A “Global Leading Woman in Wellness” offers her take on how purpose-built, resident-driven communities with a focus on health and wellbeing will impact senior living, and her new passion project: love a beacon for post pandemic business. About Mia Mia Kyricos is a globally respected thought-leader in the business of wellness, wellbeing and hospitality with a specialty in brand strategy and communications. She has developed, operated, and marketed wellness-driven brands and facilities across 100+ countries, most recently as Senior Vice President & Global Head of Wellbeing for the Hyatt Hotels Corporation, as well as Spafinder Wellness, Inc., Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, EXOS, and Kyricos & Associates LLC, her own strategic advisory firm. In 2019, Mia was named both “Global Leading Woman in Wellness” and “Cornell Alumna of the Year” by the Global Wellness Summit and Cornell University respectfully. Her work and expertise have been featured in popular business and trade publications including The New York Times, LA Times, CN Traveller, Smart Money, Skift, Travel & Leisure, Real Simple, Travel Weekly, Spa Business, Market Watch and more. She sits on the advisory boards of Wellness for Cancer and the Global Wellness Institute™, a 501c3 non-profit educational foundation which she helped to found. Mia aspires to help people live well, and given her latest research, to love more. Key Takeaways Wellness communities differ from wellness lifestyle real estateas they are more multi-dimensional. They are living breathing ecosystems. The best example of a US-based wellness community is Serenbe, a pioneering, cross generational model outside Atlanta. Simple tips to integrate love into your business: start meetings with a moment of gratitude; highlight on what's going well versus what's going wrong; manage people's strengths and accept their weaknesses versus trying to “develop” them.