WELCOA COO Sara Martin Rauch discusses with Wellable Founder & President, Nick Patel, and Personal Wellness Founder & President, Sean Foy, the transition of On the Move into Wellable's customizable platform.
Dr. Joel Bennett, President of Organizational Wellness and Learning Systems (OWLS), offers his thoughts on each of WELCOA’s Seven Benchmarks with Ryan Picarella.
For the first time in history, there are five very distinct generations in the workforce. The way in which these different generations respond to technology, education, communication and their own health can vary drastically. In this episode, Sara Martin Rauch, COO of WELCOA, sits down with Brett Powell, Vice President and Wellness Consultant at the American Institute for Preventive Medicine. Learn more about Brett’s research (https://healthylife.com/Generations/) on how to engage the most diverse employee population in history.
Supporting employees in their wellness goals is no longer seen as a nice to have. It is an expectation for most employees in large organizations. Join David Osborne, CEO of Virgin Pulse, Rajiv Kumar, Chief Medical Officer of Virgin Pulse, and Ryan Picarella, CEO of WELCOA – as they explore the new social contract between employers and employees, the bottom line impact of workplace wellbeing, and what the future holds.
In this interview, Ryan Picarella, WELCOA President & CEO visits with Eric Kaufmann, President and Founder of Sagatica. Eric guides leaders to make better decisions and achieve better results. He has consulted for hundreds of leaders, including executives and teams at Sony, T-Mobile, Genentech, Alcon Labs, and Teradata. In this exclusive interview, he shares his personal philosophy for leadership. Starting from his earlier career up to now, Eric discusses his book, Four Virtues of a Leader: Navigating the Hero’s Journey Through Risk to Results. Listen to his in-depth story of how successful, passionate, and creative leaders navigate through uncertainty and anxiety.
In this interview, Ryan Picarella, WELCOA President & CEO visits with Hal Rosenbluth, New Ocean Health Solutions Chairman & CEO and author of New York Times best-seller "The Customer Comes Second: Put Your People First and Watch ‘Em Kick Butt." Hal whose pioneering ideas about changing corporate culture transformed the business landscape shares wisdom that reinforces that the human interaction is the most important business interaction. Learn how the wellness space is evolving and how New Ocean plans to be a disruptor.
Mettie Spiess is on a mission with passion: to build a culture of voice to crush mental health stigma. WELCOA’s Director of Strategic Initiatives, Sara Rauch, sits down with Mettie to discuss the very important topic of employee mental health and safety, and how organizations can eliminate the stigma.
Stella Grizont helps individuals and organizations find deeper fulfillment in their work. Her Work Happiness Method has inspired many to love their jobs again. WELCOA’s Director of Strategic Initiatives, Sara Rauch, sits down with Stella to discuss piloting planes, how to survive a saber-toothed animal, and how to transform your happiness at work.
According to Dr. Joel Bennett, "If you look at many of the best practice articles on effective wellness programs that have come out over the past 10, 20 years, those programs that tend to be more effective have a champion. They have a person who not only coordinates and administers the program, but also has a passion, vision and their own healthy leadership capacity. So, we took the hint and have developed various programs for training well-being champions." Listen to this WELCOA interview with Dr. Bennett to learn more about how the right kind of wellness teams can maximize your success as you assess, design, deliver and evaluate your wellness program.
This special video segment is from Ryan Picarella's interview with Brain Expert Dr. Amen. Here Dr. Amen talks about how to teach children about the value and proper care of their brain.
Dr. Amen will tell you, “If you really want to elevate your performance, the first thing to do is start caring about your brain.” And there’s more to it than that. The three pounds of fat in our heads does a lot to determine our health. In this brand new interview, learn how mind and body are inseparable when it comes to well-being, and get strategies taking good care of both.
This special video segment of the interview is from Ryan Picarella's interview with New York Times Bestselling Author John Perkins. Here John talks about how to channel your emotions into worldwide change, and Ryan shares a memory from a wilderness experience that changed his life.
The question of purpose is one that has permeated every aspect of our lives, including the workplace. As employees discover what energizes them in their daily lives, workplaces have begun to recognize how pivotal the recognition of purpose is. How do we find purpose in our work and lives? What does it mean to answer a calling? WELCOA sits down with coach and leadership expert Reggie Hammond to find out the answers.
The question of purpose is one that has permeated every aspect of our lives, including the workplace. As employees discover what energizes them in their daily lives, workplaces have begun to recognize how pivotal the recognition of purpose is. How do we find purpose in our work and lives? What does it mean to answer a calling? WELCOA sits down with coach and leadership expert Reggie Hammond to find out the answers.
We spend a lot of time collecting health data on the employees and community members we serve, but are we studying the right risk factors to explain our poor health pandemic? Alexandra Drane discusses some inconvenient but important truths in this new podcast about "The Unmentionables."
Standing desks, ergonomic work spaces and other tweaks to the built environment are showing promise in increasing total employee well-being and decreasing worksite injuries and pain. But what is the financial and health impact of these interventions? Workplace ergonomics expert and physical therapist Erik Nieuwenhuis gives us the total value story in a brand new episode of WELCOA Cast.
Imagine walking in the shoes of a Mayo Clinic Physician. What questions do they ask their patients about their diets and how does one of the most advanced models of care achieve healthy eating compliance in the real world? WELCOA President Ryan Picarella sits down with Dr. Donald Hensrud for the Mayo perspective on food.
How does leadership—even at the management level—shape the health and well-being of employees? Laura Putnam of Motion Infusion tells us the three ways a manager can become a wellness multiplier in your organization.
What does the medical community really think about the wellness industry? What is the Mayo Model for Wellness? Dr. Limburg from the Mayo Clinic sits down with WELCOA President Ryan Picarella to hear about how one of the most cutting-edge clinics for disease treatment is jumping head first into wellness and prevention.
Need a dose of positivity? WELCOA President Ryan Picarella sits down with Wellness Culture Coach MJ Shaar to talk about positive psychology. Get some quick strategies for fostering positive emotions in our own lives and among employees.