What we get into:

-The 4 AI Agents of Your Health: How Carl sees the future of agentic AI in health care

-The Investment Thesis: Why "smart money" is actually about finding the partner who will sleep in your office to vet the code

-The IPO Scars: The reality of scaling to a publicly traded company and the growth mindset (aka survival instinct) required to stay alive.

Links to watch / listen below in comments 👇

Fun mentions as always: Daniel Kendall, Marina Borukhovich, Jonathan Bush, Todd Park, Ed Park, Paul Markovich, Chris Dixon, Owen McCarthy, Eric Paley, Brian Roberts, Glen Tullman, John Hallock, Matthew Holt, Indu Subaiya, MD, MBA, MFA

• [00:02:45] The "Log Cabin" Intro: Carl’s roots and meeting the Athena founding team at Wesleyan.

• [00:05:30] The War Room: Driving Bill Clinton's van and the intensity of political "advance" work.

• [00:12:30] The Athena Basement: Why Carl chose a "basement startup" over a prestigious Chicago MBA.

• [00:16:45] The 4 Pillar Thesis: Breaking down the Clinical, Technical, Financial, and Operational requirements for health-tech.

• [00:18:45] The Investment Thesis: How Brian Roberts and Venrock vetted the early tech by sleeping in the office.

• [00:21:00] The President on the Phone: Securing an early $50k from George H.W. Bush.

• [00:24:00] Scars of the IPO: The transition from a "silly toy" to competing with giants like GE and McKesson.

• [00:57:00] The Madrid Ad: Why the "Who" is the only thing that survives a 20-year career.

-Why telling people what to do is the least effective way to change them.

-The Science of Coaching: How Margaret shepherded coaching from a "soft skill" to a science-backed discipline.

-Using "Parts Work" to navigate the voices in our heads that resist change.

-Human-Centered AI: Why healthcare needs a "coaching chip" inside the machine.

-Will Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) adopt coaching as part of the chronic disease management framework?

If you’re trying to move the needle on patient outcomes, Margaret explains why the relationship is the medicine. Links in comments.

Fun mentions as always: Ruth Q. Wolever, PhD, NBC-HWC Gary Sforzo Marina Borukhovich Dr Mehmet Oz, RFK Jr.

• 04:30 – The Business vs. The Creative: How Margaret transitioned from Biotech C-Suite to "Coach Meg."

• 17:00 – Professionalizing Coaching: Building the Institute of Coaching and the NBHWC standards.

• 23:15 – The CMS Update: Framing coaching for Medicare coverage and the "dose response" of behavior change.

• 34:10 – The Paradigm Shift: Why the Annual Wellness Visit needs to start with "What are your health goals?"

• 45:30 – Mapping the Mind: Using biology to create a unified framework for the human psyche.

• 51:20 – The 15-Year-Old Self: A personal revelation on reclaiming flow and leadership.

  
  

We dive into the pivot from "crushing" civil service bureaucracy to finding "must-have" budgets in Global Pharma and Clinical Trial research. Explore the Mortar Theory of patient data and how to build for the "Citizen Scientist".

Always Fun Mentions:

• Instagram Muscles: Eugene’s quest for a 15-second handstand.

• Dubai Roots: Bruce as the first male born in Sharjah.

• Essex County: Britain’s "finest" county.

• The Ski-Rep Era: 100+ days of career-building on the slopes.

Chapters: 00:00 - Handstands & February Vibes 04:20 - Born in Sharjah 10:45 - The Bureaucracy Burn 17:15 - Meeting a Co-Founder at a Nursery Party 24:00 - Bricks & Mortar: The Data Theory 36:30 - The Pharma Pivot 49:15 - Follow the Money

As always - we are meticulously unproduced.

In this episode of #TheShot, Eugene Borukhovich and Jim Joyce sit down with Daniel Kivatinos, co-founder of DrChrono, to unpack a real founder journey — from growing up in Queens with blue-collar parents to bootstrapping a healthcare startup through the 2008 crash, betting early on the iPad, and building DrChrono over 13+ years before selling in 2021.

This is not a “how to get rich quick” story.
It’s about persistence, timing, relentless shipping, and ignoring most advice.

We talked about:

🧱 Start painfully small - One doctor who loves your product beats 1,000 lukewarm users

🔁 Release fast, fix faster - Daily shipping built trust doctors didn’t get from incumbents

🕰️ Timing is earned, not predicted - Years of grinding made the iPad moment possible

💸 Bootstrapping builds discipline - Scarcity forced focus

🚫 Ignore most advice - Especially from people who aren’t where you want to be

🏃‍♂️ Just do it - Overthinking kills more startups than bad ideas

If you’re building in healthcare, fintech, or any regulated industry — this one’s for you.

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00:00 – Intro & JP Morgan recap
01:30 – Why Eugene can’t do the show without Jim
02:10 – Meeting Daniel at Health 2.0 in NYC
03:10 – Growing up in Queens
05:00 – Blue-collar parents & elevator mechanic stories
07:00 – Stony Brook, choosing computer science, brutal CS class
09:30 – Art, music, and coding
11:00 – Early startups that failed
12:30 – The 2007–2008 reality check
14:00 – Why Daniel didn’t chase “safe” jobs
16:00 – Watching friends raise money & choosing a harder path
18:30 – Saving $50k and deciding to start a company
20:00 – Why healthcare
21:00 – Founding DrChrono
22:00 – What DrChrono originally solved (scheduling)
23:30 – Printing flyers & knocking on doctor doors
25:30 – One doctor who truly loved the product
27:30 – “10 users who love you beats 1,000 who don’t”
28:30 – Expanding into EHR, billing, and practice management
29:30 – Hearing about the iPad
30:30 – Building the first iPad-based EHR
31:45 – Overnight growth after the App Store launch
33:00 – Releasing faster than Epic and Cerner
35:00 – Why speed mattered more than strategy
36:00 – Cold-emailing Y Combinator
37:00 – Alexis Ohanian visits NYC
38:30 – Startup School & mindset shift
39:30 – The YC interview experience
40:30 – Getting the first real check
41:30 – Life inside Y Combinator
43:30 – Growing DrChrono over 13+ years
44:30 – Selling to EverCommerce in 2021
45:30 – Why the buyer mattered more than the price
46:30 – What Daniel is building now (JustPaid)
48:00 – Why starting SMB beats selling enterprise first
49:30 – Final question: advice to younger self
52:00 – “Just do it. Don’t stop.”

Max Marchione, founder of Superpower, joined me for a wide-ranging conversation on why modern healthcare is fundamentally broken - and why diagnostics, AI, data, and first-principles thinking might finally fix it.

We talked about:

- Growing up with chronic health issues no doctor could explain

- Why “10x doctors” exist - and why most medicine can’t scale them

- How AI will soon outperform humans at clinical reasoning

- And what it actually takes to scale a healthcare startup without losing your soul

This wasn’t a polished healthcare panel. It was a real conversation about truth, tradeoffs, and taking massive action - even when you know you’ll mess some of it up.

If you’re building in health, longevity, AI, or just trying to feel better in your own body… this one’s worth your time.

In this year-end episode of The Shot of Digital Health Therapy, we sat down with Neill Dunwoody 🇺🇦 (aka “Funwoody”), co-founder of SPRYT, to talk about resilience, rejection, healthcare absurdities, and why meeting patients where they already are matters more than building yet another app. From standing in a bin at school ➝ scaling talent at UnitedHealth Group ➝ pivoting a sports app into an AI-driven healthcare orchestration platform, Neil’s story is as honest as it is instructive.

We cover no-shows, NHS, U.S. healthcare economics, founder health, Ukraine, and why humor might be one of the most underrated leadership traits.

🎧 Worth your time if you’re building, scaling, or questioning the system you’re trying to fix.

Fun mentions as always: Rachel Francine, Shaun Dodimead,Optum, NHS, MediDrive, LLC

• 00:00 Holiday banter, community singing & year-end reflections

• 02:00 Meet Neil Dunwoody (“Funwoody”)

• 03:30 Growing up in Monaghan, sport & stand-up comedy

• 06:30 Humor, resilience, and rejection

• 08:00 Recruitment, HR, and learning to read people

• 15:00 Scaling talent at UnitedHealth / Optum

• 22:00 Blitzscaling, culture breaks & hiring mistakes

• 31:30 The birth of SPRYT: sports → healthcare pivot

• 36:00 NHS pilots, WhatsApp, and no-show economics

• 43:00 U.S. expansion & healthcare fragmentation

• 48:00 Orchestrating care beyond appointments

• 53:30 Ukraine, Tech Link Ukraine & purpose

• 56:00 Founder health, weight loss & personal reset

• 58:00 Closing advice to younger self

Amy shares stories from her early days "carrying a bag" (if you know, you know), navigating to hospital basements with paper maps, transforming a 65-year-old public company, being part of Livongo’s IPO, and leading sales in the exploding employer benefits space. She opens up about resilience, family, leadership, and why kindness and grit are not mutually exclusive.

This conversation delivers deep insights for founders, sales leaders, employer-benefit innovators, and anyone navigating the rapidly evolving healthcare economy.

📉 Employers demand real savings

⏱️ Buying cycles are compressing

💸 Utilization pricing opens doors

🤝 Culture drives adoption

🏥 Value-based care delivers impact

Fun mentions as always: Jim Pursley, Glen Tullman, Sean McBride, David Ebersman and many more...

00:00 – Opening banter; year-end episodes; creative side projects
03:00 – Introducing guest Amy Cosler
04:00 – Early life: oldest of four, Illinois upbringing, healthcare family roots
05:30 – First job: carrying the bag for Medaflex; 4:00 AM training rides; selling skin-prep products
09:00 – Early sales journey; winning President’s Club; joining Baxter
11:00 – Intrapreneurial experience: building a startup inside Allegiance
13:00 – Cardinal Health acquisition; leadership influences
15:00 – Transformation at Landauer; building radiation monitoring + medical physics business
20:00 – Culture shock moving from startups to legacy healthcare
23:00 – Deep dive into early clinical sales environment (maps, suits, coffee, meetings)
27:00 – Divestiture, financial success, personal reset
28:00 – Meeting her husband; triathlons; writing the first version of her book
30:00 – Enter Livongo: shifting from hospitals to employer benefits
33:00 – Livongo culture, mission focus, member empathy
35:00 – Teladoc acquisition; overnight customer communications
38:00 – Pivot to Lyra; leading sales in mental health
39:30 – Joining Carrum; value-based care for surgery, cancer, SUD
41:00 – Employer trend challenges; cost inflation; need for bold solutions
45:00 – The misconception that kindness isn’t compatible with toughness
46:00 – Lessons for entrepreneurs selling to employers
49:00 – PEPM vs utilization-based pricing
51:00 – Looking ahead; entrepreneurial future; completing her book
52:00 – Jim’s narrative future-casting question
54:00 – Amy’s emotional answer: focus on family
55:00 – Closing and thank you

We hosted Brian Lin, a Tufts researcher and a co-founder of Cellsor, who is literally growing living smell tissue to build the world’s first biological smell "camera". Yes - a "camera" for scent. Think RGB for odors… except instead of 3 channels, humans have 400, dogs have 700, elephants have 2,000, and Jim has… well, that’s still in peer review. 😅

Some highlights:

🧠 Humans have 400 smell receptors - meaning we “smell in 400 dimensions,” far beyond what we can verbally describe.

👃 Most people begin losing smell sensitivity in their 50s–70s without realizing it.

🛡️ The same tech could detect explosives, chemical threats, or hazardous compounds at checkpoint distance.

🔬 Brian’s company uses living tissue, not electronic sensors - truly an actual biological nose.

📡 The system aims to create the world’s first universal smell-recording “camera.”

💡 Future applications span diagnostics, food science, perfumery, defense, and everyday consumer tech.

The science is wild, the implications are massive, and the conversation? Pure fun.

🎧 Give it a listen - and trust me, this one will stay with you in ways you can’t quite describe… because we don’t yet have the right vocabulary for smell.

Fun mentions as always: Laura Hamilton Daniel Couchman Kendall

#healthcare #digitalhealth #biotech #innovation #futureofwork #AI #sensorytech

00:00 – 02:10 Thanksgiving Banter & Show Opening

Eugene and Jim share Thanksgiving plans, travel updates, and open the episode.

02:10 – 03:20 Scoop of Thanks Story

A heartwarming story about cancer survivors bringing ice cream to oncology staff.

03:20 – 04:25 Introducing Brian Lin

Jim recounts meeting Brian at Boston Startup Week over beer and ham sandwiches.

04:25 – 06:15 How Brian Meets People (The Whiskey Method)

Brian explains his tradition of bringing whiskey to conferences to meet people.

06:15 – 07:45 Brian’s Background

Growing up in Reading, Massachusetts; parents immigrating from China.

07:45 – 10:20 Childhood Pyro Stories

Thermite experiments, accidental bed fires, and early science curiosity.

10:20 – 12:20 Education Path

Undergrad at RPI, moving to Tufts for a PhD, meeting his wife.

12:20 – 15:00 From Cancer Lab to Smell Research

Why cancer signaling wasn’t a fit and how he discovered the olfaction lab.

15:00 – 17:00 The Beer That Improves Dissections

A lab story about shaky hands, a Corona with lime, and perfect dissections.

17:00 – 21:00 Understanding Smell Biology

Why smell matters, how neurons regenerate, and why people lose smell with age.

21:00 – 24:00 COVID and Smell Loss

How COVID reprograms smell neurons, parosmia, and Brian losing smell in Scotland.

24:00 – 28:00 Smell, Culture, Memory, and Diagnosis

How smell connects to emotion, depression models, and historical healing.

28:00 – 32:00 Dogs Detect Cancer; Human Nose Complexity

Why electronic noses fail and how humans actually smell in 400 dimensions.

32:00 – 35:00 Growing a Living Nose in a Dish

Founding CellSaur and using real biological tissue instead of sensors.

35:00 – 38:20 Applications and the Smell Camera Concept

Recording smells like RGB/hex codes and connecting to perception models.

38:20 – 41:10 Business Strategy for Smell Tech

Three-step pathway: R&D tools, security/defense, and medical diagnostics.

41:10 – 45:00 Market Imagination

Future possibilities like airport screening, drones, and household smell libraries.

45:00 – 47:00 Fundraising as a First-Time Founder

Brian shares what it’s like shifting from academia into startup fundraising.

