Kadie Jeziorowski

I attribute much of my success to curiosity, persistence, and a willingness to step outside of my comfort zone. I have never been someone who is satisfied with simply knowing my own piece of a system—I want to understand how all of the pieces work together, where the gaps are, and how we can make things better.

I am also genuinely motivated by helping people. Whether I am working in healthcare, mobility technology, business development, or emerging AI solutions, I tend to gravitate toward complicated problems and people who are struggling to find the right information, resources, or support.

I have built my career by asking questions, building relationships, learning from people with different areas of expertise, and being willing to speak up when I think there is a better way to do something. I think my success has come from that combination of compassion and problem-solving, the ability to care deeply about the person in front of me while also looking at the larger system and asking, “How can we do this better?”

One of the best pieces of career advice I’ve learned is to listen—really listen—to people. Too often, especially in business development and sales, the focus becomes telling someone what you offer or looking for the opportunity to make a sale. I’ve found that the better approach is to first understand the person in front of you: What is their problem? What do they actually need? What are they struggling with?

When you listen first, you can focus on finding the right solution rather than trying to make your solution fit every situation. Sometimes that may lead to your business or service, and sometimes it may mean connecting them with someone else entirely. I think people recognize when you are genuinely trying to help rather than simply trying to sell them something.

Compassion is a big part of that as well. Whether I’m working with a patient, a family, a healthcare professional, or a business partner, I try to remember that there is a person behind every problem. Listening, understanding, and leading with compassion have probably influenced my career more than any single piece of traditional career advice.

Don’t decide you’re not qualified for an opportunity simply because it feels unfamiliar or intimidating. Some of the biggest growth in my career has come from stepping into roles where I didn’t already know everything and trusting that I could learn. Ask questions. Listen to people who know more than you do. Be willing to admit what you don’t know, but don’t confuse not knowing something yet with not being capable of learning it.

I would also encourage young women not to feel like they have to stay in one lane. Your experience can translate into places you may not initially expect. My own career has moved through clinical care, operations, business development, mobility technology, and emerging technology, and each experience has made me better at the next one.

Take calculated risks, build genuine relationships, and don’t automatically talk yourself out of the room. You may not feel completely ready when the right opportunity comes along. Sometimes you become ready by saying yes and figuring it out

One of the biggest challenges—and opportunities—I see in healthcare is recognizing when a common problem has become so normalized that people stop looking for a better solution. Healthcare tends to operate within established systems, reimbursement models, and traditional service categories, but people’s real-life needs do not always fit neatly inside those boxes.

I think there is a tremendous opportunity for professionals who are willing to pay attention to those gaps, understand emerging technologies and new models of service, and ask whether there is a better way to solve the problem.

That may mean new mobility technology, a different approach to supporting people at home, better ways of navigating complex benefits, or using AI to reduce the everyday workload that consumes people’s time and energy. The technology itself is not necessarily the innovation—the innovation is recognizing a problem that has not been adequately solved and finding a practical way to address it.

I think the challenge is being able to identify which new ideas truly improve people’s lives versus adopting something simply because it is new. The opportunity is enormous for people who can understand both the human problem and the emerging tools available to solve it.

The values that matter most to me, both personally and professionally, are integrity, kindness, humility, authenticity, and accountability. I have a tremendous amount of respect for people who can be successful, intelligent, ambitious, and innovative while still being compassionate and treating people well. I don’t believe strong leadership and kindness are mutually exclusive.

I also value honesty and follow-through. I try to be someone who shows up, does what she says she is going to do, and is willing to have difficult conversations when they are necessary—but to do so respectfully and fairly. I would rather be genuine and direct than tell someone what I think they want to hear.

And I’m very intentional about what I’m willing to be part of. I don’t believe in bad business, short-term wins at someone else’s expense, or sacrificing people for profit. Whether it’s in my career or my personal life, I want to surround myself with people who are kind, supportive, humble, driven, and positive. At the end of the day, I want people to be able to say that I’m a good person, that I have a good heart, and that they can count on me.