Investing In You 2026 Educational Summit Agenda Details

Monday, August 24, 2026

5:00PM - 6:00PM

Registration, Networking & Equipment Demos

Pick up your name badge and explore the latest imaging equipment, including "Mammo Mandy," a semi-truck that features the MAMMOMAT B.brilliant mammography system from Siemens Healthineers. Plus, check out the ACUSON Origin and ACUSON Sequoia ultrasound systems and the Smart-C Portable C-arm. Take some time to grab food and drinks while catching up with your peers before the presentations begin! 

6:00PM - 6:10PM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

6:10PM - 7:10PM

"Patient No Longer: Who Will Lead the Consumer Revolution in Healthcare? "

Ryan Donohue, CEO; Golden Advisory

Overview:

Healthcare stands at a crossroads: consumers no longer accept a system that is confusing, costly, and unresponsive to their needs. Will they continue to come to us? Tomorrow’s patients demand respect and influence over their care, seek transparent and manageable costs, and long for a genuine human connection with those who serve them.

As consumers, patients expect healthcare to function as a true partnership built around accessible, engaging and worthwhile care, forged over time and measured by mutual trust. This presentation will explore the evolving expectations of healthcare consumers, uncover a patient-centric framework to help healthcare professionals reshape the journey of care, and confront the realities of the access crisis and growing affordability pressures.

Healthcare leaders and frontline team members will leave with ideas, tools and a fresh mindset to embrace the consumer revolution and re-humanize healthcare.

Learning Objectives:

• Level-set on healthcare consumer and patient expectations, decision-making and behavior across the journey of care
• Explore a consumer-centric framework that redefines the classic Triple Aim into a model of access, engagement and value
• Examine the potential leaders of healthcare transformation, from systems and payers to disruptors and even consumers themselves
• Integrate the human voice into the organizational view and create measurables to drive manageable human-centered change

About the Speaker:

Ryan Donohue is a nationally recognized expert on healthcare consumerism, brand strategy, trust and patient experience. He helps leaders at any level understand how consumer expectations are transforming industries and what brands must do to remain trusted, competitive and relevant.

Ryan is the newly minted CEO of Golden Advisory, a healthcare-focused strategic firm serving health systems big and small. Ryan possesses two decades of experience in healthcare brand strategy, marketing and strategic planning. He advises NRC Health and serves as faculty and strategic advisor to The Governance Institute.

Ryan has worked with many top health systems and hospitals to understand the changes resulting from a more consumer-centric healthcare climate. He continues to research how consumers make decisions and how providers can move to the leading edge in consumer and patient engagement and retention.

Ryan has authored many publications on the topic of consumerism including The New Payer: What Makes the Healthcare Consumer Tick? And The Curious Case of the Healthcare Consumer. His research culminated in the book Patient No Longer: How You Can Lead the Consumer Revolution of Healthcare, now enjoying a second edition.

Ryan resides in Lincoln, Nebraska with his wife Andrea and their four wonderful, strong-willed children, all under the age of thirteen.

7:10PM - 7:40PM

Break

7:40PM - 8:40PM

Session to be announced

8:45PM

Event Concludes

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

7:30AM - 8:30AM

Registration, Networking and Breakfast

Come grab your name badge if you weren't here the previous evening, enjoy some breakfast to fuel your morning and prepare for an awesome day of learning! Take time to check out demos of the imaging equipment from Siemens Healthineers and chat with your new friends.

8:30AM - 8:40AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:40AM - 9:40AM 

"The Comparison Trap: Building a Career When You're Not in a Major Market"

Chaundria Singleton, RT(R)(CT)(MR), Educator and Content Creator

Overview:

Rural Nebraska. Small-town Texas. Northern California. Radiologic technologists in small markets, rural communities and non-metropolitan areas face a unique and largely unspoken challenge: a growing gap between what career growth looks like on social media and what is actually available where they practice.

This session addresses the psychological and professional impact of career comparison – what happens when techs in smaller departments and rural systems measure their progress against peers in major markets with advanced equipment, emerging technology roles and clear upward pathways. For many, the result is not burnout from overwork, but stagnation from invisibility: the feeling of being good at their job with nowhere to go.