47:00 – 50:00 Final Question and Advice

Jim gives a future scenario; Brian answers with “hold your conviction.”

We explored her fascinating path from studying proteins in Glasgow to driving AI innovation in pharma, and how she’s bridging the gap between molecules, humans, and machines. She reminded us that practical AI and game-changing AI both have a place - one makes us efficient, the other makes us dream bigger.

It’s an episode filled with humility, humor, and yes.. human intelligence - proving that even in a world of algorithms, empathy still leads the way.

Fun mentions as always: Chandana Fitzgerald Jeff Weness Milind Kamkolkar

• [00:00-02:00] Bloopers, sunshine, and background banter.

• [00:03-05:00] Alette’s third-culture upbringing — Japan, Hong Kong, Denmark.

• [00:05-07:00] Boarding school, biochemistry, and falling in love with proteins.

• [00:10-12:00] From academia to Pfizer — bringing science to life.

• [00:13-15:00] Leap to HealthXL — discovering digital health beyond the lab.

• [00:18-21:00] Entering Novartis — pre-ChatGPT AI strategy and innovation cycles.

• [00:22-25:00] Practical AI vs. game-changing AI — redefining productivity.

• [00:24-28:00] AI and drug discovery — startups, partnerships, and collaboration.

• [00:29-34:00] Lessons on open-minded leadership and partnering with purpose.

• [00:36-39:00] Jim’s classic closing story and Alette’s advice: Value your strengths, cherish your partners.

From balancing athlete-grade performance with mental resilience to building a company that refuses to compromise between data and empathy, Jon brings his trademark blend of humility and precision. He also opened up about his own mental health journey, reminding us that resilience isn’t just a leadership skill - it’s a human one.

It’s an episode that reminds us - even in a world of algorithms and wearables, the human spirit still defines the win.

🔹 Top 5 Key Takeaways

💻 Lessons from Zipnosis: how DTC missteps became powerful playbooks

🤖 AI enables personalization - not replacement

🔥 Burnout prevention is the next performance edge

📊 From wearables to wisdom: data needs translation

🎯 Leadership = clarity, curiosity, and constant iteration

Fun mentions as always: Pat Sukhum John Brownlee

00:00–02:30 — Welcome & banter: from sports metaphors to startup scars
02:31–07:00 — Jon’s journey: building Masterlete and learning from athlete ecosystems
07:01–12:30 — Data + empathy: the dual pillars of sustainable coaching
12:31–16:00 — AI’s promise (and limits) in personal performance
16:01–20:00 — Burnout and resilience: redefining “peak” for long-term success
20:01–25:00 — The role of digital health platforms in preventive care
25:01–30:00 — Leadership lessons: clarity, curiosity, and iteration in practice
30:01–34:00 — Future of athlete engagement and real-time feedback
34:01–38:00 — Building human connection in scalable tech models
38:01–End — Lightning round + advice to Jon’s younger self

We covered everything from startups, serendipity, and Surescripts, to what it means to be insanely curious (his words!) and to always find your foxhole friends.

Oh, and there may have been a few humble-brags about being the guy who helped power billions of Android phones ad their keyboards. 🦾

🔹 Top 5 Key Takeaways

💡 Curiosity drives innovation - be “insanely curious” about everything.

📈 Luck favors persistence - serendipity comes from hard work.

🤝 Build with trust - surround yourself with “foxhole friends.”

🏥 Healthcare is hard - slow, bureaucratic, but worth transforming.

🌍 Samsung + Xealth - connecting home devices to health data.

Fun mentions as always: HLTH USA Samsung Electronics UPMC Providence

📋 00:00 – 02:00 | Catching up with Jim & Eugene, Vegas talk, and welcoming Mike. 📋 02:00 – 06:00 | Mike’s journey from Microsoft to Australia’s biggest web dev company. 📋 06:00 – 09:00 | Lessons from being a “Navy brat” and world traveler. 📋 09:00 – 13:00 | Founding Boost Mobile and its wild telecom legacy. 📋 13:00 – 17:00 | From Nuance to Providence: the path into healthcare. 📋 17:00 – 22:00 | Building Xealth as the “Surescripts for digital health.” 📋 22:00 – 27:00 | Selling to providers and the hard reality of healthcare economics. 📋 27:00 – 33:00 | Integrating with Epic & Cerner: the friend-or-foe dance. 📋 33:00 – 41:00 | The Samsung acquisition story and its big vision for connected health. 📋 41:00 – 49:00 | The future of ambient healthcare and consent-driven data. 📋 49:00 – 52:00 | Mike’s advice: be curious, find your foxhole friends, stay humble.

🔑 Top 5 Key Takeaways

🎓 Career pivots can fuel long-term impact

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Partnerships drive innovation in healthcare

🖥️ Geek Squad in hospitals = genius move

💊 Molecule + digital = future of pharma

🤖 AI is reshaping oncology discovery

Fun mentions as always: Daniel Couchman Kendall Health Podcast Network John Brownlee Click Therapeutics, Inc. David Benshoof Klein Curio Digital Therapeutics Inc. HealthRHYTHMS Optum

📋 00:00–03:00 | Happy Wednesday banter & Jeff joins
📋 03:00–07:00 | Minnesota roots, 4-H, and Russia exchanges
📋 07:00–11:00 | Insurance career and pivot to MBA/venture
📋 11:00–14:00 | Best Buy innovation & Geek Squad in hospitals
📋 14:00–18:00 | Corporate partnerships at Children’s Minnesota
📋 18:00–23:00 | UnitedHealth & Optum Labs: data, R&D, and digital health
📋 23:00–28:00 | Otsuka: digital therapeutics, patience, and cultural insights
📋 28:00–33:00 | The molecule + digital debate in pharma
📋 33:00–38:00 | Refined Science: AI, oncology, and drug rescue
📋 38:00–46:00 | Cancer prevalence, longevity, and Jeff’s advice: listen deeply

Some highlights:

🤼 Wrestling built resilience, discipline, and vision.

📊 Finance background fuels entrepreneurial leadership.

🏥 Healthcare system works well but for the system itself....

📖 Insurance captives and small businesses

We also talked about his new book "Captivated Health: Take Control. Gain Transparency. Leverage Confidence

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Fun mentions as always: Megan Donnell, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, Amanda Goltz, Jennifer Borislow CLU

• [00:00–02:00] Welcome & pronunciation of “Gaunya”

• [02:00–06:00] Family roots in healthcare & entrepreneurship

• [06:00–10:00] Wrestling, resilience, and rugby adventures

• [10:00–15:00] Finance background → entrepreneurial foundation

• [15:00–20:00] Transition to insurers: Blue Cross, Cigna, Destiny

• [20:00–26:00] Leadership lessons, early management challenges

• [26:00–34:00] Captivated Health model & balance sheet strategy

• [34:00–39:00] Captives, PBMs, and real employer ROI stories

• [39:00–49:00] NABIP Consumer Bill of Rights & policy vision

• [49:00–55:00] Advice to younger self: “Pick wisely”

Fun mentions as always: John Brownlee Kyle Rolfing Jason Von Bank Michael Held

1. All Roads Lead to Minneapolis – Serendipitous intro & John Brownlee connection (00:00–02:00)

2. Jason’s Early Hustle – Bootleg CDs & paper routes (02:00–04:00)

3. College Pro Days – Painting houses, cold sales, and leadership lessons (04:00–07:00)

4. From Paint to Fitness – Joining Fitness on Request → Wellbeats (07:00–10:00)

5. Scaling Corporate Wellness – Pivot to digital, COVID growth, LifeSpeak acquisition (10:00–13:00)

6. Going Public (and Back Private) – IPO, acquisitions, lessons learned (13:00–19:00)

7. Holistic Wellbeing at LifeSpeak – Fitness, mental health, caregiving, substance use (16:00–20:00)

8. AI & Integration – Personalization, platform unification, future of prevention (20:00–24:00)

9. M&A Lessons – Integration pains, cultural challenges, COO perspective (25:00–28:00)

10. What’s Next – New go-to-market, partnerships, prevention at scale (40:00–45:00)

If you’ve ever wondered how a kid bossing his friends on the playground ends up building digital health business that catch melanoma early and save lives at scale - this one’s for you.

Fun mentions as always: Steve Seuntjens HLTH Inc. Martin Kelly

⧉ 00:00 – 02:00 | Opening banter – Jim & Eugene finally get Erik on the mic.
⧉ 02:00 – 06:00 | Early career & HP days – Amsterdam to California and back.
⧉ 06:00 – 09:00 | Childhood & sports – Football, baseball, and bossing friends.
⧉ 10:00 – 15:00 | Energy startup journey – From inception to €500M revenue.
⧉ 15:00 – 20:00 | Scaling challenges – Processes, people, and persistence.
⧉ 22:00 – 28:00 | Philips DirectLife – Competing with Fitbit + coaching layer.
⧉ 30:00 – 33:00 | Birth of PHS Capital – Early digital health investing.
⧉ 34:00 – 41:00 | SkinVision origins – Melanoma detection at scale.
⧉ 42:00 – 47:00 | Aligning incentives – Insurance, NHS, and consumer trust.
⧉ 47:00 – 54:00 | Erik’s advice & future vision – Follow your dream, validate the problem.

Fun mentions as always: Olia Hibbard Naomi Allen Roy Schoenberg MD MPH Ido Schoenberg Ken Cahill Murray Brozinsky Julia Hu Neko Health

00:00 – Intro, garage jokes, and Peter’s warm welcome

02:30 – Growing up in Cleveland, med school romance

06:30 – Pediatrics, oncology dreams & the innovation gene

09:00 – Writing Pocket Pediatrician & symptom logic

11:00 – First telehealth forays: Specialists on Call

12:30 – Joining Amwell & the shift to consumer-grade video

18:00 – Why video > audio in clinical care

21:00 – Regulatory nightmare: 50 states, 7 were clear

23:30 – Never a malpractice case: 6M+ visits at Amwell

26:00 – AI note-taking & ambient documentation in care

30:00 – Going public with Amwell & moving on

31:30 – Brightline: Kids’ behavioral health & point solution woes

34:30 – Loneliness across all ages—tech as remedy or divider?

38:00 – Why Lark: scalable, daily AI + coach care

44:00 – GLP-1 support model: 80% persistence at 7 months

48:00 – Advice to young Peter: Think big, disrupt wisely

This is only our second-ever long-form episode, and we couldn't be more honored to have Jack join us for it. From designing UX with Douglas Adams to running diagnostics in sub-zero temperatures, Jack shares wisdom at the intersection of tech, healthspan, and philosophy.

Yes, there's creatine. Yes, there's metaphysics. And yes, you’ll want to rethink your bedtime and your bucket list.

It’s a ride through resilient humans, wild biohacks, and the hilarious humility of medicine in the age of AI.

Dont miss this episode:

Fun mentions as always: Daniel Kraft, MD Jordan Shlain, MD Peter H. Diamandis ☀️Maneesh Juneja Vishal Gulati

00:00:00 - Jack’s origin story: From tech to medicine

00:05:00 - UX with Douglas Adams & first tech ventures

00:12:00 - Founding CHHP & insights into performance science

00:21:00 - Commitment, coaching, and who makes it through

00:30:00 - The biohacking movement: Hope, hype, and hazards

00:41:00 - The pursuit of longevity vs acceptance of death

00:49:00 - Preventive diagnostics & experience design (Neko, Echo)

00:58:00 - AI in medicine: Augmenting empathy & reducing burnout

01:06:00 - WellFounded & experiential medicine adventures

01:18:00 - South Pole expedition & commencement reflections

We covered a LOT:

✅ Bootstrapping MedRhythms from a napkin sketch to FDA approval

✅ Licensing Stevie Wonder’s music to help stroke patients walk again

✅ Why Maine needs robotic homes (and maybe fewer regulations)

✅ How it feels to run for Governor with a quick thought on the Big Beautiful Bill

✅ oh... and even spoke about the very real Uncle Thump (not Trump)

Owen’s journey from logging trucks to legislative vision is the very definition of full circle. And spoiler: you don’t want to miss his advice to future founders 👇

Fun Mentions as always: Steve Seuntjens Marco Mohwinckel Roberto Ascione William Stevens Tech Tour Brian Harris Ann Mond Johnson Megan Coder

00:00–02:00 — Opening from Switzerland: Cowbells, Confessions & TechTour
Hosts kick off with scenic vibes and introduce Owen from a mountaintop moment.

02:00–04:30 — Roots in Rural Maine: Logging, Cows & College Dreams
Owen shares his upbringing in Patten, Maine, with stories of family, hard work, and dad’s unforgettable advice.

04:30–08:30 — From Engineering to Entrepreneurship: How MedRhythms Started
From water treatment sales to Harvard to building a healthtech company with heart (and rhythm).

08:30–14:00 — Bootstrapping to Breakthrough: MedRhythms, Brian Harris & Real Outcomes
The early days of therapy, scaling manually, and why universal music licensing took 18 months.

14:00–16:30 — Working with Stevie Wonder: Music, IP, and Big Biz Buy-In
The surprising (and charming) tale of pitching Universal and name-dropping Stevie mid-deal.

16:30–21:00 — Defining DTx: Alliance Building, Policy Work, and Lessons Learned
What it takes to create an industry from scratch, and why “starting with reimbursement” matters.

21:00–24:00 — The Case for Rural Tech: Healthcare Access in Remote Maine
Why digital care and EMS are urgent lifelines in the U.S.’s oldest and second-most rural state.

24:00–27:30 — Jumping into Politics: What Drove Owen to Run for Governor
Owen reflects on his decision to run, family conversations, and chasing calm in the hurricane.

27:30–37:30 — Platform Breakdown: Housing, Energy, Healthcare & Modular Dreams
A detailed look at his policies: robotic homes, energy equity, and cancer care via telehealth.

37:30–43:00 — Legacy, Leadership & Advice to Future Founders
From Uncle Thump to reimbursement-first strategy, Owen gets real about impact and longevity.

In this episode #169 of #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy, Jim Joyce & I spoke to Pat Sukhum who took us from attic-living startup grit to changing lives at scale - 2200 youths and counting. We talked Definity Health (sold to United), RedBrick Health (sold to Virgin), Thai food, and why the humble leader is the fiercest force for good.

There’s wisdom, there’s vulnerability, there’s even an IRS - Harvard study drop. Pat proves you can be both a CEO and a sidekick, and still lead with heart.

