#227: Dr. Vonda Wright: Live a Healthy, Active & Vital Life

<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 Dr. Vonda Wright, MD, MS, orthopedic surgeon and internationally recognized authority on active aging and mobility. Vonda shares several gold nuggets based on her experiences as an entrepreneur, speaker, and author. She also talks about her passion for healthy aging and the importance of networking for women. </span></p> <p><strong>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vonda grew up on a farm in Kansas, and she got her work ethic and entrepreneurial drive from her family.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The #1 job of an entrepreneur is to get people to believe in your vision. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the field of orthopedics, less than 6% are women. On corporate membership boards, it’s 4% and far less in leadership roles within orthopedics. Vonda was able to rise to an executive-level by starting businesses within her expertise.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The greatest challenge Vonda faced as a woman in orthopedics was the lack of networking that most men have. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2015, Vonda began exploring aging and longevity. Through her academic research and studies, she discovered another way to age and began speaking at unpaid gigs and writing consumer-facing books.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">She built her thought leadership while she worked on product development as well. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her books are a tool to get her word out. If you’re interested in writing a book to create a new revenue stream, have a marketing plan within your book proposal to attract a publishing house.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vonda hired a PR company t