Let me say a little more about the culture. I believe that we will not be successful with our new strategy
unless we get the culture right.
I subscribe to the old adage that culture eats strategy for breakfast. In fact, I think culture eats
strategy for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
As I referenced earlier, I would not have considered this opportunity, nor would I have recommended it to our
Board, had I not recognized similar values across our two companies, as well as a shared passion for improving peoples lives. I love what Ive learned about the culture at Nutrisystem. Your commitment to being Focused,
Accountable, Customer-centric, Team-oriented, and Solution-driven truly indicates a strong commitment to building and sustaining an innovative, performance-driven work environment. And when you look at
our values at Tivity Health Empowerment with Results, Excellence, being Provocative, Customer-Focused, and Workplace Dignity and Inclusion, I cannot help but see the cultural
synergies that we can leverage.
By the way, you may be asking, what is Workplace Dignity and Inclusion? This is a new initiative that I have launched in
the last year. And I have put a tremendous amount of passion around what I have taken on personally. Its an initiative that provides a heightened level of focus on creating a work environment of mutual respect. I look forward to sharing more
details about this initiative in the coming months.
As we move forward, one of my top priorities will be the cultural integration of our two companies.
Doing that right is essential. Taking what is BEST from Nutrisystem and what is BEST from Tivity Health and developing a unique culture that ensures the success of our strategy and supports each of you to pursue your professional aspirations. This
is the foundation that will allow for strategic success.
I look forward to meeting you in person soon and I am working with Dawn to arrange a visit to
your offices. But I also know this is your very active season and I am very respectful to that. In the meantime, and I know Dawn has mentioned this to you, it is business as usual until the transaction does close. We are all busy right now finishing
2018 strong and preparing for January and February. And it is important we all stay focused on providing our respective customers with the quality service and programs they have come to know and love.
I truly appreciate your taking a few minutes to listen to this message. I hope it has given you a small sense for who I am and what is important to me.
Weve also included a link to a video that we recently posted on the SilverSneakers community Facebook page it also sheds a little light into what makes me tick.