Mar 2, 2023
OVERVIEW:
"Fortune favors the bold." – Latin Proverb
Jason A. Duprat, MBA, CRNA, Healthcare Practitioner, and Host of
the Healthcare Boss
Academy podcast, sits down with Joey Ferry, Nurse
Entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Frontier Innovations Inc., and
Co-Inventor of the Award-Winning SafeSeizure Pad. In this episode,
we hear the story of how two innovative minds came together to
revolutionize Healthcare through their Entrepreneurial vision. From
the challenges they've overcome to the solutions they create,
Joey's innovation paved the path toward their "good fortune."
3 KEY POINTS:
- You'll get to where you need to be, but take it one step at a
time.
- To start a business, know what you're good at and talk to
people about that.
- Sales expertise boils down to repetition.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Joey has a strong passion for entrepreneurship, even as a
child.
- He once veered away from his Entrepreneurial passion and
pursued Nursing for its financial security. Later, upon
meeting his now business partner, Taofiki, he realized he could
pursue both Entrepreneurship and Healthcare without sacrificing
either.
- When creating prototypes, it doesn't have to be the final
product. You simply want to test, feel, and play with it.
- Be okay with accepting the solution that might look different
than when you first started.
- Joey and Taofiki are registered nurses who invented a new way
to pad bed rails for patients on seizure precautions in the
hospital setting.
- They source their materials from Alibaba from a manufacturer
who can make the products in their desired dimensions.
- They once had struggles with their inventory. Fortunately, they
won the 2020 Innovation Award and received $50,000, wherein half
was directly invested in solving their inventory concerns.
- Joey recommends Wave Apps, a free software for new businesses
for handling invoices, adding various products, adding customers,
etc.
- Sales expertise boils down to repetition. If you're not too
experienced in sales yet, you might feel as if you're "bothering"
people.
- To know more about SafeSeizure, visit their website at
https://www.safeseizure.com/
TWEETABLE QUOTES:
"You'll get there, but a lot of folks will give up early because
they're looking at Z rather than looking at A, B, and C. Focus on
the next couple of steps and don't worry about X, Y, and Z yet." –
Joey Ferry
"For anybody looking to start a business, know what you know,
know where you shine, what you're good at, and where you thrive,
and talk to people that want that." – Joey Ferry
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