Brad Stulberg

And I applied to Northwestern University's journalism school, which is one of the best in the country, if not in the world, and I didn't get in.

And I applied to Northwestern University's journalism school, which is one of the best in the country, if not in the world, and I didn't get in.

And again, like most 16, 17-year-old kids, I said, oh, all right, I guess I'm not going to be a writer.

And again, like most 16, 17-year-old kids, I said, oh, all right, I guess I'm not going to be a writer.

And I went on to a different school.

And I went on to a different school.

I studied economics and psychology.

I studied economics and psychology.

And I then took a job at the consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

And I then took a job at the consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

And throughout school, throughout that first early job experience, what I didn't realize is that I was actually always writing.

And throughout school, throughout that first early job experience, what I didn't realize is that I was actually always writing.

So even at a place like McKinsey, I was never the person building the financial model.

So even at a place like McKinsey, I was never the person building the financial model.

I was always the person doing the memo for the client or coming up with the PowerPoint slide deck, telling some sort of story.

I was always the person doing the memo for the client or coming up with the PowerPoint slide deck, telling some sort of story.

And when I was at McKinsey and Company, I became really interested in health and healthcare.

And when I was at McKinsey and Company, I became really interested in health and healthcare.

And I got a bird's eye view to all the ways that our healthcare system, at least here in America, is not the best.

And I got a bird's eye view to all the ways that our healthcare system, at least here in America, is not the best.