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SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2015

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SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2015 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | 27 The hard-charging personalities that got senior executives where they are today can also damage their health." —Tamela Thomas Wellness Manager & REV Program Director I n the business world, the C-suite and executive team function as a company's nucleus. ey drive an organization's mission, vision and values and represent a concentration of brainpower and decision- making. In essence, they are the focal point of a company's future. But we're also talking about people here. People with heavy demands and limited time. People who are as prone to the same physical challenges as everyone else. When an unforeseen illness or injury—or worse—befalls top talent, a company suffers. "Executives have very busy lives," WAC Wellness Manager Tamela omas says. "e hard-charging personalities that got senior executives where they are today can also damage their health." Tamela takes this subject seriously. As the leader of wellness programs at the Washington Athletic Club, she works with executives, entrepreneurs, and other high-level business pro- fessionals every day. She sees what ails them, and she knows the impact their health has on their companies. With a sense of urgency, the WAC recently launched REV, a new wellness program tailored to today's executives and the companies that want to invest in their high-level personnel assets. "What we are doing is unique," says Tamela, who also serves as REV Program Director. "Our goal for the program is to maximize the health and well-being of senior executives. Losing a valued senior leader to a sudden and preventable health condition can have a devastating impact on a company's bottom line, institutional knowledge, and employee retention." e exact economic burden of such a loss is difficult to assess. No single metric pins it down. But clearly the stakes are great. "No one wants to consider how their company would look tomorrow if they suddenly lost a top executive," WAC Senior Vice President Athletics, Special Projects & Community Partners Wayne Milner "

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