The Voice of Hope with Dr. Ken Huey

What does it take to move from feeling stuck to living a life of purpose and fulfillment?

In this episode of The Voice of Hope Podcast, Dr. Ken Huey sits down with Bryan L. Humphrey, a TEDx speaker, two-time author, mental health professional, and leadership consultant who helps individuals overcome obstacles and build meaningful lives.

Bryan shares his powerful personal journey - from struggling with alcohol and failing his professional licensing exam multiple times to discovering purpose through faith, discipline, and personal responsibility. He opens up about the lessons that shaped his mission to help others achieve self-actualization and reduce stress.

Together, they explore the traits that drive fulfillment, the leadership mistakes that damage trust, and how shame can hold people back from healing. Bryan also explains why hope isn’t just something you feel - it’s something you build through action.

If you’ve ever struggled with failure, questioned your purpose, or wanted to lead others with more compassion and clarity, this conversation will challenge and inspire you.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why failure can become the catalyst for purpose
• The leadership blind spot that destroys trust
• How shame forms - and how to release it
• Why patience and faith are misunderstood traits of success
• How responsibility creates real hope

In this powerful episode of The Voice of Hope, host Dr. Ken Huey sits down with Dr. Lew Zeidner, CEO of EOSIS (formerly Meridian Behavioral Health), a leading provider of mental health and addiction treatment services across Minnesota.

With decades of executive leadership—including roles at Fairview Health Services and M Health Fairview—Lew shares his journey from paramedic and crisis services to transforming complex healthcare systems. He opens up about his "why": ensuring equitable, high-quality care regardless of resources or ability to pay.

Lew discusses practical leadership lessons, including bridging vision and execution, managing anxiety as a leader, handling resistance to change, balancing operational efficiency with patient experience, and the promising role of technology and objective outcome measures in behavioral health's future.

He also shares an inspiring story of a patient who, after years of chronic addiction and struggle, found recovery and landed his dream job driving a Zamboni—proof that hope endures even in the toughest cases.

If you're a clinician, leader, or anyone passionate about mental health and addiction recovery, this conversation offers real-world insights on building better systems and lives.

Tune in for bold ideas, empathy-driven strategy, and a reminder that transformation is possible.

On this episode of The Voice of Hope, Dr. Ken Huey sits down with Damir S. Utrzan, Ph.D., LMFT, President and CEO of Horowitz Health. Damir shares his journey from clinician to executive leader, exploring how personal experiences, adversity, and research have shaped his approach to behavioral health. He dives into the science of resilience, the power of mentorship, and the importance of building sustainable systems that create hope for individuals, families, and communities.

From understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to leading with grace, patience, and intentional restraint, Damir provides insight into what it truly takes to drive meaningful impact in behavioral health leadership.

Whether you’re a mental health professional, leader, or simply interested in the intersection of science, compassion, and effective leadership, this conversation offers practical wisdom and hope.

In this episode of The Voice of Hope with Dr. Ken Huey, we speak with Christina Camomilli Starkey, a psychiatric nurse practitioner specializing in child and adolescent mental health at Bright Futures Psychiatry. Christina shares her unique perspective shaped by both professional experience and personal journey as a parent navigating the mental health system.

We explore the gaps in mental health care for children, the challenges families face during crises, and what meaningful care should look like in inpatient and outpatient settings. Christina also offers actionable insights for communities, schools, and families to better support young people, while sharing a story of hope that keeps her motivated in this challenging field.

If you’re a parent, provider, educator, or anyone invested in child and adolescent mental health, this conversation provides clarity, practical guidance, and inspiration.

In this episode of The Voice of Hope, Ken Huey sits down with Andie Hollowell, a clinician-turned-operator and founder leading Stealth Behavioral Health Venture. Andie shares her journey building a next-generation behavioral health platform rooted in integrity and designed to scale with intention.

We explore how she develops clinical models, operational systems, and market strategies, while also providing fractional executive leadership through her firm, RivalRising. Andie shares actionable insights on operationalizing culture, aligning teams, and creating scalable, mission-driven organizations.

