August 17, 2025 • 19 mins
Edward Estes, Regional Account Executive at Pruitt Health, shares his journey with the healthcare organization and explains their comprehensive services across multiple states. His passion for healthcare stems from personal experience and a desire to help others, demonstrating how Pruitt Health embodies their family-oriented approach to patient care.
• Pruitt Health began as a pharmacy over 50 years ago and now provides comprehensive healthcare services
• Edward covers central Florida, south Georgia, and parts of Atlanta for ancillary sales including pharmacy, medical supplies, shredding, and equipment rentals
• Pruitt Health's unique perspective as both operators and service providers gives them deeper insight into client needs
• Edward played defensive back at Liberty University, overcoming back-to-back concussions to return to a starting position
• Skilled nursing facilities provide essential 24-hour care that cannot be replicated at home
• About 40-43% of caregivers pass away before the person they're caring for due to the immense stress
• Edward prioritizes God first, followed by family and work, maintaining strict boundaries to protect personal time
• Personal losses have shaped Edward's approach to life and work, deepening his compassion for others
Visit PruittHealth.com or find them on social media platforms to learn more about their services in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This episode of let's Get Comfy was brought to you by
Evolutionary Healthcare.
Caring is what we do.
Welcome to the let's Get Comfypodcast.
We have Pruitt Health.
They're also one of the topleading sponsors for Florida
Healthcare.
We're here in Orlando at theFlorida Healthcare 2025
Conference and Trade Show, and Ihave the regional account
(00:22):
executive with me, uh, mr edwardand steve.
Uh, I always let our guestshere on the podcast introduce
themselves, uh, and let you guysknow what they do and who they
are.
So let's go ahead, sir allright.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
First of all, norman, want to thank you for having me
on.
It's a great opportunity.
I've obviously been followingwhat you've been doing and
seeing all the stuff on linkedin, you know, bringing awareness,
allowing people to you know,share what they do and whatnot.
It's great, so reallyappreciate that.
But yeah, I'm Edward Estes workwith Pruitt Health, been with
(00:54):
them five years just moved toFlorida really four and a half
years ago, but I cover ourcentral, central Florida, south
Georgia and some of Atlantaancillary sales.
So that's pharmacy, med supply,shredding, rental, like you
know.
So a little bit of everything.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
So is it more so for you?
Is it like your what they callit conflict management?
Yeah, and there's a little fire, they go call Ed.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
Yeah, call Ed.
Hey, call Ed, I call him.
If you need a service, you nameit.
We got it right.
I'll be there to show up andtake care of your needs for sure
man, that shows yourdependability.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
So with Pruitt Health , if you can just share, where
did you begin with them?
And just your journey along theway.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Yeah, so I would say I guess I said I was.
I've been with them five years.
Really it's going on six.
I've lived in Florida for fiveyears now, but I used to work
for, I'll just say it, I used towork for Omnicare and I went to
a conference and sat in a boothright across from Pruitt and I
watched them operate with oneanother and the way that they
(02:03):
interacted and it was such afamily vibe and I watched.
You know, some of their partnersis what we call people that we
do business with come throughand how they interacted.
I was like there's somethingspecial about that, right, um,
and with that I ended up havingmy former GM of the pharmacy I
was with in Atlanta saw me, hekind of followed me around,
(02:27):
introduced me to Michael right,michael Ferguson, late, great
Michael Ferguson, yes sir.
And that led me like two weekslater from that conference,
right, they were like, hey, areyou interested in coming on with
us?
And right away I said yeah, andhere I am.
I started in Georgia andopportunity opened up in Florida
(02:48):
and and I'm here man.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Listen, well, they have a jewel man just from
meeting you.
We probably met here at theconference.
Uh, you know my cousin Greg too.
Oh yeah, so, uh, man, always astand-up guy.
Everything you told me stood toyour word and that's probably
like level one for me as far asbuilding a relationship.
Somebody that sticks to theirword, that's who I, that's
(03:11):
really I deal with, cause youshow me any other.
I really take people at whatthey show them.
Yes, sir, I believe you, whoyou are.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Yes, sir.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
So, with Pruitt Health, for our audience out
there, for people that may havenot be familiar right with
healthcare care, because myaudience is the everyday, the
community, right, tell them who,what, uh, pruitt health is.
Uh, what do you guys do and whoyou serve so Pruitt health.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
I mean, if you live anywhere in Georgia, you know
Pruitt health, we're everywhere.
You know we sponsor um all theteams in Atlanta.
But we are health care.
I mean we really are.
We embody what it means to be ahealth care provider.
