1440 Foundation
PO Box 3141, Saratoga, CA, 95070, United States
Overview
1440 Foundation’s mission is to support programs and best practices that cultivate authentic relationship skills in education, wellness and the workplace. The value of education has long been widely acknowledged, and perhaps never more so than in this age of information and global connectivity, where education, knowledge, and the intellectual fitness they bring, make life better. Throughout much of the world, the importance of physical fitness has become widely accepted as well. They know that they will live better if they exercise, eat right, sleep well, and make healthy choices in their everyday lives. They seek to add to the focus on a fit mind and body the additional definition of “inner fitness,” meaning the awareness of the self inside that mind and body, and “relational fitness,” representing the life skills to build trusted relationships with others in authentic and meaningful ways. They define inner fitness as being self aware and having the self knowledge to make sound and informed decisions that enable us to be the best people they can be. With that foundation, they add relational fitness – the social awareness and the authentic relationship skills to offer support and strength to others, to listen deeply, and to enter into dialogue that unlocks the potential within each of us as individuals and community members. This vision of inner and relational fitness defines the two wings of their purpose at 1440 – the belief that, with practice and support, they can build richer and more meaningful lives based on a commitment to fitness within, throughout, and across theirselves. They are excited by the further belief that this is not mystical or abstract, but achievable in very practical terms, teachable and realizable with support and practice. The importance of such whole person fitness is equal to the importance they ascribe to physical fitness today and, in their experience, it is easier to do!
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- eMindful
Participated · Equity · Dec 2014
eMindful provides globally scalable, research-backed live, online applied mindfulness programs delivered through live online classrooms taught by licensed health professionals. Its programs specifically address stress and resilience, metabolic syndrome, chronic pain, diabetes, tobacco usage and cancer. The company's technology-enabled solutions are marketed to corporations, managed care organizations and third-party administrators. eMindful leverages research collaborations with institutions including Vanderbilt University, Harvard Medical School, Chatham University, University of British Columbia and the University of Calgary. Led by CEO Kelley McCabe Ruff, the company intends to use recent financing to accelerate engagement marketing, new product development and sales expansion. The company closed a $6.85M Series B round of financing. eMindful delivers evidence-based wellness and disease-management programs through live, online classrooms where participants can see, hear, talk and chat with instructors and peers. Its curriculum incorporates mindfulness practices and includes courses such as MBSR, Mindfulness at Work, QuitSmart® Mindfully and Weight Balance for Life. The company says its programs have been validated by research led by Aetna and Duke Integrative Medicine and has trained thousands of participants. Early customers include Aetna, Humana, Healthy Business Group, Florida Power and Light, Kaiser Permanente, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and the State of Arizona. eMindful has received industry recognition, including a joint innovation recognition with Aetna from the National Business Group on Health in 2012 and a "Florida Companies to Watch" award. Leadership has positioned the company to grow in both the corporate and consumer markets, and the firm is headquartered in Vero Beach, Fla. eMindful provides specialized, comprehensive, evidence-based health and wellness programs delivered through live online classrooms taught by licensed health professionals, including physicians and psychotherapists. Its technology-enabled solutions are designed to prevent, mitigate, and slow progression of diseases linked to family, work and lifestyle risk factors. The company delivers programs to corporations, managed care organizations, and third-party administrators. eMindful has partnered with Duke University Health System to develop curricula grounded in demonstrated research and recently completed a randomized controlled trial of a stress-reduction program with Duke and a customer, Aetna; Aetna’s review of medical-claims data showed a positive correlation between costs and study participants’ stress levels. The company is based in Vero Beach, Florida. MBF Healthcare Partners has acquired a minority equity interest and will work with management to expand eMindful’s products, services, and customer base.
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