

Med Tech Gurus
Tom Hickey
Med Tech Gurus is a podcast dedicated to helping medical device executives stay on the leading edge of their industry. Whether you're looking to grow your sales team, commercialize new devices, set up national accounts, or improve your clinical performances, this podcast is designed to help. Each episode features an interview with a thought leader or practitioner, discussing topics like: sales force, innovation, patient outcomes, emerging technologies, supply chain, group purchasing organizations, device launches, value analysis, biotech, and more.
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Nov 8, 2023 • 37min
Hope & Help For Humans- Today
We have a terrific guest in this episode of Med Tech Gurus Henry Penix Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Soaak is with us. Henry is a serial entrepreneur, an author, speaker investor, and advisor and he brings some terrific insights to this episode. We get into an interesting discussion regarding what AI can do for clinicians and patients. Soaak the company the Henry Co-founded operates at the juncture of Neurofeedback, sound frequency therapy and neuro-mapping. They are getting some amazing results. Athletes, the United States Air Force, and many other individuals looking to reduce stress enhance focus or simply individuals with other cognitive challenges are turning to Soaak for enhanced outcomes. You can too. In the episode Henry tells us how you can try Soaak Technologies whole person approach to reduce stress, decrease anxiety, and boost energy for 30 days free, because you are a listener of Med Tech Gurus. You will enjoy Henrys insights in this episode!

Nov 1, 2023 • 37min
How Innovations In IVF Are Helping Families
Marty Gauvin CEO of Fertilis is with us. Marty is a seven-time entreprenuer and brings some terrific best practices for any start up CEO. Marty has some terrific concepts on finding the right investor for your start-up Marty and I get into a fascinating discussion about the innovations his latest startup Fertilis is bringing to the IVF market. The technology is going to help streamline a difficult and expensive process to help families. You will enjoy Marty's insights in this episode!

Oct 25, 2023 • 27min
You Are Only As Good As Your Data
Steve Hafif CEO of Cypris AI is our Guru in this episode. Cypris AI has a goal of helping to make data for innovation accessible, understandable, and actionable. Steve and I and cover some interesting ground regarding getting ideas through the innovation pipeline. Steve doesn't stop there, he gets into how they can help with patient data, patent data and key research. All of this contributes to getting innovations to the market quicker and more efficiently. Steve brings some interesting insights in this episode!

Oct 18, 2023 • 56min
Be The Undeniable Solution
Gurus, John Lenker Founder and Chief Vision Officer at Lenker and Kevin deLaplante, Chief Knowledge Officer at Lenker are with us. These two gents bring amazing insights into how to create a strategic brand, and the best practices behind it. They don't stop there however; they also discuss strategies to get to clinical decision makers and how to engage them. This is a fun, informative and action-packed episode.

Oct 11, 2023 • 34min
There Is Always Innovation
Gurus you are in for a treat in this episode. We have Allison London Brown CEO of LUMINELLE with us. Allison has worked with some of the largest med tech companies and then transitioned to a serial entrepreneur, mentor and women's health advocate. Allison really delivers in this episode!

Oct 4, 2023 • 36min
The Purpose Of What We Do
Mr. Dan Hurry, President of Advantus Health Partners & Chief Supply Chain officer at Bon Secours Mercy Health System is our Guru in this episode. Dan brings some amazing insights as he compares and contrasts healthcare supply chain in Ireland vs the US. You will enjoy his insights on medical device innovation and how small start ups can gain the attention of supply chain departments at large health systems. Dan doesn't stop there, he gets into the importance of partnerships and how the people behind those partnerships can make all the difference. You will enjoy the insights and thoughts that Dan brings in this episode!

Sep 27, 2023 • 28min
Collaboration Is The Secret Sauce
Ariel Sutton General Manager at Imperative Care a very innovative company that is elevating care for people affected by stroke and other ischemic diseases is our Guru in this episode. Listen in as Ariel gets into the importance of "the huddle" and how that brings immersion into the needs of the clinicians and patients they serve. Ariel doesn't stop there she gets into some of the best practices of scaling a company and how she and her team went from 3 employees when she joined to over 400 currently. You will enjoy the insights Ariel brings in this episode!

Sep 20, 2023 • 32min
Innovation Is A Mind Set
Gurus Peter Small, MD is with us in the episode. Peter is the CMO at Hyfe.AI. Peter and his team are focused on the medical implications of cough and how understanding the type and frequency of a cough can bring value to clinicians and the patients they serve. Peter brings so much in this episode. You will enjoy his discussion on B to C . How to get an underperforming employee into the right role.

Sep 13, 2023 • 37min
Foster The Innovation Spirit
Gurus in this episode Mr. Mark McDonough CEO of ChromaCode is with us. Mark not only defines what he means about The Innovation Spirit and how to foster it, he gets into having the team to drive that innovation. Mark also gets into identifying the pain points holding a team back and how to Optimize sales performance. You will enjoy Marks insights and best practices in this episode!

Sep 6, 2023 • 32min
A Culture Within A Culture
Melissa Leichter Vice President & Commercial Lead, Rare Disease at Novo Nordisk is with us in this episode. Melissa defines what she means about her team as a culture within a culture. Melissa explains how this initiative not only serves the company but more importantly the patients they serve! You will enjoy Melissa discussion on the journey her team is taking to help those with rare diseases.


