Global Wellness Conversations

Some people choose to view technology with a negative connotation, but for futurist and martial arts aficionado Liza Lichtinger, technology is a powerful aid that can help us live better lives with better purpose and with wellness at the center.  Today, she’s going to share her take on our new hybrid human reality — how technology has redesigned you, and why that’s not necessarily a bad thing...

Technogym is the world’s largest fitness equipment company, and this is an organization that takes wellness seriously. So seriously, in fact, that their headquarters in Cesena, Italy, is an entire wellness village. Technogym’s founder Nerio Alessandri is also credited with first using the term “wellness” — so, thanks for that, too! And when Nerio and his daughter, Erica Alessandri, took the stage...

Rupert Schmid and Pierre-Louis Delapalme are the two co-chairman of Biologique Recherche, an alluring cosmetic brand with an exclusive spot in many high-end spas — but what is the magic that makes their products so in demand? It’s a combination of personalization and clinical knowledge, understanding that not only is each person unique but their skin needs will change and evolve over time. Founded...

“Healer heal thyself” is a common trope in the healthcare industry. But what if today’s leaders had a way to tune up their bodies and minds in a life-changing location and reboot for the year ahead?  Listen as OXFORD grads and former VC pros — John Stanton and Robin Connelley — share why they created Chōsen, bespoke retreats and experiences to help people challenge themselves, embrace growth,...

Jessica Jesse, Founder/CEO and Creative Director of BuDhaGirl, is a model of what we’re trying to nurture here at the Global Wellness Summit — industry thought leaders and company founders truly committed to holistic wellness, inside and out. Because Jessica and BuDhaGirl are redefining the path to wellbeing by combining contemplative practice, science, and fashion. It’s a unique combination, for...

Irene Forte is the wellness director for Rocco Forte Hotels, creator of the Irene Forte Skincare, and a total rockstar. Irene took the stage at Global Wellness Summit 2016 and she made it very clear that those who did not pay attention to the millennial market in the travel and hospitality industry were doing so at their peril. So we sat up and paid attention, and we realized that we needed that k...

Inspired by passion and created with insightful vision, the Kamalaya Koh Samui Wellness Sanctuary and Holistic Spa & Health Resort is an expression of two people’s life experiences and their desire to serve and inspire others. The story of Kamalaya began in 1982, in the far jungles of the Himalayas, when Kamalaya founders John and Karina Stewart first met. And as you’ll hear in this episode, o...

What does it mean to put purpose at the heart of business? It’s a core topic of this year’s Summit, and none of our guests embody this spirit more than the irresistible Patricia Dwyer, Founder and Director of The Purpose Business.  It turns out, purpose tends to be good for the bottom line. After listening to this episode, we dare you not to think beyond your company’s Mission and Vision stat...

AGEIST is a digital magazine brand that is redefining what it means to be over 50. Join us as award-winning photographer and Ageist founder David Harry Stewart shares stories that prove that the days of typical AARP messaging are behind us. Today, 50 is the starting line to Life 2.0. And get ready for other surprises — like the fact that 50% of AGEIST’s readers are under 50. Who knew? To learn mor...

Stephen Letourneau is Head of Ideation at Cannuka, a pioneering CBD beauty and skincare brand out of Ohio that’s pushing to grow the Cannabis category in the Luxury Wellness Space. Cannuka is the unique combination of cannabis + Manuka honey. It is a natural skincare solution, first and foremost, designed to calm, moisturize, and nourish. But it goes well beyond this, also giving your skin a glowi...

Sammy Gharieni is a Global Wellness Summit veteran with 10 years of conferences under his belt. If you’re in the wellness industry, there’s a good chance you recognize his last name — because Gharieni Group is the Rolls Royce of spa equipment. While all of the equipment they make strives to offer guests an exceptional wellness experience, which is always our goal in the wellness and spa industry,...

Neil Jacobs is the CEO of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, who are constantly re-setting the benchmark of quality in the hospitality industry. Their spaces merge the two platforms of wellness and sustainability to promote personal health and the health of our planet, proving that travel can be more than just fun — it can also serve a purpose. Of course, when you’re having a Six Senses experience, i...

Frederick Chavalit Tsao is the founder of the OCTAVE Institute, a curated well-being platform that fuses Eastern wisdom with Western science to support your journey to self clarity and well-being, as well as a co-author of Quantum Leadership: New Consciousness in Business. And, today, Frederick shares why raising our consciousness isn’t just good for our general wellness or spiritual practices — i...

There are 40 trillion microbes in your gut (that’s more than all of the humans on 5,000 earths, combined). They live inside our gut and they produce millions of genes — and, somehow, we’ve been not just ignoring them but waging a war against them for decades! That’s why Naveen Jain founded Viome, the only company in the world that can tell you what those microbes in your gut are producing, what fo...

Mickey Beyer-Clausen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Timeshifter, a new jet lag app that’s getting a lot of buzz. If you’ve ever travelled internationally, or even just across a few timezones, you’ve probably experienced jet lag... and you’ve probably been given advice for how to avoid it. But chances are, you’re being sold a false bill of goods. Because, like diets, there is no one-size-fits-all jet...

There’s really only one person we could talk to for the first episode of this show: Susie Ellis, Chairman/CEO of the Global Wellness Summit and the Global Wellness Institute. She was instrumental in creating the Global Wellness Summit, and her passion for this industry has been inspiring everyone who has worked on or attended the summit over the past 13 years. Susie shares the origin story of both...

Dive into the heart of the Global Wellness Conversations podcast with Nancy Davis, the Chief Creative Officer and Executive Director of the Global Wellness Summit and Global Wellness Institute. Perfect for both first-time listeners and regulars, this episode takes you behind the scenes, shedding light on the podcast’s origins, its distinctive approach, and the passion-driven stories from the welln...