Peaking with Wyatt Carr
Peaking with Wyatt Carr
Podcast Description
I’m at my best when talking to interesting people! On Peaking, I sit down with business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, and friends from Denver and beyond to dive into their journeys—how they built their companies, navigated challenges, and balanced peak performance in both work and life. Expect insightful conversations, practical takeaways, and a little bit of randomness sprinkled in along the way! Peaking is guaranteed!
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of entrepreneurship, business strategy, and personal development, with episodes featuring discussions on topics like climate change initiatives with CTO William Loopesko, transitions from corporate life to entrepreneurship with Brian Wiles, and production tips for podcasting. It emphasizes the challenges and successes of building businesses while maintaining work-life balance.
We built this podcast to meet amazing people, and showcase their stories of grit, courage, and ingenuity! On Peaking, Wyatt Carr and Bryan Mikolaitis sit down with business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, and friends from Denver, Portland, and beyond to dive into their journeys—how they built their companies, navigated challenges, and balanced peak performance in both work and life. Expect insightful conversations, practical takeaways, and a little bit of randomness sprinkled in along the way! Peaking is guaranteed!
In this episode of the Peaking Podcast, Bryan Mikolaitis interviews Alex Doonanco, CEO and co-founder of careCycle, an AI-driven operating system for Medicare agencies. Alex discusses the evolution of voice AI technology, its misconceptions, and how careCycle is transforming the Medicare landscape by automating conversations and improving customer retention. He shares insights on startup challenges, building a strong engineering team, and effective go-to-market strategies. The conversation also touches on the future of healthcare and the role of AI in addressing systemic inefficiencies.
Takeaways
Carecycle is an AI native operating system for Medicare agencies.Voice AI should prioritize helpfulness over human-likeness.Retention is crucial for Medicare agencies to succeed.Understanding customer needs is key to product development.Building a strong engineering team requires problem-solving skills.Cold calling can be a valuable tool for founders.Y Combinator provides a supportive community for startups.Hiring should be approached with caution and experience.AI can significantly improve healthcare interactions.Momentum is essential in navigating opportunities in technology.
Sound bites
”Software does work for you.””It's easier to teach engineers to sell.””Build things people want.”
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Carecycle and Voice AI04:47 Transforming Medicare with AI Technology09:49 The Evolution of Carecycle's Product14:32 Founding Story and Team Dynamics20:49 Building a High-Performing Engineering Team24:40 Go-to-Market Strategy and Client Acquisition29:54 Insights from Y Combinator Experience33:13 The State of Healthcare and AI's Role37:25 Future Plans for Carecycle
More at https://www.carecycle.ai/
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