Listen to Episode 33 of Studio CPO as host Steven Buck, President/CEO interviews Chris Murphy, CPA, Senior Living & Long Term Care partner with Forvis Mazars. Murphy shares his career journey and how he found his way to Forvis Mazars and his role in serving LTC. Murphy said 'communication' with his team and his clients is his most important leadership strategy.  What would Murphy say to his 21-year old self today? Click on the link to find out.

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Welcome to Episode 32 of Studio CPO and a very special conversation between host Steven Buck, CPO President/CEO, and a pair of LTC pharmacy leaders, Kent Abbott, CEO of PharmcareUSA and Kyle Simmons, Co-President of Boomer Solutions. Both are pharmacists themselves as well as CPO Business Associate Members. In this podcast, they share the challenges of providing timely medications to our most vulnerable citizens in a highly regulated space. And they share leadership strategies they rely on when the unexpected arises.

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Studio CPO is back with Episode 31 and features our first return guest in Bryan Fried, a partner in Oklahoma City-based public affairs firm, Amber Integrated. Bryan was the very first Studio CPO guest of host Steven Buck, CPO President/CEO. In this conversation, Bryan previews the impending legislative session and the impact new leadership in both houses will have on legislation and budget impacting association members. Bryan also emphasizes the importance of connecting with your district's legislators and inviting them into your facilities to gain insight into the operations. 

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Steven Buck, CPO President/CEO and host of Studio CPO is back with the milestone 30th episode that features Justin McGrew, chairman of the CPO Board of Directors. Justin operates a mix of ICF and nursing facilities across Oklahoma through Sallisaw-based ONHL Health Services. In the conversation, he tells Steven that he emphasizes a "do the do's and don't the don'ts" leadership philosophy in which if you do the right thing, everything else will fall in line. 

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We've sharing a very special holiday version of Studio CPO as Steven Buck, CPO President/CEO, engaged Linda Traw, 2024 Ms. Senior Oklahoma America, and Barbara Bryan Waggoner, director and creative advisor for the Ms. Oklahoma Senior OKlahoma program. Listen as the two woman share their journeys into the Ms. Senior Oklahoma America program, the challenges they faced and what they would tell their 21-year old selves. 'My motto in life is that you are never too young, never too old to live your dreams,' Linda says. 

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Studio CPO is back with Episode 28 as Steven Buck, CPO President/CEO welcomes his counterpart from the Nebraska Health Care Association, Jalene Carpenter. 

A West Coast native, Jalene shares her journey to Nebraska and the challenges of working in a state that has seen the number of LTC facilities shrink dramatically in the last decade and whose state legislature features only one house.

Jalene describes her leadership style as 'knowing where my lane is and not trying to do things that aren't in my lane.'

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DON'T MISS this special edition of Studio CPO in which host Steven Buck, CPO President and CEO, interviews Darryl Fisher, co-founder of a non-profit with a unique mission. Darryl is founder and one of the pilots for Dream Flights, which takes U.S. military vets across the country on 20-minute flights in WWII-era biplanes. Darryl shares how Dream Flights was founded and some of his fondest memories. As operator of six Long Term Care facilities, he says his company pursues a mission of "caring people, serving people, improving lives."

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LISTEN to the latest Studio CPO podcast as host Steven Buck, CPO President/CEO, shares a conversation with Jeffrey Cartmell, Director of  Oklahoma Human Services. Jeffrey outlines his public service journey to the Human Services position and shares his leadership emphasis on "accountability, compassion and excellence."

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LISTEN as Steven Buck, CPO President/CEO, brings you a special interview with Rob Clay, a pastor, musician, recording artist & former athlete who shares his career journey to the Road 2 Love Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to the well-being of men and the health of marriages. Rob has a 'lead by example' leadership philosophy and has published a 21-day devotional book and journey.

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LISTEN as Steve Buck, CPO President/CEO shares a conversation with Mark Long of Rich & Cartmill Insurance and Bonds, a CPO Business Associate member and one of the largest, privately-held independent insurance agencies in the country. Mark discusses his career journey that began as an engineer before entering the insurance industry. His 'do-the-right-thing philosophy is taken from his Boy Scouts experience as a young person, he says. Rich & Cartmill provides essential insurance coverage for many CPO member facilities, and the agency supports many of CPO's annual activities as a Diamond Level sponsor. It's because Mark and his associates have a 'give back' philosophy to the customers they service.

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