LOS ANGELES—OCTOBER 7, 2019— WeTransfer, the company that supports creativity with tools to move ideas, and Headspace, the global mindfulness brand, today announced a partnership to help people improve focus and boost creativity. In honor of World Mental Health Day (October 10), the two companies will offer WeTransfer users a free year of Headspace when they sign up for a WeTransfer Pro membership anytime over the next six months. The partnership will kick off a series of joint initiatives to be rolled out in the coming months.
The 2018 Ideas Report, a comprehensive survey done by WeTransfer, found that three-quarters of users cited distractions at work and on social media as the main creative obstacles. By partnering with Headspace, whose meditation and mindfulness practices can improve focus by up to 14%, WeTransfer is providing users with yet another tool to reach their creative potential.
“Working in a creative field requires unique mindfulness and presence. With so many distractions, creatives, like myself, are often challenged to find inspiration and maintain flow,” said Damian Bradfield, President and Chief Creative Officer of WeTransfer. “We recognize the value of mindfulness and are hopeful this partnership will give people the freedom to carve out time and energy for their most creative projects.”
“Increased mindfulness at work has a wide variety of benefits such as stress reduction, increased focus, and improved teamwork. Partnering with WeTransfer allows us to bring these benefits to a larger audience to bring real improvement to creative output,” said Rich Pierson, CEO of Headspace. “We are excited to continue working with WeTransfer to make a meaningful difference in the creative process of so many people.”
With a shared mission to improve community health and happiness, foster creativity, and remove distractions, the partnership builds on a joint initiative from June, in which WeTransfer and Headspace partnered with RIP Medical Debt to forgive $30M of medical debt in the LA community.
A WeTransfer Pro subscription offers users a better way to track downloads and manage transfers for WeTransfer’s flagship product, with 1TB of storage, instant download, and customization features. New WeTransfer Pro customers will receive a year of Headspace, giving them access to hundreds of themed sessions, guided meditations, and exercises for reducing stress.
Please visit wetransfer.com/pro to learn more and sign up for WeTransfer Pro and Headspace.
About Headspace
Headspace was created with one mission in mind: to improve the health and happiness of the world. To help us achieve this goal, we aim to inspire, guide and support our members on every step of their meditation and mindfulness journey. Reaching more than 56 million users in 190 countries, Headspace is a leader in mindfulness and is committed to advancing the field of mindfulness meditation through clinically-validated research. The company operates a B2B business (Headspace for Work) to offer its mindfulness products and services to more than 400 companies, such as Adobe, GE, Unilever, to help them build healthier, more productive cultures and higher performing organizations. Headspace has also established robust partnerships with many of the world’s most recognizable brands, including Apple, Amazon, Google, Nike, NBA and more. In 2018, Headspace was featured as part of Apple’s #Bestof2018: trends of the year on the AppStore. Headspace was also named one of Amazon Alexa’s best health and wellness skills of 2018. Headspace was also selected for five Webby Awards in the health and fitness categories between 2018 and 2019. For more information please visit us at www.headspace.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.