Moneypenny Employees Walk 8,000 Miles in Global Challenge

People at Moneypenny on both sides of the pond have been stepping up in a big way, collectively walking the distance between their UK and US offices in a company-wide challenge aimed at promoting physical and mental well-being.

Moneypenny’s headquarters in Wrexham, UK, is 4,110 miles from its US office in Atlanta, Georgia and to mark its 25th anniversary as the world’s leading customer conversation expert, Moneypenny has organised a year-long calendar of events to celebrate its clients and team. One of these initiatives, is a four-week walking challenge for both its UK and US teams who were encouraged to collectively cover the 4,110-mile distance between the UK and US offices, emphasising the benefits of physical activity on mental health.

Andy Royle, a Team Leader on the Property team at Moneypenny commented:
“Walking has always been one of my go-to strategies to clear my mind and find balance and we were keen to arrange a regular event that was easily accessible for people, should they want to get out with like-minded people in our beautiful, local surroundings. ‘Race Across the Pond,’ as we called it has been really successful and brought even more of us together, getting active and strengthening connections across the business and helping everyone get lots of fresh air.”

Andrew Collis, CFO at Moneypenny and a passionate advocate for mental well-being, shares the inspiration behind the challenge: “Well-being is at the heart of everything we do at Moneypenny both in the UK and the US . Initiatives like this are a fun, energising way to support both mental and physical health across the business and help to create a happy working environment.”

The challenge ran for four weeks (February 10th to March 9th) with participants logging their weekly miles every Monday to contribute to a collective company total.
Over in the US, Abigail Blomgren, Working Life Specialist, led the challenge with a focus on both logging miles and raising awareness of heart health:
“February is also Heart Health Awareness Month, so we wanted to explore ways to support our amazing people—not just in their jobs, but in their overall well-being and we realised that getting our step count up was a no-brainer! Joining our UK colleagues in this challenge made us feel more connected than ever.
The results were outstanding—Moneypenny colleagues from both sides of the Atlantic collectively walked an incredible 8,023 miles over the four weeks. That’s enough to travel from Wrexham to Atlanta and nearly all the way back, demonstrating just how much can be achieved when people come together with a shared goal.