Built by Operators,
for Operators
The Vital Spark Co. was founded on a simple belief: healthcare organizations deserve advisors who have actually done the work — not just studied it.
Healthcare is one of the most complex, high-stakes industries in the world. The organizations navigating it — health systems, provider groups, digital health companies — deserve advisors who understand that complexity from the inside out.
That’s why we started The Vital Spark Co. We bring deep operator experience to every engagement — the kind that only comes from having led teams, managed budgets, driven transformation, and sat in the exact chairs our clients sit in today.
We don’t hand you a report and walk away. We stay in it with you — building momentum, aligning your team, and making sure that strategy becomes results. Our goal isn’t to make you dependent on consultants. It’s to leave you stronger than we found you.
When we say we ignite what’s next, we mean it — not as a tagline, but as a commitment to the organizations that trust us with their most important challenges.
Work With UsWhat We Stand For
Operator Mentality
We’ve done the work. We speak from experience, not theory.
Bias for Action
Strategy without execution is just a document. We build momentum.
Honest Partnership
We tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear.
Leave You Stronger
Every engagement builds capability that lives on after we leave.
Kari Kennedy
Kari brings deep healthcare leadership experience to every engagement, with a track record of driving growth and transformation across health systems, provider groups, and digital health organizations. She founded The Vital Spark Co. to bring operator-level expertise and a bias for action to the organizations shaping healthcare’s future.
Kjell de Orr
Full bio coming soon.
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