Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to getting ahold of an appointment for your hair or another treatment…that’s a different story: The bespoke nature of a lot of the work has meant that a large swathe of the professionals providing these services have stayed off… Read…
The Goop-ification of wellness is on the way out, and you can thank Gen Z (How charcoal cheese and CBD leggings lost their selling power)
The Goop-ification of wellness is on the way out (you can thank Gen Z) The new cheese puff snack brand stresses that they are not a “better-for-you” alternative. They make no promises of rejuvenated digestion, extra nutrients, or plant-based goodness. These “unapologetically indulgent” puffs are just tasty “things for your mouth.” “If you’re worried about Ffups being healthy, you’re on the wrong website,” reads the…
Call for Innovation: Wellness and the Metaverse
Wellness and the Metaverse: Global Wellness Summit Announces Groundbreaking “Call for Innovation” Competition This is the first-ever global competition for innovators pioneering a new era for health and wellness in the metaverse and Web3.The contest is now open, accepting submissions through September 20, 2022. Learn more & meet the judges The Global Wellness Summit (GWS), the most prestigious conference on the $4.4 trillion business of…
The Great Indoors: Why Wellness Real Estate Matters with Paul Scialla
The Great Indoors: Why Wellness Real Estate Matters with Paul Scialla When we’re talking about wellness, it makes sense to start the discussion where we spend most of our time: indoors. Despite how our modern society is structured, it’s important to remember that until recent history, humankind spent most of its time outside—not contained within four walls and a roof. Today humans spend…
Trend in the News – August 19th, 2022
TREND: THERMAL BATHING IS HOT (AND COLD) Week of August 10th, 2022 Othership: An Oasis For The Sober-Curious–Forbes Othership is described as a dreamy modern bathhouse that offers classes combining breathwork, sauna and cold plunges. It was created out of founder and CEO Robbie Bent’s commitment to sobriety and wellness. Bent had been experimenting with wellness practices to help him and, in the process (and…
TREND: THERMAL BATHING IS HOT (AND COLD)
TREND: THERMAL BATHING IS HOT (AND COLD) Post pandemic, consumers are amping to explore new forms of sweat bathing and reap the benefits of hot/cold contrast therapy. In our 2022 trend, Urban Bathhouses and Wellness Playgrounds, we explored the revival of communal hydrothermal bathing, an age-old, traditional wellness experience that is being embraced the world over. By Cassandra Cavanah There’s a plethora of amazing, often…
Employees’ social networks have shrunk since the pandemic, and companies need to intentionally rebuild ‘social capital’
Network effects: How to rebuild social capital and improve corporate performance Social capital-or the presence of networks, relationships, shared norms, and trust among individuals, teams, and business leaders-is the glue that holds organizations together. When teams feel connected, they tend to get more work done and do it faster. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Amy Griffin, who invested in Bumble, Goop and Hello Sunshine, is in search of the next woman-led unicorn (Her G9 Ventures is eyeing startups in women’s health and telemedicine, and sees new opportunity in beauty, health and wellness)
She’s Looking for the Next Women-Led Unicorn. First Stop: A Very Chic Garage By Chavie Lieber / Photography by Thomas McCarty for WSJ. Magazine EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK-Attendees at the G9 Ventures Summer Summit on July 28 had every reason to expect bleak conversation. Startup investments were slowing down. Consumers were spending less in anticipation of an economic downturn. Read More from the Global Wellness…
Katy Perry’s De Soi raises $4 million to tap the booming non-alcoholic drinks market (The nearly $200 million market for non-alcoholic beverages continues to grow)
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Mindbody names new CEO, Fritz Lanman (former CEO of ClassPass), amid talk of possible IPO in 2023
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