Creators and Destroyers of Worlds Iuri Melo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience and the proud father of five. He’s the co-founder of SchoolPulse, a nationwide student support service that delivers positivity, optimism, and growth mindset tools to students, parents, and faculty via text and email. After several teen suicides in his community, Iuri co-created SchoolPulse in 2017 to proactively support student well-being. He’s also the author of Mind Over Grey Matter and the teen best-seller Know Thy Selfie, and the developer of “Adventure Based Therapy.” With over 300 schools in 25+ states, Iuri’s mission to “bless the human family” is inspiring students every day through kindness, psychology, and powerful weekly videos.   The Education Innovators Podcast is a set of conversations between Eric Byron and guests from all aspects of education around the world. We look for innovative ideas and practical examples of things happening in schools and learning environments that are of interest to teachers, corporate trainers, school administrators, EdTech providers, students, parents, and anyone else interested in education.   Links: Iuri Melo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iuri-melo-1b41482/   SchoolPulse: https://schoolpulse.org/schools/schoolpulse/   The Education Innovators Podcast Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742   The Education Innovators Podcast YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3   The Human Intelligence movement: https://www.humanintelligencemovement.org/   This podcast is produced entirely by Eric Byron. You can contact Eric at eric@edinnovationpod.com