Kim Brown Sims is a board-certified senior executive, global healthcare & biotech consultant and health worker with over 35 years of experience across nonprofit, hospital and healthcare industries. Kim expresses the value of our clinical providers, nurses, doctors, social workers, mental health providers and discusses issues important to those on the front line, issues that the pandemic has brought to light, issues that have been in play for over 30 years. The Pricked podcast talks about the disruption and the innovation that's needed in health care through the policy changes that need to happen in order for us to truly make this an equitable and healthy world for all.
10. Look at me. No, really. Look at me - Interview with Jeff Edwards
Fabulous Jeff Edwards has an undeniable sparkling wit and charisma that draws people to him. His non-profit organization ‘Candles for Kids’ throws birthday parties for local disadvantaged children. He is branding himself as ‘Jeff the Bartender’ and his life’s goal is to help people feel special. Today he speaks about living your purpose, self-talk and self-love, and helping others to feel special because we all are special.
2 Jul 2021
09. From the Mind of a Millennial
Jake Vialus is a 26-year-old Millennial who shares his stories of being pricked. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a minor in Comparative Literature. He currently works for US banks in the mortgage closing department. The remarkable aspect of Jake is that he comes to life with an amazing perspective. He sees so many sides of issues and speaks eloquently and intelligently about the approaches government and humanity could take to make this place we live in a better place for all
25 Jun 2021
08. Mind Over Dollars: The Importance of Mental Health and Overall Health and Wellness featuring Rob Weiss
Rob Weiss is the executive director of Mentis--Napa’s Center for Mental Health and the oldest nonprofit agency in the Napa Valley. Rob enhances the importance of mental health and everyone having access to it equally. Kim and Rob discuss so many important topics today like a holistic viewpoint of health and wellness, socialized medicine, equity in mental and health care, and share some examples, solutions, and better options on how we can spend dollars for wellness and mental health in the US.
18 Jun 2021
07. Drinking While Podcasting: Celebrating Taking a Leap of Faith with Nwaka Onwusa
Nwaka Onwusa is a vice president and chief curator at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She shares so many interesting stories about all the pricks in her life, her roots, her name and the importance of faith in her life. Today Kevin and Kim are discussing spirituality, culture, power of music, listening to the inner voice, Tom Petty, Aretha Franklin, LeVar Burton, Mavis Staples and all great musicians who influenced Nwaka’s life and shaped her to be an amazing and creative person.
11 Jun 2021
06. Peeing While Standing and Other Obstacles for Women in Leadership featuring Gigi Fergus
Gigi is the founder and CEO of Memorable Care. She is a registered nurse turned entrepreneur and has been doing healthcare consulting and Interim Executive Leadership for the last 15 years. The conversation with Gigi focuses on the obstacles women in leadership face. Gigi and Kim discuss the idea of different perspectives of doing business in healthcare with an emphasis on women leadership, leadership consistency, trust and so much more.
4 Jun 2021
05. Medicine Music: Finding Center One Note at a Time featuring Christopher Booth
Christopher Booth is the founder of Awaken Music Productions and the ByChristopher, YouTube channel. He is a pianist extraordinaire, composer, and mental health advocate who through music is creating awareness about the importance of mental health and the role music plays in facilitating mental wellness in self and others. Today Kim and Christopher talk about mental health as part of health in general. They discuss the stigma of mental health, mindfulness, the neuroscience of music, and the power of music. Christopher shares his story and bumps on his music journey and talks about his Why's.
28 May 2021
04. Superiority complex, tipping the equality scale back to center featuring Ashley Schmidt
Ashley Schmidt is the president and founder of Women in Healthcare--an international organization that promotes professional development and empowerment of women in health care. The organization supports and facilitates the growth of its members through mentorship, and by women-owned businesses sharing successful techniques, leads, contacts, products, and services. In her spare time, Ashley is also the Vice President of business development for HKS, an international design firm overseeing the design of hospitals worldwide. Ashley and Kim discuss gender equality in leadership, the importance of community, the need for evolution, and actual changes in organizations.
21 May 2021
03. Trust Me: Red Lights On a Two-lane Highway featuring Terri Hamilton
Today’s guest is Terri Hamilton, founder of Hamilton and Associates, an executive and leadership coaching firm. She is a fellow in the American College of healthcare executives, previous hospital CEO and an executive and leadership coach helping individuals find their path and remove obstacles standing in their way. Kim and Terri are talking about the prick of inspiration Terri received from studying the neuroscience of trust, and how we can use that inspiration to help leaders create cultures of trust within their organizations and relationships.
14 May 2021
02. Being Short Isn't A Legacy - with Jay Hodge
Kim Brown Sims’ guest this week is Jay Hodge, a Lean healthcare and management system leader. He is also the founder and president of Jay Hodge & Associates—a Lean management consulting company specializing in strategy development, Lean leadership, and team development. Jay is a published author of The Lean Treasure Chest and Photos of Fatherhood. He says the legacy he works on every day is trying to leave people he interacts with feeling like he loved them. In this episode, Kim and Jay discuss real leadership, challenges in parenting, leaving a legacy, and how the little things in life mean the most.
7 May 2021
01. Don’t Tell Me What To Do! The Privilege of Serving as a Leader
Kim Brown Sims’ first guest is Drew Laine, the director of nursing in an emergency department with 20 years of experience in emergency medicine, critical care transport, trauma education, disaster preparedness, emergency management, and over five years of leadership in nursing. In this episode, Kim and Drew talk about the meaning and challenges of servant leadership in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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