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Tim Hebert

CRO, Medicus IT

"The Intentional Leader: How Inner Authority Can Unleash Strong Leadership"

Medicus IT’s Chief Revenue Officer, Tim Hebert, is a perennial entrepreneur, executive, community leader, innovator, and adventurer and sees the opportunity to effect change everywhere and is passionate about helping others do the same. A voracious author and seasoned speaker, he enjoys exploring concepts related to intentional leadership, business transformation, and professional and personal introspection. A business owner for well over three decades — and the CRO at Medicus and current CEO of Dirigo, a leadership consulting firm — he believes effective leaders need to embrace the climb.

As CEO of Atrion — a leading IT services firm that grew to a $170-million, 260-employee company before he sold it — Tim created and ran an organization centered on a strong and healthy culture, empowered employees, and shared vision. Under Tim's tenure, Atrion became an employer of choice and was named one of Rhode Island's "Best Places to Work" companies for seven straight years. Atrion was also recognized on the Inc. 5000 List of fastest-growing private companies for eight years in a row and CRN's 2016 Fast Growth 150 List.

He is a sought-after national public speaker on intentional leadership, culture, transformation, and change. He has published over 150 articles and blogs, and Tim's first book, "The Intentional Leader," was published in 2021. Tim has also taken significant leadership roles as a mentor through Rhode Island's Academy of Career Exploration, a Trustee for the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, a Director of the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, and a board member for several non-profits, including Boy Scouts of America-Narragansett Council, Tech Collective, Eye-2-Eye, and Ocean State Pops Orchestra. Tim has served his country as a United States Air Force member.

When Tim's not busy writing, speaking, running companies, and growing organizations, you'll find him seeking out his next big climb, hopping on a plane to explore someplace new, and making sure his office mini-fridge of Diet Coke is always stocked.

Owen Dahl, MBA, LFACHE, CHBC, LSSMBB

Owen Dahl Consulting

"Humanizing Lean Six Sigma"

Owen J. Dahl, MBA, LFACHE, CHBC, LSSMBB, has been active in healthcare management for almost 40 years. He received his bachelor’s degree from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, where he was a member of the first graduating class in the hospital administration program. He then spent more than a decade as a hospital administrator in various facilities in South Dakota. He also served in the United States Air Force.

His move to New Orleans in 1983 brought a major career change. He started a practice management and billing company, which grew to manage 65 physicians in 11 different practices with revenues well over $75 million. In 1993, he advanced to Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives with a paper on Total Quality Management and its application to the medical practice. He also received the distinction of becoming the first non-physician member of the Orleans Parish Medical Services Bureau Board of Directors.

Throughout his career, Owen has maintained a passion for education. He developed an adult continuing education program with Loyola University of New Orleans in physician practice management. He also is the original developer of the certification program for the Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers (PAHCOM) and the Institute of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants (ICHBC). The Institute program is currently available online through the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants (NSCHBC). He has worked with the Louisiana State University Medical School Department of Graduate Medical Education conducting seminars for students, residents, and fellows in physician practice management.