Wellness - If You Build It, They Will Stay with Laura Timbrook

<p><strong>Connect with Laura Timbrook:</strong></p><p>Email: Laura@LauraTimbrook.com</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauratimbrook/</p><p><strong>Lisa Ryan:&nbsp;</strong>Hey, it's Lisa Ryan from the Manufacturers' Network podcast. I'm here with Laura Timbrook. Laura is a well-being strategist, and she's also a fellow podcaster. She is the host of the Manufacturing Wellness Podcast. So, Laura, welcome to the show.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Laura Timbrook:&nbsp;</strong>Awesome. Thank you so much for having me.</p><p><strong>Lisa Ryan</strong>: We've had several conversations over the last couple of months. Not only was I on your podcast, but you were in my summit and focusing on why wellness is so essential to manufacturers. So before we get there, let's learn all about you. What led you to concentrate on wellness and then bring it into manufacturing as your point of focus?&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Laura Timbrook:&nbsp;</strong>Yes. So for me, I come from a 15 year of management-level leadership background. I transitioned into corporate wellness coaching, and I did that for about another eight years. What I found out is that my favorite clients were manufacturers. So instead of focusing on all corporate and all industries, I managed down to manufacturing. And it's been such an adventure. I love when I leave a manufacturing facility and my cheeks hurt because I've been smiling and laughing all day.&nbsp;</p><p>And that was one reason I wanted to focus on their workforce because there was a lot of work to be done. Often, the employees felt like they were left out, that the wellness approaches didn't work for them in their unique lifestyle. I'm a big believer that health is for everybody. And I focused on manufacturing, and I love doing it.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Lisa Ryan:&nbsp;</strong>So share with us some of the reasons why wellness hasn't been a focus in manufacturing; and why is it even more important today?&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Laura Timbrook:&nbsp;</strong>There hasn't been a focus in manufacturing becau