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As business leaders, we have the privilege and responsibility to have a positive impact, not only on the companies we lead but also on the communities in which we live and work.
Mental health issues affect people from all walks of life, transcending age, gender, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. They also have profound implications for workplace productivity, employee engagement, and overall organizational success.
It is stunning to me that in this day and age despite the progress made in understanding mental health, there is still a stigma attached to mental illness and access to effective mental healthcare remains a significant challenge.
It is unbelievable to me that when faced with a mental health challenge most people are forced to reinvent the wheel; starting from scratch to figure out how to help themselves or their loved ones.
It is unacceptable to me that many do not know where to turn and few have the right combination of skillsets, bandwidth, resources, and connections necessary to access everything they need.
What if we could change that?
We may not be able to cure mental illness, but I believe that by combining the resources of the mid-market we can provide access to care that can change people’s lives.
To that end, today, as CEO of CEO Connection, I am forming a taskforce of mid-market CEOs to create access for CEO Connection members, their families and their employees who are impacted by mental illness to resources they cannot get on their own that will:
- Enhance their ability to understand their situation and destigmatize mental illness,
- Find and access the right doctors as well as quality mental health services,
- Receive state of the art treatments, and
- Deal with the potential results
- Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world….”
Imagine what the leadership of the mid-market can do together.
If you are interested in joining this task force click here click here.
CEO Connection is all about mid-market CEOs helping each other and changing the world!
Speak to you soon.
Kenneth Beck
Chief Executive Officer, CEO Connection
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As business leaders, we have the opportunity to impact not only the businesses we lead, but also the communities in which we live and work.
It is unbelievable to me that in this day and age with all the marvels that medicine has to offer, access to the right healthcare is still not available to everyone who needs it.
Cancer impacts virtually every American family.
The fact is if you or a loved one were diagnosed with cancer you might know what to do or who to call, but I guarantee that there are people who are working for you who would have nowhere to turn.
Not everyone has the combination of ability, wherewithal, bandwidth and connections necessary to access everything they need.
What if we could change that?
We may not be able to cure cancer but I believe that by combining the resources of the mid-market we can provide access to care that can change people’s lives.
To that end, today, as CEO of CEO Connection, I am creating a taskforce of Mid-Market CEOs to identify and create access for CEO Connection members and their employees who are impacted by cancer to resources they cannot get on their own that will:
- Enhance their ability to understand their situation,
- Find and access the right doctors,
- Receive state of the art treatments and
- Deal with the potential results.
Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world….”
Imagine what the leadership of the mid-market can do together.
If you are interested in joining this task force click here.
CEO Connection is all about Mid-Market CEOs helping each other and changing the world!
Speak to you soon.
Kenneth Beck
Chief Executive Officer, CEO Connection
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An Open Letter to the CEOC Community
This is the time for people, companies, and organizations to come together for the greater good, to right the wrongs, and change the world in which we live.
CEO Connection represents the largest group of Mid-Market CEOs in the world. As business leaders, we have the opportunity to impact not only the businesses we lead but also the communities in which we live and work.
When we embrace diversity and include those left out or marginalized, we not only set an example for all to see, we give hope to those who often have none. We must “place before the world the common sense of the subject, [in] terms so plain and firm as to command their assent” that fair and humane treatment of every human being is their right, no matter the color of their skin, race, gender, or sexual orientation. We need to do it because it is the RIGHT thing to do, not just because it makes good business sense.
It is unfathomable to me that in my grandparents’ lifetime African Americans were denied access to an equal education; in my parents’ lifetime African Americans were denied access to jobs and housing; in my lifetime African Americans were not allowed to use the same bathrooms or eat at the same restaurants; and in my children’s lifetime, in our country – The United States of America –, African Americans and other people of color are viewed with such suspicion that the justice, afforded to so many others as a matter of principle, is denied to them as a matter of due course.
We cannot rely on, nor wait for, the government to make things right. We need to take some action now. It is our moral imperative. Ignoring an injustice is an injustice. It is inherent upon the business community to lead the way. To that end, today, as CEO of CEO Connection, I am creating a taskforce of Mid-Market CEOs to identify and implement programs that make equal opportunity in our companies and communities a way of life not just a slogan.
We do not undertake this project lightly. We do not know what is coming next. However, we do know that all people deserve equal opportunity; we know that the government has not been able to achieve this yet; and we know that the business community can and should lead the way.
This will not be easy and there will be challenges ahead, but we must do all that we can to make a change. I am quite confident that Mid-Market CEOs can do anything…and this is the right thing to do.
Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world….” Imagine what the leadership of the mid-market can do together.
If not us, then who? If not now, then when?
If you are interested in joining the taskforce click here.
Stay healthy and be safe.
Kenneth Beck
Chief Executive Officer, CEO Connection
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We are facing a once in a generation event that impacts everyone. This is the time for people, companies, and organizations to come together for the greater good. Here is an update on what CEO Connection and one of our members, AES Controls based out of Cincinnati, have been doing over the past few days:
AES Control is providing a unique solution to help during this pandemic that will help save lives. The talented engineers at AES have designed, developed, and are now building invasive or non-invasive Stage 1 ventilators for immediate hospital use. AES has done this by a creating a controller to adapt readily available CPAP machines that can be:
- Attached to either a non-invasive ventilation mask or an endotracheal tube;
- Will regulate breathing modulation and;
- Has an anti-aerosolization containment / filtration measures for expired breath;
- Can convert used or new units.
While AES is creating, CEO Connection is connecting. Our strategic partner, Ballard Spahr, filed a patent for AES. Through our community we are in touch with the White House, the National Governors Association, Johnson and Johnson, Dr Oz, numerous hospitals, and we have members who want to provide materials, labor, expertise, and logistical support.
As a result, the first manufactured conversions will be shipped to the current epicenter of the pandemic, New York City next week. Then AES will start partnering with idle CEO Connection member manufacturers to scale up production to 10,000 a week, depending on parts availability. This is the power of partnership, relationships, and connections through CEO Connection.
As CEO of CEO Connection, we are so proud to be working alongside our members to provide extraordinary solutions for these extraordinary times. You do great things on your own…we can do greater things together! And together, we can save lives!
Please share this information with hospitals, medical centers and anyone on the front lines who might need ventilators. They can contact AES@ceoconnection.com.
