Provider's Edge | Peak Performance Guide for Healthcare Entrepreneurs

Building a healthtech company isn't just about creating a better product.It's about solving the right problem, earning trust, and building meaningful relationships.In this episode, Alex Koshykov, Co-Founder of Yield and HealthTech Impact Award winner, shares how his early experiences improving access to care shaped his entrepreneurial journey.Together, we explore why founders need to define a clear niche, build authentic communities, and show up consistently before investors, customers, and partners are ready to say yes.If you're building a healthtech company, this conversation will remind you that sustainable growth comes from focused execution, meaningful connections, and staying true to the mission that inspired you to start.Listen now to learn why solving one meaningful problem can create a much bigger impact than trying to solve everything.𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:✅ How Alex's early work in public health inspired his journey into healthtech entrepreneurship✅ Why narrowing your focus helps founders become category leaders instead of competing with everyone✅ Why visibility is essential for building credibility with customers, investors, and strategic partners✅ How purpose-driven companies stay resilient through the challenges of building a startup✅ Why consistent action and execution matter more than waiting for the perfect opportunity𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲Why Oral Health Is the Missing Link in Healthcare Innovation – This episode explores how solving a specific healthcare challenge can create broader system-wide impact, highlighting the importance of finding a clear niche, building strategic partnerships, and designing solutions that fit naturally into clinical workflows.Why AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Startup Survival for Early-Stage HealthTech Founders – This conversation examines how founders can stand out in an increasingly competitive market by communicating their value clearly, building meaningful relationships, and positioning their companies for sustainable growth beyond the technology itself.How Deep Expertise Helps HealthTech Founders Become Industry Authority – This episode discusses why trust, visibility, and thought leadership are essential for healthtech founders, demonstrating how consistently sharing expertise and building authentic connections can open doors to customers, partners, and investors.Where Are You Focused Right Now?1️⃣ Need More Pilots, Partnerships, or Revenue?You're building momentum, having conversations with investors, developing partnerships, and growing your team.The next stage of growth often comes down to knowing where to focus, which opportunities to prioritize, and who can help open the right doors.Our integrated advisory board helps founders accelerate growth through strategic introductions, leadership support, and expert guidance across fundraising, operations, and revenue growth.Schedule an Alignment Call: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Chat 2️⃣ Raising Capital?Most founders don't need more investor meetings—they need a stronger investor story.Submit your pitch deck for feedback through our free Pitch to Yes Workshop and learn how to communicate what investors actually fund.Get started: 👉 PitchToYes.com 3️⃣ Want More Visibility & Inbound Opportunities?Have a compelling founder journey or healthcare innovation story to share?Apply to be featured on Provider's Edge, our Top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast where founders build authority, attract partnerships, and create new opportunities.Apply here: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Providers-Edge-Recording

Building groundbreaking technology isn't enough to build a successful healthtech company. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭 has seen firsthand that the biggest barrier to innovation isn't creating better products.It's making sure those products solve the right problem, fit naturally into healthcare workflows, and reach the people who need them most.In this episode, Sabrina sits down with Dr. Matt, a general surgeon turned healthtech strategist.They explore why commercialization should begin long before product launch. Together, they unpack how founders can build solutions that earn trust, improve healthcare access, and create lasting business value by designing around peopleNot just technology.Listen now and discover why commercialization is the true competitive advantage in healthtech.𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:✅ Why commercialization starts before the first line of code is written✅ The difference between building impressive technology and building a scalable business✅ How mapping the entire customer journey increases adoption across healthcare systems✅ Why clinicians should be strategic partners—not just names on an advisory board✅ The five pillars of healthcare access every founder should understand before launching a solution✅ Why investors evaluate leadership, messaging, and execution as much as the technology itself✅ How founders can communicate complex innovations in a way customers, investors, and health systems immediately understand✅ Why reducing friction instead of features is the key to long-term adoption𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲How Diagnostics + Payers Speed Treatment – This episode explores how better alignment between diagnostics, payers, and care delivery can accelerate treatment, remove barriers to patient access, and help healthtech innovators build solutions that fit seamlessly into real-world healthcare workflows.Why Isn't Your Digital Health Getting Adopted Faster? – This conversation examines why many digital health solutions struggle to gain traction, highlighting the importance of workflow integration, stakeholder alignment, and designing technology that providers and patients will actually use.Why Samsung Bought Xealth and What Founders Should Learn – This episode breaks down the strategic lessons behind Samsung's acquisition of Xealth, showing how workflow integration, enterprise value, and solving real operational challenges can position healthtech companies for long-term growth and acquisition.Where Are You Focused Right Now?1️⃣ Need More Pilots, Partnerships, or Revenue?You're building momentum, having conversations with investors, developing partnerships, and growing your team.The next stage of growth often comes down to knowing where to focus, which opportunities to prioritize, and who can help open the right doors.Our integrated advisory board helps founders accelerate growth through strategic introductions, leadership support, and expert guidance across fundraising, operations, and revenue growth.Schedule an Alignment Call: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Chat 2️⃣ Raising Capital?Most founders don't need more investor meetings—they need a stronger investor story.Submit your pitch deck for feedback through our free Pitch to Yes Workshop and learn how to communicate what investors actually fund.Get started: 👉 PitchToYes.com 3️⃣ Want More Visibility & Inbound Opportunities?Have a compelling founder journey or healthcare innovation story to share?Apply to be featured on Provider's Edge, our Top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast where founders build authority, attract partnerships, and create new opportunities.Apply here: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Providers-Edge-Recording

