Welcome to the first episode of MedTech POV, a podcast brought to you by AdvaMed, the leading trade organization for medical technology companies, and hosted by CEO, Scott Whitaker. Here at the MedTech POV podast, we’ll give you an up-close look at what’s going on in the medical technology community. Tune in to each episode for conversations with today’s leaders – both inside and outside our industry – about business, policy, and current events.

In this episode, we have with us General James Mattis – a 4-star Marine General who spent more than 40 years commanding forces in the Persian Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, the Iraq War and, of course, as a former Secretary of Defense. He’s a true leader, he’s one of the best strategic thinkers of our time, and, perhaps above all, he’s a servant of our country in every sense of the word.

General Mattis spoke to our board a few weeks ago, and it was such a great discussion, we decided to share a portion of the discussion and Q&A with you all here.

Listen in a we pick his brain about everything from Covid-19 and international trade relations to how he got his famous call sign, Chaos. And what book does General Mattis think every medtech leader should read? You’ve gotta listen to find out.