While these unforeseeable circumstances were out of my hands, the failure of these projects was still mine. But my failures have taught me more than my successes. If you’re paying attention when you make a mistake, you learn from it, and you turn that failure into the foundation on which to launch your next venture. I draw from my past learnings to forge the best path forward. In your opinion, what mindset is needed to succeed in the healthcare sector? When working in healthcare, you have to align yourself with something bigger than yourself. For me, that something is all of the children across the United States that are languishing on waitlists for autism diagnosis and treatment. For me, that something is providing hope to families in what is usually an unexpected and exasperating situation. The mission is everything. As I sit here at this point in my career and I look at what motivates me to work at the level that I do, it’s the mission. There are children desperately needing care and parents who just want to help their kids, and I won’t rest until every child has the opportunity to get the autism care that they deserve. In October 2022, you donated $1 million to Temple University for the creation of a new autism lab. Can you tell us more about this and your other charitable activities? I am a passionate supporter of my alma mater, Temple University. I sit on the university’s College of Public Health Board of Visitors and that $1 million donation to develop USA AWARDS 2024 - CEO TODAY - - 36 - “There are children desperately needing care and parents who just want to help their kids, and I won’t rest until every child has the opportunity to get the autism care that they deserve.”
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