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Tech Tonics

by Venture Valkyrie

Tech Tonics, the Podcast, is a twice-monthly program focused on the people and passion at the intersection of technology and health. Hosted by Lisa Suennen and David Shaywitz (the co-authors of “Tech Tonics: Can Passionate Entrepreneurs Heal Healthcare With Technology?”) the show draws on their experience in business, medicine, and health-IT.The Tech Tonics podcast seeks to bring the people in the digital health field to life and, ideally, elevate humanism in a healthcare world captivated by technology. “We deeply believe in what Robert Coles, an inspiration to us both, has termed ‘the call of stories,’” David Shaywitz says. “Our aspiration is to bring the spirit of Coles and Michael Lewis to the world of digital health.”Together, Suennen and Shaywitz engage a range of intriguing guests in discussions that enable listeners to appreciate the stories behind the startups and the people behind the passion.Lisa Suennen is the Managing Partner of Venture Valkyrie Consulting, LLC, a firm t

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Episodes

  1. Tech Tonics: Griffin Weber – Bringing Clinical Sense & Sensibility to Healthcare Data

    Inspired by health technology from the age of five, Griffin Weber has pursued this passion both doggedly and joyfully. Now...[…]

  2. Tech Tonics: Matt Wilsey, Leading with Grace

    Matt Wilsey grew up wanting to serve. He spent his early career in government working for both blue and red...[…]

  3. Tech Tonics: Amy Emerson and Her Psychedelic Mission

    Amy Emerson, CEO of MAPS Public Benefit Corp. (MAPS), grew up in Kodiak, Alaska and fell in love with both...[…]

  4. Tech Tonics: Stacy Feld – Innovating Where the Consumer Meets Life Sciences

    Stacy Feld had settled into a satisfying career in biotech business development when she accidentally found her way into a...[…]

  5. Tech Tonics: Takeda’s Ariel Dowling: An Engineer With A Passion For Digital Health

    A Jersey girl drawn first captivated by engineering while in college at Dartmouth, Ariel Dowling went on to pursue her...[…]

  6. Tech Tonics: Paul Bleicher – Physician, Scientist, Entrepreneur, Innovator

    A self-described “nerdy” kid from a working class family in a bedroom community of “The City,” on the South Shore...[…]

  7. Tech Tonics: Dr. Sally Shaywitz: Advancing Science, Driving Policy, Overcoming Dyslexia

    Dr. Sally Shaywitz – Yes, she is David’s mom – has brought an entrepreneur’s mindset to her life’s work in...[…]

  8. Tech Tonics: Matthew Zachary – Making Noise and Making a Difference that is Music to Patient’s Ears

    Matthew Zachary, CEO of Offscrip Media has had multiple careers despite the fact that he shouldn’t have had any. He had...[…]

  9. Tech Tonics: Kevin Lyman – From Halo to CEO

    Kevin Lyman was once the world’s highest ranked Warlock in Worlds of Warcraft and a professional Halo2 player. But that...[…]

  10. Tech Tonics: Diana Brainard – A Passion for Patients, A Talent for Leadership

    Diana Brainard’s passion for understanding our stories and experiences initially led her to study comparative literature in college; but sometime during...[…]

  11. Tech Tonics: Geeta Nayyar, Executive Medical Director, Salesforce

    Geeta Nayyar started off wanting to be a teacher, but then decided “science is the answer to everything” and became...[…]

  12. Tech Tonics: Dr. Ken Mandl – Forging Connection Through Technology

    Ken Mandl has a gift for listening to other people, whether they’re mentors offering the advice that shaped his career...[…]

  13. Tech Tonics: John Groetelaars – Connecting MedTech to the Digital World

    John Groetelaars learned to work with his hands on his family’s vegetable farm, but he realized early that he was more...[…]

  14. Tech Tonics: Andrew Trister – From Jersey Boy to Digital Doc

    With a knack for engineering and a passion for patients, Andrew Trister career has taken this Jersey boy from radiation oncology to...[…]

  15. Tech Tonics: Jill Hagenkord’s Wild Ride

    Growing up in a small town in Iowa, Jill Hagenkord never imagined herself as a doctor, or scientist, or entrepreneur – yet...[…]

  16. Tech Tonics: Arnaub Chatterjee – Making Healthcare Smart

    Arnaub Chatterjee comes from a long line of physicians, and in his youth, assumed he’d follow the family tradition. At...[…]

  17. Tech Tonics: Making It Happen – Madeline Bell, CEO, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

    Madeline Bell is one of those people who decides what they want and does what it takes to make it...[…]

  18. Tech Tonics: Patrick Hines – Helping People is in His DNA

    Since March 23, 2020, Dr. Patrick Hines, physician, scientist and entrepreneur has spent most of his time between the Detroit Children’s...[…]

  19. Tech Tonics: Craig Lipset – Patient-Centric Before It Was Cool

    As a boy, Craig Lipset thought he wanted to become a doctor – but over time, he came to appreciate...[…]

  20. Tech Tonics: Tele-behavioral Health – Breaking Down Barriers and Stigmas at a Time of Escalating Need

    For 20 years, advocates of telemedicine have been trying to break through to common usage. For all of modern human...[…]

  21. Tech Tonics: Toby Cosgrove – Resilient, Dyslexic Physician-Innovator

    A brilliant and creative cardiac surgeon who went on to become the brilliant and creative CEO of the Cleveland Clinic for 14...[…]

  22. Tech Tonics: Torrie Fields, The Business of Making Better Memories

    A childhood fraught with illness, loss and uncertainty drove Torrie Fields to an adulthood focused on making these experiences better for others. ...[…]

  23. Tech Tonics: Laurie Zephyrin, MD: Public Health as Destiny

    Dr. Laurie Zephyrin was disappointed to learn that a less-than-rock-star voice was going to stand in the way of her career...[…]

  24. Tech Tonics: Dr. Lynda Chin – Bringing AI to Medicine Through Infrastructure

    Taking on challenges is nothing new for Dr. Lynda Chin. It started with learning English well enough in a couple of...[…]

  25. Tech Tonics: Seth Feuerstein – Behavioral Health Entrepreneur Before It Was Cool

    Seth Feuerstein’s grandfather was a physician and his parents were both attorneys, so naturally his parents thought he would become…a...[…]

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Tech Tonics, the Podcast, is a twice-monthly program focused on the people and passion at the intersection of technology and health. Hosted by Lisa Suennen and David Shaywitz (the co-authors of “Tech Tonics: Can Passionate Entrepreneurs Heal Healthcare With Technology?”) the show draws on their experience in business, medicine, and health-IT.The Tech Tonics podcast seeks to bring the people in the digital health field to life and, ideally, elevate humanism in a healthcare world captivated by technology. “We deeply believe in what Robert Coles, an inspiration to us both, has termed ‘the call of stories,’” David Shaywitz says. “Our aspiration is to bring the spirit of Coles and Michael Lewis to the world of digital health.”Together, Suennen and Shaywitz engage a range of intriguing guests in discussions that enable listeners to appreciate the stories behind the startups and the people behind the passion.Lisa Suennen is the Managing Partner of Venture Valkyrie Consulting, LLC, a firm t

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Tech Tonics, the Podcast, is a twice-monthly program focused on the people and passion at the intersection of technology and health. Hosted by Lisa Suennen and David Shaywitz (the co-authors of “Tech Tonics: Can Passionate Entrepreneurs Heal Healthcare With Technology?”) the show draws on their...

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