Passionate Pioneers with Mike Biselli

This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow’ Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HEREEpisode Overview: Healthcare systems are rapidly evolving to meet patients where they are - online and on-demand. Our next guest, Emily Will, is leading this digital transformation as Clinical Strategy Director at DexCare. Drawing from her 15+ years as a Certified Orthopedic Nurse and firsthand experience implementing DexCare's platform, Emily brings unique insights into modernizing care access and delivery. Additionally, as Co-Chair of the American Nurses Association's Innovation Advisory Committee, Emily champions new care models that optimize both patient and provider experiences. Join us to discover how DexCare's intelligent orchestration platform is revolutionizing how health systems get discovered at the point of search, match patients to best-fit care options, and maximize provider capacity - all while delivering the seamless digital experience today's healthcare consumers expect. Let's go!Episode Highlights:DexCare's platform increased clinic utilization by 75%, inspiring Emily to transition from customer to leader.Patient care discovery matches Starbucks-level convenience at the point of search.Smart routing led to 4x more virtual visits and 5-day shorter wait times.Health systems can now compete with digital disruptors while maintaining care continuity.Team-based care models optimize workforce efficiency and flexibility.About our Guest: Emily is a Clinical Strategy Director at DexCare, a platform that enables health systems to deliver convenient, accessible, and integrated care. She is a Certified Orthopaedic Nurse with over 15 years of experience in nursing management, care coordination, and patient education.She is passionate about innovation and improving patient care access in ambulatory care. She excels at process improvement and project management, and has led several successful initiatives to enhance the quality and efficiency of orthopaedic services. She is also an advocate for the recognition of the unique and changing role of the nurse in ambulatory care, and strives to create a team-based care environment where each member has a unique role to play. Emily's athletic experience as a former track and field captain and record holder at Marquette University has shaped her leadership style and drive for success.Links Supporting This Episode:DexCare Website: CLICK HEREEmily Will LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREDexCare LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: CLICK HERESubscribe to newsletter: CLICK HEREGuest nomination form: CLICK HERE

This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow’ Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HEREEpisode Overview: Life-altering trauma creates ripple effects far beyond the initial injury, impacting survivors, families, and entire communities. Our next guest, Matt Kalina, is transforming trauma recovery through the power of shared experiences. As founder and CEO of TandemStride, Matt is building a virtual peer support platform that connects trauma survivors with mentors who have journeyed similar paths. Inspired by his brother's journey as a bilateral amputee after surviving a train accident, Matt combines his extensive healthcare AI technology background with deeply personal insights into trauma recovery. Join us to discover how TandemStride is revolutionizing post-trauma care by creating meaningful connections, reducing readmissions, improving mental health outcomes, and helping survivors rebuild their lives through the profound impact of lived experience. Let's go!Episode Highlights:Learn how a personal tragedy- his brother's train accident and bilateral amputation- inspired Matt to build a technology platform transforming trauma recoveryDiscover how TandemStride connects survivors with peer mentors virtually, providing critical support beyond hospital walls and traditional timeframesExamine why improved trauma survival rates have created an urgent need for better post-trauma support systems across healthcareUncover the impact of trauma: 140 million people face disability annually, with survivors experiencing 5x higher unemployment and significant PTSD riskHear how TandemStride's rapid growth to 50 trauma centers demonstrates the pressing need for early intervention and peer support in recovery About our Guest: Matt Kalina started his professional life in public policy after graduating from The Ohio State University. For the last decade Matt has spent his time supporting growth and business development initiatives at digital health and healthcare technology startups. Matt is a solution and product enthusiast, with a passion for applying disruptive, emerging technology to the healthcare industry to improve efficiency and health outcomes. Most recently leading Strategy and Business Development at Olive AI where he spent 8 years driving growth that took the company from a handful of employees when he started to health tech unicorn at its peak - partnering with hundreds of hospitals and health plans. In 2024, Matt launched TandemStride, focused on supporting individuals that have experienced life-altering traumatic injuries - where he applies lessons learned from his high-growth start-up experience to a problem statement that he knows personally. In 2012, Matt’s brother, Mark, survived a pedestrian-train accident leaving him a bilateral amputee. This life-altering event led to the creation of The Mark Kalina Jr. Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to aiding individuals with severe traumatic injuries that Matt operates alongside his family.Links Supporting This Episode: TandemStride Website: CLICK HEREMatt Kalina LinkedIn page: CLICK HERETandemStride LinkedIn: CLICK HEREMike Biselli LinkedIn page:

