☕ Coffee Playdate Podcast

🎙️ EPISODE SUMMARY
What happens when a cardiologist finds herself in full survival mode, two young kids, a demanding call schedule, a husband who’s also a full-time physician and decides something has to change? For Dr. Christina Kang, that moment became a turning point. What followed was a journey she never could have scripted: real estate investing, a full pivot to telemedicine, and ultimately co-founding CardioVerse MD, a telecardiology company built to break down the access barriers that have patients waiting months to see a cardiologist.

In this warm and candid episode of the Coffee Playdate Podcast, Dr. Christina shares how she went from feeling deeply unfulfilled and guilty about it, to embracing a completely new identity. She talks openly about the mindset work it took to get there, the criticism she faced from colleagues and loved ones, and why the two most important moves you can make as a physician-entrepreneur are simply deciding to start and finding the right community.

🗓 Episode Timeline

00:25 – Welcome & Introduction

00:33 – ☕ Coffee chat & Games
02:08 – Christina’s background

04:52 – Should physicians pursue multiple income streams?

05:44 – Mindset tools

06:59 – Biggest entrepreneurship challenge

08:07 – Facing criticism

09:52 – Following your heart

11:21 – Working with a co-founder

12:06 – Final advice

13:03 – 📚 Book recommendation

15:51 – Closing thanks & farewell

👩‍⚕️ About Dr. Christina Kang

Dr. Christina Kang is a board-certified cardiologist, real estate investor, and co-founder of CardioVerse MD.

CardioVerse MD delivers expert cardiology care virtually, removing geographic and logistical barriers and giving patients faster access to the specialist care they need.

www.cardioversemd.com

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Coffee Playdate Podcast

Dr. Manpreet Samra shares how she went from full-time W-2 physician to scaling her own telehealth practice while raising two little ones - all without burning out. From early app flops to learning to rest after breast cancer, she reminds every physician mom that it’s okay to slow down, say yes, and just start. Packed with mindset shifts, community power, and real talk on flexibility and lifestyle design.

Key Takeaways ✨

• Early entrepreneurial stumbles are just “fantastic learning opportunities” — don’t fear them.
• The biggest gift of owning your business? Flexibility and lifestyle design. (Hello, month-long family trip to Spain in 2026!)
• “You are enough.” If you survived med school and residency, you can figure out entrepreneurship too.
• Breast cancer taught her the hardest lesson: it’s okay to rest. You don’t have to run at 150 mph all the time.
• Best advice for any physician wanting to start something new: Just start. Take one step. Don’t wait to feel ready.

Timelines / Chapters

• 00:00 – Welcome to Coffee Playdate
• 00:01:05 – Rapid Fire Questions Game
• 00:01:49 – Take a Sip Game
• 00:02:42 – Manpreet’s background & early app ventures
• 00:04:38 – Scaling telehealth for transplant programs
• 00:06:56 – The power of communities & accountability
• 00:07:49 – Flexibility & lifestyle as the ultimate win
• 00:09:01 – Mindset shift: “You are enough”
• 00:09:44 – Breast cancer journey & learning to rest
• 00:11:28 – One piece of advice: Just start!
• 00:12:21 – Book recommendation
• 00:13:14 – Closing & heartfelt thanks

If you’re interested in learning more about Dr. Manpreet Samra…
Check out her telehealth company Clinicbridge.ai at https://www.clinicbridge.ai/ or tune into her podcast Totally Transplant: https://open.spotify.com/show/3KUXyRnPyDJI5UjEi1yYFf

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☕ Coffee Playdate Podcast: Mother’s Day Special – Real Talk on Being a Mom in Medicine

Happy Mother’s Day! Dr. Olga sits down with fellow hospitalist and mom Dr. Zeel Shah for a heartfelt, no-filter conversation about what it really looks like to balance medicine and motherhood. From 7-on-7 hospitalist shifts and pumping at work to mom guilt, supportive partners, and creating boundaries, they share the honest highs, lows, and practical strategies that help them show up for both their patients and their kids.

Zeel opens up about her first year as an attending while navigating a new baby, rural hospital leadership, and finding work-life integration. Olga shares her own journey with three young boys across different career stages. Together they talk mindset shifts, the power of supportive teams at home and work, and why it’s okay to redesign your life when it no longer fits.

This episode is warm, relatable, and full of encouragement for any physician mom (or anyone juggling big dreams and little humans).