Your company is growing.Revenue is coming in.The team is getting bigger.So why does the business still feel like it is burning through cash?In this episode, Sabrina Runbeck sits down with Ibrahim Ashmawey, Founder of Golden Profit GroupTo unpack the financial blind spots that quietly follow HealthTech companies as they grow.They discuss why scaling cannot repair weak margins, how incomplete cost calculations distort pricingAnd why a minimum viable product does not always prove that customers will pay. Ibrahim also explains how unnecessary staffing, duplicate technology, and unclear financial assumptions can make a growing company less sustainable, not more.Listen now and discover how to strengthen your financial foundation before growth turns a small inefficiency into a much larger problem.The structure below follows the established Provider’s Edge show-note format used in the finished episode example.𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:✅ Why scaling multiplies financial inefficiencies instead of fixing them✅ The difference between a minimum viable product and a minimum sellable product✅ How to calculate the true cost of delivering a healthcare product or service✅ Why labor, implementation, support, compliance, and technology must be included in product costs✅ How strong revenue can hide wasteful spending and weak operations✅ Why founders must connect every hire and expense to a measurable result✅ What unclear financial assumptions communicate to potential investors✅ How duplicate platforms and unused subscriptions quietly drain company resources✅ Why technology must improve capacity, outcomes, or efficiency to justify its cost✅ What founders should review before investing more capital into growth𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲How HealthTech Founders and Startup Operators Build Wealth Without Financial Burnout - This episode explores how founders can manage financial risk, protect liquidity, and build long-term wealth without allowing entrepreneurship to consume their personal and financial stability.Why Sports & Health Tech Founders Miss Their Next Round - This conversation explains how investors assess scalability, revenue, EBITDA, capital deployment, team readiness, and exit potential before deciding whether a company is truly ready for its next round.Why Do So Many HealthTech Startups Stall After Early Traction? - This episode examines why early demand does not always lead to sustainable growth when a company lacks the systems, leadership, partnerships, and operational infrastructure needed to scale.Where Are You Focused Right Now?1️⃣ Need More Pilots, Partnerships, or Revenue?You're building momentum, having conversations with investors, developing partnerships, and growing your team.The next stage of growth often comes down to knowing where to focus, which opportunities to prioritize, and who can help open the right doors.Our integrated advisory board helps founders accelerate growth through strategic introductions, leadership support, and expert guidance across fundraising, operations, and revenue growth.Schedule an Alignment Call: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Chat 2️⃣ Raising Capital?Most founders don't need more investor meetings—they need a stronger investor story.Submit your pitch deck for feedback through our free Pitch to Yes Workshop and learn how to communicate what investors actually fund.Get started: 👉 PitchToYes.com 3️⃣ Want More Visibility & Inbound Opportunities?Have a compelling founder journey or healthcare innovation story to share?Apply to be featured on Provider's Edge, our Top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast where founders build authority, attract partnerships, and create new opportunities.Apply here: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Providers-Edge-Recording

Healthcare systems are moving faster than everYet trust in those systems keeps breaking down.In this episode of Provider’s Edge, together with the CEO of Wellness Equity Alliance, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐓𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬We unpack why healthcare innovation cannot succeed if we ignore the human realities underneath the data. From poverty and politics to communication and public trustThis conversation exposes why many healthcare systems failed during COVIDEven with massive funding and resources available.He shares what decades of working in infectious disease, global health, and public health leadership taught him About the deeper systems driving disease spread and healthcare inequities. Together, we explore what founders, clinicians, and healthcare leaders must understand If we truly want sustainable healthcare transformation.If you are building in HealthTech, leading healthcare innovation, or trying to create scalable impactThis conversation will challenge how you think about trust, adoption, leadership, and systems design.𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:✅ Why healthcare adoption problems are often trust problems✅ How poverty, politics, and public health systems shape patient outcomes✅ Why throwing more money at broken systems does not automatically create better healthcare✅ How empathy and storytelling influence healthcare communication✅ Why founders cannot build solutions in isolation and expect communities to buy in later✅ The role of experts, ecosystems, and collaboration in sustainable healthcare innovation✅ Why public health became politicized and why that creates long-term risk for everyone𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲How Diagnostics + Payers Speed Treatment - This episode explores how healthcare systems, diagnostics companies, and payers can improve patient outcomes by reducing delays in care, strengthening communication, and creating more connected healthcare experiences patients can actually trust.How Virtual Care Keeps Patients Inside Health Systems - This conversation focuses on patient trust, healthcare accessibility, and system design, including how virtual care models can reduce fragmentation, improve engagement, and keep communities connected to the care they need.Why Isn’t Your Digital Health Getting Adopted Faster - This episode dives into the real barriers behind healthcare adoption, including communication psychology, workflow integration, provider trust, and why even strong healthcare technology struggles when human behavior and system realities are ignored.Where Are You Focused Right Now?1️⃣ Need More Pilots, Partnerships, or Revenue?You're building momentum, having conversations with investors, developing partnerships, and growing your team.The next stage of growth often comes down to knowing where to focus, which opportunities to prioritize, and who can help open the right doors.Our integrated advisory board helps founders accelerate growth through strategic introductions, leadership support, and expert guidance across fundraising, operations, and revenue growth.Schedule an Alignment Call: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Chat 2️⃣ Raising Capital?Most founders don't need more investor meetings—they need a stronger investor story.Submit your pitch deck for feedback through our free Pitch to Yes Workshop and learn how to communicate what investors actually fund.Get started: 👉 PitchToYes.com 3️⃣ Want More Visibility & Inbound Opportunities?Have a compelling founder journey or healthcare innovation story to share?Apply to be featured on Provider's Edge, our Top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast where founders build authority, attract partnerships, and create new opportunities.Apply here: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Providers-Edge-Recording