Just a few highlights:

🧒 Mentorship isn’t charity, it’s shared transformation.

🤝 Relationships power nonprofit scale and social change.

🧭 Belief plus humility = true leadership growth.

💙 Oh - and don’t forget to say hi to your inner shy kid.

Fun mentions as always: John Brownlee Kyle Rolfing Dave Dickey Anthony Miller Daniel Couchman Kendall

TimestampTopic Summary[00:00:00]–[00:02:00]Show intro and Pat joins the session[00:02:00]–[00:04:00]Pat’s Minnesota roots and Thai-American identity[00:04:00]–[00:07:00]Early assimilation and family background[00:07:00]–[00:10:00]High school, identity crisis, and Carleton College[00:10:00]–[00:13:00]Deloitte days and founding Definity Health[00:13:00]–[00:17:00]The Big Brothers Big Sisters call and early match[00:17:00]–[00:22:00]Consumer-driven care and Definity’s acquisition[00:22:00]–[00:26:00]RedBrick Health and behavior change lessons[00:26:00]–[00:30:00]Consulting, Bind, and learning to sell[00:30:00]–[00:45:00]CEO transition, mission-driven work, and future vision

This week on #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy Jim Joyce and I dive into OG territory with Michael Pace, the swimming, startup-slaying, palm-loving advisor.

🔍 MAHA Movement

🖥️ Digital Health’s Role in New Administration Policies

💊 DTx and the Reimbursement Policy

🧠 PDURS Software Guidelines: Pharma Meets Digital

🧩 Trump's executive order on pharma pricing...

👇 Hit play.

In this episode of #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy, Jim Joyce and I speak with Farina who shares her journey from launching Groupon in Australia to co-founding Selfapy (Germany’s leading digital mental health platform) and taking it through the bureaucratic gauntlet of DiGA approval - before stepping back to build AndRobin, a sidekick-for-hire growth and ops squad.

💻 Fast growth isn't sustainable without long-term thinking and ethical grounding.

🛒 What scales in e-commerce doesn’t always translate to regulated, B2B-driven systems.

🏥 Selfapy didn’t start with DiGA—but became a pioneer anyway. They built for users, then adapted as policy opened the reimbursement door.

🛠️ Startups need senior operators, not just advisors or consultants

AndRobin fills the Series A void with hands-on executional leadership.

🚪 Step out when your superpower isn’t needed anymore

👇If you're in digital health, health tech, or just building something that matters - this one’s for you

Fun mentions as always: Roberto Ascione Frontiers Health Andrew Mason Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte hims & hers

🤖 Tech vs. human behavior in adherence

🧩 Pharma’s paradox (have to watch to get more)

🧠 Leadership = authenticity + heart

🫥 Tech must be invisible for patients

📈 Adherence is greater than acquisition in long run

Big lessons. Big heart. Big impact.

🎧 Listen now and learn why belief might just be your biggest asset.

Fun mentions as always: Josh Stein Dave Griffiths 🇮🇪 Kaiser Permanente YourCoach.Health

00:00 – 03:00 — Opening Banter & Setup

Eugene, Jim & Innes kick things off across time zones with laughs and backstory.

03:00 – 08:00 — From Scotland to Kentucky

Innes shares his multicultural roots, flunking high school, and a summer teaching soccer in the US.

08:00 – 14:00 — Career Leap: Tech to Pharma

The unexpected journey from engineering at Nortel to global marketing at Novartis.

14:00 – 18:00 — Mental Health & Authentic Leadership

How neuroscience drew Innes in—and why emotional connection is key to commercial success.

18:00 – 22:00 — Joining AdhereTech

Why Innes took the CEO seat and what surprised him when he arrived.

22:00 – 27:00 — Solving the Adherence Problem

A dive into AdhereTech’s smart pill bottle and how it’s changing patient behavior.

27:00 – 32:00 — Pharma Economics & Ownership Gaps

The financial burden of non-adherence—and who really owns the problem in healthcare.

32:00 – 36:00 — Stress, Behavior, and Health Coaching

Exploring the real reasons patients don’t take meds—and how health coaching can help.

36:00 – 41:00 — Resilience & System Innovation

Innes reflects on leadership growth, system constraints, and building a startup culture.

41:00 – 45:00 — Future Vision & Final Advice

A keynote moment: belief, purpose, and what Innes would tell his younger self.

In our latest episode #164 of #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy, Jim Joyce and I had the pleasure to catchup with Esther.

We covered:

💸 Why she funded Wellville to rebuild social fabric in underserved communities (and what she really learned)

🧬 What 23andMe got right — and what it didn’t...

📕 Her next chapter: writing "Term Limits", a book about being human in the age of infinite AI

🧠 And why “making new mistakes” is a better life motto than “move fast and break things”

Esther’s wisdom is as timeless as her curiosity — and we’re just glad she finally made it on #TheShot. 😅

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Unity Stoakes Marina Borukhovich Rick Brush Peter H. Diamandis Linda Avey Stepan Pachikov Anne Wojcicki

🧭 Section Breakdown (Topics + Timestamps):

Intro & Background Setup

Esther joins & shares how this podcast started as a pandemic experiment.

⏱️ 00:00 – 04:00

Esther’s Life Journey in 3 Speeds

From Oppenheimer roots to Forbes to cosmonaut training.

⏱️ 04:00 – 08:00

Cosmonaut Training & Health Discovery

How a space detour saved her life.

⏱️ 08:00 – 12:00

Wellness Habits & Biohacking Wisdom

Swimming, eating early, and NOT eating at cocktail parties.

⏱️ 12:00 – 14:00

Becoming an Angel Investor

How a million-dollar challenge turned her into an investor.

⏱️ 14:00 – 17:00

Why She Started Wellville

From judging the Healthcare XPrize to 10 years of social fabric repair.

⏱️ 18:00 – 25:00

Hard Truths About Systems & Poverty

Trust, grants-as-drugs, and funding that's actually fair.

⏱️ 25:00 – 27:00

On Government, Prevention & Food Systems

Sugar taxes, vaccines, and the real trends that matter.

⏱️ 27:00 – 29:00

23andMe’s Rise, Fall, and Lessons

She got the education, not the return.

⏱️ 29:00 – 33:00

Term Limits & Being Fully Human

Why we need constraints, not infinity — and why Pam the hygienist is the real hero.

⏱️ 35:00 – 44:00

Jim Joyce and I had a blast on today's episode of #TheShot of #DigitalHealth today as it was packed with epic freestyle moments, brain science, and enough energy to light up all of Las Vegas. 🏆

🔥 Bonus: We even got Anthony to drop a custom freestyle rap about ClearIP!

If you want to laugh, learn, and maybe rethink how improv can revolutionize creativity, mental health, and business, this one’s for you. 🎧👇

Top 3 Key Insights

🎭 Improv fuels confidence, creativity & problem-solving

🧠 Brain science proves improv enhances cognition & mental agility

💡 Saying ‘Yes, And’ unlocks innovation & business success

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Daniel Couchman Kendall Roberto Ascione Kristin Milburn Frontiers Health Rachel Loui Christie Pitts Matt Loeb

#YesAnd #Improvisation #Creativity #Neuroscience #MentalFitness #FreestyleInnovation

Podcast Breakdown

1️⃣ Welcome & Icebreaker (00:00 - 03:00)

👉 Hosts discuss podcast rankings, meeting Anthony, and app testing.

2️⃣ Anthony’s Origin Story (03:00 - 07:00)

👉 From speech therapy struggles to founding Freestyle Love Supreme.

3️⃣ The Birth of Freestyle Love Supreme (07:00 - 10:00)

👉 How a college improv troupe shaped his career & led to Broadway.

4️⃣ The Magic of Improv (10:00 - 14:00)

👉 Why improv is a tool for confidence, creativity & problem-solving.

5️⃣ Neuroscience & Improv (14:00 - 19:00)

👉 Brain science behind improv, fMRI studies, and cognitive benefits.

6️⃣ Mindless, Inc. & AI-Powered Games (19:00 - 25:00)

👉 AI-driven mental fitness games & their impact on mental health.

7️⃣ The Art of Freestyle & Startup Pitches (25:00 - 29:00)

👉 Freestyling startup pitches at AARP & turning ideas into rap.

8️⃣ Clear IP Freestyle Moment (29:00 - 33:00)

👉 Anthony creates an impromptu rap about Jim’s startup.

9️⃣ The Power of Yes, And (33:00 - 36:00)

👉 How embracing ‘yes, and’ can transform business & creativity.

🔟 Closing Advice & Big Takeaways (36:00 - End)

👉 Anthony’s wisdom for entrepreneurs & creators.

In our latest episode of #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy, Jim Joyce and I jammed with Rachel Francine, CEO of Musical Health Technologies aka SingFit, the company bringing singing-based therapy to people worldwide. Turns out, belting out tunes can be as powerful as a prescription—especially for dementia care 🤯

Rachel’s journey? From growing up in a beanbag factory (yes, really) with an opera-singing inventor dad, to riding every major tech wave before it was cool. Now, she’s scaling music therapy to change lives at scale—because, let’s be real, we could all use some more dopamine and less stress.

What’s next? SingFit is making waves in care homes, hospitals, and even football clubs..

Top 5 Key Takeaways

🎵 Singing is therapy

🧠 Music unlocks memories

💊 Less meds, more music Singing reduces anxiety & agitation

🎤 Singing reduces anxiety & agitation

🌍 Scaling music therapy

Fun mentions as always: Andy Tubman Chandana Fitzgerald Francesca Wuttke Ali Parsa Jorge Juan Fernández García

⏱️ [00:00 - 04:00] | Intro & Banter

Jim & Eugene joke about podcast delays, St. Patrick’s Day, and Irish gifts to the White House.

⏱️ [04:00 - 10:00] | Meet Rachel Francine: A Life in Tech

From VHS vs. Beta to CitySearch, Rachel recounts her wild career journey.

⏱️ [10:00 - 15:00] | Growing Up in a Beanbag Factory with an Opera-Singing Inventor Dad

Yes, really. Also, how patents were dinner table conversations.

⏱️ [15:00 - 20:00] | From Nashville to Music Tech: The Road to SingFit

Rachel’s experience in the music industry & early digital platforms.

⏱️ [20:00 - 27:00] | What is SingFit? And Why Singing is Medicine

Explaining the science of active music therapy and its impact.

⏱️ [27:00 - 33:00] | Case Studies: Dementia, Autism & Mental Health

How singing reduces agitation, anxiety, and even hospital visits.

⏱️ [33:00 - 37:00] | Scaling Music Therapy: The Market Challenge

Why music therapists are rare & how SingFit is bridging the gap.

⏱️ [37:00 - 40:00] | The Future of SingFit & Big Announcements Coming

Expansion to B2C, football clubs, and a mystery mega-partnership.

⏱️ [40:00 - 42:00] | Jim’s “Famous Last Question”

Rachel’s advice? Follow the money & understand the music business.

⏱️ [42:00 - End] | Wrap-Up & Subscribe!

Final thoughts, audience shout-outs, and the importance of hitting that subscribe button.

From AI & diagnostics to functional medicine vs. traditional care, Payal didn't hold back. If you think your annual check-up is comprehensive, wait until she tells you how our health system is stuck in the past and why your microbiome is screaming for attention. 🧐

We tackled everything—personalized medicine, integrative care, RFK Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" movement, and why your data is so valuable..

If you want science, heart, and a side of humor in your healthcare discussions, this is the episode for you! 🎙️

🔥 Top 5 Key Takeaways

1️⃣ 🧠 Data knows more than you think about you..

2️⃣ 💊 Traditional & functional medicine should be friends, not foes.

3️⃣ 📊 AI + biomarkers = precision medicine goldmine.

4️⃣ 💰 U.S. healthcare system = sick care, not healthcare.

5️⃣ 🎵 Music is medicine. Literally.

Fun mentions as always: Mark Hyman, MD Sandra Scheinbaum, Ph.D. Larry Shore MD, FAAFP Matthew Holt Lucy Reynales Ritesh Patel ViVE Marina Borukhovich

From almost becoming a prosecutor to building provider networks before networks were cool, Richard’s journey is packed with wisdom, war stories, and a deep appreciation for just how hard healthcare really is. We covered everything from sales tactics to the power of listening to quarterly reports like it’s the latest #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy podcast with Jim Joyce.

If you're an entrepreneur trying to break into healthcare, here’s your golden ticket to understanding how to navigate this industry—spoiler alert: it’s a LONG game. 🏆

Top 5 Key Takeaways 🚀

📞 Cold calling still works – Just know your target!

📊 Listen to earnings calls – They’re free market intelligence!

⏳ Healthcare sales take years – So start now.

🦾 Know your audience – Investors & buyers don’t want guesses.

💡 .... and great advice from Richard to entrepreneurs..

Fun mentions: Pete Antunes John Wray Tim Wentworth Charlie Falcone

#DigitalHealth #HealthcareInvestment #VentureCapital #Entrepreneurship #HC9Ventures #TheShotPodcast

🤖 The real deal behind AI adoption in healthcare

🛑 Why health systems are drowning in red tape

💰 How health plans are finally picking up the pace (🤯 yes, really?!)

🎭 Also, a friendly PSA: AI agents might soon be negotiating with AI agents, leaving us humans to watch from the sidelines with popcorn. 🍿

..... Also, be nice to AI—they’re watching.....

Fun mentions as always: Ankit Jain Infinitus Systems, Inc. Jeff Ruby John Brownlee Ethan Mollick

Tune in to learn why fear is the biggest enemy of growth, why pharma is still playing catch-up, and before your AI intern takes over your job.

🔥 Top 5 Key Takeaways

📌 Fear blocks growth—hack it, don’t fight it.

📌 Gen AI is your (nearly) free 24/7 intern.

📌 Pharma still lags behind in AI adoption..

📌 Data and psychology....

📌 oh and ... a chicken heart can get you an A.

🎙 Show Breakdown

⏳ 00:00 - 02:00 | Back to Normal Format & AI Backgrounds 🎭

Jim and Eugene discuss returning to regular podcasting and Jim’s AI-generated hotel room mishap.

⏳ 02:01 - 05:00 | Meet Rachel: Life Starts with Death 💡

Rachel shares her philosophy on making bold life choices by imagining her 102-year-old self looking back.

⏳ 05:01 - 08:00 | The Chicken Heart Story 🐔💀

Rachel’s childhood experiment with a real chicken heart sets the tone for her lifelong passion for efficiency and impact.

