Nir Kaminer - Founder & Director, Medical Reviews International (MedRev)

In this episode of Growth by Design, host Diraj Goel sits down with Nir Kaminer, Founder and Director of Medical Reviews International (MedRev), one of Europe's leading providers of clinical reviews and second medical opinion services. Nir shares his unconventional journey from a successful career in international consulting at Accenture and T-Systems to launching his own company in 2017 - at age 40 - with no prior healthcare experience or entrepreneurial background.Discover how MedRev delivers "real human intelligence" through a global network of clinical specialists to help insurers, providers, and claims teams make faster, more informed decisions - reducing overutilization, fraud, waste, abuse, and unnecessary procedures while improving patient outcomes and cutting costs significantly. Nir opens up about the marathon (not sprint) of building in a highly regulated, slow-adopting healthcare industry, navigating GDPR challenges, technology rebuilds, the pandemic slowdown, and why emphasizing human judgment over AI has become MedRev's key differentiator in a world obsessed with algorithms.Packed with insights on family-supported risk-taking, turning setbacks into steady 25-35% annual growth, the irreplaceable human touch in healthcare decisions, and lessons from corporate-to-founder transitions. A must-listen for entrepreneurs in regulated spaces, healthcare innovators, and anyone rethinking AI's role in high-stakes industries.