#236: Kathryn Walker: Providing Consistent & Compassionate Care with Ketamine Therapy

<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, speaks with Kathryn Walker,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">MSN, APRN, CRNA, SPMHNP, and  CEO</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">of Revitalist Wellness. Kathryn talks about the importance of offering quality care for patients and providers. She shares her experiences opening and running her Ketamine practice and discusses the process of going public and working with a public partner.  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Episode Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kathryn grew up in TN and earned two degrees. She started in a Level One Trauma Center. She then became a nurse assistant, worked in the ICU, and also worked as a travel nurse. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">She was well-versed in the inpatient world. In 2018, she opened Revitaliast, an outpatient Ketamine clinic. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kathryn recognized the problems in the current health system. She focused on bringing quality care to patients and providers with consistency and compassion. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Entrepreneurship is a skill and she’s still learning. She’s open to being taught and learning from others. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Healthcare workers are not the best business people because they’re linear. There’s a steep learning curve. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kathryn is an advocate for bringing in healthcare experts to find success as an entrepreneur and practice owner. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">National organizations, state boards, and legal professionals are all complimentary services with specific roles to support and protect you.  </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Initially, Kathry