Shows
Madison Advisory AI PodcastAccess Over Volume: Leadership Inside a Rural HospitalEpisode OverviewRural healthcare doesn’t operate on scale — it operates on access.In this episode of the Madison Advisory AI Podcast, Amanda Verner Thompson sits down with Diane Moore, Chief Financial Officer of Mitchell County Hospital in West Texas, for a grounded conversation about leadership under constraint.Diane shares what it really means to operate a rural hospital in a town of 3,000 people serving an area of 11,000 — from staffing cliffs and provider shortages to behavioral health gaps and the structural mismatch in reimbursement models.They discuss:Why...
2026-02-2327 min
Madison Advisory AI PodcastJudgment Under Pressure: Leadership, AI, and the Discipline of Deep Thinking
with Scott BeckerIn this episode of the Madison Advisory AI Podcast, Amanda Verner Thompson sits down with Scott Becker — founder and publisher of Becker’s Healthcare and partner at McGuireWoods — for a thoughtful discussion on leadership judgment in an era of accelerating complexity. As margins tighten, AI advances, and healthcare systems grow in scale, leaders face increasing pressure to make high-stakes decisions with imperfect information. Rather than focusing on predictions or headlines, this conversation explores how experienced leaders think — and where judgment can sharpen or quietly erode. Scott shares insights from decades of observing...
2026-02-1737 min
Madison Advisory AI PodcastAI Without the Hype: What Business Owners Actually NeedSummaryArtificial intelligence is everywhere — in marketing platforms, accounting software, ad tools, dashboards, and productivity apps. But the real question isn’t whether AI exists. It’s whether it actually helps. In this episode, Amanda Verner Thompson sits down with entrepreneur Adam Cortez to unpack what AI can realistically do for business owners — and where it’s being oversold. From startup founders to growth-stage operators, Adam shares what he’s seeing across marketing and bookkeeping: where AI accelerates progress, where it wastes...
2026-02-1222 min
Madison Advisory AI PodcastWhy Disability, Healthcare, and Productivity Are One SystemEpisode SummaryIn this episode of the Madison Advisory AI Podcast, Amanda Verner Thompson sits down with Kristin Tugman, an industrial-organizational psychologist and disability workforce expert, to unpack why disability is not simply a benefit or a claim—but a core workforce system.Kristin explains how disability, healthcare costs, productivity, and psychological safety are deeply interconnected, and why many organizations miss the biggest opportunity for impact: the “middle bucket” of employees who could return to work successfully with the right support. The conversation explores preventative mental...
2026-02-0952 min
Madison Advisory AI PodcastThe Empowered Patient: How Advocacy (and AI) Can Re-Humanize HealthcareEpisode SummaryIn this episode of the Madison Advisory AI Podcast, host Amanda Verner Thompson speaks with patient advocate and healthcare industry veteran Matt Toresco about what it truly means to be an empowered patient in today’s healthcare system. Matt shares his personal journey through 18 years of chronic pain, misdiagnoses, and unnecessary procedures—experiences that led him to patient advocacy and the creation of his EMPWRD framework. Together, Amanda and Matt explore how patients can better prepare for care, recruit support, and help...
2026-02-0245 min
Madison Advisory AI PodcastBeyond the Blank Page: How Nonprofit Leaders Use AI Without Losing JudgmentEpisode SummaryIn this episode of the Madison Advisory AI Podcast, Seth Miller, President and CEO of Oregon Parks Forever, joins host Amanda Verner Thompson for a grounded conversation on leadership, fundraising, and the practical use of AI in resource-constrained environments.Seth shares his path through multiple organizational turnarounds and how that experience shaped his approach to expanding Oregon Parks Forever’s mission statewide — across parks, forests, and agencies. The discussion explores what it takes to fund public-good institutions in an under-resourced system, including the realities of restricted versus unrestricted funding, the importance of w...
2026-01-2926 min
Madison Advisory AI PodcastWhen AI Feels Overwhelming: Leading Transformation with EmpathySummaryIn this episode of the Madison Advisory AI Podcast, Amanda Verner Thompson sits down with Teresa Eng, a seasoned technology and operations leader with more than three decades of experience across product development, high tech, banking, and insurance. Teresa shares what it actually looks like to lead digital and AI-driven transformation inside a small organization — where resources are limited, legacy habits run deep, and change is felt most acutely by people on the ground. Drawing from her work modernizing a 30-person insurance company, she explains why technology is oft...
2026-01-2652 min
Madison Advisory AI PodcastInvesting in People, Not ProductsIn this episode of the Madison Advisory AI Podcast, Amanda Verner Thompson sits down with Thomas Rush, a venture investor who has spent more than a decade working with 400+ startups through Consensus Mesh and as co-founder of Systemic Ventures.Thomas’s perspective is simple—and hard-earned: the product almost always changes, so early-stage investing is ultimately about people. In this conversation, they explore what separates founders who navigate pivots from those who stall out, why emotional intelligence is often underrated in founder evaluation, and how to distinguish between reversible and...
2026-01-2035 min
Madison Advisory AI PodcastThe Future of Trusted Advisory in an AI Driven WorldSummaryIn this episode, Amanda Verner Thompson sits down with Andy Turner, founder of Turner Financial, to explore what trusted advisory really means in an AI-driven world. Andy shares why he recently aligned part of his business with a larger platform—not for convenience, but to scale education, deepen mentorship, and stay true to a client-first philosophy. Drawing on decades of experience, he explains why product-first thinking continues to fall short, how advisors can step off the “conveyor belt,” and why holistic, tax-aware planning matters more than ever. The co...
2026-01-1233 min
Deal Us InLearning the Importance of Adaptability and Building Relationships as Investment BankersIn this episode of Deal Us In, Amanda Verner Thompson and Vasanta Pundarika join host Kelsey Hitchcock to discuss their now sixteen-year-long career together in investment banking. After working at the same healthcare investment banking group through several acquisitions, the pair eventually went to work for Matrix Capital Markets Group where they built a brand new healthcare group: Healthcare Investment Banking.From financial crises to the COVID pandemic, Amanda and Vasanta are no strangers to an unpredictable, unsteady environment. In fact, the two have grown to thrive on that, accepting challenge after challenge, adapting, and finding creative...
2022-05-3144 min