In episode #009, we are joined by Elaina Turner of Commonwealth Pain and Spine. Elaina has grown from being an OR nurse to leading the development and outfitting of several surgery centers in Commonwealth's portfolio. In this episode, she gives a "day in the life" perspective of an administrator as well as what it is like to be a lead an ASC. Enjoy!

Episode #008 flips the script and our normal host, Kyle Byerly, VP of MERC, becomes the guest. In this episode, Kobe Coomes dives into Kyle's career path, the growth of MERC, and some of the goals and vision he has for the company. Listen to find out how he filled up his career "swimming pool" one Dixie cup at a time!

Episode #007 of the MERC at Work Podcast welcomes Becky Wolfe, GiANT leadership Coach and consultant. Becky is not only an expert in developing people and leaders, but someone who brings so much passion to her industry. Listen as Becky talks about her career and building effective leaders in healthcare and other industries.

In the 6th episode of the MERC at Work Podcast, we sit down and chat with Calvron Wachter, CEO of Inform Data Solutions. To put it simply, Calvron is a data specialist - helping healthcare and other industries make business decisions with targeted data and analytics. Enjoy, laugh, and learn from how his college years in Europe, early days in ASC development, and Madden Football ratings shaped his career path.

In the fifth episode of the podcast, we jump into the world of implementing health tech with an industry veteran and all around great guy, Ancil Lea. Ancil takes us down memory lane into his career, the growth of technology in healthcare and some great stories in between. We wrap up the show with what drives him including faith, friendships, and his love of coffee. Enjoy!

In our fourth episode, we go back to healthcare and talk about all things ASC with Janet Carlson, the Executive Director of ASC's for Commonwealth Pain & Spine. We dive into her career path, the benefits of an ASC, and what are some key factors to ASC success. If you enjoy talk about surgery and the ASC market, you are going to love this one!

In the third Episode of the MERC at Work Podcast, we break from traditional healthcare trends and discussion and dive into the culture of entrepreneurship and successfully running a business. Our guest, Joe Leavell, dives into his career path and how changing your mindset and having a servant-oriented, growth mentality can help any type of business grow. Listen in as he shares some valuable conversation on running a business as well as some laughs along the way!

Due to some technical difficulties (apologies), we split up the first edition of the MERC at Work Podcast with Co-Founder and President of MERC, Wade Byerly, into two episodes. Join us in Part 2 as Wade, Kyle, and Kobe discuss MERC services, Arrevo, and Wade's personal side a little bit to get to know him more.

In the first episode of the MERC at Work Podcast, Wade Byerly dives into his career path in healthcare and where that led to the the start of MERC. We also go into where MERC has gone in nearly 18 years and the development of some of our products and services. Stay tuned for Part 2 where we will dive into where MERC is headed in 2025 and beyond and a little look into the personal side of Wade and the culture at MERC.