Leadership at the nexus of work, care, and change
Conversations with senior leaders about what changes when care becomes part of the operating environment.
Care is increasingly a leadership, workforce, financial, and systems issue.
Through conversations with executives, founders, researchers, operators, and other senior leaders, this ongoing series explores how care is reshaping work, leadership, decision-making, and the systems people rely on.
These are conversations about care as a system—and what becomes visible when leaders examine it from where they sit.
Care Like a Leader™ starts with recognizing leadership.
SEE the system. LEAD with intention. DESIGN what comes next.
This series looks at leadership from where work, care, and change intersect—revealing the capabilities, decisions, and systems that shape how people lead in increasingly complex environments.
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Read the growing collection of leader interviews below.
Leading through complexity—at work and at home
Beth Lesen
Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment
California State University, Long Beach
Dignity as a leadership discipline
Author, Pink Dragon™; Founder, Beacon GTM™
Former Chief Commercial Officer, Curinos; former Global Head of Corporate Key Accounts, FIS
Sona Jepsen
“We’re not the Golden Girls. We’re the Breakfast Club.”
CEO, ThirdEyeFocus; former leadership roles at Medtronic, Levi-Strauss, Abbott, US government agencies, and more
Paurvi Bhatt
How faith, care, and legacy build leadership infrastructure
Sherice Forde
Founder & Chief Catalyst Officer, The Quantum Coalition Network
From black-box care to living systems
Uma Subramanian
Founder, Maarge
Building the navigation layer long-term care has never had
Lindsay Friedman
Founder, LTCareNav and Care Bloom
Building culturally aligned care ecosystems for immigrant families
Salina Shah
Founder, Desi Daughters
The leadership already shaping our future
Rev. Kevin T. Taylor
Pastor, C-suite executive, turnaround leader
When caregiving becomes a business risk
Sher Downing, PhD
Founder, The Entrepreneur Sandwich®
Strategist and coach
Elder care is now a CEO-level workforce issue
Two-time CHRO
Workforce strategist
Founder, CareWise Solutions
Jeannette Galvanek
What the money reveals: Early signs of care system instability
CEO, Olah Network
CEO, Preferred Business Management Solutions
Certified Daily Money Manager
Donna Olah-Reiken
Navigating the dementia care journey with clarity and confidence
Co-Founder, The Caregiver’s Journey
Former SVP & GM Strategic Operations, Verint Systems
Nancy Treaster
Legacy as living infrastructure
Chief Administrative Officer, STEM NOLA
Founder, Legacy Journey
Pastor
Rev. Lawrence Jackson, Jr.
From hidden burden to workforce signal
Chief People Officer, News-Press & Gazette Company
EVP
BIRX Group
Laura Clark
From behavior to root cause: Rethinking dementia care
Founder, A Mind for All Seasons
Dementia Care and Brain Health Specialist
Eric Collett
The limits of optimization
GTM and operations executive
Jenni Palocsik
The workforce shift employers can no longer ignore
Strategic Advisor
Former Executive Director, Boston College Center for Work & Family
Workforce Research Advisor, ELIXR
Jennifer Sabatini Fraone
What caregiving reveals about the future of work
CEO, Work Forward
Executive in Residence, Charter
Senior Advisor, BCG
Brian Elliott
From power to presence: what caregiving teaches leaders about leadership
Martin J. Schreiber
Former Governor of Wisconsin
Author, My Two Elaines
The missing customer in care system design
Senior Strategic Marketing Consultant
Leading Healthcare System
Ambassador, Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration
Melissa Fisher
Why dementia care needs a conductor
CEO of Vela Health
Jeff Ryan
The real inheritance isn't money. It's agency.
Founder, PlanningPaths
Wealth Manager, Savvy Wealth
Former J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Erin Niehaus
Designing a life with care
CEO, Worthy to Lead®
Former Head of Last Mile Delivery Design, Amazon
Kristiana Corona
Build a safety net—not a cage
CEO, LogicMark
Chia-Lin Simmons
Healthcare leadership is becoming a system
Lee Fossey
Executive Managing Partner, U.S. Healthcare Sector Head, ISG-Americas®