Edwardsville CEO News

4/22/2026 News Article

22Apr
πŸ’¬ β€œπ‘­π’Šπ’π’… π’”π’π’Žπ’†π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’šπ’π’–β€™π’“π’† π’Œπ’Šπ’π’… 𝒐𝒇 π’ˆπ’π’π’… 𝒂𝒕. π‘©π’†π’„π’π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π’‘π’‚π’”π’”π’Šπ’π’ π’”π’‰π’π’˜π’” 𝒖𝒑 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓.” This morning, CEO ...πŸ’¬ β€œπ‘­π’Šπ’π’… π’”π’π’Žπ’†π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’šπ’π’–β€™π’“π’† π’Œπ’Šπ’π’… 𝒐𝒇 π’ˆπ’π’π’… 𝒂𝒕. π‘©π’†π’„π’π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π’‘π’‚π’”π’”π’Šπ’π’ π’”π’‰π’π’˜π’” 𝒖𝒑 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓.” This morning, CEO ...

πŸ’¬ β€œπ‘­π’Šπ’π’… π’”π’π’Žπ’†π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’šπ’π’–β€™π’“π’† π’Œπ’Šπ’π’… 𝒐𝒇 π’ˆπ’π’π’… 𝒂𝒕. π‘©π’†π’„π’π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π’‘π’‚π’”π’”π’Šπ’π’ π’”π’‰π’π’˜π’” 𝒖𝒑 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓.”

This morning, CEO students heard from Chad Baugh, Growth Stage Executive at Healthmine, and his story was a powerful reminder that success is rarely a straight line.

From an abrupt end to his collegiate career…to the United States Marine Corps, where he rose to Staff Sergeant in under five years…to completing his education at a top business school and building a 20+ year career across seven healthcare technology companiesβ€”Chad’s journey is anything but traditional.

Through it all, one theme has driven his success:
πŸ‘‰ π‘ͺπ’π’‚π’“π’Šπ’•π’š 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’”π’Šπ’Žπ’‘π’π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’•π’š 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂 π’”π’–π’‘π’†π’“π’‘π’π’˜π’†π’“.

Key takeaways that stuck with our students:
πŸ’‘ You will face rejectionβ€”keep going
πŸ’‘ You won’t always be 100% readyβ€”sometimes you just have to jump
πŸ’‘ Sales isn’t talking…it’s listening
πŸ’‘ True leadership is whether people follow you when they don’t have to

Chad, thank you for sharing your story, your perspective, and an incredible breakfast with our students. We are so grateful for your time and insight! πŸ‘