The fight over where orthopedic surgery happens is really a fight over who holds the power. Ryan Van Puffelen joins us to explain how ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) moved from “lower acuity” options to the center of modern ASC strategy, shifting control away from the hospital and toward surgeons, administrators, and new financial players.

We unpack the KOL to DOL transition, from key opinion leaders on conference stages to digital opinion leaders shaping what people believe on LinkedIn. Ryan shares what changed, why it matters, and how he built a consistent voice by picking specific lanes: surgeon autonomy, private equity in healthcare, infusion of operational support, and the messy intersection where all of it meets. If you care about healthcare leadership, orthopedic innovation, or building a personal brand that actually opens doors, this conversation gets practical fast.

Private equity gets the honest treatment too. We talk about when PE can help an ASC stay independent, fund upgrades, and professionalize operations, and when culture gets discounted and deals go sideways. We also call out the biggest online mistake we see in healthcare marketing: executives defaulting to corporate reposts that only get love from coworkers instead of creating trust with real people.

Subscribe, share this with a colleague in orthopedics or ASC leadership, and leave a review if it helped. What is one lane you want to own this year?

We celebrate Chris Grosse’s book launch of You Can’t AutomAIte Trust and dig into why real trust still beats any AI shortcut. We also preview Content Crib 7.0, where we’re bringing practical AI tools and agents that save time and push people toward higher-value work.

• why the book is built for sellers, founders, and leaders operating in the AI era
• how sobriety rebuilds trust with yourself first, then improves follow-through at work
• why 20% of first-month proceeds support the Heron Project and what the nonprofit does
• where to buy the book on Amazon and via chrisgrosse.co/book
• what AI agents can automate today, from research to spreadsheets to reporting
• the warning sign for roles that only pass information upward
• how Content Crib evolved from community building to implementation and now AI tools
• why the event shifts to a yearly format for easier scheduling and bigger momentum

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Content crib 7.0.
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People don’t just buy healthcare products and services. They buy confidence in the people behind them. If a prospective customer, partner, or recruit hears your company name and then Googles the CEO, what story does your LinkedIn profile tell in the first 30 seconds?

We walk through why LinkedIn has become the default “trust check” for healthcare executives, founders, and operators and why it so often ranks at the top of Google. Then we share the tool we built to make that trust measurable: our free ISG Public Trust Audit. It’s an AI-assisted review that analyzes your digital footprint (with a heavy focus on LinkedIn), scores what the public sees, and delivers expert-reviewed, practical recommendations within 24 hours. We explain what you submit, what the audit looks for, and how it turns a vague goal like “thought leadership” into clear, ranked actions you can actually execute.

We also talk about what happens when you start sharing publicly with intention: trust before the sales call, shorter sales cycles through category authority, stronger recruiting through visible leadership, and more investor and partner confidence when you’re raising capital or building strategic deals. And because no good strategy chat is complete without a curveball, we close with a funny, painfully relatable story about a stuck door knob that turns a normal Saturday into a suburban escape mission.

If you’re a healthcare leader who wants a clearer online reputation and a stronger first impression, hit play, then run the free audit. Subscribe, share this with a colleague who needs a stronger LinkedIn presence, and leave a review with the one change you’re going to make next.