RON MYERS
Bio-sketch
November, 2008
Ron Myers is a 40 year veteran of the private ambulance industry. He was co-owner of Physicians & Surgeons (P&S) Ambulance Service, which had operations in Northeast Ohio and Houston, Texas. In 1994 he merged his company with a publicly held, national consolidator. Ron worked with the new organization for several years as a Regional CEO overseeing a five-state area with over 2,000 employees and annual gross sales in excess of $150 million.
In July of 1997, Ron resigned to establish RLM Management Consulting Services, LLC. In addition to advising medical transportation clients, he also specializes in facilitating the strategic planning process for select organizations. Ron received his facilitation training directly from Mike Vance of Vance Creative Thinking Centers of Cleveland, Ohio. Vance was the first Dean of the Disney University and led the early executive development programs for the Walt Disney organization.
Currently, Ron has been spending most of his time assisting client owners who wish to sell their organizations, and other client owners who wish to grow their companies through acquisitions. Ron offers several management tools to increase organizations’ overall values and assist both sellers and buyers as they transition into their new roles.
Ron was recently appointed (Oct-2008) to the national advisory council for the National Academy of Ambulance Coding, (NAAC), www.ambulancecoding.com . This organization is the gold standard for certifying ambulance billing personnel.
Ron is also the past president of the American Ambulance Association and the Ohio Ambulance Association. He is a former member of the Governor’s (Ohio) State Board of Emergency Medical Services. In the early 90’s he received the Entrepreneur of the Year award from the Small Business Council of the Akron Regional Development Board.
He is co-author of the book, The New Owner: Making the Transition from Employee to Employer, published by Business One Irwin. Ron and his wife, Joan, are enjoying their early semi-retirement and live in Stark County, Ohio. He competitively fishes in B.A.S.S. circuits in N.E. Ohio. Ron also has his Captain’s license through the U.S. Coast Guard and is licensed for the in-shore waters in Charleston, South Carolina and the Great Lakes.