Agenda
| Monday, October 2, 2023 | ||||||
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| BrightStar Care Attendee Office | Do you need to jump on a call or have a quick meeting? The Brightstar Attendee Office has been set up for you to utilize throughout the conference for your office needs. | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Waverly | |||
| Tuesday, October 3, 2023 | ||||||
| BrightStar Care Attendee Office | Do you need to jump on a call or have a quick meeting? The Brightstar Attendee Office has been set up for you to utilize throughout the conference for your office needs. | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Waverly | |||
| BOA Meeting | 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Highlands Ballroom | ||||
| Lunch (Pre-Con Attendees only) | This lunch is for registered Pre-Con attendees only. | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Garden AB | |||
| Innovation Showcase: Owner Initiatives that Drive Results (Over 24 Months) | Join your fellow owners and learn about their innovative ways of solving current business problems. From pricing strategies to workforce mapping for utilization - we have a topic for everyone! | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Kennesaw | |||
| Unlock the Power of ABS: Your Gateway to Success (All Owners) | We will be diving deep into the foundational basics of ABS. Whether you're a new or seasoned ABS user, this session will empower you with essential knowedge and re-invigorate your approach to efficiency, productivity and profitability. Get ready to accelerate your journey designed to showcase the true potential of ABS. | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Wilton | |||
| New Attendee Reception | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Fulton | ||||
| Preferred Partners Reception | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Medici | ||||
| Welcome Reception | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Lobby Foyer | ||||
| Wednesday, October 4, 2023 | ||||||
| Breakfast | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Garden AB | ||||
| Open Room for Meetings | Do you need to jump on a call or hold a quick meeting? This room is open. | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Tyndall | |||
| Open Room for Meetings | Do you need to jump on a quick call or hold a quick meeting? This room is open. | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Fulton | |||
| Mother's Room | Please visit the Registration Desk for the key. This room will have comfortable seating and a refrigerator to accommodate nursing mothers. | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Hallmark | |||
| BrightStar Care Attendee Office | Do you need to jump on a call or have a quick meeting? The Brightstar Attendee Office has been set up for you to utilize throughout the conference for your office needs. | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Waverly | |||
| Keynote Speaker | Spend the morning with Ryan Raffaelli, PhD, Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and your assigned working groups for an interactive review of the HBS case study of Ron Johnson. We will be moving through the case prework and Ryan will walk us through an experiential learning on shifting our mindset in an evolving environment.
| Ryan Raffaelli, PhD, Harvard Business School | 8:35 AM - 12:25 PM | Grand Ballroom | ||
| Networking Break with Partners | 10:05 AM - 10:25 AM | Garden AB | ||||
| Lunch with Partners | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Garden AB | ||||
| Welcome | Leslie Waddell, BrightStar Care | 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Grand Ballroom | |||
| Fireside Chat with Leslie Waddell and Brandy Kurtyka - RFTS: Insights, Data, and Turnover Results | Leslie Waddell, BrightStar Care Brandi Kurtyka, MissionCare Collective | 2:00 PM - 2:10 PM | Grand Ballroom | |||
| National Account - How to be a Good Partner | Lori Cabbage, BrightStar Care | 2:10 PM - 2:40 PM | Grand Ballroom | |||
| Preferred Partner Hour | 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | Garden AB | ||||
| Ensuring Retention while Scaling your Business (Over 24 Months) | Are you a seasoned owner wondering how to scale your retention efforts for your growing business? In this interactive session, we will cover tools and technologies to streamline your rewarding and recognition process, how to measure retention, how to ensure retention when scaling your business, and more! | Erin James, BrightStar Care | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | Highlands Ballroom | ||
