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Provider's Edge | Peak Performance Guide for Healthcare Entrepreneurs

Provider's Edge | Peak Performance Guide for Healthcare Entrepreneurs

By: Sabrina Runbeck MPH MHS PA-C | Strategic Advisor | Venture Partner | Human Capital Architect | TEDx Speaker | Fractional CSO / COO | Empowering HealthTech Founders to Gain Visibility Credibility & Capital for Scalable Mission-Driven Growth
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The healthcare industry is in a state of flux, with new technologies, regulations, and challenges emerging all the time. Healthcare entrepreneurs and startup founders face an uphill battle, competing with established players in the industry while striving to make a positive impact. The Provider's Edge is a podcast that recognizes these challenges and aims to provide a roadmap for success. Sabrina Runbeck, the host of Provider's Edge podcast, has first-hand experience with the challenges facing healthcare entrepreneurs. As a Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Associate with more than 12 years of experience in public health and neuroscience, she has seen the toll that burnout and other obstacles can take on healthcare professionals. After overcoming burnout herself, Sabrina took a career pivot, leveraging public speaking to share her true mission. Sabrina believes that changemakers in healthcare do not burn out because they want to do less. They want to do more of what they love and be seen and appreciated. She is passionate about helping healthcare entrepreneurs and startup founders break free from the traditional healthcare model and creates a business that not only generates income but also has a positive social impact. In each episode of Provider's Edge, Sabrina and her guests provide valuable insights and actionable tips to help healthcare entrepreneurs and startup founders overcome the common obstacles that they face. They provide guidance on improving operational efficiency, reducing provider fatigue, increasing access to meet patient expectations, and introducing the next generation of healthcare innovators who are truly making a difference. Sabrina and her guests are experts in their field and have a wealth of knowledge to share. They provide real-world examples and practical advice that you can implement right away to transform your business. The Provider's Edge podcast is the perfect podcast for healthcare entrepreneurs and startup founders who want to make a difference in the world. As a healthcare business owner, you can have it all - an efficient team, clients who feel well cared for, and reclaim an extra day per week. Sabrina and her guests will guide you through the process of rewriting the rules for your business so you can have more time off, a great team, and more income. They will help you break down the barriers that are holding you back and show you how to take control of your business, your life, and your future. In addition to the podcast, Sabrina runs a monthly event called "Healthcare Disruptors Think Tank," which is a collaborative networking event that brings together healthcare entrepreneurs and startup founders to share ideas and insights. Sabrina believes that collaboration is key to success in the healthcare industry, and she is passionate about building relationships and sharing knowledge. Podcast speaking has become one of the most effective ways for healthcare entrepreneurs to scale their businesses in today's world. The Provider's Edge podcast provides a platform for entrepreneurs to share their expertise, build credibility, and connect with a wider audience. Sabrina understands the importance of leveraging podcast speaking to scale your business, and she encourages healthcare entrepreneurs and startup founders to embrace this platform. The Provider's Edge is the perfect podcast for healthcare entrepreneurs and startup founders who want to make a difference in the world. Join Sabrina and her guests to discuss the smartest strategies for scaling your business and creating a positive social impact in the healthcare industry. Start listening today and take your healthcare business to the next level! For more information about the podcast or Sabrina Runbeck visit SabrinaRunbeck.com

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Episodes
  • How HealthTech Founders and Startup Operators Build Wealth Without Financial Burning Out with John De Goey

