Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Demond Martin.
He founded WellWithAll, a Black-owned, purpose-led health + wellness brand. Their mission is to improve wellbeing for all of us to achieve generational wellness. We invest 20% of our profits in the fight for health equity in Black, Brown, and underserved communities.
1. Origin Story: What was the spark that drove you + your co-founder to start WellWithAll?
According to Pfizer, Black people are at a higher risk for heart disease, stroke, cancer, asthma, and diabetes compared to their white counterparts. But that is not all. Based on research recorded by Psychiatry, Black people with any mental illness have lower rates of obtaining mental health services, including prescription medications and outpatient services, compared to white men and women.
Demond Martin, Co-Founder + CEO
An investor and philanthropist, Demond was a senior partner at Adage Capital Management where he invested in the consumer sector for 22 years. A graduate of Harvard Business School and former assistant to President Clinton’s White House Chief of Staff, Demond has served as a trustee on a number of non-profit boards including the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, the Grammy Global Venture Board, and the Obama Foundation.
We encourage + support our customers on their wellness journey while inspiring us all to do good in our communities and in our lives.
Talking Points/Questions *
1. Origin Story: What was the spark that drove you + your co-founder to start WellWithAll?
2. Product/Solutions: What are solutions/products that WellWithAll offers to solve for better wellbeing?
**Demond to share how our product, content, community are here to help put more life into years (pursue our joy/living well), especially for Black and Brown consumers who have been underserved or overlooked in the wellness space overall.
3. What does generational wellness mean to you?
**Dialogue between Demond and Rushion and their respective points of view.
4. Conscious Capitalism/Biz Model: WellWithAll doesn't just sell quality products, it also has a passion and purpose.
Can you share more about your innovative business model to build heath equity for driving positive social impact and change?
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