Listen "Mari Ryan - Wellbeing in the Workforce: Why Your People Should Come First (#54)"
Episode Synopsis
Host Tom Bronson sits down with guest Mari Ryan, Founder and CEO of Advancing Wellness, on this week’s episode of the Maximize Business Value Podcast. Mari helps organizations create a thriving workplace environment, where they can focus on the people side of the business. Tom and Mari discuss how employee well-being impacts individual and company-wide culture, productivity and engagement, which makes a people-centric environment imperative. They also address the four dimensions of a thriving organization and Mari’s book The Thriving Hive, which is a wonderful resource for business owners. Listen now to advance the wellness of your organization!As CEO and founder of Advancing Wellness, Mari Ryan is a workplace well-being strategist guiding organizations to create people-centric workplaces. During her career, she has worked with businesses of all sizes from start-ups to global powerhouses such as Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, and Northrup Grumman. She brings a wealth of experience and expertise. Mari is the co-founder and former chair of the Board of Directors of the Worksite Wellness Council of Massachusetts and is currently the President-Elect of the National Speakers Association New England Chapter. She is the author of the award-winning book The Thriving Hive: How People-Centric Workplaces Ignite Engagement and Fuel Results, which is available on Amazon.Tom Bronson is the founder and President of Mastery Partners, a company that helps business owners maximize business value, design exit strategy, and transition their business on their terms. Mastery utilizes proven techniques and strategies that dramatically improve business value that was developed during Tom’s career 100 business transactions as either a business buyer or seller. As a business owner himself, he has been in your situation a hundred times, and he knows what it takes to craft the right strategy. Bronson is passionate about helping business owners and has the experieMastery Partners Elevating Businesses to Achieve The Business Owner’s Dream Exit The unfortunate reality is that for every business that comes on the market (for whatever reason), only 17% of them achieve a successful exit. You read that right. 83% of attempted business transitions never reach the closing table. Mastery Partners is on a mission to change that. We ELEVATE businesses to achieve maximum value and reach that dream exit. Our objectives are simple - understand where the business is today, identify opportunities for dramatic improvement, and offer solutions to enhance the business, making it more marketable and valuable. And that all starts with understanding the business owner’s definition of his or her dream exit. Mastery has developed a 4-Step Process to help business owners achieve their dreams. STEP 1: Transition Readiness Assessment STEP 2: Roadmap for Value Acceleration STEP 3: Relentless Execution STEP 4: Decision: Now that desired results are achieved, the business is ready for the next step in the journey! CONNECT WITH MASTERY PARTNERS TO LEARN MORELinkedInWebsite© 2025 Mastery Partners, LLC.
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