Inspiring Healthy Workplaces by TotalWellness

The power of mindfulness has been on the rise for many employers that are looking to help improve productivity, boost mental-wellbeing, and reduce stress in the workplace. In this episode, Alan Kohll talks to Christopher Plowman, Insight Timer's CEO. Insight Timer is a free app and online community with more than seven million mediators and might be a perfect addition to your employee wellness program. 

In this episode, TotalWellness National Account Executive Kenton Hicks joins Alan Kohll. Together they talk with Physical Wellbeing Leader Ryan Wolf from Gallup. Gallup has a robust well-being program that includes five core wellness elements: purpose, social, financial, community and physical. The program helps employees set goals, establish healthy habits and improve their quality of life.

A new report by the American Heart Association, and a coalition of over 40 CEOs from large companies — called the AHA CEO Roundtable — illustrates how mental health impacts employees’ physical health, and their employer’s bottom line. The report, “Mental Health: A Workforce in Crisis,” found around 8,000 employees around the world die every year from medical conditions — like strokes and heart attacks — caused by high job demands. In this episode, Alan Kohll talks with Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association about how employers can support employees' mental health with seven actionable strategies. 

In this episode, Alan Kohll talks with Claudio Erba, Founder and CEO at Docebo, a company that’s working with global businesses to improve workplace culture. Docebo is changing the way people learn with artificial intelligence and a powerful learner-centric platform to train, engage, and retain employees.

In this episode, we talk with Sara Torres, Global Wellbeing Strategist at Adobe. Adobe is one company who is doing wellness right. Adobe supports employees physical, emotional and financial wellbeing—so they can be the best at work and at home. 

We talk Kimberly George, SVP of healthcare at Sedgwick, about trends in employee wellness including personalization and access. Historically, wellness initiatives have taken a somewhat siloed approach to both the deployment and the management of the program. Companies today need to create an ecosystem where wellness providers and other vendors come together to provide a more personalized approach.

Kim started off her career as a neuro-trauma nurse but quickly transitioned to the insurance and benefits arena, where she now advises companies on how to up their wellness structures to help retain and bring on new employees.