Taking Crazy Back

Tod Maffin was a top-flying CEO of a technology company during the web 1.0 craze. Worth millions, he led a busy life that included running his publicly traded company while hosting a national radio show on CBC Radio One about technology. He was working 16-hour days, non-stop. 

And then, everything crashed. Tod was crippled with a devastating depression and addiction which all but destroyed him.

Today, Tod is an inspirational example of fighting back, recovery in action, and learning how to live sanely in our busy techno-driven life.

Tod’s story is emotional — at once funny and poignant, sad and hopeful. Nearly all audiences give him a standing ovation for his work on the podium. He has spoken for the Canadian Mental Health Association, universities, companies, and many more.

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The Keynote Presentation: Upcoming Presentation at F5 Expo
The Book: Book Except • Get Email When Published

See the Presentation at F5 Expo

f5 expoMost of the events Tod speaks at are trade conferences and private functions.

But on April 7, 2010, Tod will be giving a presentation at the F5 Expo, open to any registered attendee.

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The Keynote Presentation

With depression rates soaring in the workplace, do we need a radical new way of providing mental health services to our employees?

Tod Maffin [bio] thinks so.

Once the founder and CEO of a multi-million dollar technology firm, Tod’s workload and always-on personality finally caught up with him and over the following years, he was crippled by a devastating depression — all the while struggling to appear to be productive to employers and colleagues, and happy and healthy to his friends and family.

In this provocative keynote speech, Tod will reveal to your delegates how this always-connected landscape has seduced all of us into endless multitasking and infinite email — all the while pretending that this increasing workload is the best thing for “productivity.”

In fact, this hyper-connected economy may be both destroying the productivity of workplaces and eroding the mental health of companies’ most valuable asset — their people.

Tod will outline his own bold strategy for bringing mental health discussion out of the shadows in a way that will challenge your attendees for years to come.

Check Tod’s availability for your event

The Book

Taking Crazy Back: A Journey Through Addiction, Hope, and Recovery

Will be available for purchase in April 2010. (See Tod’s other books.)

Click to read an excerpt from Taking Crazy Back.

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