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Joe Bunting's Character Test

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Joe Bunting is best known as a bestselling author and the founder of The Write Practice, a top community of writers. Character Test examines good characters of all kinds (from Harry Potter to NY Times bestselling Navy SEALs to social activists), then draws out the practical tips, lessons, and strategies listeners can use to improve the stories they are telling with their own lives.
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Senior Housing News is an independent source for breaking news and up-to-date information on the senior living industry. Our podcast, Transform, will highlight the individuals making a difference in the senior housing industry.
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Fee Stubblefield, Founder and CEO, The Springs Living 36:04

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The Springs Living is in the final year of construction on a state-of-the-art community in Vancouver, Washington and more calculated growth is expected as potential acquisition and development opportunities present themselves heading into 2025. With margins improving and occupancy trending positively, the organization continues to expand operations…
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Tom Grape, Founder and CEO, Benchmark Senior Living 30:42

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With occupancy recovery at-hand, Benchmark Senior Living surpassed 90% census and is focused for the remainder of 2024 on integrating new systems that Grape called "foundational infrastructure" while stabilizing newly opened communities while reinvesting into over 30 existing locations. Also this year, the Waltham, Massachusetts-based provider will…
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Joe Jedlowski, CEO of Distinctive Living 37:48

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Following the acquisition of Validus Senior Living in early May, Distinctive Living is continuing to grow its senior living portfolio by seeking new management agreements and capital partners. This is coupled with the company's active development pipeline, which includes new construction, renovations and additions to existing communities.…
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Brandon Edwards, CEO, Unlock Health 27:56

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This episode is sponsored by Unlock Health. In the latest installment of Transform, Senior Housing News speaks with Brandon Edwards, CEO, Unlock Health, to discuss his team's response to the current marketing and growth needs in today's rapidly evolving senior living landscape.The conversation highlights Unlock Health's role as a growth platform ra…
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Jason Kohler, Executive Vice President, Senior Living, Beztak 35:49

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In this episode of Transform, hear from senior living industry veteran Jason Kohler. As Executive Vice President, Senior Living, Kohler currently leads the senior living division for Beztak, including the firm's All Seasons brand. Learn how Beztak plans to grow its senior living platform in 2024 with scheduled renovations to multiple communities al…
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Dan Williams, CEO, ONELIFE Senior Living 32:19

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Denver, Colorado-based senior living operator ONELIFE Senior Living recently completed a merger bringing in Ally Senior Living to create a 19-community owner and third-party management company. In 2024, ONELIFE will continue to deepen integration between organizations, while looking outwardly for acquisition opportunities. Tune in to this episode o…
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Lasell Village President Zehra Abid-Wood 33:49

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Lasell Village, located in the Boston area, continues to innovate in fostering intergenerational connections with its university-based senior living model.In this episode of the Senior Housing News TRANSFORM podcast, learn how the unique continuing care retirement community is building on its legacy as a pioneer of university partnerships with seni…
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Bill Bunting, COO, Avendelle Assisted Living 45:09

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Avendelle Assisted Living is preparing for explosive growth through its franchise model in the coming year. COO Bill Bunting says this expansion will solidify Avendelle’s footprint in South Carolina and prepare the company for growth outside the state.Learn more about the company’s growth plans and how Avendelle is leveraging the franchise model in…
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Rob Liebreich, President and CEO, Goodwin Living 32:24

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Goodwin Living is looking to improve employee retention efforts while finding ways to grow senior living and care offerings. And to grow, CEO Rob Liebreich says Goodwin Living must return to basics on operations to improve its business model.Learn more about the organization's plans for future growth, includes expanded memory care services through …
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Insight Living Principal Bryan Ziebart 35:13

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The Brea, California-based senior living management company operates communities across four western states, with future plans including potential new development, acquisition and joint venture growth. Insight Living continues to seek growth while aiming to transform its operating model with actionable data-driven insights. To achieve operational s…
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1031 Crowdfunding CEO Edward Fernandez 29:01

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1031 Crowdfunding is in the midst of a push into senior living investment, with an overall goal to have $1 billion in assets under management in two years, and $5 billion in five years, with senior living accounting for 40% of that value. Amid a buyers’ market with cap rates attractive in assisted living and memory care, 1031 Crowdfunding is bringi…
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Danny Stricker, Co-Founder and President of Chapters Living 42:17

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Ascension Living’s former President Danny Stricker this August announced that he had launched his own senior living operator called Chapters Living. Stricker, the co-founder and president of the St. Louis-based senior living operator backed by Green Street Real Estate Ventures, is poised to close the acquisition of a seven-community portfolio with …
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John Atkinson, Chairman, Marsh Chicago 27:17

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The next episode of Transform is now available, brought to you by MarshJohn Atkinson is a senior living veteran and industry leader serving on the board of Argentum and the Advisory Committee of the American Seniors Housing Association. John is responsible for co-leading Marsh’s senior living and LTC industry practice for the United States and Cana…
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Jan Hamilton-Crawford, President and CEO, Trinity Health 23:14

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When Jan Hamilton-Crawford took the reins as CEO of Trinity Health Senior Communities earlier this year, she vowed to implement some “bold changes.” For the Livonia, Michigan-based senior living organization, those changes will likely include much closer alignment with its parent organization, Trinity Health.As she surveys the senior living industr…
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Larry Rouvelas, CEO, Integracare 35:39

