How to craft a wellness plan from A to Z

Mark Mohammadpour is no stranger to prioritizing well-being … he prioritized his own by losing and keeping off 150 pounds over the last decade. His goal as owner and chief wellbeing officer at Chasing the Sun is to “empower business leaders to prioritize their well-being so they can shine in the family room and the board room.” Chasing the Sun aims to do just that by offering individual, team and enterprise-wide programs to deliver actionable solutions that can scale to companies of all sizes. Its custom workshops and programs are steeped in data and research.  

In advance of Mohammadpour’s pre-conference workshop, “Crafting a Wellness Plan from A to Z,” at Ragan’s Workplace Wellness Conference, August 16-17, we asked him some questions around best practices, challenges and opportunities in the workplace well-being space.    

This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

Ragan Wellness: What are some of the best practices you would recommend to fellow communicators and HR as they are rolling out new well-being initiative or just getting started?