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I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
The I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy explores the ideas, relationships, and lived wisdom shaping the future of healthcare.
Hosted by Dr. Purdy—a family physician, entrepreneur, and founder of a constellation of specialized care brands—the podcast explores the intersections of healthcare innovation, AI in medicine, care delivery, telehealth policy, and the evolving patient and provider experience. Through honest, insightful conversations, guests share how they are actively reshaping…
Episodes
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
The Text After Five Years
Connor Morris hadn't spoken to Dr. Laura Purdy in five years when he texted her phone out of the blue. By the end of the conversation, she said, "I have to…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
A Pediatric Neurosurgeon on Leaving the Traditional Path
At 2 p.m. on a Friday, three days after finishing his neurosurgery fellowship, Dr. Stacey Podkovik got an email asking him to cover the Fourth of July. His…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
The AI Forgot the Eggs
Oleh Pylyp was nearly finished cooking Ukrainian dumplings when he noticed the eggs still on the counter. The AI that translated his recipe had left them out…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
Follow Up, Don't Force It
Oleh Pylyp once followed up with a prospect forty times without a reply. When they finally talked, he knew there was a project there, and that client is still…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
Let Them, Then Lead Them
Michelle Dore was a surgical ICU nurse in Rochester, New York. Then burnout and a medical leave pushed her to rethink everything. Almost nine years later, she…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
Don't Die Stupid
Kevin McCullough's guiding phrase is blunt on purpose: don't die stupid. Not about intelligence, but about refusing to keep bumping into the same wall twice…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
Turning Betrayal Into a Blueprint for Relationship Safety
Justin Smith's marriage ended the way a thriller plots itself — years of quiet planning behind a smile he never saw coming. What he learned rebuilding his life…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
You Are Allowed to Be More Than One Thing
In this episode of the I Am Wiser Podcast, I reconnect with Dr. Colin Zhu, a double board-certified physician in family and lifestyle medicine, plant-based…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
Don’t Get in Your Own Way
In this episode of the I Am Wiser Podcast, I sit down with Angela Gennari, founder and CEO of Titan Global Enterprises and host of the Pretty Powerful Podcast…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
Ignorance Is a Vulnerability
In this episode, I sit down with Tom Barberio, Chief Information Officer at Thinc Forward, to talk about healthcare data, cybersecurity, privacy, and the risks…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
Today, I Decide
In this episode, I sit down with Richard Kaufman, known as the Comeback Coach, to talk about resilience, identity, purpose, and what it means to rebuild after…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
You've Always Been Okay
In this episode, I sit down with Riley James, sports journalist, storyteller, entrepreneur, and host of If Anyone Cares, to talk about the lessons that come…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
The Most Powerful Question a Leader Can Ask
In this episode, I sit down with Sharon Fekete, founder of The Doctor Whisperer, author, keynote speaker, and mental health advocate, to talk about one of the…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
Not Every Bad Outcome Is Your Fault
In this episode, I sit down with Todd Westra, CEO of Growth Readiness, entrepreneur, and host of the Growth & Scaling Podcast, to talk about what happens when…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
Behind Every Setback Is a Comeback
In this episode, I sit down with Carol Covino, health and wellness coach, author, and advocate for healthy aging, to talk about what happens when life forces…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
What Is Worth Fighting For?
In this episode, I sit down with Corey Feldman, entrepreneur, veteran, EMT, and CEO of Protego Health, to talk about healthcare, AI, military service, and what…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
You Don't Have to Have It All Figured Out
In this episode, I sit down with Mfon Akpan, accounting professor, mentor, and lifelong learner, to talk about career paths, confidence, and the surprising…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
The Pain of Discipline or the Pain of Regret
In this episode, I sit down with Brian Colao, attorney, advisor, and one of the leading experts on healthcare and dental service organization compliance in the…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
Why the Best Companies Feel Like Communities
In this episode, I sit down with Alex Sharp, CEO of Shared Practices Group, to talk about leadership, culture, healthcare, and what it really takes to build…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
AI Can't Fix a Broken Process
In this episode, I sit down with Nabeel Siddiqui, AI leader, product strategist, and Head of Tech and Automation at SAP Digital, to talk about one of the…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
The Wrong Tech Partner Can Cost You Everything
In this episode, I sit down with Nathan Manzotti, technology strategist, AI advisor, educator, and founder of Tech Ramen to talk about what founders often…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
The Health Habit We Keep Ignoring
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Dar Radfar — dentist, sleep health advocate, and founder of Rad Sleep — to talk about something we all think we…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
Why Human Intuition Still Matters in the Age of AI
In this episode, I sit down with Bruce D. Randall — AI advisor, business strategist, and author of The AI Human Paradox — to talk about something I didn’t…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
AI Won’t Replace You, But It Will Change You
There’s a lot of noise around AI right now. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Junaid Kalia, neurocritical care physician and founder of SaveLife.ai, to talk…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
Why Impact Matters More Than Metrics in Healthcare
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jan Jaffer — dentist, entrepreneur, and CEO of TREC Dental — to talk about what it really means to build something that…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
Tomorrow Might Be Better, You Just Don’t Know Yet
What if the thing that’s keeping you stuck isn’t what you’re going through — but how certain you are that it won’t get better? In this episode, I sit down with…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
How I Got Reported to the Medical Board — and What Happened Next
What happens when you’re reported to the medical board — even when you believe you’ve done nothing wrong? In this episode, I share one of the most difficult…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
Take the Small Step: How Teledentistry Is Expanding Access and Changing the Way We Care
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Melissa Turner to talk about teledentistry — but what we really explore is how change actually happens inside traditional…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
The Day the FBI Came to My Door
What would you do if the FBI showed up at your door and told you that you were being investigated for fraud? In this episode, I share one of the most stressful…
- I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy
Welcome to the I Am Wiser Podcast
We talk a lot about purpose. About mission. About the why. But eventually, a more important question emerges: so what? In this first episode of the I Am Wiser…