Tag: Eldercare

Episode 7: Greg Bearce, HumanGood Chief Regional Officer and USC Professor

Greg Bearce explains how he entered Aging Services, highlights the learning curve he faced, offers advice to newer senior living professionals, and explores higher level topics like the HumanGood rebranding.

Show Notes

2:00 How Greg Bearce entered the Senior Living industry

5:10 How to learn about the industry as a young professional

8:10 The importance to keep learning

9:40 How his MBA has aided his career

12:35 How to evaluate and distinguish high performers

15:55 What skills does Greg look for in new hires

18:40 What were some unexpected challenges resulting from the HumanGood affiliation?

23:45 How did HumanGood successfully implement a new culture amidst change

25:30 Parting advice for the next generation of Senior Living professionals

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Episode 5: Sun City in 1960 – How Del Webb’s Team Marketed America’s First Massive Retirement Community

How would you market a retirement community… if your prospective residents had never heard of a retirement community?

That’s the challenge Del Webb faced in 1960 as he geared up to build out and sellout his 10,000 acre gamble in the Arizona desert. 

This episode is all about Sun City, AZ – America’s first HUGE Retirement Community. We’re going to explore how Webb conceived of this idea, how he established key mutually beneficial partnerships to make it work, and how they reached their audience on a national scale.

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