Activated Insights

Speakers Bureau

Our team’s focus is to provide you with real data and actionable insights about the home care, home health, hospice, and senior living industry to inform, inspire, and improve your business.

Our Key Speakers

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Bud Meadows

CEO

Bud Meadows has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the healthcare information technology industry, with senior roles in both emerging growth and publicly-traded companies.

Immediately before joining Activated Insights, he served as President and General Manager of ABILITY, an Inovalon company and leading cloud-based SaaS platform empowering healthcare providers to achieve improvements in administrative, cost, care, and quality goals. Prior to ABILITY, Meadows held senior executive positions at Mirixa Corporation, Sage, WebMD, and Medical Manager.

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Todd Austin

President &
Chief Operating Officer

As a highly accomplished executive, Todd Austin is recognized as a leading voice in the rapidly-growing care industry. With over a decade of experience in executive leadership roles, Todd brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his current position as a key member of the Activated Insights team.

With a background in sales, marketing, management, operations, and finance, Todd is a true Renaissance executive with a rare combination of strategic and tactical skills. His expertise in developing and implementing growth strategies, optimizing operations, and driving profitability has made him a sought-after advisor to many organizations.

As a natural leader, Todd has successfully led teams for both million and billion-dollar organizations, and has a proven track record of achieving outstanding results. His ability to inspire, motivate, and mentor his team members has helped him to build highly effective teams that consistently deliver exceptional results.

In addition to his work in the care industry, Todd is a passionate speaker and thought leader who is dedicated to sharing his expertise and insights with others. He is also committed to personal growth and continuous learning, and stays up-to-date on the latest industry trends and best practices.

When he’s not working, Todd enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, and giving back to the community. He is a respected leader, a trusted advisor, and a valuable asset to the Activated Insights team.

Topics covered:

  • What the Future of Care Looks Like

  • Creating an Employee Experience that Boosts Recruitment and Retention

  • Key Takeaways from the Activated Insights Benchmarking Report

  • Data-Driven Growth Strategies
  • Metrics for Success: The KPIs Home Care Agencies Need to Be Tracking
  • The Why and How of Getting More Online Reviews
  • Best Practices for Increasing Care Professional Retention and Recruitment
  • Proving and Improving Quality Care Through Satisfaction Management
  • The Top 5 Reasons Consumers Choose a Home Care Provider
  • Improving Care Profession Retention by Understanding Care Professional Satisfaction
  • Increasing Care Professional Retention Through Recognition
  • What Are Your Customers and Employees Saying About You
  • Reduce Care Professional Turnover and Grow Your Home Care Business
  • 5 Key Strategies for Unlocking the Power of Client Referrals
  • What are Your Clients and Employees Saying About You?
  • Give Them Reasons to Refer – How to Increase Home Care Referrals Among Professionals
  • Operations, Revenue, Engagement, Leadership Development
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Linda Leekley

Chief Clinical Officer

In her leadership role at Activated Insights, Linda pulls from her decades of experience—in nursing, education, and entrepreneurship. In 1998, after years of working as a nursing supervisor and clinical educator in both acute care and home health care, Linda founded the healthcare training company, In the Know. For more than 20 years, she demonstrated her passion for healthcare education by developing an ever-growing library of interactive, engaging, and effective training courses. In 2020, In the Know and Activated Insights merged to create a powerful suite of management tools for pre-and post-acute organizations. As CCO, Linda guides a large team of nurses and instructional designers in their ongoing efforts to produce the highest quality training in the industry. When not working, Linda enjoys spending time with her family (including eight grandchildren) and exploring the beautiful beaches of North Carolina.

Topics covered:

  • Using Specialized Training to Stand Out in a Crowded Market

  • Creating the Care Team You Need

  • How to Design and Deliver an Exceptional Training Program

  • Using a Career Ladder to Recruit and Retain Employees

  • The Power of Specializing in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
  • The Importance of Training Beyond Compliance
  • How to Develop a Culture of Learning Within Your Organization
  • Training for Teamwork
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Joshua Kondik

Vice President of Sales

Josh has worked strategically in healthcare for the past 10 years. Josh brings over a decade of healthcare technology experience with companies such as AthenaHealth, GE Healthcare, ABILITY Network, and Greenway Health. Josh has partnered with some of the largest healthcare organizations in the country to improve sales processes and scale growth. He holds an anthropology degree from Kent State University and an MBA from the University of Illinois.

Topics covered:

  • Sales and Marketing
  • Business Operations
  • Sales Strategy
  • Data and Analytics
  • Business Continuity
  • Strategic Planning and Operations
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Sarah Dirks

EVP, Business Development

As a passionate advocate for the senior community, Sarah helps senior care providers discover more about their customer and employee experiences, as well as strategize on how these experiences can be improved. Her extensive knowledge and energizing vision make her a sought-after partner on topics such as care improvement, quality measurement, and employee retention. Sarah was recently appointed as a member of the NCAL board. She has worked in the Senior Care space more than a decade and currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Business Development at Activated Insights.

Topics covered:

  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Retention
  • Workforce
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • CoreQ
Kire Madsen

Kire Madsen

Vice President of Customer Success

After leading a regional sales division for a global consumer products company, Kire joined Activated Insights to head their Customer Success department. He brings over two decades of experience in sales and customer success. Kire and his team have worked with more than 4,000 home care agencies to help them solve business problems and keep growing. He has also consulted with the executive teams of many leading brands in home care to help them implement data and improve operations.

When he’s not working, you can find him with his family or in the mountains.

Topics covered:

  • Data Applications in Customer Success

  • Implementation of Customer Success Processes and Systems

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Caleb Hendricks

Director of Sales – Home Care

Caleb brings a decade of experience in sales and marketing to Activated Insights. After building and selling a successful digital marketing firm, Caleb spent five years in healthcare recruiting and sales before joining Activated Insights in 2018. He now leads our sales department and advises home care agencies on how they can leverage new technologies to grow their business. ‘

Outside of work, Caleb enjoys skiing, mountain biking, and hiking with his wife, son and dog.

Topics covered:

  • Key Takeaways From the Activated Insights Benchmarking Report

  • Metrics for Success: The KPIs Agencies Need to Be Tracking

  • Data-Driven Growth Strategies

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Darin Ellsworth

Director of Sales – Hospice & Home Health

Darin brings a unique perspective to Activated Insights. From his experience as a marketer for a Home Health agency to his experience as a Senior Account Executive for a world-renowned Experience Data company that works with Fortune 500 Companies – he’s resourceful, adaptable and in it to solve problems.

At Activated Insights, Darin helps align agency owners with programs that help them flourish in an ever-changing, competitive industry. Outside of the office, you can find Darin enjoying time with his family or attending most any sporting event.

Topics covered:

  • Key Takeaways From the Activated Insights Benchmarking Report

  • Metrics for Success: The KPIs Agencies Need to Be Tracking

  • Data-Driven Growth Strategies

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