Lessons from a serial healthcare entrepreneur w/ Kent Dicks

The healthcare space has become more dynamic over the past few months - and is showing no sign of slowing down.  So, how do you navigate the obstacles and challenges of such a dynamic space, and continue to remain relevant and possibly manifest a product for launch? It is possible to not only identify opportunity but also leverage it - if you keep your focus on who you’re engaging with. In today’s episode, Dr. Roxie speaks with Kent Dicks, CEO and Founder of Life365, and gets his input on how to increase the chance for market success in a rapidly evolving marketplace. Kent shares his strategies for opening up partnerships and relationships, and how to stay on task while also being agile and remaining relevant beyond the COVID economy. Here are the show highlights: Explore friction points in healthcare during COVID-19 (2:23) Turning challenges and obstacles into opportunity (5:14) Opening up partnerships, relationships, and paths to success (9:50) Dissecting what opportunity in a crisis looks like (12:28) How commercialization strategies are changing during crises (15:37) Telehealth adoption and the future of telemedicine (21:00) Strategies for staying agile and relevant in a post-pandemic market (26:30) Guest Bio Kent Dicks, the Founder and CEO of Life365, has 35+ years experience providing dynamic and strategic leadership in new and emerging markets.  His dedication to improving telehealth systems and establishing efficacy in patient-centered mobile health solutions secured his place as a trusted thought leader in the Mobile and Digital Health space. Kent received his Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Information Systems from Arizona State University and holds an Associate’s Degree in Business from Phoenix College. If you’d like to follow up with Kent, or simply want more information about Inference Analytics or Plug and Play Health you can get a hold of him via email at kdicks@life365.health, his website at  Life365.health or on LinkedIn at Kent Dicks.