Her Story
About Lauren
Lauren Ozga serves as a Provider Strategy Coordinator, acting as the key liaison for provider groups by managing credentialing, conducting in-services and welcome trainings, and ensuring all deadlines and timelines are met. With 15 years in healthcare, she transitioned into the behavioral health realm about two years ago, driven by personal connections to mental health issues among friends and family. In addition to her healthcare role, Lauren is a licensed real estate agent since 2021, balancing showings, inspections, appraisals, and listings with her primary career. She earned her degree in Communications with a minor in Marketing from Keene University in Union, New Jersey. Lauren values being a team player who embraces feedback and open-mindedness to new ideas, emphasizing growth and working smarter. She credits her success to her mother, an RN who inspired her path, along with her family and husband's unwavering support, and she advises believing in oneself with a positive attitude and patience. Her best career advice is that one may not have a good day every day, but finding good in each day means being on the right path. To young women entering the industry, she recommends speaking up without fear, as shared ideas often resonate with others who hesitate to voice them. Outside of work, Lauren volunteers at the animal shelter and with Habitat.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Lauren
01What do you attribute your success to?
My mother is a nurse, she's an RN, and she actually kind of started me in this career. My family and my husband have always given me that strong support system to give you that courage and push that you need. My support system has been very important to getting to the success where I am today. You have to believe in yourself and always have a positive attitude and patience.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
You're not going to have a good day every day, but as long as there's good in every day in your career, you're on the right path.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Don't be afraid to speak up. If you have something to say, say it. Don't ever hide your ideas because you're afraid of what everyone else is going to think or say, because most likely everyone does have that same thought and idea as you, but everyone else is afraid to speak up.
04What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Being a team player, being able to take feedback and give feedback, and being open-minded to new ideas. The most dangerous thing in a career would be we've always done it that way. Growing, evolving, and taking what is new out there and applying it, working smarter not harder.
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