Encore Stories
The members who have come through Encore Career Lab arrive from very different careers. Their stories share a pattern: the question that started quietly, the structure that gave it a shape, and the next chapter that came into focus. A few of them, by their first name and last initial.
Board-certified OB-GYN · Private women’s health practice · Regional hospital system leadership
Peter B. is a board-certified OB-GYN who practiced for decades in a private women’s health practice and held senior leadership roles within a regional hospital system, including oversight of women’s services. He also served as a long-time physician consultant to an academic medical clinic.
Former COO, public accounting firm · Now advising professional services firms on succession
Tavi M. is a senior operations executive and former COO of a public accounting firm, where she led firmwide strategy, operations, and growth for more than a decade. She now advises professional services firms through a national consulting organization, focusing on leadership transition and succession planning.
Senior executive · Strategy, operations, global business development · Transportation and industrial sectors
Rick K. is a senior executive with more than 30 years of leadership experience in strategy, operations, and global business development across transportation and industrial sectors. He previously held executive leadership roles in safety and manufacturing organizations and now works as an independent consultant.
Co-owner, home health care and medical consulting · In-home care for older adults and their families
Steve K. is a co-owner and senior leader of a home health care and medical consulting company serving families for more than 20 years. He oversees business operations and administration, supporting medically guided, personalized in-home care for older adults and their families.
The full versions of these stories — the moment the question first arrived, the work that followed, and what each member is now building — live in conversation. We share them, with permission, when prospective members ask.
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A thirty-minute conversation is how every encore here begins. We can also share the full story of any member who has agreed to be referenced.