Connect 2 Develop

Join our hosts Marney Reid and Erika DeLeon as they discuss their journey on making the leap into opening their own consulting company. In today's episode they dive into:

• Erika's journey from climbing in the corporate world to transitioning into her consulting role
• Considerations a working mother has to make before taking the leap into entrepreneurship
• How it's been going for her first full year and how she manages moments of doubt

Join our hosts Marney Reid and Erika DeLeon as they discuss their journey on making the leap into opening their own consulting company. In today's episode they dive into:

• Marney's journey on why she left her job and started her own consulting company
• The deliberate path Marney took so she could be a "one stop shop" and take on projects and clients that resonated with her
• Lesson's learned and best practices on finding a first client, then continuing to build her business

Join our hosts Marney Reid and Erika DeLeon as they discuss Finding, Following & Making A Career from Your "Why". In today's episode they dive into:

• Why defining your "why" is essential for building a fulfilling career
• How to recognize moments when you're living in alignment with your purpose — and when you're not
• The importance of identifying your core values and using them as a compass for career and life decisions

Jeremy Laynor

Senior Vice President

Providence Medical Technologies

Jeremy Laynor joins Providence with a strong track record of success in medical device sales leadership with specific experience in the spinal implant market. He most recently served as Vice President of Sales at Paradigm Spine where he was instrumental in the growth of their commercial effort since 2013.

Jeremy held sales leadership positions at Medtronic and previously Salient Surgical where he helped the market development of their advanced energy platform to the standard of care for many common orthopedic and spine procedures. He began his healthcare career with Cardinal Health where he specialized in the cultivation of national sales teams for new pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical technologies.

Jeremy is a graduate of Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania where he played point guard for the men's basketball team.

You can connect with Jeremy Laynor at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-laynor22/

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Join our hosts Marney Reid and Erika DeLeon as they discuss building teams in today's workplace . In today's espisode they discuss:

• Addressing the types of teams working together
• Pros/Cons: remote work or hybrid teams
• Best practices for maintaining engagement and accountability remotely
• Communication strategies for hybrid and dispersed teams

Join our hosts Marney Reid and Erika DeLeon as they discuss the evolution they've seen in healthcare over the last ten years. In today's espisode they discuss:

• Digital revolution and EHRs
• Telemedicine and remote care The healthcare spending criss
• The role patients should play in advocating for their physicians

Join Emily Ast Esq., Brian Culp, MD, and Marney Reid as they share the various ways a physician would get asked to be on a MedTech design team. We review the best practices on protecting your intellectual property if it's your idea you're bringing to them, the reasonable non-competes based on the work you're doing with the company, and when and how to give when you're building a relationship that you want to last with a company and product you believe in.

Emily Ast, Esq.

CEO and founder of Ast Physician Contracts

Emily Ast, Esq. owns and practices law at Ast Physician Contracts, which focuses exclusively on contract review and negotiation for physicians and those in the medical field.

Emily specializes in employment, consulting, product development and related agreements, with a focus on surgical specialties, and represents clients nationwide in contract negotiations with employers and industry. She is a nationally recognized speaker and has been an invited lecturer for organizations such as AAHKS, Eastern Orthopaedic Association, the Foundation for Physician Advancement and the Women in Medicine Society.

Emily is passionate about guiding physicians through the negotiation process with respect to employment and consulting with industry. She provides physicians with the tools to advance their careers through her company's Membership Program, which provides individuals, residency and fellowship programs and medical societies with dynamic video lectures and written guides on contract negotiation in both the employment and industry setting, interview preparation, asset protection and intellectual property, compensation analysis and more.

Her Insider Membership also comes with quarterly virtual office hours, where members can drop in and ask questions as they navigate their careers.

Emily has represented hundreds of physicians and healthcare executives and knows the items and priorities that physician care about, and the potential pitfalls and mistakes commonly made. Emily also has a unique understanding of the business side of medicine, being married to an Orthopaedic surgeon and seeing all stages of his career from medical school, residency and fellowship, private practice, changing jobs to a large academic medical center, as well as forming industry consulting relationships.