We also serve the community inseveral different ways.
(03:57):
We own operate communities.
We have some that we ownoperate in Florida, many in
Georgia, north Carolina, southCarolina as well.
But over 50 years ago weactually started off as a
pharmacy, right, most peopledon't even know that.
They're like well, I knowPruitt Health because you guys
own these buildings.
But it's like well, we startedas a pharmacy first and that
(04:20):
kind of grew into severaldifferent lines of service that
we have.
And that kind of grew intoseveral different lines of
service that we have.
But you know what?
Again, what I love about whatwe do is we.
We partner with people.
But you become our family,right, you know, you kind of
talked about, you know, being aman of my word and relationship
that matters to us, right, youknow, because in this industry,
(04:41):
challenges are going to comeabout, right, and you want to
partner with somebody likePruitt, right?
Not only do we understand someof the pains that other homes go
through.
It allows us to speak to you alittle bit different than other
vendors, right, but because weown and operate, we partner
better, I think, with everyoneelse for sure.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
Yes, sir.
Well, definitely have astronghold in the health care
sector, definitely in the seniorcare industry as well, just
from the range of services.
Man to build that out it had tobe someone dynamic, right and
leadership, but also afamily-oriented environment and
(05:25):
have that really continuity todo so.
So I think that's what I thinkis most impressive about Pruitt.
And then everyone that youengage with in Pruitt Health.
You really believe that they'resincere with their mission and
focus.
So, going back to industryimpact, you indicated that you
guys are leading in Georgia andmany other states as well, but
(05:48):
any projects upcoming you guyshave, releasing or anything like
that- I would say the newest.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
I mean, you know, or for me, I've spoken quite a bit
about MedSupply.
It's kind of something thatwe've started to take on on our
sales team and really growingwhat we do in med supply and
also we just added shredding,which I think is really cool.
I mean, you know, if you needit, we provide it.
But I think what we do in medsupply and shredding and also
(06:17):
pharmacy, I mean I just think.
But if you're talking about bigprojects like we will pick up
your paper shred boxes and wetake it, yep, we will shred it.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Prue has said we do everything.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
We do it all so like that's.
The newest thing that we'veadded is that line of business
is shredding and rentals.
I guess you would say that.
So CPAPs, bopaps, oxygen andall that they deal me Yep, so we
yep.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
So let me ask you, me ask you have you ever
considered?
Speaker 2 (06:48):
operating a facility, a skilled nurse facility at all
.
It's funny because, uh, I wasI'll just say I don't care I was
actually having theconversation with our good
friend zachariah.
Yeah, today at the golftournament.
I was like man, what is it like?
I've always been interested,right like I, I have a desire to
grow, no matter what I'm doing,and I love, I absolutely love
(07:08):
Pruitt.
Um, I think better than anycompany I've ever been with.
They take care of you, um, butI love people, um, I watched my
mom, you know, uh, in Georgia,be be in a skilled nursing
facility, which drove me to wantyou to learn about being an
administrator.
I also want to lead people.
I love encouraging and helpingpeople become who they're,
(07:33):
they're designed to be, right.
So it's like can you help growpeople from the ground up and
watch them blossom intosomething you know beautiful?
I?
I think I I'm interested.
Yeah, I don't know if I wouldever take the leap, but I'm
definitely interested and I'mintrigued by the idea for sure.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Yeah, man Taley, if you want a challenge, if you
want a challenge, that's the PCword to use.
If you want a challenge, goahead.
You're going to have all theassets, but also, too, you were
fluent, so you're going to betaken care of, but you won't
challenge buddy.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
Go ahead, that's what everyone's and that's like I
think I'm a glutton forchallenges, right, like well, I
look back Honestly.
I mean this Like you know,playing college ball, you learn
so much and the adversity thatyou face, right, and I went
through so much the grind Again.
I was so part of my story wetalked about it earlier about me
(08:34):
playing ball right.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Not to get off topic.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
But, like as a freshman in college, you know
first of all you go in, you'renot the man anymore, right.
So you can be as good as youwant in high school, but go to
college, it's it all pretty muchresets, right.
But I worked my tail off to getto where I was honestly
starting.
So we had basically a nickelrover position, right.
(08:58):
I earned my way to that andthen I ended up getting a
concussion.
In practice I hit um.
We had a guy sam congado endedup playing in the nfl for years.
Dude was.
I mean he was built different,he was Nigerian.
I mean he was as solid as arock.
In practice I came on a blitz.
We met head to head.
Boom, like he's 225.
(09:20):
I mean, one of the strongestdudes.
