Scas Management Group (SMG)
Address: 3073 S Chase Ave., Suite 300, Milwaukee
Year founded: 2011
Product or service offered: SMG provides backroom administrative services: medical claims processing, customer service, enrollment management, financial services (insurance billing, A/R & A/P, payroll), mailing services, and provider contracting. Through our clients, we offer in-home non-medical companion and personal care services, home health services, and outpatient mental health services.
Projected 2014 revenue: $1 million
President and majority owner: Ron Scasny
Other key members of the leadership team: Joanne Bolz, owner; Jeff Schulz, owner; Randy Westley, owner; Paula Lucier, owner; Rebeca Ornelas, owner; Patty Enders, owner
Target clientele: Health care and health insurance companies
What has fueled your company’s growth? “A unique business model that allows us to grow as we help our clients grow.”
What is the biggest obstacle to your company’s growth? “Uncertainty regarding ACA rules/mandates (Obamacare), minimum wage requirements,and Department of Labor companionship services rules.”
Do you plan to make any changes in your company in the coming months? “We plan to hire additional staff and will need cubicles, phones, computers, and other equipment/supplies.”
Who are the business people, locally or nationally, whom you admire? And what traits do those people exhibit that make you admire them? “Brian Cahill, attorney at Gass, Weber, Mullins. An experienced trial lawyer/litigator that totally understands business.”
What is the outlook for the business conditions of your industry over the next several months? “Outlook is excellent. Our clients serve the baby boomers and people covered under the State of Wisconsin Medicaid BadgerCare Plus program. Both populations are significantly growing every day.”
What is your company’s most important growth strategy right now? “This is the third company we’ve owned and managed that is a Future 50 award winner (KeyLink Solutions & Abri Health Plan). Our growth strategy has always been to invest in our employees to allow them to provide the best service possible to our clients. We have fun together. We allow for a very flexible family/work life balance, and we are very transparent with our team.”
