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Podcasts for the drive between hospitals: selling in theatre, careers, deals and regulation.
For sales reps, clinical specialists and product teams: selling in theatre, careers, deals and regulation, for the drive between hospitals. Mostly US-made, so pay, sales and reimbursement talk reflects the US market. Shows run by spine device makers are not listed; other company-run shows are labelled. For podcasts for surgeons and the spine team, see Spine Podcasts.
Samuel Adeyinka (independent, host-run)
Candid talk on quotas, President's Club and career moves, with the odd orthopaedic sales episode.
Note: US-centric career advice; US sales norms and pay structures do not map directly onto UK/EU markets.
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Kevin Brown
War stories and 'Brown Bag' chats with ortho sales leaders, distributors and surgeon-inventors; feels like a long drive with a senior rep.
Note: Guests are often executives of named implant companies talking about their own firms; mainly joints and trauma rather than spine. US distributor model.
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Orthopedics This Week (RRY Publications); mostly hosted by TJ Halvorson
Long-form chats with ortho start-up CEOs and surgeons from the team behind the well-known industry newsletter.
Note: Episodes are largely company-CEO interviews, so content can be promotional for the guest's company. Irregular schedule. The publisher's site now redirects from ryortho.com to orthotw.com; no podcast page was found there, so the Apple listing is given.
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Becker's Healthcare
Short 15-20 minute episodes on what US spine surgeons and practice leaders are worrying about: ASCs, economics, robotics.
Note: Some episodes are sponsored (labelled 'sponsored' on the listing). Strongly US health-system focused.
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DeviceTalks / MassDevice (WTWH Media); hosts Tom Salemi, Kayleen Brown, Chris Newmarker
A weekly catch-up on who is launching what in medtech, including surgical robotics and OR technology.
Note: The same DeviceTalks network also carries company-branded shows (e.g. MedtronicTalks, StrykerTalks, IntuitiveTalks); those are company partnerships and should not be confused with the independent weekly show. 'Ortho Innovation Talks' in the same network may also interest spine readers but was not checked separately.
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Scott Nelson (Medsider)
Useful for product and marketing people: how device companies prove value and win against big incumbents.
Note: Start-up and business strategy, not sales skills; little spine-specific content.
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Healthegy; rotating hosts incl. Justin Klein, Swaril Mathur, Geoff Pardo
Occasional spine-relevant episodes (e.g. May 2026 on a spinal implant to prevent repeat back surgery) and good context on how new devices reach the market.
Note: Hosts include venture investors, so the perspective is investor-side (it is not investment advice). Releases slowed in 2026.
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Greenlight Guru (with Medical Device Entrepreneurs); host Etienne Nichols
A painless way for product and marketing staff to understand FDA, QMSR and design controls behind the kit they sell.
Note: Company-run by Greenlight Guru, a quality-management software vendor (not a spine company); expect occasional mentions of its software. FDA-centred, more regulatory than sales.
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Karandeep Singh Badwal (quality and regulatory consultant)
A UK-hosted interview show on how people built medtech careers, from notified bodies to start-ups.
Note: Broad medtech, not orthopaedic or spine specific; host is a consultant, so some regulatory slant.
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MedTech Europe (European medtech trade association)
A quick European counterweight to the US shows: MDR/IVDR, EU HTA and sustainability in plain language.
Note: Produced by an industry trade association, so it reflects the industry's policy positions. Policy-heavy, no sales content.
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