Andy Schoonover - CEO & Founder of CrowdHealth | Why Healthcare Is Broken

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➡️ About The Guest

Andy Schoonover is an accomplished entrepreneur and business leader with a distinguished career that began after earning a BS in Commerce from the McIntire School at the University of Virginia. At Host Marriott Corporation, now known as Host Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HST), Andy honed his skills in Treasury, Asset Management, and Acquisition and Development, overseeing transactions valued at approximately $1.5 billion.

Andy’s career trajectory shifted when he attended Stanford Business School, where the entrepreneurial spirit took hold. Passing on opportunities at tech giants like Google and Facebook, Andy, along with his business school roommate Chris Hendriksen, founded Blue Canyon Capital in September 2006. The firm acquired Valued Relationships, Inc. (VRI) in Dayton, Ohio, where Andy served as CEO, driving a fourfold growth in revenues and leading to a successful sale to Pamlico Capital in 2014, yielding a gross return of approximately 9x.

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➡️ Talking Points

00:00 - Introduction
02:40 - Andy’s Journey
05:10 - US Healthcare Woes
08:23 - Finance Transparency Issues
11:59 - Creating a New Category
20:39 - CrowdHealth Criteria
22:25 - Building CrowdHealth: Andy’s Vision
25:56 - Sponsor: Imperfect Action Podcast
26:40 - Hiring Insights
32:10 - Marketing the Unknown
35:35 - Scaling New Ideas
38:55 - CrowdHealth’s Edge
40:42 - The Most Influential Person in Andy’s Life
41:30 - Connect with Andy
43:00 - Personal Challenges
43:45 - The Most Impactful Person in Andy’s Life
44:48 - Book/Podcast Picks
45:27 - Advice to Younger Self
46:28 - Defining Success

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