Speaker 1 (09:22):
You thought you were 140.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
then Nah, I was, I played.
Believe it or not, I played at198.
Really, in high school, incollege, In college, I played at
198.
No, high school, I was like 170, 175.
Speaker 1 (09:35):
Yeah 175.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
But all that to say is like so I got a concussion.
Speaker 1 (09:39):
You're probably like 198 now.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
No, I'm 180, 182.
Wow you went down.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Yeah, a lot of people watching are going to be
jealous of you.
You lost weight as you ate.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
As I ate.
Yeah, it's really good man,it's eat how I eat, you're right
.
But, yeah, so I was talkingabout the adversity and the
glutton for challenges.
No, no, no, you're good.
So I got the starting role, geta concussion in practice and so
that I don't lose my job, I'mlike, I'm fine, worked through
it and before they had all thecrazy concussion protocols first
(10:11):
play of the first game, right,I come in and make the tackle,
boom and the guy I go put myhead across, I make the play,
but he knees me right in my head.
Concussion.
I'm out for the season.
Wow, for the season, because Igot two concussions back to back
.
Back to back.
Got for the season because Igot two concussions back to back
.
Oh, back to back, got it.
So you're talking, you do allthat work and you get to that
(10:32):
position, but all to say that Istill had to fight from Fight,
yeah.
And then when I came back nextyear, I'm on scout team.
So I go from scout team back tostarting and I'll say that,
just like you face adversity andwhen you go through it and you
fight through it, it's like youknow you pick up and you go one
foot in front of the other andfigure it out.
Speaker 1 (10:54):
Man, we'll give you a high schooler shout-out and
your former university that youplayed, man, yeah, so I played
at Pollen County High School incollege.
Speaker 2 (11:01):
I played at defensive back at Liberty University.
Yeah, yeah, go Flames.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
See 198 out there too , 198.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (11:09):
So a man that can handle adversity but chose the
route of providing care, beingthere for people, but you do it
with such passion and compassion, right so?
I put that together sometimes Ilike that so as an account
executive, I want to ask you whyskilled nursing facilities are
vital to the community.
(11:31):
I know a lot of people turntheir nose up at it.
They have misconceptions aboutit.
Just why is it vital to justoverall?
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Well, I'll start with .
The misconceptions justtypically come from a lack of
knowledge, right andunderstanding of you know, the
roles and responsibilities andtruly what goes into it.
I mentioned it earlier, right,my first taste of true skilled
nursing environment was mymother being sick, right and
having to be in a skillednursing facility and I had some
(12:02):
healthcare backgroundinformation, but not as much.
But they're vital because thereare families that don't have
the means or needs to providethe care right that a loved one
needs and you know, honestly,the most affordable way is in a
skilled nursing environment.
I know, right, and you can't.
(12:23):
You know, as much as we try,you can't replicate that in a
home right, the 24-hour serviceand care.
And it is hard, you know, and Itell families, you know it's
hard on the people in there andyou got to understand what
they're going through and yougot to.
You know, you got to learn asmuch as you can as a family
(12:44):
member, but then you also got tohave some grace on the home
side and you got to really workwith them.
But they're vital because,again, in my opinion, the
24-hour care that's neededdepending on the health of the
loved one, can't be provided athome, like it can be provided in
a skilled nursing environment.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
I tell people that all the time I've given plenty
of educations and speeches withdifferent communities, alfs,
skilled nurse facilities I say,yes, you have a passion because
that's your mom.
Nobody can care for my mamalike me.
I hear it all the time I saidbut hey, you have to have a life
too, right, and the statisticsshows about around.
(13:23):
I want to say don't, look thisup, okay, I'm a lucky mom.
I want to say around, I want tosay 40 to 43% of caregivers
actually pass away before theperson that they're caring for
yeah, well, it's stressful.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
Yeah, I mean again going back.
I remember you know my mombeing at home, right, and this
was my sister trying, and itjust wears on you because 24
hours is a long time and youdon't know until it's 2 am and
they're in bed and they need youand you know you've been up all
day, whatever it is.
(13:59):
You know changing them feeding,whatever the case may be, and
then you know, so again, that 20, you know the skilled nursing
environment is just so vital tothe health and you know, for
families for sure.
Speaker 1 (14:12):
So qualities, upbringing we touched on those
things.
I could definitely see you're aman of value, and just me
knowing you, I know it's true aswell.
So how do you prioritize life?
Right, you do a lot.
You're traveling differentareas all over the state as well
, Different states too.
Speaker 2 (14:31):
Yeah, different states.
How do you?
manage that balance right there,I don't know you just wake up
and go.
