Global Impact
Paying-it-Forward in 35+ Countries and Sprouting…
A life of service before a body. The soil before the house.
Before The School of Ikigai existed as a body of work, there was a life devoted to service.
For over a decade, the founder’s path moved through classrooms, cultural institutions, refugee and youth initiatives, media platforms, and international collaborations—supporting storytelling, mental resilience, creative education, and community healing across borders.
This page honors that chapter.
Not as the work of the School, but as the lived field experience, cultural immersion, and human encounters that shaped the philosophy from which the School was later born.
The School of Ikigai did not appear in theory.
It emerged from years of presence.
This is the lineage behind the Haus.
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Building Opportunity through Education
El Salvador
In Grade 10 at St. Patrick’s High School, during my first year back in Canada after spending seven formative years in Lebanon as a child shaped by war and displacement, I organized a student fundraiser to support a school in El Salvador that lacked basic infrastructure. Together with classmates and my Spanish teacher, we raised funds to build a roof so children could learn in a safe and protected space.
Having witnessed how war can disrupt childhood and education, this effort was deeply personal. It affirmed a belief that every child deserves a place to learn safely—and revealed the profound impact that collective action can have across borders, planting an early seed for the global vision that would later become the School of Ikigai.
In Grade 10 at St. Patrick’s High School, during my first year back in Canada after spending seven formative years in Lebanon as a child shaped by war and displacement, I organized a student fundraiser to support a school in El Salvador that lacked basic infrastructure. Together with classmates and my Spanish teacher, we raised funds to build a roof so children could learn in a safe and protected space.
Having witnessed how war can disrupt childhood and education, this effort was deeply personal. It affirmed a belief that every child deserves a place to learn safely—and revealed the profound impact that collective action can have across borders, planting an early seed for the global vision that would later become the School of Ikigai.
Muslim Pioneer Sisters & Multicultural Leadership
St. Patrick’s High School, Ottawa | Canada
In the years following 9/11, Isabella and her sister became the first visibly Muslim students to initiate formal religious and cultural inclusion within their Catholic high school. Guided by the school chaplain, they established the school’s first Muslim prayer space, introduced Ramadan announcements, co-created a Social Justice Club, and founded what became the school’s first Multiculturalism Day.
This work opened space for interfaith presence, dignity, and dialogue at a time when visibility required courage. In recognition of their impact, they were formally honored as “The Pioneers of St. Patrick’s High School.” This chapter shaped a lifelong devotion to bridge-building, cultural translation, and the protection of spiritual identity within institutional spaces.
In the years following 9/11, Isabella and her sister became the first visibly Muslim students to initiate formal religious and cultural inclusion within their Catholic high school. Guided by the school chaplain, they established the school’s first Muslim prayer space, introduced Ramadan announcements, co-created a Social Justice Club, and founded what became the school’s first Multiculturalism Day.
This work opened space for interfaith presence, dignity, and dialogue at a time when visibility required courage. In recognition of their impact, they were formally honored as “The Pioneers of St. Patrick’s High School.” This chapter shaped a lifelong devotion to bridge-building, cultural translation, and the protection of spiritual identity within institutional spaces.
Relief Fundraisers & Humanitarian Mobilization
University of Ottawa, Canada
During her years at the University of Ottawa, Isabella served as spokesperson for ABSA and led large-scale humanitarian mobilizations across campus and the city. She organized fundraising dinners, awareness events, and peaceful marches that gathered and served communities of over 10,000 people.
These initiatives supported global relief and justice efforts including Breast Cancer Awareness Canada, Haiti earthquake relief, Lebanese orphanages, Palestinian refugees, Arab Spring aid drives, and remembrance initiatives connected to the Rwandan genocide.
This chapter refined her capacity to mobilize communities, translate global crises into local action, and build bridges between cultures, causes, and institutions — shaping the humanitarian leadership that would later inform her international education and healing work.
During her years at the University of Ottawa, Isabella served as spokesperson for ABSA and led large-scale humanitarian mobilizations across campus and the city. She organized fundraising dinners, awareness events, and peaceful marches that gathered and served communities of over 10,000 people.
These initiatives supported global relief and justice efforts including Breast Cancer Awareness Canada, Haiti earthquake relief, Lebanese orphanages, Palestinian refugees, Arab Spring aid drives, and remembrance initiatives connected to the Rwandan genocide.
