Our Founder's Story: Janet Oputa, MPH, PMP

Janet Oputa is the Founder and Principal Project Manager of Take Time Consulting. She started her consulting firm to help health organizations and mission-driven businesses transform the healthcare system. Janet believes that everyone deserves access to high-quality healthcare and a strong healthcare system. After experiencing her own challenges with the United States healthcare system, she dedicated her career to advancing projects that improve healthcare access and transform the healthcare system.

Throughout her public health career, Janet led multi-million dollar initiatives for nonprofit organizations, health systems, and local, state, and federal government agencies. Her achievements include expanded access to healthcare services for underserved populations, translating health policy to inform strategic planning and action, improving knowledge and capacity of health leaders through structured technical assistance offerings, and improving efficiency for cross-functional teams through the development and implementation of operational tools and technical workflows. Janet’s health expertise spans across healthcare access, digital health, rural health, cross-sector partnerships, and more.

Janet created her consulting firm, Take Time Consulting, to help mission-driven businesses and health organizations create a better healthcare system and ensure that no community is left behind due to inadequate healthcare services and experiences. She also believes in the power of small businesses and uses her services to empower them by building their corporate strategy and streamlining their back-end operations.

In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, traveling, and thinking of ways to change the world.