No, I mean, sometimes it feelslike that.
But one is my priority is God'salways number one, right, so
that leads everything else thatI do, whether I'm, you know,
again, we talked about what youknow, we're fighting right now a
loss in our Pruitt family,right, and if God isn't the
(14:56):
foundation of that and I let myemotions drive, or me personally
, like I'm gonna be like this,right, you know, there's days
I'm gonna be like I ain't, I'mnot getting out of bed or
whatever, but like so God'sfirst.
And then, obviously, you know,we say our family, but part of
part of family is providing forthat family.
So you know, my family's there.
But I got to, I got to get upand go and work, right, but in
(15:18):
that I find time.
So my kids play ball, right, soI got it's year round.
So it might be softball, travel, softball, baseball, football,
soccer.
So you, just in that workspace,you got to grind Right, I got
to be focused, I got to beefficient.
So to me that's key.
You know, when I'm working, I'mworking and when I'm not, like
(15:39):
my family, and and I'll behonest, I don't let anybody
interrupt my family time.
I'll be honest, I don't letanybody interrupt my family time
, I just don't.
Right and and again, that comesfrom my past when you lose a
child, right, when you, you know, my dad was my best friend, so
when you lose him, and then youlose your mother, my whole
perspective changed.
Right and it was.
And I, when I was working atLiberty, you know, back in the
(16:01):
day, I was grinding right, nosleep, no, no balance.
But I'm my look, I'm alwayshappy, right, and that passion,
you see, comes from that.
When you lose people, you lovepeople, different Right and and
so when I prioritize again Godfamily and then my work family,
so I give to these people asmuch as I give to my family, to
(16:24):
be honest when I'm with them and, honestly, the fact that you
start off with god, god is goingto be your constant reminder.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
He's going to let you know if you make sure you two,
you know, stay in tune with him,if you have that personal
relationship with him.
He's going to be a reminder andlet you know.
Hey, man, you need to pay alittle attention to your
daughter.
Yeah, you need to pay a littleattention to your wife, and
something may be going on overthere, absolutely keeping them
first overall as a man for one,yeah, uh, it's very important
man.
(16:50):
So that speaks volumes too.
I try to uphold those thingstoo.
Uh, just, I'm probably likethese past year man, probably
talk to god more than I everhave before.
I'd be mad at him oh man arguewith him.
It's like he's just a regularperson.
Speaker 2 (17:06):
Yeah, you're right.
You're right, that's a big partof it is being able to wrestle,
like that's part of the walk isyou wrestle with God daily.
It is Because he's got a.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
I'm telling you, I'm a hard head, I'm going to be
real, I'm a hard head, so he'scome on, man right right, right,
god, tell me about paying yourremand.
I'll pay your tithes.
I just got the money.
Okay, like come on, man, yeah,but but man, so uh, fishing
coaching, you do that too, yeahyeah, I didn't throw the fishing
(17:37):
in there, I was kind of keepingthat.
Yeah, I'm joking I'm joking, sobut yeah, man, but um, you do a
lot, so that lets me know.
You have a good balance, man.
Yeah, that's very important,but that helps you with your
performance too.
There it is In the workplaceright that helps you to have
that passion and compassion forpeople.
Because you have that balanceeffectively right To relieve the
(18:00):
anxiety that stress.
So I love that about you.
So for families, I know youguys are all over but for those
that may have not heard aboutPruitt Healthcare, if you can
let them know some of yourlocations or website, those
things, how they can reach you.
Speaker 2 (18:14):
Yeah, you can go to PruittHealthcom, right, and then
Pruitt Health on Instagram,facebook, all that we're again.
You know we're in florida uh,georgia, north carolina, south
carolina on up, but obviouslywe're here in florida, so we
want to promote what we do inflorida.
So, if anybody is, you knowmedical supply, pharmacy, um,
(18:38):
rental, any of that.
You know shredding, I saidearlier here.
You know, please reach out, youknow find, find us, look us up.
I'm Edward Estes.
You can probably find me onLinkedIn somewhere.
Speaker 1 (18:48):
And he does respond too.
I will respond, he will respond.
I'll respond.
Yes, sir.
So quality care, wonderfulvision, people with passion and
purpose is what you'll find atPruitt Health, a wonderful
organization that really just.
They are all-encompassing right.
If you partner with PruittHealth, you will have what you
(19:08):
need, for sure.
Yeah absolutely.
So thank you for joining theplatform, man.
Yeah, absolutely, it's an honorto have you, and please tune in
to Less Than Comfort Podcast,all your favorite platforms.
