
Veteran journalist, investor, and Second Opinion Media founder Chrissy Farr talks with the CEOs and founders who've been in the trenches long enough to know that healthcare doesn't move at startup speed. These aren't the entrepreneurs chasing quick exits—they're the "lifers" who understand that building in healthcare requires endless pivots, regulatory navigation, and decade-long timelines. No hyp... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 42 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Health & FitnessTechnology | |||

This week on Lifers, Christina Farr sat down with Mike Desjadon, CEO of Anomaly and Warris Bokhari CEO of Claimable. They discuss automating patient appeals, the challenges of the current payment model, and their approach to working directly with pat... more
In this episode of Lifers, Christina Farr engages in an insightful conversation with V, CEO of Sword Health. V shares his unconventional journey from Portugal to the U.S. healthcare market, emphasizing the importance of providing high-quality care to... more
Chrissy Farr sits down with Michelle Carnahan, who spent 26 years at Eli Lilly witnessing the development of breakthrough GLP-1 drugs before transitioning to direct-to-consumer healthcare (Thirty Madison) and then co-founding Arbiter, a startup that ... more
In this episode of the Second Opinion, Christina Farr interviews Dickon Waterfield, president of Lantern to discuss the intricacies of U.S. healthcare costs, particularly the disparity between Medicare and commercial prices. They cover the unsustaina... more
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Christina gets to the hard questions with top health care founders and operators, what they’ve learned and what we have to change. Guests are consistently top quality and she gets beyond the anodyne in her questions.
This is a nice balance to the male-dominated content out there and many interesting and valuable takes, but it’s buried. I’d like to hear more time spent on content and source of opinions and less time spent on ego and promotion of self/hosts and guests.
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Conversations with seasoned leaders in healthcare, diving into the complexities of building lasting innovations in the industry. It focuses on in-depth discussions with CEOs and founders who have faced real-world challenges, highlighting their experience in navigating the slow-moving landscape of healthcare and the need for a strategy that goes beyond quick wins. Frequent themes include healthcare innovation, the integration of technology and AI, and the myriad obstacles posed by regulatory frameworks. The episodes emphasize a frank approach to sharing struggles and insights, making it an invaluable resource for those looking to understand the realities of the healthcare sector.
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Recent guests on Lifers include:
1. Dickon Waterfield
2. Dugal Bain-Kim
3. Courtney Bragg
4. Eric Larsen
5. Stephen Buck
6. Dave de Bronkart
7. Christina Farr
8. Stephanie Venn-Watson
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