"We get asked often to describe OnePoint and how we're different and it really comes down to not what we do, but how we do it. We've been so fortunate to have a group of like-minded, talented, dedicated, and "easy to work with" individuals find each other here and create an environment of intense collaboration and creativity that allows us to work with organizations with similar values to help move the industry forward. During the long journey of creating and realizing a strategic vision for an organization, it's building those deep and meaningful relationships with all people around the table, learning from each other daily, and then sharing those small moments of collaborative creativity and problem solving that keeps the excitement going for me every day. To be able to share a vision, challenge the status quo, and enjoy the work that we do, while making real change is what has made this experience so enjoyable and rewarding."

Erik is one of the founders of OnePoint Partners, a strategic and development advisory firm focused on the non-profit senior living industry. Erik holds a Master of Architecture and has more than 15 years of experience in design and development in a variety of project types including complex CCRC repositioning projects, expansions to existing campuses, as well as the development of new campuses.

Erik holds a Master of Architecture and has more than 15 years of experience in design and development in a variety of project types including complex CCRC repositioning projects, expansions to existing campuses, as well as the development of new campuses.

Erik’s expertise is in the facilitation of the early creation, testing, and execution of the community’s strategic vision from inception through completion. This includes strategic planning, project feasibility, site evaluation, navigating complex approvals processes, as well as the formation, management, and oversight of the entire project team required to bring vision to reality. At OnePoint, Erik oversees all aspects of the development advisory process, leading a team whose interdisciplinary skill set and core competencies reaches from initial project planning, to site and project feasibility, project development, project management, and construction oversight.

Q. What does OnePoint’s B Corp designation mean to you?

A. Having achieved B-corp was an important milestone for OnePoint, and helped us to create focus on the purpose behind what we do as a company, but I also see this as a jumping off point to continue to build on creating change. There are so many social and environmental initiatives that the senior living industry can champion beyond the existing mission of individual communities but it will take a proactive and wholistic approach to make them core to the work moving forward. I look forward to the day when we see some of these initiatives eventually become standard practice and not a novel idea. That's when we'll know we're making progress.

Q. What is your favorite podcast?

A. Smartless

Q. What is the best advice you've recieved and who gave it to you?

A. When I was little I asked my Dad when do you know when you're a  "grown-up", and he said "You never grow up, you just learn when to act grown up."