Med Tech Gurus

Gurus you will love James Foster CEO of Virax BiolabsVirax Biolabs. James and I get into some terrific conversations around working with investors. Then we have a terrific exchange on developing a culture of innovation and how to sustain it. Gurus James then takes through what it was like to ring the bell at the NASDAQ when Virax Biolabs went public. Gurus this is a fun and informative episode and I guarantee you will learn some things from James.

In this episode of Med Tech Gurus we have Dr. Brian Taylor who is an Audiologist and Senior Director of Audiology at hearing aid manufacturer Signia, to discuss how the gap is closing between traditional hearing aids and modern consumer wearables. Brian had a tremendous background in the field of audiology. Brian get's into why there is such a low uptake rate inpatients that need hearing aids. However there is hope as brian also get's into the innovations that are on the horizon. Gurus you will enjoy this episode and all of the insights that Brian brings.

Gurus In this episode we have an amazing guest. Mr. Punit Singh Soni, CEO of Suki joins us. Suki is a technology company that provides AI powered voice recognition for healthcare. Punit brings some amazing insights as he discusses some of the biggest challenges of introducing a technology into the healthcare space. As an angel investor Punit also discusses the key ingredients to get the attention of an angel investor with your company and your pitch. Gurus Punit really delivers as our Guru in this episode!

Mr. Keith Palmer World Wide Vice- President of Hip Reconstruction at Depuy Synthes is our Guru today. Keith delivers continually through this episode. Keith gets into the best practices of keeping people moving towards the goal and why it is important to be grounded in the mission! Keith discusses that good ideas come from all directions from bottom up to top down and you must keep a feedback loop! Gurus you will love what Keith delivers in this episode!

Mr. Stephen Manley, CTO of Druva brings such terrific insights as our Guru today. As our med tech becomes more connect Cyber security should be on all of our minds! Stephen gets into what the bad guys are thinking and doing. He discusses why we should always be vigilant. Stephen goes further he gets into what some of the biggest challenges are today. His discussion on data sprawl and why healthcare is in the top two areas for cyber criminals! Gurus you will love the information and be scared at the same time in this episode!

Gurus Bradley Dillon COO of Luxonis offers some amazing insights in this episode. Bradley discusses managing a kickstarter campaign to keeping innovation rolling in a fast paced and competitive environment! You love how Bradley describes the creative process and how they leapfrog their own technology before their competition does. Gurus you will enjoy how Bradley brings so many ideas and best practices in this episode!

Gurus Neha Rastogi, founder and COO at Agasta reinforces some age old advice in this episode, "if you can dream it" you can make it happen. Neha also explains that if you can design a product that can just save one life you can save many. Gurus Neha provides so many insights in this episode it is no wonder she was named one of Forbes most Audacious Women!

Gurus you are going to love what Dr. Ruchi Thanawala has to bring in this episode. Dr. Thanawala is a thoracic surgeon at Oregon Health & Science University. Along with that is co-founder at Firefly She gets into why it has never been a better time to be a healthcare entrepreneur. She does discuss however why starting a company from scratch is so hard. Ruchi goes deeper into this and points out the 3 reasons why we should value our mistakes! Gurus Ruchi really delivers in this episode!

In this episode Guru's we have Dr. Pritesh Shah. Pritesh is a Pharm. D. and Chief Commercial Officer at Novocure. Pritesh has worked and advised startups as well as some of the largest global organizations in the healthcare space. He helps us by comparing and contrasting what a product launch takes with each type of company. Pritesh also gets into why failure if handled correctly can actually be beneficial and open the door to innovation. Gurus Pritesh doesn't stop there; he also provides insights as to why having the right soft skills in a team can help deliver on the mission and vision. Gurus you will love the knowledge and experiences that Pritesh brings us in this episode!

Guru's you are going to love our guest in this episode! Mr. Ben Oyler Co-Founder of Nectar brings us terrific insights as to why the key word is education! Ben gets into why you really need to drill down into "who is your customer" and "who is paying the bill". Once you have defined these key aspects the rest of your plans will fall into place. Ben doesn't stop there; he gets into the specifics as to why it is so hard to create change in the healthcare industry. You will really enjoy the insights that Ben brings us in this episode.