My father ran a small community health clinic and asked for help. That’s when I left my job on Wall Street to run the business. Soon, I wanted to expand the clinic to provide mental health care for people of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds, and within 18 months, we grew from six to 60 employees. In 2010, my father had a serious heart condition that forced him to retire immediately, and I became CEO. I was 24.
When I joined Vistage, I was an absolute sponge. I wanted to be a better leader and make some untraditional moves, and Vistage helped with all of this. Everyone had a nugget of wisdom to share, and I listened for it. I started to see the impact poor mental health has on someone’s overall health. So, we added primary medical care to our model. I changed the name to Bayless Integrated Healthcare and grew it to become the largest provider of mental health services in Arizona and one of the nation’s first to be URAC telehealth accredited… read more >