Everyone is talking about AI, but few leaders are asking the question that matters:How can AI help people make better decisions instead of creating more dashboards, reports, and confusion?In this episode of Provider’s Edge, I sat down with 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐚 𝐄𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐢, Co-Founder and President of DocereeTo explore how AI-powered market intelligence can strengthen healthcare marketing, physician engagement, patient education, and commercial decision-making.Her team brought together 75 healthcare leaders to co-create solutions around real industry challenges. The result was AI designed to work as a strategic thought partner—not just another automation tool.For healthcare leaders and founders, the message is clear:Build fewer features.Build solutions people will actually use.𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:✅ How to turn healthcare data into actionable decisions✅ Why patients and physicians require different engagement strategies✅ How real-time market intelligence improves commercial decisions✅ Why co-creation leads to stronger adoption✅ How AI can support affordability, access, and adherence✅ Why implementation matters more than industry buzzwordsConnect with Kamya Elawadhi on👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamya-elawadhi/ Doceree is the only healthcare marketing platform that can measure and adapt to the actual clinical intent of both physicians and patients. Built on the industry's largest real-time clinical signal network, Doceree's infrastructure unifies the entire healthcare journey - from physician awareness to prescription and patient fill to refill.   Explore opportunities here: 👉 http://www.doceree.com𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲What If Your HealthTech Marketing Problem Isn’t Visibility but Confusion? - This episode explores why healthcare companies struggle with messaging, market positioning, and audience understanding. How Virtual Care Keeps Patients Inside Health System - This episode discusses patient engagement, trust, adoption, and keeping patients connected within healthcare ecosystemsHow to Build AI Clinicians' Trust and Teams Stick - This episode examines how AI earns trust from clinicians and patients, emphasizing that technology succeeds only when it supports human decision-making. Where Are You Focused Right Now?1️⃣ Need More Pilots, Partnerships, or Revenue?You're building momentum, having conversations with investors, developing partnerships, and growing your team.The next stage of growth often comes down to knowing where to focus, which opportunities to prioritize, and who can help open the right doors.Our integrated advisory board helps founders accelerate growth through strategic introductions, leadership support, and expert guidance across fundraising, operations, and revenue growth.Schedule an Alignment Call: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Chat 2️⃣ Raising Capital?Most founders don't need more investor meetings—they need a stronger investor story.Submit your pitch deck for feedback through our free Pitch to Yes Workshop and learn how to communicate what investors actually fund.Get started: 👉 PitchToYes.com 3️⃣ Want More Visibility & Inbound Opportunities?Have a compelling founder journey or healthcare innovation story to share?Apply to be featured on Provider's Edge, our Top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast where founders build authority, attract partnerships, and create new opportunities.Apply here: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Providers-Edge-Recording

Most healthcare founders think the challenge is getting funding.But the real challenge?Building something the healthcare system can actually adopt.In this episode of Provider’s Edge, I sat down with 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐃’𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐨 from CareQuest Innovation Partners.We dissected why healthcare founders must focus on workflow alignment, pilot validation, partnerships, and operational infrastructureBefore chasing rapid scale.We also explored why overlooked spaces like oral health and medical-dental integration are becoming some of the biggest opportunities in healthcare innovation today.If you’re building in healthcare right nowThis conversation will challenge how you think about growth, partnerships, and what it really takes to become “fundable.”𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:✅ What investors and accelerators actually look for✅ Why pilots matter more than pitch decks✅ How healthcare founders can reduce adoption friction✅ Why collaboration is becoming a competitive advantage✅ What sustainable healthcare scaling really looks like𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲Why Samsung Bought Xealth and What Founders Should Learn - This episode explores how healthcare founders create enterprise value by solving workflow friction, integrating digital tools into clinical care, and building connected healthcare ecosystems that providers will actually adopt.How Virtual Care Keeps Patients Inside Health Systems - This conversation focuses on integrated care delivery, patient retention, virtual care adoption, and why healthcare systems increasingly prioritize connected ecosystems instead of isolated point solutions.How AgeTech Startups Win Hospital Trust With Wound-Care Pilots - This episode breaks down how healthcare startups gain credibility through pilots, clinical validation, and operational readiness instead of relying on hype or early visibility alone.Where Are You Focused Right Now?1️⃣ Need More Pilots, Partnerships, or Revenue?You're building momentum, having conversations with investors, developing partnerships, and growing your team.The next stage of growth often comes down to knowing where to focus, which opportunities to prioritize, and who can help open the right doors.Our integrated advisory board helps founders accelerate growth through strategic introductions, leadership support, and expert guidance across fundraising, operations, and revenue growth.Schedule an Alignment Call: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Chat 2️⃣ Raising Capital?Most founders don't need more investor meetings—they need a stronger investor story.Submit your pitch deck for feedback through our free Pitch to Yes Workshop and learn how to communicate what investors actually fund.Get started: 👉 PitchToYes.com 3️⃣ Want More Visibility & Inbound Opportunities?Have a compelling founder journey or healthcare innovation story to share?Apply to be featured on Provider's Edge, our Top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast where founders build authority, attract partnerships, and create new opportunities.Apply here: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Providers-Edge-Recording

