Health Professionals Outside the Box Podcast Fisiwe

Jefter Chuma is Managing Director of ICRIT healthcare, an organisation which provides care services to include domiciliary care, live in care and respite care.We discussed;1. How ICRIT came about and the services offered.2. How the organisation stands out from the competition.3. The many ways the organisation invests in their staff/employees to ensure that they provide high quality care and support to clients and maintain job satisfaction.4. How the quality of care delivered is measured.&nbsp...

Bonani Mapundu is a Nurse and Midwife by background and owns a clothing brand called Yanafella. She also undertakes consultancy work for small to medium sized organisations and facilitates workshops and speaking engagements to help aspiring creative entrepreneurs turn their craft or hobby into a business. We discussed:1. How she has leveraged her passion for creativity into running a children’s clothing brand business. 2. What she did to prove her clothing business idea would work ...

Mitchel Chatukuta is Physiotherapist by background, currently working as an Epidemiologist, Occasional Editor and Board Member at Disability and Society (Journal).We discussed;1. What led him to purse Public Health and Epidemiology.2. The additional qualifications he attained following his Physiotherapy degree .3. The work he does as an Epidemiologist and what he finds most fulfilling .4. Skills he has transferred from Physiotherapy to an Epidemiology.5. Life lessons learnt ...

Silja Litvin, is a Psychologist, CEO and founder of a digital mental health company called PsycApps. Her company uses gamification and psychology to help people help themselves. She launched an emotional fitness application called eQuoo, which is the only game only game that boosts mental and emotional health on the NHS Apps Library Silja has multiple articles published in peer-reviewed journals and two evidence-based mobile mental health applications making her one of the UK’s leaders in mob...

Abigail Morakinyo is a Registered Nurse and Specialist in Public Health . She is also the founder of Health in Check, a company that delivers health and wellbeing programs.In this episode we discussed:How she came up with the concept for the company.Channels she uses to market her services and finds her clients.The transferrable skills that have added value to her business.The ways she adds value to people.How she copes with the pressures of managing a business.The most fulfilling aspect of h...

Dr Gladys Akinseye is an Audiologist and Co-founder and Partner of a private clinic called The Hearing Hub Essex.We discussed: 1. The fears she had prior to setting up her clinic. 2. How she raised capital .3. Sacrifices she has made to date and mistakes she could’ve avoided.4. How she maintains relationships with her patients.5. Lessons learnt throughout her entrepreneurial journey.6. Her greatest achievement to date. Connect with Gladys:Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thehearin...