Marion Adams

CEO, Hasu Counselling

HOW IT WORKS: Hasu provides online therapy through video chat and text.

FOUNDED: 2016

HQ ’HOOD: Corktown

EMPLOYEES: 35 (“including our wonderful therapists, who I wouldn’t dare call employees”). USERS: More than 1,000.

COST: $95 per hour; $30 per week for unlimited text therapy.

EUREKA MOMENT: “I lost a friend to suicide in university and faced a weeks-long wait for grief counselling. I wanted to address the issue so that no one would have to feel the way I did.” WELLNESS REGIMEN: “Speaking to a therapist, biking while blasting Fleetwood Mac (Rumors, of course) and playing fetch with my cat.”

GUILTY PLEASURE: “I go to the street-meat stand on my corner more often than I’d like to admit. Let’s just say I know all of the owner’s kids’ names.” “Hugging.” MISSED BEST SCI-FI MOST MEDICAL DURING INVENTION: THE PANDEMIC: “Dr. Crusher’s Tricorder from Star Trek, no question.” MOST HATED BUZZWORD: “Synergy.” MOST USED BUZZWORD: “Regrettably, synergy.” FAVOURITE VIDEO CONFERENCE PLATFORM: “Hangouts.” MUST-HAVE HEALTH APP: “The Calm meditation app helps me fall asleep when I have an important meeting or presentation the next day.” WORST THING ABOUT TORONTO: “The curse upon the Leafs.”

BEST THING ABOUT TORONTO: “The diversity, the food, the energy. And it’s home, which counts for a lot.”