Bonus Difference Makers Discuss 6 - We have to Educate Early About Mental Health - Jonny Jacobs

Jonny has been a Finance Director at Starbucks since 2020, where his role covers the diverse markets across the EMEA region. In addition to his core role, he holds the position of Sponsor of Starbucks' Wellbeing Blend Network, an employee resource group. Prior to Starbucks, Jonny was Head of Food Finance at M&S Foods, and before that he spent eight years at international snacking brand pladis with most recent roles including Strategy & Transformation Director and interim CFO for North America. He has a wealth of experience across commercial, operational and group roles. He trained with KPMG and qualified as a CA in 2006. Jonny believes in purpose-driven leadership and has a passion for wellbeing, ED&I and sustainability agendas in business. His passion to drive change is championed through his many roles across non-exec platforms including a Trustee of the Mental Health Foundation, Non Exec of Mental Health at Work, One Young World Ambassador, Goalkeeper of the Bill & Malinda Gates Foundation, and One Young Chartered Accountant of the Year 2017  Jonny was the focus of the CAW Difference Makers Podcast in the episode “Ending the Stigma of Mental Health”.  In the podcast, he speaks openly about his own struggles with mental health in his teens and talks about the importance of acknowledging challenges people may be experiencing in their lives.https://www.buzzsprout.com/1870148/episodes/10245166