Autumn-Kyoko Cushman “AK” joins the Catalyst Pharmacy Podcast to share her journey from Navy hospital corpsman to co‑founder of ShiftRx. She talks about overcoming personal challenges, building a pharmacy staffing marketplace, and unveiling Holly, their new AI healthcare administrator launching in January. This episode is about resilience, innovation, and reimagining the future of healthcare. 

Learn more about ShiftRx: https://www.shiftrx.io/ 

00:00 — Intro and episode overview 

01:22 — Welcome, AK’s background, and episode goals 

03:28 — 2008 crisis, entrepreneurship at home, and path to the Navy 

06:45 — Executive medicine, healthcare reform insights, and COVID side gigs 

10:51 — IBM, precision medicine, mom’s diagnosis, and mission shift 

19:32 — Founding ShiftRx: marketplace challenges and impact 

23:36 — Meet Holly: AI healthcare administrator + January launch 

44:19 — Move to SF, funding, and the future of AI in pharmacy (closing) 

Hosted By: Johnathon Duhon | VP of PMS Sales, RedSail Technologies 

Guest: Autumn-Kyoko Cushman | CEO, ShiftRx 

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