Women in MedTech With Kayleen Brown

In this special episode of the DeviceTalks Women in MedTech podcast, Host Kayleen Brown brings listeners inside the 6th Women in MedTech Breakfast held May 4 at DeviceTalks Minnesota for a powerful keynote panel on “The Art of High-Stakes Decision-Making.” The conversation features Cat Jennings, SVP and President of Vascular Therapies at Boston Scientific; Laura Stoltenberg, President and CEO of C...

In this episode of the DeviceTalks Women in MedTech podcast, Host Kayleen Brown sits down with Gaele Lalahy, Chief Operating Officer at Plexāā, to discuss what it looks like to treat patients as true co-designers, not only in product development, but across the entire pre-surgery experience. Lalahy shares the clinical foundation behind BLOOM⁴³, Plexāā’s wearable, at-home device used the night befo...

Innovation doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when leaders intentionally design the systems that allow curiosity, experimentation, and good ideas to survive. In this episode of the Women in MedTech podcast, host Kayleen Brown sits down with Dr. Rebecca Gottlieb , VP of Advanced Sensor Technologies at Biolinq , to explore what it really takes to build innovation engines inside regulated MedTech...

Earned trust becomes leadership capital — and in MedTech, it compounds faster than most leaders realize. In this episode of the Women in MedTech podcast, host Kayleen Brown talks with Edwards Lifesciences’ Sarah Huoh , Corporate Vice President of Public Affairs, about why trust has to be built and demonstrated long before it can be communicated — and what it takes to earn credibility across patien...

Empathy is more than a leadership trait—it’s a business advantage. In this season opener of Women in MedTech ,host Kayleen Brown talks and  Medtronic’s Nina Goodheart , SVP & President of Structural Heart & Aortic talk about Medtronic's focus on women's heart health and make the business case for empathy in MedTech. Kayleen also welcomes Beth Harrison Meyer , SVP of Global Marketing at Apt...

**Season Two has rebranded to "Women in MedTech With Kayleen Brown** In the final episode of MedtechWOMEN Talks season one, we are joined by YJ Oh, SVP US Sales, Marketing and Commercial Operations at Edwards Lifesciences, who takes us through the intricate process of medical device commercialization. Starting with her unique entry into the medtech industry, YJ shares her comprehensive journey fro...

**Season Two has rebranded to "Women in MedTech With Kayleen Brown** In the latest episode of MedtechWOMEN Talks, Rebecca Whitney, SVP, Global Spine President, ZimVie dives deep into what it takes to bring innovative medical solutions to market in a large medtech OEM, weighing the benefits of internal product development against strategic external partnerships. ​ The episode shines a light on the...

**Season Two has rebranded to "Women in MedTech With Kayleen Brown** In this episode of MedtechWOMEN Talks, Christina Hawley, Sr. Director, of Clinical Operations at May Health helps to unravel the clinical trial process for medical devices, emphasizing the non-linear path from early feasibility to pivotal trials and post-market studies; and delves into the meticulous process of gaining FDA approv...

**Season Two has rebranded to "Women in MedTech With Kayleen Brown** In the latest episode of MedtechWOMEN Talks, Nicole Osmer, Founder & CEO at Health+Commerce, shares her expertise on the role of branding, media relations, and public relations in the medical device product development cycle from the perspective of “The Publicist.” In the episode, Osmer shares the significance of establishing...

**Season Two has rebranded to "Women in MedTech With Kayleen Brown** In the latest episode of MedtechWOMEN Talks, Vivian Golfin, MD, Senior Associate at Intuitive Ventures, shares her expertise on the role of venture capitalists in the medical device product development cycle from the perspective of "The Venture Capitalist." In the episode, Dr. Golfin discusses the significance of early engagement...

**Season Two has rebranded to "Women in MedTech With Kayleen Brown** In the second episode of MedtechWOMEN Talks, our guest Kathryn Rieger, PhD, Sr. Director, Human Factors & User Research at Intuitive, shares her insights on the medical device product development cycle from the perspective of "The Engineer." Drawing from her unique background in military tech and auto tech and her extensive e...

**Season Two has rebranded to "Women in MedTech With Kayleen Brown** In the first episode of the newest series from the DeviceTalks Podcast Network, our guest Kirsten Carroll, CEO of Kandu Health shares her insights on the medical device product development cycle from the perspective of "The Product Director." With more than a decade and a half in product management for Boston Scientific and Stryk...