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Thrive Thursday #1

Introduction to Flourishing

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Thrive Thursday #1 Introduction to Flourishing

At Positive Foundry, we believe when individuals flourish, organizations flourish and we want to help companies succeed while helping every member of the team live their best life! Join us for a series of 6 Thrive Thursdays where we’ll come together to learn new skills, connect with peers around the world for meaningful discussion, and takeaway easy-to-implement practice strategies.

Each 50 minute Thrive Thursday session delivers live training to develop a skill necessary for human flourishing.  Together we will explore a concept, dialogue in small groups, and leave each session with a plan to practice our learned skill.  Get ready to learn, connect, and practice with leaders from around the globe in these inspiring, energetic, and interactive sessions powered by Positive Foundry.   Investing in your personal and team’s well-being helps drive business performance, strengthens relationships, and even improves physical health. You’ll leave feeling refreshed and ready to grow!

We’re kicking off our Thrive Thursday series with an introduction to flourishing. Join us for a 50-minute interactive session and discover the science of positive psychology and how we can use a growth mindset to continue to learn and grow.  Learn how you and your team can embrace a growth mindset for 2025!

Benefits of a Growth Mindset to you and your team/organisation 

  • Explore the concept of human flourishing and your best day
  • Understand how our mindset impacts the way we view and accept challenges
  • Explore the idea of a self-fulfilling prophecy 
  • Discover an easy way to shift our mindset towards growth

Hosts

  • With an infectious smile and tenacious work ethic, Laura Cooke wants to change the trajectory of well-being and wellness of Americans through teaching the science and skills to thrive in life.  She is a voracious learner, educator and mother who is passionate about personal growth and helping people flourish. Laura is also a frequent featured guest speaker at Canyon Ranch Wellness Resorts.

    Through her many positions in business leadership both in the corporate world and in education, Laura’s true passion has always been about helping people. She has been trained at the Institute for Positive Education in Australia and the Flourishing Institute and holds a Certificate of Applied Positive Psychology, a BA in Business from Wittenberg University, and a Masters of Business Administration from the Ross School of Business at The University of Michigan.

    In previous roles, she has served as Business Director at Metatec Corporation, an entrepreneur starting a multi-media publishing company and a meeting facilitation business, and Assistant Head of The Wellington School. She has also served as a member of the Board of Trustees at The Wellington School and the Executive Committee of the Childhood League and has volunteered with several other nonprofit organizations in Central Ohio. Laura is a wife to Chris and mother to four daughters.

    Laura Cooke
    CEO
    Positive Foundry

  • A vibrant and compassionate leader with over 25 years of experience, Rachel Finney is no stranger to leading high-performing organizations and creating meaningful change. Rachel spent 25 years as a nonprofit executive and 21 years investigating animal cruelty and advocating for animals and people in need. Her career has been focused on removing barriers to improve quality of life—to help everyone thrive. Joining Positive Foundry is a continuation of that journey.

    Before joining the Positive Foundry team, she served as CEO of Columbus Humane, where she was recognized as a 2023 Women of Influence by Columbus Business First and 2015 Columbus CEO’s Nonprofit CEO of the Year. A proud Hoosier, Rachel studied Psychology, Political Science, Nonprofit Management, and Sociology of Business at Indiana University.

    She operates under the philosophy that we should “never be afraid to do the right thing.” She champions a life worth living and leads with gratitude for all experiences—even the most difficult. She is married to her college sweetheart, has two children, and has a house full of pets.

    Rachel D.K. Finney
    COO
    Positive Foundry

Agenda

  • 4:00pm

    Welcome and Introduction

  • 4:05pm

    Well-being Rituals

  • 4.10pm

    Live training

  • 4.25pm

    Guided breakout dialogue with small group

  • 4.40pm

    Plan practice and share for accountability

  • 4:50pm

    Close

About Positive Foundry

We are business professionals passionate about the science of well-being, using personal development to unlock human potential, and improving corporate cultures. Positive Foundry’s BetterYet corporate well-being training system is grounded in the science of positive psychology and is proven to help individuals learn the skills to increase well-being.

Why positive Foundry Exist

We help companies build stronger teams and cultures and help individuals live their best life; a life of meaning, well-being, joy, and success. In today’s world, where employee experience, well-being, mental and physical wellness, corporate purpose ,and business performance all matter coupled with the rise of hybrid work, we believe companies that flourish create value in both financial and human terms. They enhance the lives of employees, families, customers, owners, and the community at large.

BetterYet Teams

We put proven research from the fields of positive psychology, neuroscience, and behavior change into impactful programs to help teams learn to thrive in all aspects of life.  Employees and leaders will learn 12 scienced-backed skills while building stronger teams through dialogue and connection.  Our micro-learning sessions are designed to enhance well-being and group cohesion without sacrificing productivity.