Passionate Pioneers

Passionate Pioneers with Mike Biselli, a nationally ranked healthcare and innovation podcast, and a member of the Health Podcast Network, highlights the innovators, the game changers, and the pioneers who are deeply passionate and relentless in valiantly solving the problems our healthcare industry is facing.

Episodes

Inspiring Children to Reach their Full Potential with Artis Stevens

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Without question, the power of mentorship of our youth, especially at-risk children, creates a long-lasting ripple effect for every corner of society in our nation.

Additionally, mentoring relationships produce positive mental health benefits for all involved, which is critically important during these challenging times.

To discuss these needs in our communities and more, Artis Stevens, the President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, joins us on the podcast.

While together, Artis shares how his upbringing has fueled his passion to empower our nation’s youth, the importance of being the first black President and CEO in the organization’s 117-year history, and where he and his team will be taking this storied non-profit into the future.

I’m incredibly honored to share this touching and heart-filled message of hope and unity as we continue to work together to create brighter days ahead for our country.

Episode Highlights:

  • The impact of Artis’ father on his life path
  • How Artis’ life in church helped form his passion to serve others
  • Artis’ vision for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
  • How Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is helping with the mental health crisis
  • The importance of people of color in leadership to inspire change

About our Guest:

Artis Stevens is an award-winning nonprofit marketing veteran whose passion is building purpose-driven brands. Highly skilled in developing innovative marketing strategies at the grassroots and national levels, driving revenue, relevance, and reach to impact youth, families, and communities in need, Stevens has produced sustaining purpose and cause-marketing partnerships with some of the most well-known brands in the country.

Bringing more than 20 years of strategic marketing experience, Stevens serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, leading national 4-H marketing and communications efforts driving the organization’s positioning, brand strategy, marketing campaigns, communications, digital presence, consumer insights, and field marketing efforts. He is also responsible for driving revenue across the organization’s e-commerce and merchandising business, as well as digital fundraising.

A proven visionary leader and strategist, his experience in marketing strategy, partnership and celebrity engagement, and board management provide a diverse mix of expertise positioning him as a sought-after speaker on revitalizing nonprofit brands, infusing brand culture, and converting marketing to engagement.

Before joining 4-H in June 2014, Stevens served as national Vice President, Marketing, Strategy & Operations at Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) where his most notable accomplishment was spearheading BGCA’s new tagline and most impactful brand awareness campaign launch to date – Great Futures Start Here.

Named American Marketing Association Foundation’s (AMAF) 2018 National Nonprofit Marketer of the Year, the highest honor bestowed by the AMA/AMAF on nonprofit marketing professionals, Stevens was recognized for his leadership in revitalizing 4-H’s 100-year-old brand image.

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Moving Through Grief with Wendy Black Stern

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Experiencing grief and loss is inevitable and, at times, can feel unbearable.

Through her own personal experience of profound loss, our next guest has dedicated her life’s work to supporting people to heal and transform through the process of grief.

Wendy Black Stern is the President of the Grief Support Network, whose mission, programs, and network of resources are inspired and informed by Wendy’s personal experience of losing her son.

In 2007, when Noah passed away, her grief propelled her into a process of profound transformation, which taught her to live with more joy and gratitude in her life.

Join us for this candid and touching conversation to learn more about Wendy’s vision of a culture that does not run from grief but embraces it as an opportunity for growth and connection.

Episode Highlights:

  • Wendy’s personal story of loss
  • Wendy’s choice to travel abroad to process her family’s loss
  • The creation of the Grief Support Network
  • The phoenixes that can rise from the ashes of the pandemic
  • The future of grief support in society

About our Guest:

Wendy dedicates her life’s work to supporting people to heal and transform through the process of grief. In 2012, she founded a non-profit organization, Grief Support Network, whose mission, programs, and network of resources are inspired and informed by Wendy’s personal experience of loss and professional background as a yoga therapist, yoga instructor, teacher trainer, and group facilitator. Wendy has devoted the last 20 years to being a student and teacher of yoga.