This conversation is packed with wisdom for healthcare leaders, founders, and anyone working to transform behavioral health services.

In this episode of The Voice of Hope, Dr. Ken Huey sits down with Dr. Tara Chalakani, CEO of Preferred Behavioral Health Group and a nationally recognized healthcare executive with more than 30 years of experience in behavioral health leadership.

Dr. Tara shares her deeply personal “why,” the winding path that led her into healthcare leadership, and how trauma-informed care became the cornerstone of her work. From ACEs and wounded healers to servant leadership, burnout prevention, and building culture at scale, this conversation is both practical and profoundly human.

Together, Ken and Tara explore what it means to lead with vulnerability, advocate for mental health in complex systems, and hold onto hope in a world that desperately needs it.

This episode is a powerful reminder that healing is possible — and that leadership, at its best, creates space for people to thrive.

In this episode of The Voice of Hope, Dr. Ken Huey sits down with Gary Garth, serial entrepreneur and Founder & CEO of elev8.io, to discuss scaling behavioral health and addiction treatment centers. With 25+ years of experience building high-growth companies and author of Zero to 100 Million Sales Blueprint, Gary shares practical strategies to help treatment operators increase admissions, improve patient outcomes, and create sustainable revenue growth.

From creating an admissions playbook to leveraging data and technology, Gary dives deep into the systems, structures, and mindset shifts that make behavioral health centers thrive. He also shares personal insights on why purpose-driven entrepreneurship in this space matters, lessons from multiple business exits, and the common mistakes operators make that can limit impact and profitability.

If you’re a clinician, executive, or stakeholder in behavioral health, this episode is packed with actionable insights to help you scale smarter and reach more people in need.

In this powerful episode of The Voice of Hope, Dr. Ken Huey sits down with Tyler Norris, Co-Founder and Director of the CEO Alliance for Mental Health and Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, for a far-reaching conversation about how hope is built - not just felt.

Tyler shares his deeply personal journey from a troubled adolescence to a lifetime of leadership in community health, population well-being, and upstream investment strategies that prevent mental health crises before they begin. Together, they explore why community is the true foundation of healing, how finance and public policy can be leveraged to improve mental health outcomes, and why investing early in families and youth is both morally right and economically smart.

The conversation also dives into outcomes-based financing, shared savings models, community-initiated care, leadership maturity, and the emerging role of psychedelic-assisted therapy in mental health and addiction recovery. Tyler closes by sharing a moving story that captures why he still believes hope is alive - and actionable - at the local level.

This episode is a must-listen for clinicians, policymakers, community leaders, and anyone who believes mental health systems can - and must - do better.

In this special edition of The Voice of Hope Podcast, host and CEO of The Hope Group, Dr. Ken Huey, sits down for an intimate conversation about his life story, the traumas he overcame, and the experiences that shaped his approach to leadership, mental health, and helping others.

From being adopted at birth and experiencing profound childhood trauma, to building a multi-hundred-million-dollar behavioral health organization, Ken shares the lessons, mentors, and philosophies that guided him. This episode dives deep into trauma-informed leadership, turning pain into purpose, and the power of hope in a world full of challenges.

Whether you’re a mental health professional, educator, or someone seeking inspiration, this episode offers an unfiltered look at how resilience, relationships, and compassion can transform lives.

In this episode of The Voice of Hope Podcast, Dr. Ken Huey sits down with Will White, a trailblazer in outdoor mental health treatment. With over 30 years of experience bridging mental health, adventure therapy, and the healing power of nature, Will shares insights from his career leading wilderness therapy programs, mentoring young adults, and guiding men’s retreats in the White Mountains.

Will discusses the evolution of outdoor therapy, common misconceptions about young adults in treatment, and the underrated value of hands-on vocational skills. He also reflects on resiliency, regulation, and the importance of spending time in nature in 2025 and beyond.

Whether you’re a clinician, educator, parent, or someone passionate about mental health, this conversation offers inspiration, practical advice, and hope for the future of outdoor behavioral health.

Listen and discover how nature, mentorship, and meaningful work can transform lives.