B-Time with Beth Bierbower

Gabe Flateman was one of several co-founders at Casper who took a painful, opaque experience and brought transparency, simplicity and joy to consumers.  Now, Flateman is poised to do the same in healthcare.  As co-founder and CTO of Tomorrow Health, Flateman is rethinking the world of home-based services such as Durable Medical Equipment which is often wrought with complexity and delays putting some of healthcare’s most vulnerable populations at risk.  Hear how Flateman has learned from his experiences at Casper and elsewhere to rethink the consumer experience in home care. Having founded several companies, Flateman shares his journey, views on culture and some advice is you are thinking about a startup.

Show notes:

The Price We Pay: What Broke American Healthcare – and How to Fix it by Marty Makary; Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Podcasts:  This American Life; The Daily; Radiolab

In 2001, Ron Williams joined Aetna as its President and was charged alongside its CEO to right the ship.  Williams was known for his operational chops but he soon discovered that Aetna needed to improve more than its processes, it needed to overhaul its culture and he proved to be the right man for the job.  Williams later became Chairman and CEO of Aetna continuing to successfully grow the company and transition it within a rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem.  Ron shares stories of how he was able to change the culture and return Aetna to a strong competitive position.  Ron also shares his approach and philosophy to leadership.  In his new book, Learning to Lead, Williams helps guide individuals at any stage of their careers by helping them understand: 1) Leading Yourself, 2) Leading Others and 3) Leading an Organization.  This book is a “must have” for any professional, regardless of your title or desire to lead, you’ll be sure to learn something that will help you in your career.

Show notes:  www.ronwilliams.net

Books:  Book of the Dead (320 obituaries from the New York Times; Turning the Flywheel, by Jim Collins; A Crack in Creation by Jennifer Doudna; The Amazon Management System by Ram Charam

Podcasts:  Malcom Gladwell: Revisionist History

Bea Wray stepped off the career ladder to be with her then very young children.  Upon re-entering the business world, Wray lacked the confidence that she still had the skills she needed to be a successful executive.  Wray leaned into her parenting skills to not only get back on the ladder but to keep climbing.  Wray shares how she juggled her work and personal life and not always successfully.  Wray’s authenticity and her approach for taking on a problem one bite at a time, serves as encouragement to anyone who is intimidated by the notion of jumping into the business world after some extended time off and still retaining a healthy relationship with your children.

Show notes: www.beawray.com

Bea's book What My MBA Taught Me But My Children Made me Learn.  Available for pre-order on Amazon.  Release date is December 1, 2020.

Favorite Books: Brene Brown: Daring Greatly, Rachel Hollis: Girl Stop Apologizing. 

Professor Gordon Hewitt tells us that traditional corporate strategy tools such as SWAT analysis and identifying corporate competive advantage won't work in today's complex and dynamic marketplaces. Today's competitive dynamics fundamentally alter the nature and basis of competition.  Companies must focus on value creation and not just incremental improvements.  Organizations must shift their mindsets from better processes for the exisitng game, to creating new mindsets for new games.  Professor Hewitt shares compelling arguments as to why companies need to rethink their corporate strategies. 

Show notes: [email protected]

Bunny Ellerin has a knack for seeing opportunities to create connections.  First, she created the HBS HealthCare Industry Alumni Network and then she co-founded NYC Healthcare Business Leaders. In both situations Ellerin saw an unmet need, that people need to be connected and sharing information and experiences with each other and helping with career networking.  Listen as Bunny shares how an accident propelled her into healthcare and how she has leveraged her unique career in business, academia, the medical community and academia to help herself and others collaborate and innovate.

Books:  Reimagining Capitalism by Rebecca Henderson 

Podcasts: Conversations with Dr. Bauchner

Follows Digital/Tech journalist Kara Swisher

Lightening strikes twice (in a good way) for Josh Landy, cofounder of Play with a Legend and founder of Bake with a Legend.  Landy formed not one, but two successful businesses ased on former UK footballers and contestants from The Great British Baking Show.  Josh makes dreams come true for individuals who want to interact with their favorite sports hero or baker.  Tune in and hear Josh's journey and secrets to success!

Show notes: favorite podcasts include: How I Built This, Humans of Hospitality and Gary Vee.  Social media: www.playwithalegend.com, www.bakewithalegend.com, @playwithalegend, @bakewithalegend

Have you ever felt like work was draining every ounce of your energy and you just couldn't get it back? If you want to be at the top of your game at work, you have to take time to refuel and re-energize. Lisa Levy Shaub is both a coach and coach mentor at WW. Lisa has helped thousands of people over her career including celebrities such as Oprah. Join Lisa as she talks about characteristics of resilient people and shares tips on how you can build your resiliency skills and be the best you can be.

Show notes: Instagram Lisa_NYC_Coach  Linkedin: Lisa Levy Shaub,

This is Water 9  min video David Foster Wallace,

Amy Cuddy -- Power poses

How to make Stress our Friend Kelly Mcgonigal (TED TALK)

Mindset Carol Dweck  Kristin Neff -- Self Compassion TED TALK

Telehealth has seemingly exploded overnight but in reality, this tool has been around for 80 years.  The rapid increase is the result of the Coronavirus and the temporary relaxation of Federal and State regulations.  What will happen after the Public Health Emergency is over?  Join me as I discuss the growth of telehealth and what must happen to sustain the momentum in the future with Ann Mond Johnson, CEO of the ATA. 

Show notes: Favorite Book: Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Journey https://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Incredible-Alfred-Lansing/dp/0465062881/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1ZNP3UYX5FEX7&dchild=1&keywords=endurance+book&qid=1593638571&sprefix=endurance%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-2

www.americantelemed.org

Individuals have often found difficulty in accessing care for mental health and/or substance abuse issues.  According to the National Institute of mental health, 1 in 5 adults have a mental health issue.  Of those adults with a mental illness, only 42% receive treatment.  For adolescents aged 13 – 18, 45% have a mental illness. 

Substance Abuse also continues to be a problem.  According to statistics from the Addiction Center, almost 21 million adults in the US have a Substance Abuse Disorder.  Deaths due to overdose have tripled since 1990 and, between 1999 – 2017 over 700,000 Americans have died from a drug overdose.  In 2017 34.2 million Americans received a DUI.

Anna Lindow, CEO and Co-founder of Brave Health is one of the many leaders stepping up to the challenge of helping people find quality, affordable behavioral healthcare.  Anna, shares her vision and passion for behavioral health and offers an inside look at leadership inside a startup.  

Shownotes:  www.bebravehealth.com  Film: The Last Dance: The Untold Story of Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls.

Cindy O’Dare real estate Broker extraordinaire, tells us how she acquired high profile clients like the Bee Gees, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Eric Clapton by opening herself up to opportunities and taking chances.  With over $1B in lifetime sales, Cindy shares how she acquired the entrepreneurial bug, and why it’s important to say “yes” and open yourself up to the many possibilities in front of you.  Cindy's favorite book is "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.