Healthcare Heroes

Ashley Blackmon is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who currently cares for advanced heart failure patients. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing from Georgia State University in Atlanta. Currently, she has publications in NP Student Magazine, Georgia Nurses Newsletter, and has been on several podcasts including Unity Talks, NP Hub's “Healthcare Heroes”, and the Head-to-Toe Year in Review Podcast. She most recently passed her certification exam for Heart Failure Nursing. Ashley has educational videos available through UAPRN as well as her Instagram page @true_heart_np. 

Dr. Carolyn Clevenger is a gerontological nurse practitioner, Professor and Associate Dean for Transformative Clinical Practice at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University. Dr. Clevenger serves as the Clinical Director and a practicing nurse practitioner at the Emory Integrated Memory Care Clinic.  She earned her BSN from West Virginia University, MSN from Emory University, and DNP from the Medical College of Georgia. Followed by her postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Veterans' Affairs. In today's episode, Dr. Clevenger joins Krish Chopra and provides insights on why nurses have endless opportunities.

Dr. Patrice Little is a Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Founder of NP Student Magazine, producer for Georgia Public Broadcast, and author of Out of Crazy Born Genius: Reclaim Life Worth Living after (Child) Abuse. She joins Krish Chopra to discuss everything from medicine to media. 

This week's episode, Krish is joined by Dr. Kelly Gardiner, author of "Everything You Should've Learned in Psychiatry School But Didn't". Dr. Gardiner shares expert advice on why you need a no Benzo policy, how to start a company, and what they don't teach you in school. 

Krish is joined by Dr. Lutricia Harrison DNP, APRN, FNP-BC from Houston, Texas. Dr. Harrison owns a practice in an independently owned nurse practitioner clinic as a primary care provider providing services across the lifespan in a medically underserved and socioeconomic area of North Houston. In this podcast, Krish and Dr. Harrison discuss how to find a great mentor, run a successful clinic, and build a strong team. 

Krish is joined by Dr. Lynn Rapsilber, owner of NP Business Consultants, LLC. As the owner of NP Business Consultants, LLC, she provides dissemination of information regarding reimbursement for nurse practitioner and other health care provider services. Dr. Rapsilber is an author and educator of NP students and seasoned NPs. She is also the co-founder and CEO of the National Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneur Network helping NPs build and sustain practices. The two discuss RVUs, credentialing and business brain development.

We had the honor to chat with Catherine Harris, who's been a nurse for 20+ years and has had an amazing entrepreneurship journey. She shared her story with us along with some great tips for you to become a 'NursePreneur' - which is how she called her business to help nurses start their careers as entrepreneurs.

Branding, PR and storytelling expert Carolyn Barth tells you all you need to know on how to highlight the best of your brand and business to make it stand out. Listen to this episode to get all the tips!

We had a great conversation with Renee Davis on her awesome journey as a nurse and entrepreneur. Renee is a Nursing Professional Development and Education Consultant. Her main platform is about enhancing nurse learner engagement via increased integration of education technology tools and design concepts and strategies. You can't miss this episode!

We had the pleasure to chat with Donna Pratt, an awesome FNP, RN and teacher whose journey has been incredible!

We had an awesome and very interesting conversation with NP and business development consultant Victoria Randle, and you won't want to miss it!

We're so glad to welcome the amazing FNP and business owner Dr. Qiana Johnson. Check out this episode to know more about her journey and tips to build a solid patient base!

Dr. Deborah Tuffield told us everything about her journey as an incredible FNP, preceptor and teacher. 

We had an amazing conversation with Dr. Patrice Little about her journey as a healthcare provider, entrepreneur, author and founder of NP Student Magazine.

We welcomed Dr. Ali Craig-Rodriguez to our podcast to talk about her incredible journey in the healthcare business and some career advice for nurse practitioners.

We talked with the correct consultants Christine Richardson and Cynthia Malcolm about taking adequate healthcare to prisons as well as many business and motivation tips to be successful in the industry.

Very interesting conversation with pediatric clinical care NP and NPHub advisor Rachael Crowe.

We talked with the incredible NP and serial entrepreneur Pam Manning about determination and tips to start and run a practice successfully. Check it out!

Carmen Kosicek told us all about her journey as a PMHNP, entrepreneur and educator. Check out her awesome story now!

We had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Michelle Nelson, who is state president of the UAPRN and co-director of CAPRN, both in Georgia. She's also a practicing FNP and a clinical assistant professor at Georgia State University.

We talked with Samantha Kuplicki about her journey as an APRN and Certified Wound Specialist.

Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Laura Hickman told us all about how she helps people, mentors students and grows her practice.

NP, VP of the UAPRN and nurse advocate Ashley Blackmon told us all about how to love and highlight the nursing profession.

He's a well-versed attorney and healthcare provider who gave us pretty awesome insights about both fields. You can't miss this!

Dr. Susan Porterfield -the Assistant Dean of Nursing at Florida State University- shares her wealth of knowledge on NPs!  

Healthcare Heroes Preview: Damali Marshall's Interview and Podcast! An amazing guest talking about entrepreneurship and the RN --> NP mindset!

Join us on the latest episode of Healthcare Heroes with Healthcare Business Consultant, Namar Al-Ganas!  

Healthcare Heroes Interview with the amazing, talented Kimberly Mahaney.  Kimberly is a recruiter in healthcare, specifically working with PMHNPs.