More on Dr. Zeel Shah @zeelshahmd on her YouTube channel for day-to-day rural medicine, residency life and medical missions on Instagram @zeelshahmd for hospital insights and mom life on TikTok and Facebook for quick tips + vlogs (@zeelshahmd). Visit her website at https://www.zeelshahmd.com/ or reach her at zeelshahmd@gmail.com.
Hashtags #MothersDay #PhysicianMom #MomInMedicine #HospitalistLife #WorkLifeIntegration #PhysicianWellness #CoffeePlaydatePodcast

Timelines

• 00:27 – Welcome & Mother’s Day intro
• 01:16 – Dr. Zeel Shah’s background
• 02:42 – A typical day on service as a hospitalist mom
• 08:00 – How Zeel balances it all (work-life integration)
• 11:15 – Breathwork, affirmations & switching gears
• 13:41 – The hardest parts people outside medicine don’t see
• 17:45 – Handling mom guilt & missing moments at home
• 22:37 – Support systems that actually matter
• 28:17 – Advice for future physician moms
• 32:40 – Closing thanks

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☕ Coffee Playdate Podcast

🎙️ EPISODE SUMMARY
What happens when a board-certified child psychiatrist realises that a traditional medical career — as wonderful as it is — simply isn't the whole picture? You get Dr. Marissa Caudill: a physician, parent coach, real estate investor, and now co-founder of a health-tech company, all rolled into one incredibly driven human being.

In this episode of the Coffee Playdate Podcast, Dr. Olga Deengar sits down with Marissa for an honest, warm, and genuinely laugh-out-loud conversation about leaving Kaiser Permanente, taking a brave summer off, and slowly piecing together a life that actually feels like hers. From the tax bill that sparked a total financial awakening, to co-founding SuperDoc Tech with a partner she vetted like a business marriage — Marissa holds nothing back.

Whether you're a physician dreaming of something more, a parent trying to model courage for your kids, or an entrepreneur figuring out how to scale without losing yourself, this one's for you.

00:25: Welcome, introductions & Coffee chat + games

02:06: Marissa's backstory

03:30: Leaving Kaiser Permanente

04:15: Reinventing as "The Parent Doctor"

05:07: Co-founding SuperDoc Tech

05:32: Success stories

07:43: What IS an AI Receptionist?

09:56: Keeping everything HIPAA compliant

10:29: The mindset shifts

13:26: From "professor in a lab" to self-employed

15:07: Date with Destiny - discovering core values

17:11: Kids see everything & powerful parenting tool

18:34: The hardest challenge: learning to ask for help

20:37: Advice for physicians - find your tribe

22:04: 📚 Book recommendation

22:44: What's next and closing remarks!
👩‍⚕️ ABOUT DR. MARISSA CAUDILL

The Parent Doctor is Marissa's coaching practice where she supports parents of children aged 5–12 — particularly those navigating ADHD, anxiety, and autism — to build deeply connected, resilient relationships with their kids. Her philosophy: when the parent-child bond is strong before adolescence, kids have a far better foundation for navigating the storms ahead.

🌐 www.theparentdoctor.com

SuperDoc Tech is the health-tech company Marissa co-founded. Built on the Go High Level platform and customised specifically for physicians, it's a HIPAA-compliant CRM and business operating system that helps doctors who are building or scaling their own practices, coaching programs, or entrepreneurial ventures. Features include AI-powered receptionists (answering in 8 languages, 24/7), automated scheduling, website and funnel building, newsletter automation, lead magnets, and more.

🌐 https://superdoctech.com

#CoffeePlaydatePodcast #CoachOlgaMD #SuperDocTech #PhysicianEntrepreneur #DoctorMom #MedicalPodcast #WomenInMedicine #PhysicianBurnout #HealthTech #MomMD #KidsMentalHealth #ChildPsychiatry

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💬 Subscribe & Share! If Marissa's story inspired you to design a life with more freedom and purpose, hit subscribe on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, or Deezer and share it with a friend. One intentional step at a time ✨ — Dr. Olga Deengar, Coach Olga MD © 2026 Coach Olga MD. All rights reserved.

☕ Coffee Playdate Podcast: From Pathologist to Multifamily Syndicator – Dr. Deb Das on Building Boston Rise Capital

Dr. Deb Das, a practicing pathologist based in Boston, joins Dr. Olga for an inspiring conversation about stepping out of her comfort zone and building a successful real estate syndication company while still working in medicine. Deb shares how she and her husband started Boston Rise Capital, scaled to 158 units in just 18 months, and why they focus on cash-flowing Midwest markets.

Deb also shares practical advice for physicians who want to build wealth through real estate and emphasizes the importance of finding the right partners and team.

This episode is full of honest, actionable insights for any doctor thinking about real estate investing or creating a side business.

Key Takeaways

• You don’t need to know everything before you start - take action and learn along the way.
• Mindset shift: Move from analysis paralysis to “immersion”.
• Focus on investor returns by choosing strong cash-flow markets.
• Partnering with the right people and building a great team makes scaling possible.
• Leaving a stable W-2 job for entrepreneurship is scary but liberating.

More on Dr. Deb Das Dr. Deb Das is a practicing pathologist in Boston and the co-founder of Boston Rise Capital, a multifamily real estate syndication company. Together with her team, she acquires apartment buildings to create strong investment opportunities for physicians and other accredited investors while providing quality housing in growing markets.

