In this week’s episode, we talk with businessman and philanthropist, Quint Studer.

Quint Studer is a lifelong businessman, entrepreneur, and student of leadership. He not only
teaches it, he has done it—and still leads businesses today. In 2000 he founded the Studer
Group. The Studer Group focus is on improving education and healthcare. From a small start-up it grew to 250 employees and received the Malcolm Baldrige award in 2010. Studer Group was acquired by Huron Healthcare in 2015 and Quint left in March of 2016.

During his time with Studer Group his travels led him to many communities. It was apparent to him some were much more vibrant than others. Quint went about learning why. With this
knowledge he started putting tools and techniques in to helping Pensacola, Florida where
Studer Group is located. In 2014, Quint founded a not for profit, Studer Community Institute. It focuses on Early Brain Growth, Leadership Skill Building, Civic Engagement and
Entrepreneurship and it focused on improving the quality of life in his hometown.

Studer is now sharing his learning with communities throughout the country. In addition, he
published the book, Building a Vibrant Community. Quint has a great love for teaching his
insights in books and has authored nine of them.

His first title, BusinessWeek bestseller Hardwiring Excellence, is one of the most read leadership books ever written for healthcare. More than 1 million copies are in circulation. His latest book, The Busy Leader’s Handbook, was published by Wiley and reached number 5 on the Wall Street Journal’s best seller list this past October. This book is a desk reference and pocket guide for anyone in a leadership position. It's also a blueprint and training resource for creating effective leaders at every level.

We also find out more about what our hosts have been up to during the past few weeks. Did you know that you can get free chips and guac from Chipotle on your birthday if you download the app? (Hint: Pensacola now has a few Chipotles in town!)


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You can find your hosts:

• Justin Oswald: @JustinOswald_ (twitter & instagram)
• Ruthie Christie: @RuthieChristie (twitter)
• Meg Rich: @MeganinFL (instagram)