“I learned critical care through podcasts.”

On this week's episode of Vital Signs, Dr. Lucas Bryant shares how a lack of burn education resources inspired he and cohost Jacob Swann, MD, FS, FACS to start the TBSA (Total Body Surface Area) Burn Surgery & Critical Care Podcast. Created for anyone who wants to further their understanding of burn care, TBSA fills a void in the medical podcasting landscape, while also drawing attention to this critical--but often overlooked--area of healthcare.

Big ideas don’t happen in isolation. They happen when the right people, the right capital, and the right convictions collide.

On the latest episode of Vital Signs, we sit down with Juan Sebastian Garzon, Managing Partner of Alamo Angels, for a conversation that feels bigger than just venture. It’s about how startup ecosystems truly thrive when connectivity isn’t an afterthought — it’s the engine.

Sebastian shares how Alamo Angels is evolving the way angel investing works — building a model that moves at the speed of founders while doubling down on what matters most: real relationships, shared vision, and a community that shows up. The result? A network that’s both dynamic and deeply rooted.

If you care about where early-stage investing is headed — and how ecosystems can unlock their full potential by working in sync — this episode is worth your time.

This week on Vital Signs, VelocityTX CIO Jeremy Nelson continues the conversation with Wesley Okeke, CEO of CUBIO Innovation Hub and Headway Idea Labs.

From founder blind spots to why Texas is gaining momentum, Wesley shares real talk on what it takes to move ideas from concept to impact—and why mindset matters as much as technology. 

On this week’s Vital Signs podcast, we welcome back Freyya CEO & Co-Founder Gabriele Niederauer, PhD as guest host for a wide-ranging conversation with Wesley Okeke, CEO of CUBIO Innovation Hub and Headway Idea Labs.

From the future of women’s health and innovation to the connection between the entrepreneurial mindset and Montessori education, this episode covers a lot of ground and offers plenty of insight along the way.