The Million Managers Kickoff Event

Join Laura Putnam and Ryan Picarella,
in partnership with the Wellness Alliance, LIVE on Zoom.

REGISTER NOW

What if the future of wellbeing didn’t start with another program—but with managers?

Evidence suggests that managers just might be our best bet when it comes to engaging people with their wellbeing.

Managers shape the everyday experience at work. How people feel. How they show up. How they perform. 

Yet most wellbeing strategies still place the burden on individuals instead of addressing the role managers play in creating healthy, sustainable environments.

We can change that.

 

This special Live Event marks the official kickoff of the Million Managers Movement, an initiative to activate one million managers as wellbeing multipliers across every industry, every workplace, and every team.

 

Here's What We'll Be Discussing:

Why traditional wellbeing programs often fail to create lasting change.

The critical role managers play in shaping culture, trust, and daily experience.

What it means to be a “wellbeing multiplier” and how leaders can move from intention to action in 2026.

Plus, an introduction to the Million Managers Movement and how you can participate.

Register Here

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PT | 12:00 p.m. ET

About Our Speakers

Laura Putnam

Laura Putnam

CEO & Founder of Motion Infusion

Laura Putnam is a bestselling author, leader activator and workplace wellbeing expert who’s been pioneering manager-led wellbeing for nearly two decades. As Founder of Motion Infusion, and author of Workplace Wellness That Works, she’s trained over 50,000 leaders worldwide and helped hundreds of organizations flip the script from “It starts with you” to “It starts with us.”

Ryan Picarella

Ryan Picarella

Executive Director, Wellness Alliance

Ryan has worked with communities and organizations around the world to ignite social movements and improve lives. A widely recognized thought leader, he has partnered with Fortune 500 companies, spoken at global conferences, and currently serves as Executive Director of the Wellness Alliance, an affiliate of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, overseeing wellness education and events, including the Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference and the Annual Wellness Summit.

About Our Partner

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The Wellness Alliance

The Wellness Alliance united the strengths of the two most recognized and influential professional associations in the wellness industry: The former Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) and National Wellness Institute (NWI). With a long history of leading the charge in supporting wellness for individuals and workplaces, the Wellness Alliance offers trusted education and certification programs, evidence-informed resources, and networking opportunities, so that professionals are empowered to positively impact well-being.