by Michael Rucker | Jan 30, 2014 | Well-being
McDonald’s closed down their employee wellness portal last month, one that offered health resources for its workforce as well as other information through an intranet type offering. It has been speculated by the media (see CNN’s McDonald’s on employee...
by Michael Rucker | Jan 12, 2014 | Well-being
What are Microhealth Rewards? The microhealth reward is a recycled innovation being reintroduced by way of the Affordable Care Act as a means of trying to motivate Americans to engage in healthy behaviors through extrinsic economic microhealth rewards. The way the law...
by Michael Rucker | Dec 29, 2013 | Well-being
As the name itself suggests, ‘corporate wellness’ is a concept that involves different programs which aim to nurture the well-being of a company’s employees. This concept usually applies to large companies and organizations, although it is...
by Michael Rucker | Dec 23, 2013 | Live Life Love Newsletters
Hello Everyone, This is the 25th edition of the Live Life Love newsletter. It’s hard to believe the overall project has reached the quarter waypoint. I’m grateful for the way it has evolved thus far and the opportunities it’s afforded me to grow. Moreover, I’m...
by Michael Rucker | Dec 23, 2013 | Thought Leader Interviews
Pat Fellows is a serial entrepreneur who currently runs the restaurant Fresh Junkie in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In addition to his various entrepreneurial accomplishments Pat is a health enthusiast, devoted triathlete, and a representative of Mizuno Running. As if that...
by Michael Rucker | Dec 23, 2013 | Thought Leader Interviews
Mike Leveque has a decade of executive leadership experience in health and wellness innovation. He previously was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Star Trac Fitness and is currently the Chief Operating Officer of MYZONE. MYZONE is a chest strap and...
by Michael Rucker | Sep 23, 2013 | Live Life Love Newsletters
Hello Everyone, Once again the summer has come and gone. I hope that the passing of the autumnal equinox has left you with fond summer memories to relish. A few days ago I had to take my daughter to the pediatrician for her eighteen month check-up. During the visit...
by Michael Rucker | Sep 23, 2013 | Thought Leader Interviews
Ari Meisel is a productivity optimization expert who coaches clients on optimizing, automating and outsourcing every task possible. Ari’s Achievement Architecture coaching program is an optimization framework design that helps individuals and teams improve their...
by Michael Rucker | Sep 23, 2013 | Thought Leader Interviews
Gary Vaynerchuk is a multi-faceted entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author, and sought after public speaker. In 2009, he was crowned the “Innovator of the Year” by Wine Enthusiast magazine, and became a part of Decanter magazine’s “Power List” of the most...
by Michael Rucker | Jun 23, 2013 | Live Life Love Newsletters
Hello Everyone, Instead of my usual preamble, I thought this quarter I would try to solicit some assistance. Between juggling my day job, doctoral studies, my entrepreneurial project, being a good father, and the pursuit of Boston in 2016 I’m feeling a bit...