⏳ 08:01 - 12:00 | From Pharma to Strategy in China 🌏

Rachel’s path from management consulting to Boehringer Ingelheim and leading strategy in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

⏳ 12:01 - 16:00 | Startup Lessons & the Reality of Selling to Doctors 🚀

How Rachel’s digital health startup failed, but taught her valuable lessons about sales, psychology, and tech adoption in healthcare.

⏳ 16:01 - 20:00 | Google & Sales Psychology 📊

Applying data-driven insights from pharma to Google, managing $500M in revenue, and why sales is ultimately about psychology.

⏳ 20:01 - 25:00 | Gen AI = Your Free Intern 🤖

Rachel explains why AI is like a 24/7 intern and how companies can leverage it instead of fearing it.

⏳ 25:01 - 30:00 | Pharma & AI: Playing Catch-Up (Again) 💊

The industry’s slow AI adoption, learning from consumer brands, and struggles with data-driven decisions.

⏳ 30:01 - 34:00 | Global Pharma Strategy: Germany vs. China 🌍

Rachel breaks down the cultural challenges of working between German HQ and the Chinese healthcare market.

⏳ 34:01 - 36:00 | Final Advice: Be Bold, No Fear 🔥

Rachel’s key advice for entrepreneurs: push past fear, take risks, and explore new skills—even improv!

We're thrilled to launch the first episode of 2025 experimenting with long-form content — a whopping ~2-hour deep dive.. and I could not think of anyone better to be our guinea pig than than Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH, the legendary pioneer of virtual care. From childhood dirt bikes to reimagining healthcare through design thinking, Jay took us on a fascinating journey.

This isn't just another episode—it's a masterclass on disruption, grit, and patience. Plus, we had a few laughs along the way (who knew golf courses could inspire healthcare innovation?).

Top 5 Key Takeaways:

1️⃣ 🎯 "Patients need relationships and results—it's all about balance."

2️⃣ 🤝 Virtual care thrives with teamwork, not silos.

3️⃣ 💡 Healthcare innovation = simplifying complexity creatively.

4️⃣ 📱 The iPhone revolutionized how docs and patients connect.

5️⃣ 🚀 Burnout is real; staying curious is the antidote.

Fun mentions as always: Steve Seuntjens Matt Loeb Christie Pitts Yoky Matsuoka Peter Pronovost MD, PhD, FCCM Mark Hyman, MD grant harrison David Karp Bryce Roberts Scott Shreeve, MD John Hallock Guy Friedman Alex LeBrun Vinod Khosla Panasonic Well YourCoach.Health

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Play-by-Play

Kickoff & 2025 Vision (00:00 - 08:00)

A lively intro to the new format, reflections on CES & JPM, and a warm welcome to Jay Parkinson.

Jay’s Origin Story (08:01 - 20:00)

From Missouri’s dirt roads to WashU, Jay shares his unique path, early inspirations, and love for design.

Preventive Medicine Redefined (20:01 - 35:00)

Insights into Jay’s time at Hopkins and how systems thinking shaped his view of population health.

The Birth of Virtual Care (35:01 - 51:00)

How the iPhone and tech-savvy culture in Williamsburg catalyzed Jay’s first practice model.

Hello Health: Disrupting Primary Care (51:01 - 01:06:00)

The challenges, funding, and lessons learned in creating a tech-forward physical + virtual care model.

Sherpaa: The Pioneer of Virtual Primary Care (01:06:01 - 01:23:00)

Building the foundations of sticky patient-doctor relationships via virtual care.

Crossover Health & Strategic Scaling (01:23:01 - 01:32:00)

The hybrid care model and Jay’s role in revolutionizing care delivery infrastructure.

Tech Evolution & The Role of AI (01:32:01 - 01:41:00)

AI's role in healthcare: tools, challenges, and why behavior change is the ultimate hurdle.

Reflection on Healthcare Complexity (01:41:01 - 01:51:00)

A candid discussion about systemic collapse, resilience, and the future of care.

Parting Wisdom (01:51:01 - End)

Jay’s advice to young disruptors: "Be patient, stay curious, and always keep learning."

🏥 Cracking reimbursement codes

💤 Digital CBT - a step-care model for sleep & mental health

💰 How following the money can make—or break—a startup

💡 “Be scrappy, but respect operational details.”

🤝 “Provider trust drives digital health adoption.”

📈 “Follow the money to navigate healthcare challenges.”

Few key takeaways:

⏰ Time-saving tools can transform healthcare outcomes

🤝 Trust is the foundation of better care

🌍 Value-based care is the way forward

🩺 Healthcare needs delight!

🤝 Trust and time: the secret sauce in healthcare

🌿 Why prevention always beats cure (and paperwork!)

✨ AI tools actually making a difference

Tune in for insights and whole lot of wisdom!

Fun mentions as always: Edward Kliphuis Ali Parsa Mairi Johnson BABYLON HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED Peter Foley LetsGetChecked Truepill Neko Health

Some Key Takeaways:

🍌 Peeling bananas builds character—and a strong work ethic

🧑‍💻 Open source drives healthcare innovation, slowly but surely

🏥 EMRs, EHRs, Interoperability.. oh my...

🎯 Design thinking in healthcare

💡 "Find your purpose and build around it.”

Fun mentions as always: Chandana Fitzgerald Jonathan Weiner HLTH Inc. ŌURA Tom Hale Dexcom

Key topics and nuggets of wisdom:

🧠 Objective measurement of brain and mental health

🌟 The role of scalable, non-invasive technologies in trials

🌍 Global experience fuels multidisciplinary innovation

🎯 “Precision tools can transform clinical trial outcomes

Fun mentions as always: Liam Kaufman Caramazza Alfonso

#BrainHealth #DigitalBiomarkers #NeuroscienceInnovation #CognitiveHealth #DigitalHealth #CumulusNeuroscience

Top 5 Nuggets:

🚀 “Innovate by doing, not talking.”

💡 “Different, not better, defines a new category.”

💪 “Failure is just learning—go for it!”

🏥 “Healthcare must be affordable, accessible, effective.”

🌍 “Customer-focused partnerships drive real change.”

Fun mentions as always: Lee Shapiro Robert Garber Naomi Allen Mike Rolla Mark Cuban Pat Geraghty Livongo Teladoc Health Hemant Taneja Allscripts Evernorth Health Services

💰 The impact of pricing and partnership strategies

🌊 Navigating digital health’s shifts and staying agile

🚀 Validic’s pivotal journey from API to enterprise solutions

🏆 Value-based pricing wins over low-ball offers

🤝 Client partnerships must be win-win to last

🔍 Know your customer’s story as if it’s yours

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Mark Cuban Ryan Beckland

🧠 The intersection of #neuroscience and #AI in mental health

🤝 How AI can enhance the clinician-patient relationship

🤖 The role of empathy in AI & patient engagement

🇺🇸 A UK startup entering the US market

Fun mentions as always: Edward Kliphuis HLTH USA Jonathan Weiner Frontiers Health Amber Bullis

First time doing this live on one screen and in person...

First time I said "Jim Joyce!!!!!" live!

First time basically kidnapping David Benshoof Klein after his ground breaking keynote.

First time David and the team at Click Therapeutics, Inc. proposed: "Software Enhanced Drugs 💊" as the term

But you will have to watch OR listen to the full episode to hear other things that David never shared publicly before :)

Fun mentions as always: Roberto Ascione Kristin Milburn Frontiers Health Sarah Jackson Omada Health

#DigitalHealth #PharmaInnovation #SoftwareEnhancedDrugs #digitaltherapeutics #Entrepreneurship #HealthcareTransformation #ClickTherapeutics #DTX

Cris shared his incredible journey through his own startup, healthcare innovation, corporate venturing, and the evolving dynamics of digital health—but we covered a lot more, including:

🚀 How to scale ventures with patient empowerment at the core

💡 The role of corporate venturing in transforming healthcare

🏢 Swinging for the fences

🎯 Key insights on building sustainable, scalable businesses

🔑 The importance of seeking mentorship early and often

Fun mentions as always: Steve Seuntjens Dave Ricks All-In Podcast Alex Fair Paul Hudson

Jim Joyce and I got a shot of energy on today's #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy - even though Dorsa did the recording from a hopistal room and suppsedly at 50% energy! Thats dedication! Her unique journey through public health, case management, and risk adjustment (yep you heard that right) is fascinating:

💻 Blending Technology with Clinical Care

🏥 Risk Adjustment in Medicare

👩‍⚕️ Nurses as Innovators

📊 Operational Efficiency in Healthcare

👩‍💻 Learning from Tech Failures

Fun mentions as always: Bryan Sivak Marina Borukhovich BABYLON HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED Meritage Healthcare, LLC

🌐 Healthcare isn’t a system

🏥 Doctors and autonomy

💻 AI in healthcare will thrive only if we move beyond claims data to real health outcomes.”

💼 Employers role in healthcare

🧠 Cognitive load in healthcare

Fun mentions as always : Missy Krasner Matthew Holt Amazon Mass General Brigham

🌐 From journalism to healthcare, it’s all about telling the right story

👫 Husband and wife founders: trust is your greatest asset

💼 Every startup journey has its highs and lows, but resilience is key

🚀 Superpowers of every successful entrepreneur

🛑 The decision to shut down your startup

👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 ooh and... is there a Couples Startup Therapy podcast looming?

Fun mentions as always: Marina Borukhovich Jason Trobman Bayer G4A StartUp Health Connected Health Alliance

#TheShot of hashtag

#DigitalHealth Therapy, Jim Joyce and I chatted with Samir Batra, Managing partner at HIP:

🛤️ Navigating a career path is all about zigging and zagging

🌐 Living on four continents before 18

🏥 Healthcare delivery should be multidisciplinary and team-based – just like investing should be

💼 Checking your ego at the door is crucial for success in entrepreneurship

🚀 "From building alarm clocks to leading health tech innovations, the journey is all about learning and pivoting.”

👫 and... power of a community

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Ann Mond Johnson Arundhati Parmar Neil Patel Frank Williams Tom Peterson

🔄 Consumer shift for healthplans?

💡 Tiny habits and behavior change

💼 Navigating the complexities and opportunities in the employer space for digital health solutions.

🤝 The importance of networking and partnerships in the healthcare ecosystem.

🧠 Mental Health Focus: The critical need for mental health services and innovative solutions is not slowing down...

Fun mentions as always: Amanda Goltz Matthew Holt BJ Fogg, PhD Brian Kalis Shawn Ellis Dmitry Gurski Brook West

🚀 The early days of digital health and working with Steve Case

🍸 Working as a bartender in DC

🤖 AI and impacts to pharma

💥 SVB Collapse

📈 Investment Trends

🏷️ Oh, and we hear a pitch from Jim Joyce on his new venture Clear IP

Fun mentions as always: Steve Case Matthew Holt Bryan Sivak Megan Coder Jessica J. Federer Milind Kamkolkar Zsuzsanna Varga, PhD Steve Agular Rock Health Bayer G4A

🚀 The complexities and triumphs of building healthcare ecosystems

🌍 Stephen's perspective on innovation and its impact across various sectors

📈 The evolution of healthcare ecosystems and the critical role of public-private partnerships

🏥 Insights into "CancerX" and its aim to transform oncology through digital innovation

🌟 Stephen's personal growth from Marine Corps to a leader in healthcare innovation

🔗 The Three C's of Innovation: Convene stakeholders, Collaborate on shared goals, and Catalyze action to transform ideas into impactful solutions.

Fun mentions as always: Rasu Shrestha MD MBA Tamara Srzentić MS MBA Ritesh Patel Micky Tripathi Jennifer Goldsack

🌐 The evolution of healthcare data

🤖 AI's role in enhancing diagnostic accuracy

💡 The clinical insights gap...

🏥 Real-world impact of AI tools in hospitals

📈 The future trajectory of AI in healthcare

⚡ and how those oh crap moments change trajectories...

Fun mentions as always: Rob Cronin Dori Zweig Young Epic OpenAI Particle Health Sentara Health

🌟 Early Career and Entrepreneurship: His journey from starting a company in the tech boom to navigating the bust.

📈 Transition to Public Service: His move from private sector

🏛️ Government Challenges: Insights into the complexities and incentives within government roles and the impact on technology implementation.

🚑 Healthcare System Analysis: Comparing the operational and cost differences between U.S. and French healthcare systems.

🤖 Tech in Government: Experiences with integrating advanced technology within the public sector.

📜 Regulatory Impact on Innovation: How changes in regulations create opportunities for new healthcare solutions.

Fun mentions as always: Isabelle Von Kohorn MD PhD Adrian Fenty Sara Salek, M.D. Kathleen Sebelius Barack Obama

🤖 AI Impact on data transparency

🏥 Point solutions oh my...

📈 Observations on current trends impacting employer spend on healthcare

🎈 The Balloon Problem...

💊 ooh and... Is Pharma Bypassing PBMs?

Fun mentions as always: Dave Kerrigan Matthew Holt Jessica Yellin Cheryl Pegus Eddie Martucci John O'Connor Mark Cuban Marina Borukhovich YourCoach.Health Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, PBC Walmart Optum Greg Weidner, MD FACP DipABLM American Telemedicine Association #ATANexus

🔬 Managing blood sugar levels

🌍 Insights into obesity and diabetes management

📈 Entrepreneurial journey and raising money from VC's in metabolic space.

👶 Special appearance by the youngest guest ever on #TheShot.

📊 oh and the shortest advice ever on this show!

Fun mentions as always: Zocdoc Oliver Kharraz, MD Ann Mond Johnson American Telemedicine Association Mimi Billing Sifted Doctolib Aline Noizet Doctoralia España Frederic Llordachs i Marquès, MD Vishal Gulati George Hadjigeorgiou ZOE Jessie I. Josh Clemente Levels

#HealthTech #StartupGrowth #Innovation #MetabolicHealth #DigitalHealth

The rundown:

🌐 Latest AI in Healthcare news

💰 Non-profits & Fundraising

🤝 Strategic Partnerships for Non-Profits

🎤 Community Involvement

🛠️ Non-Profit Challenges and Strategies

Fun mentions as always: Harry Stebbings Sam Altman Laura Hamilton David Albert Martin Kelly Shivdev Rao Abridge OpenAI Microsoft Roy Schoenberg MD MPH Amwell Murray Brozinsky HealthXL

💪 The need for grit & hustle in this market

💡 Pivotal role of #AI in healthcare

🤖 Blend of human interaction and AI in delivering health services

🧪 Highlighted the impact of #GLP-1 medications

📈 Addressing the digital transformation in healthcare and its challenges

🎶 ...oh and see me dance to the jingle....

