Ep 173. Sell Like A Spy

[February 1, 2023] Sell Like A Spy, Jeremy Hurewitz, Founder of Challenger Hill Consulting. Gurus, get out your Tux and your multipurpose ink pen. If you have an Austin - Martin go jump in that car and listen into this fun and informative episode of Med Tech Gurus. We have Mr. Jeremy Hurewitz Founder of Challenger Hill Consulting.

Jeremy walks us through some of the best techniques that spies use to gather information. We all know that gaining access to the key decision makers in our industry has been tough.

So listen in Gurus, you will hear some tips and strategies that might help you connect with the key decision makers you have been trying to reach!

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Ep 172. Make Sure The Market Is Ready For Your Product

[January 25, 2023] Make Sure The Market Is Ready For Your Product, Joni Davis, CEO and Founder of Beli. Joni Davis CEO and Founder of Beli bring such terrific energy in this episode. I have to tell you Gurus it is very easy to like Joni as she brings such insights and value with the energy!

Joni not only discusses the critical points of working with investors, but when she gets into her “why” it is obvious her company will be successful.

Gurus I know you will enjoy this episode and the energy and insights that Joni brings!

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Ep 171. Become The Person You Would Want To Be Around

[January 18, 2023] Become The Person You Would Want To Be Around, Jean-Paul Grave, founder of Omnipotent. Jean-Paul Gravel brings us some unique insights in this episode. Jean-Paul is a human potential and mental condition expert and the founder of the Omnipotent.

Jean-Paul brings workable tips and hacks that some well-known billionaires use. He has helped CEOs boost creativity and productivity.

This is one episode you can’t afford to miss!

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Ep 170. Process Is The Most Important Thing

[January 11, 2023] Process Is The Most Important Thing, Milah Patel, CEO and Co-Founder of PathogenDX. Gurus in this episode we have Milan Patel, CEO and Co-Founder of PathogenDX, with us.

Milan has a terrific background including working as a C-Level consultant working with investors. He gets into the criterial for raising money and how to mitigate risk.

Milan doesn’t stop there. He also walks us through milestone development and how to deliver on those milestones.

Gurus, Milan brings amazing Value in this episode!

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Ep 169. Let Your Customers Tell You How To Scale

[January 4, 2023] Let Your Customers Tell You How To Scale, Mr. Sudhir Burisetty, Head of Life Sciences at Brillio. Gurus Mr. Sudhir Burisetty Brillio’s Global Head of Life Sciences is with us today. Sudhir brings us some very interesting insights. He discusses the importance of being curious, building trust and remaining focused. He discusses why it is important to start a new product or company by focusing on a problem, then doing a really good job at solving it. Then getting really proficient at it then your customers will tell you how to scale!

Gurus you will enjoy this episode and all of the actionable insights that Sudhir brings.

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Ep 168. Why I.P. Management Is Critical

[December 21, 2022] Why I.P. Management is Critical, Kevin Buckley, Founder and CEO of Torrey Pines Law Group and Neil Thompson, a registered patent agent with Torrey Pines Law Group. Gurus did you know that how you manage your I.P. portfolio could have a major impact on a successful acquisition. In this episode of Medtech Gurus we have a distinguished panel that will provide valuable insights.

Mr. Kevin Buckley Founder and CEO of Torrey Pines Law Group along with Mr. Neil Thompson a registered patent agent also with Torrey Pines Law Group. Join these two gentlemen we have Mr. Nir Lifshitz VP of Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs at Bayless Medical Technologies.

This panel of experts provides very useful insights to the best practices for your intellectual property.

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Ep 167. A Sea of Creativity

[December 14, 2022] A Sea of Creativity. The’ophile Mohr Durdez, Co-Founder and CEO of Volta Medical Graphwear. Gurus from being President of X off shore racing to Co-Founder and CEO of Volta Medical The’ophile Mohr Durdez takes us on an amazing journey. We get deep into artificial intelligence and how it can help patients with cardiac arrhythmias.

Theo also walks us through the best practices of aggregating data developing a robust R & D team and running effective clinical trials 

Theo really demonstrates why he is truly a Guru in this episode!

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Ep 166. Having A Mindset To Scale

[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!

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Ep 165. Don't Be Afraid To Over Communicate

[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!

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Ep 164. In Every Crisis There Is AN Opportunity

[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.

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Ep 163. Can You Hear Me Now?

[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.

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Ep 162. Your Biggest Superpower Is Truth

[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!

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Ep 161. Good Ideas Come From All Directions

[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!

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Ep 160. It's An Arms Race

[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!

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Ep 159. From Laser Tag To NICU Monitoring

[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! 

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Ep 158. If You Can Dream IT

[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! 

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Ep 157. It's A Great Time To Be A Healthcare Entrepreneur

[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!

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Ep 156. Building The Airplane While We Are Flying It (Copy)

[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!

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Ep 155. We Are At The Infancy Of Medtech

[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.

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Ep 154. Don't Get Too Far Ahead of Your Customer

[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!

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