Today is the first Circadian Awareness Day! 24 July, 24/7 So, we have a very special Q&A with world-renowned circadian science expert Dr. Steven Lockley of Harvard Medical School and CircadianTech pioneer, Timeshifter’s Co-Founder and CEO Mickey Beyer-Clausen on how… Connecting artificial clock time with our natural “circadian time” will become the foundation of health and wellness. In this fascinating interview, they discuss: How sleep…
Q&A with Spa Industry Icon Sue Harmsworth: Why “Wellness” Needs New Definitions
Sue Harmsworth, spa industry visionary Sue Harmsworth needs little introduction: She has spent five decades shaping the global spa, global wellness and beauty industries (responsible for designing 500+ spas in 65 countries), and her services were honored by Queen Elizabeth the Second. She founded the global brand ESPA in 1993, which she sold in 2017; is founder of Sue Harmsworth Ltd, which advises owners and…
Q&A with Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider: What Has the Pandemic Taught Us About Wellness, Death and Dying
Shoshana Ungerleider, MD, founder of the End Well project Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider is an award-winning physician, writer and producer—and founder of End Well, a series of events and a media platform focused on transforming the end of life into a human-centered experience. She is a leading voice in healthcare who regularly appears on CNN, MSNBC and CBS News and is the executive producer of…
Q&A with Victor Brick: Why the Wellness Pie Has Never Been Bigger
C. Victor Brick, CEO of Planet Fitness Growth Partners and the founder of the John W. Brick Mental Health Foundation, on the Future of Wellness. C. Victor Brick has 35 years of success in the fitness industry and is CEO of Planet Fitness Growth Partners (PFGP), the largest privately owned Planet Fitness franchise with 80+ clubs in the US and Australia. He’s chairman of the…
Q&A with Melisse Gelula: Shaking Up The Concept of Wellness: COVID-19, Inequality & More
In this edition of the Wellness Q&A Series Beth McGroarty, VP, Research & Forecasting, Global Wellness Institute asks: Has COVID-19 fundamentally changed people’s concept of “wellness”? What wellness markets will grow fastest in the future? What do the successful wellness brands of the future look like? Will the new conversations around racial inequality in wellness impact the industry long term? Q&A with Melisse Gelula, co-founder…
Q&A: Dr. Nicola Finley Tackles the Deep Inequities in Access to Wellness for Black and Brown Communities
In this edition of the Wellness Q&A Series Beth McGroarty, VP, Research & Forecasting, Global Wellness Institute asks: Why is it so urgent to tackle the deep inequities in access to wellness for Black and brown communities? What are some differences in the wellness concept within the Black community? How are women of color being served by the spa/wellness industry? What is the most undervalued…