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
Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai in Hoi An, Vietnam, has put together a Global Wellness Day
(GWD) agenda with activations rooted in nature and shaped by four pillars of Joy – in
alignment with the day’s theme #JoyMagenta.
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) will celebrate its 20th anniversary at the 2026 event in
Phuket, Thailand, later this year with the theme: The Science, Art and Soul of Wellness.
Auko, an all-inclusive development, is opening in Phong Nha in Vietnam in Q3 2026, with a
series of 30 tented eco-lodges and wellness hospitality operations by Lumina Wellbeing.
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.
Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort, has opened a 2,800sq m spa called The Sanctuary,
with the design and concept inspired by the Native American people that populated Florida’s
Southwest coast – the Calusa.
Swire Hotels’ luxury hospitality brand Upper House has revealed it will roll out its two-day
House of Healing retreats at its three hotels in Hong Kong, Chengdu and Shanghai.
LVMH-owned beauty house Guerlain will launch up to five spas with partners a year as part of
its plan to expand globally, according to the brand’s international spa and wellness director,
Diane Davody.
A new global study by Kevin Kelly and Peter Yesawich, called WELLSurvey 2.0, has revealed
more than half of consumers in the UK, US and Germany would not choose numerous high-
profile wellness resort brands for a future trip.
In the fast-paced world of fitness and wellness, where high-intensity workouts push us to
our limits and the sweat pours, the importance of efficient recovery cannot be overstated. [more...]
In today’s premium spa environment, every detail shapes the guest experience – right down to
the softness of towels and the freshness of linens. [more...]
