Healthcare Rap

Healthcare Rap

Author: Shift Forward Health Language: English Episodes: 100
For eight years running, Healthcare Rap has carved out a unique and essential space in the audio landscape, consistently ranking among the world's most-listened podcasts. Hosts Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail, from Shift Forward Health, steer conversations that fundamentally shift the perspective on health from a system-focused model to one built around the individual's experience. Each episode digs into the practical innovations and emerging strategies that are finally bridging the long-standing divide between reactive sick care and proactive, preventive well-being. You'll hear from the founders, executives, and thinkers who are actively redesigning what healthcare can be, moving it beyond clinic walls and into daily life. This isn't theoretical discussion; it's a frontline report on the business of health, fitness, and consumer empowerment. The longevity of this podcast-hitting 500 episodes-is a testament to its relevance, offering healthcare leaders and curious listeners alike a sustained look at the evolving playbook for a more human-centered system. Tune in for candid analysis and stories that put the consumer's point of view at the very center of the health conversation.
Episodes
Superpower Founder's Vision For The Future of Health (#460) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:11
Hold on tight, folks. Max Marchione, Co-Founder of Superpower, gives us a vision of the future of health as more people understand the difference between prevention and enhancing life. All that, plus the Flava of the Wee…
Making Cancer Care Consumer-Friendly (#459) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:05
Mindy Grantham shares insights from her experience as a marketing leader for some of the most well-known cancer centers in the country. You’ll finish this episode feeling hopeful that we can make cancer journeys consumer…
Change Is In the Air for Healthcare Marketers (#458) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:44
Keaton Wright, Founder of Target Continuum, tells us about changes in the air for healthcare marketers, his framework for where to focus with AI, and why he’s more bullish than ever about what’s coming around the corner…
How Elektra Health Is Breaking Taboos In Women’s Care (#457) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:18
Jannine Versi, Founder and CEO of Elektra Health, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the gap in women’s health that her startup is addressing, how she uses consumer insights to drive differentiation, and how she’s overcom…
The Beacon: Advocate Health's People-Based Approach to Wellness (#455) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:54
Dr. J. Nwando Olayiwola is President of the Advocate Health National Center for Clinical & Community Impact, and earlier this year was named President of The Beacon, a new health and wellness center being built in Milwau…
How Noom Is Reducing GLP-1 Side Effects (#454) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:34
Noom CEO Geoff Cook and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jeffrey Egler highlight early results from the company’s microdosing program, the changes that happen as GLP-1's continue to dominate much of the public conversation abou…
BONUS: Fall Conference Preview - HLTH, SHSMD, HCIC, CHIME (#453) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:34
Jared shares 5 trends that he expects to see at fall healthcare conferences including HLTH, SHSMD, HCIC, and CHIME Fall Forum. JOIN THE COMMUNITY This show is produced by the Healthcare Rap Community, highlighting the co…
How Withings Devices Make Consumers & Clinicians Happy (#452)  [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:44
Antoine Pivron, Head of Health Solutions at Withings, gives us an inside look at the world of connected health devices, including how their company has evolved from making the world’s first connected weight scale to beco…
BONUS: What Consumer-Centered Health Looks Like (#451) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:07
Jared gives 8 examples of what Consumer-Centered Health looks like: Hospital-At-Home Programs, Direct Primary Care, Retail Health, Food As Medicine, Connected Fitness & Wearables, Functional Medicine, Experience Orchestr…