This chapter refined her capacity to mobilize communities, translate global crises into local action, and build bridges between cultures, causes, and institutions — shaping the humanitarian leadership that would later inform her international education and healing work.
Children’s Mental Health Advocacy & Creative Direction
Kids Help Phone! Toronto, Canada
Isabella served as Project Creative Director and Program Fundraiser in collaboration with Kids Help Phone, contributing to national youth mental-health awareness initiatives.
Her work focused on creating programs and campaigns addressing emotional well-being, depression awareness, and accessible mental-health education for children and young adults.
This chapter marked a pivotal deepening into mental-health advocacy and early prevention — laying foundations for her later work in trauma-informed education, resilience training, and holistic healing methodologies.
Isabella served as Project Creative Director and Program Fundraiser in collaboration with Kids Help Phone, contributing to national youth mental-health awareness initiatives.
Her work focused on creating programs and campaigns addressing emotional well-being, depression awareness, and accessible mental-health education for children and young adults.
This chapter marked a pivotal deepening into mental-health advocacy and early prevention — laying foundations for her later work in trauma-informed education, resilience training, and holistic healing methodologies.
Community School Building & Sustainable Development Immersion
El Trapiche, Managua
Through a rural developmental immersion with Me to We and Free The Children, Isabella participated in the “Adopt a Village” initiative in rural Nicaragua, contributing to the building of a school and playground atop the hills of El Trapiche.
Alongside construction work, she was immersed in holistic development projects supporting Deaf communities and fair-trade coffee cooperatives, including Café de las Sonrisas — witnessing firsthand how education, dignified labor, and sustainability intertwine.
This chapter deepened her understanding of community-led development, regenerative infrastructure, and the necessity of aligning education with economic and cultural ecosystems — themes that would later shape the foundations of The School of Ikigai.
Through a rural developmental immersion with Me to We and Free The Children, Isabella participated in the “Adopt a Village” initiative in rural Nicaragua, contributing to the building of a school and playground atop the hills of El Trapiche.
Alongside construction work, she was immersed in holistic development projects supporting Deaf communities and fair-trade coffee cooperatives, including Café de las Sonrisas — witnessing firsthand how education, dignified labor, and sustainability intertwine.
This chapter deepened her understanding of community-led development, regenerative infrastructure, and the necessity of aligning education with economic and cultural ecosystems — themes that would later shape the foundations of The School of Ikigai.
Youth Employment Advocacy & Public Storytelling
Ready Aim Hire — Toronto, Canada
Isabella served as a speaker, storyteller, and content development specialist with Ready Aim Hire, contributing to national conversations on youth unemployment and workforce access.
Through public speaking, media content, and advocacy initiatives, she voiced the invisible barriers young people face while supporting pathways to dignified employment and social inclusion.
This chapter marked a shift into public narrative leadership — using storytelling as a tool for empowerment, systemic awareness, and social change.
Isabella served as a speaker, storyteller, and content development specialist with Ready Aim Hire, contributing to national conversations on youth unemployment and workforce access.
Through public speaking, media content, and advocacy initiatives, she voiced the invisible barriers young people face while supporting pathways to dignified employment and social inclusion.
This chapter marked a shift into public narrative leadership — using storytelling as a tool for empowerment, systemic awareness, and social change.
Environmental Mobilization & Global Youth Stewardship
Paint the Town Green — 15,000 volunteer run event in 9 countries & 15 cities
Isabella led & co-organized Paint the Town Green, one of the largest volunteer-run, student-led greening initiatives in Ontario — and possibly in Canadian history — mobilizing over 15,000 youth across nine countries and fifteen cities, including Canada, China, Panama, India, Brazil, Vietnam, Mexico, Korea, and Turkey — in coordinated acts of ecological restoration, public education, and collective responsibility for the planet, collecting over five tonnes of litter in a single day.
Through strategic leadership and institutional navigation, Isabella secured unprecedented approval for the 3D Toronto sign and the CN Tower to be illuminated green — positioning the initiative as a citywide environmental movement at a time when academic institutions were not permitted to submit. By framing Paint the Town Green beyond the boundaries of campus, she enabled Toronto’s most iconic landmarks to publicly recognize the emergence of a globally coordinated youth-led greening effort.
For her leadership in this initiative, Isabella received a national premium award, two presidential college awards, and a formal letter of recognition from the office of the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This chapter marked the maturation of her capacity to initiate, steward, and scale collective action — revealing an early mastery of movement-building, systems intelligence, and ecological consciousness.
