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.”
Read more from this issue of Spa Business magazine
Promotional feature: Phytomer
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
Global retreat trade show, Synergy The Retreat Show, has launched a resource called The
Source, which hosts an open-access online Transformation Series programme.
The Standards Authority for Touch in Cancer Care (SATCC) charity has announced its first five-
day Living with Cancer and Beyond retreat, which will be held at Carden Park Hotel and Spa in
Cheshire, UK, between 1 and 5 September.
Patmos Aktis, a Luxury Collection Resort and Spa, has opened in Greece, with a renovated and
rebranded wellness offering called Ansana Wellness and Spa.
The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, an Autograph Collection property in Hawaii, US, has opened its
22,000 sq ft indoor-outdoor Spa at Mauna Kea as the final step in the property’s overall
renovation, which has cost more than US$180 million (€166 million, £140 mill
The UK spa review and discovery platform for consumers, the Good Spa Guide, has announced
it will host the Good Spa Guide Awards 2026 during an event on 16 November at Sopwell House
Hotel in St Albans, UK.
Eighty-four per cent of consumers now say wellness is a top priority in their lives, with this
percentage increasing year on year, according to a preview presentation of McKinsey’s Future of
Wellness 2026 research report.
Mass protests have been taking place since Monday 1 June in Albania over the development of
a luxury resort by Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner.
Global Wellness Day (GWD) marked its 15th anniversary on Saturday 13 June 2026, with the
theme: #JoyMagenta – a celebration of the healing qualities of simple gestures and activities
that spark joy.
Global luxury hospitality brand, Six Senses, has partnered with longevity healthcare provider,
HUM2N, to launch a clinic at Six Senses London, at The Whiteley.
As part of its first hotel partnership, Mayrlife – the medical health resort company known for its
site in Altaussee, Austria – has launched a day clinic at the Rosewood Vienna.
