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The 2024 Changemakers embody what it means to be an innovator. As sponsor of the Senior Housing News<\/a> (SHN) series for the sixth year, we always enjoy seeing how each honoree spearheads change in unique, creative ways. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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With that, meet honoree Tim Gary \u2014 CEO of Galerie Living<\/a> and an innovator with decades of experience in senior living. His SHN interview details how Galerie is bringing innovation to the table today (and how they\u2019re planning for the future).<\/p>\n

Read the interview with Changemaker Tim Gary<\/strong><\/p>\n

SHN:<\/em> <\/strong>From where you are now and looking back at your career, how do you think you\u2019ve changed as a leader?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gary: <\/em><\/strong>Over the years I\u2019ve become more confident in what I\u2019m hearing from the customer and interpreting what the customer\u2019s asking for and converting that into a product that they want or need. There\u2019s this tough balance of understanding needs and wants in our industry, but gaining the confidence of listening to a customer and then being able to interpret that into the right product is very important.<\/p>\n

SHN:<\/em> <\/strong>With that emphasis on lifestyle in mind, do you want to talk about the reason behind you wanting to make those changes?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gary: <\/em><\/strong>Initially, what I saw is that there\u2019s a whole group of seniors out there who just don\u2019t consider a senior living community. The reason we saw this was just that there weren\u2019t enough lifestyle spaces built into the communities. This led to bad first impressions. First impressions are everything to us.<\/p>\n

We weren\u2019t paying attention to first impressions of seniors coming into a new lifestyle. First impressions aren\u2019t just about pretty buildings. It\u2019s also about active and energized spaces.<\/p>\n

We build a beautiful product, but the beautiful product doesn\u2019t get its full beauty until the people are in it. Once you get the people in it and you energize them with the right environment, you get smiles on their faces. That\u2019s another component of what makes the lifestyle what it should be.<\/p>\n

SHN:<\/em><\/strong> What are some changes that you believe should be brought to the industry in terms of DEI?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gary:<\/em><\/strong> A lot of it starts in the interview process. I look at applicants\u2019 personalities because I want people in roles that they\u2019re happy in because then they stay in those roles.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve got to spend more time training employees how to approach people, how to talk to people, how to ask people questions, how to interact with your co-workers. Those are just basic fundamentals that we don\u2019t feel like we have enough time for, but if we don\u2019t, it costs us culture, dollars, and the ability to grow.<\/p>\n

Learn more from Changemaker Tim Gary<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to read more of Tim Gary\u2019s insights, check out his full interview with SHN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We encourage you to explore all the Changemakers\u2019 interviews<\/a> released to date, too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2024 Changemakers embody what it means to be an innovator. 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