Real Stories. Hard-Won Lessons. Ideas That Move Organizations Forward.
Jason Dana Costa brings thirty years of executive leadership across healthcare, behavioral health, and nonprofit organizations to every conversation — and the stories to back it up. From turning around a community mental health center to building a social enterprise that funds behavioral health services through pharmacy profits, Jason speaks from experience, not theory.
He is available for podcast interviews, conference keynotes, panel discussions, and organizational events.
Topic Areas
Mission and Margin — They’re Not Opposites
How mission-driven organizations can achieve financial sustainability without compromising their purpose — and why the ones that do are better positioned to serve their communities.
Worth Saving
The leaders and organizations the world writes off as too risky, too broken, or too hard to serve are almost always underinvested rather than lost causes. A talk about what it takes to walk into a broken institution and make it viable.
Leading Through Complexity
Practical frameworks for nonprofit and healthcare executives navigating growth, transition, governance challenges, and organizational turnaround.
Health Equity as a Business Strategy
Why closing care gaps isn’t just a moral imperative — it’s an organizational opportunity.
Pharmacy Innovation & Behavioral Health
How community pharmacies can serve as a critical infrastructure for behavioral health outcomes — and what the data shows about the impact.
Podcast Appearances
Tim Talks: Behavioral Health
Conversation on medication management, mission-driven business, and the future of behavioral health care.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
JKJ Speaker Series — February 2025
"Jason Costa — Horizon Pharmacy" (36 min)
ASCP RxPerience Podcast
"How Horizon Pharmacy Supports the Mentally Ill and Unhoused" (42 Min)
SureCost Podcast — July 2025 (coming soon!)
Topic: Pharmacy performance, innovation, and operational excellence.
Published Writing
"Medication, Access & Hope: LTC Pharmacies Empower CCBHCs in Behavioral Health"
Rx Insider / Health System & Infusion — Fall 2025
A feature article on how long-term care pharmacies can serve as critical partners for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics — improving medication adherence, reducing hospitalizations, and lowering the total cost of care.
Read online: https://ebook.rxinsider.com/flip-book/37174/2096405/page/68
SureCost Feature Article — Rx Insider, September 2026 (coming soon!)
On the impact of SureCost technology on pharmacy performance and operational outcomes at Horizon Pharmacy.
Book a Speaking Engagement or Podcast Appearance
To inquire about speaking appearances or podcast interviews, contact us!