[December 7, 2022] Having a Mindset to Scale. Rajatesh Gudibande, Co-founder of Graphwear. Gurus Rajatesh Gudibande Co-founder of Graphwear brings us terrific insights on problems solving and product development. Raj explains his “discover invent, test, deploy & repeat” concept.
Raj started his journey into healthcare discovery from a personal need. He has transformed this into a passion for discovery and helping patients. You will love his story!
[November 30, 2022]
Don’t Be Afraid To Over Communicate, Jason Matuszewski, CEO, and Andrew Van Vurst, COO, of Biostem Technologies. Our Gurus today are the co-founders of Biostem Technologies. We have Jason Matuszewski CEO and Andrew Van Vurst COO. This is a fantastic story of how two good friends worked together to solve Andrews fathers’ health issue. The result was Andrew Jason & Andrew’s father became co-founders of BioStem. The story does not stop there as we get into the best practices of how to scale a business. Why an eye on process and compliance is so necessary. Gurus you will love the back and forth of these two friends and co-founders as they tell their amazing story!
[November 23, 2022]
In Every Crisis There Is AN Opportunity. James Foster, CEO of Virax Biolabs. Gurus you will love James Foster CEO of Virax Biolabs. James and I get into some terrific conversations around working with investors. Then we have a terrific exchange on developing a culture of innovation and how to sustain it. Gurus James then takes through what it was like to ring the bell at the NASDAQ when Virax Biolabs went public.
Gurus this is a fun and informative episode and I guarantee you will learn some things from James.
[November 16, 2022]
Can You Hear Me Now? Dr. Brian Taylor, Audiologist and Senior Director of Audiology at Signia. In this episode of Med Tech Gurus we have Dr. Brian Taylor who is an Audiologist and Senior Director of Audiology at hearing aid manufacturer Signia, to discuss how the gap is closing between traditional hearing aids and modern consumer wearables. Brian had a tremendous background in the field of audiology. Brian get’s into why there is such a low uptake rate inpatients that need hearing aids. However there is hope as brian also get’s into the innovations that are on the horizon.
Gurus you will enjoy this episode and all of the insights that Brian brings.
[November 9, 2022]
Your Biggest Superpower Is Truth , Mr. Punit Singh Soni, CEO of Suki. Gurus In this episode we have an amazing guest. Mr. Punit Singh Soni, CEO of Suki joins us. Suki is a technology company that provides AI powered voice recognition for healthcare.
Punit brings some amazing insights as he discusses some of the biggest challenges of introducing a technology into the healthcare space. As an angel investor Punit also discusses the key ingredients to get the attention of an angel investor with your company and your pitch.
Gurus Punit really delivers as our Guru in this episode!
[November 2, 2022]
Good Ideas Come From All Directions, Mr. Keith Palmer, Vice-President of Hip Reconstruction at Depuy Synthes. Mr. Keith Palmer World Wide Vice- President of Hip Reconstruction at Depuy Synthes is our Guru today. Keith delivers continually through this episode. Keith gets into the best practices of keeping people moving towards the goal and why it is important to be grounded in the mission!
Keith discusses that good ideas come from all directions from bottom up to top down and you must keep a feedback loop!
Gurus you will love what Keith delivers in this episode!
[October 26, 2022]
It’s An Arms Race, Mr. Stephen Manley, CTO of Druva. Mr. Stephen Manley, CTO of Druva brings such terrific insights as our Guru today. As our med tech becomes more connect Cyber security should be on all of our minds! Stephen gets into what the bad guys are thinking and doing. He discusses why we should always be vigilant. Stephen goes further he gets into what some of the biggest challenges are today. His discussion on data sprawl and why healthcare is in the top two areas for cyber criminals!
Gurus you will love the information and be scared at the same time in this episode!
[October 19, 2022]
From Laser Tag To NICU Monitoring, Bradley Dillon, COO of Luxonis. Gurus Bradley Dillon COO of Luxonis offers some amazing insights in this episode.
Bradley discusses managing a kickstarter campaign to keeping innovation rolling in a fast paced and competitive environment! You’ll love how Bradley describes the creative process and how they leapfrog their own technology before their competition does.
Gurus you will enjoy how Bradley brings so many ideas and best practices in this episode!
[October 12, 2022]
If You Can Dream IT, Neha Rastogi, founder and COO at Agosta. Gurus Neha Rastogi, founder and COO at Agasta reinforces some age old advice in this episode, “if you can dream it” you can make it happen. Neha also explains that if you can design a product that can just save one life you can save many.
Gurus Neha provides so many insights in this episode it is no wonder she was named one of Forbes most Audacious Women!
[October 5, 2022]
It’s A Great Time To Be A Healthcare Entrepreneur, Dr. Ruchi Thanawala. Gurus you are going to love what Dr. Ruchi Thanawala has to bring in this episode. Dr. Thanawala is a thoracic surgeon at Oregon Health & Science University. Along with that is co-founder at Firefly She gets into why it has never been a better time to be a healthcare entrepreneur.
She does discuss however why starting a company from scratch is so hard. Ruchi goes deeper into this and points out the 3 reasons why we should value our mistakes!
Gurus Ruchi really delivers in this episode!
