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 In this episode of Making Healthcare, we talk to Christina Farr about growing up in London, switching from journalism to tech investing at OMERS Ventures, and her experience having a baby during the pandemic.

 In this episode of Making Healthcare, we talk to Andrew Richards about how he got started as an entrepreneur, his passion of bringing much needed health resources to rural and underserved communities, how he started a global movement, and his interest in space.Andrew is cofounder of Amend Health, which brings together healthcare leaders, technology innovators and entrepreneurs to help solve problems in rural and underserved communities.

 In this episode of Making Healthcare, we interview Sam Shah about his role at Numan, the cost of care, being identified as an influential voice and his previous experiences in shipping and retail. Sam Shah is the Chief Medical Strategy Officer of Numan and Faculty of Future Health with Ulster University. Sam is also a Global Digital Advisor, speaker and public health expert.

In this episode of Making Healthcare, we interview Joshua Budman about why he wanted to become a biomedical engineer, his highs and lows of entrepreneurship, working at a large company, what economic forces of change will impact his industry, and his love of oysters.Joshua Budman is the Vice President of Analytics at NetHealth. Joshua was formerly the co-founder and CTO of Tissue Analytics before being acquired by NetHealth. He is an alumni of Johns Hopkins University who joined their biomedical engineering program, a proud Canadian, oyster connoisseur, and guitar player during his free time.

In this episode of Making Healthcare, we interview Susan Benigas about ACLM's growth and goals, how remote patient monitoring plays a part in patient's lives, and how to extend quality life and health.Susan Benigas is the Executive Director of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM). Under her leadership, ACLM is now recognized as the nation's fastest-growing medical professional organization having experienced over 700% growth in membership and 800% growth in revenue just in the past five years.

In this episode of Making Healthcare, Dr. Tom Hale interviews Dr. Stephen Beeson about his career defining moments, how to make a human connection with a patient as a physician, the blood sweat and toil that goes into creating innovation in healthcare, learning from failure, and why you should chase purpose instead of success.

 In this episode of Making Healthcare, we interview Lydia Zeller about her biggest insights about herself, what's happening in her segment of healthcare today, and the main products and solutions Kiio provides. Lydia Zeller is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Kiio, a muscular and skeletal digital solution company based in Madison, Wisconsin. Kiio is designed to help health plans and employers engage their members in their care to improve outcomes and improve costs. 

In this episode of Making Healthcare, we interview E-Paitent Dave about how he went from wanting to be a chemical engineer to becoming a typesetter, how his profession becoming disrupted helped prepare him for future advocacy in healthcare and finding his calling, how he dealt with his stage 4 cancer diagnosis, his advocacy for giving patient's access to data, and his work at Pocket Health.Dave (AKA E-Patient Dave) is the Chief Patient Officer at Pocket Health, and is actively engaged in opening up healthcare information directly to patients on an unprecedented level, thus creating a new dynamic in how information is delivered, accessed, and used by the patient.

In this episode of Making Healthcare, David Park interviews Leah Binder about growing up in Maine, why she originally wanted to be a teacher or a politician, how she ended up in healthcare and her journey to becoming the CEO of the Leapfrog group, and why people in their 20s and 30s are about to disrupt the entire healthcare system.Leah Binder is the president and CEO of the Leapfrog group, which represents employers and other purchasers of healthcare and calls for improved safety and quality in hospitals. She is regular contributor to Forbes.com and other top tier publications.

In this episode of Making Healthcare, Dan Pelino talks about growing up Rochester, working at IBM, why he's so passionate about spreading Healthcare literacy, how and why Primary Care is changing, and why his company is name "Everyone Matters".

In this episode of Making Healthcare, David Park interviews Mike Ciavolinio about how and why he got into Healthcare recruitment marketing, the nurse shortage and the subsequent paradigm shift that has been happening in healthcare recruitment, and his book Super Parent.Mike Ciavolino is the owner of Shore Creative Group in Long Branch, New Jersey, which develops recruitment and marketing strategies for health care systems looking to find and retain top talent. 

