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  • EP. 2.16
  • • July 7, 2021 •
  • 56:56

After his family’s history of military and law enforcement service led Gavin Reynolds to a career in law enforcement, he packed as much into it as possible! Gavin worked in a jail and supervised over 70 prisoners at a time, went into undercover narcotics work, spent significant time as a patrol officer and culminated his law enforcement career on the SWAT team. Eventually, Gavin felt the pull to go into pharmaceutical sales where his success led up to selling novel implantable medical technology for spinal stenosis. Listen in as we discuss a number of interesting personal & professional decisions and national issues all from the perspective of a former law enforcement officer.

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From SWAT to Startup Medical Device Sales, an Unusual Journey

Looking to break into medical device sales? Gavin Reynolds started without a career plan but with a strong urge to provide something for himself. He shares his journey as he sought out to find his best career fit.

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  • EP. 2.15
  • • June 17, 2021 •
  • 29:10

Innovator. Inventor. Company Founder and President. Trevor Theriot has accomplished quite a bit in a short time and he’s far from done! In this interview, Jordan and Trevor discuss Trevor’s beginnings as a student-athlete at UCLA (football), his early success as a medical device rep, and what led to his founding of ManaMed, an incredibly successful and innovative company with over 126 SKUs in the healthcare and rehabilitation field. Trevor’s passion is contagious, and reps with reach in the ASC space may want to inquire about distributorship opportunities at ManaMed!

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Trevor Theriot, Founder and President of ManaMed, Inc.

Trevor Theriot is a student-athlete graduate from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) who played offensive Fullback for UCLA Football. His drive, passion to win, and always looking for new ways to innovate led him to break into medical device sales

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  • EP. 2.14
  • • June 4, 2021 •
  • 38:38

How important is understanding healthcare economics to the success of the medical rep? Many would argue it is essential. Join Jordan in Episode 2.14, as he interviews two medical device industry experts in Healthcare Economics, Keith Latiolais and Sunny Sutton, as they discuss how a strong comprehension of healthcare economics leads to sustained success in medical sales.  They also discuss how to size up a startup opportunity’s reimbursement situation and the future of Healthcare Economics and anticipated changes coming soon.

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Understanding Healthcare Economics is Key to Your Success!

Understanding healthcare economics is essential to the success of the medical rep. Join Jordan in Episode 2.14, as he interviews experts Keith Latiolais and Sunny Sutton.

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  • EP. 2.13
  • • May 21, 2021 •
  • 36:46

From a small South Texas town to Proctor & Gamble as a Researcher (while working as an NFL cheerleader), and then into what became an international medical device sales position at Medtronic, Selina Samano has had a professional journey like few others!

Join me for a conversation with Selina as she shares how professional development, and her innate curiosity has helped her to continue growing and learning.

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Breaking into International Medical Device Sales

Want to break into International Medical Device Sales? Start by developing yourself! In Episode 2.13, Selina Samano shares how she successfully forged her career into the international market.

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  • EP. 2.12
  • • May 14, 2021 •
  • 1:02:06

Recruiting expert, Jordan Chase, features Bill Flanagan and together, they go deep into the evolution of neuromodulation.  They discuss the role of physicians and clinical experts and what top sales representatives do differently to win and establish long-term success in this niche.

Bill is a staggeringly accomplished individual. His awards range from being a Six-Time All-Star Trip Winner to Two-time President’s Club Winner, and the only District Manager at Medtronic Pain to exceed quota for 5 years!  Bill is a “Master” in this industry and brings a wealth of insight covering over 20 years of experience in Neuromodulation.  This episode will keep you listening in as they close talking about current medical advances and other future changes they believe is forthcoming in this major-growth industry.

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Selling & Winning in Pain Neuromodulation

Episode 2.11

Go deep into the evolution of neuromodulation with industry expert Bill Flanagan. Hear how top sales reps. succeed in this niche.

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  • EP. 2.11
  • • May 6, 2021 •
  • 41:27

Jordan interviews Jeremy Browning, former collegiate athlete, strength & performance coach and successful medical device rep. Jeremy is also the former owner of two Iron Tribe gyms in the Houston area. Jordan and Jeremy discuss the mind-body connection for increased sales performance, achieving and maintaining physical fitness, and the undeniable value of nutrition.

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Medical Sales Fit

Episode 2.10

Jordan Chase & Jeremy Browning discuss tips on nutrition & exercise, and how your mind & fitness improves sales performance.

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  • EP. 2.10
  • • April 1, 2021 •
  • 51:55

Jordan interviews Daniel Rooney and James Verzino of Northwestern Mutual. Daniel and James are lifelong friends who have carved out a niche working with medical device professionals to assist them in realizing financial security in uncertain times. Daniel is a longtime medical device insider who has worked in both sales and sales training along with professional education capacities for various medical device companies while James runs the largest district office for Northwestern Mutual in downtown Los Angeles.  In this conversation, we discuss real life examples of how proper insurance and financial planning both protect and preserve wealth for their medical device professional clients.

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Helping the Medical Rep. Realize Financial Security

Episode 2.9

Jordan interviews Daniel Rooney and James Verzino assisting people in realizing financial security in uncertain times.

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  • EP. 2.9
  • • March 5, 2021 •
  • 48:24

Jordan interviews Jack Frangipane, President of Jack Frangipane Leadership LLC. Jack is an expert in medical device sales leadership development. In this conversation, Jack and Jordan take a deeper dive into Jack’s processes and methods for sales leadership development in the medical device industry. We discuss the use of diagnostic self-questions, approaches to adding value to experienced sales representatives, intentional conversations for discovering underlying motivations to drive greater performance and much more!

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Sales Leadership Development with Jack Frangipane

Jack Frangipane, an expert and coach in medical device sales leadership development, encourages the use of self-assessment and self-reflection, and having intentional conversations with your team to understand intrinsic motivators that drive business success

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  • EP. 2.8
  • • February 26, 2021 •
  • 48:24

Jordan interviews Ben Auzenne, VP of Sales at Blatchford US. Ben knows how to identify the DNA of top medical device sales performers. He’s known for building diverse sales teams that turn in extraordinary and sustained performance, year after year.  In our conversation, Ben shared some of his methods and advice for finding Sales Representatives that will take your team to the next level.

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Hiring Top Sales Performers

Episode 2.8

Jordan interviews Ben Auzenne, VP of Sales. Get expert advice for finding your perfect medical device sales representative!

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  • EP. 2.7
  • • February 12, 2021 •
  • 32:31

Jordan interviews Bradley Phillips, the President of Prestige Nationwide LLC. Bradley has worked for some of the top medical device companies in the world and rose rapidly through the ranks at Medtronic before leveraging his significant Neuromodulation pain sales expertise, contacts and relationships into starting a consulting business for himself in this niche of the industry. In this discussion, we talk about how Bradley made this decision, the steps he took, the challenges in running his own business and the rewards of becoming a business owner.

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“You. Incorporated.”

Jordan interviews Bradley Phillips. Listen in, regarding the challenges and rewards of running his own business.

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