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How Oral Health Connects to Overall Health and Longevity with Dr. Jonathan Levine

Your mouth doesn’t operate separately from the rest of your body so why does healthcare still treat it that way? For clinicians running practices and HealthTech founders building new solutions That question opens a much bigger conversation about prevention, diagnostics, collaboration, and where innovation actually fits into the patient journey. In this episode, I sit down with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐁. 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞, founder of Smile House and JBL New York City, who brings more than 35 years of experience in oral health innovation and holds 29 patents. We explore how advances in AI, salivary diagnostics, microbiome testing, 3D imaging, and digital workflows are creating opportunities to connect dentistry more closely with medicine. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧: ✅ Why oral health should be viewed as part of overall health, not a separate system ✅ How dentistry may help identify health risks earlier through diagnostics and regular patient touchpoints ✅ Where AI, 3D imaging, salivary diagnostics, and microbiome testing are changing dental care ✅ Why clinicians and specialists need stronger collaboration across medicine and dentistry ✅ How patient experience can influence adoption of new technology and care models ✅ Why healthcare innovation requires the right people and commercialization strategy, not technology alone ✅ How aligned capital and strategic partners can help move healthcare breakthroughs into practical use ✅ Why challenging traditional healthcare models takes both collaboration and courage 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - Examines oral health and medical-dental integration, while showing founders why workflow alignment, pilots, partnerships, and operational infrastructure must come before rapid scale. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 + 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 - Explores why better diagnostics alone are not enough and that the real opportunity comes from connecting clinicians, payers, workflows, incentives, and data so patients can reach appropriate treatment earlier. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐀𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥 - Explains why innovation succeeds or fails based on where and how it enters the care pathway, including AI, biomarkers, earlier diagnosis, workforce readiness, and ecosystem design, not simply the strength of the technology itself. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰? 1️⃣ 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬, 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞? You're building momentum, having conversations with investors, developing partnerships, and growing your team. The next stage of growth often comes down to knowing where to focus, which opportunities to prioritize, and who can help open the right doors. Our integrated advisory board helps founders accelerate growth through strategic introductions, leadership support, and expert guidance across fundraising, operations, and revenue growth. Schedule an Alignment Call: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Chat 2️⃣ 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥? Most founders don't need more investor meetings—they need a stronger investor story. Submit your pitch deck for feedback through our free Pitch to Yes Workshop and learn how to communicate what investors actually fund. Get started: 👉 PitchToYes.com 3️⃣ 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐈𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬? Have a compelling founder journey or healthcare innovation story to share? Apply to be featured on Provider's Edge, our Top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast where founders build authority, attract partnerships, and create new opportunities. Apply here: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Providers-Edge-Recording

How Can a Smaller Prefilled Syringe Transform Medical Logistics with Ian Speers & Robert Halvorsen

What if one of healthcare’s overlooked costs is something we’ve been shipping, storing, and working around for decades? Pre-filled syringes make medication easier to administer But their traditional design can take up valuable space in medical kits, hospitals, and throughout the supply chain. In this episode, I sit down with 𝐈𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 , CEO and Co-Founder, and 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧 , CTO and Co-Founder of 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 , and the 2026 HealthTech Impact Award recipients in the category of BioTech, to unpack how they’re redesigning the pre-filled syringe to fit the same medication into a more compact package. But this conversation goes beyond a syringe. If you’re a healthcare founder or executive asking, 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯? 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴? 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺? Their journey offers some practical lessons. 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: ✅ How Ian’s experience in medical logistics exposed an overlooked supply-chain problem ✅ Why Pacto Medical started by redesigning the bulky plunger rod on pre-filled syringes ✅ How reducing packaging volume can affect transportation, storage, cost, and medication access ✅ Why the team chose the widely used 10 mL saline flush as its first market ✅ How Ian and Robert combined different skill sets to move from an observed problem to a working product ✅ Why continuous feedback from clinicians, manufacturers, distributors, purchasers, and pharmaceutical companies matters ✅ How human-centered design can reduce cognitive load during high-pressure clinical situations ✅ Why founders need to understand the entire path from manufacturing to the end user—not just build a good product 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 What HealthTech Founders Need to Know From Clinical Innovation to Commercial Success - Explains why strong technology is not enough—the product must solve the right problem, fit real clinical workflows, involve clinicians, reduce friction, and have commercialization built into the strategy from the beginning. Why Oral Health Is the Missing Link in Healthcare Innovation - Discusses why founders need workflow alignment, pilot validation, strategic partnerships, and operational infrastructure before scaling. How AgeTech Startups Win Hospital Trust With Wound-Care Pilots - Shows how an overlooked clinical problem can become a scalable healthcare opportunity when founders combine evidence, clinician trust, workflow integration, pilots, and strategic partnerships. Where Are You Focused Right Now? 1️⃣ Need More Pilots, Partnerships, or Revenue? You're building momentum, having conversations with investors, developing partnerships, and growing your team. The next stage of growth often comes down to knowing where to focus, which opportunities to prioritize, and who can help open the right doors. Our integrated advisory board helps founders accelerate growth through strategic introductions, leadership support, and expert guidance across fundraising, operations, and revenue growth. Schedule an Alignment Call: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Chat 2️⃣ Raising Capital? Most founders don't need more investor meetings—they need a stronger investor story. Submit your pitch deck for feedback through our free Pitch to Yes Workshop and learn how to communicate what investors actually fund. Get started: 👉 PitchToYes.com 3️⃣ Want More Visibility & Inbound Opportunities? Have a compelling founder journey or healthcare innovation story to share? Apply to be featured on Provider's Edge, our Top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast where founders build authority, attract partnerships, and create new opportunities. Apply here: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Providers-Edge-Recording

