David Roddenberry
Founder healthywage
Family wins $10K after losing 255 pounds
HealthyWage co-founder David Roddenberry started the company in 2009 after seeing a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association that showed financial incentives could encourage weight loss. Last year, a Mayo Clinic study found people who received financial incentives stuck ... Read more »
HealthyWage founder proves money can be a major weight loss motivator
Listen to our radio interview with David Roddenberry this Sunday at 9 a.m. on Baltimore’s PWN radio. These gentlemen lost 266 pounds, the maximum weight permitted in the contest - 1.5% per week, for their 14-week contest... Read more »
Dieting for Dollars
I asked HealthyWage co-founder David Roddenberry to put me in touch with one of his Philly diet bettors, but no locals were willing to be interviewed. I guess what happens on HealthyWage stays on HealthyWage. Roddenberry says only about one-third of participants win their bets. ... Read more »
Charles Barkley Challenged by Weight Loss Wagering Company Amid Gaffe: 'Put Your Money Where Your
... men he's being paid to inspire as a spokesperson that he's so confident in his weight loss endeavor he's willing to put his money where his mouth is and bet on his own success -- and generous enough to share the ensuing wealth with a worthy cause," said HealthyWage co-founder David Roddenberry... Read more »
Charles Barkley Challenged by Weight Loss Wagering Company Amid Gaffe: 'Put Your Money Where Your Mo...
... men he's being paid to inspire as a spokesperson that he's so confident in his weight loss endeavor he's willing to put his money where his mouth is and bet on his own success -- and generous enough to share the ensuing wealth with a worthy cause," said HealthyWage co-founder David Roddenberry... Read more »
Putting cash on the line to lose weight
(The 10 percent challenge cost $100 with a $200 prize when Calliari started the challenge last year, but it was bumped up to $150 with a $300 prize in January after customers asked for a bigger prize, says HealthyWage's co-founder David Roddenberry. ) If you have a body mass index above ... Read more »
'Digital heath' movement in focus at tech show
... seen a surge in businesses, healthcare companies and school districts seeking to offer weight loss programs that will better engage and excite the staff and, ultimately, more successfully achieve health and overriding fiscal program goals," HealthyWage CEO David Roddenberry said in a statement... Read more »
HealthyWage Pays Out Nearly Half a Million Dollars on Weight-Loss Wagers in 2011, Realizes Over 5
"Studies show that monetary incentives serve to enhance the effectiveness of, and duly complement, weight-loss programs of any and all sorts, especially when paid out quickly like our various programs," said HealthyWage co-founder David Roddenberry. "This is one reason why financial ... Read more »
Study Reveals Staggeringly Successful Weight Loss Strategy for Men / Ground-Breaking New Research Un...
"While it's no surprise that men respond to competitive, game-like scenarios, this innate quality is now proven to be particularly favorable and advantageous in competitive, prize-driven weight loss endeavors," said HealthyWage co-founder David Roddenberry. "These study findings validate ... Read more »
The most successful HealthyWage.com teams are families or co-workers - the closer the ties, the better, said co-founder David Roddenberry. Meet or communicate with others on a regular basis: If you're part of a team, make sure to check up on each other. "The most successful teams check ... Read more »
We lost 120lbs and GAINED $6,000: How one couple used a wager program to inspire them to stick to we...
HealthyWage co-founder David Roddenberry, who launched his business in response to academic research that showed how small cash rewards triple the effectiveness of weight-loss programs, told Today.com that in three years, over 100,000 members had collectively won around $450,000. 'All ... Read more »
Program helps people shed pounds, gain green
David Roddenberry, HealthyWage's co-founder, says cash can be a strong motivator. "Obesity is a burden on businesses, as well as individuals personally," he says. "The key to any incentive is to have that carrot and sticking to your goal. We're just trying to offer a weight-loss solution ... Read more »
HealthyWage offers $10,000 top prize for Memphians to lose weight » The Commercial Appeal
The average person loses 10 pounds during the three-month contest, said HealthyWage co-founder David Roddenberry. "If we were able to lose 10,000 pounds as a city in the three months we'd be thrilled," Roddenberry said of the Memphis challenge, which runs through May 17. ... Read more »
Want to Bet on Your Employee’s Health? Education / Training content from IndustryWeek
“The truth is that $150 or even $500 won't change behavior," explains HealthyWage CEO David Roddenberry. "It's not enough. But the chance for a team to win $10,000, now that's sufficient. " Roddenberry is referring to one of his company's more popular programs that large employers ... Read more »
Corporate America Bets on Cash-Driven Employee Weight Loss Challenges to Battle the Bulge / More Tha...
... Team Weight Loss Challenge and/or other of its novel 'money motivation' diet and fitness programs, each as described below, for over 400 client organizations throughout the United States collectively employing more than one million employees," said David Roddenberry, CEO of HealthyWage.com... Read more »
Aging Beautifully: Some Tips For Looking Great Late Streaming Knowledge, Advancing Careers
From: eliteserum Views: 3 0 ratings Time: 01:29 More in Howto & Style Health Clubs for Seniors Evolving Guest post by David Roddenberry. David Roddenberry is co-founder of HealthyWage, (www.HealthyWage.com), the only company that pays Americans cash to lose weight while offering ... Read more »
Texas Tops for Using Cash-Incentivized Employee Weight Loss Challenges to Better Battle the Bulge
“This past year we’ve seen a surge in Texas-based employers seeking to offer weight loss programs that will better engage and excite the staff and, ultimately, more effectively achieve health and overriding fiscal program goals,” notes David Roddenberry, CEO of HealthyWage.com. “But ... Read more »
Betting on losing: Wagers motivate people to compete as they shed weight
" David Roddenberry, co-founder of Healthywage, offers several other types of weight-loss competitions and had 20,000 users by the end of last year. The site will close out 2011 with about 100,000 users, he said. Ylanan and the other Benjamins shed 266 pounds collectively, or 49 to 56 ... Read more »
Getting Fat People to Gamble on Weight Loss Is Cruel
David Roddenberry, co-founder of HealthyWage, recently told The Huffington Post: A gamble is a game of chance and this is a game of skill. If you lose the weight you will get paid -- there is no chance involved. From a legal perspective, we are comfortable that is a contract between a ... Read more »
HealthyWage bets money on weight loss success
In a press release announcing the 10% Challenge program, HealthyWage co-founder David Roddenberry said, “Monetary incentives serve to enhance the effectiveness of, and duly complement, weight-loss programs of any and all sorts, especially when paid out quickly like our new 10% Challenge. ... Read more »
