Minal Patel, MD: On Being a Doc, Consultant, Health Plan Exec, and Entrepreneur

Dr. Minal Patel is the currently the founder and CEO of Abacus Insights. After beginning his career as a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, he served as consultant at McKinsey, and held several roles at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey including Chief Strategy Officer. His former company Care Management International was acquired by iHealth Technologies.In this fun and wide-ranging conversation, Minal and I discuss his decision to pursue business and entrepreneurship, the role of mentors and role models, staying true to your mission, tapping into the expertise of those around you, and some final tidbits of sage advice!Learn more about Abacus Insights at https://abacusinsights.com/About me:- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reenapande/- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@reena_pande- Substack: https://reenapande.substack.com/- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reena_pande/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reena.pande- X: https://x.com/reena_pande