✦ 25 Seats Only · July 25, 2026 · Columbus, Ohio · In-Person Only · No Virtual Option ✦
Licensed & Launched — LIVE
The State Is LicensingYour Systems.Not Your Passion.
One day. 25 operators. The complete Ohio Class 2 licensing roadmap, startup budget, compliance framework, and operational systems — built with you, in the room.
Most people researching group homes are looking for the opportunity. What they are not ready for is what operating one actually requires.
This event is not about the opportunity. It is about the operational reality — and how to build a healthcare and housing business that can withstand it. There is a difference between knowing the path and having walked it. I have walked it.
Your Host
Robin Bryant
Founder, AFLH · Licensed Class 2 Operator · Columbus, Ohio
"I have operated licensed residential care facilities in Ohio for years. I have built AFLH through OhioMHAS inspections, compliance audits, staffing crises, and every application mistake you can make. I do not teach theory. I teach what I have lived inside a licensed operation — because that is the only kind of teaching that holds up when the state walks through your door."
AFLHLicensed & Operating Columbus, Ohio
Class 2Ohio Residential Care Facility
CARFAccredited OhioMHAS Compliant
What Nobody Puts in Their Funnel
Three Operational Truths
Before you register for anything, read these. They are the reason this event exists.
01
Truth One
Getting licensed is not the finish line.
The license gives you permission to operate. What happens inside your facility every day after that is what keeps it. Compliance is a daily operational discipline — documentation, staff oversight, resident records, and the ability to demonstrate readiness on any day the state walks through your door.
02
Truth Two
The state is not inspecting your intention. It is auditing your systems.
Your policies, your documentation, your staffing records, your resident charts — all evaluated simultaneously. Passion does not pass an OhioMHAS inspection. Preparation does. The operators who survive inspections built their systems before they needed them.
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Truth Three
Most people run out of money because they spent it in the wrong order.
The budget quoted online is not the real number. It leaves out property modification costs, payroll lag during the first 60-90 days before Medicaid billing cycles catch up, compliance infrastructure, and operating capital reserves. I will show you the real number — and the right sequence.
July 25 — Columbus, Ohio
What Happens Inside the Room
25 OperatorsU-Shape Table · Boutique HotelLunch IncludedFull WorkbookNo Back Row
10:00Morning Session
The Ohio Licensing Roadmap
→Every step of the OhioMHAS process — the real sequence, not the brochure version
→What each stage requires before the next one will move
→The documentation that must exist before you submit your application
→The specific mistakes that delay or kill applications — and how to avoid every one
By the end of this session, you will know exactly where you are in the process and what has to happen next.
12:30Midday Session
Startup Budget Reality
→The real cost breakdown — not the quoted number, the actual one
→Where the money goes, in the order it has to go there
→How to capitalize correctly before you open, not after you run short
→The line items most operators miss — including the ones that have ended facilities
By the end of this session, you will have a realistic startup budget framework built for your specific situation.
2:00Afternoon Session
Operational Systems & Staffing
→The staffing structure OhioMHAS requires — and what it takes to sustain it
→The compliance habits that keep your license active
→Resident screening — the decision that shapes everything that follows
→The daily operational discipline of running a licensed residential care home
By the end of this session, you will have the operational framework I use at AFLH — adapted for where you are right now.
4:00Closing Session
Your Questions. In the Room.
→This is not a Q&A at the end of a lecture — it is a working session
→Your specific situation, your county, your property — on the table
→Real-time operational troubleshooting with a licensed operator
→You leave with a next-step action plan — not just notes
By the end of the day, you will have a plan — not just information.
"You will not sit in an audience. You will sit at a U-shape table in a boutique hotel — documents in front of you, your questions on it, with a real operator in the room."
25 total seats across both tiers. When they are gone, this event closes. No recording, no virtual option, no waitlist.
Qualification
This Event Is For You If —
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You are pursuing an Ohio Class 2 RCF license and want to move correctly from the start
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You are already licensed and your operational systems need to be stronger and more defensible
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You have been stalled in the application process and need clarity on what is blocking you
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You are serious about residential care as a long-term healthcare business — not a passive income experiment
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You want to be in a room with a real operator, not watching a recording from your couch
If you are still deciding whether group homes are a good idea — this is not your next step. This is for people who have decided and need to execute correctly.
Common Questions
Everything You Need to Know
Standard includes full-day attendance, the Licensed & Launched LIVE workbook, all session materials and licensing templates, and lunch. VIP adds front U-shape table positioning, a VIP workbook with full policy templates, a 30-minute private strategy session with Robin after the event, and the VIP networking reception.
No. This event is not recorded and there is no virtual attendance option. The working session format — 25 people at a U-shape table with active Q&A — does not translate to a recording. The value is in the room.
A boutique hotel in Columbus, Ohio. Exact address and parking shared with registered attendees no later than two weeks before the event.
Your workbook is provided. Bring a laptop or tablet for notes. If you have an application in progress or a property in mind, bring any paperwork — the more specific your situation, the more targeted the working session.
No clinical degree or prior healthcare experience is required to open an Ohio Class 2 RCF. What is required is operational discipline, a willingness to build real systems, and the capital and commitment to execute correctly.
Seats are non-refundable but transferable up to 14 days before the event. To transfer, notify us at info@aflh.org.
25Seats Available — Both Tiers Combined
"The operational framework you have been looking for — built in the room, with someone who actually operates."
One day. Real systems. Real operator. No recording. No virtual option. No theory.
Licensed & Launched LIVE · July 25, 2026 · Columbus, Ohio