Isabella led & co-organized Paint the Town Green, one of the largest volunteer-run, student-led greening initiatives in Ontario — and possibly in Canadian history — mobilizing over 15,000 youth across nine countries and fifteen cities, including Canada, China, Panama, India, Brazil, Vietnam, Mexico, Korea, and Turkey — in coordinated acts of ecological restoration, public education, and collective responsibility for the planet, collecting over five tonnes of litter in a single day.
Through strategic leadership and institutional navigation, Isabella secured unprecedented approval for the 3D Toronto sign and the CN Tower to be illuminated green — positioning the initiative as a citywide environmental movement at a time when academic institutions were not permitted to submit. By framing Paint the Town Green beyond the boundaries of campus, she enabled Toronto’s most iconic landmarks to publicly recognize the emergence of a globally coordinated youth-led greening effort.
For her leadership in this initiative, Isabella received a national premium award, two presidential college awards, and a formal letter of recognition from the office of the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This chapter marked the maturation of her capacity to initiate, steward, and scale collective action — revealing an early mastery of movement-building, systems intelligence, and ecological consciousness.
Children’s Mental Health & Story-Based Resilience
UNICEF STC Pilot Project with Syrian Refugee Children — Beirut, Lebanon
Isabella served as lead primary educator in the launch of the STC (Storytelling Club), a cooperative pilot initiative by UNICEF and the Prix Jeunesse Foundation in Beirut, created to support the emotional resilience, creativity, and mental well-being of children living through displacement and instability. The program centered on storytelling as a therapeutic and developmental medium — offering children a structured, emotionally safe environment in which expression, continuity, and inner agency could be restored.
Working directly with Syrian refugee children, Isabella guided the educational and storytelling sessions, shaping the space in which children were invited to articulate their experiences, reconnect with imagination, and re-enter a sense of authorship over their inner worlds. Her work emphasized emotional safety, creative dignity, and relational presence — essential psychological anchors in contexts where security and predictability have been disrupted.
This chapter marked a pivotal deepening of Isabella’s path in child mental health education and trauma-informed pedagogy. It refined her understanding of how narrative becomes a vehicle for regulation, resilience, and meaning-making — laying early foundations for the emotionally intelligent, story-centered methodologies that would later become integral for the development of Ikigai Kids.
Isabella served as lead primary educator in the launch of the STC (Storytelling Club), a cooperative pilot initiative by UNICEF and the Prix Jeunesse Foundation in Beirut, created to support the emotional resilience, creativity, and mental well-being of children living through displacement and instability. The program centered on storytelling as a therapeutic and developmental medium — offering children a structured, emotionally safe environment in which expression, continuity, and inner agency could be restored.
Working directly with Syrian refugee children, Isabella guided the educational and storytelling sessions, shaping the space in which children were invited to articulate their experiences, reconnect with imagination, and re-enter a sense of authorship over their inner worlds. Her work emphasized emotional safety, creative dignity, and relational presence — essential psychological anchors in contexts where security and predictability have been disrupted.
This chapter marked a pivotal deepening of Isabella’s path in child mental health education and trauma-informed pedagogy. It refined her understanding of how narrative becomes a vehicle for regulation, resilience, and meaning-making — laying early foundations for the emotionally intelligent, story-centered methodologies that would later become integral for the development of Ikigai Kids.
Children’s Literature, Representation & Narrative Equit
No Parrots in Space! — International Children’s Book Initiative
Isabella served as book coordinator, author, and artistic director of No Parrots in Space!, a children’s book created to advance representation in media through an equity-centered lens. The project emerged following a private international convening on children’s representation in television and digital media held in the presence of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
The book was featured at the TIFF Bookstore in Toronto and gifted to children’s institutions across Canada, Mexico, Uganda, and Malaysia. Following the initiative, Isabella was invited to serve as an inspirational speaker across Toronto District School Board schools.
This chapter marked the emergence of her work in literary authorship and narrative equity — laying early foundations for her use of story as a tool for identity development, emotional belonging, and youth empowerment.
Isabella served as book coordinator, author, and artistic director of No Parrots in Space!, a children’s book created to advance representation in media through an equity-centered lens. The project emerged following a private international convening on children’s representation in television and digital media held in the presence of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
The book was featured at the TIFF Bookstore in Toronto and gifted to children’s institutions across Canada, Mexico, Uganda, and Malaysia. Following the initiative, Isabella was invited to serve as an inspirational speaker across Toronto District School Board schools.