Through real-world storytelling, data-informed context and practical strategies, this session reframes what career momentum actually looks like outside a major metropolitan marketing. Participants will leave with a clearer picture of the growth opportunities available to them, language to articulate their own professional value and actionable steps to build visibility and advancement regardless of geography.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify ways that social media and professional visibility platforms influence career satisfaction and self-perception among radiologic technologists in non-metropolitan markets
• Describe the difference between career stagnation caused by lack of opportunity and career stagnation caused by lack of visibility and apply this distinction to their own professional context
• Apply practical strategies to build professional visibility and career momentum within their current role and geographic market, without requiring relocation or advanced degree attainment

About the Speaker:

Chaundria Singleton, RT(R)(CT)(MR), is a 24-year multi modality radiologic technologist, nationally recognized speaker, podcast host and career strategist. She is the host of A Couple of Rad Techs – a top 5% globally ranked podcast, has a social media following of 100K+ and was a featured voice in the ASRT BE SEEN national television campaign. Chaundria speaks to healthcare organizations and professional associations about career visibility, workforce retention and professional identity advocacy. She is the author of Rachel the Radiographer and the founder of Mat-Rice Media LLC. Her platform reaches 400,000+ radiology professionals nationwide, and her work has been recognized by hospital systems, imaging societies and consumer brands across the country.

9:40AM - 10:10AM

Break - Mammo Mandy open for the day

10:10AM - 11:25AM

Session to be announced

11:25AM - 12:30PM

Lunch, Break & Equipment Demos

12:30PM - 1:30PM

"Mind the Gap: How to Evolve from the Leader You Are to the Leader You Need to Become"

Jocelyn Herrington, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships; Advisory Board

Overview:

As healthcare becomes increasingly complex, leaders can no longer rely solely on their expertise and authority to advance organizational goals. They must mobilize teams to tackle unknown, systemic challenges where there are no “best practices.” In this presentation, we’ll review why traditional leadership models are increasingly ineffective and explore how to shift toward leadership practices that build capacity and improve your adaptability in a constantly changing landscape.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the need to shift away from outdated leadership models
• Explore “complicated” versus “complex” operating environments, and the different leadership styles required of each
• Apply the four essential leadership shifts necessary to enhance organization-wide leadership capacity
  

About the Speaker:

Jocelyn Herrington is a nationally spokesperson and the vice president of strategic partnerships at Advisory Board. She brings Advisory Board's thought leadership to life in the market while developing creative partnership opportunities with its most valued members. Since 2013 she has served Optum and Advisory Board in a variety of delivery, commerical and leadership roles, from managing consulting projects to overseeing all Advisory Board delivery.

Previously, she defended and managed professional liability litigation against behavioral health providers. She earned her B.S. in Public Health from Rutgers University, J.D. from The George Washington Law School, and M.H.A. from George Mason University. She also studied Comparative Health Systems and Comparative Health Law at the University of Oxford. 

1:30PM - 1:45PM

Break - Mammo Mandy closes for the day

1:45PM - 2:45PM 

"Learning to Let Go - One Woman's Journey Through Breast Cancer"

Leslie Mouton, Motivational Speaker and Breast Cancer Survivor

Overview:

One of the most powerful moments at Investing In You Omaha 2026 is a deeply personal and inspiring reflection on one woman’s journey through breast cancer 26 years ago, a time when very few women spoke publicly about their diagnosis. Long before social media communities, survivor walks, and open conversations about cancer became common, Leslie made the decision to share her story publicly, hoping that honesty and vulnerability might help remove some of the fear and stigma surrounding the disease.

Throughout the speech, Leslie reflects not only on the fear and uncertainty of hearing the words “you have cancer,” but also on the unexpected moments of humanity, kindness, humor, and hope that carried her through the experience. She shares memories of bringing her two-year-old daughter with her to radiation appointments and describes the extraordinary care shown by the radiology imaging teams, radiation therapists, technologists, and medical staff whose compassion often became just as important as the treatment itself. What could have been cold, clinical moments instead became experiences filled with warmth, encouragement, and connection.

The speech also celebrates one of the most emotional milestones in any cancer journey: ringing the bell at the end of radiation treatment. That sound represented more than the completion of therapy. It symbolized survival, resilience, faith, and gratitude for every person who helped guide Leslie through the darkest chapter of her life.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the lifesaving importance of early detection and preventive screening by understanding that the greatest danger is not cancer itself, but having cancer and not knowing it in time to treat it effectively.
• Reflect on the fragility and value of life by gaining a deeper appreciation that tomorrow is never guaranteed, encouraging participants to live with greater gratitude, purpose and presence.
• Inspire healthcare professionals to prioritize their own health and wellness by reminding caregivers that they, too, deserve the same attention, screenings, and compassion they provide to patients every day.

