Meet the Entrepreneurs Shaking Up the Wellness Industry - WWD Wellness Forum 9/28

HEALTH CARE

Luke Rauch: Senior Vice President & Chief Merchandising Officer of Walgreens
Luke is responsible for the vision, leadership, strategic direction and performance of all Walgreens merchandising activities, playing a vital role in the company’s growth and actualizing its vision to create more joyful lives through better health.

MENTAL HEALTH

Elizabeth Cutler and Julie Rice: Co-founders of PeopleHood
The Founders of SoulCycle brought their expertise for understanding the zeitgeist of fitness, to the world of mental health. These entrepreneurs are creating connections of the mind as a cure for the modern loneliness epidemic truly uncovered during the pandemic.

FITNESS

Natalie Holloway and Maximillian Kislevitz: Co-founders of Bala
Natalie and Maximillian have re-invented ankle and wrist weights for the social media era. Their grassroots marketing genius got the attention of fitness gurus, fashion retailers and Amazon during the pandemic making them the must have fitness accessory of the 2020’s.

BEAUTY

Amy Gordinier: CEO and Founder of Skinfix
Amy revolutionized dermatology and the skin barrier health sector with a healing balm she came across in Nova Scotia with OTC ingredients powerful enough to treat serious medical conditions that could be made accessible at retail. Her innovation mixed with her passion for the manufacturing side has led to Skinfix being one of the top selling treatments at retail today.

PLANT-BASED MEDICINE

Chris Ball: CEO & Founder of Ball Family Farms
Among the leading voices of equity in the somewhat controversial field of plant-based medicine, Chris talks about the cannabis movement, creating a point of difference in a growing category and making a change to the Los Angeles cannabis scene for budding entrepreneurs.