This chapter marked the emergence of her work in literary authorship and narrative equity — laying early foundations for her use of story as a tool for identity development, emotional belonging, and youth empowerment.
Public Narrative Leadership & Cultural Institution-Building
First TEDx at Ontario’s First College — Toronto, Canada
Isabella became the first to successfully establish a TEDx platform at Ontario’s first college, serving as the primary license holder in bringing TEDx to Ontario’s first college, marking the first time in the institution’s history that a TEDx platform was established on campus.
In her role as Director of The Storytelling Club, she oversaw the licensing, curation, and realization of the event, shaping a stage devoted to voices of resilience, social impact, and lived experience. The stage featured distinguished voices in resilience and public narrative, including Najwa Zebian and Melissa Grelo.
This chapter marked a pivotal emergence of narrative leadership and cultural architecture — refining her capacity to build platforms where storytelling functions as a civic, educational, and psychological force.
Isabella became the first to successfully establish a TEDx platform at Ontario’s first college, serving as the primary license holder in bringing TEDx to Ontario’s first college, marking the first time in the institution’s history that a TEDx platform was established on campus.
In her role as Director of The Storytelling Club, she oversaw the licensing, curation, and realization of the event, shaping a stage devoted to voices of resilience, social impact, and lived experience. The stage featured distinguished voices in resilience and public narrative, including Najwa Zebian and Melissa Grelo.
This chapter marked a pivotal emergence of narrative leadership and cultural architecture — refining her capacity to build platforms where storytelling functions as a civic, educational, and psychological force.
Child Mental Health Systems & Trauma-Informed Education
UNICEF STC with Social Orphans — Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Isabella spearheaded the establishment of a UNICEF - Prix Jeunesse STC initiative in Shymkent, working with social orphans through a sustainable Training-of-Trainers model designed for local psychologists, educators, and NGOs. The program focused on equipping community professionals with story-based, emotionally informed tools to support children’s psychological well-being, resilience and stories of strength.
Developed in coordination with the country's official presidential representative, the initiative marked the first on-the-ground qualitative UNICEF storytelling and emotional-education project of its kind in the country, establishing a long-term framework for child-centered mental health support.
This chapter marked a significant expansion of Isabella’s work into systemic child mental-health education — refining her capacity to build sustainable, trauma-informed infrastructures rooted in dignity, continuity, and emotional protection.
Isabella spearheaded the establishment of a UNICEF - Prix Jeunesse STC initiative in Shymkent, working with social orphans through a sustainable Training-of-Trainers model designed for local psychologists, educators, and NGOs. The program focused on equipping community professionals with story-based, emotionally informed tools to support children’s psychological well-being, resilience and stories of strength.
Developed in coordination with the country's official presidential representative, the initiative marked the first on-the-ground qualitative UNICEF storytelling and emotional-education project of its kind in the country, establishing a long-term framework for child-centered mental health support.
This chapter marked a significant expansion of Isabella’s work into systemic child mental-health education — refining her capacity to build sustainable, trauma-informed infrastructures rooted in dignity, continuity, and emotional protection.
Immersive Storytelling & Social Impact Media
VR Storytelling: Regent Park Gentrification Project — Toronto, Canada
Isabella led the development of an immersive VR storytelling initiative exploring youth narratives emerging from Regent Park, examining themes of displacement, identity, and community transformation. The project premiered across major cultural platforms, including Nuit Blanche — a 24 hr VR art installation that attracts over 1 million attendees each year, and the Regent Park Film Festival, bringing immersive social storytelling into public and cinematic space.
Through carefully constructed virtual environments, the experience invited audiences into youth-authored perspectives addressing gentrification, racialized identity, and social harm, using immersive media as a tool for empathy, reflection, and collective awareness.
This chapter marked a deepening of Isabella’s work in narrative justice and experiential education — refining her use of emerging technologies as vessels for social consciousness, emotional inquiry, and community-centered dialogue.
Isabella led the development of an immersive VR storytelling initiative exploring youth narratives emerging from Regent Park, examining themes of displacement, identity, and community transformation. The project premiered across major cultural platforms, including Nuit Blanche — a 24 hr VR art installation that attracts over 1 million attendees each year, and the Regent Park Film Festival, bringing immersive social storytelling into public and cinematic space.
