Workplace Fulfillment: Shifting Mindsets and Boosting Well-being

After years of uncertainty, many are still grappling with workplace burnout, stress, and disconnection. Now more than ever, it’s essential to cultivate well-being and engagement to help people thrive again. Comedian and advocate for mental health Jessica Holmes brings an uplifting, funny, and heartfelt presentation focused on promoting positive mental health and reigniting purpose. Drawing from her own experience overcoming depression, Holmes shares how she rekindled her passion for life and work, offering relatable insights for this moment of renewal. Combining humor and positive psychology, she empowers audiences with the motivation to move from “I should…” to “I will!” in both life and work. This transformational learning event will leave executives inspired, energized, and ready to thrive.
Beloved comedian Jessica Holmes has brought the house down opening for giants like Ellen DeGeneres, Russell Peters, Jerry Seinfeld, and Oprah Winfrey. She has also performed at Just For Laughs and The Second City, and starred in the hit comedy series, Royal Canadian Air Farce and The Holmes Show. Her hilarious take on life’s challenges as well as her unique knack for impersonating celebrities always leaves audiences in stitches. Today, Holmes’ greatest joy is working as an advocate for mental health and helping people take simple, sustainable steps towards fulfillment and well-being, one laugh at a time.

Event Details

Date & Time: January 29 2025, 13:00 to 14:15 EDT

Audience: All Public Service executives across Canada and internationally are invited to attend APEX’s learning events

Cost: Free

Language: This event will be in bilingual format alternating between French and English. Simultaneous interpretation will be available via Wordly, an AI-based interpreting service.

Platform: Participants will attend our virtual event via Teams webinar . A meeting link will be sent once you are registered.

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Jessica Holmes
Celebrated Comedian | Author | Mental Health Advocate

Beloved comedian Jessica Holmes has brought the house down opening for giants such as Ellen DeGeneres, Russell Peters, Jerry Seinfeld, and Oprah Winfrey. She has performed at Just For Laughs and The Second City, and starred in the comedy series, The Holmes Show and Royal Canadian Air Farce. Her hilarious take on life’s challenges as well as her unique knack for impersonating celebrities have audiences in stitches.

Holmes, like millions of North Americans, has struggled both with post-partum depression and, as she puts it, “regular, run-of-the-mill, garden-variety depression”. Striving to help end the stigma around mental health issues, she openly shares her personal stories with the humour she’s known for, bringing light to what can often be a dark topic. Holmes’ funny and inspiring book, Depression The Comedy: A Tale of Perseverance, takes readers deeper into her mental health journey with validation and warmth. She is also grateful to help further reduce the stigma around mental illness as a Bell Let’s Talk celebrity ambassador.

Holmes’s greatest joy is helping people take simple, sustainable steps towards fulfillment and well-being, one laugh at a time. Follow Holmes on Twitter and Instagram at @HappyFunHolmes.

Stéphane Lemieux
Senior Advisor to Executives

Stéphane joined APEX’s Advisory Services in 2024 from the Canada Revenue Agency. His professional career spanning more than 36 years has led him to occupy several leadership positions both within the Canadian armed forces and the public service. Having held an executive position since 2015, he has been able to put leadership development, mental health and resilience at the forefront in order to build effective teams capable of facing the multiple challenges of our complex operating environments.

Workplace Fulfillment: Shifting Mindsets and Boosting Well-being