#50: Technology + Kids to Improve Health – Margaret Laws, HopeLab, with Michelle Snyder, Welltok

November 4, 2015Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedChildrens Health, Unity StoakesStartUp Health NOW

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Margaret Laws, President & CEO of HopeLab, discusses the ways HopeLab is using a big mission as their foundation to bring technology and kids together to improve health & wellness. Later in the episode, Michelle Snyder, Chief Marketing Officer of Welltok, joins to discuss the recent collaboration between the two companies.

GUEST: Margaret Laws, HopeLab, and Michelle Snyder, Welltok
HOST: Unity Stoakes
LOCATION: Health 2.0 Fall 2015 Conference, Santa Clara, CA

IN THIS EPISODE:
Bringing Technology and Kids Together to Improve Health and Wellness
Having a Big Mission as Your Foundation
Michelle Snyder on Welltok and Collaborating with HopeLab

#48: Fringe Technology Will Transform Healthcare – Indu Subaiya, Health 2.0

October 21, 2015Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedUnity StoakesStartUp Health NOW

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Health 2.0 Co-chairman and CEO Indu Subaiya discusses the next phase of health innovation and why we have to keep looking at fringe technology to transform healthcare.

#47: The Tech Platform Doctors Are Flocking To – Andrei Zimiles, Doctor.com

October 14, 2015Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedAccess to care, Unity StoakesStartUp Health NOW

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Doctor.com Founder and CEO Andrei Zimiles discusses the disruption health care professionals are experiencing today and how technology is helping and challenging them at the same time.

GUEST: Andrei Zimiles, Doctor.com
HOST: Unity Stoakes
LOCATION: WCG Offices – New York, NY

IN THIS EPISODE:
Mission of Doctor.com
Open vs Closed Platforms & The SaaS Model
Branding: Power in a Name

#46: Strategizing Your Brand – Rob Cronin, WCG

October 7, 2015Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedSteven KreinStartUp Health NOW

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How do you make your startup stand out from the crowd? Rob Cronin of WCG shares how entrepreneurs can abandon traditional media strategies to become their own publishers.

GUEST: Rob Cronin, WCG
HOST: Steven Krein
LOCATION: WCG Offices – New York, NY

IN THIS EPISODE:
Marketing: An Entrepreneurial Tool for Success
Agency Marketing for Business Development
Strategizing Your Brand

#45: The Next Generation Media Model – Derek Flanzraich, Greatist

September 30, 2015Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedLongevity, Nutrition & Fitness, Steven KreinStartUp Health NOW

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“Like an artist works on art, a greatist works on being great.” – Derek Flanzraich, CEO & Founder of Greatist, discusses the next generation media model, the impact of brand + design and entrepreneurial confidence.

GUEST: Derek Flanzraich, Greatist
HOST: Steven Krein
LOCATION: WCG Offices – New York, NY

IN THIS EPISODE:
The Next Generation Media Model: A Commitment to Excellence
The Impact of Brand & Design
Entrepreneurial Confidence

#44: Venture Capitalism in Digital Health – Robert Mittendorff, MD, MBA, Norwest Venture Partners

September 23, 2015Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedSteven KreinStartUp Health NOW

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Robert Mittendorff, MD, MBA, Principal at Norwest Venture Partners discusses how he brings his experience as a physician to his role at Norwest, top digital health themes to get excited about and tips for entrepreneurs pitching VC’s.

GUEST: Robert Mittendorff, Norwest Venture Partners
HOST: Steven Krein
LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference 2015, New York, NY

IN THIS EPISODE:
Medicine and Venture Capitalism
What Makes Norwest Venture Partners Unique?
Common Mistakes + Tips for Entrepreneurs Pitching to Investors

#43: Transforming How People Experience Health – Dr. Douglas Wood, Mayo Clinic

September 16, 2015Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedUnity StoakesStartUp Health NOW

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“Always Be There for Me” – a tagline from Dr. Douglas Wood and his team at the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation. Dr. Wood discusses how his strategy behind innovating to help patients better make decisions about their health and what the future looks like for health innovation.

GUEST: Douglas Wood, MD, Mayo Clinic
HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health
LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference 2015, New York, NY

IN THIS EPISODE:
Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation
Focusing on the “health” part of “healthcare”
Future of Innovation

#42: Wearable Electronics – Roozbeh Ghaffari, MC10

September 10, 2015Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedAccess to care, Unity StoakesStartUp Health NOW

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Is the healthcare industry really ready for wearables? Roozbeh Ghaffari, Co-Founder & VP of Technology at MC10 discusses wearable electronics, explains how they have (and have not) been accepted by the healthcare industry and shares his thoughts on what the future looks like for universal integration of wearables.

GUEST: Roozbeh Ghaffari, MC10
HOST: Unity Stoakes
LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference 2015, New York, NY

IN THIS EPISODE:
Roozbeh’s Road to Entreprenuership & MC10
Wearable Electronics
The Future of Wearables

#41: Neuroscience & Digital Health – Nathan Intrator, Neurosteer

August 19, 2015Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedBrain health, Steven KreinStartUp Health NOW

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What’s in store for the future of neuroscience? According to Nathan Intrator, Founder of Neurosteer, although we haven’t made much progress with studying the brain in recent decades, the future looks bright, as advanced sensors and signal processing break into the field.

GUEST: Nathan Intrator, Tel-Aviv University and Neurosteer
HOST: Steven Krein
LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference, New York, NY

IN THIS EPISODE:
Neuroscience Past & Present
Nuerosteer
Future of Wearable Tech

#40: Functional Medicine – Robin Berzin, MD, Parsley Health

August 12, 2015Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedAccess to care, Cost to Zero, Unity StoakesStartUp Health NOW

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What role is functional medicine playing in healthcare today? Dr. Robin Berzin, Founder of Parsley Health, discusses how she has built her company to become the first modern affordable functional medicine practice and wellness center.