Fun mentions as always: Joubin Mirzadegan, Kleiner Perkins (GRIT podcast), Glen Tullman, Mark Cuban Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, PBC, Gary Vaynerchuk, Dave Kerrigan, Martin Kelly, Matthew Holt, Marina Borukhovich, All-In Podcast, Jason Calacanis, Ann Mond Johnson, American Telemedicine Association, DeAnna Grosbaum, Anish Shindore, HLTH Europe

☘️ Zero tolerance for BS

☘️ Digital Health whiplash

☘️ Changing landscape of employee benefits

☘️ Consolidation in broker space

☘️ Digital health solutions - best of breed?

☘️ oh and... the amazing Masked Broker

Fun mentions as always: Steve Agular Nick Dougherty

🌐 Cyberpsychology

🌐 Founder-market fit

🌐 Mental Health & social media

🌐 Learning to delegate

🌐 oh and... Jim's new twist on his famous question :)

🧬 Genes & Data

🧬 What is means to be a "data refinery"

🧬 Pharma & Clinical Trials

🧬 Power of #AI

🧬 Co-morbidity of data

🧬 oh and.. gut feel vs. data 😂

Fun mentions as always: AMIR KALALI, MD Bruce Meadows Anne Wojcicki Paul Johnson Bill Gates

🤖 #digitalhealth investments & the current market

🤖 #ChatGPT and #LearningModels

🤖 Dr. Watson Who?

🤖 Autonomous vehicles and autonomous RX

🤖 oh and... confabulating AI ....

Fun mentions as always: Medable, Inc Michelle Longmire Limbix Benjamin Alouf MD, MBA, FAAP AppliedVR Josh Sackman Corey McCann Brian Dolan

🥦 "Health happens outside the doctor's office"

🥦 Knowledge is power

🥦 Patient driven care

🥦 When will #ChatGPT prescribe ?

🥦 ooh and lots of medical entertainment drama....

Fun mentions as always: Ann Mond Johnson American Telemedicine Association

🧠 Finland - the happiest country in the world

🧠 #mentalhealth misconceptions

🧠 Mind & body

🧠 How can mental health scale

🧠 Health coaching & preventative #mentalhealth

🧠 oh.. and hear Virtual Jim ask the final question...

Fun mentions as always: Sridhar Iyengar

🤝 Strategy vs. Execution

🤝 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs & Innovation

🤝 Public - Private Partnerships

🤝 Spinning up, spinning out companies

🤝 oh and... "staying true to yourself"

Fun mentions as always: Ann Mond Johnson American Telemedicine Association Walmart Redesign Health Missy Krasner

🎯 Being "Contract Path Agnostic"

🎯 Friendly competition

🎯 Medical Device vs. Digital Health Sales

🎯 Teladoc + Livongo......

🎯 Geek Squad for Diabetes

🎯 oh and... "Feeding the eagles..."

Fun mentions as always: Zane Burke John Hallock Glen Tullman Lee Shapiro Jennifer Schneider, M.D., M. S. Daniel Kraft, MD

🚀 Dr. Kraft's history and being a "Nowist"

🚀 10 years back and looking forward...

🚀 The "Mediverse"

🚀 "Generative Health"

🚀 and of course the upcoming NextMed conference..

Fun mentions as always: Parisa "Risa" Vatanka, PharmD Peter H. Diamandis Professor Shafi Ahmed Lucien Engelen David Albert Esther Dyson Shawna Butler, RN MBA Jane Metcalfe Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS Jennifer Goldsack

❄️ Large company vs. startup

❄️ Pharma and SAMD

❄️ Staying focused & obsessed

❄️ GLP-1 & digital health

❄️ oh and... snowboarding....??

Fun mentions as always: Even though we did not mention - I realized that we have not tagged Matthew Holt in ages... 😂

❤️ Heart Health

❤️ Formula-1 and the path to Happitech

❤️ How to express the power of technology

❤️ #DigitalHealth Innovation climate in the Netherlands

❤️ oh and... balance between perfect and good

Fun mentions as always: Herko Coomans Tim Cook, Apple (couldnt find him here!!! 😂

💊 The pharma acronym game

💊 Pharma <-> Startup gap

💊 The oreo cookie effect

💊 "Opening portals of innovation"

💊 oh and..... the art of the deal....

Fun mentions: We got so deep into discussion that we really didn't mention anyone 😂 or if we did, I didn't write it down

🖥 US Healthcare patterns

🖥 Data Fantasy 😂 - (my new favorite term)

🖥 The myths of Telehealth

🖥 Telehealth policy

🖥 oh... and ATA conference Mar 4-6 (https://gotelehealth.org/ata-2023/)

Fun mentions as always : Lee Shapiro Jane Sarasohn-Kahn Joseph Kvedar Kyle Zebley Sreekanth Chaguturu Robert Wachter Bart Demaerschalk MD

🤖 #ChatGPT & #MedPaLM

🤖 Demystifying Slovenia and Melania Trump 😂

🤖 Shortage of physicians in Slovenia

🤖 Newly unveiled Digital Health plan in Slovenia

🤖 Aha moments after interviewing over 250 people

🤖 oh and...... "Believe in yourself"

Fun mentions as always: Martin Kelly HealthXL Seth Akumani Megan Coder Peter Birch Alexandre Lebrun Israel Krush Tomaz Gornik

🔊 Being your own advocate

🔊 What makes a good story?

🔊 Power of data in story telling

🔊 VBC & Health Equity

🔊 Patient voice & experience

🔊 oh and some PR tips for entrepreneurs

Fun mentions as always: Lilly Stairs HIIT Like a Girl Marina Borukhovich Savvy Cooperative ViVE Erica Olenski ✨

🍏 Art of story telling

🍏 Lucid Dreaming

🍏 "Health care industry is YOUNG!"

🍏 Importance of sleep

🍏 Health Equity

🍏 oh and..... importance of mentorship

Fun mentions as always: Daniel Couchman Kendall Yumin Choi StartUp Health

🌡 Sex, Triggers and Contraception

🌡 "Take a moment and pause"

🌡 Monitoring hormones via saliva

🌡 Raising funds in Europe

🌡 Tough decisions entrepreneurs have to make

🌡 oh and why scaling is like orchestra....

Fun mentions as always: Frontiers Health Roberto Ascione Chris Goy Jason Green Kate Morony #VirtualFirstSummit

🖥 10 vs. 110 slides in consulting

🖥 The evolving view of "product" in pharma

🖥 Drug + Device + Digital

🖥 Payers need to pay for value

🖥 How to go all in (in Pharma)

🖥 oh and. "peanut butter your way through digital transformation" 😂

Fun mentions as always: Novartis Amgen Mark Bertolini Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

✏️ How to craft a story

✏️ Her non-passion of health policy

✏️ "No-sh$% factor"

✏️ NHS #digitalhealth adoption

✏️ oh and.... how to "pitch" to journalists

Fun mentions as always: HealthXL Martin Kelly Chandana Fitzgerald Antonio Estrella Tim Kelsey NHSX UCL Shaine Borukhovich

🥦 "Doing digital" vs. "Being Digital"

🥦 Connected Care Anywhere

🥦 Hospital @ Home

🥦 Clinician Burnout

🥦 Health Experience Matters

🥦 oh and you have to listen to Rasu's advice to entrepreneurs..

💊 HealthXL #Healthies (blast from the past)

💊 Patient Engagement and hard ROI

💊 Talent rotation from pharma to #digitalhealth startups and back

💊 Go-to-market strategies - B2C2B

💊 Family business and investors

💊 10 years of helping patients 🎉

💊 Retentive Actions of consumers

💊 oh and.... heard it here first 😂 Medisafe is now ISO 13485

Fun mentions as always: Martin Kelly HealthXL Daniel Nathrath

🚀 Great companies / Fearless Leaders

🚀 Digital Health IPO Index

🚀 Investment climate & valuations

🚀 "The best and the rest"

🚀 #DTx treated as #Biotech ??

🚀 oh and.... so many great quotes...

Fun mentions as always: Martin Kelly HLTH HealthXL Murray Brozinsky Ken Cahill Corey McCann Eddie Martucci Ali Parsa Teladoc Health

🎤 How he bet it all on Bloc!

🎤 Few "heard it here firsts"

🎤 Great Leaders in health care

🎤 Common threads across 500+ interviews at Slice of Healthcare

🎤 oh and .... Livongo #digitalhealth mafia 😂

Fun mentions as always: Martin Kelly Daniel Couchman Kendall Guy Friedman Glen Tullman Lee Shapiro Jennifer Schneider, M.D., M. S. Naomi Allen

🪴 🕷 Academia Currency

🪴 🕷 How VC's really work 😂

🪴 🕷 EROOM law in Pharma

🪴 🕷 CRO Business model

🪴 🕷 What matters in #clinicaltrials

🪴 🕷 oh and.... team & talent!

Fun mentions as always: Lina Wenner Brent Hoberman firstminute capital Alex Zhavoronkov Christian Angermayer Paul Wicks Michael Pace Jonah Comstock

🍐 #DTx asa fundamental modality

🍐 Visions are cheap....

🍐 Payer adoption processes

🍐 "Fundamentals are fundamental"

🍐 #DTx market predictions

🍐 oh and ... What does Mike Tyson have to say?

Fun mentions as always: Eddie Martucci Brent Vaughan Owen McCarthy Brian Harris Andy Molnar Akili Interactive Cognito Therapeutics, Inc. Jennifer Schneider, M.D., M. S.

🏆 Mission greater than Product

🏆 Finding joy in your body

🏆 Biology + Behavior

🏆 Efficacy & Trust

🏆 Product + People

🏆 and oh.... why following your curiosity matters..

Fun mentions as always: Acacia Parks Robert Garber Rekha K. Marina Borukhovich Bumble Whitney Wolfe Herd

🧵 DTC or not to DTC

🧵 Open Platforms in Health care

🧵 Biology + Behavior

🧵 What can healthcare learn from gaming

🧵 People work with People

🧵 oh and.. you have to watch for our big announcement

Fun Mentions as always: YourCoach.Health Twill Jessica DaMassa Matthew Holt Tomer Ben-Kiki

💊 Mission focused companies in #digitalhealth

💊 #Behavior change as a treatment modality

💊 Common vision of #startups & #pharma

💊 Science of Serendipity & Kaia Health journey at Chiesi Group

💊 oh and... is #DTx like a toy in the kids meal? (credit to Eddie Martucci)

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Kuldeep Singh Rajput Digital Health Today StartUp Health Konstantin Mehl Jonas Duss Naomi Fried, Ph.D. Gautam Gulati, MD, MBA, MPH

🚀 Building with 100X in mind

🚀 #DigitalHealth correction

🚀 #DTC Playbook

🚀 Startup Pivots

🚀 and why Guy is a #crossfit celebrity w/o ever doing #crossfit

🌎 Replicating a human brain to create smart diagnostics

🌎 Building a company with your wife.. 🤔

🌎 Scaling #digitalhealth companies in the #EU vs #usa

🌎 Blitzscaling digital health

🌎 oh... and what does Breaking Bad has to do with health..

Fun mentions as always: Marina Borukhovich Martin Kelly Chandana Fitzgerald Roberto Ascione Healthware Group Rashida Bobb Konstantin Mehl Jonas Duss Prof. Dr. Martin Christian HIRSCH Claire Novorol

🧬 Direct-to-consumer (DTC) Healthcare

🧬 Consumerization of healthcare

🧬 Entrepreneur's decision to sell

🧬 Importance of product experience

🧬 oh and.... Pickleball????

Fun mentions as always: Anne Wojcicki Martin Kelly Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Brian Harris (#pingpong)

💈 HealthBeacon in the kitchen !!!

💈 Connected health systems

💈 Customer and User Experience in healthcare

💈 Good thinking principle

💈 oh and.. Irish Mossad???? 😂

🤖 Akili Interactive & Roblox deal (so yes some #digitalhealth talk)

🤖 How #DTx startups can now start celebrating bat & bar mitzvahs

🤖 Sacred cows & plans vs. PLANS

🤖 Biotech & digitech coming together

🤖 Developing company muscles

🤖 oh and more news on the potential spin-off..

Fun Mentions As Always: JAZZ Venture Partners John Spinale Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Emanuela Saccarola Marina Borukhovich

It was all about coaching of course but with a few twists:

🦖 Question to ask a 1st grader

🦖 What is Health Coaching

🦖 #DigitalHealth and Health Coaching

🦖 Psychotherapy vs. coaching

🦖 oh and Ashlee's advice to entrepreneurs

Fun mentions as always: Marina Borukhovich Martin Kelly Anish Shindore Francesca Wuttke CrossFit, LLC HealthXL - and for the first time in 101 episodes no mention of Matthew Holt 😂

💰 Company culture in a virtual world (& due diligence)

💰 Investing in emerging fund managers

💰 Valuations.........

💰 How its easy to start a medical practice today..

💰 Bessemer Venture Partners Investment Thesis

💰 Overstating outcomes in #DigitalHealth

💰 oh... and how to sell to payers...

Fun mentions as always: William Taranto Martin Kelly Julie Yoo Graham Gardner, MD, MBA (he/him/his) Kyruus Steve Kraus FOLX Health Tia NOCD

🎧 Classical Humanities & Media

🎧 Patient Monitoring & Nurse shortages

🎧 Opioids & Digital Capabilities

🎧 #DTx <> Medical Device

🎧 oh and... Balance vs. Rhythm as life advice ....

Fun Mentions as always: Matthew Holt (of course - you must listen!) Chandana Fitzgerald Daniel Couchman Kendall Peter H. Diamandis Martin Kelly John Lee Dumas Scott Becker

🎯 5 year sprints of #digitalhealth (we are in the 3d sprint)

🎯 5 min vs 5 years (madness vs. brilliance)

🎯 Pre-iphone days of #DigitalHealth

🎯 Modular platforms

🎯 and..... always be learning principle

🎯 ohhhh and....... We talk #DTx podcast Season 2 (see link in comments) - huge thanks to Amalgam Rx for being a presenting partner!

