[October 21, 2020]
The Best Practices of Sales Team Development with Joe Blandini In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Mr. Joe Blandini VP of Business Development provides us some terrific insights into sales team development. Joe reviews some of his best practices Joe goes into Sales Operations, pipeline development and turning leads into real opportunities. Joe does not stop there, however. Joe takes us through the importance of clinical training to get full buy in to your product.

Listen in as Joe demonstrates why he is a Med Tech Guru!

[October 14, 2020]
Your Brand Is As Important As Your Product with Julie Dye Julie Dye Founder of Marketing DX provides amazing insights regarding digital branding. Julie discusses that too often that a start-up will promote their products as if in a silo. Julie suggests a more holistic approach is much more fruitful to a marketing strategy This approach includes, the product, the company, and the leadership. Julie reminds us people don’t buy products they buy from who they know, like and trust!

You will love this episode as Julie brings amazing information and demonstrates why she is a Med Tech Guru!

[October 7, 2020]
Keep A Patient Picture In Mind with Peter Maag, CEO of CareDx In this episode of Med Tech Gurus Peter Maag, PHD & CEO of CareDx with us. Peter brings an amazing background to us and discuss several key aspects of growing a MedTech business. In CareDX they went from 47-500+ employees in a very short time. How did they do this? Peter explains they keep a picture of the patient in mind. This intense focus on the patient you are serving has paid off growth and quality outcome for CareDX.

Peter’s wisdom doesn’t stop there Peter discusses some of the key aspects of an acquisition and the future of precision medicine.

Get out your notepads Gurus as Peter brings amazing value in this episode!

[September 30, 2020]
Bringing Innovation & Value with Dr. John Kim In this episode of Med Tech Gurus we have Dr. John Kim who is an emergency room physician and a hospitalist. In addition to that he is also a partner with Aphelion Ventures.

Listen in Gurus as Dr. Kim provides incredible value regarding their selection criteria for companies, they invest in. Dr. Kim goes on to explain how they help to bring value to their companies by enhancing their clinical message and refining the message for value analysis teams! Hang on Gurus as Dr. Kim crushes it in today's episode!

[September 23, 2020]
De-Risking A Med Tech Launch with Tiffany Wilson In this episode of Med Tech Gurus Ms. Tiffany Wilson CEO of the Global Center for Medical Innovation joins us. Tiffany has a terrific background with an MBA in Management and Strategy from Georgetown University to 20+ years of Med Tech development and Innovation. Tiffany has spent the last 9 years at GCMI and has worked with hundreds of new innovations. Gurus get out your notepads as Tiffany walks us through de-risking innovation.

[September 16, 2020]
The Value Of A Health System Network with Ryan Kelly, Ph.D In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Dr. Ryan Kelly joins us. Ryan has an amazing background with a PH.D. in Immunology from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from USC. Currently Ryan heads up the Innovation Lab at the Innovation Institute in Newport Beach, CA.

Gurus you are going to love listening to Ryan. He discusses the importance of proving the value and ROI early in the life cycle. Ryan also discusses that timing can be very impactful in the innovation process. Gurus this is a value packed episode.

[September 9, 2020]
Re-Inventing The Stethoscope with Sean Matula of Small Business Consulting Strategic Marketing In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Mr. Sean Matula takes us through how he went from a first responder getting injured and not stopping. Sean takes us through the inspirational journey and challenges of redesigning the most basic of medical devices, the stethoscope.

Gurus, you will love the this story and what Sean has done to become a Med Tech Guru!

[September 2, 2020]
Building An Innovative Culture with Mark Faust Founder of Echelon Management In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Mr. Mark Faust founder of Echelon Management and author of some terrific books, such as High Growth Levers and Growth or Bust, brings some amazing value. Gurus, would you like to know the 7 steps of building an innovative culture? How about developing a turnaround mindset?
Let me tell you Gurus, Mark shows us why even a turnaround mindset is the right mindset for even a company that is crushing it. Listen in as Mark demonstrates why he is a Med Tech Guru!

[August 26, 2020]
Don’t Fret Over Your I.P. with Jonathan Spangler In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Mr. Jonathan Spangler . Founder of Spangler Advisor Service discuss all of the finer points of intellectual property. Jonathan discusses not only the finer points of patent law, but also what you should think about before you contact a Intellectual property lawyer. Further, Jonathan discusses why it is important to not only have the patent but also the freedom to operate. There is much to consider here gurus so listen in as Jonathan Rocks the Mic!

