Vitable Health

The Five Mile Difference

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Does your zip code determine your life expectancy? Hosted by Vitable Health Founder and CEO Joseph Kitonga, The Five Mile Difference explores what it really takes to fix the healthcare system from the ground up. Inspired by a startling truth that just five miles can mean a 20-year difference in life expectancy, this podcast dives into the real stories behind the healthcare gap. Through candid conversations with healthcare innovators, forward-thinking employers, and community leaders, each episode will unpack what’s working, what’s broken, and what needs to change.

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Episode 5: Stephanie Strong – Transforming Addiction Treatment With Boulder Care 16.09.2025 1:05:02

In this episode of The Five Mile Difference , I sit down with Stephanie Strong, founder and CEO of Boulder Care, to talk about what it takes to reimagine addiction treatment in America. Stephanie shares her journey from shaping health policy in D.C. to venture investing to founding Boulder, which has now cared for more than 30,000 patients through a fully virtual model. We explore her decision to...

Episode 4: Tim Barry – Lessons from $5.7B Healthcare Outcome 14.08.2025 58:17

In this episode of The Five Mile Difference , I sit down with Tim Barry, former CEO and Co-Founder of VillageMD, for a conversation on what it takes to truly transform healthcare delivery in America. We explore Tim’s journey from his early entrepreneurial ventures to building one of the nation’s fastest-growing primary care providers, serving millions of patients through Village Medical, Summit He...

Episode 3: Roy Rosin – Driving Innovation in Healthcare 15.07.2025 57:32

The importance of behavioral economics, rapid experimentation, and the role of policy in driving healthcare innovation. Description : In this episode of The Five Mile Difference , host Joe Kitonga sits down with Roy Rosin, Board Partner at First Round Capital and former VP of Innovation at Intuit and Chief Innovation Officer at Penn Medicine, for a compelling conversation on what it really takes t...

Episode 2: Dr. Kate Baron and Dr. Ash Shaub — A Safer Path to GLP-1s 01.07.2025 52:14

Beyond prescriptions: A primary care-led path to long-term weight loss GLP-1 medications, such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, have seen a surge in popularity for weight loss, but behind the hype lies a growing concern: are we trading safety for convenience? With more and more programs offering prescriptions without proper evaluation or follow-up, many patients are left navigating powerful medicat...

Episode 1: Tom Sondergeld — Bridging the Healthcare Gap 09.06.2025 1:15:33

What causes a 20-year life expectancy gap between two zip codes just five miles apart? In the premiere episode of The Five Mile Difference , Joseph Kitonga, founder and CEO of Vitable Health, sits down with Tom Sondergeld, former VP of Global Benefits & Mobility at Walgreens Boots Alliance, the multinational company that owns Walgreens, to unpack one of healthcare’s most urgent challenges: cl...