This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow’ Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HEREEpisode Overview: In today's digital age, cybercriminals are increasingly targeting healthcare organizations through sophisticated social engineering attacks, putting patient data and care delivery at risk. Our next guest, Aaron Painter, is leading the charge against these threats as CEO of Nametag. After witnessing friends and family fall victim to identity theft, Aaron assembled a team of security experts to build the next generation of online account protection. While together, Aaron shares how Nametag is revolutionizing the ways healthcare organizations protect critical systems and patient information from AI-powered attacks. Join us to discover how Aaron and the Nametag team are helping healthcare organizations prevent account takeovers, reduce helpdesk costs, and safeguard sensitive medical data in an era of deepfakes and sophisticated cyber threats. Let's go!Episode Highlights:How Nametag emerged from Aaron's personal experience with identity theft victims, revealing critical flaws in traditional security authentication methods.Learn why healthcare organizations are prime targets for cybercriminals, with patient health information commanding premium prices on the black market.Explore three critical security steps: implementing multi-factor authentication, testing help desk vulnerabilities, and enhancing infrastructure protection.Understand emerging threats including stolen patient data in phishing schemes, deepfake technology in social engineering, and identity fraud in hiring.Recognize how Nametag's emphasis on listening drove their evolution from social media authentication to protecting critical healthcare infrastructure.About our Guest: Aaron Painter is a deepfake expert and the CEO of Nametag Inc., an identity verification company that is at the forefront of stopping social engineering attacks at the employee IT helpdesk. With a mission to bring authenticity to the internet and build more trusted relationships, Nametag is revolutionizing online account protection through innovative technology solutions.Having lived and worked in six countries across four continents, Aaron exemplifies a new generation of global leaders. Aaron is a Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts, a member of Forbes Business Council, and a senior External Advisor to Bain & Company. He was also named the AWS 2019 Consulting Partner of the Year for his work at Cloudreach. A frequent media commentator, Aaron has appeared on Bloomberg and Cheddar News, and is also an active speaker, advisor, and investor to companies that are pursuing business transformation.Links Supporting This Episode:Nametag Website: CLICK HEREAaron Painter LinkedIn page: CLICK HERENametag LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: CLICK HERESubscribe to

This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow’ Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HEREEpisode Overview: Technology is helping revolutionize the most intimate healthcare journeys, and Irene Alvarado is at the forefront of reimagining fertility treatment. As founder and CEO of Berry Fertility, she's transforming a complex and deeply personal medical experience through human-centered technology. Drawing from her personal fertility journey and engineering expertise at Google, Irene is building a comprehensive platform that empowers patients and clinicians alike. While together, Irene shares how she and her team are leveraging AI and intuitive design to be a supportive companion through one of life's most challenging medical processes. Additionally, Irene also discusses how her team’s mission goes beyond software- it's about reducing complexity, providing personalized support, and making fertility treatments more accessible and manageable for everyone involved. Join us as we explore how innovative and human-centered technology can fundamentally reshape fertility treatments. Let’s go! Episode Highlights:Converted personal fertility treatment challenges into Berry Fertility, pioneering a patient-centered technological solutionEngineered an all-in-one fertility management app that consolidates fragmented healthcare tools for patients and clinicsDeployed AI-powered chat tools to revolutionize clinic support and address critical workforce shortagesUncovered emerging industry trends expanding fertility service accessibility and reducing treatment costsLaunched a free consumer app providing comprehensive fertility treatment resources and global patient supportAbout our Guest: Irene Alvarado is the founder and CEO of Berry Fertility, the fertility management app for IVF, IUI, embryo transfer, and egg freezing. As CEO, Irene oversees the company’s overarching vision, product, and brand. She is also co-founder at Early Works, a product studio incubating vertically niche, applied AI software startups. Irene founded Berry Fertility after going through a fertility treatment herself. Irene was previously a software engineer at Google, GitHub/Microsoft, and a geospatial startup at Samsung Accelerator. She helped create and launch digital products that reached millions of users, like the first massively used AI-powered coding assistant powered by large language models. Irene has a M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University in Human Computer Interaction and a B.S. in Computer Science from Columbia University. She was previously an adjunct professor at New York University.Links Supporting This Episode:Berry Fertility Website: CLICK HEREIrene Alvarado LinkedIn: CLICK HEREBerry Fertility LinkedIn: CLICK HEREMike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: CLICK HERESubscribe to newsletter:

