In this episode, Claire Rutherford is joined by Paul Fitzpatrick. Paul is an entrepreneur with a wide range of experience in medical devices, healthcare, consulting, and hospitality. He’s helped start and grow over 10 businesses, taking them from ideas to successful exits, including through mergers, acquisitions, and international expansions. Paul's expertise includes areas like EMS, physical therapy, nurse staffing, breast cancer screening, molecular diagnostics, and drug delivery. He’s raised over $50M in funding and has been involved in more than 20 mergers and acquisition deals worth over $100M.

Together, they discuss Paul’s professional journey from being a paramedic to becoming a successful consultant and entrepreneur, discussing the importance of taking risks, recognising opportunities, and the challenges of navigating the healthcare industry. He emphasises the significance of patience, perseverance and persistence in entrepreneurship, as well as the need for funding and market validation.

This episode is a must listen for anyone involved in running a business, no matter what stage you’re at.

Connect with Paul:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauljfitzpatrick/

Connect with me:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-rutherford/

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