Stacey Richter is not only the host of this podcast, but also the founder and strategic force behind Franklyn Healthcom, a pharmaceutical marketing and design agency that develops brand and managed market strategies along with digital and print collateral. Stacey began the business in 1993 with one simple idea: bridge the gap between current pharmaceutical agency practices and strategic business process. Her role on teams is often to transform customer insights and market research into cutting-e...
Sep 03, 2015•16 min
Joshua Benner, PharmD, ScD, is the Founder of RxAnte, a provider of science-based information technology solutions for improving quality and lowering the cost of healthcare. In August 2014, Dr. Benner was named the Executive Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development for RxAnte’s parent company, Millennium Health. A leading voice on medication adherence, Dr. Benner’s award-winning research and numerous publications have shed new light on the problem of nonadherence and identified promi...
Aug 27, 2015•39 min•Ep. 58
John R. Seitz is UST Global’s Healthcare Transformation Strategist. As Healthcare Transformation Strategist, John Seitz plays a key role in building and developing value-focused relationships in health care. He is a high-energy leader with an entrepreneurial perspective that allows him to identify opportunities and to deliver results. John’s skills include strategic planning, effective communication, problem solving and the ability to motivate people. For over twenty-five years, John has focused...
Aug 20, 2015•38 min•Ep. 57
TJ is a designer at heart and a pharmacist by training. He started his career at his family’s long-term care pharmacy in 2004, and has worked at Target pharmacy, a local community pharmacy, and Massive Health (acquired by Jawbone). He holds a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. In 2015, Forbes named TJ to its 30 under 30 List in Healthcare. Interested providers may reach out to TJ directly at tj@pillpack.com, and patients and providers m...
Aug 13, 2015•37 min•Ep. 56
Geraldine Gueron, PhD. Geraldine Gueron is a molecular biologist. She earned her Masters and PhD degree in Biological Chemistry at the School of Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is currently working in the field of molecular oncology. She has obtained several awards, of note the Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator award and the Innovators under 35 MIT Technology Review Award for her DataDonors.org initiative. She’s also a former member of the Associate member counci...
Aug 06, 2015•32 min•Ep. 55
Adam Sharp, MD is a founder at par8o and serves as president and chief medical officer. Adam oversees the development of par8o’s product offerings, ensuring that the clinical usability and ultimate value to the care delivery process are at the forefront of par8o’s development processes. Prior to launching par8o, Adam was a founding team member of SERMO, Inc., where he also served as the chief medical officer and focused on all aspects of the SERMO physician membership experience. In that role, A...
Jul 30, 2015•35 min•Ep. 54
Toby Hervey is part of the founding team of Pager, a mobile app and service providing high-quality healthcare on demand through doctor house calls, where he oversees operations, partnerships and marketing strategy. Previously, Toby directed strategy and business development for several early-stage, high-growth companies: Waywire, a video-based social network founded by Senator Cory Booker (then Mayor of Newark) which sold to Magnify.net in 2013; Timehop, a digital time capsule mobile app that re...
Jul 23, 2015•37 min•Ep. 53
Dr. Ferdowsi is a Magna Cum Laude Founding Physician at Healthtap, a web service that connects a medical expert network of over 69,000 high quality US doctors with people seeking answers to their health related questions. He is also the founding physician at Concierge Medical Services, a concierge based medical service that provides patients with home-based, compassionate care with an unwavering commitment to excellence for their healthcare needs. Dr. Ferdowsi completed his undergraduate studies...
Jul 16, 2015•29 min•Ep. 52
Ray has 30 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical industry. He has worked in various segments, most recently in Payer Relations and Specialty Pharmacy. He has participated in the development of Payer and Specialty marketing plans for a Pharmaceutical manufacturer as well as for a Network Management company. Currently, Ray is with Armada Health Care, who recently released its new Specialty Workflow program, ArmadaONE. ArmadaONE is an integrated web-based software platform that optimizes specia...
Jul 09, 2015•38 min•Ep. 51
Stacey Richter is not only the host of this podcast, but also the founder and strategic force behind Franklyn Healthcom, a pharmaceutical marketing and design agency that develops brand and managed market strategies along with digital and print collateral. Stacey began the business in 1993 with one simple idea: bridge the gap between current pharmaceutical agency practices and strategic business process. Her role on teams is often to transform customer insights and market research into cutting-e...
