Steve Bilt
CEO of Smile Brands & Smiles for Everyone Foundation
Steve is the CEO & co-Founder of two companies in dental services sector (now combined), currently ~450 practices and 5000+ providers & employees providing care for more than 1.5mm people annually by focusing on organizational purpose and rewarding relationships with all constituents under a comprehensive vision of Smiles for Everyone!
Smile Brands affiliated offices have a combined Google rating of 4.4 Stars and a Glassdoor rating of 4.6 stars and a 94% Employee Recommendation Rating. The company won four Stevie Awards at the 2018 American Business Awards, including Employer of the Year (Gold), Employee Focused CEO (Gold), CEO/Executive of the Year (Gold) and Company of the Year (Silver), two 2017 Best in Business Awards, including Most Customer Friendly, and as a 2018, 2019 & 2020 (#1 multi-site Healthcare all three years, 100 Best Places to Work in the U.S. by Glassdoor. Recognized by Comparably as Large Co U.S. CEO for Diversity (#6) and Women (#11) and Co for Career Advancement & Culture, Glassdoor as a U.S. Large Company CEO in 2018 (#12) & 2019 (#29) by CEOWORLD Magazine Best CEOs in the United States (#35) & Comparbly (#29), awarded CEO of the Year Social Impact by Wharton School & CEO Connection and inducted into Kaufman Foundation/EY Entrepreneur Hall of Fame.
The Smiles for Everyone Foundation is a public, non-profit organization providing free dental care (approximately $25mm to date) through International Trips and ongoing local outposts in six countries in Africa, Asia and South America & during events throughout the United States. The Foundation's work has received numerous recognitions from the Govts., Health Ministries, Monarchies of Paraguay, Thailand & Ghana and Humanitarian Awards from NEA and American Red Cross.
Previously, finance and operating executive within several other publicly traded and privately held multi-site healthcare service companies in speciality areas including Dialysis, Rehabilitation Services, Orthopedics, Cardiology, Asthma/Allergy, Lab Services. Prior thereto, an executive with a Big Four Accounting & Consulting Firm.
Steve Bilt
Kostiantyn Gridin