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 Interview Amariah Olson, Founder of Olson Capital Investments (Episode 1417)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Adam Coughran, President of Safe Kids Inc. & Standards Training Group (Episode 1416)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Neela Singh, Founder of Neela K Consulting (Episode 1415)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Chris Baiocchi, Founder & CEO of Resolute Philanthropy (Episode 1414)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Andrei Hall, Hall Wealth Management Group (Episode 1413)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Meg Appelgate, Co-Founder & CEO of Unsilenced (Episode 1412)
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Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Melissa & Jason Jacobi (Episode 1410)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Mark Beran, Fractional Chief Commercial Officer (Episode 1409)
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Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Kim Kelley Thompson, Business Coach & Owner of Kim Kelley Productions (Episode 1406)
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Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Nicole Sanchez, Founder of The Bella Foundation (Episode 1403)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi J. J. Wenrich, President of Tax Pros + Investing (Episode 1402)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Carl Orsbourn, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer at JUICER (Episode 1401)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Chase Barr, President & CEO of ATTAC Group (Episode 1400)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Barbara Fulmer, Founder & Chief Performance Officer at Performance At Work (Episode 1399)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Mark Tacconelli of Magique Beauty (Episode 1398)
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