Stephanie Strong, Boulder Care, on democratizing access to substance use disorder care via telehealth

In this episode of The Pulse Podcast, Vivien interviews Stephanie Strong, CEO and Founder of Boulder Care. Stephanie has spent her career focused on innovation in healthcare, working to move the industry forward through venture capital investing, entrepreneurship, World Bank-funded research in India, and systems innovation at Duke University Medical Center. In 2017, Stephanie founded Boulder Care, a digital clinic offering long-term care for substance use grounded in kindness, respect and unconditional support. Boulder is backed by great investors such as First Round, Greycroft and angels such as Audrey Ostrovsky, who is the former CMO of US Medicaid. We discuss Stephanie's amazing entrepreneurial journey, Boulder's evidence-based model of care, access deregulations during COVID, go to market and partnerships with your first pilot, and tactical advice for first time healthcare entrepreneurs.