Funding for mental health-focused startups rises in 2020–TechCrunch, August 26, 2020 This is a summary of research group CB Insights’ recent analysis of venture capital funding trends for wellness-focused start-ups. While in the tough economic climate of the pandemic, sleep and fitness tech saw fewer deals and dollars in the first half of 2020 than they did at the same time last year, one sector…
The Beauty Meets Wellness Initiative has identified four playgrounds or incubators of change and objectives for their work. Click to explore more.
In this edition of the Wellness Q&A Series Beth McGroarty, VP, Research & Forecasting, Global Wellness Institute asks: Just how profound has the digital shift in fitness and wellness been under COVID-19? Will video kill the studio star? What do people demand from spas, salons, and beauty businesses as they reopen? Q&A with Amaya Becvar Weddle, Ph.D., Vice President, Research & Product Marketing, Mindbody,…
Making the Best of a Post-Pandemic World – Project Syndicate, May 12, 2020 In the coming post-Coronavirus years, the global economy will be shaped by three trends: (1) The relationship between markets and the state will be rebalanced in favor of the latter; (2) this will be accompanied by a rebalancing between hyper-globalization and national autonomy, also in favor of the latter; and (3) our…
In this edition of the Wellness Q&A Series Beth McGroarty, VP, Research & Forecasting, Global Wellness Institute asks: How will COVID-19 change the wellness market and concept? What’s the real future for travel? What are the right (and wrong) ways for brands to communicate during the pandemic? Q&A with Catherine Feliciano-Chon, founder, managing director, CatchOn – a Finn Partners company Cathy Chon is founder…
2020 New York Press Event At a press event in New York City hosted in collaboration with Good Housekeeping and the Good Housekeeping Institute, the Global Wellness Institute and the Global Wellness Summit released new data on the US physical activity market and the top 10 global wellness trends for 2020. Past Press Events
