{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hearts of Excellence","title":"The Unlikely Path From Executive Chef To Healthcare Leadership feat. Warren McCreery","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2558,"description":"\nWarren McCreery never planned on a career in long-term care. What began as a job in the kitchen at Majestic Care’s Bloomington community became a career, a calling, and ultimately an experience Warren says made him a better person.\nIn this episode of Hearts of Excellence, host Chelsey Gheyara sits down with Warren McCreery and he shares how residents became extended family, how mentors shaped his approach to leadership, why second chances matter, and why he now challenges other leaders to find and return to their “why.”\nBecause sometimes understanding why you do what you do can change where you go next.\nListen to this episode of Hearts of Excellence to hear Warren’s journey and discover why excellence, to him, begins with character, humanity, caring, love, and support.\n\nIn this episode:\nHow an unexpected kitchen job became Warren’s lifelong calling in long-term care\nHow mentorship, second chances, and finding your “why” shaped Warren’s leadership journey\nWhy caring for people, building relationships, and leading with humanity define true excellence\n\nHighlights:\n(00:00) Meet Warren McCreery\n(03:18) The mentor who saw leadership potential in Warren\n(05:11) The resident who helped Warren find his why\n(07:09) Why long-term care feels like family\n(12:03) Learning that the work is about people, not money\n(16:30) Leading through a facility flood during COVID\n(20:23) How long-term care made Warren a better person and father\n(24:25) Becoming the mentor he once needed\n(26:28) Why Warren believes in second chances\n(30:50) Stepping away from Bloomington after nearly two decades\n(32:08) Respecting what makes every community different\n(38:42) What excellence means to Warren\n(40:06) Why everyone should find their why","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/tToc7izJ4kTnl5FktpWnwl2IQyn8yeprTl1ok57gnHg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NWE4/OTgxMTBjYzk5YTUw/MjcwNjQzYTYyZTBl/ZDAzMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}