She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and is certified as a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist, yoga teacher, reiki practitioner, and facilitator of yoga therapy groups for grief support and self-empowerment. Before the loss of her son, Noah, Wendy had spent years helping others to explore, express, and integrate experiences through the practices of yoga and body/mind exploration. In her private practice as a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Practitioner and PRYT faculty member, Wendy witnessed the ways that thoughts, emotions, and life traumas manifest through our bodies.

In 2007, when Noah passed away, her grief propelled her into a process of profound transformation, which has taught her to live with more joy and gratitude in her life. Through this journey, Wendy found herself deepened in her commitment to supporting others. Wendy is filled with love for her husband, Brian, and daughters, Hannah, and Layla. She feels the most at home while hiking with her family in Boulder, Colorado.

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Reimagining Healthcare Staffing with Matt Pierce

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In 2020, with the pandemic raging across the United States, the healthcare industry’s inefficiencies and inequities were laid bare for all of us to contemplate.

One area pushed to the breaking point has been the vital work of healthcare staffing for our nation’s heroes.

To learn more about this systemic problem in healthcare, Matt Pierce, the President of Trusted Health and a national expert on the future of work related to the healthcare industry, joins us for a timely conversation.

While together, Matt shares his entrepreneurial journey of building Trusted Health, which was listed on Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startup List for 2020, how his company is addressing the industry’s challenges, and where he sees the future work heading.

Join us for this inspirational, candid, and critical conversation as we continue to work together to rebuild our healthcare industry.

About our Guest:

Matt is a future of work thought leader who is passionate about the impact flexible workforce solutions can bring to the healthcare industry. As the President of Trusted Health, he is responsible for defining the vision and go-to-market strategy for the company.

Prior to joining Trusted, Matt was a General Manager at tech talent marketplace Hired, where he oversaw product and go-to-market strategy for the company’s contingent worker division. Prior to that, he started his career at TEKsystems, the world’s largest provider of IT staffing. While there, Matt progressed from a technical recruiter to the company’s executive leadership program.

In 2018, Matt was named one of Staffing Industry Analyst’s 40 Under 40. He is CCWP certified, served as a Board Member for the Risk Management Association, and advises organizations in the future of work category.

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Expert Coronavirus Updates with Piotr Orzechowski | Session 34

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In times of great need, the healthcare industry is fortunate to have dedicated and passionate entrepreneurs who step up to answer the call to deliver solutions that better our communities’ health.

During today’s episode, Piotr Orzechowski, the CEO of Infermedica, joins us to discuss his company’s efforts in answering the call for help to battle COVID-19.

Join us for this powerful conversation to hear why Piotr, a former video game developer, applied his brilliance to the healthcare industry, how his team quickly pivoted to create solutions for the pandemic, and how you can get involved in Infermedica’s inspiring, meaningful and timely mission.

Episode Highlights:

  • How Infermedica was conceptualized
  • Creating a COVID-19 risk assessment tool
  • How Infermedica stays current with new discoveries about COVID-19
  • The future of Infermedica in a post-pandemic world

About our Guest:

Piotr Orzechowski is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Infermedica, one of the leading Artificial Intelligence health companies dedicated to improving the process of medical diagnosis. Piotr is an energetic IT entrepreneur with a strong technical background with key interests in digital health and machine learning. Before founding Infermedica, he was engaged in several startup ventures; Piotr previously worked as CTO at Sky Storage and co-founded QCode, the software house that delivered custom IT solutions for Toshiba TTCE Poland.

Infermedica aims to provide each patient with a better idea of what kind of care to look for, offering recommendations for courses of action to take to receive medical diagnoses from a doctor– all by answering a simple list of questions.

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Simplifying Specialty Patient Access with Yishai Knobel

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Episode Overview:

For many entrepreneurs who are deeply passionate and committed to reimagining the healthcare industry, their drive comes from personal, life-altering experiences.

