# Rethinking Health & Wellness for Manufacturers with Laura Timbrook

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2022-02-01
- Length: 34m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-02-01-rethinking-health-wellness-for-manufacturers-with-laura-timbrook
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com

## Summary

Laura Timbrook, a health and wellness coach specializing in the manufacturing industry, explains why traditional advice fails shift workers and how to reframe health metrics like 'first meal' versus 'breakfast'. She discusses how wellness initiatives impact retention and productivity, citing General Mills and Corning as examples of companies with strong cultures, while warning against superficial 'check-the-box' programs. Timbrook highlights the role of smartwatches in providing empowering data and predicts a future where virtual coaching and VR become standard for employee health management.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-02-01-rethinking-health-wellness-for-manufacturers-with-laura-timbrook#t=0) Introduction: Laura Timbrook and the Manufacturing Wellness Gap
- [3:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-02-01-rethinking-health-wellness-for-manufacturers-with-laura-timbrook#t=215) Reframing Health for Shift Workers: Meals and Stress
- [7:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-02-01-rethinking-health-wellness-for-manufacturers-with-laura-timbrook#t=478) Holistic Wellness: Relationships, Purpose, and Metrics
- [10:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-02-01-rethinking-health-wellness-for-manufacturers-with-laura-timbrook#t=641) Business Case: Retention, Productivity, and Leadership Buy-in
- [15:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-02-01-rethinking-health-wellness-for-manufacturers-with-laura-timbrook#t=925) Common Mistakes: Trust, Culture, and Time to Implement
- [17:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-02-01-rethinking-health-wellness-for-manufacturers-with-laura-timbrook#t=1065) Early Wins: Health Fairs, Data, and Respecting Time Off
- [23:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-02-01-rethinking-health-wellness-for-manufacturers-with-laura-timbrook#t=1423) The Future: Virtual Coaching, Wearables, and VR
- [28:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-02-01-rethinking-health-wellness-for-manufacturers-with-laura-timbrook#t=1691) Actionable Advice: Smartwatches and Eating Vegetables

## Topics

- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- General Mills (company)
- Corning (company)
- Outspoken Nutrition (product)
- Machine Visions (product)
- Oculus (product)

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- [Growing Women Leaders in Manufacturing w/ Allison Grealis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2026-09-22-growing-women-leaders-in-manufacturing-w-allison-grealis) (The Manufacturing Executive)
- [Revitalize Manufacturing Through Employee Wellness](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-05-24-revitalize-manufacturing-through-employee-wellness) (The Manufacturing Executive)
- [#50 The Data Behind the Modern Wellness Consumer with Social Nature's Jessica Malach](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-startup-cpg-podcast/2022-06-28-50-the-data-behind-the-modern-wellness-consumer-with-social-natures-jessica-mala) (The Startup CPG Podcast)
- [How Employee Financial Literacy Supports a Healthy Culture w/ Natalie Kaddas](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2026-01-20-how-employee-financial-literacy-supports-a-healthy-culture-w-natalie-kaddas) (The Manufacturing Executive)

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