Hi GSD Leader! 👋 Nashville is growing faster than ever: new businesses, new restaurants, new faces everywhere you turn.

But here’s what most people don’t talk about: while our city is thriving, nearly 2 out of 3 adults in Nashville are overweight or obese, and 1 in 3 lives with high blood pressure. We also report more poor mental health days per month than almost any peer city in the U.S. Add in rising burnout, stress-related illness, and preventable chronic conditions, and the picture is clear: our health is quietly in crisis. And if you’re a business leader, remember this: for every $1 invested in employee wellness, companies save an average of $3 in healthcare costs. 

For nearly two decades, I was one of those statistics. I ran on adrenaline, Coca-Cola, stress, and zero sleep while planning luxury weddings and events around the world. Then in 2021, COVID nearly killed me. Burnout, inflammation, stress and exhaustion left me running my body like a computer or robot. That’s when I had my wellness wake up call and realized: health is the real wealth. We can always make more money, but if you are not healthy, you can’t help anyone.  Not even yourself sometimes.

Maybe you’ve felt it too… the fatigue that lingers even after a “vacation,” the stress that no supplement seems to fix, the weight of always showing up for others while ignoring your own health.

When you, as a leader, put wellness first, everything can change.

💡 Team members follow by example
💡 Company culture improves
💡 Retention goes up, stress goes down
💡 And yes, profitability rises

Because a healthy leader builds healthy teams. And healthy teams build thriving businesses.

That’s why we started hosting monthly GSD Wellness Events right here in Nashville.

At our most recent event with Next Health Gulch, we experienced firsthand how advanced biohacking therapies can unlock energy, focus, and help you recover in ways most of us never imagined. This is science-backed, longevity, and real solutions to helping with recovery and burnout.  

Next Health is more than a wellness center; it’s a longevity hub built to help you look, feel, and perform at your best for decades to come. Their integrative approach goes far beyond traditional health services, offering advanced therapies like peptide optimization for cellular repair and hormone balance, stem cell therapy to support regeneration and healing, and plasma exchange designed to rejuvenate the body at its core. Paired with cutting-edge treatments like cryotherapy, hyperbaric oxygen, red light, and IV vitamin drips, Next Health combines medical expertise with biohacking innovation to deliver personalized strategies that extend health span, not just lifespan.

🎥 Click below for a preview of our Wellness Event 👇

I want to shine a light on a few of Nashville’s first movers. Entrepreneurs, business owners, and friends who are making wellness non-negotiable and leading by example:

✨ Judy Karpinski, Founder of Luxe Nashville
✨ Brittany Shaheen, Founder of Sauvswim
✨ Alex Valley, Founder of Unity Wellness Co.
✨ Matthew Murray, Founder of Blaze n Chill
✨ Tianna Christiansen, Founder of Social Cake Marketing Agency
✨ Kristy Edwards, Founder of Neatly Balanced
✨ Dave Puncochar, Founder of Good Wood Nashville
✨ Michelle Sloan, Nurse Practitioner at EON Tennessee
✨ Jennifer Halverson, Founder of AdventureWorks
✨ Mandy Oakes, Director of Client Engagement & Marketing Coordinator at Manduu

These leaders showed up for themselves. And when a leader chooses wellness, that decision ripples outward to their families, their teams, and their clients/communities.

Here’s the bottom line: Nashville needs a new standard for how we gather. Events should recharge you, not drain you. They should put health and wellness at the center, not as an afterthought.

That’s exactly what the GSD Wellness Code is all about. If you’re tired of running on fumes, guessing what your body needs, or putting yourself last, it’s time to join us.

💌  Special Offer for our GSD Community:
We’ve partnered with Next Health to offer something special for our GSD community members. Email “Next Health Deal” to: connect@angelaproffitt.com and we’ll share the details exclusively with you.

📩  Want to Be Part of Future Events?
Email “Wellness Events” to: connect@angelaproffitt.com to be the first to know about upcoming GSD Wellness Events in Nashville.

Because the energy, clarity, and longevity you’re craving start right here.  So the question is: are you ready to put health first and lead the way?

✨ Discover the GSD Wellness Code ✨

An 8-step framework for SELF CARE―designed to help high-achievers reset energy, refocus the mind, and reclaim life without adding stress. By blending psychology, wellness, and AI, this offers leaders and teams actionable strategies for sustainable success. Be part of the wellness movement! Click below to learn more ⬇️