From Nurse Practitioner to Health Tech Founder with Tesiah Coleman

Tesiah Coleman went into nursing to change a system. The system spent years trying to change her instead.A Women's Health Nurse Practitioner turned founder, she's now CEO of Togather, her health justice platform.This is for any health professional whose work has cost more than the noble version admits. Tesiah is honest about racism in training, impossible caseloads, and the choice between calling and family when her son was diagnosed with cancer, and why your why holds steady when the how changes.We ExploreThe gap between nursing's radical roots and how it's actually taughtFacing racism during clinical training while holding onto your goalsThe impossible maths of community health, too many patients and too little timeMaking career-altering decisions when your child is seriously illFinding a setting where being a fixer is an asset, not a liabilityTimestamps03:33 Creating Togather: Building a Community for Health Justice06:39 Navigating the Challenges of Healthcare Leadership09:04 The Impact of Systemic Issues on Healthcare Providers10:54 The Importance of Collaborative Care Models13:00 Consulting in Health Tech: Bridging Gaps in Care16:09 The Path to Nursing: A Personal Journey18:58 Experiences in Nursing School: Challenges and Triumphs21:51 The Reality of Community Health Work25:03 The Intersection of Personal and Professional Life27:46 Finding Community in Adversity30:56 The Transition to Health Tech: A New Perspective33:55 Building Togather: The Vision for a Health Justice Community36:44 Navigating the Uncertainties of Entrepreneurship39:34 Lessons Learned: Wisdom for Healthcare ProfessionalsAbout Tesiah ColemanTesiah is a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and the founder and CEO of Togather, a community platform for health justice advocates. She came into healthcare as a patient during an unexpected pregnancy, then trained and worked in under-resourced community health before moving into health tech after her son's cancer diagnosis reshaped what she needed from work. She now builds the kind of support and community she went looking for throughout her own career.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tesiahcoleman/Togather Platform: https://www.togathernow.com/Kyndred: https://www.withkyndred.com/Career Cliniq ResourcesWhen the how of your work has to change, the why can stay the same. The StreamAhead Assessment helps you see which work streams fit who you are now.Connect Find me on LinkedIn or Instagram.