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Kara Werner, VP & GM at Tempus AI, joins Kellogg MBA student Ashley Lemon to discuss how Tempus makes patient data meaningful - enabling earlier cancer diagnoses and accessible precision medicine. They also discuss Kara's career journey at the healthtech startup and advice for MBAs looking to break into the space.

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Timestamps:

(1:47) Kara's why: from Kellogg to Tempus AI

(4:17) Fixing what's broken: structuring and operationalizing multimodal patient data

(10:08) Tempus's edge: RNA & DNA, AI-enabled diagnostics platform & strategic partnerships

(14:58) AI in action: how Tempus One, Lens & Next connect patients to trials and testing to close care gaps

(18:27) Standing up pharma biz: building and adapting for a new client

(26:02) What Kara's excited about: tissue-sparing RNA for identifying ADC candidates

(28:55) MBA advice: taking Medvec's Negotiations, welcoming challenge, pivoting with purpose

(36:24) Wildest & craziest dream: travel experience curator!

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Ankoor Shah, VP of Clinical Excellence at Included Health, joins Kellogg MBA student Sonia Salunke to unpack how Included Health is redesigning the healthcare experience. They discuss what it takes to deliver truly personalized, all-in-one care - blending virtual, in-person, and AI-driven support. From building an integrated care model that centers patient experience to enabling value-based care, this episode explores what the future of connected, tech-enabled healthcare could look like. 

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Timestamps: 

(1:58) Ankur’s background and journey to working in healthcare  
(8:11) Overview on the personalized healthcare experience at Included Health 
(14:20) Understanding Included Health’s customers and business model  
(20:36) Unpacking the member-first culture at Included Health 
(22:36) The technical capabilities that drive the experience 
(27:12) When to deliver care in-person vs virtual vs AI-based  
(30:42) Metrics to demonstrate success to members and customers  

(38:00) Rethinking the pharmacy experience 

(42:06) Rapid-fire Q&A 

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⁠Irfan Alam⁠, Founder & CEO of ⁠FrontrowMD⁠, joins Kellogg MBA student ⁠Ryan Walsh⁠ to discuss Frontrow's mission to improve how people shop for healthcare by providing ratings and reviews from medical experts on OTC health products.

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Timestamps: 

(0:11) – Introduction to Irfan Alam

(4:15) – FrontrowMD and its Mission

(10:21) – Building Consumer Trust and Navigating Skepticism

(16:36) – The Vetting Process for Providers and Products

(27:28) - Competition in Consumer Healthcare

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In this episode, Dr. Mindy Goldman, Chief Clinical Officer at Midi Health joins Joy Basinger and Hannah McGillivray to discuss how Midi Health is transforming menopause care for cancer survivors. Midi Health is a virtual care platform dedicated to providing expert-led, personalized menopause and midlife care for women, including those with complex medical histories such as cancer survivors.

We discuss Dr. Goldman’s career journey, the latest advancements in menopause treatments particularly for cancer survivors, and how Midi is leveraging partnerships to provide expert-driven care.

Ryan Terry, Managing Director and Digital Transformation Officer for the Healthcare and Life Science Industry (HCLS) at Google Cloud, joins Kellogg MBA student Sonia Salunke to dive deep into Google’s role in healthcare, the future of AI and cloud computing, and what it takes to drive real digital transformation in a historically slow-moving industry.  

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Timestamps: 

(1:47) – Ryan’s background and journey to working on technology in healthcare  
(5:22) –  Overview on Google Cloud and Google’s role in healthcare  
(10:06) – Supporting customers through digital transformation
(14:42) – Key learnings from other industries  
(17:20) – Evolution of AI and its impact on healthcare  
(20:25) – Debunking misconceptions about data privacy and security 
(22:10) – Big tech’s role in healthcare 

(26:50) – Looking ahead at the future of Google Cloud in healthcare 

(31:29) – Rapid-fire Q&A 

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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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Timestamps: 

(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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