Kurt Kazanowski

Kurt Kazanowski

MS, RN, CHE

MI, US
Health care consultant, aging expert, & entrepreneur, guides families & providers alike, to tackle issues coming with the tsunami of aging, through inspiring, interactive presentations.

Kurt has a passion for speaking and working with organizations; especially in the health care and service industry to serve more people, grow and be financially strong. Mr. Kazanowski is an accomplished speaker, presenter and coach both nationally and internationally. Helping organizations create solutions, eliminate barriers and evolve is what motivates Kazanowski. His presentation style is motivating and includes humorous stories, difficult experiences, and life changing events that will make his presentation to your company or organization heartfelt and memorable.

Using the principles from his book "The 7 Pillars of Growth," Kurt discusses important topics such as creating a culture of growth, service excellence and referral channel development. In his most recent book, "A Son's Journey: Taking Care of Mom and Dad", Kurt draws upon all his experience to assist both individuals and organization prepare for the Tsunami of Aging sweeping across the globe.

Kurt has three decades of experience as a health care executive and entrepreneur in helping organizations serve more people and grow. His competencies extend across a broad spectrum of leadership including creating and executing missions, objectives, strategic planning, marketing, sales, referral development, business development tactics, mergers and acquisitions, physician relations, service delivery, and forming strategic partnerships between organizations.

Mr. Kazanowski is also a successful business owner of personal home health care companies based in Plymouth Michigan where he lives, and in Moscow Russia, to help people in need of a little extra care to stay safe and independent at home. Health care ventures in Singapore and Thailand are underway. His coaching and consulting company, Hospice Advisors, helps hospice and home care companies become better organizations. 

Topics and Titles
• Creating a Culture of Growth.
• The Customer Experience
• Grow Your Census with the Business you have
• Hope is Not a Strategic Plan
• A Son's Journey, Taking Care of Mom and Dad
• Challenges and Solutions of the Adult Caregiver
• Adult Caregiver Survival Guide
• Protecting Aging Parents
• Planninf for the Future- the KazNOW Method
Clients
• Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care
• CHRISTUS Health System
• Fremont Health System
• Spectrum Health Systems
• Heartland Hospice & Homecare
• Hospice of Arizona
• Hospice of New Mexico
• Glacier Hills Retirement Community
• First Moscow Hospice
• Arizona Family Hospice.
• Haven Home Care and Hospice.
• Qualicare
• Alliance Hospice.

Kurt has a passion for speaking and working with organizations; especially in the health care and service industry to serve more people, grow and be financially strong. Mr. Kazanowski is an accomplished speaker, presenter and coach both nationally and internationally. Helping organizations create solutions, eliminate barriers and evolve is what motivates Kazanowski. His presentation style is motivating and includes humorous stories, difficult experiences, and life changing events that will make his presentation to your company or organization heartfelt and memorable.

Using the principles from his book "The 7 Pillars of Growth," Kurt discusses important topics such as creating a culture of growth, service excellence and referral channel development. In his most recent book, "A Son's Journey: Taking Care of Mom and Dad", Kurt draws upon all his experience to assist both individuals and organization prepare for the Tsunami of Aging sweeping across the globe.

Kurt has three decades of experience as a health care executive and entrepreneur in helping organizations serve more people and grow. His competencies extend across a broad spectrum of leadership including creating and executing missions, objectives, strategic planning, marketing, sales, referral development, business development tactics, mergers and acquisitions, physician relations, service delivery, and forming strategic partnerships between organizations.

Mr. Kazanowski is also a successful business owner of personal home health care companies based in Plymouth Michigan where he lives, and in Moscow Russia, to help people in need of a little extra care to stay safe and independent at home. Health care ventures in Singapore and Thailand are underway. His coaching and consulting company, Hospice Advisors, helps hospice and home care companies become better organizations. 