Jul 02, 2015•13 min
Joshua Jacobs is an innovative and forward-thinking healthcare executive at Windsor Healthcare Communities, a post-acute and long-term care provider operating approximately 1800 SNF beds in New Jersey. As a generalist that works on a wide scope of Windsor’s business, Joshua’s cross-disciplinary experience affords a view of operational and strategic challenges that often result in novel solutions. Data analytics, marketplace forecasting, and clinical-operational integrations are some of the focus...
Jun 25, 2015•41 min•Ep. 50
Jeff brings over 15 years of entrepreneurial experience to his role as CEO at Everseat. He oversees strategic partnerships, product design, sales, marketing and recruiting. He is also significantly involved in fundraising and investor relations. Frustrated by the inefficient, labor-intensive process of calling to book appointments, Jeff co-founded Everseat in October, 2013 as a way to solve the scheduling problems faced by service providers today. Prior to launching Everseat, Jeff spent nine yea...
Jun 18, 2015•32 min•Ep. 49
For more than 25 years, Patricia has chosen the “road less traveled” in building her career, focused on breaking new ground in order to solve hard problems. She brings executive operating experience from both early stage and mature companies in the medical device, diagnostics, life science companies, including Life Technologies, T Cell Sciences and Sigma Aldrich Corporation. She has brought multiple new products to market in the areas of HIV monitoring; cancer diagnostics, pharmaceutical drug di...
Jun 11, 2015•38 min•Ep. 48
While struggling to find the right doctor for his wife, Ari Tulla began to see major flaws in the US healthcare system. He realized it was easy to find information about specific diseases and illnesses online, but there wasn’t a way for consumers to find local specialists who take their insurance – a connection he calls “the last mile.” His frustration with the system and belief that he could build a solution prompted Tulla to co-found BetterDoctor in 2011 with his friend and colleague Tapio Tol...
Jun 04, 2015•41 min•Ep. 45
Shub is the founder and CEO of WiserTogether, Inc. — the treatment transparency company offering a personalized health care treatment decision support solution that helps consumers achieve better health outcomes and payers to save money. He founded WiserTogether based on a personal health experience that he and his wife faced during his wife's first pregnancy. He has since grown WiserTogether into the industry leader in personalized treatment decision support serving millions of consumers and mo...
May 28, 2015•38 min•Ep. 47
Brian Yarnell, President of Bluestream Health, is an entrepreneur with 15 years of experience creating and commercializing enterprise software platforms across multiple verticals. Prior to launching Bluestream Health in early 2015, Brian founded, managed and sold StarlingHealth, a startup that replaced nurse call systems with multilingual touchscreen interfaces and a clinical workflow platform. Brian has also brought industry-leading technology platforms to market in advertising technology, mark...
May 21, 2015•34 min•Ep. 46
Jacob is the CEO and co-founder of Wellframe. His work and expertise lie at the intersection of healthcare, technology, data analytics and consumer engagement. He was previously Product Manager at RunKeeper, a leading mobile/web health and fitness platform. Prior to that, Jacob was the Director of Research and Strategy at Dossia, an employer driven health IT initiative. In 2011, he was named a Young Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum. He holds a doctorate in Epidemiology from the Harvard ...
May 14, 2015•31 min•Ep. 44
As Vice President of Engagement at Healthx, Frank Hone leads the engagement strategy area, helping customers to better connect with their members and providers, while developing business models to help improve “action-oriented engagement.” The Healthx suite of digital engagement solutions meet the needs and opportunities of a diverse customer base of healthcare payers, with emphasis on administrative cost reduction, member steerage toward best use of the healthcare system, and member health impr...
May 07, 2015•40 min•Ep. 43
Jeff Ruby is a health innovator with an extensive entrepreneurial track record in preventive health. Prior to founding Newtopia, Jeff was Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Cleveland Clinic Canada, a collaboration between the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Canyon Ranch, and Canada’s leading destination for preventive health and lifestyle management. Before that, he served as Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Life Screening Centres Inc., a cancer screening and prevention company, ...
Apr 30, 2015•40 min•Ep. 42
Bringing over ten years of experience as an entrepreneur and consultant to CipherHealth, Zach Silverzweig works with hospitals to achieve patient-centered care through the elegant application of innovative and forward-thinking solutions. He leads CipherHealth's product and development teams, managing the solution lifecycle from concept to napkin to prototype to launch to profitability. Zach also plays a key role in managing the company's financial operations and helping to shape CipherHealth’s c...
