Healthcare Journeys - An S2M Health Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Meet Dr. Marc Pietropaoli. Dr. Marc Pietropaoli is a leading Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon at Victory Sports Medicine & Orthopedics, with over 25 years of experience helping athletes and active individuals recover, rebuild, and return to doing what they love. A graduate of SUNY Upstate Medical Center with advanced fellowship training at the renowned American Sports Medici...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Danneelle Crisp. Danneelle Crisp is the Founder and CEO of ElleLogic AI, a Canadian health-tech company focused on transforming how hospitals operate by using artificial intelligence to improve patient flow, operational efficiency, and clinical decision-making. With a strong background in operations, strategy, and systems design, Danneelle has built her career at the intersec...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Diana Steinhoff. Diana Steinhoff is the President and CEO of Renaissance, a national provider of dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, where she leads with a unique blend of strategic leadership and human-centered thinking. What sets Diana apart is her rare dual perspective—as both a senior insurance executive and a licensed mental health counselor. At the intersect...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Scott M. Boruff. Scott Boruff is the CEO and Chairman of SafeSpace Global Corporation (formerly Healthcare Integrated Technologies), where he is leading the charge in applying advanced AI to elder care, healthcare safety, and security innovation. With more than 30 years of experience spanning investment banking, real estate development, private equity, and public markets, Sco...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Erez Druk. Erez Druk is the CEO of Freed , a company emerging as a lifeline for independent medical practices at a time when clinicians are under unprecedented pressure. Through ongoing conversations with small and independent providers, Erez has seen a powerful shift taking place. While administrative burden and burnout continue to push many clinicians to the brink, technolo...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Meet James Dismond — A Leader Redefining Compassionate Care at Life’s Most Critical Moments James Dismond is the CEO of MiraSol Health , where he leads with a deep commitment to empathy, dignity, and comfort for individuals and families navigating some of life’s most challenging moments. His leadership is rooted in the belief that healthcare should be as human as it is effectiv...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Meet Aaron Burnett — The Digital Strategist Redefining Patient Engagement in the Age of AI Aaron Burnett is the Founder & CEO of Wheelhouse Digital Marketing Group , an agency trusted by some of the most regulated industries—including healthcare, medical devices, insurance, and even NASA—to drive meaningful, compliant, and measurable digital transformation. Over the past de...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Meet Bob Lachance — Entrepreneur, Operator, and the Mind Behind Two of the Most Trusted VA Companies in Real Estate & Healthcare Bob Lachance is a powerhouse entrepreneur with more than 20 years of global business-building experience , known for founding and scaling companies that transform the way organizations operate.  After co-founding FortuneBuilders, Inc. —one of the...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Meet Tristan White — Founder, Culture Builder & One of Australia’s Most Trusted Voices in People-First Leadership Tristan White is the Founder & CEO of The Physio Co , an organization that spent 11 consecutive years ranked among Australia’s 50 Best Places to Work —a rare achievement built on an unshakeable commitment to people, culture, and purpose.  What started in 200...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Jim Carlough 🎙️ The latest episode of Healthcare Journeys by S2M Health features a conversation with Jim Carlough —an award-winning Chief Sales Officer, bestselling author, and one of the most respected leadership voices in healthcare and SaaS today. The discussion offers a refreshing diversion from coding topics, bringing deeply insightful perspectives on leadership, culture...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Joy Dasgupta 🎙️ Deep-tech entrepreneur. Business transformation veteran. Explainable-AI pioneer. With a career spanning leadership roles at HP and American Express , Joy Dasgupta has spent decades transforming global supply chains and operations.  Now, as CEO of Gyan , he’s taking on one of the biggest challenges of our time — making artificial intelligence trustworthy, trans...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Ganesh Nathella 🎙️ With over 25 years of experience in the technology industry—18 of those dedicated to healthcare— Ganesh Nathella brings unmatched expertise in guiding organizations through strategy, growth, and large-scale digital transformation. As Executive Vice President – HLS Business at Persistent Systems , Ganesh counsels leading payers, providers, medical device com...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Ganesh Padmanabhan 🎙️ From a small town in Southern India to the cricket field, from mechanical engineering to a long career in tech across Asia and Corporate America, and now as a founder — Ganesh Padmanabhan has lived a journey defined by relationships, resilience, and reinvention. Today, he is building the most ambitious project of his lifetime — Autonomize AI . Ganesh bel...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Sonal Patel 🎙️ A certified professional medical auditor, coder, and educator, Sonal Patel is a seasoned healthcare professional who understands the business of medicine and helps organizations transform their coding and compliance practices to optimize revenue and reduce risk. Her expertise spans a wide range of specialties, including general surgery, gastroenterology, cardio...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Jennifer McNamara 🎙️ With 22 years of experience in healthcare compliance and data analysis, Jennifer leads Healthcare Inspired LLC, a consulting firm dedicated to helping medical practices optimize performance, elevate patient care, and achieve strategic goals. Holding multiple credentials — CCS, CPC, CDEO, CRC, CPMA, COSC, CGSC, COPC, CPCI — Jennifer is a recognized expert...