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Ryan Sysko Bozidar Jovicevic Martin Kelly HealthXL

💊 Role of a pharmacist

💊 #DigitalHealth interventions

💊 #DTx valuations vs. adoption

💊 Crossroads 2050 (see link in comments)

💊 Humanitarian crisis 🇺🇦

💊 oh and.. yes we talked about George Clooney

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Martin Kelly Parisa "Risa" Vatanka, PharmD, CTTS

🎯 Power of #DigitalHealth

🎯 Product Adoption

🎯 Funding rounds

🎯 Defensibility of a business

🎯 Value Based Care

🎯 oh and how raising $$ is like a duck flapping in water?

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Chris Hogg John Brownlee Chris Henderson

💉 Early days of #digitalhealth

💉 Dreamers & Doers

💉 #AI in Healthcare

💉 Biometric monitoring

💉 Data driven clinical decisions

💉 and.... Sandeep's advice to entrepreneurs

Fun Mentions as always (longest list ever today): Daniel Couchman Kendall Martin Kelly Matthew Holt Indu Subaiya MD, MBA Todd Park BJ Fogg, PhD Jaydev Thakkar Kuldeep Singh Rajput Maulik Majmudar, M.D. Peter Frishauf Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, PBC Unity Stoakes Steven Krein Brad Weinberg, MD, CFA Mathew Slade Farkash Jean Nehme RubiconMD Gil Addo LetsGetChecked Arundhati Parmar Naomi Allen MedCity News Robert Garber

💍 There is nothing National about NHS 😂

💍 5 steps to #digitalhealth adoption

💍 Why Liz is betting on Canada...

💍 Over 21,000 #mentalhealth tech available out in the wild..

💍 Journey of compliance for innovators

💍 oh and... its our 1st #wedding edition 🎉

Fun mentions as always: Parisa "Risa" Vatanka, PharmD, CTTS Ben Chodor ViVE

🏠 Sensible Innovations

🏠 Cultural pressures of growth

🏠 Massive scaling = aphrodisiac ?

🏠 Asynchronous & digital care

🏠 Hype, Hope & Fear of #digitalhealth valuations

🏠 oh and.. an amazing advice to entrepreneurs

Fun mentions as always: David Snow Kenny Klepper David E. Williams

🏆 Product innovation in Fitness industry

🏆 Consumerization of healthcare

🏆 Contrasting the world of fitness to the world of healthcare

🏆 Is more data helping behavior change for an average human being?

🏆 and... you have to hear Anthony's advice to entrepreneurs

Fun mentions as always: Rasu Shrestha MD MBA (shamed), Robert Garber (metaverse), Natalia Karbasova (FitTech Summit), Tonal, ARENA, Josh Clemente, Levels, Veri, NutriSense, Freeletics

🐯 Working on federal legislation

🐯 Hawaii and state healthcare

🐯 Journey through fed, state, big corp

🐯 #Mentalhealth spectrum & protocols

🐯 Creating culture of community

🐯 oh and... age and conservatism..

Fun mentions as always: Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA Farzad Mostashari Ofer Sharon Acacia Parks William Taranto Alex Fair

💊 Trust in pharma

💊 Pharma business model

💊 Misaligned objectives?

💊 Is Pharma ready for #digitalhealth

💊 Paul's 5D (watch to see what that is)

💊 and.. whats on top of mind of Pharma CEO's

💊 oh and... congrats to Jim Joyce & HealthBeacon team for being in top 5 2021 IPO's in a CB Insights report!!

Fun mentions as always: Eddie Martucci Marina Borukhovich Jessica J. Federer Steve Seuntjens Alyssa Jaffee

🍼 Giving credit to pattern recognition

🍼 Strong story telling

🍼 War on Talent

🍼 Optimism vs. Paranoia as a VC

🍼 7wireVentures Thesis

🍼 oh and.. "No such thing as a stranger"

Fun mentions as always: Jessica DaMassa Matthew Holt Michelle Davey Peter Hames Christina Farr Deena Shakir Robert Garber Lee Shapiro Glen Tullman Adam Pellegrini

🍄 #Psychedelic models of care

🍄 Micro-dosing

🍄 #Psilocybin therapies

🍄 #mentalhealth crisis and the need for new therapies

🍄 oh and...... "Be Brave"!!!!

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Transcarent Glen Tullman Alexandra Drane Woven Science Founders Factory

💸 Oracle / Cerner Corporation deal

💸 Evolution of #HealthIT

💸 Non-sexy back-office products

💸 Value Based Care

💸 Data and Customer Loyalty

💸 oh and... Julie's advice to entrepreneurs

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Jason Gorevic Ankit Jain Chris Hogg Sean Lane Todd Cozzens Jared Kesselheim Michael Dixon ŌURA Wheel SteadyMD

🎯 Grit & Courage

🎯 The art of story telling

🎯 Trust & vulnerability

🎯 Being plagued by the healthcare system

🎯 The "Aha" moment of starting Infinitus Systems, Inc.

🎯 oh and best advice "It takes 1 year to get 1 year experience"

Fun mentions as always: CB Insights Mary Frances Usher Julie Dienes Jessica DaMassa Andrew Weinreich

👀 Clinical Trials - the good, the bad and the ugly

👀 Virtual Clinical Trials

👀 AI in treatment design

👀 Essence of good science

👀 Translational Research

👀 oh and.... Trip to Amazon & fish farming

Fun mentions as always: Jessica DaMassa Eric Topol, MD Esther Dyson Michelle Longmire AMIR KALALI, MD

🧘🏻‍♀️ Why invest in global movements and revolutions?

🧘🏻‍♀️ Gateway drug to higher self-consciousness?

🧘🏻‍♀️ Current healthcare system has a "savior" model

🧘🏻‍♀️ Music as medicine

🧘🏻‍♀️ FHA - Federal Healing Administration? coined here first Jim Joyce?

🧘🏻‍♀️ oh and.. Collaboration is how you create change

Fun mentions as always: Ofer Leidner Matthew Holt (just for fun) Corey McCann Oskar Kiwic, MD Richard Hanbury

🎧 What is a health coach

🎧 Primary care and health coaching

🎧 Power in silence

🎧 Love for podcasting

🎧 oh and.... Corey's advice..

Fun mentions as always: 7wireVentures Alyssa Jaffee Roberto Ascione Frontiers Health Daniel Couchman Kendall John Whyte Sara Hoverson, MS, CN, CIC®, NBC-HWC

😊 Cognitive Therapy - is it for everyone?

😊 Active Ingredients in #DTx

😊 Patient churn in #DTx

😊 Hunger Games of #mentalhealth

😊 oh and an advice to scientific founders...

Fun mentions as always: Ofer Leidner Tomer Ben-Kiki Chris Wasden Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Carlos Rodarte (aka #rDTx) Roberto Ascione Frontiers Health Brian Dolan Marina Borukhovich

🎂 Consumer health-tech space

🎂 Medical Affairs as a catch-all?

🎂 OTC Switches

🎂 Lego blocks and Medical Affairs

🎂 Being a change agent in pharma industry

🎂 oh and... 160+ publications by AliveCor Inc. WOW!

Fun mentions as always: Marina Borukhovich Martin Kelly Jessica DaMassa Eric Topol, MD Anish Shindore David Albert Priya Abani

🍺 Company Building

🍺 Colombian 🇨🇴 hustle

🍺 German DiGa updates

🍺 German DiPa updates

🍺 oh and a brief in German politics

Fun mentions as always: Martin Kelly Jessica DaMassa Matthew Holt (actually did not mention him but had to tag) Redesign Health Missy Krasner Anish Shindore Stan Sugarman Florian Koerber Jennifer Ruffert

🍷 Risk adjustment & Off-Broadway in the same sentence

🍷 Digital Dialogues

🍷 Virtual-Only Doors and Windows..

🍷 Dating vs. Marriage (Conversa Health + Amwell)

🍷 oh and .. amazing advice to entrepreneurs

Fun mentions as always: Roy Schoenberg MD MPH West Shell III Murray Brozinsky Ken Cahill Ali Parsa Jonathan Weiner Richard Scarfo Jody Tropeano Glen Tullman Jonathan Bush Adrian Aoun Rushika Fernandopulle

🏥 What exactly is public health?

🏥 How public health is like entrepreneurism

🏥 Venture - Entrepreneur fit

🏥 Role of the big tech giants in health care

🏥 oh and Dr.B's advice to entrepreneurs

Fun mentions as always: Martin Kelly Kristin Milburn Matthew Holt Peter Hames Gautam Gulati, MD,MBA,MPH Barry Shrier Laura Hamilton Frontiers Health

Gil Bashe - https://youtu.be/F8jkkkWgVL0

Nina Sossamon-Pogue - https://youtu.be/raseDYMGl_k

Laura Indolfi - https://youtu.be/roLUc2cbs2w

Ana Maiques - https://youtu.be/EDw2GUSjLCY

Tobias Silberzahn - https://youtu.be/x7EJsE3H-Ao

Dale Beermann - https://youtu.be/TRw-zxv4ZN4

Solome Tibebu - https://youtu.be/xCW1FjeEVi8

Parisa "Risa" Vatanka, PharmD, CTTS - https://youtu.be/D8uSrAQWG9w

💊 Why are pharmacists still counting pills?

💊 Pharmacists as the most accessible healthcare provider

💊 Role of community pharmacists

💊 What are drug-related errors costing our healthcare system?

💊 DTx and pharmacists on the front lines..

💊 oh and Risa's adventures ofcourse ...

Fun mentions as always: Timothy Aungst, PharmD. Daniel Kraft, MD Lisa Suennen Jennifer Schneider, M.D., M. S. Jennifer Goldsack Jen Horonjeff - “Ask Patients” Megan Coder Ritesh Patel TJ Parker Martin Kelly HealthXL

🧠 Reasons for her entry in to Behavioral Health

🧠 Conquering vs. Managing #mentalhealth

🧠 Is technology actually expanding access?

🧠 Pure tech solutions vs. Human

🧠 and.... her own advice to young entrepreneurs

Fun mentions as always: Lisa Suennen Martin Kelly HealthXL Dale Beermann Hopelab Going Digital: Behavioral Health Tech Glen Tullman Steve Ramsland Equip Kristina Saffran Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Pivotal Ventures

🧱 #mentalhealth going through a transformation

🧱 "there is not other path, than through"

🧱 stigma and emotional challenges of founders

🧱 community is key !!!

🧱 paths to monetization and entrepreneurial choices

🧱 oh and... airplane cockpit syndrome

Fun mentions as always: Chris Goettel Steve Seuntjens George Hadjigeorgiou Vishal Gulati Blake Dodge Headspace Inc. DayTwo Ellipsis Health

🎯 Smart money investment

🎯 Generating health value through investments

🎯 The scale of pharmaceutical giants

🎯 Triangle of #DTx, #digitalbiomarkers & #platform businesses

🎯 oh and.... alter egos 🤔

Fun mentions as always: Headspace Inc. Ginger Pablo Pantaleoni Megan Jones Bell Clare Kennedy Purvis, Psy.D. Rachael Skews Rachael Charbonneau, NBC-HWC Sridhar Iyengar Glen Tullman Jessica DaMassa Pear Therapeutics

🎰 HIMSS and Vegas - what happens there stays there?

🎰 What is #digitaltransformation actually?

🎰 Health & Wellbeing and YourCoach.Health 😂

🎰 #patientsincluded

🎰 To SPAC or not to SPAC

🎰 oh ... and Tobias getting fashion advice (hint: not from me and Jim)

Fun mentions as always : Erin Brodwin STAT Kate Ryder Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Lucien Engelen Jen Horonjeff - “Ask Patients”

🧠 Similarities between #spacetech & #healthtech

🧠 100B neurons & brain plasticity

🧠 Neuro-Ethics

🧠 The age of the brain

🧠 and oh.... two secrets to success for entrepreneurs

overall #mindblown !!

Fun mentions as always: John Hallock Glen Tullman Lisa Suennen Martin Kelly Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Jane Metcalfe Brent Vaughan Esther Dyson European Space Agency - ESA NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration MedRhythms, Inc.

🧬 #Cancer is a #Pandemic

🧬 Go big or go home approach

🧬 Commercializing a company thats neither a drug nor device

🧬 The "philosophy" of cancer treatments

🧬 oooh and... Laura's advice to a young biomedical engineers

📰 scalability of #mentalhealth solutions

📰 finding your space in the employer and carrier landscape

📰 resilience vs. grit vs. determination

📰 millennials in the workforce

📰 oh and.. Nina's full COOL "Resilience" keynote just in a few minutes - a MUST SEE / HEAR

🙏 Compassion in health care

🙏 Leading with empathy

🙏 Supersizing of America

🙏 Leadership principles

🙏 oh and... the most comprehensive #startup advice

Fun mentions as always: John Nosta Ritesh Patel Angela Radcliffe Shwen Gwee Craig Lipset Joe Dustin HealthXL Martin Kelly Matthew Holt (we made fun of you) Babylon Health Mike Biselli Nick Adkins, MBA Pinksocks Life

🇺🇸 Sridhar Iyengar - https://youtu.be/9TuA5R_yoyk

🇺🇸 Jonah Comstock - https://youtu.be/YA-7A7GeXqA

🇪🇺 Fredrik Debong - https://youtu.be/7J5cifv6Qxs

🇺🇸 Chris Hogg - https://youtu.be/6XnytJSTLRA

🇬🇧 Keith Grimes - https://youtu.be/ap8MngcXIIo

🇪🇺 Lina Wenner - https://youtu.be/9Vi--6UkrS8

🇺🇸 Keeshia Muhammad - https://youtu.be/uVMyF9XfJx0

🇺🇸 Glen Stettin, MD - https://youtu.be/4GxsBJaDYsE

🇪🇺 Edward Kliphuis - https://youtu.be/RV4EoJaVdbs

🇪🇺 Eckhardt Weber - https://youtu.be/xYEDl6alR6Q

And of-course you can listen to all of these in your favorite #podcast player https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/shot-of-digital-health-therapy

💶 Eckhardt tells us a good joke! (for once its not Jim)

💶 Heal Capital thesis and portfolio pitch :)

💶 German DiGA - is there distribution at scale?

💶 Virtually Integrated Micro Providers (VIMPRO)

💶 and... Eckhardt's advice to young entrepreneurs...

