the OVERcast

Welcome to the first episode of our HLTH Series originating from discussions at the recent HLTH Conference in Las Vegas. In this series, we will feature entrepreneurs, industry champions, and investors who attended HLTH to demonstrate the lasting impact those meetings can have to shape healthcare innovation.

Leader, visionary, physician entrepreneur, ecosystem builder. Those are only a handful of descriptors for our guest. If you’re a founder who wants to know how to get revenue deals with health plans and provider groups, this is your episode. In this episode, we welcome Dr. Edmondo Robinson, Founder & CEO of Downeast Digital. If you’re an investor who wants to find top innovative companies and convene with other industry champions, this is your episode.

At our OVERLAB LIVE #2 event during LA Tech Week 2025: this powerhouse VC panel addressed:

- What’s really happening in the healthcare funding landscape

- How investors evaluate startups from pre-seed to Series A

- Where capital is flowing—and what it means for your next round

- How founders can stand out and secure the funding they need to thrive

One attendee called it the best panel she’d been to in 2025. That’s high praise, and you will see why.

We have a special episode of the OVERcast with a founder looking to change consumer behavior through empowering personal trainers. Meet Kevin White, Founder & CEO of Spottyr. In this episode, we dig deep on his journey, why he founded Spottyr and what transformational change he will make.

The most successful founders build companies from lived experience. Forela Health is one such company, built by serial entrepreneur Juliana Di Simone. Hear her story of perseverance, resilience and ambition as she builds the first women's health infrastructure platform serving endometriosis and autoimmune conditions.

Expect Fitness is Changing Maternal Health and the OVERcast shines the spotlight on their success.

What makes Expect different?
Expect is the first and only streaming fitness platform optimized for pregnancy and postnatal exercise, with every workout approved by OB/GYNs. At a time when the U.S. faces both a maternal health emergency and rising infant mortality rates for the first time in 20 years, Expect Fitness is proving that exercising during and after pregnancy can save lives—improving health outcomes for moms and babies alike.

In this episode, you’ll hear:
💡 Dara Cook’s journey in building Expect Fitness from the ground up
🏋️ How Expect is transforming maternal health through safe, accessible workouts
🚀 Why aligning with clinical expertise is a game-changer for trust and adoption

And after the interview, host David S. Williams III takes listeners behind the curtain with an analysis of Expect’s launch and growth using The OVER Formula—the proprietary framework that teaches OVERLAB members how to overcome the toughest obstacles in starting and scaling healthcare companies.

Episode Summary

In this episode of the OVERcast, Dr. Jhaimy Fernandez, the Associate Medical Director of Digital Health at Ultimate, the largest Federally Qualified Health Center in the US, discusses the importance of understanding the clinician's perspective when building digital health solutions. She shares her personal experiences navigating the adoption of telemedicine and digital tools in an underserved community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Fernandez emphasizes the need for startup founders to partner with clinicians, especially family medicine doctors, to understand their workflows, pain points, and the patient experience. She encourages founders to immerse themselves in the clinical setting and earn the trust of clinician champions, who can then help navigate the complex healthcare system and advocate for solutions that truly meet the needs of both providers and patients.

The conversation highlights key opportunities in population health management, patient engagement, and bridging the gap between clinical care and telecommunications. Dr. Fernandez also shares insights on the challenges of integrating new technologies within large healthcare organizations and the importance of addressing digital equity to reach underserved communities.

Listen in on the interview between host David S. Williams III and Luis Suarez, founder and CEO of Sanarai, and stay tuned following the interview to hear David’s thoughts about how Sanarai are overcoming their obstacles, and also how sometimes even the best intentioned people like venture capital investors can create obstacles that may not be right for the long-term success of your business.

This is a MUST-LISTEN for all entrepreneurs with a health or care related startup. OVERLAB co-Founders David S. Williams III and Vanessa Villaverde discuss the origins of OVERLAB and how the current uncertainty in healthcare creates opportunities for entrepreneurs.

Each episode brings you behind the scenes of breakthrough strategies, unfiltered stories, and unexpected insights from those reimagining what’s possible at the intersection of health, caring, and tech. Whether you're a builder, founder, advocate, investor, or all of them, the OVERcast is your front-row seat to the people and movements changing healthcare—for good.