USADesiree WatsonAmbassadorFounder & CEOWellness Interactivedesiree.watson@globalwellnessday.org

Desiree Watson

Desiree Watson has been engaged in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for over 30 years. She has helped to shape the wellness industryand has traveled globally, studying various approaches to integrated health and wellness. As her vision expanded, Ms. Watson began incorporating marketing and strategic planning skills with other branding sources. In 2000, she founded Wellness Interactive, Inc. She led a team of professionals in developing the WI business model, which includes a multitude of products and services. The company owns a wide group of branding sources, which includes retail, multimedia, publishing, consulting and educational services, including its premier brand the Wellness Lounge. In addition Wellness Interactive, has constructed pop-up Wellness Lounges throughout the U.S. for clients, which include AARP,Kaiser Permanente, PGA/Glow Media, Releve Entertainment, Viacom, NBA Wives association and a host of others. The company also launched its flagship Wellness Lounge in South Orange, New Jersey in 2011.