Please subscribe on YouTube.
Check us out on CMC Media, onInstagram, comfort Measures
Media, on YouTube as well.
We're growing here.
(19:28):
I know in your leisure time youprobably like to check out
TikTok and laugh at videos.
Be all happy.
No, I understand, but we sharereal knowledge.
So in your spare time, give meabout an hour, okay, check us
out, thank you.
Thank you, man.
Speaker 2 (19:43):
Man, I love you.
We gotta get and talk, justtalk this episode of let's Get.
Speaker 1 (19:48):
Comfy was brought to you by Evolutionary Healthcare.
Caring is what we do.
This episode of let's Get Comfy was brought to you by
Evolutionary Healthcare.
Caring is what we do.
Welcome to the let's Get Comfypodcast.
We have Pruitt Health.
They're also one of the topleading sponsors for Florida
Healthcare.
We're here in Orlando at theFlorida Healthcare 2025
Conference and Trade Show, and Ihave the regional account
(00:22):
executive with me, uh, mr edwardand steve.
Uh, I always let our guestshere on the podcast introduce
themselves, uh, and let you guysknow what they do and who they
are.
So let's go ahead, sir allright.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
First of all, norman, want to thank you for having me
on.
It's a great opportunity.
I've obviously been followingwhat you've been doing and
seeing all the stuff on linkedin, you know, bringing awareness,
allowing people to you know,share what they do and whatnot.
It's great, so reallyappreciate that.
But yeah, I'm Edward Estes workwith Pruitt Health, been with
(00:54):
them five years just moved toFlorida really four and a half
years ago, but I cover ourcentral, central Florida, south
Georgia and some of Atlantaancillary sales.
So that's pharmacy, med supply,shredding, rental, like you
know.
So a little bit of everything.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
So is it more so for you?
Is it like your what they callit conflict management?
Yeah, and there's a little fire, they go call Ed.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
Yeah, call Ed.
Hey, call Ed, I call him.
If you need a service, you nameit.
We got it right.
I'll be there to show up andtake care of your needs for sure
man, that shows yourdependability.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
So with Pruitt Health , if you can just share, where
did you begin with them?
And just your journey along theway.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Yeah, so I would say I guess I said I was.
I've been with them five years.
Really it's going on six.
I've lived in Florida for fiveyears now, but I used to work
for, I'll just say it, I used towork for Omnicare and I went to
a conference and sat in a boothright across from Pruitt and I
watched them operate with oneanother and the way that they
(02:03):
interacted and it was such afamily vibe and I watched.
You know, some of their partnersis what we call people that we
do business with come throughand how they interacted.
I was like there's somethingspecial about that, right, um,
and with that I ended up havingmy former GM of the pharmacy I
was with in Atlanta saw me, hekind of followed me around,
(02:27):
introduced me to Michael right,michael Ferguson, late, great
Michael Ferguson, yes sir.
And that led me like two weekslater from that conference,
right, they were like, hey, areyou interested in coming on with
us?
And right away I said yeah, andhere I am.
I started in Georgia andopportunity opened up in Florida
(02:48):
and and I'm here man.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Listen, well, they have a jewel man just from
meeting you.
We probably met here at theconference.
Uh, you know my cousin Greg too.
Oh yeah, so, uh, man, always astand-up guy.
Everything you told me stood toyour word and that's probably
like level one for me as far asbuilding a relationship.
Somebody that sticks to theirword, that's who I, that's
(03:11):
really I deal with, cause youshow me any other.
I really take people at whatthey show them.
Yes, sir, I believe you, whoyou are.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Yes, sir.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
So, with Pruitt Health, for our audience out
there, for people that may havenot be familiar right with
healthcare care, because myaudience is the everyday, the
community, right, tell them who,what, uh, pruitt health is.
Uh, what do you guys do and whoyou serve so Pruitt health.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
I mean, if you live anywhere in Georgia, you know
Pruitt health, we're everywhere.
You know we sponsor um all theteams in Atlanta.
But we are health care.
I mean we really are.
We embody what it means to be ahealth care provider.
We also serve the community inseveral different ways.
(03:57):
We own operate communities.
We have some that we ownoperate in Florida, many in
Georgia, north Carolina, southCarolina as well.
But over 50 years ago weactually started off as a
pharmacy, right, most peopledon't even know that.
They're like well, I knowPruitt Health because you guys
own these buildings.
But it's like well, we startedas a pharmacy first and that
(04:20):
kind of grew into severaldifferent lines of service that
we have.
And that kind of grew intoseveral different lines of
service that we have.
But you know what?
