Brandon Card, founder and CEO of enterprise AI platform Terzo, was featured in a Business Insider essay published July 22, 2026, where he detailed how personal loss during the company's early years reshaped his approach to leadership and why employee mental health has become a strategic priority. The essay, titled "Millionaire at 25: Not Happy," offers a candid look at how grief influenced Card's definition of success and his commitment to building a supportive workplace culture as Terzo expands.
In the essay, Card speaks openly about his own experience with therapy, aiming to reduce stigma and make it easier for employees to seek similar support. "I'm hoping I can set a standard for mental health care within Terzo, and that Terzo can set off a domino effect for other companies," Card wrote. That openness, he argues, is a foundation to build on as the company scales its operations across the United States, Canada, and India.
Card outlines a longer-term goal of bringing in-house mental health professionals to Terzo, making that support available to all employees. He describes the company's current stage as an asset—small and flexible enough to test new approaches to workplace mental health before the team grows larger. This proactive stance could position Terzo as a leader in corporate mental health, especially as more companies face pressure to address employee well-being amid rising burnout rates.
Terzo, founded in 2020, provides an AI financial intelligence platform that identifies money enterprises lose across their third-party and supplier spend ecosystem, including contracts, invoices, purchase orders, and renewals. The company serves enterprise customers in finance, legal, IT, supply chain, sales, and procurement. Current job openings are listed on Terzo's careers page.
The implications of Card's message extend beyond Terzo. As businesses increasingly compete for talent, mental health support has become a differentiator. By integrating mental health care into its growth strategy, Terzo may set a precedent that influences other tech companies to follow suit. The full essay is available on Business Insider.
For the Long Beach and surrounding business community, Card's approach underscores a growing trend: company culture and employee well-being are no longer peripheral but central to sustainable growth. As Terzo scales, its experiment with in-house mental health support could offer a blueprint for other enterprises in the region and beyond, demonstrating that investing in people is as critical as investing in technology.
