Med Tech Gurus

Gurus, Dr. Dima Gazda, Founder and CEO of Esper Bionics, is our guest in this Episode. Dima is an MD that has launched several companies in a variety of fields before launching Esper Bionics. One thing unique about Dima is that once a company is up and running he steps aside as CEO and brings in outside talent. Dima gets into the importance of having the right team and allowing them the freedom to make mistakes. Gurus, Dima brings some interesting insights as he discusses why getting just 2% better month over month is so important and how that will sustain amazing results. Gurus, listen in as Dima really delivers in this episode!

Gurus, In this episode we have Mr. Tom O'Brien Worldwide President at J & J Ethicon Endomechanical Div. This episode is so rich in content you are going to want to listen to it multiple times. Tom gets into so many great discussions. You will love the playbook he lays out on how to use data! Along with that the importance of data in innovation. Tom doesn't stop there; he delivers some terrific insights as to how an organization as large as J & J Ethicon stays innovative and the best practices that help his team sustain that innovation. Gurus you will love what Tom brings as our Guru in this episode!

Gurus, Mr. Mifan Careem is with us in this episode. Mifan is the Vice President and Global Head of Solutuons Architechture at WSO2. Mifan has had significant leadership roles at some very innovative organizations. Mifan brings us some very interesting insights into key adoption criteria for a new technology. He discusses why it is important to get all the stakeholders involved in a new product development as early as possible, and why this will help you gain adoption sooner. Gurus Mifan bring some terrific insights into on demand healthcare and other technology trends in this episode. You will love what he brings as a Guru!

Gurus in this episode we have Mr. Scott Alexander with us. Scott is the CEO of Jairus a specialty healthcare marketing company. Scott brings us some interesting insights based on his experience leading innovative initiatives at a major healthcare system and also at a regional GPO. Gurus Scott has been on all sides of innovation from supply chain then to the healthcare system and now with industry. You will love the perspectives and insights he brings in this episode.

Gurus in this episode we have Mr. Adrian Adams , CEO and Board Chair of Impel Pharmaceuticals with us. Adrian has led several pharm companies as CEO and Board Chair in his career. With this terrific background and leadership, he gets into the key aspects of developing a long term vision and how to sustain innovation. You love his discussion and why the focus on the patient and the patient journey will serve a company clinically, commercially and financially. Gurus Adrian demonstrates terrific insights from his years at the helm and leading some terrific companies.

Gurus in this episode we have Ms. Cathy Skinner, CEO of NxGenPort. Cathy brings some unique insights on building a culture of innovation, the lessons learned when a start up doesn't make it and more. Gurus you will love Cathy's methods of interviewing potential investors and why they would be a good fit for her company. Gurus Cathy really delivers as our Guru in this episode.

Gurus in this episode we have Mr. Richard Vincent CEO and Co-Founder of FundamentalVR. You are going to love this episode as Richard gets into the future of surgical training. It builds on Episode #75 when we had Dr Rapheal Grossman one of FudamentalVR advisors on our show. Richard gets into some of the pitfalls of applied technology development and why you should always strive for simplicity. Richard brings us some awesome insights and you will love what he delivers as our Guru!

Gurus this is a very special episode. We have brought back some very good friends of Med Tech Gurus back with us. Ms. Audrey Sherman & Mr. Del Lawson! If these names sound familiar Audrey was with us in Episode #35 at the time she was the holder of upwards of 135 patents and was actually a question on the game show Jeopardy. Del was with us in episode # 39 and brought us insights as to why you always need to keep the patient in mind when developing a medical product. Audrey and Del give us some very interesting insights as to how 3 M launch a new product in under a year! This wasn't just a product extension but indeed a brand new technology. Gurus 3 M as we all know is a large organization. What is interesting and exciting is they discuss the achievements, the setbacks, the communication and transparency that it took to get this done in 12 months. Gurus sit back and get ready for a truly amazing Med Tech Gurus with Audrey and Del!

Gurus in this episode we have Mr. Jeremy Stackawitz CEO of Senzo with us. Jeremy is a veteran of many terrific companies like Quotient Limited and J & J Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. Jeremy gets into why Innovation is more than great R & D. He also gets into the 2 fatal errors of product design. Gurus Jeremy brings us some awesome insights and you will love what he delivers as our Guru!

Gurus in this episode we have Mr. Tom Kramer President & CEO of Kablooe Design. Gurus Kablooe Design has been one of the most innovative medical design companies over the last 30 years. You will love what Tom brings as he discusses the 3 challenges of getting into the medical device market. He discusses how the right design elements that will create impact and achieve user adoption. Gurus Tom brings the wisdom of 30+ years of innovative design and engineering. You are going to love this episode and everything Tom brings as our Guru!