Again, what I love about whatwe do is we.
We partner with people.
But you become our family,right, you know, you kind of
talked about, you know, being aman of my word and relationship
that matters to us, right, youknow, because in this industry,
(04:41):
challenges are going to comeabout, right, and you want to
partner with somebody likePruitt, right?
Not only do we understand someof the pains that other homes go
through.
It allows us to speak to you alittle bit different than other
vendors, right, but because weown and operate, we partner
better, I think, with everyoneelse for sure.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
Yes, sir.
Well, definitely have astronghold in the health care
sector, definitely in the seniorcare industry as well, just
from the range of services.
Man to build that out it had tobe someone dynamic, right and
leadership, but also afamily-oriented environment and
(05:25):
have that really continuity todo so.
So I think that's what I thinkis most impressive about Pruitt.
And then everyone that youengage with in Pruitt Health.
You really believe that they'resincere with their mission and
focus.
So, going back to industryimpact, you indicated that you
guys are leading in Georgia andmany other states as well, but
(05:48):
any projects upcoming you guyshave, releasing or anything like
that- I would say the newest.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
I mean, you know, or for me, I've spoken quite a bit
about MedSupply.
It's kind of something thatwe've started to take on on our
sales team and really growingwhat we do in med supply and
also we just added shredding,which I think is really cool.
I mean, you know, if you needit, we provide it.
But I think what we do in medsupply and shredding and also
(06:17):
pharmacy, I mean I just think.
But if you're talking about bigprojects like we will pick up
your paper shred boxes and wetake it, yep, we will shred it.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Prue has said we do everything.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
We do it all so like that's.
The newest thing that we'veadded is that line of business
is shredding and rentals.
I guess you would say that.
So CPAPs, bopaps, oxygen andall that they deal me Yep, so we
yep.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
So let me ask you, me ask you have you ever
considered?
Speaker 2 (06:48):
operating a facility, a skilled nurse facility at all
.
It's funny because, uh, I wasI'll just say I don't care I was
actually having theconversation with our good
friend zachariah.
Yeah, today at the golftournament.
I was like man, what is it like?
I've always been interested,right like I, I have a desire to
grow, no matter what I'm doing,and I love, I absolutely love
(07:08):
Pruitt.
Um, I think better than anycompany I've ever been with.
They take care of you, um, butI love people, um, I watched my
mom, you know, uh, in Georgia,be be in a skilled nursing
facility, which drove me to wantyou to learn about being an
administrator.
I also want to lead people.
I love encouraging and helpingpeople become who they're,
(07:33):
they're designed to be, right.
So it's like can you help growpeople from the ground up and
watch them blossom intosomething you know beautiful?
I?
I think I I'm interested.
Yeah, I don't know if I wouldever take the leap, but I'm
definitely interested and I'mintrigued by the idea for sure.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Yeah, man Taley, if you want a challenge, if you
want a challenge, that's the PCword to use.
If you want a challenge, goahead.
You're going to have all theassets, but also, too, you were
fluent, so you're going to betaken care of, but you won't
challenge buddy.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
Go ahead, that's what everyone's and that's like I
think I'm a glutton forchallenges, right, like well, I
look back Honestly.
I mean this Like you know,playing college ball, you learn
so much and the adversity thatyou face, right, and I went
through so much the grind Again.
I was so part of my story wetalked about it earlier about me
(08:34):
playing ball right.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Not to get off topic.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
But, like as a freshman in college, you know
first of all you go in, you'renot the man anymore, right.
So you can be as good as youwant in high school, but go to
college, it's it all pretty muchresets, right.
But I worked my tail off to getto where I was honestly
starting.
So we had basically a nickelrover position, right.
(08:58):
I earned my way to that andthen I ended up getting a
concussion.
In practice I hit um.
We had a guy sam congado endedup playing in the nfl for years.
Dude was.
I mean he was built different,he was Nigerian.
I mean he was as solid as arock.
In practice I came on a blitz.
We met head to head.
Boom, like he's 225.
(09:20):
I mean, one of the strongestdudes.
Speaker 1 (09:22):
You thought you were 140.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
then Nah, I was, I played.
Believe it or not, I played at198.
Really, in high school, incollege, In college, I played at
198.
No, high school, I was like 170, 175.
Speaker 1 (09:35):
Yeah 175.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
But all that to say is like so I got a concussion.
Speaker 1 (09:39):
You're probably like 198 now.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
No, I'm 180, 182.
Wow you went down.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Yeah, a lot of people watching are going to be
jealous of you.
You lost weight as you ate.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
As I ate.
