Dropping the gate, re-anchoring and recharging.

We’re back for another one, as our hosts Melissa and Chris embrace the good chaos, flexibility and agility that defines both building innovation and navigating life. From the annual frenzy of open enrollment, to the importance of owning your expertise and the challenges of thoughtful AI deployment. 

Our hosts tackle the reoccurring theme of “Don’t Gatekeep Yourself”, prompted by a recent LinkedIn post from Cristina Farr. This post discussed accomplished, professional women who often decline opportunities to be featured publicly. Exploring why it happens, and calling on the HPH fam to own your expertise and to recognize you were selected for a reason!

Melissa and Chris also share thoughts on the current, tangible, impacts of the government shutdown. With promises to explore the long-lasting cuts and irreversible changes this event may cause in a future episode. 

Don’t Miss:

The Ending Clinician Burnout Summit runs November 6th-7th: Register now with code HPHFAM for a 25% discount.

If you’re attending HLTH 2025 in Las Vegas, come meet Melissa at the Zeel Medical Massage Booth!

Let us know in the comments: Have you ever turned down a speaking or thought leadership opportunity even though you were perfectly capable? We want to hear your stories, and help hype you up!

Links from Today’s Episode:

Christina Farr’s LinkedIn Post:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/christinafarr_im-not-enough-of-an-expert-on-that-but-activity-7379866782116880385-RNOG?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACqbWVsBkhGoGa8Cmor_yxuFhE7QCgblxB4

As always, Join Our Conversation, with like-minded innovators and HPH fam! https://discord.gg/CcaqGFag

Hosts:Chris Hemphill – Chris’s 17 years in healthcare technology have spanned sales, operations, data science IC, and AI leadership. Chris couples this with a focus on health equity and serves as the NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy Research Fellow for Healthcare AI. Chris’s currently leads Modular Feedback, which focuses on helping healthcare innovators find and build thoughtful AI use cases: https://modularfeedback.com

Melissa Reilly – Melissa spent the last 20 years leading innovations at major payers: UnitedHealth Group(Optum Ventures), Aetna, and Evernorth/Cigna. She’s helped drive and commercialize multiple startups in AI & consumer testing, and she is now driving product and commercialization for healthcare innovators full-time. She brings industry expertise as well as a background in law, negotiation, & real estate. Her company’s name is STLTH.

Production:Edited by Alyssa SchrollMusic by Chris Hemphill