You can connect with Emily Ast Esq. at: https://www.astcontracts.com/

Brian Culp, MD

Brian Culp is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and replacement. He is Medical Director of Penn Medicine, Princeton's division of adult reconstruction, as well as managing the out patient joint replacement service line of Princeton Orthopaedics. He was one of 3 founding members of the young arthroplasty group in AAHKS, as well as the current president of the Foundation for Physician Advancement, (FPA) , whose mission is to increase the knowledge of the business of medicine for young orthopaedic surgeons in training and entering practice.

He has also been tapped for consulting roles in several med tech companies, taught educational courses, served on Scientific Advisory Boards, and also participated in product design. "

You can connect with Dr. Culp at: https://www.princetonorthopaedic.com/our-team/brian-m-culp-md/

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Join Dr. Michael Ast, Ann Roen, and Marney Reid as they discuss the nuances of what it takes to go from a physician consultant for a MedTech or Pharma company, into becoming a Chief Medical Officer or Chief Innovation Officer. We review the biggest changes one needs to make to successfully transition into this role and the lessons learned and watch outs that Dr. Ast and Ann have seen.

Dr. Michael Ast

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Chief of the Knee Service

Chief Innovation Officer

Director of ASC strategy

Hospital for Special Surgery

Dr. Michael P. Ast is Chief of the Knee Service, Chief Medical Innovation Officer and Director of Ambulatory Surgery Center Strategy at HSS. He is a hip and knee replacement surgeon focusing on rapid-recovery, short-stay and outpatient joint replacement surgery. His practice includes primary, complex and revision total joint replacement, including minimally invasive hip and knee replacement and partial knee replacement. He is an expert in robotics and computer-assisted surgery for hip and knee replacements. He holds the John N. Insall Endowed Chair of the Knee Service and is a member of the prestigious Knee Society.

Dr. Ast has extensive experience with, and has published research on, patient-specific instruments and implants, technology and innovation in medicine, opioid sparing pain management and rapid recovery. He also helps design innovative surgical technology and implants with leading companies. Numerous surgeons from around the world have visited his operating room to learn the newest techniques in rapid recovery, robotic and technology assisted surgery.

Dr. Ast has published and presented over 500 articles, chapters and invited lectures in peer-reviewed journals, textbooks and national and international conferences, including on the newest technology and innovation in orthopaedic surgery and patient recovery, including his groundbreaking research in partnership with his HSS Anesthesia colleagues on the use of Acupuncture during orthopaedic surgery.

You can connect with Dr. Ast at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-ast-603b323b/

Ann Roen

Vice President, Professional Relations and Fellows Strategy

Smith+Nephew

Ann Roen joined Smith+Nephew in 2022 as VP, Professional Relations and Fellows Strategy within Global Medical Education. In this position, Ann is responsible for assuring a positive and compliant experience for all HCPs engaged with Smith+Nephew. She leads the global Professional Affairs function responsible for all aspects of HCP contracts, honoraria, royalty payments, grants and donations, as well as the Global Meeting Operations team responsible for creating a world-class customer experience for all faculty and attendees at our programs. Additionally, Ann is responsible for defining and executing the strategy for how Smith+Nephew educates and engages Residents and Fellows within the Orthopedic, Sports Medicine and Trauma space.

Prior to Smith+Nephew, Ann lead Professional Relations and Program Operations at Medtronic for the Cardiac Rhythm Management business where she was responsible for the Fellows Strategy, Advisory Boards, Program Operations and Physician Relations. Ann has held various market development, Sales and Sales leadership roles within the healthcare space for organizations such as GE Healthcare and Abiomed.

Ann holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Marketing and Communications from St. Catherine University and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.

You can connect with Ann at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-roen-0491834/

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Join Neil Badlani, MD, MBA, Janet Carlson, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE and Marney Reid as they discuss the various considerations on launching or growing successful Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs). We review the pros and cons of a multi-specialty versus all musculoskeletal, design and equipment needs depending on what type of procedures you're performing, working with physician partners to maximize efficiency while maintaining the highest patient outcomes, and other key factors that lead to a successful ASC.

Neil Badlani, MD, MBA

Neil Badlani, M.D., M.B.A. is a Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. He has been a managing partner of the Orthopedic Sports Clinic in Houston Texas for over 10 years. He has been the Chief Medical Officer for Prestige Health and SwyftScripts since 2021. From 2014-2019 he served as the Chief Medical Officer for Nobilis Health (NYSE: HLTH) and North American Spine and was also a member of the Board of Directors.

