Next Generation Digital Health for New and Expecting Parents

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Carly Buxton, Co-Founder and CEO of Nessle, a digital health platform that serves both sides of the parent support marketplace. The online platform makes it easy for birth workers, parenting coaches, and other expert consultants to launch, run, and grow their parent-support businesses. Watch this week's episode to hear about Carly's journey, how Nessle had to pivot, connecting parents and experts, the secure Q&A feature, and much more!   Show notes:   (0:00) Introducing Carly Buxton   (3:43) What is Nessle?    (7:12) The power of tele-support   (14:05) Supporting parents beyond the first year   (16:41) Pivoting from a one-sided marketplace + utilizing AI technology   (23:55) Founding Nessle + Richmond community   (31:26) Benefits of different accelerators + credibility   (40:27) Go-to-market strategy + domains   (47:15) Bootstrapping Nessle   (52:00) Entrepreneurship and education   (54:56) The future of Nessle + Conclusion   About Carly Buxton Jones & Nessle:   Carly Buxton is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nessle, an online platform that makes it easy for birth workers, parenting coaches, and other expert consultants to launch, run, and grow their parent-support businesses.   Nessle is a digital health platform that serves both sides of the parent support marketplace. Experts rely on Nessle via a CRM-style, SaaS delivery model; they offer HIPAA-compliant video calling, messaging, client document signing and storage, resource pinning, and community support that helps Experts focus on the craft of supporting parents while they cover the fundamentals of running a business. Parents look to Nessle for their highly-filterable listing directory, where they can search for and connect with Experts for tailored support on topics from fertility through toddlerhood and beyond. The B2B2C subscription offering enables employers, health systems, payers, and municipalities to rely on Nessle's network, secure platform, and personalized offerings to support the parents in their workforces and client bases.   Learn more: https://www.nessle.com/   About the hosts:   Tim Ryan is an angel investor and the Executive Director of StartWheel, an organization dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs with resources in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Tim also serves as the Director of REaKTOR, a space for technology-based startups to start and grow.    Zack Miller is a serial entrepreneur and author of Anomaly, a guide on differentiating yourself and your business from the crowd.   Enjoy the show? Watch the Fervent Four Show LIVE every Thursday at 11 AM.   Live: https://www.startwheel.org/live/ Watch past episodes: https://www.startwheel.org/fervent-four-show/ Listen to past episodes: https://fathom.fm/podcast/fervent-four      The Fervent Four Show:   Did you know that only 4% of businesses hit $1M in revenue? Tim Ryan and Zack Miller are the creators of The Fervent Four Show, designed to help you get there. Check them out Live every Thursday at 11 AM.   Social Media:   Carly Buxton https://www.nessle.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nessle/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nessletogether/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nessletogether/   Tim Ryan https://www.startwheel.org   Twitter (personal): @ryantnt (https://twitter.com/ryantnt)   Twitter: @StartWheel (https://twitter.com/StartWheel)   LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryantnt/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startwheel-org/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StartWheel   Zack Miller https://www.zackmillersays.com   Twitter: @zackmillersays (https://twitter.com/zackmillersays)   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zackmillersays   Thanks to our Sponsors:   StartWheel – https://www.startwheel.org   Companies Mentioned: HR BizWheel Quarterly Business Expo and Connection Event May 18th 5:00 - 7:00 pm : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hr-bizwheel-quarterly-business-expo-and-connection-event-tickets-590020566397 Nessle Together A Parenting Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/nessle-together-a-parenting-podcast/id1663098614 Apple: https://www.apple.com/ ESPN: https://www.espn.com/ This Week in Startups: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-startups/id315114957 ChatGPT: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt Lighthouse Labs: https://www.lighthouselabsrva.com/ NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/ Jefferson Labs: https://www.jlab.org/ Amazon Accelerator: https://brandservices.amazon.com/ipaccelerator Wordle: https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html 7 Cups of Tea: https://www.7cups.com/