Yeah, it's really good man,it's eat how I eat, you're right
.
But, yeah, so I was talkingabout the adversity and the
glutton for challenges.
No, no, no, you're good.
So I got the starting role, geta concussion in practice and so
that I don't lose my job, I'mlike, I'm fine, worked through
it and before they had all thecrazy concussion protocols first
(10:11):
play of the first game, right,I come in and make the tackle,
boom and the guy I go put myhead across, I make the play,
but he knees me right in my head.
Concussion.
I'm out for the season.
Wow, for the season, because Igot two concussions back to back
.
Back to back.
Got for the season because Igot two concussions back to back
.
Oh, back to back, got it.
So you're talking, you do allthat work and you get to that
(10:32):
position, but all to say that Istill had to fight from Fight,
yeah.
And then when I came back nextyear, I'm on scout team.
So I go from scout team back tostarting and I'll say that,
just like you face adversity andwhen you go through it and you
fight through it, it's like youknow you pick up and you go one
foot in front of the other andfigure it out.
Speaker 1 (10:54):
Man, we'll give you a high schooler shout-out and
your former university that youplayed, man, yeah, so I played
at Pollen County High School incollege.
Speaker 2 (11:01):
I played at defensive back at Liberty University.
Yeah, yeah, go Flames.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
See 198 out there too , 198.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (11:09):
So a man that can handle adversity but chose the
route of providing care, beingthere for people, but you do it
with such passion and compassion, right so?
I put that together sometimes Ilike that so as an account
executive, I want to ask you whyskilled nursing facilities are
vital to the community.
(11:31):
I know a lot of people turntheir nose up at it.
They have misconceptions aboutit.
Just why is it vital to justoverall?
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Well, I'll start with .
The misconceptions justtypically come from a lack of
knowledge, right andunderstanding of you know, the
roles and responsibilities andtruly what goes into it.
I mentioned it earlier, right,my first taste of true skilled
nursing environment was mymother being sick, right and
having to be in a skillednursing facility and I had some
(12:02):
healthcare backgroundinformation, but not as much.
But they're vital because thereare families that don't have
the means or needs to providethe care right that a loved one
needs and you know, honestly,the most affordable way is in a
skilled nursing environment.
I know, right, and you can't.
(12:23):
You know, as much as we try,you can't replicate that in a
home right, the 24-hour serviceand care.
And it is hard, you know, and Itell families, you know it's
hard on the people in there andyou got to understand what
they're going through and yougot to.
You know, you got to learn asmuch as you can as a family
(12:44):
member, but then you also got tohave some grace on the home
side and you got to really workwith them.
But they're vital because,again, in my opinion, the
24-hour care that's neededdepending on the health of the
loved one, can't be provided athome, like it can be provided in
a skilled nursing environment.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
I tell people that all the time I've given plenty
of educations and speeches withdifferent communities, alfs,
skilled nurse facilities I say,yes, you have a passion because
that's your mom.
Nobody can care for my mamalike me.
I hear it all the time I saidbut hey, you have to have a life
too, right, and the statisticsshows about around.
(13:23):
I want to say don't, look thisup, okay, I'm a lucky mom.
I want to say around, I want tosay 40 to 43% of caregivers
actually pass away before theperson that they're caring for
yeah, well, it's stressful.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
Yeah, I mean again going back.
I remember you know my mombeing at home, right, and this
was my sister trying, and itjust wears on you because 24
hours is a long time and youdon't know until it's 2 am and
they're in bed and they need youand you know you've been up all
day, whatever it is.
(13:59):
You know changing them feeding,whatever the case may be, and
then you know, so again, that 20, you know the skilled nursing
environment is just so vital tothe health and you know, for
families for sure.
Speaker 1 (14:12):
So qualities, upbringing we touched on those
things.
I could definitely see you're aman of value, and just me
knowing you, I know it's true aswell.
So how do you prioritize life?
Right, you do a lot.
You're traveling differentareas all over the state as well
, Different states too.
Speaker 2 (14:31):
Yeah, different states.
How do you?
manage that balance right there,I don't know you just wake up
and go.
No, I mean, sometimes it feelslike that.
But one is my priority is God'salways number one, right, so
that leads everything else thatI do, whether I'm, you know,
again, we talked about what youknow, we're fighting right now a
loss in our Pruitt family,right, and if God isn't the
(14:56):
foundation of that and I let myemotions drive, or me personally
, like I'm gonna be like this,right, you know, there's days
I'm gonna be like I ain't, I'mnot getting out of bed or
whatever, but like so God'sfirst.