How Can FemTech Founders Build Trust and Adoption in PCOS Care with Claire Dixon

How Can Patient Data Prevent ER Visits with Tayaru Bayyana

Your patient says, “Something feels different.” But is it something they can monitor at home? Something that needs an appointment tomorrow? Or a warning sign that could become an ER visit? That uncertainty affects patients and caregivers. It also puts pressure on clinicians who need the right information at the right time without another dashboard demanding their attention. In this episode, Sabrina Runbeck and Tayaru Bayyana , CEO and Founder of SereniCare AI and the 2026 HealthTech Impact Award winner recipient in the category of Digital Health, discuss how machine learning can help care teams recognize patient risks earlier. For founders asking, “How do I get a hospital to pilot my solution?” or “How do I prove ROI without adding work for clinicians?” This conversation gets into the realities behind those questions. 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: ✅ Why communication gaps can leave chronic-care patients unsure when to seek help ✅ How patient-reported symptoms can give providers more context between visits ✅ Why healthtech solutions need to coexist with EHRs like Epic and Cerner ✅ How remote monitoring data and patient symptoms can work together ✅ Why reducing provider workload matters when designing clinical technology ✅ What founders should prove during an early hospital pilot ✅ How Tayaru is approaching oncology first while building infrastructure that could extend into other chronic conditions ✅ Why patient outcomes, provider efficiency, and health system cost savings all matter when demonstrating value 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 Why Samsung Bought Xealth and What Founders Should Learn - Explains how Xealth created enterprise value by connecting digital tools, devices, and patient care directly into clinical workflows Why Isn’t Your Digital Health Getting Adopted Faster - Explores why healthcare innovation succeeds or fails based on where and how technology enters the care pathway, including clinician behavior, workforce scalability, AI, and moving from innovation to real-world adoption. How to Build AI Clinicians Trust and Teams Stick - Discusses why healthcare AI needs clinician and patient trust, why founders should avoid building technology in silos, and how solutions need to function within the broader care pathway rather than as isolated products Where Are You Focused Right Now? 1️⃣ Need More Pilots, Partnerships, or Revenue? You're building momentum, having conversations with investors, developing partnerships, and growing your team. The next stage of growth often comes down to knowing where to focus, which opportunities to prioritize, and who can help open the right doors. Our integrated advisory board helps founders accelerate growth through strategic introductions, leadership support, and expert guidance across fundraising, operations, and revenue growth. Schedule an Alignment Call: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Chat 2️⃣ Raising Capital? Most founders don't need more investor meetings—they need a stronger investor story. Submit your pitch deck for feedback through our free Pitch to Yes Workshop and learn how to communicate what investors actually fund. Get started: 👉 PitchToYes.com 3️⃣ Want More Visibility & Inbound Opportunities? Have a compelling founder journey or healthcare innovation story to share? Apply to be featured on Provider's Edge, our Top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast where founders build authority, attract partnerships, and create new opportunities. Apply here: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Providers-Edge-Recording

