GrowthDx

A podcast dedicated to real & raw conversations with today’s leading healthcare strategists.

About the Podcast

GrowthDx is Clearstart's healthcare thought leadership podcast, featuring conversations with the people closest to healthcare's biggest shifts. Hosted by Ashley Kent, Founder & CEO of Clearstart, GrowthDx gives healthcare leaders practical perspectives on where the industry is headed and what they need to prepare for what's next.

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Your Healthcare Sales Problem Might Not Be a Sales Problem

When a healthcare company says sales isn’t working, the problem isn’t always the sales team. Ashley Kent sits down with Joe Hinderstein to unpack what actually breaks inside healthcare sales organizations and what leaders should look at before hiring another rep, buying another tool, or chasing more leads.

The Role of Technology in Relationship-Driven Sales

Healthcare sales has always been relationship-driven. But as technology takes on more of the research, prospecting, and preparation behind the sale, the question becomes: what should technology do, and what should stay human?

What Makes for a Strong M&A Deal in Healthcare?

Healthcare M&A is more complicated than getting the right valuation and making it to closing day.

Moving Healthcare Forward Means Looking Back

Healthcare is constantly looking for what’s next. But some of the best clues for where the industry needs to go are hiding in what we’ve already learned.

The Senior Housing Boom Is Here. Can Supply Keep Up?

The senior housing industry has been talking about the coming wave of baby boomer demand for years. According to Nicole Funari, the industry no longer needs to wait for it.

Separating Noise from Risk: How Healthcare Policy Dictates Platform Value

An asset can look like an incredible growth story today, until a shift in Medicaid or reimbursement completely changes the game tomorrow.

What PE Boards Want in Healthcare Executives

What actually separates executives who thrive in private equity-backed healthcare from those who burn out?

How Behavioral Health Systems Scale (And Where They Break)

What actually happens when a healthcare platform scales from 3 locations to 30? In this inaugural episode of GrowthDx, Clearstart Founder and CEO Ashley Kent sits down with Dr. Edisa Shirley, Chief Growth Strategy Officer at ClinicMind.

Sep 6, 2026

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About the Podcast

Your Healthcare Sales Problem Might Not Be a Sales Problem

The Role of Technology in Relationship-Driven Sales

What Makes for a Strong M&A Deal in Healthcare?

Moving Healthcare Forward Means Looking Back

The Senior Housing Boom Is Here. Can Supply Keep Up?

Separating Noise from Risk: How Healthcare Policy Dictates Platform Value

What PE Boards Want in Healthcare Executives

How Behavioral Health Systems Scale (And Where They Break)

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