| Mastering Clinical Basics: A Crash Course (Under 24 Months) | You won't walk out as a nurse, but you will walk out with insight on how to better manage your clinical operations and mitigate risk. This breakout session, geared toward non-clinical owners, will be a crash course into the clinical side of your business. You will learn about the basics of clinical, get a deep dive into the skilled clinical process, and learn how to manage Clinical Leaders and oversee clinical operations. | Josie Rhoades, BrightStar Care | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | Wilton | ||
| National Account Partner Panel (Over 24 Months) | National Account Partners will talk about their interactions with Brightstar, how to be a good partner and what is on the horizon that will increase our business. | Lori Cabbage, BrightStar Care | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | Grand Ballroom | ||
| Mastering the Sales Basics: Tap into your Agency's Growth Potential (Under 24 Months) | Whether you're a brand new owner or an existing one who faced the challenges during COVID, this session will equip you with the timeless sales fundamentals of inside and outside sales and empower you to seize new opportunities in your marketplace | Dennis Szorcsik, BrightStar Care | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | Chancellor | ||
| Igniting Your Recruiting and Onboarding with WorkBright | Leslie Waddell, BrightStar Care | 4:55 PM - 5:05 PM | Grand Ballroom | |||
| Closing and Wrap Up | Andy Ray, BrightStar Care Leslie Waddell, BrightStar Care | 5:05 PM - 5:15 PM | Grand Ballroom | |||
| Dinner | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Garden AB | ||||
| Block Party | 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Grand Ballroom | ||||
| Karaoke | 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM | Habersham Ballroom | ||||
| Thursday, October 5, 2023 | ||||||
| Women's Empowerment Breakfast | 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Habersham Ballroom | ||||
| Breakfast | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Garden AB | ||||
| Open Room for Meetings | Do you need to jump on a call or hold a quick meeting? This room is open. | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Tyndall | |||
| BrightStar Care Attendee Office | Do you need to jump on a call or have a quick meeting? The Brightstar Attendee Office has been set up for you to utilize throughout the conference for your office needs. | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Waverly | |||
| Nursing Mother's Room | Please visit the Registration Desk for the key. This room will have comfortable seating and a refrigerator to accommodate nursing mothers. | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Hallmark | |||
| NOY and COY Breakfast | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Fulton | ||||
| An Operational Update from the COO | Andy Ray, BrightStar Care | 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Grand Ballroom | |||
| Fireside Chat with Zack Woods and Drew Cooper: True North | Zachary Woods, BrightStar Care | 9:05 AM - 9:15 AM | Grand Ballroom | |||
| Networking Break with Partners | 9:20 AM - 9:40 AM | Garden AB | ||||
| Round Table Sessions | 9:40 AM - 11:00 AM | Habersham Ballroom | ||||
| Round 1- Round Table Sessions | Table 1- Medication Management - Sharon Perez Table 2 - Nurse Scalability - Jim Boone/Chris Miller Table 3 - Google Reviews - John Channing/Pat Wethern/Richard Lovelace Table 4 - Clinical Experience - Clinical Team Table 5 - Dashboard Open Forum- Daniel Cosey/Pilot Members Table 6- Performance Groups - Bryan Schoch, Zach Woods, Kris Kooiman Table 7 - Maximize and Grow your National Accounts Business - Lori Cabbage, Dan Roth , Janelle Tracy Table 8 - Change Management for Your Franchise - Kyle Smith Table 9 - Value Base Accounts- What Does This Really Mean - Bright Horizons and Wil Cabrera Table 10 - Making the Most of VA - How to Ensure You are Getting Both Skilled and Nonskilled - Dorrie Emmerich and Owners Table 11 - Central Intake - What's New and How to Maximize- Deb Andrea Table 12 - Sales and Sales Management Q&A - Dennis Szorczik Table 13 - Personal Care Growth Tactics- Maegan Barbee Table 14 - Using Paid Referrals to Drive your Revenue and Grow Personal Care - David Simic and APFM Table 15 - Recruiting and Retention Strategies - Erin James Table 16 - Learning and Development Open Forum - Marla Franklin Table 17 - The Power of ABS - Diane Westbrook
