Your wellness is worth
its weight in gold.
We’re here to encourage and inspire you in pursuit of it.
Gold Standard Well-being is a Marco wellness initiative designed to encourage you in your pursuit of physical, mental and emotional wellness by fostering a worksite culture that supports your desire to make healthy lifestyle choices.
Introducing NestWELL, brand new for 2026 and created specifically for Marco and Gold Standard Wellbeing. NestWELL is Nest Health Connections’ virtual wellness coach, designed to give you instant, personalized support for nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, mental wellbeing, habits, and energy.
Powered by AI and grounded in evidence-based wellness, it adapts to your goals, schedule, and real life, delivering guidance that is practical, supportive, and easy to use. Whether you need a quick reset, a healthy meal idea, help building a habit, or support managing stress, NestWELL is here for you, 24/7. No apps. No appointments. Just smart, confidential, personal coaching when you need it most.
Start Strong. Build Momentum. See Results.
Kick Off 2026 With Purpose AND a Plan SIGN UP NOW for the 2026 YOU Project
January 6- February 3rd 2026
For the fourth year in a row, we’re kicking off January with our most popular wellbeing initiative — and this year, we’re leveling up. You asked for more structure, accountability, and measurable progress. We heard you.
This January, join the YOU Project: Strong Start Series, led by medical weight-loss expert & Nurse Practitioner Katie Sorensen, NP-C.
You’ll:
Complete a Wellness Assessment in Week 1 (together!)
Set measurable goals around weight loss, energy, strength, and metabolic health
Join the Strong Start Challenge with a simple weekly scorecard to track — and celebrate — your wins
Build healthy habits rooted in smart nutrition, metabolism-boosting movement, and eating rhythms that actually support your goals
Meet together with Katie on 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/26 at 11:30 CST. Meet with Abby Kranitz on 1/15 and 1/29 at 11 CST.
Go to the challenge tab for more information and weekly updates. Please reach out to Kristin.Markey@marconet.com with any questions.
If you want momentum, accountability, and a confident start to 2026 — this series is for you.
Sign UP NOW
➡️ We’ll complete the Wellness Assessment together during our first session on 1/6.
January's FOCUS - Build Better Habits
January's FOCUS - Build Better Habits
January’s Theme
Build Better Habits
A fresh year is here, and this January, we’re kicking things off with our Wellness Theme of the Month: Build Better Habits. We’re inspired by this powerful idea from habit expert James Clear: “Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you want to become.”
This simple idea flips how we think about change. You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to keep casting small votes for the healthier, stronger, more focused version of you.
To help you do exactly that, January launches The YOU Project: Start Smart Series, a four-week experience designed to help you reset, refocus, and build habits that actually stick. Plus, join us every weekday at 10 am for 10 minutes of movement, a simple daily reset to boost energy, reduce stress, and keep your momentum strong. For all the details on this month’s content visit the schedule tab.
Small actions. Real results. Let’s make this your healthiest start yet.
Some of the trivia questions for the month of January are based on James Clear’s book - Atomic Habits, designed to inspire small steps to happy, healthy living. If you haven’t read the book, we’d recommend it!
You have until 1/31/26 to participate in this month’s trivia and your chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card!
CONGRATS to our recent Trivia Winners: December - Deanna Warrington, November - Hunter Bultema, October - Kevin Harrison, September - Tyler Johnson, August - Amy Mills, July - Andrew Perrin.
Run, Fun & Done: 2025 Quarterly 5K Highlights🏃♂️🥇🏃♀️
From snowy sidewalks to sunny trails, Marco employees showed up all year long. Across all four seasons, hundreds of participants walked, ran, and moved together this year— with friends, family, coworkers, pets, and plenty of joy along the way. These quarterly 5Ks have become one of our most loved wellness traditions, reminding us that movement builds connection, strengthens wellbeing, and creates memories that last far beyond the finish line. Thank you to everyone who joined us — every step you took made this community stronger.
Q1 Winners - Mike, Guille, Kim Hawkins,
Q2 - Winner - DJ Eschmann, Bob Karlen
Q3 Winners - Wayne Rambler, Carin Evan, Patty Asmus
Q4 Winners - Sandi Helm, Jeanette Faucett, Darlene Stang
COMING IN JANUARY 2026
MARCO’s 1st - COMMUNITY RUNNING CLUB 👟🏃♀️🏃♂️🏅
The Marco Running Club brings together like-minded teammates of all skill levels who want to move with purpose, build consistency, and celebrate progress — personal and collective.
This isn’t just a run group. It’s a commitment to:
Set and achieve individual running goals
Stay accountable through bi-weekly or monthly check-ins
Connect through local events and shared challenges
Support Marco-driven and community fundraising efforts
Learn through Q&A sessions, expert tips, and guest speakers
Short-Term Focus
Launch the club with clarity
Assess skill levels + define personal goals
Establish realistic commitments and action plans
Long-Term Vision
Build momentum through local + national team events
Achieve meaningful milestones together
THANK YOU for participating in our 3rd ANNUAL - Week of Wellness!
Thank you for making our 3rd Annual Week of Wellness such a meaningful success.
From afternoon hikes and mason jar salads in Fargo, Sioux Falls, St. Cloud, and Minnetonka, to powerful keynote sessions with Dan Nevins, Amy Impara Gregory, and our own Heidi Uphaus, last week was all about reconnecting—to ourselves, to each other, and to what well-being really looks like.
We loved seeing your engagement—from the Wellness Passport to hydration challenge check-ins—and watching wellness take shape in real time: over lunch, on a trail, in conversation, or at your desk. You showed up, and it mattered.
Our Week of Wellness Winners included:
Jason Cook - Field Hydration Challenge - $50 Amazon Gift Card
Christine Groetsch + Eric Seng - Passport Challenge Winners - YETI COOLER
🎉 August's Bingo Movement Challenge Was a Massive Hit!
We loved hearing how last month's challenge helped get you moving every day — your energy and enthusiasm were inspiring! Thanks to everyone who participated and shared their stories, bingo cards and even pics of your cute pups! And special shout out to Heidi Uphus and Leslie Sampson for getting BINGO BLACKOUT!!
👉 Click here to find out the winners of the 4 - $25 Amazon Gift Cards
CEO Doug Albregts introduces Gold Standard Well-being and answers a
question we all should consider: “What does well-being mean to you?”
We recognize how difficult it is to prioritize your well-being when work requires you to be in the car or traveling from place to place. In an effort to support your desire to live well alongside your professional lifestyle, we’ve put together Marco on the Move – a hub for all things wellness on-the-go.
UPCOMING
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