Dr. Debbie Schardt, MBA-HCA, RN

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Adjunct Professor at Purdue Global

United States

Overview

Dr. Debbie Schardt is a healthcare executive and Registered Nurse with over 35 years of experience, holding a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership. She is the founder of One Word Leadership, a coaching firm, and serves as an Adjunct Professor at Purdue Global. Her expertise spans revenue cycle, utilization management, and developing emerging leaders.

As a breast cancer survivor, her personal journey has deeply influenced her professional focus on resilience, compassion, and purposeful leadership. She is a published author who writes on integrating faith and purpose into leadership, aiming to help others lead with conviction and self-awareness.

Unique fact: Her personal experience overcoming cancer directly shapes her coaching philosophy on resilience and leading through adversity.

Personality Overview

Upfront

Demanding

ROI Conscious

They care equally about the product and its potential impact.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Topics They Care About

Emotional Intelligence
Specializes in using emotional intelligence assessments to help healthcare leaders improve self-awareness, team dynamics, and decision-making.
Resilient Leadership
Draws from her personal journey as a breast cancer survivor to coach leaders on navigating adversity and fostering resilience within their teams.
Preventing Burnout
Focuses on helping overwhelmed healthcare leaders avoid burnout by developing sustainable leadership practices and purpose-driven mindsets.

Media Appearances

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Work History

9-2024
Adjunct Professor at Purdue Global
3-2024
Founder & CEO at One Word Leadership
5-2015
Assistant Vice President, Revenue Cycle & Utilization Management at MultiCare Health System
8-2005
Vice President at Executive Health Resources/Optum
8-2005
Senior Consultant at MedLearn

Education

MBA-HCA from Mid-America Christian University
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse from Albany Medical Center School of Nursing

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Exp : 20 Location : United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Adjunct Professor at Purdue Global
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Insights For Selling To Dr. Debbie

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Stress on the business value that your product offers
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries
  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization

DONT's

  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dr. Debbie is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dr. Debbie

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dr. Debbie move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Dr. Debbie take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Dr. Debbie

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