I’m the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, a behavior change technology company with the mission of improving health and helping us move from merely surviving to thriving. I also founded The Huffington Post and have written 15 books, including Thrive and The Sleep Revolution.

I’m originally from Greece (and still have the accent to prove it!). When I was 17, I moved to England and studied economics at Cambridge University, where I frankly spent most of my time debating at the Cambridge Union.

I live in New York but also spend time in Los Angeles, and love being a Yiayia (Greek for grandmother) to my almost three-year-old grandson Alexander and his newborn sister Annabel.

My journey to focusing on health began with a fall. In April 2007, I collapsed from exhaustion and burnout and hit my head on my desk on the way down, breaking my cheekbone.
 
In the wake of my fall, I found myself going from doctor to doctor to find out what was wrong. Doctors’ waiting rooms were good places for me to ask myself a lot of questions about the kind of life I was living.

After all the tests, it turned out nothing was wrong. Except for the fact that everything was wrong. I was suffering from an acute case of burnout. I had bought into the myth that burnout was the price I had to pay for success. 

I became more and more passionate about the five daily habits that drive so much of our health: nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress management and connection. That led me to write Thrive and The Sleep Revolution. 

The books struck a chord, but I wanted to go beyond speaking and writing to helping people move from awareness to action. So in 2016 I founded Thrive Global, which helps people transform their health by combining Microsteps — small, science-backed daily steps — with technology, storytelling and community. And last year, with the OpenAI Startup Fund, we launched Thrive AI Health to build an AI health coach to democratize access to health coaching.

Arianna Huffington

"My advice: Don’t beat yourself up over past mistakes – learn at least a little from them and move on. It is never too late to improve."

Great advice and powerful perspective from Warren Buffett, in one of his final letters sent as CEO to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, about the helpful lessons he learned from friends over the years. 

As he put it: "Get the right heroes and copy them.”

Founder and CEO at Thrive Global | Passionate about Health and AI

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🎨: To You From Steph via Instagram

We all feel anxiety and fear — it’s part of life.

One way to manage it is to look at the things we can control.

And the things we can control start with our own daily habits.

Loved being with Erin Burnett OutFront on CNN talking leadership, women, and finding glimmers of light in the turbulence.

There's no better time to start. 

Love this from YUCH Studio.

“When the world feels fast and fractured, it’s the slow, steady, and deeply present love of a parent that can change everything.”

That’s from Dr. Amit Sood’s great new book, “Dancing in the Elevator,” that he co-authored with his daughter, Gauri Sood, where they unpack decades of lessons in parenting, friendship, and growing up.

As they write, “Think of this book as a small care package from our family to yours—filled with science, stories, and practical skills, all wrapped in the promise that you are not alone. May it help us, together, nurture a kinder, happier, and more hopeful world for every child.”

Diagnoses and job descriptions tell us what we have or what we do — never who we are.

Because if we’re defined by our labels, we’re also confined by our labels.

No label, however authoritative, and no job, however important, can ever contain the full constellation of who we might become.

"I’m still placing my bets that AI can be a force for good. But it remains an open question. Right now, we’re at a fork in the road, where two different futures are possible.”

That’s from my conversation with Lucy Handley in Big Think in which we talked about the possibilities of AI and why it’s important for us to use our agency and build the AI future we want.

Want to slow the aging process? 

Instead of supplements and serums, get a little help from your friends. In a study by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), researchers found that those who were more socially connected actually aged slower on a cellular level and had lower systemic inflammation. It’s more evidence that our daily behaviors are one of our most powerful medical interventions. 

As Luigi Ferrucci, chief scientific director at the National Institute on Aging, put it, “The next great step in aging science will be understanding how lifestyle factors slow down aging.”

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How young is too young to give a child a cellphone?

Catherine Pearson of The New York Times reports on a study that found that children who had smartphones by age 12 were at higher risk of depression, obesity and poor sleep.

“When you give your kid a phone, you need to think of it as something that is significant for the kid’s health — and behave accordingly,” said Dr. Ran Barzilay, lead study author and a psychiatrist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dr. Barzilay is careful to note the study isn’t meant to shame parents. He has three children, and two of them got phones before age 12, but his 9-year-old won’t be joining them anytime soon.

“It doesn’t mean that every kid with a smartphone has a problem for life,” he said. “All it means is that us as parents — and, I hope, also policymakers and society — are going to do something about it together.”

What age do you think kids should be allowed to have a smartphone?

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan announced that they’re going to refocus their Chan Zuckerberg Initiative on AI and biology not just to cure some diseases, but to cure all diseases. As they put it in a statement, “When we started, our goal was to help scientists cure or prevent all diseases this century. With advances in AI, we now believe this may be possible much sooner.”

