Dr. Laura Purdy, MD - Disrupting the Status Quo in Healthcare

Are you passionate about driving positive change and disrupting the status quo? If so, this is the episode for you.Known as “America’s doctor,” Dr. Laura Purdy is a board-certified family physician and thought leader in digital healthcare who is on a mission to create the change she wants to see by disrupting the healthcare industry.In this episode, you’ll hear Dr. Purdy’s journey from military medicine to entrepreneur and the unique path she has carved out by combining her medical background and business savvy to become a serial disruptor creating positive change in healthcare.Dr. Purdy discusses the influence of growing up in an entrepreneurial family, working as a medical officer in the Army, and her work in digital medicine that fueled her passion to drive change and start her own companies. Dr. Purdy talks about how telehealth has evolved over the years, the combination of medical and business skills that make her very unique in the market, how she finds her clients, and navigating the regulatory environment of doing business in the healthcare industry.Finally, Dr. Purdy shares the role she sees for entrepreneurs in healthcare, her approach to working with bootstrapped vs. funded businesses, following her calling to drive change, the importance of a support system as an entrepreneur, and what she says the reality is of being a business owner.Skip to Topic:2:46 - The path from military medical officer to entrepreneur7:07 - The evolution of telehealth over the years9:18 - How the pandemic impacted the adoption of telehealth11:41 - Being positioned as a unicorn by combining unique skill sets16:19 - From the grinding to get clients to running on referrals17:36 - Crafting offers around regulatory constraints in the healthcare industry20:33 - The role of entrepreneurs in healthcare23:04 - Being fearless as a serial disruptor27:38 - Approaches for working with bootstrapped businesses vs. venture-backed businesses35:04 - The reality of being a business ownerFind Dr. Purdy at:Website: https://www.drlaurapurdy.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/americasfavoritedoctorLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-purdy-md/Visit Stephanie at: https://stephaniehayes.biz/Follow me on Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | TwitterSupport the show