Some founders might feel uncomfortable with  this.But building a great product is no longer enough.Together with 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐉. 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤, let us unpack one of the 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 happening in business right now: AI is lowering the barrier to building companiesWhich means founders can no longer rely on technology alone to stand out.The real differentiators now?Clear positioning. Distribution. Strategic relationships. And the ability to solve an actual business problem people will pay for.He shares lessons from scaling and exiting his own trading firmLeading technology and risk transformation on a nearly $1B balance sheetAnd now advising founders and boards navigating growth in rapidly changing markets.This conversation is especially important for healthcare founders who are brilliant operators, clinicians, or researchersBut struggle to simplify their messageCommunicate ROIOr build traction outside their immediate expertise.𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:✅ Why founders are not losing to AI; they are losing to founders using AI better✅ How AI is transforming operations, customer service, research, and decision-making✅ Why distribution has become the new startup moat✅ The biggest mistakes founders make when pitching investors✅ Why trying to serve everyone weakens your positioning✅ How to validate a problem before overbuilding a product✅ The danger of sounding “too technical” in investor conversations✅ Why strategic ecosystems matter more than endless networking✅ How board-level thinking changes risk management and execution𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲Why Great HealthTech Innovations Fail Before Reaching Hospitals - This episode breaks down why strong healthcare products still fail without operational readiness, adoption strategy, and the right ecosystem partnerships—directly aligning with Michael Frank’s discussion on commercialization and why great products alone no longer win.What Makes FemTech Investors Lose Interest Fast - Sabrina and Keara unpack why founders lose investor trust through unclear positioning, overcomplicated messaging, and weak execution strategy—echoing many of the same founder mistakes discussed in Michael Frank’s interview.Why Isn’t Your Digital Health Getting Adopted Faster - This conversation explores why healthcare innovation struggles with real-world adoption, clinician behavior, and scaling workflows—making it highly relevant to the discussion around AI, startup survival, and market traction in early-stage healthtech.Want help figuring out your first C-suite hire?Join the PulsePoint Path Boardroom or apply as one of our advisors who we place into trusted portfolio companies. It's designed for HealthTech and digital health founders between Seed and Series A who want to hire smart and scale faster.Here are 3 ways we can support you right now:1️⃣ Get a 360° Strategy from a Board That Sees What You Can’tStill piecing advice together from part-time advisors who barely have time to talk? Our Boardroom program gives you direct access to a 12-seat integrated advisory board—designed to find the blind spots in your funding, contracts, and margin strategy.This isn’t another Slack chat or once-a-month call. It’s a full diagnostic and action plan you can’t afford to miss.👉 PulsePointPath.com/Apply2️⃣ Turn Your Pitch into a Funding MagnetYour pitch isn’t a presentation—it’s a conversion tool. Send us your deck and get a persuasive rewrite that speaks to what investors actually fund.👉 PitchToYes.com3️⃣ Be a Featured Guest Apply to speak on our top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast, Provider's Edge. Have traction and a story to share?Apply to join us: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Call-Sabrina

Most founders think their product is what makes people trust them.It’s not.People trust clarity.People trust conviction.People trust founders who can explain complex problems in a way that actually makes others care.In this episode, we sit down with 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 to unpack why personal branding is not vanity marketing.It’s 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. They dive into how founders can turn their expertise, lived experiences, and philosophy into:BooksSpeaking opportunitiesEducational contentAnd scalable authority That builds long-term trust with investors, partners, and buyers.If you are building in healthcare, this conversation will challenge how you think about visibility, messaging, and influence in today’s crowded market.𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:✅ Why your philosophy matters more than your product features✅ How founders accidentally weaken their authority by overcomplicating their message✅ The difference between personal branding and company branding✅ Why educating the market builds more trust than pitching the product✅ How books, speaking, and thought leadership become scalable business assets✅ The real reason most founders struggle to stand out in crowded industries✅ How to simplify complex ideas without losing credibility✅ Why trust starts with the founder before it transfers to the product or company𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲What If Your HealthTech Marketing Problem Isn’t Visibility but Confusion - This episode explores why healthcare founders struggle to gain traction when their messaging is overly complex, unclear, or disconnected from what buyers and decision-makers actually care about.Why Investors Don’t “Get” Your Pitch—And How to Fix It - This conversation breaks down why innovative healthcare founders lose investor attention when they fail to simplify their message, clearly communicate value, and position their company with strategic clarity.Visionary Burnout: Why Your Big Ideas Die in Execution - This episode focuses on the hidden gap between having strong ideas and building the systems, communication, and leadership infrastructure required to scale a sustainable healthcare company.Want help figuring out your first C-suite hire?Join the PulsePoint Path Boardroom or apply as one of our advisors who we place into trusted portfolio companies. It's designed for HealthTech and digital health founders between Seed and Series A who want to hire smart and scale faster.Here are 3 ways we can support you right now:1️⃣ Get a 360° Strategy from a Board That Sees What You Can’tStill piecing advice together from part-time advisors who barely have time to talk? Our Boardroom program gives you direct access to a 12-seat integrated advisory board—designed to find the blind spots in your funding, contracts, and margin strategy.This isn’t another Slack chat or once-a-month call. It’s a full diagnostic and action plan you can’t afford to miss.👉 PulsePointPath.com/Apply2️⃣ Turn Your Pitch into a Funding MagnetYour pitch isn’t a presentation—it’s a conversion tool. Send us your deck and get a persuasive rewrite that speaks to what investors actually fund.👉 PitchToYes.com3️⃣ Be a Featured Guest Apply to speak on our top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast, Provider's Edge. Have traction and a story to share?Apply to join us: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Call-Sabrina

