Inside Reproductive Health Podcast

What’s happening in the business side of the fertility field in what’s soon to be the most populous country on the planet? Dr. Biswanath Ghosh Dastidar shares the origin of IVF and the fertility business model in India, as well as the challenges and coming trends for reproductive medicine in the country. Who was India’s contemporary to Patrick Steptoe? Did you ever hear of his tragic end? Listen t...

Thematic investing. Venture capital. Private equity. Democratization. Lorin Gu, the founding partner of Recharge Capital- which has financially backed fertility companies across the globe (including KindBody), joins the show this week to explain his fresh-eyes approach to capitalizing on the empirical growth rate of the fertility industry. Tune in to Inside Reproductive Health with Griffin Jones f...

Sharing financial risk while guaranteeing 100% fertility patient retention. Is it possible? Griffin talks about one of the biggest points of patient dropout--paying for treatment--with guests, TJ Farnsworth, founder and CEO of Inception, and Cheryl Campbell, Director of Operations at BUNDL Fertility. Listen to hear how others: Ensure patients don’t leave the fertility practice for another followin...

1,300 egg retrievals in 2022. That’s not one practice. That’s Dr. Roohi Jeelani. Dr. Jeelani joins the discussion this week to share how her unending work ethic and incredible social media presence has changed her practice, improved patient relations, and why she believes this paradigm shift is here to stay. How did this REI end up doing more retrievals than any other doctor in the country? Tune i...

This week, Dr. John Schnorr joins Griffin to breakdown what transpired when he and his colleagues found themself at the bottom of the Integramed fallout. What happened to his clinic and his patients through the unraveling, how did it influence his career path afterward, and what entrepreneurial venture did he undertake as a result- all on this week’s episode of Inside Reproductive Health. Listen t...

Former practicing REI, David Sable, and venture capitalist, Abigail Sirus, deconstruct how democratization will change the face of the IVF field. Sable and Sirus break down the four principles of how this will be accomplished, perhaps sooner than anyone anticipated, on this week’s episode of Inside Reproductive Health, with Griffin Jones. Listen to hear: What Sable and Sirus believe will happen wh...

Long-time fertility financial advisor, Richard Groberg, joins Griffin this week to review a Yale School of Management paper and to discuss whether the time is right (or wrong) to pull the trigger on selling an REI practice. What factors should you consider about timing, taxes, keeping a piece of the pie you created- and everything in between- on this week’s episode of Inside Reproductive Health. L...

This week on Inside Reproductive Health, Griffin hosts Dr. Neil Chappell of Fertility Answers. Tune in to hear what advice the brand new partner has to contribute to younger docs finding their footing in the field. What does he consider the three goals every REI should have for their first gig? Listen to hear: The ONLY three goals for an REI’s first job How important Dr. Chappell thinks micro-geog...

Deciding to expand your practice, either by acquisition or starting new, is an exciting time. But, adding new staff, physicians, and equity partners can come with a handful of problems. On this episode of Inside Reproductive Health, originally aired in 2019, Griffin Jones, CEO of Fertility Bridge, talks to Dr. Michael Levy, IVF Director and President of Shady Grove Fertility. Shady Grove Fertility...

This week, Griffin unleashes the secrets of client attribution in a Marketing Secrets Short episode. Tune in to understand how you can avoid making less money in a recession with proper attribution tracking on the latest episode of Inside Reproductive Health with Griffin Jones. Tune In To Hear: What you need to STOP looking for when it comes to attribution tracking. How to get directional attribut...

There’s a challenge in finding the balance between keeping both your staff and patients happy. On this episode of Inside Reproductive Health, originally aired in 2020, Griffin gets Dr. Peter Klatsky’s take on managing everyone’s satisfaction while providing a new standard of care. Working with his partners at Spring Fertility in California, their goal is to provide their patients a level of servic...

Griffin Jones hosts guest Dr. Eduardo Hariton to break down everything you should know before accepting a position as an REI. Having recently undergone his own selection process, Dr. Hariton discusses what you truly “bring home” when you sign on the dotted line. What is your risk tolerance? Do you know what questions to ask?  Tune in to the latest episode of Inside Reproductive Health today,...

This week, Griffin Jones hosts a Marketing Secrets Shorts episode, disseminating branding phases. Whether you are considering a rebrand for your clinic, beginning de novo, or somewhere in between, it is important to know where to start out if you want to end up with a marketable brand in the end. Listen now for tips and tricks to properly phasing your branding efforts, on Inside Reproductive Healt...