I’m always puzzled when people say they’re going to use AI to cure or prevent all diseases, since it completely ignores the established science on the profound role our daily habits and behaviors — what we eat, how much we move, how we sleep, our stress levels, our social connections — have on the incidence and progression of disease. To take just food as an example, around 85% of all healthcare spending is related to the management of diet-related chronic diseases. And obesity is connected to at least 236 conditions and diseases.

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative statement talks about “training new biological AI models to create virtual cells and immune systems and engineer our cells to detect and treat disease.” I’m all for it. As well as investing in AI to create better diagnostics and more lifesaving drugs. But there’s so much we can do with what we already know about the science on our daily behaviors.

At a launch event, Priscilla Chan said that “we want to make every single scientist better, to take on more risk, to ask the most brave, curious questions so that they can find out what's true in biology.”

Here are two of my curious questions: Isn't it about time we realize that the ultimate limiting factor of the impact of AI on health is going to be human nature? And given that, shouldn’t we begin to invest in humans as much as we're investing in machines? Yes, AI, and, no doubt, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, will have a hugely positive impact on health. But AI can have an even bigger impact by being applied to something we already have a lot of data on: helping humans improve their daily habits can dramatically transform their health.

Neotech Development

-Establish and maintain strong relationships with key clients, anticipate their needs, provide solutions, build trust and loyalty.
- Coordinate with various teams to ensure smooth operations and effective collaboration.
- Strive to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent service and by addressing and resolving customer queries and complaints in a timely manner.

Key Account Manager

Korilane

- Presented Korilane as the go-to source for premium, certified organic liquid botanical extracts, expanding the company's market presence and positioning it as a preferred supplier among major players.
- Collaborated closely with clients to understand their unique needs and challenges, offering tailored solutions that maximized the value of Korilane's premium bioactive extracts.
- Facilitated engaging discussions and presentations, leaving a lasting impression on potential clients and partners.

B2B Sales Manager

MindSpa by Synctuition

- Introduced MindSpa to thousands of employers around the globe, including 500 Fortune companies.
- Secured several strategic partnerhips with world's famous airlines, hotels, spas and hospitals.

betterair International

-As a B2B Advisor at BetterAir, I promoted the company's innovative technology for treating indoor environments and helped clients understand its unique benefits. My responsibilities included selling products, securing new customers and maintaining relationships with existing partners. I also participated in international exhibitions to showcase BetterAir's technology and connect with potential clients and partners. My work contributed to the company's efforts to restore the natural balance of our ecosystem and promote environmentally-friendly solutions. Overall, I gained valuable experience in sales, marketing, and promoting healthier indoor environments.
-In addition to my role as a B2B Advisor at BetterAir, I also have experience in procurement. I was responsible for sourcing and purchasing quality goods, negotiating contracts for optimal pricing and delivery schedules, and maintaining relationships with key suppliers.

B2B Sales and Procurement  Manager 

TET Estel AS

Promoted and sold 400 Hz solutions for supplying power to on-board networks of civilian aircraft and helicopters during the process of pre-flight maintenance.
Found new customers, distributors, and maintained relationships with existing partners.
Negotiated, made agreements, and achieved sales targets.

Sales Export Manager

Smart Motor Devices 

-Promoted and sold motion control products to customers in various markets, both domestic and international.
-Identified and established relationships with new customers and distributors, as well as cultivating existing partnerships to maintain loyalty and repeat business.
-Conducted market research and analysed trends to identify new business opportunities and potential markets for expansion.
-Developed and executed marketing strategies to build brand awareness, increase customer engagement, and drive sales.
-Planned and participated in international exhibitions to showcase our products and networked with potential customers and partners.
-Negotiated contracts and prices with suppliers, managed delivery schedules, and maintained strong relationships with our key vendors.

Sales (Export) and Procurement  Manager

Communicated with end-users and payments systems.
Solved customers' requests/problems.
Processed deposit/withdrawals transactions.
Worked tightly with other internal departments to identify and eliminate potential fraud.

Payments Administrator

Entraction

Solved customers' problems and administered customers' accounts.
Contributed to the ongoing development and improvement of customers' experience.
Performed translation tasks Russian-English and English-Russian.
Conducted fraud surveillance.

Customer Service Representative

I comment with 🔥 on your posts. How come we are still not connected?

Dynamic and results-oriented individual with over 10 years of B2B sales experience and a proven track record of driving revenue growth through strategic business development and client relationship management. 




Vlad Bronnikov

Controversial opinion 👇

Leaving a compliment on someone's post and then dissapearing from LinkedIn is rude.

Agree or Disagree?

When I retire from LinkedIn, I’m not leaving quietly.

No soft exit.
No polite gratitude carousel.
Just one last over-the-top masterpiece of corporate melodrama.

Because this place doesn’t reward humility.

It rewards noise, arcs, and glorified status updates disguised as character development.

