Lauri Befus

I feel like I'm extremely lucky to have an amazing tight circle of really amazing people around me that have lifted me up. I think it's just who you have around you - it really makes a big difference in how far you can go with your career. I have an amazing husband, amazing family. I mean, of course, you don't always get along or like everybody, right? But for the most part, everybody's extremely supportive of my personal aspirations and obviously career aspirations as well. So I think having that tight circle around me has made a big difference.

Don't be afraid to break the glass ceiling. If I could do it, anybody could do it. Don't be afraid of the unknown. Be curious. Just keep pushing the envelope. I think everybody's, you know, as women, I think we feel like we need to stay in some sort of box to please people sometimes, and that's not the case at all. For me, the biggest thing is taking care of those in your charge. I've been called intimidating, I've been called emotional, you name it, probably everything at this point. But for me, as long as those that report up through me are well taken care of, I don't really care what I'm called. They're always gonna say something about you, and hopefully it's good, right? We want it to be good, but if it's negative, somebody's focusing on the wrong things if they're focused on just trying to bring you down.

Our industry is so volatile right now that being able to be consistent and continue to grow is actually a really big deal. For me, it's just continuing to improve upon where we're at right now and continuing to grow, and ultimately being able to help more patients and participants in more areas.