Today, Yishai Knobel, the founder and CEO of HelpAround, an entrepreneur and company on a mission to simplify specialty patient access, joins us on the podcast.

While together, Yishai shares his powerful family story, how his family’s journey has fueled his company’s success, and where he sees the industry heading into the future.

Additionally, Yishai and I discuss what it is like to build a company from scratch, the ups and downs while doing so, and the valuable lessons we’ve both learned along the way.

Join us for this touching, personal, and inspiring conversation with one of healthcare’s key innovators. With leaders like Yishai helping to move the healthcare industry forward, there is no doubt brighter days are ahead for the patients it serves.

Episode Highlights:

  • How Yishai was inspired to create value for families affected by diabetes
  • Yishai talks about how it’s like be an entrepreneur
  • Statistics and hurdles on the process of how patients receive new medications
  • Where Yishai sees the future of his industry

About our Guest:

Yishai Knobel is a founder and current CEO of HelpAround, one of the first mobile patient concierge platforms for specialty prescriptions.

Before starting his company, Yishai worked under AgaMatrix, working on mHealth and bringing to life Sanofi’s iBGStar glucose monitor. He holds an MBA from MIT and a BA from Bar Ilan University.

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Expert Coronavirus Updates with Duane Reynolds | Session 33

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This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Augmedix. To learn how they are revolutionizing the electronic health record: CLICK HERE

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As the COVID-19 vaccine begins to roll out across the nation, every American must have confidence in the technology and the system administering it to overcome this deadly virus.

Given the dark history of mistrust and abuse in our communities of color with the healthcare system, I asked Duane Reynolds to come back onto the podcast to discuss this mistrust and its direct and indirect impact on these communities accepting the vaccine.

Duane is the CEO of Just Health Collective and is a national expert and leader who has helped shape the industry’s conversation and thinking around diversity, inclusion, and health equity, illuminating new perspectives and assisting others in connecting the dots between value transformation and belonging.

Join us for this timely, insightful, and needed discussion as we continue to work together to overcome the most significant public health crisis of our lifetimes.

Episode Highlights:

  • The history of mistrust in the healthcare system in communities of color
  • The history of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study
  • Microaggressions in the healthcare systems against communities of color
  • Actions that need to be taken to instill confidence in the healthcare system for communities of color
  • Actionable steps to ensure communities of color take part in the COVID-19 vaccine

About our Guest:

Recognized by countless organizations as a change-maker within his field, Duane Elliott Reynolds, MHA, has helped to lead the national conversation around diversity, inclusion, and health equity, illuminating new perspectives and helping others connect the dots between value transformation and belonging.

As 2018 Modern Healthcare and Business Equality Magazine up and comer, Reynolds’ ideas have led mission-driven organizations to boost consumers’ access to care and have also enabled clients to realize millions of dollars in savings, while driving top-line revenue growth. But more importantly, since the onset of his more than two-decade career, Reynolds has actively created space for diversity, inclusion, and health equity advancement where none before existed.

As a healthcare consulting leader for The Advisory Board Company, Reynolds developed the division’s first inclusion and diversity department — and served as its first chief executive. Reynolds was most recently the president and CEO of the American Hospital Association’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity and has held leadership positions at other prominent organizations including Johns Hopkins Medicine, Emory Healthcare, OhioHealth, and Optum, a UnitedHealth Group company. His work for the latter earned the organization recognition as a 2017 and 2018 “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign. During his graduate studies, Reynolds pioneered the development of an academic course centered on diversity in health care leadership and also co-founded the health services management and policy diversity committee at The Ohio State University. In that same year, he was published in the Journal of Healthcare Management and won first place in the National Association of Health Services Executives national case competition.

As founder and CEO of Just Health Collective, Reynolds and his team discover hidden opportunities to drive organizational change and uncover diverse points of view, which lead businesses to breakthroughs once considered out of reach.

Reynolds’ empathy, business savvy, and knack for building trust enable him to diagnose cultural blind spots and work fluidly across teams. He passionately makes a case for why organizations must recognize him.

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