Adrian Aoun, Forward Heath’s CEO and Founder, is anything but one-dimensional. He wants Forward Health to change how the world does health care; to increase both access and improve quality all at once. On this episode of Y in the Valley, Ashish chats with Adrian about his 30-year plan to get Forward’s offering — focused affordable services centered on prevention and protecting long-term health — to not just millions of people in the US, but billions around the globe. They discuss the role bleeding-edge technology plays in Forward’s patient experience, and why thinking about healthcare as a product rather than a service can help the health industry level up to meet tomorrow’s challenges head on. (Note: episode includes explicit language.)

Show Notes: 

• 2:21: Immigration, assimilation + the insight that followed
• 7:00: Launching his first company 
• 12:45: Working as an advisor to the Obama Administration
• 16:27: Fast forward to…Forward Health
• 25:40: Why healthcare should be a product, not a service 
• 36:46: Landing Forward’s first 1k customers
• 46:08: The Sprint