Most people think financial success comes from making the “𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵” investment.But what if the bigger issue is that most people were never taught how to truly understand risk in the first place?In this episode of Provider’s Edge, I sat down with, 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐞𝐲. He is thought leader in the Canadian personal finance space, author of three books, and advisor to successful families navigating long-term wealth strategy.Founders are not only investing money. They are investing time, identity, relationships, energy, and years of uncertainty into building something meaningful.And that changes how you think about risk entirely.If you are building a company, investing in innovation, or trying to create long-term wealth without burning yourself outThis conversation will challenge how you think about money, sustainability, and success.𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:✅ Understand your risk tolerance before chasing market trends✅ Diversification is about resilience, not just returns✅ Liquidity matters more than most founders realize✅ Entrepreneurship requires emotional and financial endurance✅ Wealth should align with your values, lifestyle, and legacy goals✅ Hype-driven markets can cloud smart decision-making𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲How Founders Protect Wealth Before the Next Round - This episode explores how healthcare founders can protect long-term wealth, manage downside risk, and build financial intelligence beyond fundraising and revenue growth.Avoiding Founder Burnout: Military Leadership Strategies for Startup Success - This conversation focuses on the emotional and operational realities of entrepreneurship, including founder resilience, high-pressure decision-making, and the discipline required to scale without burnout. Financial Freedom for Founders: Expanding Beyond Traditional Thinking - This episode dives into how founders can think differently about wealth, ownership, innovation, and long-term financial sustainability instead of relying on traditional career or investment paths. Want help figuring out your first C-suite hire?Join the PulsePoint Path Boardroom or apply as one of our advisors who we place into trusted portfolio companies. It's designed for HealthTech and digital health founders between Seed and Series A who want to hire smart and scale faster.Here are 3 ways we can support you right now:1️⃣ Get a 360° Strategy from a Board That Sees What You Can’tStill piecing advice together from part-time advisors who barely have time to talk? Our Boardroom program gives you direct access to a 12-seat integrated advisory board—designed to find the blind spots in your funding, contracts, and margin strategy.This isn’t another Slack chat or once-a-month call. It’s a full diagnostic and action plan you can’t afford to miss.👉 PulsePointPath.com/Apply2️⃣ Turn Your Pitch into a Funding MagnetYour pitch isn’t a presentation—it’s a conversion tool. Send us your deck and get a persuasive rewrite that speaks to what investors actually fund.👉 PitchToYes.com3️⃣ Be a Featured Guest Apply to speak on our top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast, Provider's Edge. Have traction and a story to share?Apply to join us: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Call-Sabrina

You can build brilliant healthcare technology and still lose.Why?Because healthcare does not reward the smartest tool. It rewards what people can actually use.In this episode, I sat down with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐥𝐳 from Avalon Healthcare Solutions to unpack one of the biggest blind spots founders miss: 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣We talked about why clinicians ignore tools that add workWhy payers care about speed and outcomesWhy many “innovations” fail is because no one owns the problem across the system.One of the most powerful reminders?Fancy tools are not the hard part.Getting humans aligned is.If you're building in diagnostics, AI, employer health, payer tech, or care navigation, this conversation will save you years of unnecessary pain.In this episode, you’ll learn:✅ Why great healthcare products fail when workflow is ignored✅ How reducing treatment delays creates measurable ROI✅ Why incentives drive healthcare behavior more than intentions✅ Where fragmented systems create billion-dollar opportunities✅ Why long-term prevention loses to short-term budgets✅ How employers may become the next major growth channel in healthcare✅ Why trust and communication still outperform software aloneRelated Episodes You’ll LoveYour Tech Isn’t Failing—Your Compliance Strategy Is - This episode focuses on why strong technology still struggles when compliance, implementation, and healthcare operations are weak.How Smart Founders Raise Capital Without a Final Product - This episode reinforces how founders build credibility, ecosystem traction, and investor confidence before everything is “finished.”11 Innovative FemTech Solutions Set to Transform Women’s Health - This episode expands that lens into women’s health innovation and category growth opportunities founders should watch.Want help figuring out your first C-suite hire?Join the PulsePoint Path Boardroom or apply as one of our advisors who we place into trusted portfolio companies. It's designed for HealthTech and digital health founders between Seed and Series A who want to hire smart and scale faster.Here are 3 ways we can support you right now:1️⃣ Get a 360° Strategy from a Board That Sees What You Can’tStill piecing advice together from part-time advisors who barely have time to talk? Our Boardroom program gives you direct access to a 12-seat integrated advisory board—designed to find the blind spots in your funding, contracts, and margin strategy.This isn’t another Slack chat or once-a-month call. It’s a full diagnostic and action plan you can’t afford to miss.👉 PulsePointPath.com/Apply2️⃣ Turn Your Pitch into a Funding MagnetYour pitch isn’t a presentation—it’s a conversion tool. Send us your deck and get a persuasive rewrite that speaks to what investors actually fund.👉 PitchToYes.com3️⃣ Be a Featured Guest Apply to speak on our top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast, Provider's Edge. Have traction and a story to share?Apply to join us: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Call-Sabrina

𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲.𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.That’s what stood out in this conversation with 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 whose company was acquired by Samsung after years of solving one of healthcare’s biggest hidden problems: How to connect digital tools, devices, and patient care into workflows clinicians will actually use.Winning in healthcare is rarely about having the flashiest product. It’s about making life easier for providersImproving access for patientsAnd fitting naturally into systems that already exist. That’s how trust compoundsAnd how companies become impossible to ignore.If you’re a founder, operator, investor, or clinician trying to understand where healthcare is heading next, this episode gives you a front-row seat.In this episode, you’ll learn:✅ Why Samsung acquired Xealth and what strategic buyers really look for✅ How founders create enterprise value by solving workflow friction✅ Why digital health fails when it creates more work for clinicians✅ How connected devices, wearables, and AI may reshape care delivery✅ What reimbursement barriers still block innovation for Medicare and Medicaid patients✅ Why the future belongs to founders building integrated ecosystems, not isolated apps 🎧 Related Episodes You’ll LoveYour Tech Isn’t Failing—Your Compliance Strategy Is - This episode focuses on what happens after the visit, how digital care must fit existing clinical workflows, and why strong tech still fails when it is not integrated into how healthcare is actually delivered.How AgeTech Startups Win Hospital Trust With Wound-Care Pilots - This episode examines how founders build trust with providers through pilots, clinical validation, and real-world results instead of relying on hype or surface-level visibility.Why Investors Hesitate Before Saying Yes in Femtech - This episode is highly relevant because it covers what investors look for in women’s health innovation and how founders position themselves for scale.Want help figuring out your first C-suite hire?Join the PulsePoint Path Boardroom or apply as one of our advisors who we place into trusted portfolio companies.It's designed for HealthTech and digital health founders between Seed and Series A who want to hire smart and scale faster.Here are 3 ways we can support you right now:1️⃣ Get a 360° Strategy from a Board That Sees What You Can’tStill piecing advice together from part-time advisors who barely have time to talk? Our Boardroom program gives you direct access to a 12-seat integrated advisory board—designed to find the blind spots in your funding, contracts, and margin strategy.This isn’t another Slack chat or once-a-month call.It’s a full diagnostic and action plan you can’t afford to miss.👉 PulsePointPath.com/Apply2️⃣ Turn Your Pitch into a Funding MagnetYour pitch isn’t a presentation—it’s a conversion tool.Send us your deck and get a persuasive rewrite that speaks to what investors actually fund.👉 PitchToYes.com3️⃣ Be a Featured Guest Apply to speak on our top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast, Provider's Edge.Have traction and a story to share?Apply to join us: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Call-Sabrina

