Social Impact Heroes: Why & How Eric Oakes of Banyan Treatment Centers Is Helping To Change Our World

Value is not a monetary measure. Bottom lines and margins are how you answer to accountants. The quality of your product and the effort you put into doing the right thing is how you answer to your stakeholders. Everyone wants to make a living, but no one I work with is willing to do it at the expense of our mission, which is to help others.

As part of my series about “individuals and organizations making an important social impact”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Oakes, Executive Vice President and COO of Banyan Treatment Centers.

Eric Oakes has been in the helping professions for most of the past 35 years, and has served those battling addictions, mental illness, homelessness, developmental disabilities and family issues. Mr. Oakes is the operational leader of Banyan Treatment Centers, which serves individuals with addictions, mental health issues and eating disorders at 14 locations across six states.

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