Can Nervous System Regulation Reduce Burnout with Ellyn Ito

Burnout doesn’t always look like someone falling apart. Sometimes, it looks like a clinician finishing another 12-hour shift, A founder pushing through one more decision Or an employee sitting at work without really being present. In this episode, Sabrina Runbeck sits down with 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐈𝐭𝐨, co-Founder of InnerStill Health and the 2026 HealthTech Impact Award recipient in the category of Mental Health. To explore nervous system regulation, neuromodulation, and what emerging wellness technology could mean For stress, focus, burnout, and how we perform at work. Listen now and discover how nervous system regulation could change the way we think about stress, performance, and our capacity to lead in the age of AI. 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: ✅ How Ellyn’s experience helping her son led her deeper into neuromodulation ✅ How neuromodulation and vagus nerve stimulation relate to nervous system regulation ✅ Why long-term nervous system regulation is different from seeking an immediate reset ✅ How stress and burnout can affect presence, patience, creativity, and focus at work ✅ Why nervous system regulation matters more as AI takes over routine work and leaders face higher-level demands. ✅ How healthcare, workplaces, schools, and caregivers can build an ecosystem that better supports nervous system health. 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 Why Founders Fail When They Ignore This - Discusses founder burnout, nervous system regulation, leading from alignment instead of adrenaline, and building a healthcare business without sacrificing the founder behind it. Why AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Startup Survival for Early-Stage HealthTech Founders - Explores how AI is changing the work founders and leaders need to do, including operations, research, customer service, and decision-making, while arguing that technology alone is no longer the differentiator. How Can Healthcare Marketers Use AI-Powered Market Intelligence to Better Engage Physicians and Patients? - Examines AI as a strategic thought partner rather than simply another automation tool, including how healthcare leaders can turn information into better decisions and design technology around actual human needs. Where Are You Focused Right Now? 1️⃣ Need More Pilots, Partnerships, or Revenue? You're building momentum, having conversations with investors, developing partnerships, and growing your team. The next stage of growth often comes down to knowing where to focus, which opportunities to prioritize, and who can help open the right doors. Our integrated advisory board helps founders accelerate growth through strategic introductions, leadership support, and expert guidance across fundraising, operations, and revenue growth. Schedule an Alignment Call: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Chat 2️⃣ Raising Capital? Most founders don't need more investor meetings—they need a stronger investor story. Submit your pitch deck for feedback through our free Pitch to Yes Workshop and learn how to communicate what investors actually fund. Get started: 👉 PitchToYes.com 3️⃣ Want More Visibility & Inbound Opportunities? Have a compelling founder journey or healthcare innovation story to share? Apply to be featured on Provider's Edge, our Top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast where founders build authority, attract partnerships, and create new opportunities. Apply here: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Providers-Edge-Recording

How AI-Powered Operational Technology Helps Rehabilitation Practices Reduce Burnout and Improve Patient Outcomes with Brijraj Bhuptani

Clinicians aren't looking for more software. They're looking for fewer headaches. In this episode of Provider's Edge, I sat down with Brijraj Bhuptani , Co-Founder and CEO of Spry , an AI-powered EMR platform built specifically for rehabilitation therapy practices. With experience spanning healthcare and technology, he shares why adoption is often the biggest challenge healthcare companies face. If your solution creates more clicks, more dashboards, or more disruption Even the best technology can struggle to gain traction. 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: ✅ Why great technology alone does not guarantee adoption ✅ How reducing workflow friction increases clinician buy-in ✅ The hidden role information asymmetry plays in staff frustration and burnout ✅ Why automation is becoming essential for practice sustainability ✅ How better patient experiences improve both outcomes and revenue ✅ The future of rehabilitation practices and integrated care models ✅ Why healthcare entrepreneurs must rethink traditional referral relationships ✅ How AI and technology can support clinicians without replacing human connection 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 Why Isn’t Your Digital Health Getting Adopted Faster? - This episode examines why strong digital health solutions still fail to gain traction when they do not fit clinical workflows, address human behavior, or support the workforce responsible for implementation. How Virtual Care Keeps Patients Inside Health Systems - This conversation explores how integrated virtual-care models can reduce fragmentation, strengthen patient engagement, improve access, and keep patients connected to a coordinated healthcare ecosystem. What HealthTech Founders Need to Know From Clinical Innovation to Commercial Success - This episode explains why founders must design around real clinical workflows, involve clinicians as strategic partners, map the full customer journey, and prioritize reduced friction over additional product features. Where Are You Focused Right Now? 1️⃣ Need More Pilots, Partnerships, or Revenue? You're building momentum, having conversations with investors, developing partnerships, and growing your team. The next stage of growth often comes down to knowing where to focus, which opportunities to prioritize, and who can help open the right doors. Our integrated advisory board helps founders accelerate growth through strategic introductions, leadership support, and expert guidance across fundraising, operations, and revenue growth. Schedule an Alignment Call: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Chat 2️⃣ Raising Capital? Most founders don't need more investor meetings—they need a stronger investor story. Submit your pitch deck for feedback through our free Pitch to Yes Workshop and learn how to communicate what investors actually fund. Get started: 👉 PitchToYes.com 3️⃣ Want More Visibility & Inbound Opportunities? Have a compelling founder journey or healthcare innovation story to share? Apply to be featured on Provider's Edge, our Top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast where founders build authority, attract partnerships, and create new opportunities. Apply here: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Providers-Edge-Recording

