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WGM #37 RECAP + ROSE/BUD/THORN: @channel
• If you missed the latest WGM #38 Recap it is!
• After speaking with <@U09F7UFNTD1> last week, we realized how important reflection can be and that there could be value in monthly threads knowing what other WGMers are proud of, challenged by and excited about. I've always loved doing Rose, Bud Thorn with friends so wanted to try it here every month or so and see how it goes 🙂
If you're down, share in this thread:
- Rose - What's something you're proud of from the past month?
- Bud - What something you're looking forward to or seeing potential with?
- Thorn - What's something that hasn't worked or is a challenge for you I've shared mine below, looking forward to hearing your reflections! (feel free to copy my answer as a template)
Rose 🌹 - WGM Eudemonia Brunch was well attended, valuable and fun!
Bud 🌱 - Referrals to new members are strong and feel very organic/natural
Thorn (🥀 - June going to hospital twice, getting sick and not feeling on top of everything
@Brian Von Ancken way to get this going! Here's mine:
Rose 🌹 - Our content won a handful of Digital Health Awards - always nice for the team to be recognized for their work!
Bud 🌱 - Engagement and conversion metrics for one of our new newsletters is strong and growing week over week
Thorn (🥀 - Metrics for our other newsletter is weak; need to rethink how to best engage that audience segment
Love this!
Rose: Ozlo won TIME Best Innovation of the Year and launched a partnership with CALM.
Bud: Continuing to grow Ozlo’s affiliate program, we just hit 10% revenue contribution in only four months (huge!), and my goal is to reach 20% by the end of Q2 2026.
Thorn: Work–life balance has been tough this quarter. I haven’t been great about taking time for myself or prioritizing workouts, so that’s something I’m working on.
Rose 🌹 - Our customers are happy: 1. app is coming along and we've gotten awesome feedback and (early but) incredible retention which is so exciting!!! 2. consulting clients are doing great.
Bud 🌱 - Started working with a new marketing agency and really excited about where we're landing on messaging and plan!
Thorn (🥀 - Lots of personal changes going on that have been a bit overwhelming so excited to have things hopefully settle in the 2 months or so!
Love this @Brian Von Ancken - thank all for sharing!
Rose 🌹 - Heallist overdelivered on user growth in 2025, and we’re finally seeing a real sense of global community and network forming. These things take TIME, but it’s worth the investment.
Bud 🌱 - Launching our new partner program for wellness clinics and destinations. Excited to see where it leads in 2026.
Thorn (🥀 - Fundraising was challenging this year, but the mission goes on..
P.S. Where are the self-reflective WGM guys in this thread? 😃 And it's a great one @Brian Von Ancken
haha OK we need the guys to step up to the challenge @Bishoy Tadros @adam wilkins @John LaGue @Kurt Hildebrandt @Steven Puri lets represent!! 👨🦰
Rose 🌹 - See attached
Bud 🌱 - Sukha growing incrementally
Thorn 🥀 - FTUX is "sub-optimal" and needs love.
Love this @Brian Von Ancken!
Rose – is now in beta! You can do a 60-second body alignment scan right from your phone. It's been 14+ months of development and we're finally able to share it with the world (especially excited about gifting it to family & friends)
Bud – We are nearing the end of a fundraise and are positioned to have a very exciting 2026 making posture the next measurable vital sign for health and longevity.
Thorn – There is lots of interest in trials and pilots, but we hit bottlenecks and slowdowns with partners' end of year projects and priorities around the holidays. We want to maintain momentum but respect our partners priorities at the same time.
PS.. If anyone in WGM wants to try Phy.. I got you. Shoot me a message and we'll set you up.
- Rose - Personal win, I've lost a little over 10% of my bodyweight (intentionally!) while maintaining a majority of my muscle gains.
- Bud - The full launch of this is coming up fast. Excited to see where it goes!
- Thorn - I'm continually over committing and it lead to lower priority objectives getting completed compared to one specific higher prio item that should have been resolved sooner this past month 😕