Fun mentions as always: Brian Dolan & Exits & Outcomes, Kaia Health Aktiia CereGate Infermedica Piotr Orzechowski Moray Medical LivNao actio

Thanks to our sponsor again HRSAGov - Link to apply: https://bhw.hrsa.gov/funding/apply-loan-repayment/star-lrp

🧳 Conferences are back... few like HealthXL, Frontiers Health, HLTH, EMERGE GHI

🧳 Board structure advice

🧳 Why Edward is bullish on science in Europe but...

🧳 Can the Transcarent model work in Europe?

🧳 .. what are the barriers for European startups to spread across EU

🧳 What do oversized clothes have t do with SPACs and valuations?

🧳 oh and.... why Ed got held up in Azerbaijan?

Fun mentions as always: Edward Cox William Taranto Glen Tullman Jessica DaMassa WTF Health Lina Wenner Eddie Martucci Akili Interactive Corey McCann Pear Therapeutics Martin Kelly

💊 Teachable moments

💊 Role of an innovation officer

💊 Disparities in care

💊 "You are not your disease"

💊 Digital Formulary

💊 oh and.... advice: "Be in the flow"

Fun mentions as always: Tim Wentworth Pear Therapeutics Voluntis Pierre Leurent Corey McCann Frank Neumann Dawn Sherman Kenny Klepper David Snow Mark Bini Jeff Berkowitz

✅ Is #digitalhealth real for pharma marketing budgets?

✅ Long term vs. short term investment into digital health

✅ Longevity of innovation teams 😂

✅ Board diversity & thinking for startups

✅ oh and.... shout out to Pittsburgh

💸 Their new $160M fund with 100 unicorn founders as LP's

💸 Is there a "Tiger Global Squeeze" at seed stage?

💸 firstminute capital health investments & things to watch

💸 Coined here first - 4Ts of investment - Team, TAM, Tech, Traction

💸 ooh and the pros/cons of health consumerism

Fun mentions as always: Brent Hoberman Spencer Crawley Founders Forum

🥽 #QuantifiedSelf in Primary Care

🥽 CGM & Metabolic Health

🥽 Chatbots vs. or with. Humans

🥽 VR / AR/ XR and the future

🥽 oh and chatbots for sexual health ....

Fun Mentions as always: Brian Dolan David Albert AliveCor Inc. Josh Clemente Levels AppliedVR Psious Xavier Palomer Ripoll Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS ☀️Maneesh Juneja Maarten den Braber Babylon Health

🧩 Evolution of #digitalhealth : tech - problem - value

🧩 Behavior hooks and early days of #quantifiedself

🧩 Everyone wants to be the "front door" of healthcare

🧩 Lego-Healthcare

🧩 The Tiger Global Squeeze and valuations

🧩 Virtual Care is Everywhere

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Indu Subaiya MD, MBA David Van Sickle Maarten den Braber Gary Wolf BJ Fogg ResMed Truepill

🥃 Dumbest & Smartest move made at mySugr

🥃 7 Deadly sins for big impact in health

🥃 Tattoos and love for products

🥃 Black Mirror of Diabetes

🥃 Combining insuretech, fintech and healtech - aka hi.health

🥃 Health Expense Accounts

🥃 oh.. and pondering about scaling #digitalhealth in Europe

Fun mentions as always: Lisa Suennen and her new definition of SPAC, Zayna Khayat, Martin Kelly, Robert Garber 7wireVentures , Min-Sung Sean Kim Sebastian Gruber

🗞 Unpopular opinion: Funding rounds are NOT everything..

🗞 The phases of #digitalhealth

🗞 Next generation of virtual care

🗞 "1M point solutions for 1M conditions"

🗞 Tip to entrepreneurs for pitching journalists HINT: journalists are people too

🗞 oh and... i busted on Dan Vahdat and Huma's $130M round

Fun mentions as always: Christina Farr Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Paul Sonnier Michelle Longmire Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH Ritesh Patel Brian Dolan Daniel Couchman Kendall

🧪 One of the first #digitalhealth devices

🧪 Building products: Passive or Passion

🧪 Using Amazon reviews for product feedback

🧪 From CTO to CEO journey

🧪 Synthetic Biology

🧪 and... some data is always better than no data

Fun mentions as always: Season 5 crew first: Ritesh Patel André Blackman Michael Dillhyon Zayna Khayat Lilly Stairs Jane Sarasohn-Kahn Susan Bratton Meghan FitzGerald Vonda Wright MD, MS Alexandra Drane Sonny Vu Brooke Cote John Sculley

❤️ Public speaking tips. Hint: Humility is key

❤️ Unmentionables and talking about death

❤️ Having a mid-life crisis at least once a year

❤️ Life goes, health goes

❤️ Retail is the front door of health (and life)

❤️ Everybody has a story

☎️ and..... ARCHANGELS and the red phone

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Lisa Suennen Susannah Fox Esther Dyson Wellville Marcus Osborne

🥇 Sports Medicine and Human Performance

🥇 80% of healthcare decisions made by women

🥇 Ideas are cheap!

🥇 Fitness over 40

🥇 oh and.... "50% of women have no orgasms"...

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa WTF Health Brian Dolan Scott Shreeve, MD Stefano Bini Daniel Kraft, MD DOCSF: Digital Orthopaedics Conference San Francisco (DOCSF) GoodRx HealthiNationa Daniel Couchman Kendall

🗻 Capital, Content, Connections

🗻 Law of abundance

🗻 Asymmetric Information

🗻Human to tech ratios

🗻 SPAC carnage or not?

🗻oh ...and Coachella & jumping out of planes...

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Better Therapeutics Mindbloom Missy Krasner Martin Kelly Steve Seuntjens Francesca Wuttke Corey McCann Ritesh Patel

🥦 Food-as-medicine

🥦 Nutrition as a key lever in health

🥦 Nutrition in Oncology

🥦 Behavioral Psychology & Belief Systems

🥦 oh and... "no sacred cows"

Fun mentions as always: StartUp Health Dean Ornish, M.D. Mark Hyman, MD James Clear

#foodasmedicine #nutrition #nutritionmonth #oncology #digitalhealth

✅ All Health is now retail

✅ The edges of trust during pandemic

✅ #MentalHealth baked into primary health

✅ Patients and data altruism

✅ Designing Empathy

✅ oh and.. wise words from Jane.... #healthequitynow

Fun mentions as always: Martin Kelly Lisa Suennen Susannah Fox Alexandra Drane Matthew Holt Scott Shreeve, MD Crossover Health Brian Dolan Exits & Outcomes Kevin Darcy, PhD, CFA

👂 Hearing vs. Listening to Patients

👂 Tech + Human Touch

👂 Combining Western and Eastern methods

👂 Autoimmune Awareness Month

👂 oh and.. words of wisdom to #startups (hint: authenticity)

Fun mentions as always: Russell Glass Jessica DaMassa Robert Garber Lee Shapiro Mette Dyhrberg Mymee Melinda Decker Deborah Kilpatrick Christine Lemke PatientPing Jay Desai

☘️ The age of ageism is upon us

☘️ The 5 chapters of Future of Aging

☘️ 70% of people die in hospitals, 80% want to die at home

☘️ What is a "shift disturber"

☘️ oh and.. the television show Zayna will be on!

Special Shout outs to: Ofer Leidner Happify Health team on the $73M raise but the rest we leave upto Jessica DaMassa & Matthew Holt

Fun Mentions as always: Lucien Engelen Erik Gerritsen Alexandra Drane Grand Rounds Doctor On Demand Robert Garber

✅ Digital Divide is real

✅ The future of health & care workforce

✅ Diversity & Inclusion in health

✅ Andre's deep thoughts on "The Reversal" of public health

✅ oh and.. his recommendation for a documentary "Interruptors"

Fun mentions as always: Jane Sarasohn-Kahn Susannah Fox John Brownstein Chris Hogg Alexandra Drane HealthXL Rock Health Melissa Hanna Mahmee

⛷ What does a mother-in-law have to do with heart ❤️ rate?

⛷ "Everything will be awesome!!" and SPACs

⛷ #Entrepreneurship is an addiction

⛷ Michael's #digitalhealth outlook

⛷ Top 5 tips for #healthtech entrepreneurs

⛷ and... a big reveal???

Fun mentions as always: Jessica DaMassa Matthew Holt Jamey Edwards Sridhar Iyengar VitalConnect Conor Hanley

🎵 Decision making in pharma

🎵 The role of the consumer in health

🎵 Innovation at the edges

🎵 Brining human back at the center of the digital health experience

🎵 ..and hence.. Is #digitalhealth dead?

Fun mentions as always: Shwen Gwee John Pugh Jeff Berkowitz Kyle Shannon Jacob LaPorte, Ph.D. Robin Roberts Melinda Richter Vishal Gulati Gautam Gulati, MD,MBA,MPH David Albert AliveCor Inc.

📺 Jamey Edwards - https://youtu.be/L5Ys4k58Uu8

📺 AMIR KALALI, MD - https://youtu.be/WBCxAjA9bgY

📺 Michelle Longmire - https://youtu.be/ysFT5na9-0c

📺 Jim & I 2020 Wrap-up - https://youtu.be/o8e6sLq8fsU

📺 Joshua Haynes - https://youtu.be/GFXa20xTJ_s

📺 Scott Shreeve, MD - https://youtu.be/dl0w9hheKN4

📺 Francesca Wuttke, Robert Garber, Martin Kelly - https://youtu.be/CgTeSH2EVfQ

📺 Carlos Rodarte - https://youtu.be/LAIYzdwWWO0

📺 Rebecca Love RN, MSN, FIEL - https://youtu.be/_u7ZOkRWAyY

📺 Jeff Berkowitz - https://youtu.be/ia9LtU4CSx8

Fun Mentions as always: Craig Lipset Jill Pierse Steve Seuntjens

💊 Schering-Plough diaspora

💊 Pharma companies and global vs. local

💊 Digital Theraputics and market access

💊 Can #DTx be the new Patient Support Programs

💊 oh and a free SPAC idea for targets... ☝️

Special shout outs to Jason Calacanis & besties on The All-In Podcast, Kevin O'Leary and his Oscar S-1 break down, Andy Mychkovsky 🍕 and his tweet on too many SPACs with no targets..

Fun mentions as always: Chris Bergstrom Amalgam Rx Dawn Sherman, Martin Kelly aka #MartyParty, Brian Dolan, Fred Hassan, Joseph LaRosa, Roch Doliveux , Paul Hudson

👩‍⚕️ Some shocking stats on nurses (4M in US, 18M 🌎) but more importantly the shortage and 50% leave bedside after 1-2 years

👩‍⚕️ Nurse hackathons and 18 months form idea to business

👩‍⚕️ Why every nurse should look into becoming a #healthcoach (YourCoach.Health contribution)

👩‍⚕️ Why nurses do great startup pitches (hint: they get about 20 seconds of doctors time to say the most important thing about the most important patient)

👩‍⚕️ The Fauci Effect!!!

👩‍⚕️ oh and Rebecca's advice to nursepreneurs" You are either killing it ,or it is killing you"

Fun mentions as always: Jill Pierse (special shout out!), Robin Wauters, Ana Maiques (Clubhouse), Shawna Butler, RN MBA, OptimizeRx, William Febbo, Michael Dillhyon (#HBD), SONSIEL- Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs & Leaders

🐶 Patient Communities and the early days of PatientsLikeMe, LLC.

🐶 Carlos's time in a suit at #JPM while he was at Health Catalyst

🐶 Are #DigitalHealth companies doing enough tackling SDOH, diversity & inclusion?

🐶 Carlos hinted at his new stealth-mode company hint: #DTx space

🐶 oh and you have to watch all 3 of us doing pushups during the show and then trying to catch our breath #mentalhealth

Fun mentions as always: Marco Mohwinckel Jamie Heywood André Blackman (shamed him), Nikhil Krishnan and his awesome piece on communities, Chandana Fitzgerald, Ritesh Patel, Daniel Couchman Kendall, Pierre Leurent, Voluntis, Gilles Frydman

🎉 Health @ Home is the future

🎉 New end-to-end care models, bridging virtual/physical care

🎉 Precision health - Digital Biomarkers as part of Clinical Trials 🎉 Pharmacies will position as community hubs for digital

🎉 Prescription DTx will expand formularies and reimbursement

Fun mentions as always: Lisa Suennen, Scott Shreeve, MD, Crossover Health, One Medical, Matthew Holt, Vishal Gulati,

🏄‍♂️ Scott's journey from studying economics and zoology to emergency room doc to being a CEO

🏄‍♂️ Early days of moving from Health 1.0 to 2.0

🏄‍♂️ What it means to be a trained hypertasker

🏄‍♂️ Employers are really innovative payers

🏄‍♂️ Primary Health = health monitoring

🏄‍♂️ Being an entrepreneur is like walking through desert..

🏄‍♂️ oh.. and.. will Crossover Health do an IPO??

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Alex Fair Katie Higgins Daniel J. Oftedahl Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH

🧠 Biology, technology, humans and impact of each to #mentalhealth

🧠 Some crazy stats on #startup founders and #mentalhealth

🧠 Funding into #mentalhealth space

🧠 Is the silver lining of #COVID = reduced stigma around #mentalhealth ?

🧠 Importance of gratitude

🧠 oh and Jim Joyce's conclusion that #entrepreneurship = #psychotherapy ....

Fun mentions as always: Brian Dolan and Exits & Outcomes new UnitedHealth Group report, Martin Kelly & HealthXL upcoming #DTx report (together with Brian), Megan Jones Bell (Headspace Inc.), Sanvello Health (Monika Roots, MD, FAPA, Dale Beermann), Meru Health (Kristian Ranta), Mapmygenome - Know Yourself (Anu Acharya), Steve Agular Conor Hanley Tim Ferriss Peter Attia

🧠 Mental Health stats compliments of Joshua Haynes at Masawa

🧠 2021 #digitalhealth predictions

🧠 Our hopes for "return of the smile" (as well as hugs)

🧠 Jim Joyce's recipe for mental health

🧠 some show stats: the crazy ~500 hours that all of you have spent watching us! Huge thanks and virtual hugs to all of our followers and 38 guests on our show including our better halves Emanuela Saccarola & Marina Borukhovich

Fun mentions as always: Craig Lipset for the trifecta, Marco Mohwinckel, Steve Seuntjens, Robert Garber, William Taranto, Martin Kelly, Michelle Longmire, Lisa Suennen, ☀️Maneesh Juneja, Melinda Decker, Jeff Berkowitz, Lee Shapiro, Michael Garrow, John Brownlee, Daniel Couchman Kendall, Brian Dolan, Francesca Wuttke, Abhishek Shah, Wellthy Therapeutics

🐧 Why entrepreneurship is an optimization problem?