Apr 23, 2015•36 min•Ep. 41
An experienced entrepreneur, Jacqueline has over 15 years of experience in software and health IT, in roles ranging from sales and marketing to system design and project management. Prior to founding Klio Health, Jacqueline was an early member of CRF Health, one of the leading providers of electronic patient diary systems for the clinical trials industry. In her career at CRF Health, she managed the implementation of patient data capture systems in over 50 Phase II and III clinical trials for gl...
Apr 16, 2015•39 min•Ep. 40
David joined PMI in 1991 as the Director of Marketing. He has served in various business development roles, spending time cultivating relationships with hospitals and health care systems across the country. Prior to joining PMI, he worked with Control-O-Fax, a company that specialized in time-saving solutions and office systems for the medical practice. It was in this role that David gained insight into the importance of proper systems and training for the success of the practice. Company websit...
Apr 09, 2015•31 min•Ep. 39
Sarah is a seasoned entrepreneur and marketer with startup in her DNA and a passion for brands. She began her career on Madison Avenue where she managed client relationships and studied what makes people tick at J. Walter Thompson, Ammirati Puris Lintas, and M&C Saatchi, then struck out on her own as a marketing consultant. She has worked with a long list of big brand marketers, including Kellogg, Unilever, MSN, General Motors, Gap, and Bank of America. She’s spent the better part of the las...
Apr 02, 2015•30 min•Ep. 38
Ethan received his Bachelors in Health Administration and Information Systems at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. He worked at Johns Hopkins University conducting clinical research with patients which initiated his interest in the consumer-centric healthcare experience. He later worked at a Medical Billing and EHR software company. While there he discovered many of the problems patients face with understanding their medical bills. Ethan was inspired to solve this discrepancy by creat...
Mar 26, 2015•35 min•Ep. 37
Jerrit Tan is the CEO of Canopy Apps (www.canopyapps.com). Growing up in an immigrant family, starting at the age of 10, he played the role of interpreter for his parents and grandparents during doctor visits. These experiences inspire him to develop technology to help improve and lower the cost of healthcare delivery for the 30 million Americans who do not speak English. Prior to Canopy, he was at Google. Today, he lives in New York City with his wife and his dog. www.linkedin.com/in/jerrittan ...
Mar 19, 2015•43 min•Ep. 36
Marty has over 30 years of experience in the health benefits industry. His career includes senior marketing and sales roles with third party benefits administrators, HMOs, and – for over 12 years – the corporate offices of Humana, Inc. He has also been the president of a marketing communications firm specializing in serving health care clients. He is currently Vice President, Sales and Business Development at Acclaris, a company that offers an integrated package of technology and services to sup...
Mar 12, 2015•33 min•Ep. 35
Benjamin Jack, MD is co-founder and CEO at BoardRounds, a healthcare startup that saves lives and money by improving emergency room follow-up care. He is a graduate of Weill Cornell Medical College, and formerly worked as a quantitative trader at Goldman Sachs. He holds a B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University. Company URL: Boardrounds.com Contact: hello@boardrounds.com Social media: @boardrounds • @benjijack Visit www.boardrounds.com or e-mail Benjamin at benji@boardrounds.com fo...
Mar 05, 2015•36 min•Ep. 34
Josh Fieldman is the VP of Sales for RubiconMD, a New York based Health IT company that connects primary care physicians with top specialists allowing them to receive remote opinions. RubiconMD is empowering primary care physicians and allowing them to provide more care in the primary care setting. RubiconMD was founded in 2013 by two Harvard MBAs and a physician on faculty at Harvard Medical School with a mission to democratize medical expertise, bringing top medical expertise to the community ...
Feb 26, 2015•32 min•Ep. 33
Kevin Houlihan is the Director of Client Experience at Propeller Health, a Madison, Wisconsin based respiratory health management technology company. Propeller Health has an FDA cleared platform for passive collection of information related to inhaled medications use paired with software interfaces and analytics. Prior to joining Propeller Health Kevin spent time bringing productivity to mobile tools in the configured building products software space. Kevin also spent several years at Dassault S...
Feb 19, 2015•38 min•Ep. 32
Dr Atreja has formal training in epidemiology and board certification in gastroenterology, clinical informatics and internal medicine. Over the last ten years, he has led many informatics initiatives at Cleveland Clinic and Mount Sinai Health System that includes developing online education modules, leading EHR implementation in an integrated delivery network, designing registries, analytics on healthcare data and developing patient and provider facing apps. He had received 2011 Innovator Award ...
Feb 12, 2015•38 min•Ep. 31
