Reverse Pitch: Hearing From the Investors “Meet the BLD Holdings Team—and Learn How to Make Your Health or Wellness Company Stand Out to Investors” Health and wellness companies and start-ups are a hot investment topic. But how to get funding for your idea is the challenge. Barry Dorfman and top members of the BLD Holdings investment team will explain their unique selection process (they use…
ADDING COLOR TO WELLNESS By Tonia Callender Your wellness is not my wellness Like many Black women, I mostly see wellness as a luxury that others pursue. I have the time, resources and interest to pursue wellness activities, but misconceptions and entrenched racial bias hinder my options. To me, wellness spaces, spas, studios and resorts seem designed for white people. When I do visit these…
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MONEY OUT LOUD Financial Wellness Is Finding Its Voice By: Cecelia Girr & Skyler Hubler of Backslash, TBWA Worldwide Money has topped the “do-not-discuss” list for decades—right alongside religion, sex and politics. Bringing up the “m” word on a first date has long been considered a surefire way to guarantee you won’t get a second one. And just a few years ago, publicly sharing your…
Media Contact: Beth McGroarty beth.mcgroarty@www.globalwellnesssummit.com • +1.213.300.0107 Global Wellness Summit Confirmed for Tel Aviv, Israel, from November 15–18, 2021 Industry leaders will explore a new future where wellness takes center stage—and Israel’s extraordinary mix of innovation, creative energy, ancient history, diverse cultures and spiritualities, and incredible cuisine and nightlife Miami, FL – March 16, 2021 – The Global Wellness Summit (GWS), the foremost gathering of international leaders in…
Wellness Trends Report: “The Future of Wellness 2021” The Global Wellness Summit’s in-depth 2021 Wellness Trends Report analyzes the top nine wellness trends that will have the most meaningful impact on the multitrillion global wellness industry in 2021 and beyond. This comprehensive forecast contains proprietary information and examples to help wellness professionals and businesses understand the changes that lie ahead post-COVID—and succeed in a new…
Wellness Sector Spotlight: Medical Wellness How the Integration of Medicine and Wellness Will Change Your Business As reported in the GWS 2021 Global Wellness Trend Report, healthcare and wellness are converging as we enter a new medical renaissance where wellness leans into science and healthcare becomes more holistic and lifestyle-oriented. During this insightful Wellness Sector Spotlight, we take a close look at how this long-awaited…
Just Breathe! Breath goes from woo-woo wellness to a powerful health tool By Sandra Ballentine Introduction Breathwork used to sit squarely on the woo-woo side of the wellness spectrum, but in recent years, clinical studies conducted at schools like Harvard, Stanford and Johns Hopkins have put modern science and real data behind something we’ve actually known for centuries—the way we breathe has profound effects on…
Celebrate Earth Day by Making Access to Green Nature Less White From the April 14 issue of the GWS Trendium The connection between nature and wellness is undisputed. But for complex—and too often insidious—reasons, people of color have been deprived of nature and the great outdoors. Thankfully, a record number of activist organizations are working to make access to nature a universal right. Connecting People of…
Learn what wellness investors are looking for— and how to get funding for your idea. New markets. Increased innovation. Expansion of existing companies. There is no question that the golden age for investment in health and wellness has arrived. But how do you make your investment pitch stand out in the sea of start-ups and companies jockeying for a piece of the $4.5 trillion global…
