Ari Saft, VP of Product at Tia, joins Kellogg MBA student Sonia Salunke to discuss Tia's growth, innovative care model, and the future of women's health. 

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(0:58) – Ari’s background and journey to Tia 
(2:41) – The early days of Tia and its evolution 
(10:40) – Designing healthcare specifically for women 
(16:21) – Leading product at an integrated care system 
(24:48) – The future of Tia: What’s next? 
(29:58) – Key lessons from Tia in shaping the future of healthcare 
(32:55) – Rapid-fire Q&A 

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Zack Abbott, PhD, CEO & Founder of ZBiotics, joins Kellogg MBA student Ryan Walsh to discuss how ZBiotics is helping people live healthier, richer lives with genetically engineered probiotics.

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Timestamps: 

(0:35) - Meet Zack Abbott

(3:32) - ZBiotics - genetically engineered probiotics

(8:10) - Growing probiotics industry

(15:54) - Consumer attitudes toward GMOs

(26:19) - Expanding use cases for probiotics

Elizabeth (Liz) Burstein, CEO and Co-Founder of Neura Health, joins Kellogg MBA student Ashley Lemon to discuss how Neura is transforming neurological care + Liz's entrepreneurial experience and plan for continued success in an evolving digital health landscape.

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Timestamps:

(00:36) Intro to Neura Health and Liz's founding journey

(4:51) Business model: membership and reimbursement

(7:25) Responding to customer feedback as a product-first team

(8:55) Value proposition for patients and plans

(11:46) Standing out amongst the "hype" in digital health VC

(14:24) Investor expectations for AI

(17:06) Fundraising and smart growth

(20:31) Challenges and rewards of founding

(21:49) Leading and decision-making guided by core values

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Nick Mercadante, JD, CEO & Founder of PursueCare, joins Kellogg MBA student Ryan Walsh to discuss how PursueCare is providing compassionate, evidence-based treatment to individuals battling substance use disorder (SUD).

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Timestamps: 

(0:58) - Meet Nick Mercadante

(6:46) - PursueCare, a virtual addiction care platform

(13:26) - Regulatory context for addiction telemedicine

(17:23) - RESET and RESET-O, prescription digital therapeutics for substance abuse and opioid abuse disorder

(23:40) - PursueCare reimbursement model

(31:15) - Outcomes and contingency management

In this episode, Adriana Krasniansky, Head of Research at Rock Health, sits down with Joy Basinger and Irina Ahmad to discuss 3 healthcare predictions for 2025:

1. Artificial Intelligence: In 2025, AI adoption will accelerate on the provider side as health systems transition from pilots to enterprise level partnerships. Clinical documentation AI will become commoditized, while opportunities for AI solutions to differentiate will be in diagnostics, treatment, and monitoring of disease.
2. Women’s Health: Per Rock Health year-end review, reproductive and maternal health jumped 7 places among top funded clinical indications. In 2025, funding and traction in women’s health will extend beyond historically well-funded indications such as maternity, menopause, and fertility, to include more expansive use-cases across the lifecycle.
3. Big Tech & Wearables: In 2025, big tech firms will make another push into healthcare, this time with wearables. Companies such as WHOOP, Oura, and Apple are already actively designing and launching wearable health products, aiming to expand their role in clinical care, chronic disease management, and monitoring.

Read more of Adriana’s work at Rock Health, including "2024 Year-End Review" and “Healthcare Innovation at the turn of 2025”.

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Tina Keshani, co-founder and CEO of Seven Starling, joins Kellogg MBA student Kaiya Adam to discuss how Seven Starling is transforming mental healthcare for women, starting with maternal mental healthcare.  

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(4:57) Exploring Tina’s journey cofounding Seven Starling while in business school 

(10:07) Assessing the current state of maternal mental health in the U.S. 

(15:15) Understanding Seven Starling’s specialized care model, including individual therapy, group therapy, and medication management 

(19:57) Integrating data to help patients get better faster  

(24:39) Partnering with OB/GYNs to enable access to care  

(27:08) Contracting with major health plans to support affordability  

(34:32) Scaling after the Series A funding round  

Dr. Eva Luo, OB/GYN and Head of Clinical Solutions at Pomelo Care, joins Kellogg MBA student Kaiya Adam to discuss how Pomelo Care is tackling the maternal health crisis in the U.S. with a compassionate and evidence-based care model.  

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(2:04) - Meet Dr. Eva Luo 

(7:45) - Assessing the current state of maternal health in the U.S. 

(8:55) - Exploring Pomelo Care’s 24/7 virtual and in-person service offerings 

(19:35) - Understanding Pomelo Care’s compassionate, evidence-based model 

(28:49) - Measuring the positive impact of Pomelo Care’s model on clinical outcomes 

(30:46) - Pioneering value-based innovations in maternal health 

94% of benefits leaders believe that mental health benefits are very important to employees, and mental health is currently the top area of VC investment in digital health (raising $682M in the first half of 2024). As this spotlight has paved the way for countless mental health companies, how do leaders like Lyra Health differentiate themselves among employers and create new offerings tailored to high-need patient segments?

Amy Cosler, SVP of Partnerships, joins Joy Basinger & Hannah McGillivray, Kellogg MBA students, to discuss how Lyra Health is changing the game for mental healthcare.

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Timestamps:

1:47 - Intro of Amy's role & what Lyra does

8:30 - Justifying the cost of mental health benefits to employers

15:30 - Lyra's differentiators & who it appeals to

22:40 - Opportunities for Lyra's expansion

29:30 - The future of specialized mental health services

How can value-based care transform the lives of marginalized communities in the US? Dr. Kameron Matthews, Chief Health Officer at Cityblock, joins Joy Basinger, Kellogg MBA, to discuss how Cityblock supports high-risk Medicaid patients with care teams deeply rooted in their communities. Together, they explore:

- How Cityblock earns the trust of high-risk Medicaid patients

- Why a focus on primary care can change patient lives

- How value-based care models can drive better financial and health outcomes

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Timestamps:

1:08 - Intro & overview of Cityblock’s services & business model

11:15 - Primary care as preventative care

17:00 - Role of community health partners

22:50 - How Cityblock makes money 

In this episode, Jordan Marsh and Mimi Rawitscher sit down with Tim Calkins, Clinical Professor of Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management, to explore the future of biomedical marketing.

They delve into Kellogg’s renowned marketing expertise, the school’s growing focus on healthcare, and how marketing strategies in the healthcare sector differ from those in traditional industries.