Episode Ten - Julian Pace
Julian Pace is the Founder and CEO of Happiness Co, a Perth-based social enterprise dedicated to improving mental health, wellbeing, and human connection. Inspired by his personal journey through profound loss, Julian has transformed adversity into a mission to help others build happier, more fulfilling lives.
Since founding Happiness Co in 2017, Julian has become one of Australia's leading voices in happiness, emotional wellbeing, and lived-experience mental health. An award-winning speaker, he has presented across 10 countries, reaching more than 63,000 people through keynote presentations, workshops, schools, community programs, and corporate events.
Julian has been featured on Sunrise, Today Tonight, SCA radio, multiple Seven West sites, and several other highly regarded channels on the topic of happiness. Known for his authentic storytelling and practical approach, Julian empowers individuals and organisations to take ownership of their wellbeing, develop resilience, and create positive change.
His work has earned recognition as an Australian of the Year Local Hero finalist, Mentor of the Year award winner, and National Small Business Champion.
Happiness Co was also named as a finalist in the Telstra Business Awards for the Social Change Maker category and is Perth’s Optus Stadium’s official “Purpose Partner”.
Today, Julian continues to lead Happiness Co's mission to create happier, healthier communities through education, coaching, events, and mental health initiatives across Australia, with the goal of positively impacting 10 million lives over the next 10 years.
Julian has also recently returned from hiking to the Everest and Annapurna base camps, raising awareness and over 165k for charity
When he is not all of these things, Julian is a husband and proud dad who is striving to balance family life and his passion for helping others live a happier life.