Worth the Work with Jason Dana Costa
Worth the Work with Jason Dana Costa explores what it really takes to build organizations that matter.
Hosted by healthcare executive, consultant, and mission-driven leader Jason Costa, each episode features honest conversations with CEOs, nonprofit executives, healthcare innovators, and community leaders who are tackling meaningful challenges with curiosity, trust, and operational excellence.
From leadership and organizational strategy to healthcare innovation, culture, financial sustainability, and navigating complex change, Jason uncovers the lessons that don't make it into business books. These are conversations about building organizations that create lasting impact, earning trust when it matters most, and doing work that's truly worth the work.
Whether you're leading a healthcare organization, nonprofit, business, or growing team, you'll walk away with practical insights, fresh perspectives, and the inspiration to lead with purpose.
Episodes
9 episodes
Kris Salyards – Executive Director, The Bridge Youth & Family Services | Founder, Anchor Point Integrative Therapy
What happens when the people trying to change lives are working within systems that are holding them back?In this episode of Worth the Work, host Jason Dana Costa sits down with Kris Salyards, Executive Director of The Bridge Y...
Dani Kimlinger - CEO & Partner, MINES and Associates
Great leadership isn't about having all the answers. It's about creating opportunities, building trust, and knowing when to get out of the way.In this episode of Worth the Work with Jason Dana Costa, Jason sits down with ...
Yonzetta Brook Tillman, PhD - AVP, Mental Health Services, Easterseals New Jersey
What does it take to lead healthcare organizations through crisis, rising costs, workforce challenges, and constant pressure without losing sight of the people you serve?In this episode of Worth the Work with Jason Dana Costa, J...
Eric Perry - Executive Director & CEO, Avenir Behavioral Health Center
What makes a behavioral health organization truly worth the work?In this episode of Worth the Work, Jason Dana Costa sits down with Eric Perry, Executive Director and CEO of Avenir Behavioral Health Center, to explore what it takes to l...
Abdul-Rahmaan I. Muhammad - Founder, My People Clinical Services | President & CEO, My People Community Services
What does it take to build an organization that truly stays connected to the people it serves?In this episode of Worth the Work with Jason Dana Costa, Jason sits down with Abdul-Rahmaan I. Muhammad, Founder of My People Clinical...
Avi Wisotsky, FCAS - CEO, RightWay ABA
What does it take to scale a healthcare organization without losing sight of the people it serves?On this episode of Worth the Work with Jason Dana Costa, Jason sits down with Avi Wisotsky, FCAS, CEO and co-founder of RightWay ABA, to ex...
Roger Jansen, PhD - CEO, Exponential Health | Rethinking Healthcare and Putting People First
What if the biggest problem in healthcare isn't a lack of money, but how we choose to spend it?In this episode of Worth the Work with Jason Dana Costa, Jason sits down with Dr. Roger Jansen, CEO and co-founder of Exponential Health, to e...
Lisa James, LCSW-C - Vice President of Behavioral Health & Social Work, Chase Brexton Health Care
What makes an organization truly worth the work? For Lisa James, it comes down to connection: connection to people, teams, clients, and the communities they serve.In this episode of Worth the Work, Jason Dana Costa sits down with Lisa Ja...
David Esposito - Chief Executive Officer, ONL Therapeutics
What does leadership look like when the plan falls apart?On this episode of Worth the Work with Jason Dana Costa, Jason sits down with David Esposito, CEO of ONL Therapeutics, to explore leadership through success, failure, uncertainty, ...
