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Blue Monday: Founder Reset & Refresh

Join us this Blue Monday to discover powerful practices to help prevent and alleviate burnout, and its negative consequences.

About the event

Monday, January the 15th may be Blue; but we’re here to brighten it up with you! Did you know the third Monday of the new year is deemed the gloomiest, most depressing day of the year? Blue Monday.


People start feeling low with the gloomy weather, post holiday blues, already failing to keep their new year’s resolutions… Add to that your already overwhelming role and responsibilities as a founder… Phoof! That’s a lot. But fear not, dear founder! Join us this Blue Monday to turn this gloomy day on its head, into a celebration of you and your 2023, and set yourself up for an energized and intentional 2024!

Why you need this:

You, dear founder, deserve a break! Even if it’s just one hour to pause, reflect, celebrate, release, refresh and start 2024 with clarity, motivation, and energy.Dear founder, we don’t want you to go anywhere near burnout! We designed this session with simple but powerful practices to help prevent and alleviate burnout, and its negative consequences. Who knows, perhaps you will even find a new source of energy?

What to bring:

  • Pen and paper

  • An open and curious mind

  • Your attention - beyond your presence

What to look forward to:

  • A safe space

  • Practices (and permission) to pause, reflect and look ahead

  • Exercises to better understand, and honor yourself

Gokce Gizer Clover

Gokce Gizer Clover (a.k.a. GG) is a serial entrepreneur, a founder at heart supporting founders and leadership teams to thrive in the ever-changing world they operate in. For over a decade, GG has been actively involved in the global tech ecosystem, as a coach, investor, and expert advisor, supporting tech companies from idea to fundraising to achieving sustainable growth.

GG blends a wide range of fields to offer a unique approach for startup founders, incorporating tools and practices from neuroscience, entrepreneurship, leadership development, organizational culture, behavioral psychology, and yoga philosophy among others.

She has worked with numerous programs and organizations, designing and delivering competitions and programs to share knowledge and build communities including Extreme Tech Challenge, ACTAI Global, and EdenBase. She has been a mentor and advisor of many including Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, WeWork Labs, The New School Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative, Innovation Norway, Global Innovation Catalyst, Young Guru Academy and Stanford Center for Professional Development, and corporate innovation programmes.

In Partnership with Connectd

Connectd is a product ecosystem that empowers founders, investors and advisors to manage connections. Their aim is to revolutionise the early-stage ecosystem, democratising access to funding and talent

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