🐧 World's awareness of "clinical trials"

🐧 Decentralized trials and the evolving nomenclature

🐧 Tips to entrepreneurs (hint: staying in the game)

🐧 oh and me trying to do Daniel Couchman Kendall podcast voice..

Fun mentions as always: Lisa Suennen Matthew Holt Yo Iwami, M.D., Ph.D Craig Lipset AMIR KALALI, MD Taha Jangda Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) Digital Health Today

👠 Travel hacks especially when FBI is involved

👠 CNS Summit and importance of community building

👠 Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) launch

👠 oh and my favorite line "If something doesn't exist, I create it"

Fun mentions as always: Craig Lipset Mike Rea Milind Kamkolkar Jane Metcalfe Michelle Longmire Maulik Majmudar, M.D.

🏥 How Jamey is on a mission to humanize care

🏥 Physician burnout is a real issue!!!

🏥 Did you know that there are 126+ languages spoken in Columbus, OH?

🏥 Translation vs. Interpretation

🏥 #TeleQuarantine - isn't all quarantine tele?

🏥 Gatekeepers of healthcare and why Joe Biden should chose Jamey for health secretary :)

🏥 oh and... missing the conference family & #pinksocks

Fun mentions as always: Jessica DaMassa Rasu Shrestha MD MBA GoodRx Chirinjeev Kathuria MedQuest Pharmacy Nick Adkins, MBA

Speaking of vaccines: S03E11 was our 1st infomercial on #TheShot 😂.. but on a serious note.. listen in to 2 amazing talents from HealthBeacon Sharifa Sarhan & Daniella Kaligorsky walk us through what the team has accomplished on vaccine administration and tracking - vaccines don't save lives, vaccine programs do

Now select 1 or more below 😂

🎉 Martin Kelly 📺 https://lnkd.in/ereq9f3

🎉 Rashida Bobb 📺 https://lnkd.in/eaYNwtn

🎉 Shwen Gwee 📺 https://lnkd.in/ef5r4we

🎉 Mimi Billing 📺 https://lnkd.in/eX5vR5U

🎉 Daniel Kendall 📺 https://lnkd.in/eUv7ydN

🎉 Gautam Gulati, 📺 https://lnkd.in/eAXws3T

🎉 Lee Shapiro 📺 https://lnkd.in/eMHttnK

🎉 Unity Stoakes 📺 https://lnkd.in/euZ6w69

🎉 Chris Coburn📺 https://lnkd.in/efGHcFh

🎉 Jane Metcalfe📺 https://lnkd.in/e9bM76X

🧬 Intersection of Neuroscience - Nutrition - Longevity

🧬 Parabiosis, micro-dosing and metformin

🧬 Human Vaccines Project & a short C19 vaccine update

🧬 Jane's hunt for signals and intentions

🧬 oh we even talked vampires...

Fun mentions as always: Oura Josh Clemente Francesca Wuttke Lisa Suennen Levels Esther Dyson Frontiers Health NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration European Space Agency - ESA Alexandra Drane Jamey Edwards UpHealth Inc Matthew Holt

👔 Unremitting pressures on hospital systems

👔 Mental & Behavioral Health

👔 TheCoburn Hiring method: "Writing well = thinking clearly"

👔 Irish Authors, Arts, Movies (get your list here)

👔 Mass's next $250M fund

👔 oh and traveling down the memory lane to The Bronx..

As always fun mentions: Brian Dolan Daniel Couchman Kendall Lee Shapiro Unity Stoakes Stephen McHale

🚀 How StartUp Health got started and the 25 year plan

🚀 Batteries-included #entrepreneurs

🚀 Importance of #mentalhealth

🚀 Streaming #Innovation

🚀 New administration and predictions for health innovation

🚀 oh and why did we see Howard Krein MD, PhD on stage with #BidenHarris

Fun mentions as always: Matthew Holt ◾️Daniel Kivatinos◾️ Michael Nusimow Zocdoc DrChrono Roy Schoenberg MD MPH Amwell Seth Godin

🎯 How to pronounce "SPAC" and a bit of SPAC-101

🎯 What do "Hash House Harriers" have to do with investing

🎯 Deep dive into 7wireVentures thesis & investment decisions

🎯 The daily routine of an ever-entrepreneur hint: #meditation included

🎯 Leadership advice for #entrepreneurs: "Building companies is like sprinting a marathon" + much more

🎯 oh and why does Lee wake up to Glen Tullman's texts every morning.. 🤔

Watch now -> https://youtu.be/Q4xNkmTOG2E

Fun mentions as always: Jessica DaMassa Matthew Holt Robert Garber Jennifer Schneider, M.D., M. S. Alyssa Jaffee Clover Health NOCD Stephen Smith Kristin Milburn Hemant Taneja Stephen Klasko John Hallock

💡 Why health = story over time not just point in time

💡 Storytelling-as-Medicine

💡 Why silence is powerful?

💡 Executing on a bad idea is a bad idea

💡 Deliberate creativity

💡 WellPlayed.Health and new Superhumans Series on Spotify

💡 oh and we all became self-proclaimed health artists 🎨

Fun Mentions as always: Martin Kelly Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Daniel Kraft, MD Glen Tullman Stephen Klasko Daniel Couchman Kendall Lisa Suennen Rasu Shrestha MD MBA Professor Shafi Ahmed Milind Kamkolkar Esther Dyson Mark Hyman, MD Dr. Jordan Shlain, M.D. Alexandra Drane Riccardo Sabatini David Ewing Duncan

🎧 History of Digital Health Today

🎧 #JPM and Irish bar - yes all roads lead there

🎧 #DTx Series with yours truly

🎧 Health Podcast Network

🎧 Dan's health podcast predictions of micro-audiences

🎧 Chris Rock story..

🎧 oh and what does Ozzy Osbourne have to do with digital health?

Fun mentions as always: Martin Kelly & HealthXL Lisa Suennen Michelle Longmire Jennifer Lannon Antonio Estrella Mike Biselli

🚀 the "old machinery" of Europe

🚀 scaling #digitalhealth #startups in EU

🚀 startup honeymoons and how long they last?

🚀 oh and should startups PR or not PR..

Fun mentions as always: Kry Babylon Health Johannes Schildt Christina Farr John Thornhill Caspar Woolley Tyler Crowley

☕️ Innovation vs. Structure

☕️ Played Buzzword Bingo

☕️ Shwen Gwee went all out with health #chatbots

☕️ #SXSW and virtual health disruptor dinner in 2021?

☕️ oh and discovered Shwen's former identity as a podcaster in 2005 : "Tales from the drug side"...

Fun mentions as always: John Pugh Matthew Holt Jacob LaPorte, Ph.D. Garry Tan Dr. Mario Weiss

🥂 Barcelona 🇪🇸 - here I come and my #COVID19 test delivered by Ziphycare

🥂 Jim & Rashida on an island?

🥂 Rashida diving into pain recognition and management

🥂 Funding of under-represented founders

🥂 Can investors create new patterns?

🥂 Diverse talent on corporate boards and Rashida's latest project https://bit.ly/2Gde1JT

🥂 oh and... Jim Joyce telling us another joke..

Fun mentions as always: Dominick Kennerson Klaus Stöckemann Blueprint Health LLC Alex Fair Matthew Holt Rada Sumareva, DDS HealthXL

🍋 My escape to Italy

🍋 Martin Kelly's trip down the memory lane as an inventor of SmartCamp

🍋 Genesis of HealthXL

🍋 Importance of ecosystems & networks

🍋 GoodRx IPO

🍋 oh and how Jim misses #JPM

Fun mentions as always: Sean M Hogan Robert Garber Seth Akumani Steve Seuntjens Harry Stebbings Chris Coburn Alex Tew

1-liners: compliments of Laura:

🍾 John Brownlee Loved the Ryder Cup Memorabilia :)

🍾 William Taranto “Data is the currency to transact in future markets”

🍾 Professor Shafi Ahmed Educating via new tech as far away as a remote island in the middle of the Pacific..

🍾 Nicole Baker PhD Importance of building connections and listening to people transitioning form academia

🍾 ☀️Maneesh Juneja His experience with #LongCovid was eye-opening

🍾 Jacob LaPorte, Ph.D. Making the onramp to Novartis less NJ and more Singapore by design.

🍾 Milind Kamkolkar: Loved his inspirational story of his professional climb and insight into Flagship.

🍾 Steve Seuntjens one of the early consumer directed #digitalhealth investors!

🍾 Melinda Decker : Transitioning from wine making to biotech!

🍾 Leonora O'Brien : The Irish precision! :)

💊 What do airlines and pharmacies have in common?

💊 Should startups take grant money?

💊 Pharmacies and #DTx

💊 What happens to your friendly neighborhood pharmacy next?

💊 oh and there was a mention or two of Cartier

Fun mentions as always: DocMorris Max Müller Olaf Heinrich Europa Apotheek Venlo B.V. Celesio AG Kristin Milburn Big Health CVS Health

#pharmacists #prescriptions #pbm

🍷 How it takes about a decade to build a "successful #DigitalHealth company? Right Sean Duffy, doug hirsch, Peter Hames

🍷 How making wine is almost like making drugs 😂

🍷 How to wrangle a sizable budget inside a pharmaco

🍷 How to #DTx inside pharma vs. in a startup like Mymee

🍷 And... is an introvert a social camel?

Fun mentions as always: Edward Cox Martin Kelly MedStartr HealthMode Dan Karlin HealthXL MedImmune

🍺 We talked about Jim Joyce's broken ribs... heal fast Jim!

🍺 Steve's investment thesis tied with individual's own engagement in health

🍺 We listened to Steve's 30 second pitch of SkinVision (a portfolio company) - how did he do??

🍺 Dichotomy of population health vs. personalized health

🍺 oh and you heard it here first - Jim introduces "The McGuffin" in a context of a startup

Fun mentions as always: Given next week is the HealthXL Interactive somehow all those peeps were mentioned today and more : Martin Kelly Lisa Suennen William Taranto Glen Tullman .. In addition Dale Beermann Sanvello Health Francesca Wuttke Robert Garber Matthew Holt

✅ Invention vs. Innovation

✅ Advances in understanding of cell behaviors

✅ Doing things better or doing better things!

✅ Drug Discovery and #AI

✅ TechBio or #Biotech

✅ Creating legacy when creating companies

Fun mentions: Cellarity Flagship Pioneering B Capital Group Jessica DaMassa Jay Bradner Atomwise Insilico Medicine Alex Zhavoronkov Mathai Mammen and many more.

✅ Jacob's path from molecular biologist -> organic chemist -> consultant -> CRO -> Pharma

✅ How Novartis Biome is building an "onramp" for #digitalhealth startups just not a New Jersey kind 😄

✅ EROOM law and pharma R&D productivity

✅ Novartis digital brain

✅ And two degrees of separation with Shwen Gwee

.. oh and watch the whole episode to hear Jim Joyce give a #startup idea to the entrepreneurs out there (and its FREE)

Finally we thought that Vas Narasimhan and his popularity will definitely push our show to 200 subscribers in one shot!

✅ How he was un-diagnosed with #COVID19

✅ How he used #digitalhealth technologies for self tracking (such as Oura)

✅ How there are over 100+ different symptoms that comprise #longcovid

✅ How the #longcovid patient community came together

As always fun mentions: John Hallock Glen Tullman Eric Topol, MD David Albert Robert Garber Martin Kelly Susannah Fox Gilles Frydman Dave deBronkart Omada Health Teladoc Health Livongo

Fun mentions as always: our critics (Vishal Gulati, Matthew Holt), our fans (Elena Mustatea, Nana Bit-Avragim, Lisa Suennen, Charles Huang, Aline Noizet Macro Akili Interactive Proteus Digital Health, Inc #digitalhealth #DTx

✅ Front lines of health & care have and will continue changing ✅ Health education needs to be reinvented otherwise we will end up with projected shortage of 14M+ healthcare workers by 2030

✅ We talked what snapped Shafi (pun intended) into democratizing health education

✅ Jumped into the time machine for the future of robotics and digital surgery..

and sooooo much more - barely had enough time to scratch the surface..

Fun mentions as always: Snap Inc. Jean Nehme & Touch Surgery Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry Suitable Technologies (Beam Robot)

Fun Mentions: Ali Parsa & Babylon Health, Ken Cahill & SilverCloud Health, Robert Garber and his beard, special signs to Sarah Fisher, Marco Mohwinckel encouraging us to do pushups for #mentalhealth

🚙 Jim Joyce drove super fast on his family's long weekend getaway to Dingle, Ireland (what? where?) to make the show today

🌆 We are joined today by a great serial entrepreneur, John Brownlee, all the way from Minneapolis.

💸 We talk about raising money from venture capital vs. raising revenues from your customers

💊 Minneapolis as a #digitalhealth hub and how John gets into things 10 years ahead of everyone else 😂

☎️ #Telemedicine , #BioTerror , #AI oh my...

🎤 Finally John talks about the impact of Andrea Bocelli and how the power & voice of our leaders and influencers should bring people together and unite us!

So many fun mentions as always Francesca Wuttke Robert Garber Steve Seuntjens Bright Health Medtronic Mayo Clinic UnitedHealth Group Zipnosis Daniel Couchman Kendall Emanuela Saccarola

We also rewound even further back on Health 2.0 movement, HealthXL beginnings and much more and ended with a boost of positive news to digital health: the StartUp Health innovation investment report and the lululemon acquisition of Mirror

Review of Season 1 with the amazing: Lisa Suennen Matthew Holt Jessica DaMassa Kristin Milburn Robert Garber Roberto Ascione Francesca Wuttke Sarah Fisher Chandana Fitzgerald Laurence Sarah AINOUZ Anish Shindore and fun mentions of Steven Krein Unity Stoakes Martin Kelly

Fun mentions as always: Francesca Wuttke Céline Ulmann Jessica Shull Kaia Health Jonas Duss Konstantin Mehl Big Health Peter Hames Akili Interactive Eddie Martucci Cris De Luca HealthXL

Fun mentions of Carman Kobza Abhishek Shah Wellthy Therapeutics TaskRabbit DailyRounds / Marrow Nick Adkins Martin Kelly Matthew Holt (missing his minute by minute)