Episode 19: Renee Thompson – CEO and Founder – Disruptive Behaviors in Healthcare, Creating a Culture of Giving and Receiving Feedback, and How to Build a Strong Clinical Team
In this episode, our guest is Renee Thompson, CEO and Founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute, a team dedicated to helping healthcare organizations cultivate a professional workforce by addressing workplace bullying and incivility. Thompson discusses disruptive behaviors and how they impact patient care, creating a culture of giving and receiving feedback, managing anxiety in stressful healthcare settings, how to build a strong clinical team, and why she has a passion for creating healthy workforces.
Episode 18: Dr. Sam Lynch – Founder and CEO – Translational Medicine, Challenges of the U.S. Healthcare Regulatory Environment, and Founding an Education Nonprofit for Underprivileged Students
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Sam Lynch, founder and CEO of Lynch Biologics (LBIO), an innovative biologics and tissue engineering company based in Nashville, TN. Lynch shares what led him to a career in regenerative medicine, his passion for translational medicine, advice for young entrepreneurs, the challenges of today’s healthcare regulatory environment, the importance of early education for underprivileged students, and more.
Episode 17: Dr. Arun Singh – Heart Surgeon and Author – How an Indian Immigrant Became a Prolific Surgeon, The Importance of Emotion in Healthcare, and Overcoming Obstacles to Pursue Career Goals
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Arun Singh, M.D., prolific heart surgeon at Rhode Island Hospital and author of the memoir “Your Heart, My Hands.” Dr. Singh shares his experience as an Indian immigrant in the U.S. during the 1960’s, the obstacles he overcame to pursue a career in surgery, the importance of emotion in the medical field, and how to develop a deeper understanding of the human heart.
Episode 16: Oliver Moses - Managing Partner - Why to Invest in Healthcare, Founding a Children’s Health Clinic in Liberia, and Lessons on Entrepreneurship
In this episode, our guest is Oliver Moses, Managing Partner of WindRose Health Investors and Founder of Haven Care, a children’s health clinic in Monrovia, Liberia. Moses shares why he began a career in healthcare investment, the importance of listening as an investor, how he founded Haven Care, obstacles to providing care in an underdeveloped country, and lessons on entrepreneurship.
Episode 15: Kendall Lockhart – Founder and CEO – Paying Attention to Your Customer, Integrative Health, and How to Achieve Patient Behavior Change
In this episode, our guest is Kendall Lockhart, Founder and CEO of MeU Care. Lockhart shares the importance of paying attention to your customer, his fascinating background with Disney and yoga, his passion for integrative health, the importance of community for behavior change, and the intersection of A.I. and human-enabled care.
Episode 14: Mary Beck – Chief Nursing Officer – Clinical Leadership Lessons, Cultivating a Love of Learning, and Managing Stress in Critical Environments
In this episode, our guest is Mary Beck, DNP, RN, NE-BC, Chief Nursing Officer at MU Health Care. Beck is an accomplished nursing leader who shares lessons and guidance on clinical leadership during a pandemic, cultivating a lifelong love of learning, managing stress in critical environments, and setting up an incident command response to COVID-19.
Episode 13: Dr. Morgan Wills – President & CEO – Whole-Person Approach to Healthcare, Overcoming Cultural Barriers, and the Need for Relationships in Primary Care
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Morgan Wills, President and CEO of Siloam Health. Wills shares deeply meaningful stories and experiences around Siloam’s whole-person approach to healthcare, overcoming cultural and language barriers to provide care to Nashville’s most vulnerable populations, and the need for relationships in primary care.
Episode 12: Dr. Susan Scott – Nurse Scientist & Patient Safety Expert – The Second Victim Phenomenon, The Impact of Trauma on Clinicians, and Building Resiliency through Self-Care Systems
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Susan Scott, a nurse scientist and patient safety expert from University of Missouri Health Care. Scott shares her research and personal experiences with the second victim phenomenon, the impact of trauma on a clinician’s work, strategies to support clinicians after traumatic events, and ways to combat burnout and low morale on a personal and institutional level.