About the Speaker:

Leslie Mouton, a two-time Emmy-award-winning former TV news anchor and public speaker, is Creative Media Director for 501 c(3) nonprofit Morgan's in San Antonio. The nonprofit oversees several entities designed for people of all abilities to enjoy together. That includes the world's first Ultra-Accessible™, fully-inclusive Morgan's Wonderland theme park, award-winning Morgan's Inspiration Island splash park, Morgan's Sports, Morgan's Camp, and Morgan’s MAC, the Multi-Assistance Center. Morgan’s MAC, constitutes an innovative approach to overall care for people with disabilities, and through navigation, finds solutions to medical, non-medical, and therapeutic issues.

A native of Lafayette, La., Mouton graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and started her journalism career in 1988 in Alexandria, La. After spending 21 years anchoring for KSAT 12, San Antonio's ABC-TV affiliate, she retired from broadcast journalism in June 2020 and joined Morgan's in January 2021.

Mouton gained national attention after going public with her breast cancer battle in October 2000. At age 35, Mouton discovered a lump in her breast during a self-exam and learned it was a very aggressive form of breast cancer. She allowed cameras to follow her through the entire treatment process, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.

She anchored a newscast without her wig to bring awareness and encourage other people battling breast cancer. At a time when cancer was still considered taboo, her actions gained the attention of ABC's "Good Morning America," "Weekend Today," and "Oprah." Newspapers worldwide and television programs "Inside Edition" and "Primetime" featured stories about her battle.

Mouton has received numerous awards, including The Congressional Action for Cancer Awareness Award and the Macey's Heart and Soul Award. She was named one of the Texas Jaycees' "Ten Most Outstanding Young Texans," and she was honored with official citations from the City of San Antonio and Bexar County for raising awareness about breast cancer.

2:45PM - 3:15PM

Break

3:15PM - 4:15PM

"Find Your Voice: Becoming an Advocate for Your Team, Your Organization and Yourself"

Veronica Sapp, Marketing Manager; Cassling
Marc Costanzo, Marketing Director; Cassling

Overview:

In a field where clinical excellence is expected but professional influence is often overlooked, radiologic technologists and their leaders have more power than they realize.

This dynamic session will help imaging professionals at every level find their voice and become advocates not just for better equipment or bigger budgets, but for their patients, their departments, and their own careers. Attendees will leave with a practical framework for building their professional brand, communicating compellingly with executive leadership, and cultivating a culture of community advocacy that has the power to create system-wide change.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify three dimensions of professional advocacy: social presence, organizational involvement, and community visibility
• Learn the importance of translating clinical priorities into the financial and operational language that resonates with C-suite decision-makers
• Construct a concise, compelling case for a departmental initiative using the elevator pitch framework introduced in the session
• Apply strategies for developing a team culture where advocacy is shared, sustained and not dependent on a single voice

About the Speakers:

Veronica Sapp serves as Marketing Manager at Cassling, where she leads the organization’s marketing strategy through multimedia campaigns and oversees the day-to-day operations of Cassling’s marketing. With nearly 15 years of healthcare marketing experience, Veronica has built her career around supporting healthcare organizations through strategic communications, digital marketing, brand positioning and sales enablement. Prior to joining Cassling, she spent nearly a decade serving the healthcare community in marketing roles focused on medical staffing and long-term care. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Brett, and two little girls, Emersyn and Isabel. Veronica earned her degree in Public Relations from the College of the Ozarks in Missouri.

As Marketing Director at CQuence Health, Marc Costanzo leads a content and analytics team that creates and executes campaigns for innovative healthcare companies around the country. Marc and his team operate at the intersection of data and storytelling, using AI, SEO and digital media best practices to reach provider and patient audiences through personalized content that inspires action.

Marc lives with his wife, daughter and three insane dogs in Omaha, Nebraska. In his spare time, he likes visiting Disney theme parks, eating chicken wings and writing thrillers.

4:30PM

Event Concludes