TAG'D: Beyond The Award
TAG'D: Beyond The Award
Podcast Description
Welcome to TAG'D: Beyond the Award, the podcast that celebrates innovation, excellence, and leadership. Each episode dives into the inspiring stories behind the nominees and winners of The TAG Awards, uncovering the breakthroughs, challenges, and triumphs that define their journey. Whether it’s cutting-edge technology, transformative products, or visionary leadership, we’re here to explore what it means to stand out and shape the future of your industry. Let’s go beyond the award and into the heart of innovation. Here is your host, Justin Starbird.
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The podcast focuses on topics like MedTech innovation, leadership excellence, and the TAG Awards process, with episodes featuring insights on human factors engineering in medical devices, the role of strategic partnerships in healthcare, and the evaluation criteria judges consider for awards. Specific episodes discuss the importance of innovation and the value of recognition, as shared by guests such as Rick Curtis and Dr. MaryBeth Privitera.

Welcome to TAG’D: Beyond the Award, the podcast that celebrates innovation, excellence, and leadership. Each episode dives into the inspiring stories behind the nominees and winners of The TAG Awards, uncovering the breakthroughs, challenges, and triumphs that define their journey. Whether it’s cutting-edge technology, transformative products, or visionary leadership, we’re here to explore what it means to stand out and shape the future of your industry. Let’s go beyond the award and into the heart of innovation. Here is your host, Justin Starbird.
What's the real difference between a brilliant concept and a product that changes healthcare? Two-time TAG Award Judge, MedTech design veteran, and founder Tor Alden is here to break it down on the TAG’D Beyond the Award podcast.
He dives into
how he evaluates nominations,
why ”breaking the egg” is the best thing a startup can do,
and what the current economic climate is doing to MedTech innovation.
If you’re building, funding, or interested in the future of medical technology, this is a must-listen. Plus, get the inside scoop on his consulting firm, OllieWorks.

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