Health Connective Show

Terry Ziemniak, a fractional CISO and partner in Tech CXO’s Product and Technology practice, joins hosts Michael Roberts and Justin Bantuelle to discuss how cybersecurity can be a business differentiator for medtech companies. Most of us think of cybersecurity as a requirement we have to meet, but it can be a key feature of your offering, particularly in a space where protecting patient data is of utmost importance.

Rachel Knutton, CEO of Alluvia Studio, joins our host Michael Roberts to discuss the challenges medtech companies face when it comes to market positioning and reaching the right customer. Rachel explains how to tell a compelling brand story, differentiating yourself in saturated markets, and how to stay consistent in branding and messaging.

Tom Shrader, Ryan Koleda, and Jordan Killam of R2 Surgical join our host Michael Roberts to discuss their business model of buying, selling, and refurbishing surgical robotics and equipment. You’ll learn more about how their process works, the types of customers they serve, and how this type of business fits into the overall landscape of the medtech industry.

From AI to telesurgery, there are a lot emerging technologies that have the potential to transform how we approach healthcare. Dr. Roger Smith, Chief Strategist at modelbenders.ai and expert in robotic surgery technologies, joins our hosts Michael Roberts and Justin Bantuelle to discuss how the next generation of technologies might influence the future of healthcare. 

Jose Bohorquez and Mohamad Foustok of Bold Type join our hosts Michael Roberts and Justin Bantuelle to discuss recent updates to FDA guidance for cybersecurity requirements. You may be surprised to learn how many medical devices are affected and what changes are coming.

Kyle Akerman of Akerman Analytics joins our host Michael Roberts and our marketing manager Ashley Hohensee to discuss how medtech companies can plan out their analytics and determine what they want to track to measure success. Whether you need analytics for your commercial website, product analytics, or both, the right planning ensures that you are tracking the data that will be most useful to your business goals.

Our company president, Scott Zeitzer, joins our host Michael to discuss how sales and marketing take different approaches to relationship building, and how sales and marketing can bridge those gaps and work together to strengthen the pitch. Whether your conversation is one-to-one (sales) or one-to-many (marketing), there are things that each group can learn from one another.

The customer experience sometimes gets overlooked when developing dashboards and websites in medtech, but it can really impact your customers' perception of your offerings. In this episode, our COO Justin Bantuelle and senior front end developer Katie Fullmer explain why streamlining the customer experience is an important part of our process with all development work, and the value it adds to the end product.

Dr. Ronald Razmi, founder of Zoi Capital and author of AI Doctor, The Rise of Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare joins our host Michael Roberts to discuss the positioning of AI-enabled medical devices on the market. Learn about the status of AI-enabled medical devices today and how potential customers perceive them and why FDA approval may not be enough. We also discuss what the future of AI in healthcare could look like, and how long it might realistically take us to get there.