Episodios

  • How to Build MedTech That Gets Adopted – Tori O’Daniel, MD
    Jun 29 2025

    MedTech graveyards are full of clever devices that never made it past the demo.

    Dr. Tori O’Daniel (OB/GYN, Medical Director, Oklahoma City) walks us through the five adoption pillars that separate shelf-ware from standard-of-care.

    In This Episode
    • The “ease-of-use” litmus test every new device must pass
    • Why education is a FOREVER activity, not a launch event
    • How to spot (and empower) your Champion-for-Change
    • Talking cost: shifting the conversation from unit price to total value
    • Template-driven VAC submissions that save months of back-and-forth

    📺 Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/bru-Wz2RwSw

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    49 m
  • 5 Soft-Skill Wins in 5 Minutes (STEM Edition)
    Jun 22 2025

    Think of this as your espresso shot of leadership training. In just five minutes, Hakeem distills Francie Jain’s best advice into:

    1. Translating complex ideas for non-experts

    2. Turning psychological safety into performance

    3. Partnering with “opposite strengths”

    4. Making coaching voluntary (and sticky)

    5. Leading with questions, not absolute answers

    Each point ends with a single, doable action. Press ▶, pick one, and level-up before your next stand-up.

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    5 m
  • Why Soft Skills Turn STEM Talent into Transformational Leaders - Francie Jain
    Jun 15 2025

    Technical brilliance is table stakes. Influence is the multiplier. In this episode, Hakeem Adebiyi sits down with Francie Jain—CEO of Terawatt, the coach-matching platform—to unpack:

    • Google’s Project Aristotle: why psychological safety outperforms raw IQ

    • A Colorado hospital that saved $32 M per year by embracing group coaching

    • “Opposite-Strengths” teaming: pairing your weakness with someone’s superpower

    • Three quick wins STEM pros can start today to boost executive presence

    • How Terawatt lets companies RFP a coach the way you’d book a room on Airbnb

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    📺 Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/4VCTUcIF0jg

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    50 m
  • 5 in 5: What Every Biotech Founder Needs to Hear
    Jun 8 2025

    In this bite-sized H-Files episode, I unpack 5 hard-won lessons from my conversation with Nigel Theobald, CEO of N4 Pharma.

    After a decade of building a biotech platform for RNA delivery, Nigel knows exactly how brutal, and how rewarding this space can be.

    You’ll walk away with:

    • The one sentence every founder must write down

    • Why you can’t bootstrap biotech

    • How to pivot with purpose

    • The truth about investor trust

    • And why execution matters more than competition

    Hit play and take notes. Your future self will thank you.

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    4 m
  • From Concept To Commercial In Biotech - Nigel Theobald
    Jun 1 2025

    What does it really take to bring a biotech product to market?

    Nigel Theobald, founder and CEO of N4 Pharma, joins me to share the real highs and lows of turning science into a scalable business.

    We dive into:

    • The challenges of RNA drug delivery

    • How to stay resilient when plans change

    • Building a virtual, world-class team

    • The path from platform to product

    This is a must-listen for anyone in biotech, medtech, or startup life.


    📺 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/Jy1JA5J1-F8

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    40 m
  • 5️⃣⏱️ 5 takeaways in 5 mins - Raising $1M in a Digital-Health Funding Drought with Tamar Blue
    May 25 2025

    Today, we’re diving into how funding for digital health has plummeted 3× since 2021, yet Tamar Blue still raised over $1 million for her mental-health startup, MentalHappy.

    Stick around for her exact playbook, complete with action challenges you can use today.

    Let’s get started!

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    6 m
  • How To Raise $1 Million+ for a Digital-Health Startup with Tamar Blue
    May 18 2025

    Digital-health cash is scarce, yet Tamar Blue secured > $1 M for MentalHappy.

    Hear her fundraising tactics, user-validation hacks, and the 12-year mindset every founder needs.

    Perfect for med-tech builders hungry for traction.

    📺 Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/kKKdaepF0Og

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    47 m
  • 5️⃣⏱️ 5 takeaways in 5 mins - 5 Ways AI Is Transforming MedTech With Spencer Jones
    May 11 2025

    "In this 5-in-5 episode of The H-Files, we review the key takeaways from my podcast with MedTech entrepreneur Spencer Jones to break down 5 practical ways AI is transforming how we build and scale MedTech businesses.


    From FDA submissions to ROI calculators, these aren’t hypotheticals, they’re real-world strategies you can apply today.

    Hit play and discover how to save time, scale smarter, and stay competitive using AI."

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    5 m