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February 20, 2026

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WOMAN-LED HRTECH FIRM TACKLES BURNOUT CRISIS WITH CANADA’S FIRST
WORKPLACE RESILIENCE PLATFORM AT MANITOBA TECH WEEK.

Winnipeg, MB – February 16, 2026

oyce Odidison, a trailblazer Canadian women entrepreneur, will unveil the WIS® Resilience Intelligence Platform at Manitoba Tech Week on February 25, 2026. As President & CEO of Interpersonal Wellness Services Inc. (IWS), Odidison draws on 28 years of experience in science-backed data to introduce Canada’s first resilience mapping platform designed to show early signs of burnout, conflict and mental health risks before they become expensive claims.

The WIS® Resilience platform’s effectiveness has already been proven across continents:

Miami University Ohio State School Funding Mental Health Program chose WIS® framework for their 75-school pilot in 2022, the only non-US company selected.

Bayer Indonesia pharmaceutical HR team consulted the WIS® 9-Dimensional framework to address insurance compliance related workforce mental health claims.

Treasury Board Canada utilized WIS® 9-Dimensional assessment for a national employee wellness initiative.

The Government of Malaysia consultants consulted the WIS® 9-Dimensional framework for population-level health and resilience strategy

Singapore’s department of training brought Odidison in for conflict resolution leadership training in 2017.

With Tech Week Manitoba spotlighting Canadian tech leaders, Odidison’s work offers both inspiration and a practical solution to today’s workplace mental health crisis. “The WIS® platform provides organizations with actionable data to identify and address burnout, moving beyond one-size-fits-all approaches, to individual resilience index reports for each employee”, she says. The multilingual, GDPR-compliant platform fosters diversity and inclusion across cultures and populations.

Manitoba Tech Week Demonstration Date: February 25, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM CST
Platform: WIS® Resilience Intelligence Platform Registration Link

About Joyce Odidison & Interpersonal Wellness Services Inc.

Joyce Odidison is President & CEO of Interpersonal Wellness Services Inc., a Manitoba-based Organizational Development firm with 28 years of experience in workplace conflict analysis, well-being, and resilience. An ICF Master Certified Coach, Author of 7 books with clients across government agencies, non-profits, post-secondary, and Fortune 500 Companies.

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