Work In Progress (WIP) - is an newsletter brought to you by Conscious Talent that helps you keep a pulse on the intersection of inner work, consciousness, and new frontiers in how we work.
Every few weeks, we’ll highlight new job opportunities, funding announcements, breakthroughs in technology + research, and awesome people in our network we think you should know about.
As AI continues to scale intelligence, many traditional advantages around execution, information, and productivity are becoming easier to replicate. What’s becoming harder to replicate are innate human qualities like self-awareness, emotional regulation, discernment, and meaning-making. This edition explores the people and companies building at that frontier.
🔥 Featured Job Opportunities
Head of Marketing @ Personal Growth Startup, this company is an AI-powered journaling and self-reflection platform helping people deepen self-awareness, build emotional intelligence, and make visible progress toward the life they want. They’re looking for a marketing leader to build the machine, set the standard, and shape what the brand becomes at its most important inflection point. 🌀 👀
Operating Partner @ Cow’s End, a venture studio dedicated to building companies that uplift humanity and human consciousness. They are looking for a seasoned partner who has a track record of building companies and raising money to join as a partner. Apply via their contact form. 👀
Head of Performance Marketing @ Mindbloom, a mental health platform offering guided psychedelic therapy through at-home ketamine treatment programs, will lead growth and acquisition strategy to scale awareness, conversion, and customer growth across digital channels.
Senior Project Manager @ Youversion, the team behind the Bible App is building digital experiences that help people engage more deeply with scripture, where you will lead cross-functional initiatives that keep product, creative, and technology teams aligned and executing at scale.
Director, B2B Product Marketing @ Headspace, which has evolved from a meditation app into a comprehensive mental health platform, is expanding its enterprise business, where you will lead positioning and go-to-market strategy for products delivering mental health support to organizations.
Director, Quality Assurance & Compliance @ Usona Institute, a nonprofit advancing psychedelic-assisted therapies through scientific research and clinical development, will lead quality and regulatory systems supporting the development of novel mental health treatments.
Agency Operations Manager @ Maya Health, a company building data infrastructure and analytics tools for psychedelic and mental health care, will oversee operational systems and client delivery processes that support research, healthcare, and industry partners.
🚀 Want to see more jobs supporting human consciousness? See other open opportunities.
Leader Spotlight
Ian Gardner is a serial entrepreneur, urban monk, and founder of Acraya, a global network of tech-enabled dark room retreat center. He has deep passions for building technology companies, family, spiritual rabbit holes and biohacking.
What problem is your company solving and what made you feel like this had to exist?
We are providing pathways for collective consciousness transformation.
What’s your favorite transformational resource, experience, or practice, and how has it impacted how you build the company?
My integrated meditation practices over the last 25 years has completely restructured my consciousness and finely honed my ability to focus and 100% absorb into a problem for extended periods of time. This has enabled me to be very efficient with my time and energy in the endless tasks that accompany startup building.
What’s an unconventional belief you hold?
Human life is a school. Suffering is the great teacher, this world is not supposed to be peaceful or perfect.
To learn more about Acraya and Ian, check out this recent podcast we did with him on EvolutionFM.
What's happening in the field
Psychedelics and Consciousness Science- Recent contemplative neuroscience work comparing meditation and psychedelic experiences suggests overlapping mystical-type states but distinct psychological pathways and integration needs. For those designing inner-work offerings at work, it supports tiered portfolios—from mindfulness training to carefully governed psychedelic-assisted programs—rather than one-size-fits-all interventions.
AI Mental Health and Conscious Tech - Design studios tracking 2026 mindfulness app trends report a move toward adaptive journeys, trauma sensitivity, and hybrid human–AI coaching instead of pure content libraries. For product teams, the signal is to embed personalization, safety checks, and live support into meditation/inner-work tech aimed at high-performing professionals.
Funding and Market Moves - Analysts project the mental health technology market will grow from about 12B USD in 2026 to over 56B USD by 2035, at nearly 19% annual growth. For founders and investors at the edge of consciousness and work, this confirms a long runway for scalable mental-health and inner-work infrastructure, not a passing trend.
Policy and Institutional Shifts - Policy analysts warn that as psychedelic therapy becomes more accessible, inequities in who can afford multi‑thousand‑dollar protocols may deepen unless insurers, employers, or public systems underwrite access. For conscious organizations, there is a strategic opportunity to lead by sponsoring equitable access and setting ethical norms around benefits coverage.
Inner Work in the Workplace - A new Acta Psychologica paper positions workplace spirituality as a psychological pathway linking sustainable practices with higher job satisfaction, suggesting meaning-making and values alignment are key levers for retention and engagement in conscious organizations. For future-of-work innovators, it strengthens the business case for integrating spiritual inquiry into ESG and culture design, not just wellbeing perks.
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