The Medical Alley Podcast (Presented by MentorMate)

Millions of people throughout the United States are affected by mental illness or addiction. Unfortunately, too many of them are unable or unwilling to seek care – either through inability to access it, the perceived stigma attached to seeking care, lack of support, or other physical or mental obstacles. Fortunately, innovative solutions from both established care providers and new, technology bas...

Join us for a conversation with Frank Jaskulke and Anuj Bhardwaj, the Founder and CEO of SecondWave Systems. Anuj joins to talk more about his company, SecondWave Systems, which was spun out of another company his parents founded more than 40 years ago called The Ultran Group. Anuj shares more about the three-year-old SecondWave Systems, which has developed a wearable medical device using ultrasou...

Join us for a conversation with Frank Jaskulke and Joe Connolly, the founder and CEO of Visana Health. After watching his mom suffer for decades to get the right treatment and diagnosis for endometriosis, Joe became determined to make a change in women's healthcare. He started Visana Health, a virtual-first company that focuses on benign gynecology conditions. Send us a message! Follow Medica...

Millions of people throughout the United States are affected by mental illness or addiction. Unfortunately, too many of them are unable or unwilling to seek care – either through inability to access it, the perceived stigma attached to seeking care, lack of support, or other physical or mental obstacles. Fortunately, innovative solutions from both established care providers and new, technology bas...

Join us for a conversation with Gabriela Spence and U.S. Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) as they discuss how Minnesota’s 8th congressional district can help address supply chain issues. Rep. Stauber shares his insights from serving on the House Committee of Transportation and Infrastructure, addresses the challenge of labor shortage, and more. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social med...

Join us for a conversation with Bobby Patrick and Archelle Georgiou MD, Chief Health Officer at Starkey Hearing. As Starkey's CHO — the only one in the hearing industry — Dr. Georgiou helps Starkey's engineers design meaningful technology and also advocates to make sure the hearing community realizes how important hearing loss is for a patient's overall health. She also discusses St...

Join us for a conversation with Frank Jaskulke and Nadim Yared, the CEO of CRVx. Nadim and Frank cover a wide array of topics, including CRVx's recent IPO, Nadim's thoughts on the MCIT rule, some of the innovators who helped pave the way for companies like CVRx, and much more. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn , Facebook , X and Instagram . 

Join us for a conversation with Karley Yoder, the GM and Chief Digital Officer of GE Healthcare's ultrasound business. Karley has an extensive background in artificial intelligence and shares her insights on AI in healthcare and how the industry can be using AI more efficiently in the future. She also helps dispel some potential fears about the future of AI and also touches on the work GE Hea...

Join us for a conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion and health equity as the Medical Alley Association's Irene Ripley Lyell hosts a discussion with Dr. Lauren Powell and Javier Barrientos of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Dr. Powell is Takeda's VP of U.S. Health Equity & Community Wellness, while Javier serves as Takeda's Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for...

Join us for a special conversation with Gabriela Spence and U.S. Congressman Dean Phillips (MN-03). Rep. Phillips sat down with us to talk about Congressional Startup Week, Congress’ role in creating equitable access to capital, the ways in which Minnesota’s Medical Alley continues to be a compelling place to do business, and much more. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on Li...

Join us for a conversation with Frank Jaskulke and two leaders from The Good Clinic — president Bradley Case and chief nurse practitioner officer Dr. Kevin Lee Smith. Brad and Kevin share the background of how The Good Clinic was founded, shared more about the first clinic that opened in Minneapolis earlier this year, and give some insights into what's ahead for The Good Clinic as it looks to...

Join us for a conversation with Midwest Interventional Systems co-founders Adam Ahmad and Jeff Johnson as they share about the history of the company with our Frank Jaskulke. The origins of MIS began as a casual conversation between Adam and Jeff, friends of 20 years, and has grown into a successful and fast-growing contract design and manufacturing company. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley...

