Healthcare Success

This special Organic Growth Podcast series is being recorded live at the McGuire Woods Healthcare Private Equity & Finance Conference in Chicago. In this first episode, Stewart Gandolf, CEO of Healthcare Success, sits down with Quin Wright, Senior Vice President of Real Rev, to discuss lifetime value.

In this episode of the Healthcare Success Podcast, Stewart Gandolf talks with Steve Page, Founder and CEO of SUN Behavioral Health, about whether private equity and patient care can successfully coexist. Steve shares a behavioral health CEO’s perspective on capital, care quality, governance, misaligned incentives and how thoughtful investment can expand access to essential services.

In this Healthcare Success Podcast episode, Stewart Gandolf interviews Holly Buckley, Chair of Health Care at McGuireWoods, about healthcare private equity trends in 2026. They discuss deal activity, regulatory changes, high-growth sectors, and how AI and operational discipline are driving value creation.

In this week’s podcast, Stewart Gandolf talks with Kelsey Kloss about why PR has become even more valuable in the AI era—and how healthcare brands can use earned media, press releases, and digital PR to influence what AI says about them.

In this week’s podcast, Stewart Gandolf talks with Krista Robertson and Ben Cash about why healthcare RFPs so often frustrate both clients and agencies—and what health systems can do to make the process more strategic, more human, and more effective.

In this week’s podcast, Stewart Gandolf talks with Sean Young, former CMO of Penn State Health, about why healthcare marketing remains misunderstood in many organizations—and what marketing leaders can do to build C-suite trust, use data more effectively, and shape strategy at the highest level.

AI is rapidly reshaping healthcare marketing—but success depends on using it to solve real consumer problems. In this episode of the Healthcare Success Podcast, Stewart Gandolf speaks with Sandra Mackey, Chief Marketing Officer of Bon Secours Mercy Health, about how her team is integrating AI into its broader marketing strategy to reduce friction in the patient journey and improve access to care....

Air quality is an often-overlooked factor that can significantly impact patient outcomes. In this episode of the Healthcare Success Podcast, Stewart Gandolf speaks with Katy Worrilow, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of LifeAire Systems, about how unexplained fluctuations in IVF pregnancy rates led to the discovery that airborne contaminants were affecting embryo viability. Katy explains how t...

How can healthcare practices use video not just for marketing—but to drive consistency, efficiency, and higher patient conversion? In this week’s podcast, Stewart Gandolf sits down with Dr. Steve Moravec, Orthodontist at Moravec Ortho (Plainfield, IL), and Carol Gifford, Co-Founder of Docs on Video, to explore how thoughtfully planned video content can transform patient education, streamline staff...

When does a healthcare app actually improve patient experience—and when is it a costly distraction? In this week’s podcast, Stewart Gandolf sits down with Erin Rollenhagen, Founder of People-Friendly Tech, to explore how healthcare organizations can decide whether to build an app, what it should do, and how to design it so patients actually want to use it—especially in high-stress healthcare momen...

In this week’s podcast, I sit down with Matthew Pinzur, Chief Marketing & Growth Officer at Jackson Health System, to explore how a large public health system aligns mission, operations, and marketing through disciplined planning, measurable accountability, and data-driven patient engagement. Jackson is a rare organization with a dual identity: it’s both Miami-Dade County’s safety net hospital sys...

In this week’s podcast, Stewart Gandolf sits down with Duane Forrester—renowned search and AI discovery strategist, author of The Machine Layer, and former Microsoft leader behind Bing Webmaster Tools and Schema.org—alongside Brandon Schakola, Senior Director of Digital Services at Healthcare Success. Together, they unpack what “AI visibility” really means, why traditional SEO metrics are no longe...

What does real innovation in healthcare actually look like—beyond buzzwords and recycled ideas? In this episode, Stewart Gandolf speaks with Bobak Salehi of Biotronik about how meaningful innovation starts by asking better questions, deliberately doing what others aren’t, and iterating quickly. Through memorable case studies—from a human-powered aircraft to a violin built from a medical device—Bob...

When does a healthcare app actually improve patient experience—and when is it a costly distraction? In this week’s podcast, Stewart Gandolf sits down with Erin Rollenhagen, Founder of People-Friendly Tech, to explore how healthcare organizations can decide whether to build an app, what it should do, and how to design it so patients actually want to use it—especially in high-stress healthcare momen...

Why should healthcare organizations prioritize specialist agencies—and what can they borrow from specialization to grow faster themselves? In this week’s podcast, I sit down with Corey Quinn, President & CEO at Corey Quinn, Inc. to explore why specialization is more than a preference—it’s a practical strategy for reducing risk, accelerating results, and building durable marketing partnerships in h...

For years, I’ve had the privilege of calling Dr. Michael Leon both a close friend and a professional collaborator on some of the most fascinating brain-and-behavior science I’ve ever encountered. In this episode of the Healthcare Success podcast, we dig into what might be one of his most exciting contributions yet: how a simple, consumer-friendly device on your nightstand could dramatically improv...

What happens when your healthcare marketing succeeds, but your teams aren’t trained or scaled to keep up with patient demand? In this episode, I sit down with Aqeel Shahid from IntelePeer to explore how healthcare leaders are using AI phone agents to improve access, reduce staff strain and modernize the patient experience.

New Insights from gSight’s 10-year, 400,000-survey dataset on real visitor journeys reveal how AI is changing everything for hospital and health system websites. In this week’s podcast, I sit down with my friends Mike Schneider, VP and Co-Founder at Greystone. Net, and Rob Klein, Founder & CEO of Klein & Partners—the co-founders of gSight™, a healthcare website visitor feedback and insights platfo...

How can hospitals and health systems use podcasts to humanize their brand, showcase provider expertise, build trust, engage communities and maximize content ROI? In this episode, Stewart Gandolf sits down with Bill Klaproth to explore the strategic value of podcasts for healthcare organizations.

Healthcare CEO Vasanta Pundarika shares how behavioral health and women's health organizations can scale effectively while maintaining clinical mission and patient trust.

In this week’s podcast, Stewart Gandolf picks the brain of Michael Baer, a fractional CMO who’s added value to healthcare organizations. Learn what he means by “stratecution” and why it’s a crucial concept for successful marketers.

Explore how doctors can take advantage of free and low-cost marketing strategies with tips from Stewart Gandolf, CEO, and Kathy Gaughran, Senior Marketing Strategist, at Healthcare Success.

In this episode of the Healthcare Success Podcast, Stewart Gandolf talks with Leah Binder, President & CEO of The Leapfrog Group, about the real drivers of hospital safety today—and why some organizations consistently outperform when patients’ lives are on the line. Drawing on Leapfrog’s long history of measuring safety and Leah’s candid insights from decades of conversations with hospital leaders...

In this episode, I sit down with Justin Gardner, Founder and CMO of Active Skin Repair, to discuss what it takes to launch a successful healthcare consumer product in a saturated market. Justin and I explore market differentiation, influencer marketing, omnichannel growth, and how to future-proof your brand in a fast-changing digital landscape. Code HEALTHCARE is now live for 25% off: https://shop...

Lost in Translation? How to Ensure Your Healthcare Marketing Team Speaks the Same Language as Your Leadership with Alan Shoebridge, Associate Vice President of National Communication at Providence How can healthcare leaders and marketers communicate more clearly, align teams, and build trust across such a complex industry? In this episode, Stewart Gandolf talks with Alan Shoebridge (Providence) ab...