In Episode 06 of Kian’s Kiosk, you will hear from Independa Founder & CEO Kian Saneii and our special guest Elizabeth Parks who is the President & CMO of Parks Associates. The focus of the conversation today is about how the rise in home technology adoptions is expanding into many different solutions for all types of applications and users. They will discuss where health in the home is today and the direction it is moving in for the future. 

As President, Elizabeth Parks supports all teams within Parks Associates, a woman- and family-owned market research and consulting firm. She oversees research topics and coverage areas for the company and directs the integrated strategic communications plan for Parks Associates. Elizabeth has supported the growth of Parks Associates business and marketing services for twenty-three years and is the key organizer for all of Parks Associates' events, including Parks Associates signature event CONNECTIONS™. She also drives the overall mission to provide clients with the best consumer and industry research and analysis on the SMB and consumer technology markets to inform strategic market decisions.  

Twitter: @elizparks

In episode 05 of Kian's Kiosk, Greg Buchert, MD, MPH and CEO of GSB Health Management Solutions will share his insight on the healthcare system and the challenges we face with medicare today. Mr. Buchert is an active angel investor with Meda Angels & Tedh Coast Angels and has over 25 years of C-Suite experience in health plan leadership roles. He is the former President & CEO of Blue Shield of California’s Promise Health Plan that serves over 500,000 Medicaid, Medicare and Dual Eligible members. He previously served as the CEO that launched Centene’s first Medicaid Managed Care Plan in CA. Mr. Buchert began his professional career as a pioneer in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

In Episode 04 of Kian’s Kiosk, you will hear an insightful conversation with Don Jones, a globally recognized leader in digital medicine, digital therapies, technology enabled health services and virtual-first healthcare delivery. For over 40 years, Don has worked across more than 65 companies in pharmaceutical, medical device, wearable, smart apparel, material science and healthcare. Our guest has been at the forefront of reinventing and improving upon healthcare delivery to consumers. 

Hear more about Don Jones who sits as an independent director on boards of VC and PE backed companies and is Board Chairman of Paris based DREEM. Don has advised the boards and executive suites of many of the largest pharmaceutical and medical device companies and is a sought out as a speaker, advisor and board member.