"Through ABL, I've been able to keep informed across a diverse subset of healthcare delivery systems providers on the trends, challenges, and opportunities that are important now. "
Steve Grau, Founder & CEO, Royal Ambulance Inc.
"ABL's brought my attention to important ideas that are circulating in other sectors of healthcare that we can put to work."
Harry Nelson, JD., Founding/Managing Partner | Board Chair, Nelson Hardiman | AATA
"ABL provides an excellent opportunity to share knowledge and expertise on the most current issues in the healthcare industry."
Grace Li, CEO, On Lok Lifeways
"ABL Members have such a broad range of backgrounds and areas of expertise. Very stimulating perspectives and open, intimate conversations."
Elliot Jones, CEO, Biospectal SA
"Through ABL I’m able to keep abreast of new technological and innovative solutions to emerging healthcare industry trends."
Dolores Miller, CEO, Mission Hospice & Home Care
"ABL is like being in an Executive MBA class at Wharton, except it’s a little bit better, because it’s really just all the professors talking about the problem."
Dave Sayen, formerly Region 9 Administrator, CMS
"Every meeting fills in another blind spot in my knowledge about the healthcare industry. There is no forum that brings together the broad spectrum of perspectives on health policy so well."
Dave Sayen, formerly Region 9 Administrator, CMS
"I find the cross-discussion between health care sectors to be most valuable!"
Dan Forche, President and CEO, Prelude Corporation
"The incredible contacts, new friends, and other business opportunities that ABL has brought to us make it one of the best investments I have ever made."
Bob Rose, CEO & Co-Founder, MedWand Solutions
"The draw for me is the ability to connect with people who are grappling with the challenges that we face in healthcare and an opportunity to bring your problems to a knowledgeable group of people and get good advice and counsel."
Bob Funari, Chairman of the Board, NxStage | Patient Care America
"ABL Membership exposes you to new technologies, innovations, and the ability to receive thoughtful feedback from experienced professionals. Presentation topics are well organized and encourage critical thinking and interaction with other Members."
Andy Leeka, President, Angle Health
"I really appreciated all the time for discussion. Light bulbs always go off for me in these meetings! Thank you for bringing such innovative thinkers together to take on really the key healthcare issues of the day."
Bonnie Preston, HHS – Region 9
" ABL's CEO Groups provide regular and valuable insight into the many different sectors that compromise the healthcare delivery system."
Deb Lowry, Managing Partner, ZOLO Healthcare Solutions
“Interesting AND entertaining!”
Arlene Kirsch – GSK
"I look forward to the high level conversations, and learning new concepts. Very enlightening big picture presentations….providing thought-provoking concepts outside from my day-to-day thinking."
Charles Symes, Chief Executive Officer, Alegre Home Care
"ABL can really be life changing, thank you for making it possible. I can’t believe how much I learn from all of you. Mimi should hand out diplomas!"
George Carpenter, President, CGI Biomed Investments
"I got my MBA at university and my PhD at ABL. Some of my closest friends are people I’ve met at ABL. It has opened the door to parts of the Healthcare world that would have been closed to me!"
Dave Sayen, formerly Region 9 Administrator, CMS
“I am not alone! The connections made across Round Tables are invaluable. I learn something new that's relevant to my field at every meeting. It's my think tank family.”
Debbie Toth, CEO, Choice in Aging
"Dynamic attendees, energetic discussions and lots of varied and unique perspectives. Really provides thought-provoking dialogue - challenging insights."
Cecile Currier, CEO , CONCERN (EAP) | VP Corp/Comty Health Srvs, El Camino Hospital
"I've been a Member of ABL for the last 15 years. ABL has given me a good group of more experienced executives who've walked in shoes that I am about to walk in."
Ujj Nath, CEO, myKaarma
"I’ve belonged to a lot of organizations, and ABL is, hands down, the best."
Adam Miller, Managing Partner, 1P Ventures
"I've been able to use my fellow ABL members as partners and as an informal board of directors, and the Round Tables keep me current on best practices and trends. In all, ABL has been wonderful to me."
Dave Berkus, Chairman, Multiple Portfolio Companies
"The best thing for me about ABL is the learning that takes place. I enjoy listening to problems my colleagues are facing and then what kind of solutions are there to deal with those problems. In the process, I gain a wealth of knowledge to improve my business."
Satnam Gambhir, Co-Founder and CEO, Envision Financial Systems, Inc
"ABL is the best business meeting series I have ever attended. It is a professional organization for CEOs and Presidents, where the Members bring the real day to day business cases to the meeting and share opinions and solutions. I do my best to participate every meeting I can."
Jinghui Li, Ph.D., President, Auxora
"ABL has been great. It has really helped me in being able to work with start-up businesses and be a very effective entrepreneur - without all the support you get from an 85,000-person company like General Motors."
Jim Meyers, CEO, Alphamedia | T&C LLC
"This group of fellow executives is ready to share and solve your problems of the month, or share theirs with you to better inform you of those you might otherwise miss in your management life. It is certainly worth the time and effort to hone your skills at becoming an Adaptive Business Leader."
Dave Berkus, Chairman, Multiple Portfolio Companies
"The big thing that ABL provides to us is that it’s companies of like interests, as opposed to other types of groups that have CEOs with maybe very divergent interests."
Frank Yeager, President and CEO, Eckert + Ziegler Isotope Products
T"he most valuable aspect of ABL for me is the mentoring and access to a century of business experience, with like-minded knowledgeable people."
Jason Ciment, Founder & CEO, GetVisible.com
"The best thing for me about ABL are the great people in the Organization. It’s a caring group of people, they are very open in sharing their own problems, and that leads to an environment where you can share your problems back. And they’re non-judgmental. They’ll give you the best advise they can. You can take it or not."
John Tanner, President and CEO, Tanner Research, Inc.
"ABL provides an optimal environment where leaders can help leaders grow successful organizations."
Mark Parinas, Chairman and CEO, Curaesoft & CVHCare
"ABL is a wealth of information, knowledge, and camaraderie. You really get to trust the other Members, and you become more than business associates that meet once a month – you become friends."
Oli Thordarson, CEO, Alvaka Networks
"ABL has been an invaluable experience for me. I get better every month with every meeting as I leverage the collective expertise of my fellow Members."
Sampson Yang, JoyCrafter and CEO, The Joy Factory Inc.
"I find the insight and input I receive from fellow ABL Members to be extremely valuable."
Thomas Leffler, Former President, RE Pharmacy