    How HealthTech Founders and Startup Operators Build Wealth Without Financial Burning Out with John De Goey
    May 27 2026
    Most people think financial success comes from making the “𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵” investment.But what if the bigger issue is that most people were never taught how to truly understand risk in the first place?In this episode of Provider’s Edge, I sat down with, 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐞𝐲. He is thought leader in the Canadian personal finance space, author of three books, and advisor to successful families navigating long-term wealth strategy.Founders are not only investing money. They are investing time, identity, relationships, energy, and years of uncertainty into building something meaningful.And that changes how you think about risk entirely.If you are building a company, investing in innovation, or trying to create long-term wealth without burning yourself outThis conversation will challenge how you think about money, sustainability, and success.𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:✅ Understand your risk tolerance before chasing market trends✅ Diversification is about resilience, not just returns✅ Liquidity matters more than most founders realize✅ Entrepreneurship requires emotional and financial endurance✅ Wealth should align with your values, lifestyle, and legacy goals✅ Hype-driven markets can cloud smart decision-making𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲How Founders Protect Wealth Before the Next Round - This episode explores how healthcare founders can protect long-term wealth, manage downside risk, and build financial intelligence beyond fundraising and revenue growth.Avoiding Founder Burnout: Military Leadership Strategies for Startup Success - This conversation focuses on the emotional and operational realities of entrepreneurship, including founder resilience, high-pressure decision-making, and the discipline required to scale without burnout. Financial Freedom for Founders: Expanding Beyond Traditional Thinking - This episode dives into how founders can think differently about wealth, ownership, innovation, and long-term financial sustainability instead of relying on traditional career or investment paths. Want help figuring out your first C-suite hire?Join the PulsePoint Path Boardroom or apply as one of our advisors who we place into trusted portfolio companies. It's designed for HealthTech and digital health founders between Seed and Series A who want to hire smart and scale faster.Here are 3 ways we can support you right now:1️⃣ Get a 360° Strategy from a Board That Sees What You Can’tStill piecing advice together from part-time advisors who barely have time to talk? Our Boardroom program gives you direct access to a 12-seat integrated advisory board—designed to find the blind spots in your funding, contracts, and margin strategy.This isn’t another Slack chat or once-a-month call. It’s a full diagnostic and action plan you can’t afford to miss.👉 PulsePointPath.com/Apply2️⃣ Turn Your Pitch into a Funding MagnetYour pitch isn’t a presentation—it’s a conversion tool. Send us your deck and get a persuasive rewrite that speaks to what investors actually fund.👉 PitchToYes.com3️⃣ Be a Featured Guest Apply to speak on our top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast, Provider's Edge. Have traction and a story to share?Apply to join us: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Call-Sabrina
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    33 mins
  • How Diagnostics + Payers Speed Treatment with Dr. Julie Schulz

    How Diagnostics + Payers Speed Treatment with Dr. Julie Schulz
    May 20 2026
    You can build brilliant healthcare technology and still lose.Why?Because healthcare does not reward the smartest tool. It rewards what people can actually use.In this episode, I sat down with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐥𝐳 from Avalon Healthcare Solutions to unpack one of the biggest blind spots founders miss: 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣We talked about why clinicians ignore tools that add workWhy payers care about speed and outcomesWhy many “innovations” fail is because no one owns the problem across the system.One of the most powerful reminders?Fancy tools are not the hard part.Getting humans aligned is.If you're building in diagnostics, AI, employer health, payer tech, or care navigation, this conversation will save you years of unnecessary pain.In this episode, you’ll learn:✅ Why great healthcare products fail when workflow is ignored✅ How reducing treatment delays creates measurable ROI✅ Why incentives drive healthcare behavior more than intentions✅ Where fragmented systems create billion-dollar opportunities✅ Why long-term prevention loses to short-term budgets✅ How employers may become the next major growth channel in healthcare✅ Why trust and communication still outperform software aloneRelated Episodes You’ll LoveYour Tech Isn’t Failing—Your Compliance Strategy Is - This episode focuses on why strong technology still struggles when compliance, implementation, and healthcare operations are weak.How Smart Founders Raise Capital Without a Final Product - This episode reinforces how founders build credibility, ecosystem traction, and investor confidence before everything is “finished.”11 Innovative FemTech Solutions Set to Transform Women’s Health - This episode expands that lens into women’s health innovation and category growth opportunities founders should watch.Want help figuring out your first C-suite hire?Join the PulsePoint Path Boardroom or apply as one of our advisors who we place into trusted portfolio companies. It's designed for HealthTech and digital health founders between Seed and Series A who want to hire smart and scale faster.Here are 3 ways we can support you right now:1️⃣ Get a 360° Strategy from a Board That Sees What You Can’tStill piecing advice together from part-time advisors who barely have time to talk? Our Boardroom program gives you direct access to a 12-seat integrated advisory board—designed to find the blind spots in your funding, contracts, and margin strategy.This isn’t another Slack chat or once-a-month call. It’s a full diagnostic and action plan you can’t afford to miss.👉 PulsePointPath.com/Apply2️⃣ Turn Your Pitch into a Funding MagnetYour pitch isn’t a presentation—it’s a conversion tool. Send us your deck and get a persuasive rewrite that speaks to what investors actually fund.👉 PitchToYes.com3️⃣ Be a Featured Guest Apply to speak on our top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast, Provider's Edge. Have traction and a story to share?Apply to join us: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Call-Sabrina
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    22 mins
  • Why Samsung Bought Xealth and What Founders Should Learn with Mike McSherry

