HI-Pod

HI-Pod is the series of podcasts I created for HealthInvestor UK, exploring key issues affecting the business of healthcare… 

Finding your niche
HI-Pod talks to Dominic Dalli, partner at Sovereign Capital, about the investment challenges and opportunities presented by niche subsectors of the healthcare market such as children’s services and neurological rehab.

Brexit Breakfast Briefing
HI-Pod showcases a selection of speaker highlights from HealthInvestor’s Brexit Breakfast Briefing held in association with PwC on 23 August. Andrew McKechnie, private health sector lead at PwC, Nick Sanderson, chief executive of Audley Retirement, Robert Kilgour, chairman of Renaissance Care and Issy Corbett, head of healthcare M&A at PwC discuss the effects of Brexit on the UK healthcare sector.

Brand building
HI-Pod presents highlights from the October issue’s interview with Justin Ash. Listen in to find out how to build a successful healthcare brand as well as Ash’s plans for Oasis’ future.

A vet on The Vet
Bridges Ventures partner and former vet Garret Turley discusses the private equity firm’s low-cost veterinary clinic chain The Vet, as well as the future of the animal healthcare market and his mishaps in surgery.

Eastern promise
HealthInvestor Asia editor Adrian Murdoch tells HI-Pod about the ways in which UK investors and companies can build meaningful partnerships in China and the pitfalls to avoid.

Grand designs
ARCO executive director Michael Voges predicts the shape of the UK retirement living landscape in 10 years’ time and describes how the market will get there.

Rocking the boat
Circle and babylon Health founder Ali Parsa gives HI-Pod his tips on how to be an entrepreneur and explains why he thinks the healthcare technology market is at a tipping point.

Taking stock
Linda Stock, senior associate at recruitment firm Carter Schwartz and care industry veteran, draws on her experience from senior management roles at the likes of Care Principles, The Huntercombe Group and Ramsay Health Care UK, to offer her advice on recruiting and retaining the best staff.

Roll ups, roll ups!
Nexus Corporate Finance partner Gordon Hamilton talks roll-up strategies with HI-Pod. Listen in to hear which sectors are ripe for buy and build and how to scale up successfully.

HI Summit 2017: Making the grade
What is the impact of CQC reports on businesses? Tune in to hear Andrew Cannon, chief executive of Voyage Care, Sam Gray, partner at Apposite Capital, Bhavna Keane-Rao, director at BKR Care Consultancy, Marguerite Mulvey, head of healthcare at AIB, and Claire Royston, group medical director at Four Seasons Health Care Group discuss the role of the watchdog at the HealthInvestor Summit 2017.