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We’re excited to welcome you to Council Conversations, a new podcast series from Council Capital that’s hosted by Tim Schulte. Through conversations with patients, providers, operators, and investors, our goal is to showcase different voices and perspectives in a way that enables us all to learn from each other. Over the course of the series, we’ll touch on many topics, ranging from value-based primary care to self-insured employers. Today, we’re excited to launch our first season, which will be co-hosted by Christina Thornton and is a deep-dive into autism and applied behavioral analysis (ABA). We encourage you to join the conversation and follow the series! For more information about Council Capital, follow us on LinkedIn or visit our website.

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Today’s conversation is with Stephanie Perkins, mother of 7-year old triplet boys, two of whom are neuro-typical and one who is non-verbal autistic with underlying medical issues. Stephanie shares her journey - highlighting, among other topics, what parents look for in ABA providers, how providers and parents can partner to navigate insurance challenges, and the importance (and challenges) of care coordination across providers. We encourage you to join the conversation and follow the series! For more information about Council Capital, follow us on LinkedIn or visit our website.

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Today’s conversation is with Jessica Reiss, a board-certified behavior analyst and the founder & CEO of Momentum Learning Center in Tulsa, OK. Jessica shares what led her to found her own autism and behavioral therapy practice and how she got it off the ground. We cover everything from creating a culture from scratch to attracting the very first clients and team members. Throughout the conversation, Jessica provides both inspiration as well as tactical advice for those considering or experiencing the challenges (and rewards!) of starting and leading their own practice. We encourage you to join the conversation and follow the series! For more information about Council Capital, follow us on LinkedIn or visit our website.

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Today’s conversation is with Brittain Coleman and Shelby Crocker, who join us for a discussion about today’s labor market. Both Brittain and Shelby are members of the team at Irby Psychological Services, a behavioral therapy provider serving clients with autism in northern Mississippi - Brittain is a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA) and the Director of Behavioral Services, and Shelby is a registered behavioral technician (RBT) and office administrator. Together, they talk about how people in their roles find and evaluate jobs, what benefits & perks are valued most, and how employers of BCBAs and RBTs can best position themselves as an employer of choice. We encourage you to join the conversation and follow the series! For more information about Council Capital, follow us on LinkedIn or visit our website.

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Today’s conversation is with CEOs Brandon Jones (Triad) and Josh Millet (Criteria Corp), who join us for a continuation of our discussion about hiring great talent. Triad is the leading provider of education, community, and career resources for behavioral and mental health professionals, while Criteria Corp helps organizations make objective, evidence-based talent decisions that both reduce bias and drive better outcomes for their teams. The two share their perspectives on how the current market for talent has evolved in a world of low unemployment and high employee mobility. Then we look forward to innovative solutions that employers have begun introducing to increase the volume and quality of applicants and to make better hiring decisions. We encourage you to join the conversation and follow the series! For more information about Council Capital, follow us on LinkedIn or visit our website.

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Today’s conversation is with Kathleen Stengel, the CEO of NeurAbilities Healthcare, and we’re joined by a special co-host, Council Capital’s Geoff Crisanti. NeurAbilities is the premier provider of neurological, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental services in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and the company has been an early leader in value-based care in autism. We discuss the process and dynamics of creating value-based arrangements with payers, the infrastructure and processes required to capture key data, and how we believe the market for such arrangements is likely to evolve. We encourage you to join the conversation and follow the series! For more information about Council Capital, follow us on LinkedIn or visit our website.

The content discussed here is for informational purposes only. Full disclosures are outlined in the credits of the episode.