START WITH SLEEP

START WITH SLEEP and The doze are honored to share that their founder, Soda Kuczkowski, has been selected for two award nominations through Women's Business Center at Canisius University: Woman of Impact and Innovator & Change Maker.

These nominations reflect the heart behind both brands and their shared mission to transform how sleep is understood, prioritized, and supported in communities across Western New York and beyond.

Through education, advocacy, programming, products, and practical resources, START WITH SLEEP, LLC and The Doze continue to create meaningful impact by helping individuals and organizations improve health, performance, resilience, and overall well-being through better sleep.

To be recognized for both community impact and innovation is an especially meaningful honor as both businesses continue building solutions that challenge outdated views of rest and create new pathways for healthier living.

We are deeply grateful to the Canisius Women’s Business Center for this recognition. Thank you to everyone who has supported this journey and helped champion the power of sleep as a foundation for health, performance, and well-being.

Happy World Sleep Society - World Sleep Day 😴🌏

We are excited to share that START WITH SLEEP is once again a delegate for World Sleep Day, marking our 10th year taking part in this global effort to raise awareness about the importance of sleep and its impact on health, well-being, and daily performance.

This year’s message is a powerful one: sleep is essential to health. It is not just about getting enough hours. Sleep health is multidimensional, shaped by factors such as duration, timing, regularity, efficiency, quality, and daytime alertness. It also requires intention, reflection, and support in the environments where people live, work, and serve.

To honor this year’s theme, we are leading a digital advocacy effort focused on encouraging organizations to formally recognize sleep as an essential pillar of health and a meaningful part of workplace wellness.

As part of this effort, we have created a Sleep Pledge Certificate that we will share with companies and organizations to sign, affirming their commitment to prioritizing sleep health within workplace culture and wellness initiatives.

This activity is designed to help employers and community leaders better understand the role sleep plays in performance, resilience, focus, safety, recovery, and long-term well-being. It also encourages organizations to think beyond simply getting more sleep and consider how workplace culture, scheduling, recovery, stress, and daily habits influence sleep health across multiple dimensions.

Through this campaign, organizations are encouraged to strengthen their workplace wellness efforts by incorporating sleep education into programming, promoting healthier work-life boundaries, encouraging routines that support restoration, and recognizing sleep as a foundation for employee well-being and organizational success.

At START WITH SLEEP, we remain committed to advancing sleep health through education, advocacy, and strategic wellness solutions that help individuals and organizations better understand, value, and protect sleep.

🌎 Sleep deserves a place in every wellness conversation.

https://worldsleepday.org/united-states-2026-start-with-sleep-llc

United States 2026: START WITH SLEEP, LLC Delegate: START WITH SLEEP, LLC Delegate Short Bio: START WITH SLEEP, LLC is a New York-based organization recognized as a global leader in advancing sleep health through education, advocacy, and strategic wellness solutions. We are committed to redefining how sleep is valued and supported in homes,...

Happy New Year from our family to yours. ✨

Our wish for you as you step into 2026 is to pause.
Before making promises to the future, check in with where you are right now.
Before setting new goals, create space for what will actually support you in reaching them.

The world will keep moving.
Noise will always be there.
There will always be more opinions, more urgency, and more things competing for your attention.
What you get to choose is how you respond.

Sometimes it helps to think about R.E.S.T.
Not just sleep, but the pause before action.

RELAX
EVALUATE what is really going on.
SET an intention that feels aligned.
Then TAKE ACTION, calmly and intentionally.

Rest matters in every sense.
Sleep gives your body and mind the space to recover, reset, and meet life with more ease.
When you are rested, everything feels more manageable.
Your reactions soften.
Your choices feel clearer.

This year, create space.
Space to step back from what drains you.
Space to choose calm over chaos.
Space to support yourself as you move forward.

You do not need a new goal.
You need room to honor yourself.

Cheers to 2026.
A year of quieter nights, steadier energy, and gentle momentum.

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