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375. Daniel Hawkins, founder and founding CEO of Shockwave Medical, talks about selling to J&J for an historic $13B and about Doing Well by Doing Good
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Daniel Hawkins, inventor of intravascular lithotripsy and visionary founder of Shockwave Medical Inc. As the company's founding CEO for nearly 11 years, Daniel led Shockwave through a remarkable journey that culminated in 2024 with an acquisition by Johnson & Johnson for an astounding $13 Billion; the largest acquisition of a medical technology company in history! With a track record that includes being the #6 employee at Intuitive Surgical and driving the first-ever sale of the DaVinci surgical robot, Daniel is a true pioneer in the medical technology field. Join us as we delve into the brutal backstory of creating breakthrough medical technologies, and the personal and professional challenges that come with it. Listen to the show on Salem Radio in San Francisco or via live-streaming on iHeart Radio worldwide… You can also listen on ANY podcast platform, including Apple podcast, iTunes, Spotify, TuneIN, Stitcher, Google Play and all the others. Sign up for the podcast here.
SHOW NOTES:
DANIEL HAWKINS:
BIO:
https://www.devicetalks.com/speaker/daniel-hawkins/
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielhawkins/
COMPANIES:
Shockwave Medical
ARTICLES / VIDEO CLIPS:
Daniel Hawkins Assumes Command of Vista.ai - news
After Intuitive, Shockwave and Avail, Daniel Hawkins is now CEO at AI-powered MRI software startup Vista.ai, news, Mass Device
Talk by Daniel Hawkins: The OR (Operating Room) Digital Hub
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By Tom Loarie and Dan Hesse
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In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Daniel Hawkins, inventor of intravascular lithotripsy and visionary founder of Shockwave Medical Inc. As the company's founding CEO for nearly 11 years, Daniel led Shockwave through a remarkable journey that culminated in 2024 with an acquisition by Johnson & Johnson for an astounding $13 Billion; the largest acquisition of a medical technology company in history! With a track record that includes being the #6 employee at Intuitive Surgical and driving the first-ever sale of the DaVinci surgical robot, Daniel is a true pioneer in the medical technology field. Join us as we delve into the brutal backstory of creating breakthrough medical technologies, and the personal and professional challenges that come with it. Listen to the show on Salem Radio in San Francisco or via live-streaming on iHeart Radio worldwide… You can also listen on ANY podcast platform, including Apple podcast, iTunes, Spotify, TuneIN, Stitcher, Google Play and all the others. Sign up for the podcast here.
SHOW NOTES:
DANIEL HAWKINS:
BIO:
https://www.devicetalks.com/speaker/daniel-hawkins/
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielhawkins/
COMPANIES:
Shockwave Medical
ARTICLES / VIDEO CLIPS:
Daniel Hawkins Assumes Command of Vista.ai - news
After Intuitive, Shockwave and Avail, Daniel Hawkins is now CEO at AI-powered MRI software startup Vista.ai, news, Mass Device
Talk by Daniel Hawkins: The OR (Operating Room) Digital Hub
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