Everyone wants to talk about innovation in healthcare.Very few want to talk about adoption.Because building a solution is exciting.Getting patients to actually use it…Getting clinicians to trust it…Getting health systems to keep it...That is where the real work begins.In this episode of Provider’s Edge, I sat down with 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧, CEO of Ovatient, to unpack what it really takes to scale virtual care in a way that improves outcomes, builds trust, and keeps patients connected instead of lost in fragmented systems.What stood out most?They are not trying to become “just another telehealth company.”They are building integrated care that combines urgent care, primary care, behavioral health, weight management, employer solutions, and community connection.All under one ecosystem.That is how sustainable growth happens in healthcare.In This Episode, You’ll Learn:✅ Why patients no longer want more healthcare choices—they want better outcomes✅ How virtual care can strengthen relationships instead of replacing them✅ Why convenience alone does not create retention✅ The hidden opportunity in integrating behavioral health with primary care✅ How founders can expand using current assets instead of building new products✅ Why serving fewer markets deeply can outperform nationwide shallow growth✅ What health systems actually want from innovation partners today✅ Why telehealth still has massive upside in rural and underserved communities✅ How employers and universities can become overlooked growth channels✅ Why trust is the real moat in digital healthRelated Episodes You’ll LoveWhy Do So Many HealthTech Startups Stall After Early Traction - This episode explores why healthcare companies with early traction still struggle to scale—perfectly aligned with Michael Dalton’s message that growth now depends on outcomes, systems, and sustainable execution rather than hype.How Smart Founders Raise Capital Without a Final Product - This conversation centers on women’s health innovation, founder ecosystems, and building aligned teams—strong overlap with Michael Dalton’s comments on women representing 75% of Ovatient’s patient base and the need for integrated care access.Why Investors Hesitate Before Saying Yes in Femtech - This episode is highly relevant because it covers what investors look for in women’s health innovation and how founders position themselves for scale.Want help figuring out your first C-suite hire?Join the PulsePoint Path Boardroom or apply as one of our advisors who we place into trusted portfolio companies. It's designed for HealthTech and digital health founders between Seed and Series A who want to hire smart and scale faster.Here are 3 ways we can support you right now:1️⃣ Get a 360° Strategy from a Board That Sees What You Can’tStill piecing advice together from part-time advisors who barely have time to talk? Our Boardroom program gives you direct access to a 12-seat integrated advisory board—designed to find the blind spots in your funding, contracts, and margin strategy.This isn’t another Slack chat or once-a-month call. It’s a full diagnostic and action plan you can’t afford to miss.👉 PulsePointPath.com/Apply2️⃣ Turn Your Pitch into a Funding MagnetYour pitch isn’t a presentation—it’s a conversion tool. Send us your deck and get a persuasive rewrite that speaks to what investors actually fund.👉 PitchToYes.com3️⃣ Be a Featured Guest Apply to speak on our top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast, Provider's Edge.Have traction and a story to share?Apply to join us: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Call-Sabrina

Most people think healthcare is slow because it has to be.It doesn’t.What you just heard is what happens when someone decides to redesign the entire pathwayNot just build another tool.Because here’s the truth most founders don’t want to admit:👉 It’s not your technology that’s failing👉 It’s 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 and 𝘩𝘰𝘸 it shows up in the systemIn this episode, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫, COO of Linus Health, breaks down what it actually takes to move.From innovation to real-world adoption Especially in a space like dementia, where timing changes everything.From collapsing diagnosis timelinesTo retraining the workforceTo tackling the stigma patients don’t talk aboutThis conversation goes beyond AI hype and into what actually works.And if you’re building in healthcare right now, this is the part you can’t afford to ignore.What You’ll Learn:💡 Why 92% of cognitive impairment cases go undiagnosed and what that means for your business model💡 How to reduce a 1.5-year diagnosis journey into just a few days💡 Why speed to diagnosis is becoming the new competitive advantage in healthcare💡 How combining AI, biomarkers, and care pathways creates true ecosystem value💡 The real reason patients resist diagnosis and how that impacts adoption💡 Why workforce scalability (not just product) determines your growth ceiling💡 How to apply diffusion of innovation + behavioral psychology to drive real usage💡 The different paths clinicians can take: builder, advisor, or investor and how to get startedRelated Episodes You’ll LoveIf Patients Can’t Reach You, It’s Not Innovation - This episode breaks down how access, instead of technology, is the real bottleneck in healthcare, directly aligning with John’s point that speed and entry point into care determine outcomes.Why Your Healthcare Tech Solution Fails After Enrollment - Focuses on what happens after initial traction—why solutions fail to stick due to poor workflow integration and user behavior gaps, mirroring the adoption challenges discussed in this interview.How to Build AI Clinicians Trust and Teams Stick - Explores how AI solutions succeed only when clinicians trust them and teams actually use them—directly tied to John’s emphasis on behavior, workforce enablement, and real-world implementation.Want help figuring out your first C-suite hire?Join the PulsePoint Path Boardroom or apply as one of our advisors who we place into trusted portfolio companies.It's designed for HealthTech and digital health founders between Seed and Series A who want to hire smart and scale faster.Here are 3 ways we can support you right now:1️⃣ Get a 360° Strategy from a Board That Sees What You Can’tStill piecing advice together from part-time advisors who barely have time to talk? Our Boardroom program gives you direct access to a 12-seat integrated advisory board—designed to find the blind spots in your funding, contracts, and margin strategy.This isn’t another Slack chat or once-a-month call. It’s a full diagnostic and action plan you can’t afford to miss.👉 PulsePointPath.com/Apply2️⃣ Turn Your Pitch into a Funding MagnetYour pitch isn’t a presentation—it’s a conversion tool. Send us your deck and get a persuasive rewrite that speaks to what investors actually fund.👉 PitchToYes.com3️⃣ Be a Featured Guest Apply to speak on our top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast, Provider's Edge. Have traction and a story to share? Apply to join us: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Call-Sabrina

