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7/12 – Sports Entertainment Summit

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Join Carolyn on July 12th for the 2nd annual Variety Sports Entertainment Summit, in association with the Sports Video Group and explore the growing power of sports as an entertainment experience, as improving technology helps fans stay in touch with games and athletes on a constant basis across multiple platforms. The Summit will assess how all parts of this industry including media companies, agents, sports organizations/franchises and sponsors are working to take advantage of new opportunities to keep this business vibrant.

Lowes Hollywood Hotel Los Angeles
1755 North Highland Avenue
Hollywood, California, 90028
Phone: 323-856-1200
11-12pm
For more info please click here.

7/10 : Impact Africa in Los Angeles

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“I believe in what Afam is doing. Here is a little story that really moved me.  When I played USA bball we played teams from  all across the Country and it astounded me how much more we had that we take for granted in the states. We played some teams from Afica  and they were wanting my USA bball shorts which we receive as many as we liked. I gave mine away and one post player from south Africa (6’5″ too) gave me her very own HAND made beautiful dress. I never forgot that moment and I barely could accept. All I was thinking was the number of hours it took to make her gorgeous colorful dress vs. my factory made mass produced commercialistic USA basketball shorts. What we value and what we see is all contextual and based on social norms and experiences. I was very moved and put a tremendous perspective in what  is most important in life beyond material things.”

Carolyn will be attending the Impact Africa Event – hosted by Forest Whitaker, Ronnie Lott, Warren Moon, Calais Campbell and Marcellus Wiley

http://impactafrica.eventbrite.com/

Stats

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Corporate Wellness Industry Information  – Interesting corporate wellness statistics:

  • 50+% percent of U.S. companies are operating corporate wellness programs.
  • Corporate wellness statistics depict a savings of $2.30 to $10.10 for every $1 spent on wellness initiatives.
  • Coca-Cola’s fitness program recouped $500 per year per employee, despite the fact that only 60% of their staff was enrolled.
  • A Ipsos-Reid corporate wellness statistics paper in 2004 found the three major preventable causes of staff absenteeism to be mental health (anxiety and/or depression), stress and a bad relationship with a supervisor.
  • Corporate wellness statistics from Prudential Insurance reveal a benefit expense of $312 per person enrolled in their wellness system, but $574 per non-enrolled employee.
  • At the Coors Brewing Co., corporate wellness statistics illuminate a savings of $5.50 per $1 spent on fitness, with a positive side-effect of participant absenteeism dropping by 18%.
A growing body of evidence suggests that effectively run corporate fitness and wellness programs result in the following benefits:
  • Reduced absenteeism
  • Increased productivity
  • Increased employee health and energy levels
  • Improved self-confidence
  • Improvement in morale and camaraderie amongst coworkers
For the Employees
  • Enhanced creativity and ability to concentrate
  • Decreased stress levels
  • Reduced employee turnover
  • Decreased injuries and health problems, and decreased disability and worker’s compensation costs
  • Enhanced recruitment potential

content from http://spencerinstitute.com/corporate-wellness-coach-certification/