The Medical Alley Podcast (Presented by MentorMate)

For the final part of our series for Sleep Awareness Week, we're joined by the founder of a newer and fast-growing Medical Alley company that is innovating the way sleep apnea is diagnosed. Brian Sauer, founder and CEO of GEM Health, joined in studio to share how his company — which just recently celebrated its one-year anniversary — allows patients to get diagnosed and treated for sleep apne...

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The Medical Alley Podcast is going international this week, as we're joined in studio by Sam Kondo Steffenson of Denmark. In addition to co-founding MedTech Bridge — a non-profit helping European medtech companies enter the US market — Sam currently serves as the head of the Copenhagen Academy of Medical Education and Simulation. Sam and host Frank Jaskulke discuss how MedTech Bridge came to...

In this second of a three-part content series, in partnership with the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, we explore the topic of advocacy for patients with obesity. Guests Starlin Haydon-Greatting and Garth Reynolds join our Frank Jaskulke to discuss the barriers to medical coverage for obesity treatment. This episode follows the first podcast, hosted by PCNA, which examined obesity&ap...

Medical Alley and the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association have partnered on a three-part content series focusing on obesity . In this first podcast episode, hosted by PCNA, Dr. Erin Ferranti joins host Geralyn Warfield to discuss the impacts obesity has on cardiovascular disease, and also examines the roles that social determinants of health play. The second podcast will include a patient...

Herself Health offers primary care for women 65 and older, and the company chose St. Paul, Minn., for its first clinic. According to CEO Kristen Helton, a part of that had to do with the ability to hire quality talent. On this week's Medical Alley Podcast, Kristen joins our Frank Jaskulke to share more about Herself Health's approach to primary care, how her previous role at Amazon prepa...

Hospice providers offer many end-of-life services, including more than just the physical element. It involves providing social and spiritual well-being to not only the patient but the family and caregivers as well. We learn more about hospice care on this week's episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, as we're joined by Heath Bartness, the founder and CEO of St. Croix Hospice, which operat...

Being raised by a math teacher meant Dan Purvis was good at math. That led him into engineering, which eventually led to co-founding Velentium over a decade ago. On this week's Medical Alley Podcast, Dan shares how Velentium — an engineering firm that specializes in the design and manufacturing of therapeutic and diagnostic medical devices — fits into the healthcare ecosystem. Dan also offers...

Brett Spark began his career at a large healthcare system and eventually led several private practices. In 2020, he helped found Aroris, which supports medical practices with regards to their payer and provider relationships. On this episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, Brett joined in studio to share more about how Aroris helps navigate those relationships with its clients. He also shared more a...

Morgan Evans is busy. In addition to founding Avio Medtech Consulting (former Highland Circle Innovations), Morgan is also the founder and principal of Engage Venture Partners and the co-founder and CEO of Agitated Solutions. In addition to all of those roles, she has served as an adviser for our Medical Alley Starts initiative. We were thrilled to have Morgan join this week's podcast to shar...

Dr. Nneka Sederstrom joined Hennepin Healthcare almost exactly two years ago as its Chief Health Equity Officer. She was drawn to work for Hennepin Healthcare after the organization made a concerted effort to step up its health equity work following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. On this week's episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, Dr. Sederstrom talks about the work she and Henne...

Richard Leider is a best-selling author who has written books about purpose — what is it, and how do we find it? He's also an executive coach who helps define purposeful leadership. On Feb. 9, Richard will be one of the speakers at the Medical Alley Summit. To give a bit of a preview of what attendees can expect from him that day, Richard joined MAA President and CEO Bobbie Dressen on the Med...

Our smartphones are essentially super computers. So why not put them to work to help track our health? That's what Israeli-based OneStep is doing. The company uses smartphones to provide gait analysis for patients, who simply need to walk with their phone in their pocket. To learn more about OneStep's technology and a recent addition to the company's capabilities, we chatted with Al...

Clockwork, an experienced design and technology consultancy, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. Throughout the years, many aspects of the company have changed, but one thing has been consistent throughout: Clockwork puts people first. That includes both its employees and its customers. On this episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, Clockwork co-founder and CEO Nancy Lyons joins to share more...

As we prepare to turn the calendar to a new year, take a listen to the top five most popular episodes of the Medical Alley Podcast in 2022. Thank you to everyone who tune in throughout this past year. We can't wait to keep sharing the stories of Medical Alley in 2023.Episodes featured include:Health Equity and Medtronic: A Conversation with Dr. John de Csepel and Karen Shehade — https://medic...

After founding a company called Rise, Suneel Gupta began to study leaders who he deemed as "backable" — people who are able to convince people to take a chance on something new. Suneel was originally researching for his own purposes but eventually turned his findings into a book titled "Backable." He will be the keynote speaker at the Medical Alley 2023 Summit in February, and...

At our recent Alley Chats event at the Minnesota Vikings Museum, we were joined by two members of the Vikings organization for conversations about mental health. Lindsey Young, a writer for Vikings.com, joined first to discuss her series of stories called "Getting Open" that profiled Vikings players and personnel and their own mental health journeys. Lindsey also talked on the podcast ab...

The second part of our three-part content series in partnership with the Association of Black Cardiologists and Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association includes a conversation on the topics of peripheral artery disease and lower limb amputation. Tune in as Dr. Lola Coke and Dr. Lee Kirksey offer their insight on the endemic of lower limb amputation as a result of PAD and examine ways in which...

For the second year in a row, the Medical Alley Association is partnering with the Association of Black Cardiologists and the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association to bring you a three-part content series focusing on Race and Cardiovascular Disease in America. In our first of two podcast conversations, we're joined by Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford and Dr. Emily Jones, who lend their experti...

More people are opting to receive their healthcare in the comfort of their homes — a trend accelerated by the pandemic — and that now includes lab testing, thanks to companies like imaware. The Medical Alley member offers a number of different in-home lab tests that range from men's and women's health and wellness tests, to a celiac disease screening test, and more. On this week's M...

The story of Rebiotix is a success story. Lee Jones founded the company years ago in a region that, at the time, was not seen as a biotech hub. Today, Rebiotix is thriving and the biotech scene in Medical Alley continues to grow. On this episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, Lee joins us in studio to talk about the founding of Rebiotix — and how programs like the Minnesota Cup and the Angel Tax Cr...

Millions of people in the United States are unable to walk. Lite Run hopes to help people regain that ability. The Medical Alley-based company has built a device with a technology similar to an astronaut's space suit. The Lite Run device unweights a patient by up to 50 percent of their body weight. It's not only big for the patient's physical and mental health, but it can also allev...

Bill Dinauer's first company, LasX, was a laser material processing company that, among other things, made greeting cards for Hallmark. The company eventually branched out and in 2012, MicroMed Solutions was formed as a division of LasX. MicroMed is a CDMO that works with clients in the diagnostic space. Its technology is used to create microfluidic structures for biochips. On this week'...

Adam Choe began his career as an entrepreneur, founding a healthcare startup called Yonder. He eventually took his experience in the startup world and helped form Tundra Ventures, an early-stage fund that looks to fill a gap that exists for money and access, especially among underrepresented founders. Adam joined us in studio to share more about how Tundra Ventures was formed, what lessons he lear...