USING SCIENCE TO HELP LEADERS

KEEP PEOPLE & KEEP THEM WELL

NOBODY WANTS TO DO A BAD JOB

In today’s healthcare environment, leaders aren’t short on passion—they’re short on tools.

With extreme market turbulence, workforce shortages, rising labor costs, and massive AI disruption, even the most committed leaders struggle with retention and engagement.

The margin for error? Almost nonexistent.

it is getting HARDER

1,750,000 years of training needed to replace the physicians that left the workforce from 2020-2022

1/5 of the nation’s nurses plan to leave the healthcare workforce by 2027

22% of Gen Z healthcare workers plan to leave the industry within 1-3 years. Why? Toxic culture.

2025 is the largest high school class for the next 18 years. This is as good as it gets for new talent.

IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY

As an award-winning researcher, healthcare workforce expert, strategist, and leader, I have spent the last 15 years understanding how we can keep our people and keep them well.

After years immersed in employee engagement data and behavioral science, I have learned that:

Leaders can turn things around with precision.

Not with fluff, but with evidence.

For free.

NO HUMANS, NO MARGIN, NO MISSION

At its very core, healthcare is humans working with humans to heal humans. Without our humans, we have no other margin, we have no other mission.

Who Do I Help?

  • Hospitals healthcare organizations health systems

    HOSPITALS & HEALTH SYSTEMS

    People and human capital strategy, from employee engagement and retention to talent development and defining the employee value proposition.

  • Doctors, physicians, surgeons nurses

    Leaders

    Customized education and training for leaders at all levels and disciplines. Short and long-format programs for physicians, nurses, APPs, emerging leaders, mid-careerists and clinical and non-clinical executives.

  • Boards and C-Suite Leaders CEO CHRO

    Boards & Executives

    Board development and training, executive education, leadership retreats, workforce strategy, talent development.

  • Professional Associations

    PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & GOVERNMENT

    Support for thought leadership, research, white papers, training, and major conferences or events.

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HOW DO I HELP?

  • Speaking & Training

    Highly interactive, engaging and evidence-based training for leaders and teams— from boardroom to bedside. All of the science, none of the snooze. Custom workshops and training programs from 1 hour to 1 year.

    Seasoned international keynote speaker bringing the science of humans at work to life and making it not boring. Over 130+ presentations and media appearances with a net promoter score of 9.8.

    SEE TOPICS

  • Consulting

    Combining scientific rigor with practical application for complex people problems through deep expertise in the healthcare workforce, organizational behavior, measurement, and analysis. A sensemaking partner for employee engagement and retention, talent development, building the talent pipeline, and defining the employee value proposition.

    Not seeing results? Try something new.

    CONSULTING APPROACH

  • Research

    Data-driven storyteller. As an award-winning researcher and evaluator on multi-million dollar grants, your project is conducted with academic rigor at the speed of industry.

    From study design, data collection, and quantitative and qualitative methods to publication, I am here to help you tell a story, scientifically. From industry reports and white papers to peer-reviewed research and thought leadership.

    RESEARCH

  • “Been attending healthcare seminars for 30+ years. BEST presentation I’ve ever seen.”

    American Hospital Association Attendee

  • “Amazingly insightful presentation by a national thought leader.”

    Michael Sutherland, MD FACS | SVP | American College of Surgeons

  • "One of the strongest presenters I've had in 25 years of these sessions.”

    Nebraska Hospital Association Annual Meeting Attendee

  • Held our 800+ leaders captive. Leaders have been buzzing about her talk for weeks afterwards, and shared how impactful, data-driven, and translatable it was.

    Heather Farley, MD | Chief Well-being Officer | Medical University of South Carolina

  • Consistently delivers high-impact value. Relevant, timely, and deeply insightful—providing participants with actionable tools they can immediately apply. Her ability to connect with the audience and translate complex ideas into meaningful takeaways is truly exceptional.

    JoAnne Mengelkamp | Vice President, HR Strategic Services | Baylor Scott & White

  • “Best presentation I've heard. Excellent content. Delivery was infused with humor. I loved it. ”

    Canadian College of Health Leaders Annual Meeting Attendee

  • “Amazing!! So many things I want to take back as a manager! This rejuvenated my mindset!”

    Montana Hospitals Association Attendee

ENGAGEMENTS

American College of Healthcare Executives

american college of surgeons

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

PENN MEDICINE

TEXAS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

ILLINOIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

TENNESSEE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE

Reuters

Louisiana Hospital Association

National Air Transportation Association

PLANETREE

Canadian College of Health Leaders

Indiana Hospital Association

American Association of Community Cancer Centers

UCSF School of Medicine

UC San Diego

Iowa Hospital Association

MONTANA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

MUSC

WEST VIRGINIA ACHE

OKLAHOMA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

South Carolina Hospital Association

Utah Hospital Association

Arkansas Hospital Association

Momentum

UT Tyler School of Medicine

American Association of Provider Compensation Professionals

Kentucky Hospital Association

RELIAS

HEALTHMARK GROUP

NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

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