Send us Fan Mail Meet the man shortening a 17-year problem in healthcare. Welcome to Episode 10 of Healthcare Journeys, where we spotlight leaders transforming the way care is delivered. Today’s guest is Chenniappan Solaiyappan, Senior Director, Product Management & Strategy for Government & Quality Solutions — and a trailblazer in turning healthcare data into real-time, evidence-based act...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Andy Schoonover 🎙️ After a deeply personal experience exposed the flaws of the U.S. health insurance system, Andy set out to build something better. When his daughter suffered recurring ear infections and a ruptured eardrum, he followed every step “by the book”—only to receive an $8,000 bill later labeled “medically unnecessary.” That frustration became the spark for CrowdHea...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Peter Horadan 🎙️ As CEO of Vouched, Peter is reshaping how organizations think about identity. Vouched makes identity verification simple, secure, and seamless—helping fintech, healthcare, and digital platforms onboard users with confidence. Today, Vouched powers hundreds of banks, fintechs, hospitals, healthcare systems, and leading startups, verifying identities in real-tim...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Anand Naik 🎙️ As CEO and Co-founder of Sequretek, Anand is on a mission to simplify security and empower enterprise growth without fear. Sequretek delivers end-to-end cybersecurity through its AI-driven Percept Cloud Security Platform, combining enterprise threat monitoring, incident response, device protection, and identity governance—all in one place. With AI at its core, S...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Veer Gidwaney — our guest on the 9th episode of Healthcare Journeys. Veer is the CEO & Founder of Ansel Health, a bold new approach to supplemental health coverage designed to ensure health hardships don’t become financial burdens. Ansel covers over 13,000 conditions, paying benefits when people need it most. Before Ansel, Veer built and scaled two venture-backed companie...

Send us Fan Mail Meet David Meyer — a truly seasoned healthcare executive, health-tech founder, and managed care government business operator with over 20 years of industry experience, and current Founder & CEO of Cogent Advisors and Meyer Kim Group.  David plays dual leadership roles, guiding organizations across both payer and provider ecosystems: Cogent Advisors: Focused on operations, prod...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Danielle Bagnell who is the founder of MCDE. Risk Adjustment Educator. Provider Whisperer. And the voice behind Episode 7 of Healthcare Journeys by S2M Health. Danielle isn’t just teaching medical coding— She’s transforming how healthcare organizations approach education, documentation, and value-based care outcomes. From building Risk Adjustment Academies to training physici...

Send us Fan Mail Meet RJ Kedziora — a visionary at the intersection of technology and healthcare. As co-founder of Estenda Solutions, RJ has spent over 30 years building innovative, cost-effective software and AI solutions that have transformed patient outcomes across the industry. From winning the HIMSS Davies Award to receiving the Health 2.0 Outstanding Leadership Award, his work has left an un...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Ryan Dodson—an expert in Risk Adjustment who knows that accurate documentation isn’t just about numbers; it’s about better patient care. With 20+ years in management and operations and 15 years in the Risk Adjustment space, Ryan has helped multiple medical groups optimize their RAF scores, ensuring they receive the proper reimbursement while improving patient outcomes. His tr...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Jacie Jeffery: A Champion for Quality Healthcare & Patient Advocacy Healthcare isn’t just about treatments—it’s about trust, access, and delivering care that truly makes a difference. Jacie Jeffery, Quality Manager at Hometown Health, has dedicated her career to ensuring evidence-based healthcare is accessible to all. Her passion lies in helping people heal through educat...