259: How this Innovative Business is Unlocking Minds… 🤯 The Psychedelic Journey of Dylan Beynon & Mindbloom 🌻

259: How this Innovative Business is Unlocking Minds… 🤯 The Psychedelic Journey of Dylan Beynon & Mindbloom 🌻

Background on Dylan Beynon of Mindbloom:

Dylan Beynon is the Founder and CEO of Mindbloom. Dylan grew up in a family that was torn apart by mental illness. He lost both his mother and sister to severe mental illnesses, addiction, and eventually overdose. For years he struggled to process the impact these losses had on him. It was not until 2009 that Dylan began the healing process when he discovered psychedelic medicines. Through his experiences with these medicines, he was able to build a healthier relationship with himself and those he loves.

In 2018, this journey led to ketamine therapy, a treatment that is still changing his life for the better. Since then, Dylan has dedicated his life to helping increase access to these transformational and safe new medicines. He is currently on a mission to help others expand their human potential by forging a path for psychedelic medicine in the US.

Time-Stamped Show Notes:

[1:12] Dylan Beynon from Austin, Texas, is the Founder and CEO of Mindbloom, which is the largest provider of psychedelic therapy in the US.
[1:52] According to Dylan, mental health is the top one public health crisis today in the US. He provides several reasons why this is happening.
[3:03] Suffering from mental health is deeply personal and meaningful for Dylan because he grew up in a family devastated by this health condition.
[3:54] There were catalysts that gave Dylan the idea to start his journey in treating mental health.
[4:44] There were a few things that happened, which inspired Dylan to start Mindbloom.
[6:05] Dylan shares the story of how he got introduced to Ketamine Therapy.
[11:59] Enumerating some of the key differences and advantages of Mindbloom over other mental health treatment facilities.
[14:46] People coming into Mindbloom are often surprised to find out that they have symptoms of mild depression or anxiety. Dylan was one of those people.
[17:06] At Mindbloom, most of their clients are aged 41 years old and above. They have more clients in their 50s than people in their 20s.
[18:08] Dylan gives his definition of anxiety and depression.
[23:12] More explanation on anxiety and depression and how psychedelics can help treat these conditions.
[24:32] After Dylan’s sister died, his father was in a state of suicidal depression. Dylan thought that his father would not survive the next 60 days, but it was also the catalyst for his father to try Ketamine Therapy.
[26:46] Dylan gives some analogies when treating mental health conditions like anxiety and depression.
[27:48] Austin recommends checking out Michael Pollan and his book How to Change Your Mind. It’s also on Netflix.
[30:54] Dylan talks about the concept of micro dosing.
[31:43] Ketamine is the only legal and prescribable psychedelic medicine in the US today.
[33:07] There are other psychedelic medicines that are nearing FDA approval.
[35:24] Dylan discusses the process of how drugs can or cannot be prescribed and distributed.
[40:16] The big difference between a government official and an entrepreneur.
[42:29] What the government really thinks about psychedelic medicine.
[46:42] Building a trusted brand is how Mindbloom can push Ketamine Therapy into the mainstream.
[48:07] Digital media such as Instagram, Facebook, and Google are the main channels for Mindbloom to reach clients and educate them.
[48:38] An overview of the growth of Mindbloom since they started in 2019.
[52:33] Dylan shares the story of how his mother started having mental health problems when he was still at a young age.
[55:02] There was one incident when Dylan was still playing football in school, and he was accused by his mother of hurting her, which was not true.
[56:55] When he was still in middle school, his mother stabbed him with a butter knife in the chest for no reason.
[58:38] Dylan talks about his educational background from high school to college.
[1:01:56] When he was abroad, he decided to take MDMA, which he considers a life changing experience.
[1:04:39] Dylan continues to talk about his first experience taking MDMA.
[1:06:46] Taking MDMA transformed him from a pessimistic person to an optimist and liking people more. He continued to explore other psychedelics.
[1:08:22] Dylan delves more into what happens when a person has a psychedelic experience.
[1:11:46] College life was great for Dylan after he had his psychedelic experience abroad.
[1:13:27] After college, he moved to LA and got an internship in a talent agency.
[1:17:34] Being an intern in the talent agency was a miserable experience for Dylan.
[1:20:16] After quitting his job at the talent agency, Dylan went to New York and landed a job at a tech startup called Hotlist.
[1:29:01] The next job he had after Hotlist was Voter’s Friend, which makes people an informed voter in just ten minutes.
[1:33:34] Dylan shares his story about moving to Brazil and starting a new company called Mighty.
[1:41:40] Living in Ipanema, Brazil, Dylan spent most of his time working on his computer. It was also very challenging for him in terms of getting a more meaningful cultural experience.
[1:48:29] Running Mighty was a wild ride according to Dylan.
[1:51:49] Eventually, Dylan left Mighty for several reasons.
[1:57:02] One important piece of advice from Dylan for people planning to start their company.

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Key Point from Our Episode with Dylan Beynon:

“The mental health crisis is deeply personal and meaningful to me because I grew up in a family that was absolutely obliterated by it. My mother was both a schizophrenic and an addict and my sister was both schizophrenic and an addict.”

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