Some founders won’t like this, but it needs to be said.We keep talking about “innovation” in healthcare.More apps. More tools. More features.But for families, especially those with children who have complex healthcare needs, it still feels broken.They’re juggling specialists. Schools. Care plans. Systems that don’t talk to each other.And no one is actually owning the full journey.In this episode, I sat down with Chief Medical Officer of Imagine Pediatrics, Trish Hayes at HLTH to talk about what it really takes to support children with complex needs, and why pediatric healthcare is still one of the most underserved areas in health tech.What stood out to me wasn’t just the technology.It was the responsibility.Because when you’re building in healthcare, you’re not just creating a product, you’re stepping into someone’s life.Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:✅ Why pediatrics is still one of the biggest gaps in health tech and what founders are missing✅ The real reason families struggle (hint: it’s not lack of care, it’s lack of coordination)✅ How a “wraparound care model” is changing outcomes for children with complex conditions✅ What it actually looks like to deliver medical, behavioral, and social care together✅ Why proactive care (not reactive care) is the future and how technology enables it✅ The truth about scaling in healthcare: why hiring the right people matters more than building more tech✅ How digital platforms can safely engage both caregivers and children before they turn to unreliable sourcesRelated Episodes You’ll LoveThe Digital Painkiller: What Every Healthcare Tech Founder Should Know - Focuses on how digital health technologies (including virtual solutions) can expand access to care and integrate into real-world care models👉 Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-digital-painkiller-what-every-healthcare-tech/id1853924954?i=1000737299449 Why Growing Teams Lose Talent Even When They Pay Well - Explores how healthcare founders scale teams while still supporting real patient needs and preventative care.👉 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3d38krBKVscRFVww5toZc3?si=846e3ba729f3476f Why Investors Don’t Trust Your Numbers and How to Fix It - Focuses on the trust gap between healthcare innovation and scaling (especially financial clarity and structure).👉 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0mn3J5KqVtg Want help figuring out your first C-suite hire?Join the PulsePoint Path Boardroom or apply as one of our advisors who we place into trusted portfolio companies.It's designed for HealthTech and digital health founders between Seed and Series A who want to hire smart and scale faster.Here are 3 ways we can support you right now:1️⃣ Get a 360° Strategy from a Board That Sees What You Can’tStill piecing advice together from part-time advisors who barely have time to talk? Our Boardroom program gives you direct access to a 12-seat integrated advisory board—designed to find the blind spots in your funding, contracts, and margin strategy.This isn’t another Slack chat or once-a-month call. It’s a full diagnostic and action plan you can’t afford to miss.👉 PulsePointPath.com/Apply2️⃣ Turn Your Pitch into a Funding MagnetYour pitch isn’t a presentation—it’s a conversion tool. Send us your deck and get a persuasive rewrite that speaks to what investors actually fund.👉 PitchToYes.com3️⃣ Be a Featured Guest Apply to speak on our top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast, Provider's Edge. Have traction and a story to share? Apply to join us: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Call-Sabrina

Most founders assume grants are luck, bureaucracy, or a distraction.They’re wrong.In this episode, I sat down with Danielle Corbett, a grants expert who’s helped founders secure millions in non-dilutive capital, to unpack what grants really test—and why the same skills that win grants are the ones investors and customers reward too.This conversation isn’t about chasing money.It’s about clarity, alignment, and execution.If you’re serious about scaling without unnecessary dilution, this one will land.In this episode, you’ll learn:✅ Why grants aren’t “free money”—and what they actually require from founders✅ How niche clarity dramatically increases your funding odds✅ The biggest mistake founders make when applying for grants (and how to avoid it)✅ How impact storytelling influences grants, investors, and buyers the same way✅ Why reading instructions is a leadership skill—not a detail✅ How to evaluate the true ROI of time spent on non-dilutive capitalGuest SpotlightDanielle CorbettFounder & Grants StrategistDanielle helps mission-driven founders secure non-dilutive funding without burning out or wasting cycles—and shows them how to turn clarity into capital.Related Episodes You’ll LoveWhy Investors Hesitate Before Saying Yes in Femtech - Maria breaks down how investor decision patterns shift when founders lack clarity about team roles and market fit; early signals that stop a “yes” in its tracks.👉 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-investors-hesitate-before-saying-yes-in-femtech/id1520028468?i=1000745391561 How Do the Best FemTech Startup Pitches Win Investors - Founders show how concise clarity and evidence of impact changed investor perceptions in real time just like in grant applications.👉 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3tSbdBV6VDc3V2l2M1aOpJ?si=f0de533a424949c9 Why Smart Founders Raise Capital Without a Final Product - MyPhuong outlines how alignment with early indicators of readiness and ecosystem support matters more than product completeness, which is a key theme in why grant decisions favor clarity.👉 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iqeHy1K_I6A Want help figuring out your first C-suite hire?Join the PulsePoint Path Boardroom or apply as one of our advisors who we place into trusted portfolio companies. It's designed for HealthTech and digital health founders between Seed and Series A who want to hire smart and scale faster.Here are 3 ways we can support you right now:1️⃣ Get a 360° Strategy from a Board That Sees What You Can’tStill piecing advice together from part-time advisors who barely have time to talk? Our Boardroom program gives you direct access to a 12-seat integrated advisory board—designed to find the blind spots in your funding, contracts, and margin strategy.This isn’t another Slack chat or once-a-month call. It’s a full diagnostic and action plan you can’t afford to miss.👉 PulsePointPath.com/Apply2️⃣ Turn Your Pitch into a Funding MagnetYour pitch isn’t a presentation—it’s a conversion tool. Send us your deck and get a persuasive rewrite that speaks to what investors actually fund.👉 PitchToYes.com🎤 Be a Featured Guest on our top 100 ranked entrepreneurship podcast, Provider's Edge. Have traction and a story to share? Apply to join us: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Call-Sabrina