Live Better is an experiential health and wellness company based in Chicago that aims to solve dynamic health challenges at all levels.

Our mission is to actively build a network of people that come to discover health-related strategies, pursue a growth mindset and push each other to change the world.

Our
mission

What we stand for

Our community is made up of entrepreneurs, businesses and wellness enthusiasts alike who are looking to get healthy and are seeking a holistic health foundation that will help them better themselves and those around them. 

We promise to support your health journey, no matter what it may look like. We are committed to holding space for you as you push toward your potential and continue to have the best day ever, every single day. 

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eat

think

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We create 'systems' of health for you to move better eat better, think better, give better and ultimately live better.

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Turning even the most immeasurable life dreams into a distinct tangible reality.

Nike Trainers Jason Loebig and Bret Gornik have accumulated nearly 20 years of wellness experience by charting their own course through the biggest of corporations to starting their own wellness company from the ground up.

With backgrounds in business and data analytics, they learned how to make self-care a top priority, and how to apply that energy towards finding purpose in their work. Since their transitions from the corporate world, the two have advised CEOs, Fortune 500 companies, professional athletes, entrepreneurs, and creatives alike on how to apply this thinking to their own lives.

finding a purpose 

Using expertise to support others through the  challenges of their environment.

Both Jason and Bret have a wide breadth of experience teaching wellness tools to people in many different environments, from elementary school classrooms to private clients to executive boardrooms. The common theme from one to the other is the necessity for self-care, purpose, and community.

Live Better seeks to solve wellness challenges at all levels, utilizing the help and expertise of their community of coaches to their experience teaching and traveling. Wellness is a fundamental human need (and, right).

forming Habits

The "best day ever" Mindset.

Their “best day ever” mindset embodies the very essence of how they approach life, make decisions, act and evaluate behavior in a stronger, more resilient way. Knowing the mind and body are capable of doing great things, the two contagiously spread this “best day ever” attitude to help others find meaning and pursue purpose in life.

Shifting attitudes

Our
Story

Where it all began

From superfood bars to retreats.

Bret and Jason sat down over dinner to discuss a protein bar Bret was formulating; he had dabbled in some private training on the side and mentioned he was looking to start this “side hustle.” That dinner lasted about 6 hours. The Live Better bar led to nutrition work with corporate clients. Meetings with people in the health and wellness industry turned into a podcast.  Personal training, Nike projects and yoga certifications followed. International wellness retreats began. 

the evolution

Meet
the team

Bret Gornik

Co-founder

Jason Loebig

Co-founder

Ryland hormel

retreat co-leader

Paige + KAYLE

CO-CHEIF OF STAFF(S)

Live Better is made up of a tight knit family of friends. Bret and Jason met in college. Jason met Ryland over coffee several years later. Paige joined Live Better for two retreats, quit her corporate gig and joined the team with Kayle. Here we are, six years later, pushing to make the world a healthier place leading by example. We walk our talk; wellness, travel, training, community, adventure, friendship, love, support, and the pursuit of the best day ever, every single day.

Retreat Leaders

Other things we do

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Their “best day ever” mindset embodies the very essence of how they approach life, make decisions, act and evaluate behavior in a stronger, more resilient way. Knowing the mind and body are capable of doing great things, the two contagiously spread this “best day ever” attitude to help others find meaning and pursue purpose in life.

More than just retreats

Both Jason and Bret have a wide breadth of experience teaching wellness tools to people in many different environments, from elementary school classrooms to private clients to executive boardrooms. The common theme from one to the other is the necessity for self care, purpose, and community.

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