Your wellness is worth
its weight in gold.
We’re here to encourage and inspire you in pursuit of it.
Gold Standard Wellbeing builds whole-person health at Marco, helping employees thrive at work and at home while feeling better, performing better, and staying longer.
Week of Wellness ☀️Sunshine + Small Wins ☀️
Week of Wellness ☀️Sunshine + Small Wins ☀️
☀️ Mark Your Calendar - JUNE 1-12 ☀️
Get ready for our Sunshine + Small Wins – Summer Reset Series, a week dedicated to simple habits that help us recharge for the season ahead.
We’ll be celebrating wellness through four focus areas: Move, Rest, Nourish, and Connect, with activities, challenges, and events designed to help you build momentum one small win at a time.
KEYNOTES:
June 2 at 11 CST Rituals for Relaxation
June 5 at 11:30 CST Gardening 2.0 with Suzi Sevcik
June 9 at 11:30 CST Recharge and Restore: Creativity as a Wellness Tool
June 12 at 1:00 CST Sunshine + Small Wins Cooking Demo + Bingo
We’re bringing the energy across the company with stops in:
Fargo (6/1) - 10 am - Broadway Suite - 10 at 10 Movement Break, Snacks, Small Steps Bingo + Prizes. 3:00-4:30 Hike -Lindenwood Park – Red River Trail Hike
Sioux Fall (6/2) - 10 am - Stampede Suite - 10 at 10 Movement Break, Snack Bar, Small Steps Bingo + Prizes. 3:00-4:30 - Spencer Park Hike
St. Cloud (6/3) - 10 am - second floor mezzanine - 10 at 10 Movement Break. 10:30 - kitchen - Snack Bar, Small Steps Bingo + Prizes. 3:00-4:30 St. John’s University Hike
Minnetonka (6/4) - 10 am- Lake Minnetonka Suite - 10 at 10 Movement Break. 10:30 - Kitchen - Snack Bar, Small Steps Bingo + Prizes. 2:30-3:30 Hike - Trail near the office
Middletown, PA (6/10) - 11 am (in person 10 at 10), 11:30 Lunch + Small Steps Bingo + Prizes, 2:00-3:30 Hike at Wildwood Nature Center
Sign up HERE for our Virtual 5K - FREE T-shirt for everyone who completes
IN PERSON - 5K Hikes in these locations: Fargo (6/1), Sioux Falls (6/2), St. Cloud (6/3), Minnetonka (6/4), Middletown (6/10)
Brand NEW - Meal Planning made simple
Precision Nutrition
Powered by AI Proven by Science
We've partnered with NutriStyle to make it easy for you to eat healthier.
Their AI-powered platform creates personalized meal plans that adapt to your specific health needs and food preferences - then creates a shopping list and connects you to local grocers for easy shopping and delivery. We're excited to offer personalized meal planning that help you eat healthier and fits into your everyday life. It’s all FREE check it out now!
Hello June ☀️ Stronger Together: Men’s Health + Sunshine & Small Wins
June is all about building momentum—one small win at a time. As we kick off our Weeks of Wellness, we’re also putting a spotlight on men’s health, with a focus on strength, prevention, and showing up for your long-term wellbeing.
Through simple, approachable actions across Move, Rest, Nourish, and Connect, this month is designed to help you feel better, think clearer, and stay consistent—without overwhelm.
Because when small wins stack up, real change happens.
Play Small Wins + Men’s Health Month Trivia
This month, we’re focusing on Sunshine + Small Wins alongside Men’s Health. It’s a reminder that better health doesn’t come from doing everything, it comes from doing small things consistently. Take a few minutes to test your knowledge and pick up a few simple wins along the way.
You have until 6/30/26 to participate in this month’s trivia and your chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card!
CONGRATS to our recent Trivia Winners: April - Greer Kosidowski, March - Marc Welander, February - Leslie Sampson, January - Eric Seng, December - Deanna Warrington, November - Hunter Bultema, October - Kevin Harrison, September - Tyler Johnson, August - Amy Mills, July - Andrew Perrin.
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.
Run, Fun & Done: 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
All New - 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
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
RECORDINGS
Revisit, watch on your own time, or explore our educational talks, movement breaks, guided meditations, wellness challenges, and more.
