Donna Karan
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- Milken Institute59 min
Stand in Your Power: The Mindful Way
James Doty, Neville Crawley, Laura Dern, Donna Karan, George Mumford, Dan Siegel
Stanford neurosurgeon James Doty and a diverse panel of experts including Laura Dern, George Mumford, and Donna Karan present a scientific framework demonstrating how structured mind training utilizes neural plasticity to reduce stress, optimize cardiovascular health, and slow cellular aging. The discussion highlights practical applications where daily meditation practice reprograms high-performance individuals, such as Kiva.org CEO Neville Crawley, to overcome chronic anxiety and enhance professional decision-making. By shifting healthcare and business models from fixing deficits to fostering innate potential, these findings advocate for a universal protocol that offers sustainable physiological benefits against the modern epidemics of depression and burnout.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Women Leading a Wellness Revolution
Joyce Chang, Nancy Brinker, Alexia Brue, Donna Karan, Melanie Whelan
Moderated by Joyce Chang, a panel of industry leaders including SoulCycle CEO Melanie Whalen and Susan G. Komen founder Nancy Brinker explored how community building drives success across wellness, fashion, and healthcare sectors. The discussion highlighted specific organizational strategies such as SoulCycle's referral-based growth and Urban Zen's integrated care models, while identifying systemic barriers like transportation gaps and the need for user-owned health data. Ultimately, the group advocated for a future where wellness is accessible to all, emphasizing the role of conscious consumerism and educational integration in preventing chronic disease and fostering global connection.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Women Leading a Wellness Revolution
Joyce Chang, Nancy Brinker, Alexia Brue, Donna Karan, Melanie Whelan
Moderated by Joyce Chang, a panel of industry leaders including Donna Karan, Nancy Brinker, Alexia Brew, and Melanie Whalen convened to redefine the wellness movement as a collaborative force driven by community accountability and shared impact. The discussion highlighted distinct strategies for systemic change, from SoulCycle's peer-driven transformation model and Well and Good's democratization of health journalism to Susan G. Komen's focus on closing care access gaps and Urban Zen's integration of holistic care within commercial and healthcare frameworks. Ultimately, the group agreed that the future of wellness relies on shifting resources from reactive "sick care" to preventative lifestyle solutions supported by clean data and scalable community networks.