Mr. Polacek currently serves as Director, Concierge Medicine Services for GSC, having held this position since joining the firm in January 2004. In this role he is responsible for overseeing the transition process for our concierge medicine engagements. Prior to that, Mr. Polacek held the position of Director of Practice Development with MDVIP, a Boca Raton based company specializing in establishing Concierge Medical practices. In that capacity, he was instrumental in the successful launch of 6 Concierge Model practices in several states as well as providing marketing and patient growth initiatives to 20 additional primary care practices. During his tenure, patient growth exceeded 30% - both from new practice conversions and existing physician clients.
Mr. Polacek also served as an independent consultant and charity fundraiser from July 2001 to January of 2003 where he developed programs and strategies for business re-engineering and business development. During the 20 years prior to that, Mr. Polacek held various executive positions with Humana and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida. As a Regional Vice-president, he oversaw all major account activities in the Southeastern U.S. and was responsible for several sales offices and numerous multi-million dollar clients. In the course of these assignments, he has received various awards for the successful implementation and execution of management strategies.
A long time resident of South Florida, Mr. Polacek currently holds a bachelors degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Illinois.