CEO Blog: Tips & Stories from the Field

Welcome to the CEO Blog, where our Founder & CEO, Alexandra Piatkowski, shares reflections, tips, and stories from her journey in public health. This space offers insights on leadership, equity, and turning data into action — with lessons from the field and ideas to inspire healthier communities.

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What We Built Together in 2025 — and What Comes Next

As 2025 comes to a close, it feels important to pause — not just to tally accomplishments, but to reflect on what this year has meant.

For Piat Public Health, 2025 was about foundations and collaboration. And it was really the fall of 2025 that marked the beginning of this chapter: the moment when an idea officially became a woman-owned public health consultancy, and when a long-held vision started to take shape in the open.

We can’t wait to continue collaborations in 2026!

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From Epidemiologist to Entrepreneur: Why I Had to Unlearn Everything I Knew About “Expertise”

Five years ago, if you’d told me I’d be running my own public health consulting business, I would have laughed.

Stepping into entrepreneurship has been humbling. It forced me to realize that the version of “expertise” I carried with me wasn’t going to be enough — and, in some ways, it was even holding me back.

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