at the core of his approach. He has worked at the intersection of health and technology for over a decade and was awarded a patent for his innovations in 2019.
He recently launched 'How Are We' , the first app to provide a realtime measure for how people are feeling around the world, with a focus on empowering community wellbeing such as schools and organisations.
George is an economist by background, having studied at the London School of Economics and worked for Deloitte.
