#177: Torben Nielsen: Be Curious; Be Persistent

<p><strong>OVERVIEW:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner and Host of the</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">podcast talks with Torben Nielsen, CEO of ZOOM+Care. Torben shares his key takeaways spanning his 20+ year business career and highlights opportunities within tech-based healthcare. He also provides an overview of ZOOM+Care and the company’s capabilities. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Torben’s postgraduate study on internet marketing strategies led him to a career with LEGO. He eventually transferred from Denmark to the US to work for Inovise Medical Inc., which digitizes EKG machines for the early detection of heart attacks. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Torben also worked at XEROX, heading up a division to develop new segments for network color printers. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Across his career, Torben has learned to challenge the current status and to challenge current business models. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">When developing products, observe how consumers are responding to your particular product. Iteration is key. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Curiosity is also important, as well as perseverance. Test ideas early and often. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Following XEROX, Torben worked at Cambia Health Solutions to improve the experiences of health insurance members utilizing an integrated provider directory.  </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Currently, Torben is the CEO of ZOOM+Care, an on-demand healthcare platform that allows patients to schedule same-day appointments and have access to their medical data. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">ZOOM+Care offers telehealth and in-person visits with 60 clinics across four states. The company is foc