This month's guests on the Twenty-sixth episode of BNSME Beat is Don Boyd, the President and CEO of Kaleida Health and this year's BNSME Executive of the Year honoree.

Don Boyd is a seasoned leader with over 25 years of experience within the organization, Don previously served as President and COO, where he spearheaded Kaleida's award-winning response to the COVID-19 pandemic. His extensive background includes a decade as Executive Vice President of Business Development—fostering key regional partnerships like the Great Lakes Cancer Care Collaborative—and a successful tenure as President of Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital.

The Buffalo Comedy Collective is a community-driven organization that fosters the local comedy scene through live performances and workshops. In this epsiode they talk about providing specialized improv-based training to help sales professionals enhance their communication and adaptability.

Co-owners Meghan Joyce and Scott Wojtanik lead the Buffalo Comedy Collective by blending creative performance with high-level professional expertise.

• Meghan Joyce leverages her background as a Business Intelligence Lead to manage BCC's operations, program development, and data optimization.

• Scott Wojtanik draws on his experience in wholesale and math to facilitate team-building workshops that prioritize risk-taking and collaboration.

Together, they perform, teach, and apply improvisational principles—like adaptability and cohesion—to help both students and corporate teams thrive. When they aren't on stage, you'll find them building tech products or enjoying the outdoors.

Jeanne Hellert is the owner of JEH Consulting, an outsourced administration and management services company. She currently has contracts with six local professional business associations including BNSME. Each group has their own leadership structure, schedule, mission, audience and events. Jeanne works with each group's board of directors and interacts with their members, prospective members, and vendors. As the main point of contact for these organizations, Jeanne is connected with hundreds of businesspeople in Western New York.

In this episode Jeanne talks about her background and journey to managing multiple organizations.