| 9:40 AM - 10:05 AM | Habersham Ballroom | |||
| Open Room for Meetings | Do you need to jump on a quick call or hold a quick meeting? This room is open. | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Fulton | |||
| Round 2- Round Tables | Table 1- AI Use Cases in Homecare - Heidi Ruhe Table 2 - Joint Commission Accreditation/ Questions - Clinical Team Table 3 - All Things Marketing - Marketing Team Table 4 - Clinical Experience - Clinical Team Table 5 - Dashboard Open Forum- Daniel Cosey/Pilot Members Table 6- Performance Groups - Bryan Schoch, Zach Woods, Kris Kooiman Table 7 - Maximize and Grow your National Accounts Business - Lori Cabbage, Dan Roth , Janelle Tracy Table 8 - Change Management for Your Franchise - Kyle Smith Table 9 - Value Base Accounts- What Does This Really Mean - Bright Horizons and Wil Cabrera Table 10 - Making the Most of VA - How to Ensure You are Getting Both Skilled and Nonskilled - Dorrie Emmerich and Owners Table 11 - Central Intake - What's New and How to Maximize- Deb Andrea Table 12 - Sales and Sales Management Q&A - Dennis Szorczik Table 13 - Personal Care Growth Tactics- Maegan Barbee Table 14 - Using Paid Referrals to Drive your Revenue and Grow Personal Care - David Simic and APFM Table 15 - Recruiting and Retention Strategies - Erin James Table 16 - Learning and Development Open Forum - Marla Franklin Table 17 - The Power of ABS - Diane Westbrook | 10:05 AM - 10:30 AM | Habersham Ballroom | |||
| Round 3- Round Tables | Table 1- AI Use Cases in Homecare - Heidi Ruhe Table 2 - Joint Commission Accreditation/ Questions - Clinical Team Table 3 - All Things Marketing - Marketing Team Table 4 - Clinical Experience - Clinical Team Table 5 - Dashboard Open Forum- Daniel Cosey/Pilot Members Table 6- Performance Groups - Bryan Schoch, Zach Woods, Kris Kooiman Table 7 - Maximize and Grow your National Accounts Business - Lori Cabbage, Dan Roth , Janelle Tracy Table 8 - Change Management for Your Franchise - Kyle Smith Table 9 - Value Base Accounts- What Does This Really Mean - Bright Horizons and Wil Cabrera Table 10 - Making the Most of VA - How to Ensure You are Getting Both Skilled and Nonskilled - Dorrie Emmerich and Owners Table 11 - Central Intake - What's New and How to Maximize- Deb Andrea Table 12 - Sales and Sales Management Q&A - Dennis Szorczik Table 13 - Personal Care Growth Tactics- Maegan Barbee Table 14 - Using Paid Referrals to Drive your Revenue and Grow Personal Care - David Simic and APFM Table 15 - Recruiting and Retention Strategies - Erin James Table 16 - Learning and Development Open Forum - Marla Franklin Table 17 - The Power of ABS - Diane Westbrook | 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM | Habersham Ballroom | |||
| Marketing Is 'Go For Launch' (Over 24 Months) | Learn how to blast your Local Marketing off to new heights from a panel of your peers and our key agency partner. | 11:10 AM - 12:10 PM | Highlands Ballroom | |||
| Strategic Planning via Expansion/Acquisition (Over 24 Months) | Prepare, plan, execute and implement. What owners have learned along the way. Critical details to consider before taking action. | Zachary Woods, BrightStar Care Andy Ray, BrightStar Care | 11:10 AM - 12:10 PM | Grand Ballroom | ||
| Streamlining your Recruitment Process (Over 24 Months) | Included in this session, we will discuss recruiting techniques for scaling your recruitment efforts, best practices on utilizing your ATS to successfully drive your recruitment process, and more! | Erin James, BrightStar Care | 11:10 AM - 12:10 PM | Chancellor | ||
| Foundational Fundamentals of Recruiting: The Applicant Experience (Under 24 Months Required Attendance) | Walk through the applicant journey through the lens of the applicant from initial contact to onboarding. identifying opportunities to optimize each step. | Maurie Kovach, BrightStar Care | 11:10 AM - 12:10 PM | Wilton | ||
| Lunch with Partners | 12:10 PM - 1:10 PM | Garden AB | ||||
| The State of Our Industry and Our Strategic Direction | Dean Ulizio, BrightStar Care | 1:15 PM - 1:35 PM | Grand Ballroom | |||
| Fireside Chat with Teresa Celmer and Josh Kondik: Shifting Passives to Promoters | Join BSC’s Teresa Celmer and Josh Kondik of Home Care Pulse for a fireside chat where they’ll discuss the difference between satisfaction and NPS/eNPS surveys. They’ll share interesting findings from in the experience of your employees and clients. | Teresa Celmer, BrightStar Care | 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM | Grand Ballroom | ||
