Alively Is Changing How Companies Approach Employee Wellness with Lou Zameryka
“You should always be heading toward something you’re proud of,” he says. “Something that feels like a meaningful contribution.”
That’s why, after a career negotiating some of the biggest deals in the travel industry, Lou Zameryka decided to build something with a much deeper impact.
That mindset led Lou and his co-founder, Andrew, to the much-discussed notion of healthspan. Instead of asking how long people can live, they started asking: How well can they live? The answer: Alively, an incredible platform, focused on helping employees build better habits to live a more vibrant, healthier life.
Aggregating data from wearables into a carefully curated behavior-change engine, Alively doesn’t overwhelm users with dashboards. It identifies a single health metric to improve, like REM sleep or burnout, offers five evidence-based ways to address it, and tracks results over time. Companies benefit by building a more resilient, agile workforce.
Highlights from our conversation:
From insight to action: Alively pairs metrics with realistic, research-backed behavior shifts.
B2B from the beginning: Rather than going directly to consumers, Lou and his team leaned into impacting as many people as possible, which led them to corporate partnerships. Their pilot programs are already helping HR teams tackle burnout and drive engagement.
A mission beyond margins: “People don’t realize how good they could feel,” Lou says. Alively wants to change that—and shift the wellness conversation from short-term perks to long-term transformation.
Lou’s advice for founders? Start simple and just begin. “If you move, the world, for some reason, moves with you.”
Learn more at alively.com.