Beyond awareness. Workplace mental health talks that move culture forward.
Shak Shah brings lived experience, business credibility, and practical tools into high-pressure teams, so leaders and employees can respond to mental health with clarity, empathy, and action.
Built for HR leaders, executives, and internal teams across finance, accounting, legal, banking, and large corporate environments.
Trusted by corporate audiences and professional communities through speaking, media features, and workshops.
Featured in:
Logos represent interviews, panels, and professional community features.Keynotes,
panels, and workshops for real-world workplaces.
This work is designed for organisations that want to reduce stigma and improve support without lowering standards.
Shak helps leaders and teams navigate the moments that usually get avoided: burnout, stress, silence, identity, and what to do when someone is struggling.
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High impact sessions that shift perspective and start the conversation in a grounded way.
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Interactive, practical training with tools participants can apply immediately.
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Candid conversations that bring leadership, culture, and mental health into the same room.
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Support for Mental Health Week, busy season programming, leadership off-sites, and ongoing culture initiatives.
Designed for teams who carry a lot.
HR and People leaders
Executives and senior leadership teams
Employee Resource Groups and internal communities
Corporate event planners and internal communications
Wellness and DEI committees
Best fit for high-performance environments where pressure is normal, and silence is rewarded.
Workshop and keynote topics
Sessions are tailored to your audience, role level, and industry context.
Core themes Shak is known for:
Empathy is not soft, it is strategic
Burnout, boundaries, and sustainable performance
Mental health at work, what support actually looks like
Leadership language in hard moments, what to say and what to avoid
Turning breakdown into purpose, identity, stigma, and rebuilding after crisis
Bipolar disorder at work, awareness, respect, and real accommodations without assumptions
Need something specific for busy season or high pressure teams? Shak can tailor a session to your outcomes and workplace reality.
What teams walk away with
A clearer understanding of workplace stress, burnout, and stigma, and how they show up on real teams
Practical tools for resilience, boundaries, and sustainable routines
Better leadership responses during mental health moments, without overstepping
Language that supports people while protecting accountability and performance
A personal and team action plan that can be applied immediately
Mental Illness:
Don’t Let It Define You
A raw and practical memoir about identity, leadership, and rebuilding after a mental health crisis. Often shared as a companion resource for people navigating their own mental health journey.
The latest from Bipolar Empath
Short, practical reads on workplace mental health, leadership, burnout, boundaries, and building culture in high-pressure environments.
You may have seen me
Career Mental Health, Real Talk
Living with Mental Illness with Shahrukh (Shak) Shah Interview
With Diana YK Chan
Ride Don’t Hide
June kicks off ‘Ride Don’t Hide’ for Mental Health
Interview for CTV News
Thriving with Bipolar Disorder
Finding Balance Between Life and a Successful Finance Career
Interview for Clarity
Speaking, workshops, and roles
CPA Canada, The ONE National Conference
CPA Ontario, Mental Health Audio Learning Series
Courage Circle, guest speaker (hosted by Yollanda Zhang)
Thorpe Benefits, Navigating Mental Health Today (virtual panel), October 7, 2025
Rise Community, Wellness Expert and Subject Matter Expert, 2026
Yorkville University, student spotlight video shoot, February 11
Podcast features
The Wellness Lab: Solutions and Stories, Redefining Mental Health: Identity, Bipolar Disorder and AI for Healing
From Health to Wealth, From Burnout to Balance: Redefining Success and Mental Health
SG Wealth Podcast, From Burnout to Breakthrough: Journey Through Bipolar Disorder, Entrepreneurship and Empathy
100 Cups of Coffee, Connection Through Vulnerability
100 Cups of Coffee, Bonus Episode, Mental Illness: Don’t Let It Define You
Author interview
Canadian Positive Psychology Association, author interview
Shak today
Shak is the founder of Bipolar Empath and a workplace mental health speaker helping organisations build cultures where people can perform and stay well. His talks blend lived experience, business credibility, and practical tools leaders and teams can use right away.
Alongside his speaking work, Shak is completing his Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and currently practices with Batool Psychotherapy and Wellness, supporting individuals navigating workplace stress, burnout, and work-life balance.
He also continues to run Shah Advisory, which keeps his work rooted in the realities of high-pressure professional environments.
Counselling sessions now available
If you are here as a person, not just a professional, Shak is currently accepting practicum clients through Batool Psychotherapy and Wellness. His focus includes workplace stress, burnout, balance, and practical coping tools.
Speaking and counselling are separate services. Counselling bookings are handled through the clinic.
Workshop and keynote topics
Planning Mental Health Week, a leadership retreat, or a team session? Share what your organisation is facing and Shak will recommend a talk or workshop that fits your audience and goals.
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