About us

We are here to help people create sustainable habits both in and outside work

Two person's shadows on the ground as they walk outside for engagement at work

One step at a time towards happier people

Joy and commitment at work is important. People who walk regularly, work effectively together, feel psychologically safe and have clarity and purpose in their roles will not only be more productive and efficient. They also become happier and can handle stress in a better way. Workers who are more engaged in their jobs and colleagues work better and smarter. In fact, a happy employee is good for everyone: their psychological and physical well-being is enhanced, they are more present and interact better with people.

Investing in employee wellbeing leads to increased resilience, better employee engagement, reduced sickness absence and higher performance and productivity.

Co-Founder & CEO

When we founded Walking Talking, the founding team had all through experience identified the same problem around stress, sedentary lifestyles and isolation.
We quickly realised how we could efficiently counteract this by bringing people together for walk & talks.

Walking Talking was born from that simple idea and has grown to a platform that keeps people productive, sustainable and happy – both in and outside work.

Anna-Lina Kvarnsmyr

Inclusive

Meeting another person should be available for everyone. We built the open network for everyone – We encourage everyone to find motivation, support, another person, or new fun experiences with interesting people.

Responsible

We believe in living as we learn and take a responsible and sustainable approach to business. Wether it is regarding data security or educating on health and safety during walks. We build, test and plan responsible with our users in mind.

Listening

We continuously work with one ear to the ground when we develop our products. Listening to you – the user. We encourage feedback and to hear about your experiences.

Help us, help you.

Collaborative

We firmly believe in the power of community and want to support the people who build them. Together we can accomplish greatness in both personal and professional environments. We build for people to come together to do what they do best.

Vision

We want to create a world free from loneliness and physical inactivity while making work life sustainable, productive and fun.

Mission

We connect people with people in an active mobility platform to help people, leaders and teams achieve sustainable high productivity and wellbeing together.

Why we do what we do

Sedentary lifestyles, stress and isolation cause many mental and physical problems. At great cost for individuals, businesses and society at large.

18% OF EUROPEAN ADULTS (75 MILLION PEOPLE) ARE SOCIALLY ISOLATED.

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/sites/default/files/fairness_pb2018_loneliness_jrc_i1.pdf.

Stress costs an estimated €618 billion annually in the EU.

Source: EU-OSHA, EC.EUROPA.EU

Physical inactivity contributes to the death of approximately 3.2 million people every year.

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7700832/).

Walking for 21 minutes a day lowers the risk of heart disease by 30%.

Source: https://www.health.harvard.edu/exercise-and-fitness/walking-for-health

WALKING AS EXERCISE CAN HELP THE BODY COPE WITH STRESS BY LOWERING STRESS-HORMONE LEVELS.

Source: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/exercising-to-relax

TESTED DURING A WALK PARTICIPANTS DID 60% BETTER ON CREATIVE TESTS.

Source: https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/xlm-a0036577.pdf

High levels of the stress hormone cortisol cause a productivity loss of 9%, and people who report sleep irregularities are 12% less productive.

Source: https://www.arbetsmiljoforum.se/nyheter/hoegt-pris-foer-sjuknaervaron/unknow)

According to the Global Human Capital Trends 2019 report published by Deloitte, 41% of business leaders believe that their organisations fail to meet the needed leadership standards

Source: Leading the Social Enterprise

49.7% of the global workforce in 2020 is composed of millennials and Gen Zers, and half of that population does not trust their business leaders

Source: (Deloitte’s
2019 Global Millennial Survey).

highly engaged business units realise an 81% difference in absenteeism and a 14% difference in productivity.

Source: Gallup

approximately 30 % of employees worldwide feel engageD with their work

Source: Deloitte

51% of HR professionals worldwide also reported that their companies do not possess strategically-aligned programs.

Source:
https://research.com/careers/leadership-training-statistics#TOC1

Organizations, managers and employees suffer due to insufficient support and lack of ability to develop high-functioning teams in a sustainable way.

This leads to unnecessary stress, communication failure and disengagement. People stop trying, quit their jobs or burn out.

The cost of lost productivity correlated with poor engagement and unhealthy stress is significant. There is a huge untapped potential to tap into.

We want to ensure that businesses have the tools they need to make healthier choices sustainable, without the loss of productivity and time.

For the success and well-being of their employees and operations.

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community engagement

A call for community ambassadors

The easiest way to support your community and to be there for another person is to be active in the app. Our public network is filled with people looking for walk & talks of all kinds. Some are looking for exercise, company, conversation, motivation or simply want to get out.

We are looking for ambassadors that want to have fun and be there for others – Get a chance to upgrade your account to Pro and access all app features and a chance to grow your own network during your time as a community ambassador.

Learn more and apply

Apply to our
leadership program today

To get a chance to start your journey toward a happier, healthier and productive work-life

Apply now