Podcast appearances and mentions of Lea A Ellermeier

Lea A. Ellermeier is the President of SheepMedical USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of SheepMedical Ltd, the #1 Japanese orthodontic aligner manufacturer. She is a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded and served as CEO of three dental technology companies 2C MedTech, REPLICATE Dental Technologies and Lingualcare, Inc. Lingualcare was purchased by 3M Company in November, 2007.  Post-acquisition, she was president of 3M's Lingualcare subsidiary and a member of the management operating committee of 3M Unitek. Lea has spent her career building disruptive technologies with executive roles at OraMetrix, acquired by Dentsply (NYSE:XRAY) AutoTester, partially acquired by Compuware, now BMC Compuware and marketing and international sales roles at  XTRA On-Line, Micrografx and GeoWorks.  Lea earned a B.A. in Political Science (Cum Laude) from the University of Texas El Paso and an M.B.A. from Thunderbird, School of Global Management in Glendale, AZ. Lea is a mentor at Tech Wildcatters and Health Wildcatters and has served on the board of TeXchange. She frequently speaks at start-up technology and healthcare forums and is a guest lecturer at SMU's Cox School of Business, University of Texas Dallas and Dallas public schools. Lea is also a painter and a writer. Her first book, Finding the Exit; It's Not Where You Start, It's Where You Finish, was published in 2018. Lea's art can be viewed on Instagram @leaellermeier.

Lea A. Ellermeier is the President of SheepMedical USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of SheepMedical Ltd, the #1 Japanese orthodontic aligner manufacturer. She is a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded and served as CEO of three dental technology companies 2C MedTech, REPLICATE Dental Technologies and Lingualcare, Inc. Lingualcare was purchased by 3M Company in November, 2007.  Post-acquisition, she was president of 3M's Lingualcare subsidiary and a member of the management operating committee of 3M Unitek. Lea has spent her career building disruptive technologies with executive roles at OraMetrix, acquired by Dentsply (NYSE:XRAY) AutoTester, partially acquired by Compuware, now BMC Compuware and marketing and international sales roles at  XTRA On-Line, Micrografx and GeoWorks.  Lea earned a B.A. in Political Science (Cum Laude) from the University of Texas El Paso and an M.B.A. from Thunderbird, School of Global Management in Glendale, AZ. Lea is a mentor at Tech Wildcatters and Health Wildcatters and has served on the board of TeXchange. She frequently speaks at start-up technology and healthcare forums and is a guest lecturer at SMU's Cox School of Business, University of Texas Dallas and Dallas public schools. Lea is also a painter and a writer. Her first book, Finding the Exit; It's Not Where You Start, It's Where You Finish, was published in 2018. Lea's art can be viewed on Instagram @leaellermeier.

A candid conversation with Lea A. Ellermeier covering everything from how she approaches entrepreneurship, hiring the right people, the value of being in the office & the future of work. LEA A. ELLERMEIER SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR, CEO, AUTHOR, VISUAL ARTIST, EXPLORER Lea has spent her +25-year career in start-up and small tech companies focused on bringing disruptive technologies to software and healthcare markets. She is also a painter and a writer. Her memoir, Finding the Exit, is the story of overcoming a tragic beginning and finding success in the hyper-competitive world of technology start-ups. It captures the feelings of economic vulnerability that stalk women of disadvantaged backgrounds as they become executives and leaders. In 2003 she co-founded Lingualcare, a medtech company that made customized orthodontic braces that go behind the teeth. Lingualcare won the prestigious Dallas 100 Entrepreneur Award in 2007 for being one of the fastest growing, most dynamic companies in Dallas. In October 2007, 3M Company acquired Lingualcare. After selling Lingualcare, Lea co-founded Natural Dental Implants AG, REPLICATE Dental Technologies PLC and 2C Dental Technologies Inc. A native of Nebraska, Lea received her B.A. from the University of Texas at El Paso and an M.B.A. from the Thunderbird, School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona. She is currently the CEO of 2C MedTech and resides in Dallas, Texas and Berlin, Germany.

Lea A. Ellermeier is a serial entrepreneur CEO, an author, an artist and mom to Will.  Most recently, Lea co-founded and is serving as CEO of 2C MedTech, the developer of the 2CLEAR Orthodontic System. She was formerly CEO and co-founder of REPLICATE Dental Technologies and of Lingualcare, Inc., makers of the Incognito orthodontic system. Lingualcare was purchased by 3M Company in November 2007. Lea has spent her 30 year career in medtech and software start-ups. She holds a B.A. in Political Science (Cum Laude) from the University of Texas El Paso and an MBA. from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, AZ. She is the author of Finding the Exit: It's Not Where You Start, It's Where You Finish. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com