Check Out Duncan So’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Duncan So.

Hi Duncan, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstories with our readers.
I was a child of corporate burnout in a startup telecom in Canada as an Engineer for almost a decade and decided to leave that job to work on systemic change projects.

About a decade into the field of human flourishing, I launched a school in Ghana focused on social entrepreneurship and leadership development for young impact leaders. What I realized was an increasing trend of burnout in the workplace, with escalating pressures of our hustle culture, technology, and the pandemic.

Over the last 5 years, I’ve built workplace well-being programs and a clinic to address burnout for organizations and executive leaders.

I’ve been running retreats in Belize, Saint Lucia, and Mexico, and bringing in a local option to the people in Arizona at the resorts at Canyon Ranch in Tucson.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
The pandemic shut down the business as travel and the retreat experience were a big part of the business. It forced me to pivot and begin focusing on workplace training and building response and recovery programs.

Luckily with virtual options, it gave me an opportunity to integrate my work into well-being and burnout recovery to address a more systemic lens of tackling workplace culture challenges that drive burnout.

As the world opened back up in 2022, I’ve started to re-introduce the retreat format with amazing resort partners.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I’m Board Certified as a Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming, Mental and Emotional Release®️ , and clinical hypnosis. As a mental health professional, it allows me to support employees who struggle with burnout, are in a crisis, or looking for effective recovery options.

When I’m not on the front lines, I run my business, the Burnout Recovery Accelerator which supports workplaces with well-being, recovery, and performance.

I’m deeply proud of the practice, getting to experience my clients who break through many of their mental health challenges and feel liberated and empowered to be in better control of their livelihoods after years and sometimes decades of coping.

The retreat experience plus the effectiveness of the NLP practice definitely sets me apart from traditional therapy work.

Can you tell us more about what you were like growing up?
I wanted to design and make video games growing up, fascinated with games where heroes journey, skill up, and experience epic stories.

I was and still am very curious and creative as an individual, yet very practical.

I loved solving real-world problems and had a knack for computers and entrepreneurship.

Pricing:

• $7500 – 3 Nights + Breakthrough Burnout Program
• $15,000 – 3 Nights + Breakthrough Burnout Program + Executive Recovery Coaching

Contact Info:

• Website: www.burnoutrecoveryaccelerator.com
• Linkedin: www.LinkedIn.com/in/duncanso

Image Credits
Royalton Resorts – Saint Lucia