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Global Wellness Summit Adds C . Victor Brick to Its Advisory Board
On Sept . 15 , the Global Wellness
Summit ( GWS ), the foremost gathering of international leaders in the multitrillion-dollar global wellness economy , announced the appointment of C . Victor Brick , CEO of Planet Fitness Growth Partners ( PFGP ) and chairman of the John W . Brick Mental Health Foundation , to its 12-person advisory board . Brick brings over 35 years of success in the fitness industry and a long-standing personal commitment to promoting the integration of wellness modalities into the treatment of mental health issues to the GWS Advisory Board .
As an advisory board member , Brick is looking forward to helping the GWS further extend its reach and impact within the $ 109 billion fitness industry . In addition , he believes that the pandemic has accelerated the need for all industries — especially those involved in wellness — to actively collaborate for the greater good ,
delivering on the promise of prevention over cure .
The mission of GWS is to bring individuals and businesses together to shape a better future . Brick believes that wellness , including exercise , nutrition , and healthy lifestyle choices , must be integrated into the healthcare delivery system , and recognized as essential businesses , which is best accomplished through funding , conducting , and evangelizing evidence-based research that the medical industry will embrace and support . Brick feels that , “ now is our time — the window of opportunity has opened .”
Brick is a big believer in the success
that can come from impeccable timing . He founded his first health club , Brick Bodies , with his wife Lynne in 1985 . Twenty years later , they turned the running of the seven Brick Bodies clubs over to their daughter , Vicki , while they went on to found PF Growth Partners .
That good timing also translates into Brick ’ s philanthropy . In 2015 , he and Lynne founded the John W . Brick Mental Health Foundation in memory of Victor ’ s oldest brother , who suffered from schizophrenia and died from complications from the disease . Today , the foundation is focused on evangelizing the “ prescription ” of holistic therapies and healthy lifestyle choices in the treatment of mental health — something that is very much top of mind in any conversation around the mental health crisis that has become front and center amid a global pandemic that has also highlighted societal and racial inequities . G
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