Miles Adcox is the Owner and CEO of Onsite, an internationally-known therapeutic and personal growth workshop center, which has been featured on Good Morning America, 20/20 as well as in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He is the founder of Milestones Recovery Center and Inspire Publishing. He is a passionate social entrepreneur with several ventures in the change business. He co-hosted FOX’s The Daily Helpline, is a regular guest expert on The Dr. Phil Show and has been on The Doctors and A&E’s Intervention. In the past year, Miles has been a featured speaker and facilitator at various national events including The Storyline Conference, Random House, Catalyst and O, The Oprah Magazine’s Rising Strong Day with Dr. Brené Brown among many others on various topics including ‘leadership from within,’ connection and emotional wellness.

 

Miles is a communication and mental health advisor to the entertainment industry providing coaching, consulting and other services for those in need. He is the co-founder, executive producer and host of Inspire Nashville, the creative community’s annual premiere event honoring leaders in the music community who use their platforms for transformative, philanthropic reach. He is an advisory board member for Musicians on Call, The Onsite Foundation, Dream 514 and C4 Recovery Solutions. He consults with several international NGOs and travels around the world to provide relief efforts and trauma-informed education to war-torn regions. Miles lives in Nashville with his wife, Vanessa, and has a passion for horses, dogs and all things outdoors.

 

 Ben Cort, Founder, Addiction Treatment Marketers' Organization/Cort Consulting

 

Ben’s passion for recovery, prevention and harm reduction comes from his own struggle with substance abuse. Sober since 6/15/96, Ben has been a part of the recovery community in almost every way imaginable; from a recipient to a provider to a spokesperson Cort has a deep understanding of the issues and a personal motivation to see the harmful effects of drug and alcohol abuse minimized.

In 2007 Ben left his position as a HR director inside of a Denver based S&P 500 firm to help start the Colorado based nonprofit, Phoenix Multisport (PM). As an original board member and then their first full time employee, Ben was instrumental in building this organization that has received frequent national recognition for their innovative approach to building sober communities around sport and healthy activities. 

Ben joined the drug policy conversation at the national level in 2012 after leaving PM to be a part of the “No on 64” Campaign. Following the passage of A64 he has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) As well as NALGAP (the National Association of Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Treatment Providers and their Allies). Ben’s passion about the intersection of recovery and public policy makes him frequent guest in the media.

His first book, Stirring the Pot – A book about weed, published by HCI is due out in 2017. Ben resigned from his position with the University of Colorado Hospital inside of their chemical dependency treatment service line in January 2017 to focus on marijuana education and consulting inside of the substance use disorder treatment field. 

 

With more than 20 years experience in technology management, operations, finance and investment banking, and 18 years of political and government knowledge, Matthew Dorman has driven Credible from a start-up with a mission to improve the quality of care in behavioral health to a profitable, financially stable company with over 240 contracts and annual revenues exceeding $20 million.

Prior to starting Credible, Matthew managed a $40 million e-Commerce division for Lockheed Martin. Matt also has work experience in the private sector managing turn-arounds and proving investment banking and management consulting. Prior to earning his MBA, he worked in county and state government in Maryland as well as on Capitol Hill.  He earned his MBA in Finance from the University of Maryland and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Delaware.

 

Anelia Shaheed is an Associate with the Law Offices of Julie W. Allison P.A. Joining the firm in January of 2015, Ms. Shaheed brings a variety of skills and experience in the managed care, insurance reimbursement, provider risk management and other areas involving healthcare providers and insureds.Joining the firm in January of 2015, Ms. Shaheed brings a variety of skills and experience in the managed care, insurance reimbursement, provider risk management and other areas involving healthcare providers and insureds.  While pursuing her law degree, Ms. Shaheed was employed with a nationally recognized health billing company. During her seven year tenure, she attained the position of Chief Operating Officer and eventually General Counsel upon her admission to the bar. Her employment experience provided substantial insight and involvement within the areas that health care providers experienced with insurance, reimbursement, Medicare and Medicare, risk management, and similarly situated areas. Additionally, Ms. Shaheed has worked with providers relating to payor audits and medical necessity criteria and implementation.  As the Chief Operations Officer, Ms. Shaheed also learned the operational intricacies of managing and employing over 150+ staff members and interacting with providers and hospitals, giving her valuable insight into the fiscally productive operation of a business.

 

 

Kevin started his career working for large enterprise software companies selling multi-million dollar software applications to midsize organizations and large multi-national firms. After ten years of working in the technology industry, Kevin founded a land development and home building company. He gained invaluable experience running all aspects of the business; including raising money, negotiating and purchasing land, planning & rezoning, permitting and building infrastructure (roads, sewers, water, pool, clubhouse, etc.), building houses, and putting together and executing a marketing plan.
 
After successfully selling that company to a large publicly traded company in 2010, Kevin has been selling healthcare companies. Kevin has been invited to speak at several national and regional healthcare conferences with topics ranging from the process of selling a healthcare company to maximizing value prior to a sale.

Kris Washington, Founding Partner, Psynchronous Communications, Inc.

 

Jordan Watson, Director of West Coast Outreach, Monte Nido and Affiliates
 
Jordan Watson is the Director of West Coast Outreach for Monte Nido and Affiliates, an industry leader in eating disorder and exercise addiction treatment with over twenty facility sites nationwide within three distinct brands: Monte Nido, Oliver Pyatt Centers, and Clementine Adolescent Programs. Jordan brings a spirited leadership style to outreach and marketing efforts characterized by authenticity, integrity, and passion. He has worked in the field of eating disorder treatment for five years in outreach and marketing as well as related roles in admissions and mental health counseling. Jordan has also served as the Marketing Chair for the Board of Directors of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP), Los Angeles Chapter.