UPersevere Podcast

In this episode, Patty chats with Mel Stanley about personal branding and setting yourself apart as a confident woman in the business world.  Mel is the founder of FirstWoman , a Personal Brand and Marketing strategist, CMO, and Board Director, helping ambitious, professional women and Founders achieve success, recognition, and reward by developing a captivating Personal Brand which does the selli...

In this episode of the Persevere Podcast, Patty discusses the passion and purpose behind products and brands with Erin Newkirk, the VP, Head of Global Brand Strategy at Caribou Coffee.  Key Takeaways:  Knowing the why behind what you are doing Finding a true need and providing a solution that stands the test of time Why what you do inside a company is what you should do outside a company How to se...

In this episode of the Persevere Podcast, Patty interviews Jack Coborn Ellis to discuss the nitty-gritty details of pitching and crafting a story that not only gains the attention of your audience but convinces them to become a supporter as well.  As a four-time individual national finalist in speech and debate, Chief of Staff for an incredible healthcare organization, and a coach for dozens of ex...

In episode 9, Patty chats with Tom Lemberg, the CEO of Curebase, a leading software platform for decentralized clinical trials.  Tom's platform takes medical research out of the traditional academic setting and brings it to patients everywhere so that they can participate at home and with their own doctors. The model dramatically accelerates the pace of research while expanding diversity and incre...

In this episode, Patty chats with Jimmy Slagle the founder of Trend Z , a TikTok marketing service provider. Jimmy shares the stories of his successful ventures in high school and how he started his schooling at the University of Minnesota by declaring himself as a finance major. After an internship at a large bank, he discovered that he wanted to make a bigger and more direct impact. Slagle dispe...

In episode 7 of the Persevere Podcast, Patty talks with Kevin Houlihan, President, and CEO of ImageMover , about the critical need for a product manager within your organization. Kevin is a dynamic, data-driven sales and product leader with a passion for building true partnerships, strong products, and memorable customer experiences. He has a proven track record in sales, engineering, and product...

In Episode 6 of the Persevere Podcast, Patty welcomes Berk Tas to the program. Berk Tas is currently the CEO of SentiAR, whose flagship product, CommandEP, is a holographic Augmented Reality (AR) technology providing physicians with a single source of truth during interventional procedures. Berk discusses his team's mission of making interventional (sometimes trans-catheter) procedures more accura...

In episode 3 of the Persevere Podcast, we welcome Matt Smyth of Headland Law. Matt is Checkable Medical's patent attorney and general counsel. As an electrical engineer, Smyth designed hardware for telecom companies. He later decided to go to law school because of his interest in patent law. He then worked for a large intellectual property (IP) firm, Fish and Richardson, for many years before spen...

In this episode, we welcome Hannah Lange to the Persevere Podcast. Hannah shares the story of how her path led her to be the Venture Financing Manager of the North Dakota Chamber of Commerce's Development Fund. Starting at NDSU in 2016, she quickly found a spot for herself in the Bison Fund and eventually became its COO. On numerous industry trips, she realized that not many women were involved in...

In this episode of the Persevere Podcast, we welcome Cynthia Yee to the show. Cynthia has an extensive background in venture financing and capital investment in the medical device field. In her roles, she has worked with companies through all stages of evolution. At Vensana Capital, Cynthia helps companies tell their story, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and achieve their full potential....

In Episode 2 of the Persevere Podcast, Patty welcomes Todd Taylor, Checkable Medical's corporate attorney and co-founder and partner of Avisen Legal in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Todd and his team of business lawyers specialize in providing legal services for entrepreneurs and business owners. Todd himself specializes in corporate governance, contracts, and financing. Patty and Todd discuss how busin...

In this episode, founder and CEO Patty Post shares her background and passion as an entrepreneur in multiple industries and the path that led her to form Checkable Medical. In her experiences working as a medical device executive and as a consultant in a Clinical Research Organization (CRO), she found opportunities to reduce healthcare burdens (for the system, the consumer, and the payers). Patty...