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The Next Iteration Podcast#75 - Introducing MedTalkcracy! ft. Omar KhateebAnnouncing our partnership with Zion Maynard's MedTalkcracy!
We're super excited to have Zion aboard to spearhead all things MedTech withing the Next Iteration Platform. Enjoy the first episode of the new MedTalkcracy season, featuring Omar Khateeb, a MedTech sales expert.
Check out the show at https://open.spotify.com/episode/5XrnY2ECVPzyWh0RIrJQtK?si=f8729a60924341ab2022-05-1949 min
The Next Iteration Podcast#74 - Zion Maynard, Founder of MedTalkcracy, on Biotech and FitnessTimestamps:
3:00 - What is MedTalkcracy’s mission?
10:00 - How has podcasting changed you?
14:00 - When “what if” becomes “what is”, where will you be?
34:00 - Connecting the dots
40:00 - Zion roasts Fuad’s workout routine
If you want to learn more about Zion, connect with him on LI or check out MedTalkcracy!
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zionmaynard/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rK24XigHgaDcyoADsJTuJ2022-05-1154 min
MedTalkcracy#16 - Redesigning healthcare to be a well-care system, the slow adoption of A.I. in healthcare today, owning your health ft. Priyanka Mathur, MDDr. Priyanka Mathur vision is to help transform healthcare from a ‘Sick Care’ model to a data-driven, ‘Predictive Model’ using the science of AI and machine learning. The result: ‘Precision Medicine’ and quality healthcare that’s affordable and accessible to everyone— regardless of insurance or socio-economic status.
A frequent speaker on the healthcare circuit, Dr. Mathur is a healthcare visionary who believes that every individual and family desires to take charge of their health—but often lack the time, money and tools. Thus, Dr. Mathur has created an innovative health app that helps individuals and entire families take control of their h...2021-06-1431 min
MedTalkcracyLetting Robots Take Control in the OR ft. Saiman ShettyThrough Tesla, Lyft and Nuro, Saiman Shetty has built cool, empathy driven, impactful products for 5+ years.
He started as an engineer writing code, got curious, and grew into more holistic roles like systems design, then technical management, and product. Curiosity shaped his journey all along! 😌
Saiman prides himself on having an engineer's mind, a designer's intuition and an entrepreneur's vision. Startups that he founded have won awards at several prestigious competitions, incubation at top Silicon Valley incubators like Plug and Play, and recognition from top ranking figures like Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti.
Fin...2021-05-3127 min
MedTalkcracyOpening the Door to Better Care ft. Nick DesaiIf your food, groceries and fitness can brought right into your home via teleservices, why can't your doctor come visit you by the push of a button on an app? Well... Heal makes that possible.
Nick Desai is the Founder and former CEO of Heal - the category-defining leader in home-centric primary care. Heal has been deemed one of the most disruptive technologies by CNBC and in this episode Nick details exactly why.
Timestamps
Innovation is birthed through inherent necessity
Founding story of Heal - 1:15
Types of medtech engineers behind...2021-04-2622 minMedTalkcracyEntering the decade of the kidney and how medtech can cause real change ft. Dr. Qasim Ali ButtDr. Qasim has been practicing clinical nephrology for over ten years and this passion can be seen in his online social media content where he stands by "Your Kidney Your Health" which communicates key kidney health tips and concepts in an easy-to-digest format. Another interesting part of Dr. Qasim's career is that he is a scientific advisor at two Medtech startups in the kidney space. This episode really covers the landscape of kidney health around the world and how someone interested in getting into medtech can cause real change, according to Dr. Qasim we are entering the decade of...2021-03-2928 minMedTalkcracyUsing Bioink to 3D Print Living TissuesStephanie Willerth, the CEO of biotech start-up Axolotl Biosciences based in Victoria, British Columbia Canada has created a novel bioink that is allowing researchers throughout the world to 3D bioprint organoids. This technology is certainly changing medicine and may very well disrupt traditional mechanical artificial organs. Imagine a world where a patient’s bad kidney could be scanned, fixed in software, bioprinted and seamlessly transplanted. The work Stephanie and her team is doing, will get us there and that’s why I asked, What happens when What if becomes What is.
