Why Health and Wellness is the Fashion Industry's Biggest New Competitor (Jason Wachob, Amanda Chantal Bacon, Dr. Nigma Talib and Neil Grimmer) | BoF VOICES

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4.6 • 770 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2017

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

“Feeling good is the new looking good.” That was the mantra in the air at #BoFVOICES 2016, as entrepreneurs from the fields of health and wellness — including Jason Wachob, Amanda Chantal Bacon, Dr. Nigma Talib and Neil Grimmer.

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0:00.0	One of the most unique conferences I've ever attended was called Revitalize, organized by my friend Jason Wachob, founder of Mind, Body Green.
0:12.1	So when we decided to do voices at the business of fashion, I couldn't imagine doing it without having Jason involved, since his event was so instrumental in helping me think
0:22.4	about the kind of event that I wanted to create for the fashion industry. It also helped
0:27.7	that the health and wellness space was becoming increasingly intertwined with fashion. So Jason and I
0:34.1	curated a panel of some of our favorite people from the health and wellness space.
0:39.3	Amanda Chantau Bacon of Moon Juice, Neil Grimmer of Habit, and my friend, the naturopathic Dr. Nigma Talib, to talk to us about why health and wellness is the fashion industry's biggest new competitor.
0:53.3	It was a fascinating conversation.
0:55.9	Just keep in mind, it took place in front of a live audience, so please do excuse any audio
1:01.3	issues.
1:02.1	So I'm going to jump right into it.
1:04.1	So you all have amazing businesses.
1:06.8	You're all embedded in the wellness world, and you all have taste.
1:14.6	And so I'm going to start with wellness in general. What would you attribute to the rise in wellness if you had to pick one thing?
1:20.6	I would say that it is the, it's a consciousness that needs to come onto the planet right now for the survival of the human race.
1:30.9	You're going for it.
1:31.8	Yeah.
1:32.6	You know, you see the symptoms.
1:35.5	You know, you've heard it over the last day and a half.
1:38.1	Everyone's overworked, everyone's stressed, struggling with, you know, trying to achieve their goals with weight.
1:43.3	And, you know, if you're in the U.S., 40% of the population is overweight or obese, type 2 diabetes is about the same percentage.
1:50.0	We are broken as a people as it relates to our health, right? And then you're not even talking about the spiritual part of it.
1:56.0	Yeah. But I think we're at a crisis point, right? And there's a moment when a lot of these solutions are now becoming available and people
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