The Early Hires
Helen Tanner
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Most clinicians who join early-stage healthcare startups are expected to operate in complex business environments they were never trained to navigate. The Early Hires equips clinician leaders for these pivotal roles through a community of shared experience and collective insight so they can lead with clarity, confidence, and thrive in healthcare startups. Hosted by clinician and healthcare leader, Helen Tanner. Learn more and join the conversation at The Early Hires website.
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S1E7 What It Looks Like to Join a Series A Healthcare Startup as One of the First Clinical Hires with Andrew Shiflett
From Primary Care to Startup Leadership: Why Clinicians Matter Most in Early Chaos Andrew Shiflett, PA-C, brings more than a decade of experience in complex primary care and was one of the first…
S1E6 "Is It Just Me?" The Inner Critic of Startup Leadership with Executive Coach Lupe Prado
Leading Without a Playbook: Why Executive Coaching Matters in Early-Stage StartupsLupe Prado is an executive coach who works with leaders across startups, private equity, and corporate organizations.…
S1E5 Healthcare Executive Tim Talbert, NP: Leading Through Startup Growth and Organizational Change
Clinical Leadership in Healthcare Startups: What Clinicians Learn Navigating Growth, Risk, and Operational StrategyHelen is joined by Tim Talbert, nurse practitioner, veteran, and healthcare…
S1E4 Raise Your Hand Before You Feel Ready: From the Clinic to the Startup to the Classroom | Dipu Patel, DMSc, MPAS, ABAIM, PA-C
In this episode, Helen sits down with Dipu Patel, DMSc, MPAS, ABAIM, PA-C, educator, innovation leader, and immediate past president of the PA Education Association. Dipu serves as professor and vice…
S1E3 Family Physician and Executive Leader, Dr. Neil Patel on The Cheat Code to Innovation Is Starting Over
From Underserved Care to Startup Leadership: Why Gap-Closing Translates Across Both WorldsIn this episode, Helen sits down with Dr. Neil Patel, a family physician with more than 20 years of clinical…
S1E2 From Risk-Averse to Risk-Ready: Katie Davis, MS, RN, AGACNP-BC on Learning to Say Yes in Healthcare Startups
Just because you are doing everything right clinically does not mean the organization will survive.In this episode, Helen sits down with Katie Davis, a nurse practitioner and clinician executive who…
S1E1 Navigating Early and Mid-Stage Startups: Clinical Leadership Realities with Dr. Adam Perry
Patient safety is job one. Everything else is negotiable.The Early Hires launches with Dr. Adam Perry — a geriatrician and ER physician who has helped build home-based and senior care models across…
The Early Hires Podcast
Hosted by Helen Tanner, MPH, PA-C, The Early Hires Podcast centers the voices of clinicians building healthcare startups from the inside. Helen brings years of clinical and executive experience,…
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The Early Hires has published 8 episodes since March 2026, covering topics in Business, Careers.
The Early Hires is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 38m.
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