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Career Pivot Point - Being Fired From the First Company You Founded with Dave Ferrera

6/3/2025

 
What happens when your first company fires you… and it becomes the best thing that ever happened?

In this MedTech Snapshot, Dave Ferrera shares the career-defining moment that shaped everything that came after: getting fired from the very first company he co-founded.

But that setback became the setup:

↗️ He got the opportunity to learn from a high-caliber executive team
⚒️ It gave him the business tools he was missing
📈 Prepared him so he felt ready to found another company

Sometimes your biggest break can start with a breakdown.

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Talent Retention for OUS MedTech Operations with Graydon Hansen

5/27/2025

 

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Stuart Karten - The Suprise Question

5/20/2025

 
Stuart Karten started out designing toys at Mattel—but a career-defining moment came when he pivoted from playthings to patients. In this episode, Stuart shares how the Affordable Care Act pushed his team to go all-in on MedTech, and how a background in consumer design became a powerful advantage in solving real healthcare challenges.

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Alex Cooper - Why Your First Startup Hires Are Everything

5/13/2025

 
​​In this episode, Alex Cooper, CEO of Relief Cardio, shares what most startup founders learn the hard way: your first few hires make or break your momentum. He breaks down how he thinks about fit, trust, and why early teams should never be more than one degree apart.

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Perry Payne - People First: How Leading with Compassion Became a Career Catalyst

5/6/2025

 
On today’s episode of MedTech Snapshot, Perry’s answer takes us straight into the heart of a crisis—a natural disaster in Puerto Rico that forced a tough call between production and people. What followed was a leadership decision centered on clarity, compassion, and the kind of decision-making that sticks with you long after the crisis passes. 

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