Ria Berger is the CEO of Healthy Smiles for Kids Orange County. She is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 25 years of Operations, Business Development, and Human Resources experience in multi-cultural, multi-site locations in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Berger served for four years as a member of the Board of Directors at CalOptima (Orange County's single largest health insurer), with $3.6 billion in revenue. She is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Governance Fellow.
Berger was previously a VP of Human Resources for several Fortune 500 companies ($2B-42B revenue). She is currently the CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County, one of the nation's largest oral health care providers for children.
Since the beginning of her tenure in 2014, the organization has increased its revenue by 250% within three years, tripled in employee headcount and launched an innovative Teledentistry program (one of the largest in the US.) Healthy Smiles was named one of Orange County Register’s Top Workplaces in 2017, 2018 and 2021, and Orange County Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in 2022.
She is a co-founder of Art 4 Fun, a 22 year-old business headquartered in London and continues to serve on the Board of Directors.
Ria Berger's greatest strengths are in the successful execution and transformation of world class organizational and business development programs. She has extensive experience in strategy, operations, board recruitment, leadership reorganization, culture transformation, and mergers and acquisitions. She masterfully architects innovative systems integration and delivers outstanding results to Fortune 500 companies, private corporations, and nonprofit organizations.
Berger holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California (USC), and has taught HR and business courses at the University of California, Irvine and USC.
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Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. Hosted by Ric Franzi, business partner at Renaissance Executive Forums Orange County. Learn more about Ric at www.ricfranzi.com.
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Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Eileen McDargh, Founder & CEO of The Resiliency Group / McDargh Communications (Episode 1457)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Dr. Chip Espinoza, Dean of Strategy at Vanguard University (Episode 1456)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Kent Schmidt, Litigation Partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP (Episode 1455)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews David Cristofaro, Founder & CEO of Actionable Research (Episode 1454)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Tom Snelling, President & General Manager of Food Systems Inc. (Episode 1453)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Bill Carpou, CEO of Octane (Episode 1452)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Brenda Rodriguez, Executive Director of Affordable Housing Clearinghouse (Episode 1451)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Johnlery Cruz, Founder & CEO of Carbon Fiber Cabinets (Episode 1450)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Braelyn Davis, Co-Founder & CEO of Planet Based Foods (Episode 1449)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Sherri Snelling, Author of ’Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life’ (Episode 1448)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Suzy Engwall, President & CEO of HealthTech Strategies, LLC (Episode 1447)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Manuel Gómez, Founder & Producer of OC World (Episode 1446)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Lori Torres, Founder & Former CEO of Parcel Pending (Episode 1445)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Lynne Sebastian, Sebastian Wealth Management & UBS Financial Services Inc. (Episode 1444)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Anton Komarow, Founder & CEO of B2Storefront (Episode 1443)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot & Business Audio Theatre (Episode 1442)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Reyhaneh (Rey) Blackman, Co-Founder of Product Pair (Episode 1441)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Chris Boucher, CEO of Juicetiva (Episode 1440)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Ralph Adamo, Author of Integrity @ Work (Episode 1439)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Robert Hunt, Author of Nobody Cares (Until You Do) (Episode 1438)
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