    Why Samsung Bought Xealth and What Founders Should Learn with Mike McSherry
    May 13 2026
    𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲.𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.That’s what stood out in this conversation with 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 whose company was acquired by Samsung after years of solving one of healthcare’s biggest hidden problems: How to connect digital tools, devices, and patient care into workflows clinicians will actually use.Winning in healthcare is rarely about having the flashiest product. It’s about making life easier for providersImproving access for patientsAnd fitting naturally into systems that already exist. That’s how trust compoundsAnd how companies become impossible to ignore.If you’re a founder, operator, investor, or clinician trying to understand where healthcare is heading next, this episode gives you a front-row seat.In this episode, you’ll learn:✅ Why Samsung acquired Xealth and what strategic buyers really look for✅ How founders create enterprise value by solving workflow friction✅ Why digital health fails when it creates more work for clinicians✅ How connected devices, wearables, and AI may reshape care delivery✅ What reimbursement barriers still block innovation for Medicare and Medicaid patients✅ Why the future belongs to founders building integrated ecosystems, not isolated apps 🎧 Related Episodes You’ll LoveYour Tech Isn’t Failing—Your Compliance Strategy Is - This episode focuses on what happens after the visit, how digital care must fit existing clinical workflows, and why strong tech still fails when it is not integrated into how healthcare is actually delivered.How AgeTech Startups Win Hospital Trust With Wound-Care Pilots - This episode examines how founders build trust with providers through pilots, clinical validation, and real-world results instead of relying on hype or surface-level visibility.Why Investors Hesitate Before Saying Yes in Femtech - This episode is highly relevant because it covers what investors look for in women’s health innovation and how founders position themselves for scale.Want help figuring out your first C-suite hire?Join the PulsePoint Path Boardroom or apply as one of our advisors who we place into trusted portfolio companies.It's designed for HealthTech and digital health founders between Seed and Series A who want to hire smart and scale faster.Here are 3 ways we can support you right now:1️⃣ Get a 360° Strategy from a Board That Sees What You Can’tStill piecing advice together from part-time advisors who barely have time to talk? Our Boardroom program gives you direct access to a 12-seat integrated advisory board—designed to find the blind spots in your funding, contracts, and margin strategy.This isn’t another Slack chat or once-a-month call.It’s a full diagnostic and action plan you can’t afford to miss.👉 PulsePointPath.com/Apply2️⃣ Turn Your Pitch into a Funding MagnetYour pitch isn’t a presentation—it’s a conversion tool.Send us your deck and get a persuasive rewrite that speaks to what investors actually fund.👉 PitchToYes.com3️⃣ Be a Featured Guest Apply to speak on our top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast, Provider's Edge.Have traction and a story to share?Apply to join us: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Call-Sabrina
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    23 mins
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