WHO WE ARE
Michele Bell, NBC-HWC, Partner: Go-to-Market & Content Specialist
Michele Bell has over 20 years of experience connecting healthcare solutions with consumers. She is well-versed in the complex ecosystem of preventive wellness and chronic disease management for adult and pediatric populations.
Michele has a unique understanding of consumer needs and the business goals of those who serve them. She is a seasoned strategist and leader in business development and customer growth who delivers new users and helps maintain engagement. She helps digital health, fitness, and wellness companies scale in the crowded healthcare landscape. Michele is known for crafting impactful product marketing copy, turning complex ideas into concise messaging for internal teams and external customers.
In many roles, Michele has built commercialization from the ground up in early-stage companies, often driving the first sales, establishing GTM operating systems, hiring high-performance teams, creating playbooks, expanding new sales channels, and developing storylines. She has expertise in scaling existing and first-to-market solutions.
Sharon Williams, MPP/MHA, Partner: Operational Excellence
Sharon Williams has over 20 years of experience in healthcare operations and policy with over a $1 billion of collective P&L responsibility.
Sharon's passion is ensuring operational excellence. She has worked as a senior executive for health plans, employers, and unions, assessing opportunities to improve health insurance benefit design, contracting and pricing strategies, performance improvement (including HEDIS), and the analysis and design of cost containment options.
She has helped create ACOs, risk agreements, the development and evaluation of health care delivery and reimbursement systems, health care compliance programs, health care reform options and health care data analysis.
Hilary Harris, Partner: Talent Acquisition
In 2005, Hilary Harris founded ExecConnect, a talent acquisition firm that is rooted in the understanding that a company grows best when the team is well-vetted, appropriately placed and happy in their role. Hilary's tenacity, insight, and dedication make her a driving force in shaping successful organizations by connecting the right talent with the right opportunities.
She works closely with CEOs, executive teams, and hiring managers to design and own the often tedious recruitment process. Hilary is a hands-on, full-lifecycle talent acquisition specialist with a profound understanding and appreciation for the unique needs of people and the companies who hire them.
YuYing Chen-Wynn, Partner: AI Strategy & Transformation
Yuying Chen-Wynn has over 20 years of experience driving AI strategy and transformation across highly regulated industries, including financial services, insurance, and healthcare.
Yuying's expertise in AI governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance in complex environments positions her to accelerate AI adoption in healthcare.
Her work spans insurance (adjacent to healthcare), financial services, and education technology, giving her a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory, operational, and user experience challenges that healthcare organizations face when implementing AI at scale.
Ashley Conger – Brand Positioning and Growth
Ashley has spent more than two decades working with organizations to define and elevate their brand, navigate disruption, and drive consumer engagement and loyalty. She specializes in developing and scaling programs for complex, heavily regulated industries that answer to multiple stakeholders. A managed care veteran, Ashley deeply understands how to deliver consumer health and healthcare business outcomes simultaneously.
Ashley works with payor, healthcare provider, life science, and nonprofit healthcare organizations to create meaningful, inclusive, & actionable experiences that combine the best in digital innovation with grassroots communityx engagement. She partners with healthcare leaders nationwide
to craft and implement brand positioning and growth strategies that align marketing efforts with operational performance and utilize outreach to positively impact lives.