Learn more: https://bostonrisecapital.com/

Timelines / Chapters

• 00:25 – Welcome and introduction
• 00:48 – Coffee chat & Games
• 03:09 – Background and starting Boston Rise Capital
• 04:51 – Scaling to 158 units
• 05:37 – Overcoming the fear of out-of-state investing
• 06:47 – Key mindset shifts
• 08:00 – Leaving W-2 for 1099 work
• 09:54 – Advice for physicians starting in real estate
• 11:28 – Book recommendation: Who Not How by Dan Sullivan
• 12:37 – Closing thanks

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☕ Coffee Playdate Podcast: From Bicycle Accident to Building the Most Effective Physician Wellness Program – Dr. Sunny Smith

Dr. Sunny Smith joins Dr. Olga for a refreshingly honest conversation about how one life-changing moment can completely shift your path. A former academic physician, Sunny shares how a serious bicycle accident in Tahiti led her to discover coaching — and eventually found Empowering Women Physicians, now one of the largest and most effective coaching programs for women doctors.

She opens up about the power of mindset, learning to believe in possibilities before they happen, and why thinking outside the traditional “yellow brick road” of medicine was the key to creating something meaningful. Sunny also talks about the huge inflection point during COVID, pivoting her group program when no one signed up at first, and how she’s now training other physicians to become coaches through her new certification program.

This episode is packed with real talk on entrepreneurship, resilience, and building a business that truly supports women physicians — plus a beautiful story about creating magical team experiences (including a surprise bioluminescent bay trip with Liz Gilbert!).

More on Dr. Sunny Smith Dr. Sunny Smith is a former academic physician and the founder & CEO of Empowering Women Physicians. She leads one of the largest and most effective coaching programs for women physicians in the country. Learn more and explore her work at www.empoweringwomenphysicians.com.

Timelines (Total length: 20:41)

• 00:25 – Welcome and introduction
• 00:40 – Coffee chat & Games
• 02:40 – Background and the birth of Empowering Women Physicians
• 04:35 – The power of coaching
• 05:49 – Transitioning from clinical medicine to full-time entrepreneurship
• 06:24 – Key mindset shift: believing ahead of time
• 08:57 – The biggest business challenge
• 12:46 – COVID pivot and the new Physician Coach Certification
• 15:42 – Creating magical experiences for the team (Liz Gilbert story)
• 19:13 – Book recommendation
• 20:32 – Closing thanks and appreciation

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Dr. Chrystene Nguyen joins Dr. Olga for a heartfelt conversation about something we rarely discuss openly in medicine - loneliness. As a family and lifestyle medicine physician, Chrystene shares how the isolation many healthcare professionals felt during COVID inspired her to create White Coat Romance, a supportive community and app for single physicians and students. She later launched White Coat Mingle, a sister platform focused on real social and professional networking beyond dating.

More on Dr. Chrystene Nguyen: https://whitecoatromance.com/ and White Coat Mingle. White Coat Romance app on App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/white-coat-romance-app/id1580685084 on Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whitecoatromance.staging.twa

Social Media:

https://www.facebook.com/whitecoatromance/

https://www.instagram.com/whitecoatromance/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/white-coat-romance/

https://twitter.com/WhiteCoatDating

https://www.tiktok.com/@whitecoatromance

https://www.youtube.com/@whitecoatromance

Timelines

· 00:25 – Welcome & introduction

· 04:07 – Origin of White Coat Romance

· 06:51 – Barriers when dating on apps

· 08:39 –Connection and community are essential

· 10:50 – White Coat Mingle

· 18:04 – Closing thanks

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☕ Coffee Playdate Podcast with Dr. Letizia Alto

Dr. Leti Alto joins Dr. Olga for a heartfelt and inspiring conversation about what it really looks like to build true freedom as a physician. From full-time hospitalist to creating multiple successful businesses, Leti shares how she intentionally designed a life that gives her both financial freedom and the ability to travel half the year with her family.

Leti also talks about the power of mindset tools like “this is happening for me,” reframing limiting beliefs, and the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people. Her current focus is on Beyara, a business dedicated to helping female entrepreneurs, while she continues growing her real estate portfolio.

This episode is full of practical wisdom for any woman who wants more flexibility, fulfillment, and purpose in her life and work.

More on Dr. Leti Alto You can learn more about her work and communities at:

• Semi-Retired MD → https://semiretiredmd.com/
• Beyara → https://www.beyara.com/
• Fast FIRE Capital → https://www.fastfirecapital.com/

Hashtags #SemiRetiredMD #PhysicianEntrepreneur #WomenInMedicine #FinancialFreedom #Mompreneur #MindsetShift #CoffeePlaydatePodcast

Timelines

· 00:25 – Welcome to the Coffee Playdate Podcast and introduction of Dr. Leti Alto

· 00:39 – Coffee chat

· 01:05 – Rapid fire questions and Take a Sip games

· 04:04 – Leti’s background

· 04:52 – How she manages it all

· 05:31 – Building life around priorities and non-negotiables

· 07:22 – Mindset tools

· 10:54 – The power of relationships and affiliates

· 12:32 – Launching Beyara

· 14:10 – Team values, culture fit, and student-first approach

· 15:06 – Major challenges in business

· 16:35 – Redefining “semi-retired”

· 18:04 – Closing thanks and appreciation

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✨ — Dr. Olga Deengar, Coach Olga MD © 2026 Coach Olga MD. All rights reserved.