Phil Newman joins GWI’s podcast to discuss how the wellness industry is evolving to embrace longevity thinking and commercial opportunity.
The longevity sector, long defined by scientific breakthroughs, venture funding and cautious regulatory progress, is now experiencing a quiet but significant shift: an increasing embrace by the broader wellness industry. As consumer interest in aging well moves from fringe curiosity to mainstream ambition, the conversation is widening – and so are the platforms where it takes place.
The Global Wellness Institute’s new podcast, The Wellness Roundtable: Longevity, aims to bring the longevity–wellness intersection into sharper focus. Hosted by Well+Good co-founder Alexia Brue, the series is designed for wellness professionals, entrepreneurs and informed consumers seeking not only the latest developments but also thoughtful reflections on where this space is heading. Peter Diamandis features in the inaugural episode; now, in its second outing, Longevity.Technology’s CEO Phil Newman brings his perspective to the mic.
Longevity.Technology: Communication is the connective tissue of the longevity ecosystem – it links research to real-world impact, and innovation to adoption. As longevity science advances at pace, ensuring the message is clearly, accurately and engagingly conveyed is more critical than ever. Podcasts like the Global Wellness Institute’s The Wellness Roundtable play a valuable role in opening up the conversation, inviting diverse voices to explore how wellness and longevity intersect. With our CEO Phil Newman joining the dialogue, it is a timely reminder that the field’s future depends not just on breakthroughs in labs, but also on how we tell the story of those breakthroughs to the world.
No single platform can reach every audience – and that is precisely why a diverse mix of communication channels matters. From podcasts and blogs to video interviews, white papers and long-form books, each medium offers a unique way to translate longevity science into insight, inspiration and action. Thought leadership is not just about expertise, but about accessibility: meeting people where they are, in formats they trust. As the longevity movement gains momentum, amplifying credible voices across multiple platforms will be essential in driving cultural change, policy progress and personal empowerment.
Speaking with Brue, Newman frames the current state of play as “Longevity 1.0” – a term he finds useful for anchoring the discussion in something accessible and real. “We are now in a longevity 1.0 economy, albeit a very early stage,” he notes. “But we are seeing the wellness industry move and say: ‘Actually, this whole longevity agenda is something we can embrace; we can commercialise it.’”
He points to the range of wellness assets – gyms, clinics, even real estate – that could be reimagined through a longevity lens. “The simplest way of describing it is it’s the healthspan industry,” Newman says. “If we can help people reach 85 or 90 or even 100 in good health, with a short window of decline at the end – not the 15 years of morbidity we often see today – then the wellness industry will have fulfilled its potential.”
Newman also offers a clear taxonomy for the evolving consumer journey – Longevity.Technology’s Ten Levels of Longevity Framework. Levels 1 to 3, he suggests, are defined by self-managed biohacking practices: cryotherapy, red light therapy, supplementation and so forth. It’s at Level 4, however, that things become more complex – and more interesting. “Level 4 is really the professionalization of longevity,” he says in the podcast, referencing the rise of specialist clinics that bring diagnostics, continuous monitoring and precision interventions into a cohesive, managed framework.
Yet for all this progress, the field remains emergent. As Newman points out: “There aren’t really any common standards across those companies – no common protocols,” despite a shared use of tools like continuous glucose monitors or VO₂ max testing. What’s developing, he suggests, is a new iteration of functional medicine – one recalibrated for aging well rather than simply managing disease.
The conversation strikes a balance between optimism and realism – a sense that although the healthspan economy is nascent, its direction of travel is increasingly clear. For the wellness sector, longevity represents not just a commercial opportunity, but a new framework for thinking about vitality, productivity and purpose across the decades.
To listen to Phil Newman on The Wellness Roundtable: Longevity from Apple podcasts, click HERE or on Spotify click HERE. Alternatively, download and listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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