Spencer Potesta

Psychotherapist, Company Builder, Author | Founder of Potesta Holdings Corporation & Social Capital Foundation

My background is in clinical and organizational psychology, dedicating time to psychotherapy for patients with severe anxiety and trauma disorders, while building and partnering with organizations in organizational psychology. The tools I use in therapy mirror those that help executives and organizations excel.

In psychotherapy, I run a private practice as a double-board certified psychotherapist in Illinois, offering specialized, evidence-based care for severe anxiety (like OCD) and trauma disorders (including dissociation). I dedicate a select few days per week to this transformative, client-centered work.

As CEO of Midsommer.org, I address clinical pain points—like limited access, high costs, and fragmentation—leading a pioneering mental health organization. We build a clinician-led holistic care model, revolutionizing psychotherapy with self-managing teams, comprehensive services, and ethical, insurance-based practices for affordability across states and specialties. We empower ethical clinicians to own teams as directors and co-owners (typically 10-12 grouped by region/specialty), creating sustainable foundations, better business outcomes, higher clinician satisfaction through collaboration, and dedicated client care. Achieved via aligned incentives and lock-step partnerships—not franchising—this forms a constellation of high-powered, human-centered teams. This bridges my passions of organizational psychology & psychotherapy, empowering resilience and impact for clinicians and clients.

In organizational psychology, I operate Social Capital Holdings, consulting Fortune 500/1000 firms on efficiency and performance. Now, I focus on engaged partnerships in businesses like Midsommer and others, strengthening systems, leadership, and operations.

While devoting time to psychotherapy a few days weekly and advancing ventures, my deepest passion is Social Capital Foundation. As President of this 501(c)(3) healthcare endowment, I tackle generational health needs, leveraging my success to innovate solutions benefiting practitioners and clients. We streamline operations to keep 100% of donations intact, supporting healthcare individuals and organizations.

Founder & Principal

Focused on scaling and rebuilding organizations

Service Lines:
-Organizational Consulting (Organizational Effectiveness & Development)
-Advising for startup organizations
-Turning around failing or distressed businesses
-Support Midsized to Largesized organizations becoming more effective and performative 
-Executive Coaching

*Coming 2023 the PPC Leader Academy focusing on providing straightforward ways for high performing leaders to increase performance and effectiveness. Academy is based on Psychotherapy & Organizational Psychology principles to help leaders break through internal and external barriers of success.

Spencer R. Potesta

Global Management

Designed and executed a comprehensive onboarding program for new employees across multiple properties, conducting monthly sessions that streamlined transitions for over 5 hires, improved role readiness, and reduced onboarding time by 20%.
Collaborated with legal consultants and stakeholders to develop operational policies, enhancing property functionality and improving efficiency by 15%.
Performed comprehensive needs analysis to identify communication gaps across departments, developing and implementing strategic solutions that enhanced cross-functional collaboration and streamlined workflows.
Launched an Employee Star Program to recognize outstanding contributions, fostering employee engagement and alignment with organizational values

Organizational Development Specialist

Casa Central

Facilitated in-person and virtual MANDT training sessions for 80+ employees, leading to improved de-escalation skills and better team collaboration.
Managed and maintained the Learning Management System (LMS) for 100+ employees, ensuring accurate content updates, user support, and system functionality to optimize training delivery and track employee progress.
Spearheaded a performance review redesign project, managing timelines, stakeholder communication, and resources to deliver a more aligned and effective evaluation form based on C.A.R.E.S. values.
 Developed and coordinated wellness training programs and activities, enhancing the agency’s Wellness Program and promoting employee health and well-being with an increase of 15%  in employee engagement.

Learning And Development Specialist

Conducted in-depth analysis of retention and turnover rates for non-profits, identifying key trends that led to a 10% improvement in retention strategies.
Achieved 100% regulatory compliance by identifying and correcting missing data in I9 forms for over 200 employees.

Human Resources Intern

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Created and managed content workflows for 4+ campaigns across LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok, enhancing brand visibility and audience engagement.
Conducted interviews with university leadership to highlight subject-matter expertise, fostering community engagement and knowledge sharing.

Digital Content Specialist

Sanghar Exports

Screened and evaluated 50+ candidates for international trading roles, identifying top hires who aligned with organizational needs.
Collaborated with 5+ external recruiting firms to ensure a qualified talent pool, maintaining seamless communication and evaluation processes.

Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Zemote

Enhanced employee retention by 20% through targeted recruitment and skill-based hiring strategies.
Increased workforce diversity by 10% using innovative sourcing strategies on LinkedIn and other platforms.
Coordinated the onboarding of 12 new hires, fostering a seamless transition into the organization.

Human Resources Coordinator

Brain Waves Medical Clinic

Conducted primary data collection for research on culturally diverse individuals (ages 18-65) experiencing depression and anxiety linked to migraine and vertigo. Utilized standardized measures, including GAD-7 and PHQ, with findings contributing to a medical publication authored by doctors.

Research Intern

Samiksha Sports Pvt. Ltd.

Collaborated with a team of sports psychologists to train young athletes (ages 5-10) in essential life skills using cricket as a medium. Focused on developing teamwork, sportsmanship, and foundational soft skills while introducing children to the sport.

Sports Psychology Intern

Everyone deserves a supportive start and a path to grow in their role.

My passion for learning and development was sparked when I saw the impact of thoughtful onboarding on employee confidence and engagement. From that point on, I knew I wanted to work on building environments where people feel truly supported as they grow into their roles.

In my work, I create learning programs that address employees’ needs, drive engagement, and improve retention. I’m particularly focused on onboarding and professional development, ensuring every new hire feels welcomed, prepared, and supported.

I am looking forward to building meaningful programs that help employees succeed. If you share a commitment to employee growth and development, let’s connect!

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