Black women-owned businesses are transforming the wellness industry

TREND: A NEW FEMINIST WELLNESS Black women-founded wellness businesses: a fast-growing movement and market Two and a half years ago, the GWS released a trend report on a new “Feminist Wellness,” and a key aspect of the trend was a rising group of black women entrepreneurs moving the wellness industry beyond its narrow image and target market: young, skinny, white women. A movement was brewing,…

Beauty & Personal Care: What Does the Future Look Like?

Beauty & Personal Care: What Does the Future Look Like? Collaboration Takeaways The Global Wellness Collaborations bring industry leaders together in meaningful dialogue to share ideas and best practices for navigating the COVID-19 crisis around a specific industry segment. Topic: Beauty & Personal Care: What Does the Future Look Like? Date of Discussion: June 2, 2020 Countries/Regions Represented: Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium,…

Wellness Master Class: Kim Marshall and Darlene Fiske

Wellness Master Class Kim Marshall and Darlene Fiske: “Shred Your Crisis Communications Plan–Solutions for PR and Marketing in a Pandemic” Kim Marshall and Darlene Fiske, co-founders of S’Well Public Relations, are results-oriented communications professionals focusing on clients in the many facets of the global wellness economy. During this timely Wellness Master Class, Kim and Darlene explain why it’s time for brands to look far beyond…

Wellness Real Estate: What Does the Future Look Like?

Wellness Real Estate: What Does the Future Look Like? Collaboration Takeaways The Global Wellness Collaborations bring industry leaders together in meaningful dialogue to share ideas and best practices for navigating the COVID-19 crisis around a specific industry segment. Topic: Wellness Real Estate: What Does the Future Look Like? Date of Discussion: May 26, 2020 Countries/Regions Represented: Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Burundi, Cabo Verde,…

Wellness Master Class: Catherine Feliciano-Chon

Wellness Master Class Catherine Feliciano-Chon: “Learning from Resilient Brands” As founder and managing partner of CatchOn – A Finn Partners Company, Cathy Chon has consulted with countless luxury, hospitality and retail brands worldwide in her diverse 30-year career. In this illuminating GWS Wellness Master Class, she shares the qualities of resilient brands that help them thrive in the midst of crisis and adversity—and the lessons…

Japan’s remarkable resilience in the face of COVID-19 highlights its ancient wellness roots

TREND: J-WELLNESS Brilliantly marrying revered traditions with innovative technologies, Japan asserts a comprehensive culture of wellness—and encourages the world to follow suit. By Peter Eadon-Clarke As awareness of the 100-year Life Society spreads globally, it is natural to look to Japan. In 1965, Japan had 153 centenarians, and in 2017, there were 67,824, representing the largest per capita ratio of them in the world. Fifty percent of Japanese…

“J-Wellness”: COVID-19 puts Japan’s unique culture of wellness in the spotlight

Summit Trend in the News: J-Wellness Has Japan dodged the COVID-19 bullet? – Channel News Asia Though there is no clear evidence for the low death rate in Japan, experts suggest it could be the Japanese culture that has helped: “Mask-wearing, removing shoes, bowing not shaking hands, low obesity levels, and even consuming certain foods have all been advanced as possible cultural reasons for the…