In July 2021, we launched the Super 6 challenge to identify and celebrate six well-being superheroes across ArchTam. The ask was simple: share your story about how you’ve used ArchTam’s well-being resources on your fitness journey. We were overwhelmed with inspiring stories that poured in from every corner of the globe and ultimately found our Super 6 well-being superheroes.

Meet our Super 6 Well-Being Superheroes!
Watch as our well-bring superheroes share what being a Super 6 means to them and how they rose to the challenge of being physically, intellectually, socially, emotionally and financially well.

Mariana Marcano
Senior Stakeholder & Communications Specialist, Australia
Mariana was able to consult with a dietician and sports expert – at no cost to her – to begin her health journey and start building a healthy routine.

Darren Rounce
BREEAM Assistant & Net Zero Practitioner, United Kingdom
Darren used the myStrength app to improve his sleep quality and achieve his fitness goals.

James Yue
Assistant Civil Engineer, China
James rediscovered his love for swimming, established a better sleep and exercise routine, and ultimately improved his mental well-being. 

Job Bergancia
Project Accountant, Philippines
Job struggled with anxiety brought on by the pandemic, but was able to connect with others and achieve a more positive outlook.

Brett Humphry
Project Manager II, B+P, U.S.
Brett was an avid mountain biker until he suffered an accident that left him unable to put weight on his right leg. However, through grit and determination, Brett was able to recover weeks ahead of schedule.

N Kumar Pitchumani
Regional Director, India
N Kumar saw a need to help his colleagues improve their health and concentration. Trained in the practice of Pranayama, he taught his colleagues breath techniques, which they also shared with their families and loved ones.

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With many of us working from home to adhere to shelter-in-place guidelines and processing the events of the past two weeks that have been heartbreaking to witness, our employees may be feeling disconnected or experience increased levels of stress. It’s important to acknowledge that people are dedicating time and energy to process current events on top of maintaining a household that is suddenly together all the time. These sudden changes can negatively impact our physical and emotional health. Through our global employee network of more than 250 Well-Being Ambassadors and Well-Being Champions, we’re sharing tools and resources to strengthen our connection to employees and their families — from informational webinars about having difficult conversations during a time of unrest, to virtual bootcamp fitness classes, ideas for 30 days of self-care and more.

Building a culture of well-being has been a labor of love. For more than a decade, we’ve supported employee well-being through the Wellness at ArchTam program in the U.S. In 2018, we expanded our well-being program globally and kicked off “Global Well-Being Week” which focused on helping employees understand the importance of well-being for their personal and professional success and its alignment with our one of our core values: safeguard. As part of this effort, we introduced the five pillars of well-being (physical, emotional, financial, social and the planet) and launched WellBeingatArchTam.com, which gives employees easy access to resources, tools and action plans to help them prioritize well-being in all areas of their lives.

It’s been exciting to watch the program evolve. In 2019, we expanded to a “Global Well-Being Month” in June and saw a 200 percent increase in the number of countries hosting well-being events and activities, with more than 140,000 touchpoints (e.g. resources accessed, page views, event participation, downloads, posts and more). A surge of employees reported that they felt their well-being was supported by their managers. We’ve gone from a week to a month and now we are building on our culture even further with a year-round program.

Our efforts over the years have earned us a number of honors, including a 2019 Best Employers award for Excellence in Health & Well-Being by the National Business Group on Health, international and U.S. Silver Stevie Awards and an APEX Award of Excellence. As a leader at ArchTam, I’m proud of the work we’ve put into advancing this program, and that our focus on well-being is recognized — but we’re ecstatic to see our employees and their families make it a success and embrace our culture of holistic well-being around the world.

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