Based in Houston, clinically he practices cutting-edge techniques in treating spine, back and neck pain, as well as complicated spinal disorders in patients of all ages.

Dr. Badlani is also an award-winning researcher having been recognized nationally by the American Academy of Sports Medicine and Western Orthopedic Association and internationally by the Combined Orthopedic Research Societies of the USA, Canada, Japan and Europe for his work. He has presented his research both on orthopedic surgery and economic aspects of medicine at national meetings including the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the North American Spine Society. In recent years, he has given several national presentations on the Economics of Outpatient Surgery and Surgery Center Ownership Models.

He has written several papers and given presentations about orthopedic hospitals, surgery centers and medical reimbursement issues. He has written numerous book chapters about minimally invasive spine surgery (https://www.drbadlani.com/minimally-invasive-spine-surgeon-houston-tx/). Dr. Badlani is the educational director for a national course for spine fellows called the Spine Interactive Educational Program and is a reviewer for "Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons" and "The International Journal of Spine Surgery."

You can connect with Dr. Badlani at: https://www.drbadlani.com/

Janet Carlson MSN, BSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE

Executive Director of ASCs

Commonwealth Pain & Spine

Janet Carlson is a distinguished healthcare professional and an accomplished leader in both clinical and operations-based roles in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) setting. With a relentless commitment to delivering exceptional patient care, Janet has made significant contributions to the ASC industry throughout her career.

Janet has played a pivotal role in establishing and developing multi-specialty ASCs in various regions where her visionary leadership and expertise in healthcare administration have been instrumental in the success and growth of those centers. Janet's strategic insights and ability to build strong teams and engage her physician partners has enabled her to create thriving ASCs that prioritize patient safety, efficiency and positive surgical outcomes.

Janet Carlson has helped both Orthopaedic and Spine surgeons plan, create, implement and operationalize concierge medicine in the ASC space. A few of these surgeons have had tremendous success with the international travel patient sub-set.

You can connect with Janet at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-carlson-msn/

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Join Marney Reid, Erika DeLeon, and Maryrose Roberts as they discuss how to manage both your own anxiety and fears through a time of change, as well as rise as a leader within your organization. While one of the only constants in life is change, managing it, coming out on top and advancing your career through it is one of the things we can accomplish during organization, goals, or leadership transitions.

Erika DeLeon

Executive Operations Consultant; LLC is Optimal Strategic Solutions

Erika DeLeon is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 15 years of experience driving strategic development, operational efficiency, and transformative change across diverse organizations. She specializes in aligning operational strategies with organizational goals, building high performing teams, and enhancing team performance. Erika excels at identifying inefficiencies and designing streamlined workflows, while balancing a big-picture vision with attention to detail to drive productivity and sustainable growth.

Known for her collaborative leadership, Erika empowers teams and creates environments where people, processes, and systems work seamlessly together. Over the years, she has held key roles, including:

• Chief Customer Officer, Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation (Contract)
• Chief of Staff, Better Together
• Chief Operating Officer, BraveHeart HLTH Partners (Contract)
• Director of Integration Management, Pacira BioSciences
• National Director of Quality Improvement, TeamHealth

Outside of work, Erika enjoys spending time with her family, reading, yoga, and blogging.

You can connect with Erika at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-deleon-12038686/

Maryrose Burns Roberts

Southeast Director; VanEck

Maryrose began her career with her current company and over the last decade she has grown within VanEck holding various roles on their distribution team.

Maryrose is a founding member of VanEck's mentorship program and has served as a faculty member for The Foundation of Physician Advancement teaching about financial literacy. FPA is a nonprofit that helps late trainee and early career physicians learn about leadership development and the business side of practicing medicine.

Maryrose graduated with honors from Piedmont College with bachelor's degree in finance where she was a four-year collegiate athlete on the softball team. She and her husband Kraig reside outside Washington, D.C. in Leesburg, Virginia. The couple can often be found at River Creek Country Club enjoying a round golf with friends or volunteering at the parish, St. Theresa's Catholic Church.

You can connect with Maryrose at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryrose-roberts-9389b080/

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