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Last month, U.S. News & World Report published its first-ever 2022-23 “Best Senior Living,” list. Among the operators included was Wexford, Pennsylvania-based Integracare. CEO Larry Rouvelas was heartened to see the company's hard work recognized, and he believes accolades like this are important differentiators with prospective residents and their…
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Pilar Carvajal, Founder and CEO, Innovation Senior Living 28:16

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Many senior living operators want to reach the middle-market — but doing so will require them to at least familiarize themselves with adult daycare services, according to Innovation Senior Living CEO and Founder Pilar Carvajal.The company has five communities open and two more on the way, and Carvajal said adult daycare services will play a role in…
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Alan Fairbanks, EVP, Bickford Senior Living 33:04

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Bickford Senior Living Executive Vice President Alan Fairbanks believes the writing is on the wall for private-pay assisted living.By that, he means he can see a day in the not-too-distant future when care coordination and value-based care upend normal business for many senior living operators.Learn more in this episode of Transform.…
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Larry Kutscher, CEO, A Place for Mom 29:03

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After taking the reins in 2019, A Place for Mom CEO Larry Kutscherlaid out a plan to completely reinvent the company — and itsrelationship with senior living providers.Three years later, the company is about halfway through thattransformation. A recent infusion of $175 million in growth equity ishelping the national referral partner propel those ef…
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Tim Mallad, CEO, Forefront Living 25:43

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In January, Forefront Living announced plans to open a tuition-freeBezos Academy on the campus of its Presbyterian Village Northcommunity in Dallas, making it the first senior living community inTexas and the second in the U.S. to do so. The move also deepensForefront Living's commitment to intergenerational programming,according to CEO Tim Mallad.…
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Jeff Fischer, President, MBK Senior Living 26:46

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MBK Senior Living’s growth has historically been through acquisitions — and that is still the company’s modus operandi in its upcoming fiscal year.But growing through acquisitions has become tougher in 2022 amid frothy pricing and plenty of competition for senior living properties. Even so, MBK President Jeff Fischer believes the company can acquir…
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Jill Vitale-Aussem, President and CEO of Christian Living Communities 32:09

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Christian Living Communities is recommitting to its nonprofit roots.Although the Colorado-based organization still manages some communities through its for-profit management arm, Cappella Living Solutions, President and CEO Jill Vitale-Aussem says its future growth lies in affiliations and potentially third-party management agreements with other no…
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Terri Cunliffe, President and CEO, Covenant Living Communities & Services 35:44

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The senior living industry is grappling with a period of staffing challenges known as the "great resignation" -- but Covenant Living Communities & Services President and CEO Terri Cunliffe hopes it ends up more like a "great sabbatical."And she said she sees signs this is happening. For instance, the Skokie, Illinois-based senior living nonprofit r…
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Greg Puklicz, President of 12 Oaks 35:30

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Owners and investors looking to execute on their strategies in 2022 would be wise to examine every facet of their operations to help drive net operating income (NOI) sooner rather than later -- and that all starts with the operator overseeing a community.That's according to Greg Puklicz, who ascended to the president role at 12 Oaks Senior Living t…
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Sevy Petras, CEO of Priority Life Care 44:31

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Senior living operators have forged different models for middle-market communities in recent years -- but Priority Life Care CEO Sevy Petras believes the industry has only scratched the surface of what it needs to do to meet the massive demand from middle-income residents.To Petras, the challenge is offering boomers a product they will both want to…
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Andy Plant, President of Westmont Living 23:22

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The high price of new construction drove many senior living companies to shift their growth strategies in favor of acquisitions in 2021. But Westmont Living has the flexibility and expertise to build, and the company has several new projects underway, according to President Andy Plant.With a new year on the horizon, Westmont Living is looking ahead…
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Stephanie Harris, CEO of Arrow Senior Living 36:40

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Stephanie Harris thought she would end up working in politics and eventually running for office. But then she got a job working for a senior living turnaround business and realized the industry was her calling.Now, Harris is CEO of Arrow Senior Living, and she is putting her deep background in senior living turnarounds to work while leading the St.…
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Jay Woolford, SVP of Development, Transforming Age 27:57

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Nine months ago, Transforming Age and Sustainable Housing for Ageless Generations (SHAG) announced plans to affiliate. Now with 39 communities, the nonprofit is on the cusp of some big changes.Helping to lead that charge is Senior Vice President of Development Jay Woolford. Looking ahead, he sees the national senior housing nonprofit putting an eve…
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Frank Vedder, SVP/CIO, LCS 25:13

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This episode of Transform is sponsored by CDW Healthcare. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a wider adoption of technology in the senior living industry. While that could lead to new disruption from tech giants like Google or Amazon, LCS Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Frank Vedder believes it could bring new opportunities to the…
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Glenn Barclay, Principal, QSL/CEO, QSL Management 42:35

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Staffing is currently among the senior living industry's biggest challenges -- but Glenn Barclay, CEO of QSL Management and principal of its parent company, QSL, has a plan.Barclay and his team are rolling out a new position called “retention specialist” aimed at keeping more workers past the 90-day mark. The position significantly reduced turnover…
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