Tom Hickey
Med Tech Gurus
Med Tech Gurus is a podcast dedicated to helping medical device executives stay on the leading edge of their industry. Whether you're looking to grow your sales team, commercialize new devices, set up national accounts, or improve your clinical performances, this podcast is designed to help. Each episode features an interview with a thought leader or practitioner, discussing topics like: sales force, innovation, patient outcomes, emerging technologies, supply chain, group purchasing organizations, device launches, value analysis, biotech, and more.
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Tom Hickey
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Oct 28, 2026
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Episodes
Clinical Transformation; A Metric of Success 17.11.2021 33:47
Gurus, Clinical Transformation is the key. That's really what you want for your innovative technology. What can you do to achieve this? What are the must do steps? Why is data so important in this process? Why is it so important for you not to sell at times but rather, support and respect the scope of the process? Gurus you are going to love listening to the insights that Ms. Amy Whitaker Corporat...
A Product Launch Is More Than A Product 10.11.2021 35:41
Gurus, BD has been known for being a very innovative company. How does this Fortune 50 Healthcare Technology company stay so innovative? What are the best practices that help develop this culture? What is market shaping and regional readiness? How can these competencies help you and your team be better prepared for your next product introduction? Listen in as Ms. Chris Beddard Global Business Line...
Be Clear Concise & Consistent 03.11.2021 32:00
Every company needs process improvement to be sustain the business. How can you as a leader design a strategy around this without bruising egos and creating hard feelings? What is it so important to practice the 3 Cs with Investors and potential investors? Gurus you will love the value that Pete Mariani Executive Vice President and CFO of Axogen brings to us in this episode!
The Value Of Being Patient Focused 27.10.2021 31:53
Gurus, What are the 3 "P"s of the Economics to Value Analysis for your product launch? What are 3 keys to developing and maintaining a culture of innovation? Listen in as Richard Hague CEO of Polarity TE discusses not only these three key and critical factors in building a successful and innovative organization, but so much more!
Integrity Is The Cornerstone Of It All 20.10.2021 40:29
Gurus, What are the 3 principles that underline innovation and development? Why is diversity of opinion so important in a team? How do you as a leader decide when it is time to pull the plug on a product idea that just isn't cutting it? Listen in as Michelle brings amazing value and shows us why she is a Guru!
The Eight Pillars of Digital Health 13.10.2021 37:11
Gurus, what is the "Quest for Specificity?" What are some of the lagal and compliance aspects that are coming because of the digital frontier? What are the key resources you need to have a successful product launch and scale. Listen in as Bianca Rose Phillips gets into these issues and more!
The Many Stages Of Development 06.10.2021 27:07
Gurus, at what point should you be thinking of bringing out sourced manufacturers or converters into your process? What are the best practices that these companies and their professionals can bring you? Listen in as Mr. Pat Wright an Account Manager with Addev Inc brings us this and more. Pat gets into how you can avoid pitfalls that can cost you and your team presious time and money as you start...
The Benefit of Trimming The Roses 29.09.2021 43:08
Gurus, sometimes when developing an innovation, the market can shift. What should an organization do? Why is it necessary to challenge the status quo? How do you as an innovator foster this in a respectful yet insightful way? What have been some of the more impactful aspects from COVID that help flatten the world and allow for a quicker uptake of technology? Listen in as Mr. John Milad CEO & Found...
A 360⁰ Approach To Technology 22.09.2021 31:32
Gurus, why should you and your team have a 360⁰ approach to technology? What are the key aspects to this approach? What are some of the best practices that came out of Covid that helped deliver significant results quicker? What are some of the essential best practices to developing a culture of innovation? In this episode Daria Donati, PhD. Head of Business Development & Strategic Technology Partn...
The Difference Between Invention & Innovation? 15.09.2021 50:54
Gurus, what is the difference between and invention and an innovation? Why should you as an entrepreneur and thought leader be a good storyteller? What are the best practices behind the behind the quadruple aim concept? Mr. Robert Kaul Founder &CEO of Cloud DX addresses all of this and more!
NursePrenuer 08.09.2021 33:27
Gurus, what are some of the best practices for innovation? How do you take an idea and move it forward in such a way that you don't miss a step? In this episode Dr. Catie Harris joins us to discuss these issues. Catie addresses the importance of focus and how to overcome the fear of failure. Most importantly you will hear why it is critical to have a coach!
Why You Should Know A Converter 01.09.2021 30:11
Gurus, what is a converter? When you are ready to think about manufacturing what resources are available to help you scale? Mr Kevin Pickett the Global Business Development Manager with Marian, Inc explains all of this and more. Listen in as Kevin will help you reduce frustration and help save time as your technology enters the manufacturing and scale phase.
Relationships and Networks Are Critical 25.08.2021 39:16
To launch a new med tech venture takes time. Mr. Anton Ansalmar Founder and CTO of Rapid Healthcare discusses why as a leader you need to make sure your goals are realistic. He also gets into why building relationships and networks are critical to your success. Anton does not stop there, he gets into the importance of block chain and why coupling the benefits of block chain with data is creating a...