Through carefully constructed virtual environments, the experience invited audiences into youth-authored perspectives addressing gentrification, racialized identity, and social harm, using immersive media as a tool for empathy, reflection, and collective awareness.
This chapter marked a deepening of Isabella’s work in narrative justice and experiential education — refining her use of emerging technologies as vessels for social consciousness, emotional inquiry, and community-centered dialogue.
Humanitarian Mobilization & Crisis Relief
Yemen Fundraiser — IRC, Toronto, Canada
Isabella organized a humanitarian fundraiser in support of the International Rescue Committee’s mission in Yemen, mobilizing community resources to contribute to relief efforts amid one of the world’s most severe global humanitarian crises.
This chapter reflected her early commitment to humanitarian response and community-led action — affirming a path of service grounded in global awareness, dignity, and collective responsibility.
Isabella organized a humanitarian fundraiser in support of the International Rescue Committee’s mission in Yemen, mobilizing community resources to contribute to relief efforts amid one of the world’s most severe global humanitarian crises.
This chapter reflected her early commitment to humanitarian response and community-led action — affirming a path of service grounded in global awareness, dignity, and collective responsibility.
Disability Advocacy & Cultural Fundraising
Bachata Femmes Fundraiser for the Blind — Almaty, Kazakhstan
Emerging from a documentary interview with Ms. Lyazzat Kaltaeva, Chairwoman of the National Council of Women with Disabilities and the Shyrak Organization, Isabella initiated and led a cultural fundraising effort in Almaty in collaboration with national disability advocates, creating a community-centered event devoted to advancing blindness awareness and access to essential resources.
This chapter marked a deepening of her work in inclusive advocacy and social equity — using cultural platforms as bridges between visibility, education, and humanitarian support.
Emerging from a documentary interview with Ms. Lyazzat Kaltaeva, Chairwoman of the National Council of Women with Disabilities and the Shyrak Organization, Isabella initiated and led a cultural fundraising effort in Almaty in collaboration with national disability advocates, creating a community-centered event devoted to advancing blindness awareness and access to essential resources.
This chapter marked a deepening of her work in inclusive advocacy and social equity — using cultural platforms as bridges between visibility, education, and humanitarian support.
Global Arts Relief & Cultural Mobilization
COVID-19 Online Festival Fundraiser for Artists — BachataFemmes, Global
Isabella created and directed a global online cultural festival to support artists whose livelihoods were disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing together performers from thirteen countries through a unified digital platform.
All proceeds were devoted to directly supporting participating artists across Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas — positioning dance and cultural expression as vessels of solidarity, continuity, and collective care during a period of worldwide disruption.
This chapter marked a natural extension of Isabella’s work into global arts advocacy — refining her capacity to mobilize international creative communities and to build human-centered relief initiatives through culture, connection, and shared presence.
Isabella created and directed a global online cultural festival to support artists whose livelihoods were disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing together performers from thirteen countries through a unified digital platform.
All proceeds were devoted to directly supporting participating artists across Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas — positioning dance and cultural expression as vessels of solidarity, continuity, and collective care during a period of worldwide disruption.
This chapter marked a natural extension of Isabella’s work into global arts advocacy — refining her capacity to mobilize international creative communities and to build human-centered relief initiatives through culture, connection, and shared presence.
Humanitarian Design & Emergency Relief
Beirut Port Explosion Fundraiser — Lebanese Red Cross, Beirut, Lebanon
Isabella co-founded the Beirut Rising Jewelry initiative in collaboration with Mavia Designs, creating a humanitarian fundraising collection devoted to supporting emergency relief efforts through the Lebanese Red Cross.
All proceeds were dedicated to aid and recovery initiatives following the Beirut port explosion, positioning design as a vessel for solidarity, remembrance, and tangible support.
This chapter marked a deepening of Isabella’s work in humanitarian response through creative enterprise — refining her use of symbolic design as a bridge between collective grief, cultural identity, and relief-centered action.
Isabella co-founded the Beirut Rising Jewelry initiative in collaboration with Mavia Designs, creating a humanitarian fundraising collection devoted to supporting emergency relief efforts through the Lebanese Red Cross.
All proceeds were dedicated to aid and recovery initiatives following the Beirut port explosion, positioning design as a vessel for solidarity, remembrance, and tangible support.
This chapter marked a deepening of Isabella’s work in humanitarian response through creative enterprise — refining her use of symbolic design as a bridge between collective grief, cultural identity, and relief-centered action.
