Kayla Wagner

Kayla Wagner brings over 10 years of leadership in healthcare innovation, transforming bold consumer product and service ideas into market-leading realities. She founded As You Are, a breakthrough digital health company that revolutionized pediatric autism evaluations to become one of America’s most trusted virtual pediatric clinics. Under her leadership, it achieved remarkable growth – serving 72 times more patients than traditional clinics, reaching 50 million people nationwide, and expanding from 5 to 50 states in just 16 months. With deep healthcare expertise and a proven track record in scaling businesses, Kayla specializes in market differentiation, brand positioning, go-to-market and transformational growth strategies for healthcare organizations.

Her achievements have garnered national recognition, including features on The TODAY Show and more than 30 broadcast news outlets across the country’s major media markets, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta, and Boston. Her community impact was highlighted in the San Antonio Business Journal and in the Syracuse Woman Magazine in 2023. Kayla was named among “Top 50 Women CEOs of 2023.” A sought-after public speaker, she presented at Syracuse University’s Women in Science and Engineering program and delivered the keynote address at H-E-B’s 2023 Diversity and Inclusion Summit.