August 19, 2020
This Is The Best Time To Start! with Shri Parikh CEO of The Mobile Health Company In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Mr. Shri Parikh (Pari) CEO of The Mobile Health Company outlines what it takes to start a new venture in todays Med Tech environment. Shri has had executive leadership positions with companies like Stryker, St. Jude and others. Shri takes us through the elements as to why now is the time to start your venture. Shri discusses the vision, passion, and determination that a Guru needs to be successful. After listen to this episode you will know why Shri is indeed a Med Tech GURU!

August 12, 2020
The Process of Scaling Manufacturing with Ms. Abbi Johnson In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Ms. Abbi Johnson who is a product development engineer at 3 M, discusses the best practices of going from a prototype to scaling manufacturing to support a global product launch. Abbi discusses the best practices involved in getting the best results when going from the bench to massive product. She discusses what might be done to avoid costly mistakes and the key factors to pay attention to for a successful manufacturing process. Listen in as Abbi rocks the mic in this episode of Med Tech Guru!

August 5, 2020
How To Transform Capital Into Value With Mr. Christopher Bradley In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Mr. Christopher Bradley provides some terrific insights into powering interoperability in healthcare. Chris takes us through the journey of one of companies Mana Healthcare from the early days at the NYU incubator to the exit in selling the company to Comcast! 

Chris brings even more value by discussing what an entrepreneur should do to attract the RIGHT type of investor. Listen in as Chris demonstrates why he is a Med Tech Guru!

July 29, 2020
In Patient Care One Size Doesn’t Fit All with Robin Huneke-Rosenberg In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Ms. Robin Huneke-Rosenberg discusses the challenges of product development. In today’s patient care environment new products need to be focused on the patient and clinicians that use them. Products should not be one size fits all but rather adapted to the clinical application and the patients they will be used on. One size does not fit all!

Listen in as Robin brings amazing value and insight!

July 22, 2020
From Design to Exit with Peter Verrillo
In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Mr. Peter Verillo CEO of Enhatch takes us through his journey as a serial entrepreneur. Peter discusses the key components necessary for a successful product launch. Data is now a key component to every entrepreneur’s value proposition. Peter discuss how one might obtain and use this data to attract both investors and customers. Listen in as Peter demonstrates why he is a Med Tech Guru!

July 15, 2020
Understanding a Regional GPO with Jackie Dula
In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, Ms. Jackie Dula, Chief Commercialization Officer at the Capstone Health Alliance, discusses the key differentiators of a regional GPO. Jackie discusses what made Capstone the #1 regional GPO in terms of membership.

July 8, 2020
A Serial Entrepreneur and His Harvard Case Study
In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Mr. Jerry Sanders CEO of San Francisco Science a tech incubator discusses some of the finer points of working with investors. He discusses how he met Dr. Shaw a cardiovascular surgeon at an event and how that led to 6 successful product exits. Jerry discusses Shaw’s Laws of raising money and how that turned into a Harvard Case study. Listen in as Jerry demonstrates why he is a Med Tech Guru!

July 1, 2020
Be the Signal Among the Noise with April Zambelli-Weiner
In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we have Dr. April- Zambelli-Weiner.   April is CEO of TTI Health Research and Economics and brings some incredible insights into how real-world evidence can play a huge role into how your product is received. April discusses the importance on a market access road map and why that is important. Listen in as April will challenge you about what you know about your market & how you know it. April brings some amazing insights that you won’t want to miss.

June 24, 2020
Creative Customer Problem Solving with Koree Carter of 3M
In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we have Ms. Koree Carter of 3M. Koree ‘s job is manufacturing problem solving and creative customer problem solving. Koree provides some amazing insights and best practices as she Rocks The Podcast!

June 17, 2020
What Your Organization Is Designed to Do with Dave Franta of 3M
In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, Mr. Dave Franta of 3M discusses the importance of focus in the product development process. Dave explains that understanding what your organization is designed to do is a critical component for success!

June 10, 2020
Keep the Patient In Mind with Del Lawson, Ph.D
In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, Dr. Del Lawson discusses why it is always important to keep the patient in mind when designing Med tech product. Dr. Lawson gets into why entrepreneurs should never totally fall in love with their product as this can create bias which can be very costly. Listen in as Dr Lawson provides amazing insights and proves why he is a GURU!