Topics and Titles
• Creating a Culture of Growth.
• The Customer Experience
• Grow Your Census with the Business you have
• Hope is Not a Strategic Plan
• A Son's Journey, Taking Care of Mom and Dad
• Challenges and Solutions of the Adult Caregiver
• Adult Caregiver Survival Guide
• Protecting Aging Parents
• Planninf for the Future- the KazNOW Method
Clients
• Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care
• CHRISTUS Health System
• Fremont Health System
• Spectrum Health Systems
• Heartland Hospice & Homecare
• Hospice of Arizona
• Hospice of New Mexico
• Glacier Hills Retirement Community
• First Moscow Hospice
• Arizona Family Hospice.
• Haven Home Care and Hospice.
• Qualicare
• Alliance Hospice.

The Seven Pillars of Growth

Most organizations want to grow but very few of them do what is necessary to grow. This presentation provides an approach on how to serve more people, increase market care and strengthen profitability. Some organizations have these Pillars in place in various forms and stages of development. The secret is how to build your Pillars, create a balanced approach and then execute, execute and execute!

Over my three decades of experiences in hospice, home care and hospitals I have learned...

Healthcare businessAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

How My Father's Stroke Taught Me 10 Valuable Lessons Too Navigating The Health Care System

My best friend, pitching coach and father had a stroke in November 1995 which changed my family's life.  The stress and new demands placed on my mother, brother and me were component 10 fold as we tried to navigate a fragment health system.  And my brother and I worked in health care.  This made me realize what a enormous challenge navigating the health care system must be like for other people!!!  This heart felt presentation shares the tears and joy of dealing with my...

AgingEntertainment-basedEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

The Board That Couldn't

This presentation talks about how to develop and manage a high performing Board in the Not For Profit Sector.  Does your organization have a board development plan in place?   What do your Strategic Planning Advances look like?  In my 30 years of executive management I have experienced some of the most dysfunctional Boards.  These Boards were not born this way, executive management just let them happen! Learn some valuable secrets on how to proactively develop your...

Healthcare businessEntertainment-basedEducational / InformativeHumorous / Funny

The Invisible Velvet Glove On The Spigot of Growth

Business GrowthEntertainment-basedAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

What I learned Over Dinner From Frank Sinatra

One of the biggest thrills of my life is when I had dinner with Frank Sinatra in the summer of 1976 at the Excalibur Restaurant in Southfield, Michigan.  I was just starting my career and in nursing school.  Good Old Blue Eyes shared many stories that I remember to this day and which have influenced my life and career.  This presentation shares some humors stories from Frank which taught me some valuable lessons about friendship, the art of developing relationships, building...

ChangeEntertainment-basedEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

Creating a Culture of Growth

Every organization encounters growth barriers that affects its ability to grow- but they are penetrable with the right model in place. This presentation reveals the signs and symptoms of identifying what the roadblocks are, and how to truck through them, systematically. This thought-provoking and engaging presentation will challenge traditional practices and open new doors for accelerating the growth of your business.
Business GrowthEducational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

The Challenges & Solutions of the Caregiver

This presentation evokes an assortmant of emotions and sentiments to teh surface, as Kurt illustrates his own experiences as both an objective health care professional and a loving son caring for his aging parents. Having gone through the challenges himself, he has developed an interactive presentation and workshop offering tips and information for unprepared adult children in everything from long-term care and financial planning, to home care services, VA benefits, and much more. 
AgingAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

The Adult Caregiver Survival Guide

You can't care for someone else's health when you're unhealthy. Caregiver burnout is a very serious and under-addressed topic. Kurts experience on how the demanding schedule and duties of caregiving can cause irreparable physiological damange induced from stress. In this presentation, he reviews practices to keep your life well-balanced for mental and physical self-care, whilst delivering optimal care for your loved one(s).
AgingAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changing

The Kaz-NOW Method to Planning Your Future

No one likes to talk about their mortality and aging! Learn how to act NOW, and proactively manage your future. Proper preparation and covering all the bases are what will make all the difference between a panicked care decision when Mom has a fall, to having a home care provider on-call, ready to assist just in case. Kurts method of planning 'NOW,' allows adult children to veer from procrastination, and have systems in place so they may live life to its fullest and embrace the years ahead.
ChangeInspirational / Life-changing