How Diagnostic Tools Close the Access Gap with Dr. Chigozie Michael Nwalozie

In this episode of Provider's Edge, I sat down with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐳𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐍𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐳𝐢𝐞, educator, public health leader, Director in West Africa, and the 2026 HealthTech Impact Award winner recipient in the category of Diagnostics and the grand prize winner for Public’s pick, to discuss one of healthcare's most overlooked challenges: 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴. While many conversations focus on developing the next breakthrough technology, he brings us back to a fundamental question: "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁?" From rapid diagnostics that can deliver results in minutes To the realities of serving remote and underserved communities This conversation explores why implementation and accessibility often matter more than innovation alone. If you're a healthtech founder, clinician entrepreneur, healthcare executive, dental practice owner, or wellness leader This episode will challenge you to think differently about impact, scalability, and patient outcomes. 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: ✅ Why Dr. Chigozie believes "the science is not a problem; access is the problem" ✅ How early diagnostics can transform healthcare outcomes ✅ The hidden barriers that prevent patients from receiving timely care ✅ Why healthcare solutions must be designed for real-world environments, not just clinical settings ✅ The role of public health thinking in creating scalable healthcare impact ✅ How healthcare innovators can bridge the gap between invention and adoption ✅ What founders and healthcare leaders can learn from underserved communities 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 How Building Community Trust Contributes to Sustainable Healthcare Innovation - Explains why healthcare innovation cannot improve population outcomes without community trust, clear communication, and an understanding of the social and public-health conditions shaping access and adoption. How Diagnostics + Payers Speed Treatment - This episode examines how diagnostics companies, clinicians, and payers can reduce treatment delays by aligning workflows, incentives, communication, and responsibility across fragmented healthcare systems. How Virtual Care Keeps Patients Inside Health Systems - Shares how integrated virtual care can improve access in rural and underserved communities while building the patient trust, clinical adoption, and connected infrastructure needed for lasting impact. Where Are You Focused Right Now? 1️⃣ Need More Pilots, Partnerships, or Revenue? You're building momentum, having conversations with investors, developing partnerships, and growing your team. The next stage of growth often comes down to knowing where to focus, which opportunities to prioritize, and who can help open the right doors. Our integrated advisory board helps founders accelerate growth through strategic introductions, leadership support, and expert guidance across fundraising, operations, and revenue growth. Schedule an Alignment Call: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Chat 2️⃣ Raising Capital? Most founders don't need more investor meetings—they need a stronger investor story. Submit your pitch deck for feedback through our free Pitch to Yes Workshop and learn how to communicate what investors actually fund. Get started: 👉 PitchToYes.com 3️⃣ Want More Visibility & Inbound Opportunities? Have a compelling founder journey or healthcare innovation story to share? Apply to be featured on Provider's Edge, our Top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast where founders build authority, attract partnerships, and create new opportunities. Apply here: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Providers-Edge-Recording

How Purpose, Community, and Focus Help HealthTech Founders Build Companies That Last with Alex Koshykov