And then, obviously, you know,we say our family, but part of
part of family is providing forthat family.
So you know, my family's there.
But I got to, I got to get upand go and work, right, but in
(15:18):
that I find time.
So my kids play ball, right, soI got it's year round.
So it might be softball, travel, softball, baseball, football,
soccer.
So you, just in that workspace,you got to grind Right, I got
to be focused, I got to beefficient.
So to me that's key.
You know, when I'm working, I'mworking and when I'm not, like
(15:39):
my family, and and I'll behonest, I don't let anybody
interrupt my family time.
I'll be honest, I don't letanybody interrupt my family time
, I just don't.
Right and and again, that comesfrom my past when you lose a
child, right, when you, you know, my dad was my best friend, so
when you lose him, and then youlose your mother, my whole
perspective changed.
Right and it was.
And I, when I was working atLiberty, you know, back in the
(16:01):
day, I was grinding right, nosleep, no, no balance.
But I'm my look, I'm alwayshappy, right, and that passion,
you see, comes from that.
When you lose people, you lovepeople, different Right and and
so when I prioritize again Godfamily and then my work family,
so I give to these people asmuch as I give to my family, to
(16:24):
be honest when I'm with them and, honestly, the fact that you
start off with god, god is goingto be your constant reminder.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
He's going to let you know if you make sure you two,
you know, stay in tune with him,if you have that personal
relationship with him.
He's going to be a reminder andlet you know.
Hey, man, you need to pay alittle attention to your
daughter.
Yeah, you need to pay a littleattention to your wife, and
something may be going on overthere, absolutely keeping them
first overall as a man for one,yeah, uh, it's very important
man.
(16:50):
So that speaks volumes too.
I try to uphold those thingstoo.
Uh, just, I'm probably likethese past year man, probably
talk to god more than I everhave before.
I'd be mad at him oh man arguewith him.
It's like he's just a regularperson.
Speaker 2 (17:06):
Yeah, you're right.
You're right, that's a big partof it is being able to wrestle,
like that's part of the walk isyou wrestle with God daily.
It is Because he's got a.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
I'm telling you, I'm a hard head, I'm going to be
real, I'm a hard head, so he'scome on, man right right, right,
god, tell me about paying yourremand.
I'll pay your tithes.
I just got the money.
Okay, like come on, man, yeah,but but man, so uh, fishing
coaching, you do that too, yeahyeah, I didn't throw the fishing
(17:37):
in there, I was kind of keepingthat.
Yeah, I'm joking I'm joking, sobut yeah, man, but um, you do a
lot, so that lets me know.
You have a good balance, man.
Yeah, that's very important,but that helps you with your
performance too.
There it is In the workplaceright that helps you to have
that passion and compassion forpeople.
Because you have that balanceeffectively right To relieve the
(18:00):
anxiety that stress.
So I love that about you.
So for families, I know youguys are all over but for those
that may have not heard aboutPruitt Healthcare, if you can
let them know some of yourlocations or website, those
things, how they can reach you.
Speaker 2 (18:14):
Yeah, you can go to PruittHealthcom, right, and then
Pruitt Health on Instagram,facebook, all that we're again.
You know we're in florida uh,georgia, north carolina, south
carolina on up, but obviouslywe're here in florida, so we
want to promote what we do inflorida.
So, if anybody is, you knowmedical supply, pharmacy, um,
(18:38):
rental, any of that.
You know shredding, I saidearlier here.
You know, please reach out, youknow find, find us, look us up.
I'm Edward Estes.
You can probably find me onLinkedIn somewhere.
Speaker 1 (18:48):
And he does respond too.
I will respond, he will respond.
I'll respond.
Yes, sir.
So quality care, wonderfulvision, people with passion and
purpose is what you'll find atPruitt Health, a wonderful
organization that really just.
They are all-encompassing right.
If you partner with PruittHealth, you will have what you
(19:08):
need, for sure.
Yeah absolutely.
So thank you for joining theplatform, man.
Yeah, absolutely, it's an honorto have you, and please tune in
to Less Than Comfort Podcast,all your favorite platforms.
Please subscribe on YouTube.
Check us out on CMC Media, onInstagram, comfort Measures
Media, on YouTube as well.
We're growing here.
(19:28):
I know in your leisure time youprobably like to check out
TikTok and laugh at videos.
Be all happy.
No, I understand, but we sharereal knowledge.
So in your spare time, give meabout an hour, okay, check us
out, thank you.
Thank you, man.
Speaker 2 (19:43):
Man, I love you.
We gotta get and talk, justtalk this episode of let's Get.
Speaker 1 (19:48):
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