Jenny Perez - CEO & Founder - Unplugged Canada

During this episode of The Mental Game Sports Podcast we had on Jenny Perez to discuss how we plan to change the norm together.  Unplugged Canada’s mission is to change the current societal norm where kids and teens depend on smartphones and social media. We discuss how we can help lead the way in educating athletes and sports organizations to play a leadership role in this norm-shifting initiative!Jenny Perez is an economist, MBA, entrepreneur, children’s mental health activist, and the founder of Unplugged Canada.Unplugged Canada is a grassroots, volunteer-parent-led movement working across the country to raise awareness of the effects of online technologies on children’s minds.As a parent of a 11-year-old daughter, Jenny brings both personal insight and a growing national platform to the conversation around child development, digital environments, and age-appropriate safeguards.Through Unplugged Canada, Jenny has helped mobilize thousands of families nationwide to delay smartphones until age 14 and social media until age 16, working to shift societal norms.