Meet Joe

Transforming Healthcare—& Business

E. Joseph Steier III, known as Joe Steier, is a dynamic healthcare entrepreneur and business leader who has helped found many startup companies, owned various small businesses and continues to provide advisory services to various profit and non-profit boards while becoming an author, public speaker and a respected healthcare expert.
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A Visionary Leader

Joe’s forward-thinking leadership has positioned Signature HealthCARE (SHC) at the forefront of healthcare innovation. SHC’s mission is to “radically change long-term care forever,” driven by three core pillars: Spirituality, Learning, and Intrapreneurship. Under Joe’s leadership, SHC has received numerous prestigious accolades, including recognition on Modern Healthcare’s “Best Places to Work” list, Inc. 5000’s ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing privately-held companies, U.S. News & World Report’s list of “Best Nursing Homes,” and Newsweek’s recognition for several of its facilities as "America’s Best Nursing Homes."

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A Louisville Native

A native of Louisville, Joe brings more than 25 years of healthcare experience to his leadership role. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Bellarmine University, where he was also a scholarship athlete, inducted into the Distinguished Gallery of Alumni, and served on the Board of Overseers for 8 years.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Bellarmine University

CPA license from Pricewater Coopers

MBA in Healthcare Executive Leadership from the University of Miami

Master’s in Education from the University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate in Organizational Learning from the University of Pennsylvania/Wharton School of Business" to “Doctorate in Organizational Learning, University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School of Business), Fellow

Earned Academic Distinction with Dissertation on “Leaders as Teachers”

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  • Volunteer of the Year at Klondike Manor Nursing Home
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  • One of the 1st Student Team Leaders at Kentucky Harvest
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  • Earned CPA license
  • Founded the Homeless Benefit Ball Foundation to address homelessness in Louisville, KY 1990-1997
  • Founded in the Great Awakening Comedy Wake Up Service featured in many business publications in 1990
  • Acquired the Golden Nugget Tavern in with 1st cousin
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  • Acquired Leet’s Florist with Partner
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  • Started and Served as Development Manager for Vencor and Vencare, 1993-1996
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  • Acquired Bearno’s Pizza with childhood friends and are still best friends today
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  • Co-Founded Professional Healthcare Services as a division of Professional Bank Services taking it to 23 states with a great team
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  • Become President of Home Quality Management (HQM)
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  • Team takes Bearno’s Pizza to the China Market as 1st US pizza company to enter China Marketplace
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  • Golden Nugget WINS BEST NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERN in the US
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  • HQM sold
  • Co-Founded Signature Healthcare with ARBA Group
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  • Co-authored the Release of My God! Our God? Earning Best Sellers list in Louisville, KY
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  • Joe partnered with Spalding University and Launched Executive CNA Program. Joe requires all C-suite executives in his company to obtain their CNS license, which he maintains, leads to hands-on learning and understanding challenges of that vital role. Click here to watch Walk A Mile In CNA Shoes
  • Co-Founded the Center for LTC Innovation/Innovate LTC
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In The Community
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Author
Thinker
One Man's Imperfect Journey
After witnessing a God-given miracle—the divine healing of his son, Luke—E. Joseph Steier, III, embarked on a spiritual journey that revolutionized his approach to business, faith, and the workplace. The lessons he brought back, gained from painful personal mistakes, will forever change how organizations should serve their employees, communities, and mission.

Featured books

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Books
A Private Anthology: Poems From The Heart
A Private Anthology: Poems from the Heart is an inspiring collection of stre
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My God! Our God?
A Spiritual Journal from the Holy Land and a Long Apologetic Prologue.
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Featured blog posts

Healthcare
October 11, 2013
Is This The Best Ticket In The Best College Sports Town In The U.S.?
I know ESPN calls Louisville the best college sports town...
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Reflections
November 30, 2017
A Decade Down, Forever To Serve
Since 2007, Signature HealthCARE has served thousands of residents and leads the industry with its mission of revolutionizing long-term care!
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Reflections
December 21, 2011
God in the Workplace
Maybe they started to remember why they had taken the job in the first place...
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