Overview
Arianna Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, founder of The Huffington Post, and author of 15 books including the bestsellers Thrive and The Sleep Revolution. Born in Greece and educated at Cambridge (including leadership of the Cambridge Union), she has been named among Time’s 100 most influential people and on Forbes’ Most Powerful Women lists.
Why SUCCESS readers care
Huffington’s second-act thesis is SUCCESS-relevant: sustainable performance requires well-being infrastructure—sleep, recovery, and behavior change—not endless grind. Thrive Global translates that thesis into workplace technology and culture change for health and productivity outcomes.
What she teaches / builds
- Well-being as a performance strategy
- Sleep and recovery as leadership disciplines
- Behavior-change approaches for individuals and organizations
- Media and thought leadership on redefining success beyond burnout
- Practical thriving habits for knowledge workers
Who it's for
- Leaders redesigning culture away from burnout badges
- Professionals repairing sleep and attention
- SUCCESS readers who want institutional well-being, not only individual hacks
- Fans of media founders who crossed into health tech
Frequently asked
Is Thrive only for enterprises?
Thrive Global’s mission spans improving health outcomes and productivity—check current product lines for consumer vs. enterprise entry points.
Books or company first?
Thrive / The Sleep Revolution for personal philosophy; Thrive Global for organizational systems.
Still writing?
Official channels continue publishing and newsletter content—subscribe via ariannahuffington.com.