[September 28, 2022]
Building The Airplane While We Are Flying It, Dr. Pritesh Shah . In this episode Guru’s we have Dr. Pritesh Shah. Pritesh is a Pharm. D. and Chief Commercial Officer at Novocure. Pritesh has worked and advised startups as well as some of the largest global organizations in the healthcare space. He helps us by comparing and contrasting what a product launch takes with each type of company. Pritesh also gets into why failure if handled correctly can actually be beneficial and open the door to innovation.
Gurus Pritesh doesn’t stop there; he also provides insights as to why having the right soft skills in a team can help deliver on the mission and vision. Gurus you will love the knowledge and experiences that Pritesh brings us in this episode!
[September 21, 2022]
We Are At The Infancy Of Medtech, Mr. Ben Oyler Co-Founder of Nectar . Guru’s you are going to love our guest in this episode! Mr. Ben Oyler Co-Founder of Nectar brings us terrific insights as to why the key word is education! Ben gets into why you really need to drill down into “who is your customer” and “who is paying the bill”. Once you have defined these key aspects the rest of your plans will fall into place. Ben doesn’t stop there; he gets into the specifics as to why it is so hard to create change in the healthcare industry. You will really enjoy the insights that Ben brings us in this episode.
[September 14, 2022]
Don’t Get Too Far Ahead of Your Customer, Mr. Matthew Collier, CEO of Sutherland Healthcare. Guru’s this is an amazing episode! Our guest Mr. Matthew Collier is CEO of Sutherland Healthcare. Matthew has an amazing background and delivers some amazing insights and lessons on innovation and where digital health is heading. Matthew discusses why it is so difficult for healthcare systems to engage with labor saving systems. Then he gets into a playbook on selling your innovations to the payer system in the US. Gurus this episode is so packed with useful information you are going to want to listen to it multiple times!
[September 7, 2022]
The Pathway To The Market With Zane Hammoud, MD Chief of General Thoracic Surgery Ascension Providence Hospital System and Tom O’Brien Worldwide President of J & J Ethicon Endomechanical Division. I am so excited to have such amazing Gurus on this episode : Zane Hammoud, MD Chief of General Thoracic Surgery Ascension Providence Hospital System and Tom O’Brien Worldwide President of J & J Ethicon Endomechanical Division. This is a follow up episode from episode #143 where Tom was with us to discuss innovation and the importance of data in product development.
This episode builds on that as Tom & Dr. Hammoud get into why TRUST is so important in the innovation process. Why a trusting relationship between a clinician and innovator is so important.
Dr. Hammoud takes us through the fact that it is much more than the relationship. It’s the comfort that he and his colleagues can give an innovator a list of 8 or 10 recommended improvements or enhancements and they actually listen and come back with solid improvements in the recommended areas.
Gurus the path to innovation is never linear you will love the insights that these two Gurus bring us on how to overcome the challenges and really deliver for your stakeholders and the patients they serve!
[August 31, 2022]
Put The Patient In The Center With Ms. Shefali Shah, Global Vice President of Market Value and Commercial Effectiveness at Mindmaze. Gurus, Ms. Shefali Shah Global Vice President of Market Value and Commercial Effectiveness at Mindmaze is with us today. Let me tell you Shefali really delivers in this episode. She discuss why you need to develop a value story first and how it will help your team scale. However, it doesn’t stop there, Shefali takes us through the importance of the patient journey and why that is at the center of everything.
Gurus you will love what Shefali delivers in this episode!
[August 24, 2022]
Create Value With Your Product With João Magalhães co-founder and CTO of Knok Healthcare. Gurus, in this episode we have João Magalhães co-founder and CTO of knok healthcare.
João takes us through an amazing journey of product development and best practices. He gets into the key aspects of observing the users and why that is important. Why it is so important to develop a culture of experimentation. Then why your team needs to be ready to adapt fast.
Gurus, fasten your safety belts as João is going to launch us into an amazing episode!
[June 23, 2021]
Finding The Product-Market Fit With Rollie Carlson Ph.D, CEO Of Immunexpress Gurus, why should you have your engineers and researches out in the field? How can they get a good product market fit?
What is the NOT INVENTED HERE factor and why should you avoid it?
Dr. Carlson discusses this and more. Listen in as he provides further evidence that perfect should not be the enemy of good.
You will enjoy this episode as Dr. Carlson gets into all of this and more.
[June 16, 2021]
[June 9, 2021]
Avoiding The False Positive With Christopher McFadden, Managing Director at KKR KKR is one of the worlds largest private equity firms. In todays episode we hear from Mr. Christopher McFadden KKRs Managing Director of the Healthcare Vertical at KKR.
Gurus, Chris provides us the playbook on what investors and private equity firms are looking for in Medical Technology. Further, Chris walks through some of the best practices of bring a technology to scale.
You will love this episode as Chris brings incredible value!
[June 2, 2021]
Determining If A Technology Is The Right Fit With Rick Anderson, President & General Manager of DarioHealth Have you ever considered an acquisition? How about timing the launch of a new technology?
Rick Anderson who has a deep background in the M & A world and as a President and General Manager launching new technologies at DarioHealth walks us through the key elements of growth strategies. Rick provides this information in a very easy and straight straightforward discussion.