There will be build-up.
There will be silence.
There will probably be a selfie nobody asked for.

LinkedIn exits aren’t farewells.
They’re cinematic events. Algorithm-first, ego-polished.

Not a goodbye.
A slow descent into molten engagement lava.
Thumbs-up optional, but strongly implied.

And when the glow finally swallows my feed, remember this:

I did it for the reach.
I did it for the plot.
I did it because this platform runs on emotional humblebrags, and I aim to please.

Hope this yelps.

P.S. How do you plan to log off in style?

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Dear people of LinkedIn,

I'm sorry for not commenting with 🔥 on your posts.

Looks like LI servers are overheated at this time.

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10 fascinating facts that will make your Monday feel slightly less painful 👇

1. A pig’s orgasm lasts 30 minutes. 
(I need a minute just to process that.)

2. Catfish have 27,000+ taste buds. 
(What gourmet secrets are hiding in the mud?)

3. A cockroach can live 9 days without its head.
(I’m still stuck on that pig, honestly.)

4. A flea can jump 350× its body length. (That’s like me clearing a football field. But 30 minutes still wins.)

5. Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump. 
(Some things are wisely grounded.)

6. Some lions have sex 50 times a day. (Impressive, but again… pigs.)

7. Cat urine glows under UV light. (Someone got paid to discover that.)

8. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. (I’ve had meetings with people like that.)

9. A starfish literally has no brain. 
(That's me every morning before coffee.)
	
10.	Only humans and dolphins have sex for pleasure. 
(Pigs are still winning.)

Moral of the story?

Some days you’re a lion.
Some days you’re a starfish.
But deep down, we all wish we were pigs.

Is trust you yelp?

Wife: You should see a therapist.

Me: I do. Regularly.

Wife: Who?

Me: LinkedIn.

Here's what going to the cinema taught me about B2B sales:

1. Zootopia 2 is funny.
2. I need to earn more.

Hope this yelps.

Tip of the day 👇

Before sending a DM to someone on LinkedIn, make sure they appreciate it.

Do you appreciate DM?

Do you know this feeling when you can't seem to stop posting on LinkedIn? 










Me neither.

Can someone explain how Matt Lakajev managed to pick the exact same mustache, hair, and smile?

Dear LinkedIn,

Why are you doing this?? 🤯

Dear people of LinkedIn,

I have a small favor at the end of this video.

Thanks in advance,

I recently ran a small experiment.

I wanted to see what happens if you take one of LinkedIn’s golden standard questions and use it in real life.

For several days, I tested it everywhere:

I told the barista strong coffee is essential. 

⇅

“Strong coffee is the foundation of life. Agree?”

I suggested shorter meetings at work.

⇅

“Fewer meetings increase productivity. Agree?”

I told my wife we should finally tackle the overflowing laundry.

⇅

“Organized closets maximize efficiency. Agree?”

I reminded my son to finish his homework.

⇅

“Timely homework builds character. Agree?”

I told my dog it’s walk time.

⇅

“Regular exercise improves long-term wellness. Agree?”

The first day: smiles, nods, polite agreement.

By the third day:

The barista avoided eye contact.

My colleagues stopped including me in meetings.

My wife gave me a look that could power a small solar farm.

My son ran away every time I opened my mouth.

Lesson learned:

Some questions are better left online.

Agree?

Me trying to convince friends to join LinkedIn.

Question of the month 👇


How to survive the holidays without going bankrupt? 😭

Serious post alert 🚨🚨🚨

The “Open to Work” banner is like showing up to a party with a neon sign that says “I might leave with someone else.”

Some people love it.
Some people fear it.
Some employers, apparently, treat it like a betrayal worthy of a medieval punishment.

And here’s what got me thinking:

In some countries (so I heard), companies actually fire people for having this green halo on their profile.

Yes. Fired. Over a banner.
Imagine losing your job for quietly hinting you might want a different job.

So I’m curious:

Is this banner a personal choice?
Or do employers have the right to interfere with what their employees display on LinkedIn?

What’s your take?

LinkedIn, this needs to stop!

Every year, a few months before New Year, my feed starts melting into one big group therapy circle.

“This was a difficult year.”
“This year tested me.”
“This year taught me to let go.”

And I’m just sitting here thinking:

If every single year is “the hardest year of my life”, maybe the plot twist isn’t the year.

Maybe it’s our addiction to dramatic updates.

At this rate, I’m waiting for someone to post something like:

“2025 tried to choke me, but I rose like a phoenix thanks to my morning affirmations and 17 productivity apps.”

Calm down.

Sometimes a year is just a year.

Not a villain.
Not a mentor.
Just 365 days you survived with questionable decisions and way too much caffeine.

Hope this yelps.

I highly recommend every waiter in the world to join LinkedIn.

You won't believe the tips here.

Hope this yepls.

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