In this episode of Making Healthcare, VirtuSense founder Deepak Gaddipati guest hosts to speak with Pratham Prasoon, a 16 year-old with a strong desire to delve into machine learning and simplify it for others on his blog, prathamprasoon.codes. He has an impressive Twitter following that grows each week—as of this recording, it's over 46,000. 

In this episode of Making Healthcare, Anthony Cirillo talks about growing up in Philadelphia, his strange career spanning over music, sports broadcasting, and healthcare, and his thoughts on caregiving and aging.Anthony Cirillo is a health, aging and caregiving expert and president of The Aging Experience. He creates solutions for the industry and connects companies and people to partners' services and products. A professional speaker and media influencer, Cirillo is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives with a Masters from the University of Pennsylvania.He is also the creator of the Caregiver Smile Summit. A professional speaker and media influencer, Cirillo is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives with a Masters from the University of Pennsylvania. His consulting and speaking expertise serves a worldwide clientele including Cleveland Clinic, King Faisal Hospital, Atrium Health and Wall Street startups. He is a member of the Nationwide Financial/NCOA Health and Wellness Roundtable and a member of the Bank of America Elder Care Policy Roundtable.

In this Episode of making HealthCare, Savannah Lee talks about growing up in Boston, why she changed majors in college, starting her company Hopforce, and what motivates her when things get tough.

In this episode of Making Healthcare, Time Coan talks about growing up in a small town, working hard at being bad at sports, the innate problems with the incentive structures in Healthcare, and how ALM is helping independent physician groups to make a positive impact.Tim Coan is a healthcare expert and is the founder and CEO of ALN Medical Management, which provides training, and ongoing support to physician practices. Since founding the company 20 years ago, today, they have over 130 employees in five states and service over 500 physicians and mid-level providers.

In this episode of Making Healthcare, Lisa Zimmers talks about why she resisted becoming a nurse, why she loves working with the older population, why mentorship and empathy are important elements of leadership, and what drives her to do what she does.

In this episode of Making Healthcare, David Mercugliano talks about growing up in a small town, what inspired him to get into Healthcare, how and why Healthcare needs to shift towards a proactive care model, and where he sees healthcare going in the next five years. 

In this episode of Making Healthcare, Fara Gold-Mclaughlin talks about growing up in a military family, why here mantra is "Failure is not option", how to deepen relationships in the time of CoVID, and her thoughts on the future of Healthcare.

In this episode of Making Healthcare, Nathan Ruby talks about his first job fundraising, his work with the Friends of the Children of Haiti, and that one time he got caught in a firefight on his way to the airport.

In this episode of Making Healthcare, Lindsey Kerr talks about living abroad, how she ended up in non-profits and fundraising, and what strategies she used to grow Lifeline Pilots in the middle of a pandemic. 

In this episode of Making Healthcare, Mark Pavlovich talks about what got him interested in creating people-oriented solutions, shifting from a career in behavior analysis to data science in health care, and how COVID may end up causing positive ripple effects for healthcare down the line. 

In this episode of Making Healthcare, Rafael Haciski talks about attempting to be a career musician, how training to be lawyer ultimately prepared him for a career in sales, insights into where healthcare is going, and why he enjoys working in insurance. 

In this episode of Making Healthcare, Jill Vitale-Aussem talks about getting trapped in a hurricane and what it taught her about having a purpose, the Eden Alternative and how it's changing health care for elders, and her efforts to stop ageism and make healthcare more inclusive. 

Dan Defstefano talks about growing up in the fifties, moving from television writing to healthcare, and his book "Where's my Mother's Leg?", which uses a fictional narrative to chronicle his strange experiences working in Skilled Nursing Facilities.

Deepak Gaddipati, Founder and CTO of VirtuSense Technologies, discusses his life growing up in India and how it led him to become a pioneer in artificial intelligence and machine vision. Today he is using these skills to transform how preventative care is done in healthcare.