The Scopewell Podcast

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The Scopewell Podcast features candid conversations with leaders transforming how organizations think, operate, and grow. Hosted by James Leuthe, CEO of Scopewell Solutions, the podcast explores leadership, AI, digital transformation, and the operational realities of turning ideas into measurable impact. Each season goes deep into a different industry and the challenges of driving meaningful change inside complex organizations.

Episodes

  1. Jul 2

    Reciprocal Innovation: Rethinking Global Health Equity with Dr. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah

    Innovation is often thought to flow in one direction: from high-income countries outward. Dr. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah has spent her career challenging that assumption. In this episode of The Scopewell Podcast, James Leuthe sits down with Dr. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Co-Founder and President of the Ghanaian Diaspora Nursing Alliance (gDNA), to explore reciprocal innovation and how research, community leadership, and diaspora partnerships can improve health outcomes across borders. The conversation explores why diaspora-led organizations often outlast traditional grant-funded global health programs, how a solution developed for rural Ghana could help address challenges in rural America, and what it takes to turn promising ideas into lasting impact. What we cover: Why diaspora-led organizations often outlast grant-funded global health initiativesHow gDNA has grown into a global network spanning more than 30 African countriesMAMA-CVD: training unemployed midwives to detect heart failure using portable ultrasoundThe concept of reciprocal innovation, and why ideas can flow in every directionWhat most healthcare leaders get wrong when trying to move from idea to outcomeDr. Commodore-Mensah's vision for the future of global health and the role of the diasporaDr. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah is Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, President of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, and Co-Founder and President of the Ghanaian Diaspora Nursing Alliance (gDNA). Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

    Reciprocal Innovation: Rethinking Global Health Equity with Dr. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah

  2. Jun 9

    Reimagining Aging Care on Chicago's South Side with Estrelitta Harmon

    Your zip code shapes your health outcomes more than your genetic code. On Chicago's South Side, the Center for Better Aging (CBA) collaborative is doing something about it. In this episode of The Scopewell Podcast, host James Leuthe sits down with Executive Director Estrelitta Harmon to discuss the challenges facing older adults on Chicago's South Side and what CBA is building to help them age safely in their own communities. They talk about whole-person care, building trust, coordinating support across organizations, and what it takes to create a model that can improve lives at scale. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

    Reimagining Aging Care on Chicago's South Side with Estrelitta Harmon

  3. May 30 ·  Bonus

    Expanding Access to Youth Mental Health Services with Dr. Mike Stevens

    Youth mental health care faces two distinct challenges: a shortage of clinicians to deliver it and the stigma that keeps young people from seeking it. Dr. Mike Stevens, Executive Director of Hopebound, on a model designed to address both at once.

    Expanding Access to Youth Mental Health Services with Dr. Mike Stevens

  4. May 29

    The Last Mile Problem in Health Care with Angela Adams

    Health care rarely fails at detection. It fails at what happens next. Angela Adams, founder and CEO of Inflow Health, on why care coordination breaks down at the transitions that matter most and what it takes to close the gap.

    The Last Mile Problem in Health Care with Angela Adams

  5. May 21

    Redesigning Finance from the Inside Out with Sham Firdausi

    Sham Firdausi is the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Santa Clara County Health System, one of the largest public safety net health systems in the country. In this conversation, he shares what it takes to lead finance during a period of historic pressure, why the future CFO must think like an operator, and how public health systems can teach the rest of healthcare about mission driven leadership and breaking down silos.

    Redesigning Finance from the Inside Out with Sham Firdausi

  6. May 15

    The Scopewell Podcast — Official Trailer

    Welcome to The Scopewell Podcast. Each season, host James Leuthe, CEO of Scopewell Solutions, goes deep into a different industry and the leaders driving meaningful change inside complex organizations. Subscribe now so you don't miss Season 1.

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The Scopewell Podcast features candid conversations with leaders transforming how organizations think, operate, and grow. Hosted by James Leuthe, CEO of Scopewell Solutions, the podcast explores leadership, AI, digital transformation, and the operational realities of turning ideas into measurable impact. Each season goes deep into a different industry and the challenges of driving meaningful change inside complex organizations.

Information

  • Creator
    Scopewell Solutions
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Scopewell Solutions
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    The Scopewell Podcast