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About

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Erin Shems

Recovering corporate-burnout-high-performing-people-pleaser, Erin Shems brings her 30 years of creative operations, project management and producer expertise to anything she’s up against. She’s worked on some of the biggest brands known world-wide: Mortal Kombat, Mattel, Hot Wheels, Skechers, P&G, and managed accounts for the former San Diego Chargers, Sony Electronics and Upper Deck.

 

In 2024, she blew up her career and literally said, ”Bye Barbie!" –– walking away from a 7.5 year career at Mattel to prioritize her mental health and burnout recovery. Unsure of next steps, she went back to therapy and started writing again.

 

Erin founded Ezippy Co. to help creative and marketing teams work better and have some fun. Soon after, she started speaking to the design community about mental health, working relationships and creative operations.

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But deep down, she knew more could be done to fight against burnout to help other teams and that's how the The Recess Reset was started.

A clipboard graphic to house the certifications and degrees for Erin.

  • A.A. Liberal Studies,
    San Diego Mesa College

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  • B.A. Women’s Studies, 
    Cal State University San Marcos

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  • HarvardX Certification Happiness in Leadership: Driving Team Success

    • Managing Happiness

    • Exercising Leadership:
      Foundational Principles

    • Building Personal Resilience: Managing Anxiety & Mental Health

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  • Strategic Planning For Life™ Guide, Intentional Lifestyle Design Expert,
    Owl & Key

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  • Workplace Mental Health Ally,
    SHRM + Psych Hub Certification

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  • Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED​​

Education/Experience

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