Trust Your Instinct, Trust Your Purpose 18.08.2021 38:01
Gurus, why is it so important to have complete clarity of vision and complete clarity of purpose? How do you as an innovator and entrepreneur avoid the valley of death for your product? Do you as an entrepreneur understand your barometer of value? Jim Joyce, CEO of Sigyn Therapuetics, explains why this is critical for raising money. Gurus this is just the tip of the iceberg for an amazing discussi...
A Full 360 Degree View Of The Patient 11.08.2021 40:16
Gurus you are going to love our guest today. Ms Patricia Bradley US Chief Commercial Officer at Huma brings incredible value. What are some of the best practices around field execution strategies? Why should you and your team always be looking for strategic partnerships, even with some of your competitors? Patricia brings amazing value with these questions and so much more!
Why Latin America Should Be Top Of Mind 04.08.2021 38:05
Gurus, what is happening in Latin America? Why should you be thinking of enhancing your sales and research initiatives in this dynamic part of the world? Did you realize that Latin America may offer less expensive and quicker core research that may help you with investors? Listen in as Julio G. Martinez Clark discusses these key issues and more!
Success to Significance 28.07.2021 46:37
Gurus why should you be looking to move your organization from just products to products & services? Why should you be looking to add this dynamic early in the product life cycle curve? Why should you consider sharing the data your products develop? How can this collaboration lead to bigger and better things not only for your stakeholders but also for the patients and community that you work and p...
If You Want Something, Go Build IT! 21.07.2021 55:32
Gurus, episode # 95 is so jammed packed. Dr. Charles "Chuck" Fisher Jr. has so many terrific insights. You will be riveted as he discusses his time as a special operations leader in Iraq where he had two direct hits to the chest by high caliber bullets. Then how he later met the man who developed the very body armor that saved his life. Listen in as he discusses how the leadership skills he learne...
You Can't Sell A Secret 14.07.2021 49:48
Gurus, Vlado Bosanac Chairman & CEO of Advanced Human Imaging brings us terrific insights. You will enjoy his discussion on how wins are great, however failures make us pivot. Vlado indicates that failures while they are painful can help us pivot into a better situation. However there is more, Vlado brings us insights into some of the best practices of securing IP. He gets into making sure you hav...
Focus On What You Are Expert In with Chris Garabedian 07.07.2021 39:05
Gurus, Is you organization creating value through a purposeful program strategy? Are you focused on your expertise? Why is it important to always being a student? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus we discuss all of this and more with Mr. Chris Garabedian CEO of Xontogeny Gurus this episode is jammed packed with terrific information. Chris really delivers as a GURU!
The 3 Musts! with Dave Dolan Executive Chairman & Co-Founder of Multifunctional Imaging 30.06.2021 29:23
Gurus, what are the 3 musts of developing a relationship with a Key Opinion Leader? How about the key best practices to fund raising? How can you as a Guru streamline the 510K process? Dave Dolan Executive Chairman & Co-Founder of Multifunctional Imaging covers all of this and more! Get you note pads out as Dave is a wealth of information!
Finding The Product- Market Fit, with Rollie Carlson PH.D CEO of Immunexpress 23.06.2021 40:06
Gurus, why should you have your engineers and researches out in the field? How can they get a good product market fit? What is the NOT INVENTED HERE factor and why should you avoid it? Dr. Carlson discusses this and more. Listen in as he provides further evidence that perfect should not be the enemy of good. You will enjoy this episode as Dr. Carlson gets into all of this and more. www.immunexpres...
Trust Is Earned Every Day 16.06.2021 44:00
Featuring: Fazila Seker, PH.D Co-founder & CEO of Molli Surgical and Ananth Ravi, PH.D Co-Founder and Chief Science & Clinical Officer at Molli Surgical Gurus you will enjoy listening to this episode as Dr. Seker and Dr. Ravi discuss such terrific topics as; Why is trust so important? Especially with your patients and clinicians. Why is establishing a trusting relationship with your investors so i...
Avoiding the False Positive with Christopher McFadden Managing Director at KKR 09.06.2021 39:03
KKR is one of the worlds largest private equity firms. In todays episode we hear from Mr. Christopher McFadden KKRs Managing Director of the Healthcare Vertical at KKR. Gurus, Chris provides us the playbook on what investors and private equity firms are looking for in Medical Technology. Further, Chris walks through some of the best practices of bring a technology to scale. You will love this epi...
Determining If A Technology is the Right Fit with Rick Anderson President & General Manager of DarioHealth 02.06.2021 31:24
Have you ever considered an acquisition? How about timing the launch of a new technology? Rick Anderson who has a deep background in the M & A world and as a President and General Manager launching new technologies at DarioHealth walks us through the key elements of growth strategies. Rick provides this information in a very easy and straight straightforward discussion.
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