Interested in joining Axolotl Biosciences right now...2021-03-1517 minMedTalkcracyCreating a Disease-Free World ft. Hitesh MehtaHitesh Mehta is the co-founder of Nutromics an Australian med-tech start-up. The Nutromics Biosensor Platform is
solving some of the biggest healthcare challenges we face today. Their wearable sensor and software solutions will reimagine how we prevent chronic disease and manage acute conditions. The Nutromics vision is a world with zero preventable deaths due to a lack of timely biological patient data. In this episode Hitesh outlines how exactly Nutromics will do this and more:
6:36 - Hitesh details his background and the founding story of Nutromics
8:13 - Molecular targeting and how Nutromics will use it to...2021-03-0825 minMedTalkcracyEncouraging Meaningful Conversation ft. Hannah SennikHannah Sennik is the co-founder of Rekammend, a Toronto based medtech start-up that provides opportunities for individuals with speech and language disorders to engage in meaningful conversation. Their main product Reka personalizes the communication experience for clients and increases their overall independencer. In this episode we dive into Rekammend's founding story, their technology and hear all about what they're doing to begin their first round testing in April 2021. Hannah has also completed medtech internships at Apple, Synaptive Medical and Intellijoint, she summarizes what she's learnt from all these experiences to lead her company. Let us know what you think...2021-02-2823 minMedTalkcracyWhat is MedTech? ft. Giovanni LauricellaGiovanni Lauricella, also know as Mister MedTech has lead global medtech startup talent acquisition in the industry for a decade. His extensive network of MedTech professionals gives him insight into the minds of many MedTech Innovators. Giovanni shares that with us today. In this episode we breakdown the MedTech industry and differentiate it from biopharma,Giovanni also gets into the MedTech hubs around the world and gives his take on which city is the the Silicon Valley of MedTech, where the market is heading and how young entrepreneurs can raise capital.2021-02-0830 minMedTalkcracyThe Future of Safer Surgeries ft. Amr AbdelgawadPost-operative complications plague many high-risk patients. NERv, a Canadian based start-up, is leading the charge to overcome this huge problem. In this episode, hear from Co-Founder and COO at NERv Amr Abdelgawad as he walks us through the company's founding story, their mission and clinical staging of their biochip. Amr even gives key insight to what internships they are hiring for to drive the mission forward. As always hope you enjoy.
Interested in being apart of the future of surgeries? Reach out to Amr and read up more on NERv:
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NERV's company...2021-02-0320 minMedTalkcracyYou Never Arrive in Life ft. Callie CarpenterThis episode of Medtalkcracy features Callie Carpenter, who is a Senior Design Engineer at Stryker's Spine Division in India. In this episode we cover Callie's journey from Mechanical to Biomedical Engineering, how she developed a global outlook on healthcare after working in Costa Rica as a Boston Scientific Intern which led to her leaping from the USA to India. Callie shares insights into working with the Sales and marketing team to ensure that she designs the best possible patient-focused medical solution. Hope you enjoy!
Reach out to Callie!
Co-Founders:
Alia Myers
...2021-01-2523 minMedTalkcracyYour Network Doesn’t Work unless YOU DO! ft. Anthony BonvinoThis week we are joined by Anthony Bonvino, Quality Engineer at Penumbra. Anthony details his journey which begins with his Drone start-up - Space Copters. After some self-reflection he figured out his passion - he needed to be making medical devices. Jumping into MedTech, he has had great intern experiences at Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, Poba Medical and Apple! Anthony shares he application and networking strategy that allowed him to obtain these opportunities and shares insight to medical device manufacturing and the skills you need to excel in these roles. As always hope you enjoy it!
Reach out to Anthony Bo...2021-01-1824 minMedTalkcracySales? I didn't know that was an option ft. Alex AlguireIn this week's episode we are joined by Alex Alguire Senior Manager in Strategic Marketing at Intellijoint Surgical, a Canadian orthopedics start-up. This episode materializes the article the "Engineer: Sales? I didn't know that was an option" that Alex contributed to our Medtech Innovator blog by Medtalkcracy. We explore his choice to forego a Masters degree and dive right into Sales with no business background, the skills you can pickup during school for sales roles, how to sell medical devices and the future of Canadian MedTech.
Alex's Article:
https://medtalkcracypod.medium.com/engineer-sales-i-didnt-know-that-was-an-option-36e06cb1753
2021-01-1125 minMedTalkcracyThe Most Important Skill Most Engineers Lack ft. Neil ThompsonHAPPY NEW YEAR to all you future MedTech Innovators!
To kick off 2021, we are joined by Neil Thompson, author, podcaster and product development engineer in MedTech. With over 10 years of experience in medical device development, Neil walks us through his journey in medtech which lead to him becoming a patent application expert, author of a children's book called "Ask Uncle Neil: why is my hair curly?" and host of the TEACHTHEGEEK podcast.
Neil reveals the most important skill MedTech innovators need to excel in the industry.
Hope you guys enjoy this one!
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Alia My...2021-01-0422 minMedTalkcracyDon’t Solve Problems, Find them ft. William JonesAnd episode 3 is live!2020-11-1844 minMedTalkcracyYour Resume Isn’t Enough ft. Justin Krulicki100 plays in 3 days!!! 🧬🚀🥳 Thank you for the support and this week we are back at it with more great content! In this episode, I sat down with Talent Acquisition Partner at Intellijoint Surgical, Justin Krulicki. Looking for an entry level position or your next co-op? You must listen to this episode as we explore a recruiter’s mind to give you an edge in the competitive MedTech job market. Hope you enjoy this one :) Links to Justin’s LinkedIn below2020-11-0437 minMedTalkcracyBe Creative, Be You! ft. Ailon Haileyesus🚀 Medtalkcracy has taken off 🚀 I am so thrilled to welcome you to MedTalkcracy! In Episode #1 we talk to Research and Development Engineer, Ailon Haileyesus who is innovating degenerative spinal solutions at a global leader in MedTech, Stryker. We dive into her journey through one of the toughest Masters programs in the world and how she landed her role at Stryker. Ailon offers advice on strategically planning your degree to avoid a masters, approaching mentors, getting jobs without having experience and dives into the skills that make someone successful in MedTech. I hope you enjoy this episode. Cheers :)2020-10-1938 min