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TAG'D: Beyond The Award

TAG'D: Beyond The Award

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Welcome to TAG'D: Beyond the Award, the podcast that celebrates innovation, excellence, and leadership. Each episode dives into the inspiring stories behind the nominees and winners of The TAG Awards, uncovering the breakthroughs, challenges, and triumphs that define their journey. Whether it’s cutting-edge technology, transformative products, or visionary leadership, we’re here to explore what it means to stand out and shape the future of your industry. Let’s go beyond the award and into the heart of innovation. Here is your host, Justin Starbird.The TAG Awards Economics Marketing Marketing & Sales
Episodes
  • Innovation in Action: How Enovis is Transforming Orthopedic Care
    Aug 13 2025

    In this episode of TAG’D: Beyond the Award, host Justin Starbird sits down with BJ Maack, Senior Director of Healthcare Solutions at Enovis, one of the inaugural winners of the TAG Awards for MedTech 2025!

    Discover the incredible story behind MotionMD, the award-winning platform revolutionizing orthopedic practices through automation, transparency, and better patient experiences.


    From humble beginnings cutting neoprene braces in the '70s to leading the way in healthcare tech innovation, Enovis is not just making waves—they’re creating better, together. BJ shares how MotionMD was born out of necessity, scaled through vision, and is now empowering clinics nationwide to work smarter, not harder.


    🔥 Whether you're a healthcare innovator, a MedTech enthusiast, or just love a good story of transformation, this conversation highlights how purpose-driven technology can truly change the game!


    🏆 Celebrate Enovis’s TAG Award win—tune in to hear what’s next for this trailblazing team!


    Learn more about Enovis, The TAG Awards, and the rest of the 2025 winners: https://www.tagawards.co/medtech-25/

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    31 mins
  • Solving the Right Problems: How Codonics is Transforming Medication Safety in the OR
    Jul 1 2025

    In this episode of TAG’D: Beyond the Award, host Justin Starbird sits down with Mike Kolberg, VP and General Manager of Codonics—an award-winning MedTech company redefining medication safety in hospitals.

    Fresh off their 2025 TAG Award win, Mike shares how Codonics’ Safe Label System is preventing medication errors in the OR, why listening to clinicians is their best R&D tool, and how the company continues to innovate with new solutions like RFID upgrades and in-room drug waste verification. From trade show relationship-building to culture-changing tech, Codonics is proving that the best medtech doesn’t just work—it works with people.

    Whether you're in hospital operations, medical device innovation, or simply fascinated by how technology is saving lives, this episode is for you!


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    33 mins
  • The Future of Proactive Health: Unpacking Althing Clinic's Award-Winning AIRs System
    Jun 26 2025

    Get ready for an inspiring journey on this episode of TAG'D: Beyond the Award! Host Justin sits down with Mat Johnson, the visionary CEO of Althing Clinic, to dive into the revolutionary AIRs System. Hear how this 2025 TAG Award winner for MedTech in the Healthcare category is transforming scalable, preventative health and behavioral risk intervention.

    Mat shares the compelling story behind AIRs, from its origins in addressing critical behavioral health challenges in K-12 education to its expansion into supporting veterans, first responders, and senior citizens. Learn how this innovative solution prioritizes agency, privacy, and proactive intervention, empowering individuals to seek the help they need.

    Listen to the challenges of building a highly regulated, yet universally accessible, healthcare technology and the profound impact it's having on patient engagement and outcomes. Tune in to understand what it truly takes to build technology that meets people where they are and revolutionizes how we approach public health.

    You won't want to miss this conversation about a system that's not just groundbreaking, but life-changing.

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    49 mins
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