Just in time for the ASRM conference, we share insights on the hottest fertility field news stories you can take with you to the Networking Lounge. Listen to hear: About the acquisition that took place, which was not reported in the US or Canada. US Fertility’s recent change of CEO. KKR’s debt for the IVIRMA deal. The recent celebrity embryo lawsuit that has now turned against the clinic With this...

This week on Inside Reproductive Health, Griffin Jones hosts guest Dr. Jared Robins, Executive Director at ASRM, to discuss all things conference. Tune in to hear what innovations are coming to the annual gathering for 2022, where all that endowment money comes from (and what it goes toward), desired outcomes for the future of ASRM, as well as an exchange of ideas on the business of business in me...

This episode, originally released in 2020, Griffin revisits Secrets of The Affordable IVF Model, as we head into what could be another recession. Is your practice prepared for the potential downturn? Listen now, as Dr. Robert Kiltz, Dr. Paul Magarelli, and Dr. Mark Amols discuss their implementation of the Affordable IVF Model, and how it benefited their programs. This episode was recorded during...

This week, Griffin hosts Drs. Gurjeet Singh and Sahil Gupta, founders of Oma Fertility and Oma Robotics, to discuss their plans for utilizing $37.5 M in venture capital. Who will have access to the tech? How much automation can they bring to the industry? Tune in to the latest episode of Inside Reproductive Health, as Griffin Jones presses these entrepreneurs on their plans to scale their company....

This week on Inside Reproductive Health, Elizabeth Carr shares her experience from birth to where she is today, at Tomorrow, and everywhere in between. Born quite literally into the industry and its spotlight, Elizabeth has chosen to be an advocate for IVF, working to change public education, and further ‘industry’ advancements. Tune in to hear: What Elizabeth Carr is doing to give back to the com...

CEO Andrew Mintz shares the Pinnacle philosophy; will it scale? Inside Reproductive Health guest, Andew Mintz, shares the evolution of Pinnacle Fertility on this week’s podcast episode with Griffin Jones. The fertility network which now owns ORM (Oregon Reproductive Medicine), SRM (Seattle Reproductive Medicine) and others, seemingly came out of nowhere. Is their model scalable? Will it stand the...

What They Really Want Out of Their Future Permanent Position This week on Inside Reproductive Health, Griffin Jones hashes out the goals, aspirations, and challenges of three prominent REI Fellows in their search for the right permanent placement.  Dr. Megan Sax, Dr. Victoria Jiang, and Dr. Zoran Pavlovic share their experiences on recruitment, what factors weigh in on their decisions on job...

In this sponsored episode, Griffin Jones and co-founder of EngagedMD Jeff Issner discuss the unique ways the company provides added value for practice owners, employees, and their patients. How informed is your informed consent? Does your practice unknowingly carry added risk? EngagedMD’s education and informed consent solutions help to increase provable informed consent, reduce practice risk, inc...

Dr. Joshua Klein, REI,  Chief Clinical Officer, Medical Director, and Co-founder of Extend Fertility in NYC joins Griffin this week on Inside Reproductive Health to discuss the business of getting into business. Listen as they share perspectives on risk tolerance, people-management, financial backing, and the potential to lose -or gain- it all on the path to entrepreneurial leadership. Tune i...

This week on Inside Reproductive Health, Griffin hosts MedikalPreneur author, board-certified REI and OBGYN, and Inside Reproductive Health fan-favorite, Dr. Francisco (Paco) Arredondo to discuss the misguided concepts of physicians as business owners and operators, and what it takes to make it as both a healthcare provider as well as a successful proprietor. https://medikalpreneur.com/product/med...

Boston IVF CEO David Stern describes some of the challenges of private equity-backed businesses. Griffin grills David on the models of Boston IVF and their parent companies. Listen to the latest episode of Inside Reproductive Health to hear David Stern talk about how little of their own money private equity firms typically use Griffin press David Stern on whether business decisions and clinical de...

This week on Inside Reproductive Health, Griffin gets to the root of the insurance debacle in the fertility industry with Holly Hutchison, managing partner of Reproductive Health Center in Tucson, Arizona. Are cash pay patients subsidizing insurance companies’ poor coverage? How can practice owners survive when insurance authorizations are exceedingly slow, reimbursements are laughable, time to pa...