Swaay.Health Podcast

Swaay.Health Podcast

Welcome to The Swaay.Health Podcast – a podcast for healthcare marketing, PR, and communications professionals! We’re all about building a brighter future in healthcare through the power of community! Join us as we dive into the latest news, strategies, and trends from the brightest minds in the field.

Episodes

August 12, 2026 28 mins
Bringing two agencies together usually results in operational chaos. The leadership team at KNB Communications and Roketto prioritized cultural alignment and employee job security over sudden workflow changes when merging to create Sovyn. Discover their secret to a smooth merger + rebrand.
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
Securing top digital honors usually requires a massive external agency and an unlimited checkbook. OntarioMD proved you can achieve excellence entirely in-house. Find out how their marketing team navigated competing stakeholder demands to build a critically acclaimed platform.
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played

When someone is diagnosed with cancer, an incredible support system often springs into action around the patient. Friends deliver meals. Family members check in. Healthcare teams focus on treatment plans.

But as the weeks turn into months (and sometimes years), one group quietly fades into the background.

Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
Are you tired of your sales team complaining they were not invited to pitch a major deal? The problem usually points to a broken go to market strategy and a leaky customer retention bucket. Swaay.Health sat down with Alan Gonsenhauser, founder and CEO of Demand Revenue, to unpack his eight pillar go to market operating system. Gonsenhauser details exactly why fixing customer churn must happen before pouring money into demand gener...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
The temptation to let AI do all the heavy lifting is incredibly high when you are a solo marketer. But relying on quick prompts yields empty-calorie content that your audience will ignore. To truly move the needle, solo marketers need to stop trying to be a content factory and start behaving like a knowledge translator. Swaay.Health sat down with Jennifer Lazarz, Director of Marketing at Medical Informatics Corp, to discuss how to ...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
Patients are already skipping your beautifully designed website navigation to ask AI directly for healthcare answers. If your digital front door isn't rebuilt for conversational search, your content might as well not exist. Adeline Ashley from Sitecore sat down with Swaay.Health to discuss the reality of AI in healthcare search. She breaks down the core concepts from her new book, “The Agentic Loop: How Humans and AI Build E...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
Healthcare and the aerospace industry share a lot more airspace than you might think. We always hear about the regulations and the high stakes. What happens when you look at how these massive industries handle marketing? Swaay.Health sat down with Wayne Barringer, CEO of Jaro Group. Barringer spent years working in the communications and creative teams at Boeing and now consults in healthcare. He breaks down why finite markets forc...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played

As AI-powered search tools become the first stop for healthcare buyers, patients, and caregivers, the rules of discoverability are changing.

People aren’t searching for links anymore. They’re searching for answers.

That shift has major implications for healthcare marketers, communicators, and PR professionals who have spent years optimizing websites, building thought leadership programs, and earning media coverage.

In a...

Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
Are you keeping your brand awareness and lead generation efforts separate? Treating these as isolated marketing initiatives is a great way to waste your best content. Swaay.Health sits down with Mary Tindall, Founder and Principal, and Patricia Chaney, Content Lead at Calliope Communications. They detail how to use your top thought leadership assets to actively generate qualified leads. You will discover how to turn existing sales ...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
Rebranding an established company carries risk. Get it wrong and you throw away years of brand equity. Brandy Kline, VP of Marketing at Greenway Health, sits down with Swaay.Health to share the exact strategy behind their recent corporate refresh and the launch of their Novare platform. We cover the mechanics of updating a legacy visual identity, the absolute necessity of internal change management, and the process of designing a n...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
It is incredibly easy to fall into the trap of plastering clinical rankings across a billboard or relying on standard hospital tropes. This is the “marketing sin” of pride and it can derail your marketing efforts. The reality is that patients crave empathy and clear communication over a list of corporate trophies. Christian Barnett, Group Lead Strategy and Creative at Unlock Health, sat down with Swaay.Health at #MASHSM...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
To date, healthcare podcasts have lacked the rigorous oversight of traditional medical print media. It is not possible for listeners to separating verified clinical facts from casual edutainment. That may be changing. Todd Eury, Founder of the Pharmacy Podcast Network, joins Swaay.Health to discuss his plan for evidence-based podcasting. We explore how his team applies strict peer-review workflows and real-time AI reference track...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
You spent weeks perfecting a pitch packed with undeniable data and ROI calculations. So why did the prospect just tell you they need to think it over? Answer: You brought logic to an emotional fight. Henry DeVries, CEO and Acquisitions Editor at Indie Books International, sits down to explain the science behind this common frustration. He breaks down why facts and figures trigger the analytical part of the brain while two-minute s...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
Wading through a sea of generic B2B pitches to find a marketing partner who actually understands the nuances of healthcare is exhausting. When your team is already stretched thin, you don't have time for a trial-and-error discovery process. Here is how one trusted community resource is stepping up to hit the easy button for provider organizations. Swaay.Health sat down with Cessna to learn more about his vision for the platform an...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
It turns out that the antidote to a year of shrinking budgets and endless algorithm updates is a healthy dose of community. As organizers we expected a lot of conversations about AI, budget cuts, doing more with less, but what we got instead was connection magic. Swaay.Health LIVE 2026 may have wrapped up a few weeks ago, but the team is still recovering (and buzzing) from the event. During that time a flood of reactions from atten...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
Healthcare marketers love facts. We want to tell patients exactly why our facilities are the best and our doctors are the smartest. But relying on pure logic is costing you appointments. Behavioral science proves that medical decisions are driven by fear, anxiety, and hope, not just statistics. If your digital strategy ignores the human element, you are losing high-intent visitors to competitors who understand the power of empathy....
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played

Healthcare marketers spend months producing beautiful patient stories. We secure the budget, navigate legal reviews, and finally publish the video. Then crickets… Are we missing something? Yes we are. There is a whole channel for these types of stories hardly anyone thinks about – but if you do, it’ll change the way you create your video stories.

Swaay.Health sat down with Cameron Kit, Founder of YOYOS, to discus...

Listen
Watch
Mark as Played

I’m always fascinated by many of the healthcare marketing nuances that exist in healthcare organizations. This is particularly true when it comes to the differences between small and large healthcare organizations. In many cases, the smaller organizations are just doing everything they can to survive. The larger organizations on the other hand are very brand conscious and go to great lengths to make sure that their marketing ...

Listen
Watch
Mark as Played

Mara Baer, a chronic pain advocate, published author, and founder of AgoHealth, recently sat down for an interview with Swaay.Health to discuss the critical nuances of communicating with individuals living with chronic pain. During the conversation, Baer shed light on the hidden realities of the condition and shared actionable strategies for healthcare marketers to improve messaging, visual imagery, and overall patient engagement.

...

Listen
Watch
Mark as Played

The acquisition of Cardinal Digital Marketing by Power Digital Marketing was big news.

Jeff Mason, CEO at Power Digital, graciously agreed to join me on camera to talk about healthcare and their recent acquisition. He shared why they made the leap into healthcare and how they plan to operate Cardinal moving forward.

Core Insight: Healthcare marketing is hitting the exact same data-driven inflection point that retail did a decade ag...

Listen
Watch
Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    Betrayal Weekly is back for a new season. Every Thursday, Betrayal Weekly shares first-hand accounts of broken trust, shocking deceptions, and the trail of destruction they leave behind. Hosted by Andrea Gunning, this weekly ongoing series digs into real-life stories of betrayal and the aftermath. From stories of double lives to dark discoveries, these are cautionary tales and accounts of resilience against all odds. From the producers of the critically acclaimed Betrayal series, Betrayal Weekly drops new episodes every Thursday. If you would like to share your story, you can reach out to the Betrayal Team by emailing them at betrayalpod@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram at @betrayalpod and @glasspodcasts. Please join our Substack for additional exclusive content, curated book recommendations, and community discussions. Sign up FREE by clicking this link Beyond Betrayal Substack. Join our community dedicated to truth, resilience, and healing. Your voice matters! Be a part of our Betrayal journey on Substack.

    Stuff You Should Know

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    Dateline NBC

    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

    The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

    The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.

    The Joe Rogan Experience

    The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2026 iHeartMedia, Inc.

  • Help
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • AdChoicesAd Choices