Innovating in Mental Health with Ambience Search™ Valerie Karno

Dr. Valerie Karno is a professor and a tech entrepreneur. She is the co-founder of Ambience Search™, the very first mood-based search engine. Valerie opens up about how her time in academia drove her to tackle the growing issue of mental health and wellbeing. Dr. Karno talks about how Ambience Search™ helps people tailor their online experience based on how they want to feel. She touches on why things like personal control, being mindful, and building connections hold so much weight in our digital world today. Listen in and discover insights on coming up with new ideas, pushing through tough times, and seeing concepts from start to finish. Timestamps: 01:11 – Meet Dr. Valerie Karno 02:32 – The Mental Health Crisis and Digital Intervention 03:57 – Mood-Based Search 05:37 – The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health 07:37 – Ambience Search™ Features and User Experience 09:28 – Building the Team 11:32 – From Academia to Tech Entrepreneur 15:33 – Modeling Behavior 17:14 – Mindfulness and Self-Care Practices 21:11 – Navigating Instability and Building Resilience 24:28 – Maintaining Human Agency 27:11 – Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs 31:19 – The Power of Kindness Links: Dr. Karno's Website: Ambience Search™:

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Innovating in Mental Health with Ambience Search™ Valerie Karno is an episode from Wonder Podcast: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to Change the World by Victhea Marie Tesoro.

This episode is 51:10 long.

This episode was published on Nov 14, 2025.

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