Community Mobilization & Direct Humanitarian Service
Comuna 13 Food Drive — Santa Teresa, Medellín, Colombia
Isabella participated in and helped mobilize a community-led food drive in Santa Teresa, Comuna 13, supporting families living in one of Medellín’s most underserved hillside communities. The initiative marked the first organized food distribution effort to reach the highest points of the neighborhood.
Carried out in collaboration with local leadership, the drive required volunteers to transport food supplies entirely by foot, ascending steep, rocky terrain without vehicle access. Participants carried up to forty kilograms on their backs, moving through mud and uneven ground to deliver essential provisions directly to families.
This chapter reflected a deepening of Isabella’s work in embodied humanitarian service — grounding her global advocacy in proximity, physical presence, and direct relationship with the communities served.
Isabella participated in and helped mobilize a community-led food drive in Santa Teresa, Comuna 13, supporting families living in one of Medellín’s most underserved hillside communities. The initiative marked the first organized food distribution effort to reach the highest points of the neighborhood.
Carried out in collaboration with local leadership, the drive required volunteers to transport food supplies entirely by foot, ascending steep, rocky terrain without vehicle access. Participants carried up to forty kilograms on their backs, moving through mud and uneven ground to deliver essential provisions directly to families.
This chapter reflected a deepening of Isabella’s work in embodied humanitarian service — grounding her global advocacy in proximity, physical presence, and direct relationship with the communities served.
The Haus Opens its Doors
What had lived quietly in practice took form.
After a period of soft emergence and intimate work in late 2022, The School of Ikigai was officially founded and opened to the world in 2023 — carrying forward years of lived philosophy, global service, and embodied study into a defined institution.
This marked the transition from path to house.
Forbes-Featured & Silicon Valley-Based Entrepreneurship Program
The School of Ikigai was selected for the Forbes Featured Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Program, ranking among the top 25% of 174 global applicants.
During the program, the School of Ikigai developed the SAWA Immersive Storytelling Circles—a transformative community experience described as “TED gone wild.” The initiative blends storytelling, collective healing, and visionary dialogue to spark cultural and personal transformation.
The program’s Minimum Viable Product (MVP) ranked in the top 30% of projects, receiving enthusiastic support from Unicorn mentors and peers. The School of Ikigai recognized for its uniqueness, graduated as part of the TOP 10% of selected ventures, marking an early milestone in its mission to build a global ecosystem for purpose-driven living and leadership.
During the program, the School of Ikigai developed the SAWA Immersive Storytelling Circles—a transformative community experience described as “TED gone wild.” The initiative blends storytelling, collective healing, and visionary dialogue to spark cultural and personal transformation.
The program’s Minimum Viable Product (MVP) ranked in the top 30% of projects, receiving enthusiastic support from Unicorn mentors and peers. The School of Ikigai recognized for its uniqueness, graduated as part of the TOP 10% of selected ventures, marking an early milestone in its mission to build a global ecosystem for purpose-driven living and leadership.
Entrepreneur of Impact Founder Recognition
School of Ikigai founder Suzanne Kanso was nominated for Entrepreneur of Impact of the Year, honoring her visionary leadership in creating transformative spaces that unite wellness, storytelling, community, and purpose-driven entrepreneurship.
The nomination highlights her leadership in advancing conscious entrepreneurship and global social impact, most recently through the School of Ikigai’s newest program Ikigai Kids, dedicated to helping the next generation cultivate purpose, self-awareness, and holistic wellbeing.
The nomination highlights her leadership in advancing conscious entrepreneurship and global social impact, most recently through the School of Ikigai’s newest program Ikigai Kids, dedicated to helping the next generation cultivate purpose, self-awareness, and holistic wellbeing.
Top 12 Mental Health Startups
The School of Ikigai was ranked #12 among Mental Health Companies on F6S and recognized as one of the Top Mental Health Startups in Canada (March 2026).
Selected from a global network of over 2 million startups on the F6S platform, the ranking highlights the School of Ikigai’s growing presence in the mental health and wellbeing innovation space. The recognition reflects the organization’s work advancing alternative learning, holistic healing, and purpose-driven community programs.
Selected from a global network of over 2 million startups on the F6S platform, the ranking highlights the School of Ikigai’s growing presence in the mental health and wellbeing innovation space. The recognition reflects the organization’s work advancing alternative learning, holistic healing, and purpose-driven community programs.