“If you’re going to give yourself any job title in the world, you might as well make it a fun one.” That is why Ali Binazir turned his mental health therapy career into becoming a happiness engineer. This is an area that has fascinated him, living in affluent areas that are seemingly filled with miserable people. His research dives into how that happened and whether there is a physical or psychological reason for this. Despite having a small team, much of his work is done solo – and that is one of the biggest challenges to his success that he had to overcome.

Did you know there is a World Happiness Report? That is what John Helliwell devotes his professional life to, creating metrics and analyses to measure happiness around the world in order to influence decisions that promote personal wellbeing – a far cry from where he thought he would end up.