Mike Robertson on SIVAD Radio

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Sometimes you just have a consersation and you walk away stunned at how much you learned. My co-host Charles Davis and I experienced that on today’s show with guest Mike Robertson. Mike is the Director of Life Sciences and Technology for Glasgow Hicks / Aquesta Insurance.

Highlights from today’s show include:

1. Mike’s fascinating definition of what constitutes the life sciences, and then how his industry insures and mitigates risk in that space.

2. We discussed the burden the federal government plays in negatively impacting innovation in the life sciences and technology spaces.

3. Mike is a recognized leader in risk management in the venture capital/angel investment space, and talked at length about it’s importance to the start-up and investment process, including a detailed chat about the significance of Directors + Officer’s insurance. Here is a good example of why this is important.

4. Mike then shared a bit about how the process works to get insured, and how he achieved the experience and knowledge to serve this special niche in the insurance market.

5. We wrapped the show talking about how we are all bullish on the age of the entrepreneur. But then, Mike explained how entrepreneurs can mitigate the risk with their business idea. If you launching an entrepreneurial venture, this segment is a MUST READ…

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Marshall Maglothin on SIVAD Radio

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Charles and I welcomed Marshall Maglothin to SIVAD Radio today. Marshall is a health care professional who also advises health care start-ups. He operates out of Blue Oak Consulting.

Marshall just completed a year with Bon Secours Health System, Hampton Roads, as executive in charge of their hospital cardiovascular services and physicians.

Highlights from today’s show include:

1. A hearty discussion on health information technology, largely surrounding electronic medical records.

2. Marshall’s review of the state of the union on health care; from technology to the politics of Obamacare.

3. Speaking of electronic medical records, we discussed the adoption rates of the technology, as well as how well it is being received and utilized.

4. The importance of analytics with medical dates, and how it impacts the business side of health care to patient care.

5. The application of technology: how will that look and manifest itself? From tablet computers to diagnostics to the cloud.

6. Finally, Marshall shares the opportunities and the challenges with health care start-ups…

Marshall is active on LinkedIn…

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SIVAD: Now Serving Over Fifty (50) Georgia Counties

[we just distributed the following press release...]

SIVAD Business Solutions: Now Serving Over Fifty (50) Georgia Counties
SIVAD recognized as leader in helping government do more, with less.

Atlanta, GA – Today, SIVAD Business Solutions announced that it is now officially serving over fifty (50) counties in the state of Georgia, providing solutions to improve governmental agency efficiencies and helping to ensure safer and better run elections.

“Due to the state of the economy and budget woes stressing state and local governments across the nation, we at SIVAD are driven to help government at all levels run more efficiently, with increased productivity, and helping the overburdened taxpayers get value for their investment,” said SIVAD president Ron Davis.

SIVAD has been offering various solutions to achieve these benefits, but one in particular has resonated with the counties’ election offices. This solution decreases the time voters and elections staff spend with the manual process of early voting and absentee voting. By implementing the SIVAD solution, both voters and elections staff are spending less time in voting lines or preparing absentee ballots to be sent to voters. In both cases, those involved are more satisfied through the process and for the elections office, productivity is rising and costs are falling with a decrease in needed labor.

“Honestly, without SIVAD’s Solutions, my department would be stretched further and the citizens of Fayette County would get less for their hard-earned tax dollars,” claimed Tom Sawyer, Fayette County Supervisor of Elections. “We enjoy partnering with SIVAD, because together we can run more efficiently, do more with less, and jointly create innovative solutions to make government run better.”

“With the 2012 elections coming next year, we feel that we are in a better position to execute a better run, more secure and more accurate election than ever before,” said Sawyer.

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