Building a healthtech company isn't just about creating a better product. It's about solving the right problem, earning trust, and building meaningful relationships. In this episode, Alex Koshykov, Co-Founder of YODD and the 2026 HealthTech Impact Award winner recipient in the category of Medical Devices and the grand prize winner for Judges’ pick, shares how his early experiences improving access to care shaped his entrepreneurial journey. Together, we explore why founders need to define a clear niche, build authentic communities, and show up consistently before investors, customers, and partners are ready to say yes. If you're building a healthtech company, this conversation will remind you that sustainable growth comes from focused execution, meaningful connections, and staying true to the mission that inspired you to start. Listen now to learn why solving one meaningful problem can create a much bigger impact than trying to solve everything. 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: ✅ How Alex's early work in public health inspired his journey into healthtech entrepreneurship ✅ Why narrowing your focus helps founders become category leaders instead of competing with everyone ✅ Why visibility is essential for building credibility with customers, investors, and strategic partners ✅ How purpose-driven companies stay resilient through the challenges of building a startup ✅ Why consistent action and execution matter more than waiting for the perfect opportunity 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 Why Oral Health Is the Missing Link in Healthcare Innovation – This episode explores how solving a specific healthcare challenge can create broader system-wide impact, highlighting the importance of finding a clear niche, building strategic partnerships, and designing solutions that fit naturally into clinical workflows. Why AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Startup Survival for Early-Stage HealthTech Founders – This conversation examines how founders can stand out in an increasingly competitive market by communicating their value clearly, building meaningful relationships, and positioning their companies for sustainable growth beyond the technology itself. How Deep Expertise Helps HealthTech Founders Become Industry Authority – This episode discusses why trust, visibility, and thought leadership are essential for healthtech founders, demonstrating how consistently sharing expertise and building authentic connections can open doors to customers, partners, and investors. Where Are You Focused Right Now? 1️⃣ Need More Pilots, Partnerships, or Revenue? You're building momentum, having conversations with investors, developing partnerships, and growing your team. The next stage of growth often comes down to knowing where to focus, which opportunities to prioritize, and who can help open the right doors. Our integrated advisory board helps founders accelerate growth through strategic introductions, leadership support, and expert guidance across fundraising, operations, and revenue growth. Schedule an Alignment Call: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Chat 2️⃣ Raising Capital? Most founders don't need more investor meetings—they need a stronger investor story. Submit your pitch deck for feedback through our free Pitch to Yes Workshop and learn how to communicate what investors actually fund. Get started: 👉 PitchToYes.com 3️⃣ Want More Visibility & Inbound Opportunities? Have a compelling founder journey or healthcare innovation story to share? Apply to be featured on Provider's Edge, our Top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast where founders build authority, attract partnerships, and create new opportunities. Apply here: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Providers-Edge-Recording

What HealthTech Founders Need to Know From Clinical Innovation to Commercial Success with Sarah Matt

Building groundbreaking technology isn't enough to build a successful healthtech company. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭 has seen firsthand that the biggest barrier to innovation isn't creating better products. It's making sure those products solve the right problem, fit naturally into healthcare workflows, and reach the people who need them most. In this episode, Sabrina sits down with Dr. Matt, a general surgeon turned healthtech strategist. They explore why commercialization should begin long before product launch. Together, they unpack how founders can build solutions that earn trust, improve healthcare access, and create lasting business value by designing around people Not just technology. Listen now and discover why commercialization is the true competitive advantage in healthtech. 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: ✅ Why commercialization starts before the first line of code is written ✅ The difference between building impressive technology and building a scalable business ✅ How mapping the entire customer journey increases adoption across healthcare systems ✅ Why clinicians should be strategic partners—not just names on an advisory board ✅ The five pillars of healthcare access every founder should understand before launching a solution ✅ Why investors evaluate leadership, messaging, and execution as much as the technology itself ✅ How founders can communicate complex innovations in a way customers, investors, and health systems immediately understand ✅ Why reducing friction instead of features is the key to long-term adoption 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 How Diagnostics + Payers Speed Treatment – This episode explores how better alignment between diagnostics, payers, and care delivery can accelerate treatment, remove barriers to patient access, and help healthtech innovators build solutions that fit seamlessly into real-world healthcare workflows. Why Isn't Your Digital Health Getting Adopted Faster? – This conversation examines why many digital health solutions struggle to gain traction, highlighting the importance of workflow integration, stakeholder alignment, and designing technology that providers and patients will actually use. Why Samsung Bought Xealth and What Founders Should Learn – This episode breaks down the strategic lessons behind Samsung's acquisition of Xealth, showing how workflow integration, enterprise value, and solving real operational challenges can position healthtech companies for long-term growth and acquisition. Where Are You Focused Right Now? 1️⃣ Need More Pilots, Partnerships, or Revenue? You're building momentum, having conversations with investors, developing partnerships, and growing your team. The next stage of growth often comes down to knowing where to focus, which opportunities to prioritize, and who can help open the right doors. Our integrated advisory board helps founders accelerate growth through strategic introductions, leadership support, and expert guidance across fundraising, operations, and revenue growth. Schedule an Alignment Call: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Chat 2️⃣ Raising Capital? Most founders don't need more investor meetings—they need a stronger investor story. Submit your pitch deck for feedback through our free Pitch to Yes Workshop and learn how to communicate what investors actually fund. Get started: 👉 PitchToYes.com 3️⃣ Want More Visibility & Inbound Opportunities? Have a compelling founder journey or healthcare innovation story to share? Apply to be featured on Provider's Edge, our Top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast where founders build authority, attract partnerships, and create new opportunities. Apply here: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Providers-Edge-Recording

