Strong Society Podcast - Community - Health - Fitness - Business - Leadership Nathan Kadlecek

👤 Host: Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT, DPT
👤 Guest: Niko Caparisos, Principal advisor & Broker Consultant at Prosperity Benefits

📺 About This Episode:

Today on the show, we have Niko Caparisos, an industry veteran who has been shaping healthcare insurance and consultancy for 15 years. Niko is the founder of Prosperity Benefits, a retail brokerage he has managed to grow five times over without adding any overhead. The man knows his stuff, and you won't want to miss his insights.

Join us as we dive deep into the world of high-performance health plans, explore how advisors are changing lives, and discuss Niko's unique journey into healthcare consulting. We'll also be talking about how he got into the field right after college in 2008 and grew his business through a focused approach and a lot of hard work.


Prosperity Benefits, LLC website: prosperitybenefits.com
Niko's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikocapar...


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Dr. Rusty Hofmann is a board-certified Interventional Radiologist and entrepreneur in the healthcare and health technology space.

He holds many positions that are as listed:


Chief Interventional Radiologist at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Medical Director of Digital Healthcare Intervention at Stanford Healthcare
Co-Medical director of the Cardiac and Interventional Radiology Department at Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Co-founder of Grand Rounds Health (now included health), which is a tech-driven healthcare company that offers an employer-based technology alternative for healthcare services.

They’ve recently acquired a telehealth company, doctor on demand, and the company is now valued over $1 billion with a B.



Rusty has become a friend over the years and I am excited to share this conversation with you. Please enjoy this conversation with Dr. Rusty Hofmann.

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0:01 Introduction

0:39 Who is Dr. Rusty Hoffman?

1:50 Icebreaker with Dr. Hoffman

2:40 Dr. Hoffman’s fishing story

6:43 Dr. Hoffman on his company Grand Rounds

7:44 Dr. Hoffman’s purpose for Grand Rounds

11:03 Could the same online healthcare be used for physical therapy?

12:42 Further explanation of the motivation behind Grand rounds.

16:04 What does the ideal healthcare system look like?

20:45 Further discussion into searching databases.

22:39 Dr. Hoffman explaining the startup Evidently.

23:40 Outro


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Imagine a future where an algorithm can take a thorough history for patients, put them through a detailed examination and develop a plan of care with the same level of effectiveness as a human therapist or, even better. Better patient outcomes for a lower cost would be great, right?

You might think that’s far off, and you’re probably right, however, it’ll be here sooner than you think. Deep learning (a subset of machine learning) has made huge strides over the past decade and it’s only to continue it’s forward progression. (unless of course we have nuclear war or something).



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In this episode, we have Dr. Kyle Hartman, PT, DPT, DTR who is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and the Owner of Monterey Pelvic Health in California. She talks about her specialization in pelvic floor therapy, pregnancy, sexual dysfunctions, intercourse other key ideas regarding sex.

In this podcast episode:

01:15 – Dr. Hartman introduces herself and describes her profession advocating for women’s health

03:00 – Monterey Pelvic Health, the patients they work with, and the conditions Dr. Hartman usually treats

04:50 – Is it normal that women continue to have urinary incontinence for the rest of their lives after pregnancy?

08:00 – The steps to take to help somebody with either urge or stress incontinence and training the pelvic floor

10:50 – Hypertonicity in the pelvic floor and retraining the muscles effectively

13:30 – Benefit in getting the internal rectal exam to truly assess the pelvic floor

14:50 – Diaphragmatic breathing, what people feel on their pelvic floor when breathing, and mindful movement training to troubleshoot

21:00 – Dr. Hartman describes the common misconceptions about pelvic pain that she encounters from her clients

26:45 – The different types of sexual dysfunction and pain that Dr. Hartman works with

31:15 – Treatment for painful intercourse and strategies to relax the muscles

33:30 – What people see about sex in the media and how unrealistic they are

34:30 – How Dr. Hartman addresses shame and guilt around sex with her patients

38:15 – Why Dr. Hartman thinks there’s so much shame and guilt around sex: historical, religious, and media influences

41:50 – Sexual education in schools, and how there isn’t a lot of actual conversations and honesty about sex

44:30 – The pleasure gap between genders and heterosexual couples, and comparing the male and female anatomy

48:15 – Discomforts and hormonal shifts during intercourse, and the help of supplementary lubrication

51:05 – Dr. Hartman’s final message about healthcare providers who will genuinely listen to and help their patients





You can find her business at Monterey Pelvic Health in Monterey, CA.




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Today we have Maggie Evans, RD. We talk about developing healthy habits, being diet agnostic, why nutrition is divisive, and what you can do to start healthy habits today.

In this podcast episode:

01:00 - Who is Maggie Evans?

03:15 - When did Maggie start to get into nutrition?

06:00 - Working in a mental hospital

12:00 - Stress eating or fasting

15:30 - Working on emotional eating

21:00 - What defines somebody who is ready or not ready to make changes for their health and nutrition?

25:00 - Why do you feel that it’s too easy to make healthy changes?

30:00 - Mourning about what your body can do

32:00 - Why is nutrition so divisive?

37:00 - Being diet agnostic

39:00 - How to view the word “diet”

42:00 - Can someone be healthy and overweight? Is overweight the right term?

47:30 - The truth about BMI

50:00 - There are no quick fixes

51:00 - A tip for people who want to start healthy habits

You can find Maggie on:

Instagram - @dietitian.maggie




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Today we have Bruce Delgado who is the Mayor of Marina California, and he is on his 6th term now. We talk about urban development, taxes, blue zones, and more!





In this podcast episode:

02:20 - How did Bruce go from being a botanist to the mayor of a city?

06:20 - The push to expand to the north

07:35 - How did Bruce get into botany?

13:20 - How did Bruce find out the benefits of mixed used urban development landscape for healthier cities?

15:30 - Barriers to developing healthier cities

19:20 - Profitability of urban areas vs single family homes

20:20 - Is road maintenance and other maintenance costs for the city covered by property tax?

24:20 - How do you get out of the cycle of chasing after the money of property tax?

27:20 - Have cities be what they used to be

29:20 - Blue zones

33:20 - Paying taxes and getting the benefits from it

35:20 - Going for quantity instead of quality

37:20 - Buying local and choosing inconvenience

42:20 - Is anyone doing it right? And blue zone projects

44:20 - We have a lot of hope that each of us can do what is best


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