EP. 52 If You Want To Change The World, Leave Your Ego At Home

Michael Gorton, CEO of Recuro Health, 14 x Entrepreneur and Best-Selling Author, has been pioneering the way for healthcare, space and other industries. This serial entrepreneur learned early in his life that he couldn’t and wouldn’t want to succeed on his own and shares how realizing that not being the smartest guy in the room, helped him achieve a competitive advantage. Michael founded a company called Teladoc, what was birthed out of a conversation while climbing Kilimanjaro. It was during that walk up the mountain that he, Byron Brooks and his Teammates realized that healthcare needed to be better and went on to eventually create a quarter-trillion dollar industry that we all use today- Telemedicine. Michael shares that even though their cause was just, the path to change healthcare was far form easy.  From almost being thrown in jail to marching against heavy bureaucratic headwinds, the persistence of he and his Team never faltered.  Michael contributes all the success to his Team's culture of fighting for something that was bigger than them, something they knew would change the world for the better.  Michael dives into the importance of knowing "what's behind you" and what's really on the line.  When you are fighting for something that truly matters and will make the lives of the people you care about better, you find the fuel to push on.  After going public with Teladoc, Michael pursued his next venture, Recuro.  Teladoc served those that were already sick, while Recuro is aimed to identify health issues before they take grip.  In addition to Michael's work in healthcare, he is involved in space, music and giving back.  Early in Michael’s career, his mentors planted the seed of giving back as a way to keep the goodness of business and humans moving forward.  Michael fulfills this everyday with the contributions he makes with aspiring entrepreneurs, the Texas Business Hall of Fame, local community initiatives as well as national endeavors that aim to educate future generations (Back To Space, being one of them).  There's no end in sight for this passionate business builder as he continues to push ahead with Teams aimed to positively change the world.

You can follow Michael and the Recuro Team at https://recurohealth.com

This episode was in partnership with the Texas Business Hall Of Fame. You can learn more about TBHF by visiting texasbusiness.org