{"podcast":{"title":"The Healthy Enterprise","slug":"the-healthy-enterprise-7243627","podcast_index_feed_id":7243627,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-healthy-enterprise","website_url":"https://healthyenterprise.transistor.fm/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/TNPRCVDfe4nDQnaXnkjmAf_f0skVmmp-enU8ZJbp1lY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mMjI4/MDliNWYyM2MxYWFi/NTkwZmIwNzJkYjk2/YjliMy5qcGc.jpg","author":"Bullzeye Growth Partners","episode_count":78,"summary":"Hosted by Heath Fletcher, The Healthy Enterprise explores how innovation, technology, and leadership are reshaping the life sciences industry—from discovery and development to commercialization and care delivery. Each episode features candid, heart-centered conversations with founders, scientists, executives, and investors, sharing real-world experiences and insights for building resilient, future-ready organizations. Created and Produced by Bullzeye Global Growth Partners — Let’s build it together!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-healthy-enterprise-7243627"},"episode":{"title":"MONEY BALL Episode 3 - Doug Cohen, IR Medtek","slug":"money-ball-episode-3-doug-cohen-ir-medtek","published_at":"2026-01-30T19:29:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-healthy-enterprise-7243627/money-ball-episode-3-doug-cohen-ir-medtek","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-healthy-enterprise-7243627","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/8aa42f66","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/8aa42f66/fe1dcb4c.mp3","summary":"This episode is part of a limited series called Money Ball in conjunction with the BLPN Club . BLPN's Money Ball program helps founders step up to the plate and knock fundraising out of the park. You'll hear about the people, their ventures, and their pitch-making experiences. In this episode of The Healthy Enterprise, host Heath Fletcher interviews Doug Cohen, the Co-Founder and CEO of IR Medtek, about his journey in developing a groundbreaking technology for cancer detection. Doug shares his unique background in mechanical engineering and how it led him to identify a significant gap in the healthcare market, particularly in skin cancer detection. The conversation delves into the development process of their innovative device, the challenges faced, and the importance of refining their pitch to investors through the Money Ball program. Doug emphasizes the value of collaboration, confidence in their technology, and the potential impact on patient care. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Money Ball and IR Medtek 01:14 Doug's Unique Background and Journey 02:27 Identifying the Gap in Cancer Detection 05:51 The Development Journey of the Technology 07:41 Current Progress and Future Steps 08:39 Understanding the Device and Its Functionality 10:58 Enhancing Primary Care with Technology 13:25 Investor Response and Presentation Experience 14:34 Refining the Pitch through Money Ball 18:32 Public Speaking and CEO Responsibilities 21:12 The Advantage of an Engineering Background 24:11 Reflections on the Money Ball Experience Guest Information: Guest's Name: Doug Cohen Guest's Title/Position: Chief Executive Officer Guest's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-cohen-64761410/ Company / Affiliation: IR Medtek https://www.irmedtek.com/ Guest's Bio: Doug Cohen is IR Medtek's Co-Fo…","meta_description":"This episode is part of a limited series called Money Ball in conjunction with the BLPN Club . BLPN's Money Ball program helps founders step up to the pla…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1599,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-healthy-enterprise-7243627/episodes/money-ball-episode-3-doug-cohen-ir-medtek/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-healthy-enterprise-7243627/money-ball-episode-3-doug-cohen-ir-medtek.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}