In August 2016, after leaving a prominent role at the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance promoting economic development in southern Nevada, Michael acquired Progressive Management & Associates (“PM”). Michael quickly set out to learn the storied history behind the firm’s reputation of 42 years in the marketplace to shape the firm for the next 42 years. The vision was clear from the start, to create a global advisory services firm focusing on the health care industry.
It all starts with partnering with the practice owner, guiding him or her through inception/entrepreneurship, growing the business, managing maturity, and ultimately shepherding the doctor through a successful practice exit. Principles of practice management are key to fostering growth for both the Aptus client and advisor. Through a complete and integrated suite of service offerings, including comprehensive management consulting, marketing, strategic planning and transition services, Aptus aligns the business of the health care practice and the profession together. Michael’s background in economic development and leading a team that crafted brokerage and corporate development strategies that attracted and expanded sixty-seven (67) businesses to the region that provided $1.49B in economic impact, $720MM in capital investment, and 7,200 jobs created in YEAR 1 and 2, surpassing the expectations of the Board of Directors prepared him to lead Aptus as an industry leading M&A firm.
As a former U.S. Army Captain, who served in the military from September 2001 to late 2012, Michael was responsible for managing military operations in medicine and safety for more than two-hundred (200) soldiers. In returning to civilian life, Michael oversaw day-to-day operations at a sixty-two (62) employee dental practice, where he analyzed and streamlined company business practices to achieve greater profitability ($4.1MM to $6.3MM in eighteen (18) months). We do all of this because building a better community starts with service to clients and service to the team. Through our firm’s professional advisory services we can create meaningful relationships with our clients throughout their career, connect health care practices together to create larger eco-systems for efficiency health care delivery to the community, and position the practice owner for a happy and healthy retirement. All while working with the next generation for practice ownership so that doctor can serve their family, friends, and community for the next 20+ years.