This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow’ Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HEREEpisode Overview: The future of healthcare lies in human-centered technologies that simplify complex care and restore joy to medical practice. Enter Jamey Edwards, a serial social impact founder reimagining patient experience through artificial intelligence. As President and Chief Strategy Officer of Cairns Health, Jamey is leveraging AI, machine learning, and ambient sensing to transform how we support aging and chronically ill populations. With over 25 years of building groundbreaking healthcare companies, Jamey embodies the entrepreneurial spirit of turning visionary concepts into practical solutions. While together, Jamey shares how Cairns Health is creating an intelligent care companion that connects patients, caregivers, and clinical teams, which is pioneering a more compassionate  and efficient approach to healthcare delivery. Join us as we explore how Jamey and his team are simplifying complex care with intelligent technology. Let’s go! Episode Highlights:Reimagine healthcare by developing AI companions that simplify complex care plansChallenge status quo by leveraging technologies to restore joy in medical practiceExpand care accessibility through intelligent ambient sensing and proactive supportDrive innovation in value-based care by connecting caregivers, teams, and patientsTransform healthcare workforce by automating administrative tasks to focus on patient careAbout our Guest: Jamey Edwards is a serial social impact founder on a mission to fix healthcare. He is currently serving as the President & Chief Strategy Officer at Cairns Health, a Khosla Ventures backed startup using AI, Machine Learning & Large Language Models to support increasing healthspan and the overall healthcare experience for our rapidly growing aging & polychronic populations. Jamey also serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence for StartUp Health, the largest health innovation and moonshot community in the world. Jamey has led, founded or co-founded companies in the hospital management, physician outsourcing and telemedicine space including Emergent Medical Associates, Pacific HealthWorks, Language Access Network, and most recently Cloudbreak Health, a leading health disparities solutions company that merged with UpHealth (NYSE: UPH) and went public via SPAC in a transaction worth over $1.4B. With over 25 years of experience in building successful companies, he is an advisor, mentor, and coach to entrepreneurs nationwide and a recognized thought leader and speaker on the topics of digital health, health equity, VC Investing and startup life.Jamey received his B.S. and M.B.A. from Cornell University where he graduated a Tradition Fellow. Jamey is a member of YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) and on the Board of Directors for the American Heart Association, the Partners in Care Foundation, Pinksocks.life and also serves on the X-Prize Global Visioneering Team for Healthcare.Links Supporting This Episode:Cairns Health Website: CLICK HEREJamey Edwards LinkedIn page: CLICK HERECairns Health LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli LinkedIn page:

This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow’ Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HEREEpisode Overview: How can we reimagine medical care for communities disconnected from traditional healthcare systems? Tony Baldassarre is answering that challenge through UniDoc Health's revolutionary H3 Health Cube, a self-contained virtual clinic that brings comprehensive medical appointments to patients previously left behind. With a diverse background spanning security, information technology, and communications, Tony brings an outsider's innovative perspective to healthcare's most pressing challenges. While together, Tony shares how UniDoc Health is creating a mobile, technology-enabled solution that can be deployed anywhere from remote indigenous communities to corporate campuses, all while proving comprehensive medical care can be both accessible and technologically advanced. Join us as we explore how UniDoc Health is turning the vision of healthcare as a fundamental right into a tangible, scalable reality. Let’s go! Episode Highlights:Pioneered a game-changing virtual clinic solution by identifying critical telemedicine gapsEngineered the H3 Health Cube, a rapidly deployable medical platform for diverse environmentsIntegrated advanced medical devices to enable real-time, multilingual diagnostic capabilitiesChampioned healthcare as a fundamental right through inclusive, technology-driven accessLeveraged cross-industry partnerships to drive transformative healthcare innovationAbout our Guest: Mr. Baldassarre is the CEO, President, and director of UniDoc Health Corp, an eHealth Innovator and creator of the H3 Health Cube, a self-contained virtual clinic that enables patients to have comprehensive medical appointments remotely, offering access to physicians and specialists in real-time. He has over 30 years of senior leadership experience with companies ranging from start-ups to established multinational organizations in sectors including security, information technology, and communications. He brings a strong track record of driving growth through strategic initiatives aimed at expanding market share, elevating product visibility, and maximizing revenue, profitability, and shareholder returns. His successes include advancing organic growth in targeted segments through OEM partnerships, strategic alliances, and multi-level distribution networks. A seasoned executive, Mr. Baldassarre has deep expertise in managing corporate operations, international expansion, P&L oversight, product distribution, and marketing and sales initiatives. He also serves as President of LRG Security Canada Inc. and LRG Security Europe. Links Supporting This Episode:UniDoc Website: CLICK HERETony Baldassarre LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREUniDoc Twitter page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: CLICK HERESubscribe to newsletter:

