OPEN MINDS Announces Executive Roundtable Detailing Executive Framework For Navigating The 2025 Market Trends

Gettysburg, Pa. (May 27, 2025) On May 29, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET, OPEN MINDS Chief Executive Officer Monica E. Oss, Executive Vice President of Consulting, Michael Allen, and Vice President of Clinical Excellence and Leadership, Stuart Buttlaire, Ph.D., will present an executive leadership framework for leading and managing in a time of market disorder during the OPEN MINDS Circle Executive Roundtable, Successfully Managing Through Chaos: Perspectives For Health & Human Service Executives. Part 2: An Executive Framework For Leadership & Management.

In management, chaos is a period characterized by the unknown, the uncertain, and the uncontrolled. Understanding how to forge clear processes and procedures and reset market assumptions will help executives adapt to changing federal policy, new technological developments, and shifting competition. This session provides your leadership team with an executive framework for navigating through uncertainty to strategic and organizational success.

“Executive teams need to prepare for success both during and after a turbulent market,” said Monica E. Oss. “This means having a great strategic plan with multiple scenarios and the ability to pivot between scenarios if the market shifts. It also means combining up-to-date executive team competencies with a modified and flexible approach to management.”

The speakers will provide a lively presentation and discussion about:

• Enhancement of cash position and financial strength
• An aggressive growth strategy
• Resetting strategic vision
• A framework for success in a time of uncertainty

There will be an opportunity for Q&A. All participants will receive a market intelligence briefing package from the OPEN MINDS team.

To register for the 1:00 p.m. ET, May 29 event, visit Successfully Managing Through Chaos: Perspectives For Health & Human Service Executives. Part 2: An Executive Framework For Leadership & Management. There is no cost to register, but a free membership in the OPEN MINDS Circle is required.

Speaker Bios

Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS

Monica E. Oss, M.S. is the founder of OPEN MINDS and serves as its chief executive officer, executive editor of its publications and web sites, and executive lead of its consulting engagements. For the past three decades, Ms. Oss has led the OPEN MINDS team and its research on health and human service market trends and its national consulting practice. She is well known for her numerous books and articles focused on the strategic and marketing implications of the evolving health and human service field—and its focus on the verticals of the field serving consumers with chronic conditions and complex support needs. Ms. Oss has extensive experience in developing and implementing growth strategies for a wide array of organizations in the field. She has expertise in industry trend analysis, in reimbursement and rate setting, and creating actionable plans for market success. In her role, she has led numerous engagements with state Medicaid plans, county governments, private insurers and health plans, service provider organizations, technology vendors, neurotechnology and pharmaceutical organizations, and investment banking firms—with a focus on the implications of financing changes on delivery system design.

Stuart Buttlaire, Ph.D., MBA, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

Dr. Stuart Buttlaire has over 35 years of clinical, management, and leadership experience. His career includes diverse experience in both the public and private sectors of healthcare providing leadership and direction in healthcare delivery. Dr. Buttlaire previously served as the Regional Director of Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine for Kaiser Permanente. In that role, he designed and oversaw a broad continuum of services and programs for both inpatient, ambulatory, and emergency settings for mental health and addiction medicine.

Michael Allen, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS

Michael Allen brings over 25 years of experience in the non-profit behavioral health care industry to the OPEN MINDS team. He currently serves as an Executive Vice President in the consulting practice, where he provides executive oversight and leadership to Provider and Payer client engagements. Mr. Allen was most recently the Chief Executive Officer of SummitStone Health Partners, the largest non-profit behavioral health service provider in Larimer County, Colorado. In this role he was responsible for the planning deployment, communication and accomplishment of SummitStone Health Partners’ overarching corporate strategy.

About OPEN MINDS

OPEN MINDS is a national market intelligence, management consulting, and marketing services firm specializing exclusively in the high-needs consumer market—mental health, addiction treatment, cognitive disabilities, chronic health conditions, elder services, health-related social needs, and adjacent markets within the health and human service field. Its mission is to provide payers, service provider organizations, pharmaceutical, technology, and scientific firms that serve these consumers with the market and management knowledge needed to improve their organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Learn more at openminds.com.