How Medical and Dental Practices Can Grow More Profitably with Ibrahim Ashmawey

Your company is growing. Revenue is coming in. The team is getting bigger. So why does the business still feel like it is burning through cash? In this episode, Sabrina Runbeck sits down with Ibrahim Ashmawey, Founder of Golden Profit Group To unpack the financial blind spots that quietly follow HealthTech companies as they grow. They discuss why scaling cannot repair weak margins, how incomplete cost calculations distort pricing And why a minimum viable product does not always prove that customers will pay. Ibrahim also explains how unnecessary staffing, duplicate technology, and unclear financial assumptions can make a growing company less sustainable, not more. Listen now and discover how to strengthen your financial foundation before growth turns a small inefficiency into a much larger problem. 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: ✅ Why scaling multiplies financial inefficiencies instead of fixing them ✅ The difference between a minimum viable product and a minimum sellable product ✅ How to calculate the true cost of delivering a healthcare product or service ✅ Why labor, implementation, support, compliance, and technology must be included in product costs ✅ How strong revenue can hide wasteful spending and weak operations ✅ Why founders must connect every hire and expense to a measurable result ✅ What unclear financial assumptions communicate to potential investors ✅ How duplicate platforms and unused subscriptions quietly drain company resources ✅ Why technology must improve capacity, outcomes, or efficiency to justify its cost ✅ What founders should review before investing more capital into growth 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 How HealthTech Founders and Startup Operators Build Wealth Without Financial Burnout - This episode explores how founders can manage financial risk, protect liquidity, and build long-term wealth without allowing entrepreneurship to consume their personal and financial stability. Why Sports & Health Tech Founders Miss Their Next Round - This conversation explains how investors assess scalability, revenue, EBITDA, capital deployment, team readiness, and exit potential before deciding whether a company is truly ready for its next round. Why Do So Many HealthTech Startups Stall After Early Traction? - This episode examines why early demand does not always lead to sustainable growth when a company lacks the systems, leadership, partnerships, and operational infrastructure needed to scale. Where Are You Focused Right Now? 1️⃣ Need More Pilots, Partnerships, or Revenue? You're building momentum, having conversations with investors, developing partnerships, and growing your team. The next stage of growth often comes down to knowing where to focus, which opportunities to prioritize, and who can help open the right doors. Our integrated advisory board helps founders accelerate growth through strategic introductions, leadership support, and expert guidance across fundraising, operations, and revenue growth. Schedule an Alignment Call: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Chat 2️⃣ Raising Capital? Most founders don't need more investor meetings—they need a stronger investor story. Submit your pitch deck for feedback through our free Pitch to Yes Workshop and learn how to communicate what investors actually fund. Get started: 👉 PitchToYes.com 3️⃣ Want More Visibility & Inbound Opportunities? Have a compelling founder journey or healthcare innovation story to share? Apply to be featured on Provider's Edge, our Top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast where founders build authority, attract partnerships, and create new opportunities. Apply here: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Providers-Edge-Recording