About
Centering Well-Being is a collection of writing and conversations that pairs rigorous research with real life insights. Our articles and podcast episodes cover:
The true costs of building companies
Who pays when founders struggle
Why the system stays stuck
What it would take to change
The ultimate goal of this project is to improve how we support founders' emotional, financial, intellectual, physical, social and spiritual well-being.
Our founder
Dustin D. McMahon
Dustin is emerging as a leading voice on the hidden costs of startup culture. His writing has been published by Fast Company and he was featured in a Peacock series about entrepreneurs navigating success.
Dustin is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Babson College, ranked #1 in the world for entrepreneurship education for 30+ years. There, he mentors students and collaborates with faculty on research.
A Dartmouth and Harvard graduate, Dustin has spent his career working in and around startups. He has been a senior executive at, seed investor in and growth advisor to venture-backed companies.
Dustin is also a two-time kidney transplant recipient who can trace these complications to years of work-related stress that he overlooked until his body forced him to rebuild his life in a more sustainable manner.
Centering Well-Being is an outgrowth of Dustin’s desire to understand the interplay between his professional experiences and personal health outcomes while examining deeply held beliefs about startup culture.