| Mastering Clinical Basics: A Crash Course (All Owners) | You won't walk out as a nurse, but you will walk out with insight on how to better manage your clinical operations and migate risk. This breakout session, geared toward non-clinical owners, will be a crash course into the clinical side of your business. You will learn about the basics of clinical, get a deep dive into the skilled clinical process, and learn how to manage Clincial Leaders and oversee clinical operations. | Josie Rhoades, BrightStar Care | 2:10 PM - 3:10 PM | Chancellor | ||
| The Basics of Retention (Under 24 Months) | Come and learn about proven retention strategies for owners that are newer in their BrightStar Care journey! In this session, we will cover why retention is important, best practices on rewarding and recognizing your employees, orientation best practices, and more! | Michael Mooney, BrightStar Care | 2:10 PM - 3:10 PM | Wilton | ||
| Profit is NOT Optional! Breakeven PLUS: Your Path to Prosperity (Over 24 Months) | Join Barb Nuss of Profit Soup to hone your profit producing skills. In this session, using the tool of Breakeven PLUS, we will develop sales and expense management goals to drive profitable growth. Then we will practice assessing the ROI to make a business case for expanding your business. This session will leave you planning for increased profit instead of hoping for it. | Barbara Nuss, Profit Soup | 2:10 PM - 3:10 PM | Grand Ballroom | ||
| Unveiling the Blueprint for Billing Success Beyond the Surface (True North) (All Owners) | Unlock the secrets to achieving billing excellence with National Accounts in this enlightening breakout session. Billing is only the 'Tip of the Iceberg' – delve deeper into the intricate landscape of getting paid by National Accounts. Embark on a journey through True North's expertise of getting paid “First Pass” payments across 85+ BrightStar locations for $1.5 million per week, as we share invaluable insights and indispensable foundations for mastering the art of securing payments from National Accounts. | Zachary Woods, BrightStar Care | 2:10 PM - 3:10 PM | Highlands Ballroom | ||
| Break with Partners | 3:10 PM - 3:20 PM | Garden AB | ||||
| Steps to Creating Promoter Employees and Clients (Over 24 Months) | Join Josh Kondik, Vice President at Home Care Pulse, to discuss some additional takeaways from the 2023 Benchmarking Report and learn some best practices for creating promoters in your business. | 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM | Wilton | |||
| Sales Excellence - Managing the Process of Driving Referrals and Inquiry Conversion (Over 24 Months) | Join Dennis Szorczik and Kyle Smith to learn about managing the sales process across functions of your organization. From inquiry to outbound referrals and sales calls to CRM efficiency. Walk away with tools to drive revenue through new sales measures. | Dennis Szorcsik, BrightStar Care Kyle Smith, BrightStar Care | 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM | Highlands Ballroom | ||
| How to Make $2 Million! (Under 24 Months Required Attendance) | If you fit the profile of most business owners, a significant portion of your family’s wealth is generated and/or invested in your business. Protecting and growing that investment is vital to your future retirement and your family’s estate. Join Barb Nuss of Profit Soup to explore basic strategies for accumulating wealth by building the value of your business. We’ll review the considerations for valuing the business today, discuss strategies for growing sales and profit, and demonstrate the impact of growth on business value. | Barbara Nuss, Profit Soup | 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM | Chancellor | ||
| Pricing Models in the Changing Economic Environment (Over 24 Months) | Discuss the shifting economic environment and how adjusting pricing models can be an effective way to earn more business. Hear from your peers and get real world data from the industry as a whole. | Dean Ulizio, BrightStar Care | 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM | Grand Ballroom | ||
| Closing | Dean Ulizio, BrightStar Care | 4:30 PM - 4:50 PM | Grand Ballroom | |||
| Cocktail Reception | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Garden AB | ||||
| Awards Gala | 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM | Grand Ballroom | ||||
