Quint Studer

Quint Studer is a leadership expert, entrepreneur, mentor, and author. Through the Studer Community Institute and Vibrant Community Partners, Quint holds training and development programmes for entrepreneurs and communities. A nationally recognised leadership expert, Quint has spoken at a variety of different venues across the US, regularly making appearances on radio, TV, well-known magazines, and newspapers.

Beginning his career as a teacher working with special needs children for 10 years. Quint started his healthcare career as a community relations representative, moving on to leadership positions at Mercy Health System and the Holy Cross Hospital. Eventually, he became president of Baptist Hospital in 1996, where he led the organisation to the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide, in patient and employee satisfaction.

Acknowledging his success, numerous healthcare organisations began requesting assistance, leading to the formation of Studer Group. In the 15-years Quint owned the company, he helped over 1000 healthcare organisations move towards higher performance, grew the company to 250 employees and won multiple awards, including the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

Part of Quint’s legacy in healthcare was connecting patient care with customer service. For his contribution to healthcare, Becker’s Hospital Review recognised him as one of the 40 smartest people in healthcare. The only ever healthcare leader, to win the Master of Business Inc magazine award, Quint was chosen twice by Modern Healthcare as one of the Most Powerful People in Healthcare.

Selling Studer Group in 2015 to focus on Studer Community Institute, Quint utilised his leadership skills and passion for community development to revitalise Pensacola. The outcome of his work was a 34% growth in property values within 5 years and a thriving downtown. Documenting his success in his 2018 book, Building a Vibrant Community, Quint has won several awards for this initiative.

An expert in simplifying and translating complex business strategies into actionable leadership behaviours, Quint currently serves as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the University of West Florida, Executive-in-Residence at George Washington University, and Lecturer at Cornell University.

Author of 9 books, 2 of his books, The Busy Leaders Handbook and Results That Last, reached the Wall Street Journal’s best-seller list. Named in Florida Trend’s 500 Most Influential Business Leaders list for 2018, 2019 and 2020, Quint’s experience coaching people at all levels of leadership, across different industries is exceptional, and the wealth of knowledge he brings to the table makes him a phenomenal leadership speaker to book.