In a bold step, Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington has stepped down from her position as editor-in-chief at the media site she founded 10 years ago to start a new business focused on wellness.
The new company, Thrive Global, is launching on 30 November and will provide science-based training, seminars, e-courses, coaching and ongoing support on wellbeing and productivity for companies and individuals around the world. Its lofty mission includes changing how people work and live and eliminating the idea that burning out is the necessary price for achieving success.
“All the latest science is conclusive that, in fact, not only is there no trade-off between living a well-rounded life and high performance, but performance is actually improved when we prioritise our health and wellbeing,” says Huffington. “It’s time to move from knowing what to do to actually doing it.”
The company has already been piloting its training and workshops with Accenture, a tech consultancy with a workforce of 375,000.
Thrive Global is collaborating with thought leaders including organisational psychologist Adam Grant and Wharton People Analytics to measure the impact of its services on employee retention, wellbeing and productivity, as well as organisational culture.
Other key partnerships are with sports medicine and training institute Altus for physical training; transcendental meditation teacher Bob Roth and the David Lynch Foundation (see SB15/1 p36) for meditation coaching; Sense by Hello for sleep education; and Thrive Market for food and nutrition.
Huffington and her sister Agapi Stassinopoulos have become regulars on the health and wellness speaking circuit in recent years, appearing at IHRSA and the Global Wellness Summit, respectively.
Huffington has also written two books about wellness.
“Since publishing Thrive and then The Sleep Revolution, I’ve dreamed of taking the next big step to help transform the way we work and live,” says Huffington. “Change is desperately needed if another generation is to avoid the burnout that all too often comes with success today. That’s why I’m filled with excitement at the prospect of devoting the rest of my life to accelerating the culture shift away from merely surviving and succeeding to thriving.”
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In a bold step, Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington has stepped down from her position as editor-in-chief at the media site she founded 10 years ago to start a new business focused on wellness.
The new company, Thrive Global, is launching on 30 November and will provide science-based training, seminars, e-courses, coaching and ongoing support on wellbeing and productivity for companies and individuals around the world. Its lofty mission includes changing how people work and live and eliminating the idea that burning out is the necessary price for achieving success.
“All the latest science is conclusive that, in fact, not only is there no trade-off between living a well-rounded life and high performance, but performance is actually improved when we prioritise our health and wellbeing,” says Huffington. “It’s time to move from knowing what to do to actually doing it.”
The company has already been piloting its training and workshops with Accenture, a tech consultancy with a workforce of 375,000.
Thrive Global is collaborating with thought leaders including organisational psychologist Adam Grant and Wharton People Analytics to measure the impact of its services on employee retention, wellbeing and productivity, as well as organisational culture.
Other key partnerships are with sports medicine and training institute Altus for physical training; transcendental meditation teacher Bob Roth and the David Lynch Foundation (see SB15/1 p36) for meditation coaching; Sense by Hello for sleep education; and Thrive Market for food and nutrition.
Huffington and her sister Agapi Stassinopoulos have become regulars on the health and wellness speaking circuit in recent years, appearing at IHRSA and the Global Wellness Summit, respectively.
Huffington has also written two books about wellness.
“Since publishing Thrive and then The Sleep Revolution, I’ve dreamed of taking the next big step to help transform the way we work and live,” says Huffington. “Change is desperately needed if another generation is to avoid the burnout that all too often comes with success today. That’s why I’m filled with excitement at the prospect of devoting the rest of my life to accelerating the culture shift away from merely surviving and succeeding to thriving.”
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As a pioneer of marine skincare, Phytomer represents a story of three impassioned generations and a dedication to cultivating the purest spa ingredients from the northern French coast
Hotel de France, located on the British Isle of Jersey, has created a wellness retreat package
that includes a hot yoga session that will take place in Jersey Zoo’s butterfly sanctuary.
A new immersive attraction designed to transport visitors into the final hours of ancient Pompeii
is preparing to open near the world-famous archaeological site in southern Italy.
Experience design company, BRC Imagination Arts, has completed a transition that sees founder
Bob Rogers pass ownership of the business to four long-serving senior executives, while
remaining actively involved with the company.
Movie Park Germany has opened a new Paramount Pictures-themed attraction as part of its 30th
anniversary celebrations, using immersive storytelling and adaptive reuse to reinforce the park’s
longstanding “Hollywood in Germany” positioning.
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions
that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once
complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK.
Efteling has opened Hooghmoed, a new family drop tower designed to broaden the appeal of its
recently launched Sirene Island themed area and introduce younger visitors to thrill attractions.
A proposed Puy du Fou development near Bicester and Universal Destinations and Experiences’
planned resort in Bedford are emerging as part of a wider transformation of the Oxford–
Cambridge Growth Corridor into a major centre for UK leisure and tourism inv
Shedd Aquarium has opened the Immersion Theater developed in partnership with SimEx-
Iwerks, as part of a wider strategy to enhance the guest experience and create additional
revenue opportunities.
The UK government has announced a temporary reduction in VAT on visitor attractions and
children’s meals as part of a summer cost-of-living support package designed to stimulate the
visitor economy and encourage family days out.
As designer Yinka Ilori prepares for his first solo gallery show in London, he speaks exclusively
to CLADmag about his mission to spread joy, the power of play, and his bold approach to using
colour (including the colours you won’t see in his work).
The government of Thailand is exploring plans for a THB300bn (£6.3bn, US$8.3bn)
entertainment complex in the country’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with officials
proposing a large-scale theme park and sports destination as part of a broader tourism and
economic development strategy.
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