Walmart and Thrive Global Join Forces to Help Millions of Walmart Associates and Customers Make Better Choices
September 03 2020 - 9:15AM
Business Wire
Walmart and Thrive have re-launched the Thrive
ZP Challenge with a prize pool increased to $1 million and more
ways to win, powered by the new Thrive ZP App
Thrive has also launched 7- and 21-day Thrive
Well-Being Experiences to Walmart teams, and 97% of participants
report they are now taking more time to manage their own stress,
build resilience, and help others to do the same.
Walmart, the largest private employer in the world, and Thrive
Global, the behavior change technology company founded by Arianna
Huffington, have partnered to help Walmart associates and customers
make better choices and achieve healthier behavior changes.
Powered by inspirational success stories from over 230,000
entries, Walmart and Thrive have created Thrive ZP, which includes
the Thrive ZP Challenge and the Thrive ZP Stars program. Thrive ZP
connects participants to a community where they can share their
stories, support each other, and celebrate success. It also
provides incentives to encourage participants as they build
long-lasting healthier habits. In addition to Thrive ZP’s emphasis
on helping associates and customers improve their lives in the
areas of Fitness, Food, Family, and Money, Thrive ZP is adding
Sleep and Gratitude, two critical journeys to deliver a truly whole
human approach to behavior change.
The 21-day Thrive ZP Challenge has been re-launched with an
expanded prize pool of $1 million. Starting September 1, users of
the new Thrive ZP App who submit their 21-day Challenge could be
one of 15 monthly cash prize winners.
Thrive ZP Stars are individuals who are personally committed to
working on their own well-being and want to help others do the
same. Thrive provides Stars with regular office hours, ongoing
training, signature science-backed resources, and encouragement
throughout their journey. Stories from individuals like Rachel
Fawcett, a Walmart customer in Muskegon County, Michigan, who won
$15,000 in the Thrive ZP Challenge and is now a Thrive ZP Star,
prove that every individual has the power to transform their life.
Rachel says that since participating in Thrive ZP, she's seen
changes in her productivity, her relationships, and her overall
health.
Additionally, Thrive’s behavior change platform will be brought
not only to Walmart associates but also to their families to
support their emotional well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and
beyond. Across the organization, tailored programs are helping
people at every level meet challenges with more resilience, make
better choices and role-model healthy habits for others. Unlike
many prescriptive wellness programs that tell employees what to do,
Thrive goes upstream, equipping people with knowledge and tools and
harnessing their innate ability to achieve goals that matter most
to them. This self-driven, inclusive approach fits with every
lifestyle and is rooted in Thrive’s science-backed approach of
changing mindsets and beliefs, empowering people to make better
choices by taking steps that are too small to fail.
97% of Walmart associates who participated in Thrive's 21-day
Well-Being Experience reported they are now taking more time to
manage their own stress, build resilience, and help others to do
the same, according to Thrive Sciences, Thrive Global's in-house
research practice.
"I am thrilled that we have joined forces to help associates
introduce healthier habits in their lives that have a positive
impact both on their physical and mental health, as well as their
families and communities,” said Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO
of Thrive Global. “And I am inspired every day by the stories
people share — just by making one better choice and sticking to it,
they are changing their lives for the better and tapping into inner
resources of strength and resilience they didn’t know they had.
It’s amazing to see people fall in love with the Thrive ZP program
and become champions for better choices and role models for others.
Through the power of their own stories they’re showing that taking
care of our own well-being is essential, which is more important
than ever given the challenges and uncertainty we’re all facing
right now.”
"At Walmart, I've seen firsthand how small changes lead to big
results, for both our associates and our customers," said David
Hoke, Senior Director of Associate Health and Wellbeing at Walmart.
“Thrive shares our belief in the power of storytelling combined
with the importance of measurable results. As Walmart’s associates
rise to the challenge of this time, we’re doubling down on giving
them the tools and support to not only continue having an impact,
but to take even better care of themselves along the way.”
To learn more about the Thrive ZP Challenge and download the new
Thrive ZP App, click here or visit thrivezp.com.
About Thrive Global
Thrive Global is a leading behavior change tech company helping
individuals, corporations and communities improve their well-being
and performance through our behavior change platform, storytelling
and corporate services. Thrive was founded by Arianna Huffington
and launched in 2016 with the mission of changing the way we work
and live by ending the collective delusion that burnout is the
price we must pay for success. We offer companies and individuals
sustainable, science-based solutions to enhance both mental and
physical well-being and performance, purpose and relationship with
technology. We are committed to accelerating this culture shift
around the world. Thrive Global is headquartered in New York City
and has offices in San Francisco, Athens, Mumbai, Melbourne and
Bucharest. For more information, visit www.thriveglobal.com.
About Walmart
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save
money and live better - anytime and anywhere – in retail stores,
online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, over 265
million customers and members visit approximately 11,500 stores
under 56 banners in 27 countries and eCommerce websites. With
fiscal year 2020 revenue of $524 billion, Walmart employs over 2.2
million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in
sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity.
Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting
http://corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at
http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/walmart.
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