Cure for the Common Co.

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In this podcast series, WTW interviews entrepreneurs who created technology companies that are changing the way healthcare and employee benefits are delivered.

  1. Peter Shalek, Chief Product Officer, AbleTo

    EPISODE 1

    Peter Shalek, Chief Product Officer, AbleTo

    Pete Shalek tells the story of how he founded Joyable, a behavioral health app that makes it simple to get support for mental health. The technology provides cognitive behavioral therapy, the most effective treatment today for anxiety and depression. Pete discusses the challenges and rewards of being a healthcare innovator as well as the inspiration behind Joyable, which was later acquired by AbleTo, a virtual behavioral health services provider.

    31 min
  2. Lindsay Jurist-Rosner, Co-founder and CEO of Wellthy

    EPISODE 2

    Lindsay Jurist-Rosner, Co-founder and CEO of Wellthy

    Lindsay Jurist-Rosner discusses how Wellthy, a care-giving company that helps those assisting aging, chronically ill or disabled loved ones by providing an advisor and technology platform for coordinating and managing day-to-day care. Lindsay tells a touching personal story of how caring for her mother inspired her to start Wellthy and shares common challenges caregivers face daily.

    38 min
  3. Mette Dyhrberg, Founder and CEO, MyMee

    EPISODE 3

    Mette Dyhrberg, Founder and CEO, MyMee

    Mette Dyhrberg, tells the story of her personal journey that led her to found MyMee, a digital therapeutic that provides a platform for understanding the triggers that can set the immune systems of those suffering from chronic illnesses. She explains how MyMee can be used to treat autoimmune diseases without medication.

    46 min
  4. Andrew Le, MD, CEO and co-founder, Buoy

    EPISODE 4

    Andrew Le, MD, CEO and co-founder, Buoy

    Andrew Le trained as a surgeon, but decided not to practice medicine because he wanted to help more people than he realized he could within the parameters of the way medicine is practiced today. So he started Buoy, an app that uses artificial intelligence, probability, statistics and machine learning to help those who realize they are ill to take the first step in getting care. The app helps people understand what is going on clinically and matches services and benefits to the individual's specific condition.

    56 min
  5. Sangeeta Agarawal, RN, MS, Helpsy

    EPISODE 5

    Sangeeta Agarawal, RN, MS, Helpsy

    Sangeeta tells the story of how her own health challenges led her change careers, from engineering to health care, ultimately leading to her founding Helpsy, a whole health and artificial intelligence cancer nurse that anticipates and addresses patients' physical, emotional and social needs.

    42 min
  6. Sami Inkinen, MS, MBA, Virta

    EPISODE 6

    Sami Inkinen, MS, MBA, Virta

    Sami Inkinen trained as a physicist and started his career in a nuclear power plant. Despite being a world-class triathlete, Sami learned he was becoming pre-diabetic, setting him on a journey that led him to found Virta Health, a technology-enabled virtual clinic that can treat diabetes without medication.

    43 min
  7. Daniel Perez, Hinge Health

    EPISODE 7

    Daniel Perez, Hinge Health

    Dan Perez talks about how suffering from major injuries inspired both him and his business partner to found Hinge when they were PhD students at Oxford. He also explains the philosophy underpinning the company: To be effective long term, musculoskeletal care must go beyond physical therapy to include coaching, patient education and behavioral health support. Otherwise initial results from physical therapy will evaporate over time, increasing the odds that surgery becomes necessary.

    39 min
  8. Noah Lang, Stride Health

    EPISODE 8

    Noah Lang, Stride Health

    Noah Lang tells the story behind the company he founded and leads today, Stride. He describes how the online tool and app helps the growing number of people working in the gig economy purchase health insurance, get federal subsidies and tax credits, and obtain other benefits usually provided to full-time employees such as dental, vision and life insurance.

    44 min
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In this podcast series, WTW interviews entrepreneurs who created technology companies that are changing the way healthcare and employee benefits are delivered.

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  • Creator
    WTW
  • Episodes
    33
  • Seasons
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Copyright © 2022 WTW. All rights reserved.
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    Cure for the Common Co.