Candid perspectives on the orthopedic and spine industry — from executive leadership and talent strategy to market dynamics and career development.
Hospitals are killing innovation, and the strategics are willing accomplices. Hospital purchasing departments used to just process paperwork. Now they control everything through exclusive sole- and dual-source contracts.
Why Ortho is Unique Among Medical Devices and Why Outsiders Struggle to Grasp it. Despite the reality that surgeons are losing their autonomy, there are fundamentals in orthopedics that make it unique.
I'm often asked what the orthopedic market will look like in the next few years. Having spent over 27 years in the Orthopedic Implant Industry, I've decided to put down on paper what I think.
J&J Spine Budget 2024: $2.1B. Your entire company valuation: $10M. The secret isn't about outspending them — it's about out-executing them with the RIGHT commercial leader.
1997. I walked away from 10 years at Zimmer. Fifth President's Club award. Top performer. Comfortable territory. That decision changed everything I understand about what drives exceptional performers.
The scrappy leader who got you from $0 to $8M — why do so many of them flame out when you hit $10–30M? Same paradox, different direction.