Join us for a conversation on the important topic of transgender inequities in healthcare. We are joined by two experts in the field, Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd, the Chief Education Officer and Medical Director of the Gender Health Program at Children’s Minnesota, and Ani Koch, Principal Sustainability Design Consultant of Population Health at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. Dr. Goepferd an...

Join us for a conversation with Alexis Kochanski and Aaron Mann, the CEO of Kindeva Drug Delivery. As a spinout of 3M, Kindeva is now one year old as a standalone company — and will soon be opening a brand-new facility in Medical Alley. Hear from Aaron to learn more about Kindeva, a contract development and manufacturing organization, continues to innovate drug delivery. Send us a message! Follow...

Join the Medical Alley Association's Frank Jaskulke and Gabriela Spence as they discuss some of the biggest takeaways from our Quarter 2 Investment Report. Frank shares about the successes of several Medical Alley companies going public, while Gabriela gives updates on the legislative front as it relates to the region's startup community. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social...

Join us for a conversation with Frank Jaskulke and Michael Brombach, the founder and CEO of SupDoc. Hear form Michael to learn how SupDoc, an AI-powered health platform, is helping to innovate virtual care and learn what makes SupDoc different from other telehealth companies. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn , Facebook , X and Instagram . 

Join us for a conversation with Alexis Kochanski and Sara Ratner, the Senior Vice President for Government Markets and Strategic Initiatives at Icario. Sara joined the podcast to share more about the work Icario is doing, including helping bridge the wide gape that exists in broadband access. Sara also shared more about Icario's recent acquisition of Chip Rewards, the platform's impact o...

Before the pandemic, seeing a doctor almost always meant an in-person visit. Now, virtual care is bringing hospital care back into the home as providers, technology firms, and patients all begin to see benefits. This virtual model of care has shown to cost 32% less than traditional hospital care and improve outcomes for patients. Innovative technology firms and providers are partnering to expand t...

Join us for a conversation between the Medical Alley Association's Alexis Kochanski and Kaliah Linear and Vildan Kehr of Abbott. Vildan is Abbott's Divisional Vice President of Human Resources for Rapid and Molecular Diagnostics. Kaliah is a recent high school graduate who also spent two years as an Abbott STEM intern. They both share more about Abbott's STEM internship program, whi...

Join us for a special conversation with Gabriela Spence and U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06). Rep. Emmer took time to chat on the Medical Alley Podcast about a number of healthcare-related topics, including personalized medicine, blockchain's impact on medical records, and much more. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn , Facebook , X and Instagram . 

Join us for a conversation with Bobby Patrick and Dr. Michelle A. Albert, President of the Association of Black Cardiologists and a professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco. Tune in as Dr. Albert discusses the work ABC is doing to address the disparities in cardiovascular health for people of color. She also shares where her passion for healthcare came from, and touches...

Join us for a conversation with Bobby Patrick and Deborah DiSanzo, the President of Best Buy Health. Deborah shares many interesting stories from her successful career in healthcare, which included working for Hewlett-Packard, Philips and IBM before joining Best Buy. Deborah shares her insights on the role she sees Best Buy playing in the future of healthcare. Send us a message! Follow Medical All...

Join us for a conversation with Bobby Patrick and Kim Kelderman, Bio-Techne's President of Diagnostics and Genomics. Kim shares insights on how Bio-Techne has managed a period of tremendous growth, which has included a number of successful mergers and acquisitions. Kim also discusses how Bio-Techne's workforce stays connected despite being located in many offices around the globe. Send u...

In this special edition of the Medical Alley Podcast, the Medical Alley Association's Bobby Patrick is joined by John Walko, Partner at Accenture, and Rachna Shah, Associate Professor, Carlson School of Management to discuss how how the pandemic has impacted supply chains and how things might look moving forward. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn , Facebook ,...

Join us for a conversation with the Medical Alley Association's Alexis Kochanski and Karissa Donnelly, HR Director at Stryker. Karissa shares insights on how Stryker views diversity, equity and inclusion, and offers suggestions for how companies of all sizes can enhance their DE&I efforts. Send us a message! Follow Medical Alley on social media on LinkedIn , Facebook , X and Instagram .