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Larissa May

Digital Wellness Activist, Social Entrepreneur, & Founder of #HalfTheStory

Digital Wellness Activist, Social Entrepreneur, & Founder of #HalfTheStory

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Larissa May Biography

Larissa "Larz" May is a global marketing guru and founder of #HalfTheStory (HTS), a non-profit dedicated to empowering the next generation’s relationship with social media. In 2020, May was named one of Business Insider’s Rising Stars in Brand Marketing for her role in launching multiple million dollar ventures (Otherland and Kin Euphorics). She also created a grassroots community that pioneered a nationwide conversation about the importance of digital wellbeing for youth.

May founded the Global Day of Unplugging, an internationally recognized day every August that encourages divesting from technology to plug back into life. May has been dubbed a digital wellness activist by Time, Forbes, Refinery29, Good Morning America, and NBC. To date, #HalfTheStory has become a leading youth 501(c)3, receiving over 30,000 stories of youth relating to the cause from 99 countries around the world. From political figures, to leaders in technology, May's work has permeated all facets of life and business.

As a public speaker, she has presented to universities, corporations, and institutions such as Sundance Film Festival, L’Oreal, Samsung, Healthline Chronicon, and top universities across the globe. Her voice carries a new generation of digital activists, and yet, her work doesn’t stop with activism. Now based in San Francisco, May virtually travels for speaking engagements at schools and conferences across the United States. Her workshops include social storytelling, life-tech harmony, digital wellness in the workplace, and trend reports on the future of Gen-Z.

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Larissa May Speaking Topics

  • Digital Wellness 101: How to Unlock a Happier, Healthier, and More Productive Workforce

    How much is digital distress costing your workplace? Founder and executive director of #HalfTheStory, Larissa May, introduces the art of digital wellness and provides tangible tools for your employees to build healthy tech fundamentals to increase productivity, decrease screen time, and boost company morale in a digital-first world.

  • Mental Health & Social Media: Digital Activism for Cause Marketers

    Does your team know how to execute ethical and effective social media content ? Founder and executive director of #HalfTheStory, Larissa May, provides best practices to uplevel your content for digital campaigns to transform your internal practices, promote digital inclusivity, and responsibility surrounding difficult topics. This is great for social media managers, marketing teams, and creative agencies.

  • The Future of the Workforce-Gen-Z and the COVID Era

    Gen-Z will make up 30% of the workforce by 2025. A generation that grew up in front of screens has a new preference for workplace policies, mental health benefits and more. This presentation prepares executives and HR professionals for how to adjust corporate policies, workdays, and benefits to fit the shifting expectations of Gen-Zs.

  • Work Life Harmony: Parenting and Working in the Digital Era

    How do you support parents in the workplace? This session will support all caregivers with the best tools to support their children, while navigating their career in a digital-first world. This session is most popular for ERG groups.

  • Digital Wellbeing and School Culture

    The average American teen will spend 30 years behind their device. What role does the school play in this? Founder and Executive Director of #HalfTheStory, Larissa May, will share what it takes to motivate, engage, and mobilize youth to engage in digital wellbeing on campus. The presentation will cover intervention backed SEL skills and digital habits to revolutionize your school’s culture.

  • Digital Wellness 101: How to Take Back Your Relationship with Tech

    Founder and Executive Director of #HalfTheStory, Larissa May, will inspire students with a thought provoking introduction to digital wellness, the concept of developing a healthy and positive relationship with technology. Students will leave the experience with tangible tools to reduce their screen time, support their mental health, and build healthy tech habits.

Larissa May Videos

  • Navigating social media addiction with Larissa May
  • The Power of Social Storytelling | Larissa May | TEDxWilliam&Mary
  • What Happens When You Tell the Other #HalfTheStory (with Larissa May)

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Larissa May is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Digital Wellness 101: How to Unlock a Happier, Healthier, and More Productive Workforce, Mental Health & Social Media: Digital Activism for Cause Marketers, The Future of the Workforce-Gen-Z and the COVID Era, Work Life Harmony: Parenting and Working in the Digital Era, Digital Wellbeing and School Culture and Digital Wellness 101: How to Take Back Your Relationship with Tech. The estimated speaking fee range to book Larissa May for your event is available upon request. Larissa May generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Shradha Agarwal and Rishi Shah, Jen Gottlieb, Melanie Perkins, Jay Shetty and Felecia Hatcher. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Larissa May for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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