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Accor’s Health to Wealth podcasts explore the meaning of wellbeing Emlyn Brown, global vice-president, well-being at Accor, and Anni Hood, founder of Well Intelligence discuss the global hotel group’s latest initiative
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s a world-leading hotel group, Accor has long been at the forefront of wellness hospitality provision and to reinforce this position its new Health to Wealth concept dives deep into the defining issues for wellbeing today. The thought-provoking podcast series was created by the Accor well-being team and curated by Anni Hood, founder of Well Intelligence, a UK-based international business advisory group that champions the cultural importance that wellbeing investment offers. Designed to change the conversation around wellness, it offers informative interviews with some of the world’s most inspiring individuals who are creating their own paths in wellness, grass-roots activism, nutritional health and technology.
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Talking to those in the know As lead interviewer on the podcast series, Hood engages in in-depth conversations with a wide range of guests including ‘Ice Man’ and author Wim Hof, who discusses the power of breath, and Saasha Celestial-One, founder of Olio, the global food sharing app that is transforming food waste. Other topics in the series include changing values and global macro forces; fitness, resilience and countering stress; how our body sense is governed by neuroscience; the importance of personal data; and the AI revolution in healthcare. “Intentionally, the curation and content will accelerate the recognition of wellbeing relevance as a priority in everything that matters most, and steward the
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