Forks in the Road: A podcast exploring dilemmas in everyday leadership

Eps 33 “Scaling up Leadership and Innovation” with Gautam Nayak

30 Sep 2025

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Today we are joined by Dr. Gautam Nayak, a cardiologist focused on delivering world class cardiovascular care to North Central Washington in the US. He is also a co-founder of a healthcare technology start up. Gautam is a past president of the Washington American College of Cardiology chapter, and an Associate Clinical professor of Medicine at the University of Washington. He also served 10 years in the US Navy, and was deployed to the Middle East in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.As an innovator and entrepreneur, he co-founded Coltrain, a healthcare technology startup. With Coltrain, a mobile tool designed to optimize how clinicians think and work, Gautam is tackling one of healthcare’s most pressing challenges: communication and coordination across complex care teams and in fragmented, semi-rural healthcare systems.Let’s dive in.Key moments in the podcast:01:13 Introducing Dr. Gautham Nayak02:47 Gautham’s Soccer Journey06:38 Influence of Immigrant Parents10:03 First Tech Love11:45 Mentorship Lessons14:27 Life in Wenatchee15:39 Startup Journey with Coltrane18:31 Path to Medicine20:27 Volunteering and Tennis Coaching23:03 Significance of Soccer for Doctors25:02 The Melting Pot of Cultures in Healthcare Teams27:10 The Role of Education in Healthcare29:33 Lessons for the Corporate World32:47 Journey to Becoming a Cardiologist36:45 Starting a Healthcare Startup42:31 Impact and Recognition of Coltrane48:33 Final Thoughts and Nuggets of WisdomHere is what stays with us from this conversation:Your Best Idea Deserves the Arena. Now is the Time for Courageous Action.* Challenge Yourself: Don’t hesitate to “get in the arena” and go for the idea that is weighing on your mind.* Trust Your Gut: If an idea is persistent and “eating at you,” it is likely an idea worth the risk.* Build Your Circle: Success requires surrounding yourself with the right people who can help bring your vision to fruition.Find Your Team: Purpose Combats Isolation and Fuels Resilience.* Connection is Cure: Build community, because the experience of medicine (or any high-stakes career) is isolating without shared human connection.* Embrace Your Identity: Your passions and personal life, like soccer, inform and strengthen your professional purpose and leadership.* Global View: Remember that your work, whether in medicine or business, is part of a unified, international effort.Fight for Clarity: Innovation is the Antidote to Confusion and Inefficiency.* Value Communication: “Life is a struggle against bad information.” Good communication is essential to transforming care and outcomes.* Modernize Progress: Don’t let old, inefficient technologies (like fax machines) delay the promise of better, faster, and smarter healthcare delivery.* Clarity is Care: By creating clear, connected communication, you eliminate friction and ensure the patient receives the highest quality of care.Connect with Gautam Nyak and ColtrainListen to this podcast on Spotify or Apple or subscribe to it on Substack. We would love it if you would leave us a comment, screenshot the episode and tag us on social, and share this episode with your community so that they can better navigate their forks in the road.This is an original podcast by Flyntrok. We help organisations, communities and individuals change and adapt to a new world. You will Find Flyntrok on LinkedIn, Instagram and X.Hosted by Stephen Berkeley and Anne BolandProduced by Rajeev Nedumaran of Studior.Music by Damian Smith of Bespoke Music.Art work by Ben Tibbin of Mozmo Creative andSocial Media Creations by Alana Rauert of Muse Communications.Disclaimer: The views expressed in this episode were those of the hosts and the guest, not of any entity they work for or with. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit flyntrok.substack.com

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Forks in the Road: A podcast exploring dilemmas in everyday leadership

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3ª PARTE | 17 DIC 2025 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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