This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow’ Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HERE---Episode Overview: The future of healthcare delivery demands innovative solutions that maximize physician time and improve patient access. Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, CEO of KeyCare, is leading the charge for how health systems deliver virtual care nationwide. With over two decades of experience as a practicing physician, health system executive, and serial entrepreneur, Dr. Berkowitz brings unique insights into transforming healthcare delivery. As the founder of KeyCare, he's pioneering a new model of virtual care that leverages Epic's EMR platform to create seamless experiences for both providers and patients. While together, Dr. Berkowitz shares how he and his team are building a nationwide network of virtual providers and how KeyCare helps health systems expand access while reducing provider burden. Join us to discover how Dr. Berkowitz and the KeyCare team are bringing their vision to life by offering tech-enabled, team-based care to help reshape healthcare delivery. Let's go!Episode Highlights:Explains how KeyCare achieved one of Epic's fastest implementations by focusing exclusively on virtual care optimizationReveals that recent surveys show two-thirds of patients still prefer telehealth options for routine careIntroduces the concept of "virtualists" as a new specialty, similar to how hospitalists transformed inpatient careChallenges physician shortage assumptions, advocating for tech-enabled teams to expand patient accessEmphasizes how current physician payment models discourage innovation and team-based care approachesAbout our Guest: Lyle Berkowitz, MD, FACP, FHIMSS is a primary care physician, a healthcare innovator, a futurist, a digital health expert and a serial entrepreneur with a passion for creating real world solutions which improve the quality and efficiency of the healthcare system for both patients and physicians.Dr. Berkowitz is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of KeyCare - a new type of virtual care partner designed to help health systems and others transform how they manage their populations. We do this by offering health systems access to a tech-enabled virtual care team that works on our telehealth-optimized instance of Epic. This allows health systems to augment their workforces and expand virtual care options while ensuring a consistent and high quality experience for their patients. Dr. Berkowitz also has a long history of helping healthcare systems, companies and investors rethink problems and solutions. Special areas of focus include innovation strategies and tactics, digital health technologies, workflow automation, telehealth, electronic medical record optimization, precision medicine, product design, physician leadership, change management, and disruptive thinking (so you can do it to yourself before someone else does it to you!).Links Supporting This Episode:KeyCare website: CLICK HEREDr. Lyle Berkowitz LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREKeyCare LinkedIn page: CLICK HERE Mike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli...

This episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow’ Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HERE---Episode Overview: How can we reimagine diabetes management to make it more personalized, intuitive, and effective? Our next guest, Matthew Tremellen, is tackling this challenge as CEO and Founder of DiabeticU. Driven by his family's 30-year journey with diabetes and his own diagnosis, Matthew experienced firsthand the complexities and gaps in diabetes care. Today, he's leading DiabeticU in creating a comprehensive platform that combines CGM data, personalized meal plans, exercise guidance, and AI-powered insights- all in one place. Join us to discover how DiabeticU is transforming diabetes care by connecting patients with certified educators, leveraging cutting-edge technology, and building an ecosystem that empowers individuals to take control of their health journey. Let's go!Episode Highlights:Learn how Matthew's personal experience with diabetes - through his father's battle, brother's diagnosis, and his own journey - inspired DiabeticU's creation.Discover DiabeticU's market validation process, starting with 30-40 personal contacts and scaling to a social media campaign that generated 900+ interested users.Explore the platform's comprehensive features integrating CGM data, 300+ health devices, personalized plans, and healthcare provider reports.Understand how DiabeticU's AI capabilities, including conversational support and smart eating assistance, set it apart in the market.Hear about DiabeticU's strategic launch plan, starting with a 5,000-user beta program while pursuing healthcare partnerships and raising funds. About our Guest: Matthew Tremellen is the CEO and Founder of DiabeticU, a healthtech startup focused on revolutionizing diabetes management through personalized tools and cutting-edge technology. His mission is to create innovative solutions that simplify diabetes care and improve health outcomes for millions of people. With over 15 years of leadership experience, Matthew is passionate about scaling impactful businesses that make healthcare more accessible.As a visionary in healthtech, Matthew has led multiple initiatives that have driven strategic growth, built high-performance teams, and developed groundbreaking platforms. He is committed to leveraging technology and personalized care solutions to transform diabetes management, making it more intuitive and effective for users around the world. Through DiabeticU, Matthew aims to reshape how people live with and manage diabetes, empowering them to lead healthier lives with confidence.Links Supporting This Episode: DiabeticU website: CLICK HEREMatthew Tremellen LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREDiabeticU LinkedIn page: CLICK HERE Mike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: CLICK HERESubscribe to newsletter: