Pickleheads Closes on $2.5M Funding Round to Elevate the Game

Pickleheads Closes on $2.5M Funding Round to Elevate the Game Pickleheads, the platform where pickleball players can connect and organize pickleball games, announced the closing of a $2.5 million seed round, which the company will use to enhance the on-court experience for players through technology. Pickleball has been the fastest-growing sport for three consecutive years; however, it presents challenges with court shortages and long wait…

A tranquil boom: why real estate loves wellness hotels

A tranquil boom: why real estate loves wellness hotels Before it shuttered in 2022, the low-slung, midcentury Bearfoot Inn was an affordable and clothing-optional outpost for gay travelers to Palm Springs, California. Plasticky red loungers on the concrete pool deck faced a slab wall and then the San Jacinto mountains. According to a one-star online review, the proprietors argued with guests over the hot […]…

How Is the Wellness Industry Tackling the Water Crisis?

Emerging from the keynotes and discourse on this topic at the 2024 Global Wellness Summit (GWS), Watershed Wellness is Trend #5 inside the GWS’s The Future of Wellness: 2025 Trends report, the latest edition of the longest-running global wellness trends report providing a detailed (130-page) forecast of the 10 trends that will make waves in health and wellness in the year ahead. Inside the report,…