8 Most Influential Wellpreneurs Who Fuel Business with Balance
- Editorial Team
- May 25
- 4 min read
What if scaling a business didn’t require sacrificing your health—or your values?
A new wave of founders is proving just that. These wellpreneurs lead with clarity. They’ve built companies where wellbeing is at the hear of the the strategy.
From wellness tech to functional nutrition, from facial fitness to preventative retreats, these eight industry shapers are blending evidence with empathy, innovation with integrity.
They’re not chasing trends.
They’re restoring balance—starting from within.
These are the names reshaping how we define success.
These eight Wellpreneurs didn’t just launch businesses—they sparked bold movements that blend inner balance with outer success.
Each of them embodies what we call Calmfidence: calm in the core, confident in the cause.
Ready to meet the masters of holistic success?
Nerio Alessandri (Italy)
Founder, Technogym – “Father of the Wellness Lifestyle”
Industry: Wellness Tech & Fitness Innovation
What began in a garage in Cesena, Italy, grew into a global movement. Nerio Alessandri coined the term “Wellness” in the ’90s—long before it was cool—and built Technogym into a billion-euro brand used by Olympic athletes, luxury resorts, and conscious corporations.
“Wellness is a lifestyle, a social opportunity, and a duty to future generations.” – Nerio Alessandri
His secret? Merging Italian design, cutting-edge science, and a philosophy of preventive wellbeing over reactive medicine.
Ella Mills (UK)
Founder, Deliciously Ella – The Plant-Based Pioneer
Industry: Nutrition, Mindful Living, Digital Wellness
Once bed-bound with a chronic illness, Ella turned her healing journey into a mission—and a multimillion-pound wellness brand. Her honest, heart-first approach made green eating feel grounded and gorgeous.
“Wellness is about finding joy in nourishing yourself—body and mind.” – Ella Mills
From recipe apps to food products and bestselling books, she leads a gentle yet fierce revolution in how we eat, feel, and live.
Davinia Taylor (UK)
Founder, WillPowders – Biohacking Meets Mental Wellness
Industry: Biohacking, Mental Health Supplements
Hollywood drop-out turned health hacker, Davinia’s journey from addiction to authority in wellness is unfiltered, raw, and real. WillPowders is her antidote to anxiety, brain fog, and burnout.
“Biohacking gave me back control—it’s about aligning your biology with your goals.” – Davinia Taylor
She’s living proof that midlife reinvention is not only possible—but powerful.
Inge Theron (UK)
Founder, FaceGym – Sculpting Confidence, One Face at a Time
Industry: Beauty-Tech, Longevity Skincare
Facial workouts? Inge made them mainstream. What started after a bout of cosmetic burnout blossomed into a wellness-tech empire spanning London to LA.
“Your face has 40+ muscles—why not train them like the rest of your body?” – Inge Theron
Her secret? Empowerment over enhancement, using lymphatic drainage, muscle manipulation, and LED therapy to boost blood flow—and belief.
Bryony Deery (UK)
Founder, Pilates by Bryony – Movement as Medicine
Industry: Digital Pilates, Mindful Fitness
After a near-fatal car crash, Bryony found strength through stillness—and Pilates. Her online platform now inspires thousands with classes, affirmations, and self-worth rituals.
“Movement is medicine—Pilates healed me, and now I share that gift with others.” – Bryony Deery
She doesn’t just train bodies. She transforms mindsets.
Alfredo Bataller Parietti (Spain)
Founder, SHA Wellness Clinic – Science Meets Soul in Spain
Industry: Preventive Medicine, Holistic Health Retreats
Alfredo healed himself from cancer using nutrition and Eastern practices—then built SHA, the gold standard for medical-meets-holistic luxury retreats.
“True wellness arises when science and nature work in harmony.” – Alfredo Bataller
From detox to DNA diagnostics, SHA isn’t just a retreat—it’s a renaissance of personal power.
Jules Miller (UK)
Founder, The Nue Co. – Gut Instincts & Global Growth
Industry: Supplements, Functional Wellness
When Jules’ IBS wasn’t helped by mainstream medicine, she turned to her grandfather—a chemist—for inspiration. The result? The Nue Co., a clean, conscious supplement line rooted in science and sustainability.
“We believe that nothing can heal in isolation—it’s all connected.” – Jules Miller
Her blends target stress, sleep, skin, and more—restoring not just balance, but belief in the body’s wisdom.
Golnar & Haleh Abivardi (Switzerland)
Founders, Swiss Smile & vVARDIS – Luxury Oral Wellness, Reinvented
Dentistry’s disruptor duo. These sisters reimagined oral care—first with Swiss Smile clinics, then vVARDIS: a clean beauty-meets-science brand with luxury dental products now stocked at Harrods and Net-a-Porter.
“Wellness doesn’t stop at the skin—it starts with your smile.”
Wellpreneurship Is More Than a Business.
Each of these visionaries didn’t just build brands.
They built bridges—between health and hope, burnout and balance, commerce and conscience.
They reminded us that success can soulful.
That leadership isn’t about louder voices, but deeper values.
Because in the end, what we build only matters if it heals—ourselves, our communities, our planet.
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