All Episodes

December 10, 2024

149 I The Pulse of MedTech: Past Trends, Future Visions

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In this episode, Liz and Rachel discuss how their predictions played out over the course of the year and share what they expect to see as trends in 2025. Get inspired for the year ahead as you think about what we could see in 2025!

December 4, 2024

148 I Effective Organization: An Interview with Holly Scott

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In this episode, Liz interviews Holly Scott about organizational effectiveness. In their conversation they discuss how to get "the path of least resistance to get to certain goals." Holly shares the importance of ensuring there are both healthy companies and healthy careers and how the med tech industry can do just that.

November 26, 2024

147 I Case Study: Product Launch Physician Training

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What do you do if your physician training eLearning module becomes obsolete before the product is even launched? In this episode, Liz and Rachel discuss this exact experience and how they used "simple tech" to create training that could be iterated for the procedure's key learnings.

November 19, 2024

146 I Executive Insights: Don’t Invest in Flashy Tech Tools Too Soon

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It's easy to want a product launch to feature flashy tech tools like VR systems, complex eLearning, or intricate benchtop models. But investing in flashy tech tools too soon can waste time and resources when the procedure is still likely to adapt to key learnings. In this episode, Liz and Rachel discuss what executives should be considering when choosing which tech tools to use in their next product launch.

November 12, 2024

145 I Research & Reflection: TechSmith’s 2024 Video Viewer Trends Report

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In this episode, Liz and Rachel dive into TechSmith's 2024 Video Viewer Trends Report discussing the key takeaways from the report and how they see these trends in practice - specifically in the MedDevice space.

November 5, 2024

144 I Making Great Videos: An Interview with Matthew Pierce

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This month Liz is joined by Matthew Pierce, a video expert from TechSmith! They chat through why video works well for training and their top considerations for creating and using training videos. Matt challenges us to get curious about the videos we watch in order to create the videos we'd like to see. He also shares a lot of great tips for ensuring your video quality is great, even on budget.

October 22, 2024

143 I Case Study: When NOT to Use eLearning

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In this episode, Liz and Rachel discuss a recent eLearning product module which needed more updates than anticipated as it tried to keep up with the product's roadmap. As the product continued to develop and release new software, it quickly became apparent that the investment in eLearning wasn't worth it for such a rapidly changing product. Tune in to hear the low budget solution they offered to the company instead!

October 15, 2024

142 I Executive Insights: Training Needs a Headcount

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Executives, as you plan your budget, give training a headcount. Tune in to hear the skills your headcount needs and those they don't. Liz and Rachel discuss how content development and facilitation skills are crucial for the product's success.

October 8, 2024

141 I Research & Reflect: Budgeting for 2025

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Have you started your 2025 budget yet? How are you making decisions about where to allocate funds? In this episode, Liz and Rachel discuss what they think companies should think about as they build their budgets for 2025, including which technologies are worth investing in and where companies might be able to cut costs. As always, they return to strategy and ensuring your budget for the coming year is aligned with a clear plan.

October 1, 2024

140 I Understanding Fundraising: An Interview with Terri Burke

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This week Liz is joined by Terri Burke, a venture partner, to learn more about how MedTech start ups can and should fundraise. Terri shares what venture capitalists want to know about your value proposition, clinical trial process, technology, pricing strategy, risks, people, and key inflection points. You'll also hear the ways venture capitalists continue to journey with the company after the investment. You may be thinking, "what does this have to do with training?". Liz and Terri also dive in to how VCs think about training and how that training can support the business needs.