Episode 64 - Lorie Spence

Lorie Spence is on a mission to improve patient care. She is a clear-eyed strategist with a deep understanding of what healthcare professionals need to deliver better patient outcomes. Her exceptional ability to anticipate the future is balanced with a pragmatic approach to educating and informing healthcare practitioners in the here and now. She excels at identifying opportunities, quickly developing a deep understanding of a problem space and using that knowledge to push for ambitious strategies to solve real-world problems. As the co-founder, with business partner Carolyn Pritchard, of Bridge Medical Communications, she leads finance and business strategy for a growing organization dedicated to improving the connection between clinicians and patients. With more than 20 years of industry experience, she has a keen interest in giving healthcare professionals the tools to adapt and evolve with therapeutic advances. She backs that passion up with training as a Certified Facilitator and Coach, as well as having a Masters of Business Administration degree from Wilfred Laurier University.   Lorie’s love of learning keeps her excited to put innovative tools in the hands of doctors and nurses to help them solve healthcare’s toughest challenges. Lorie is also a passionate advocate for business partnerships, having experienced firsthand how collaboration between equals can deliver results far beyond the sum of individual parts. In this episode, Lorie and I chat about:Her leadership roles Her leadership style Her leadership journey The leaders that helped her rise The challenges she faced on her journey How she navigated those challenges How she thinks you can become a strong and kind leader Her ‘take home’ leadership messages for the listeners, and What she is currently excited to be working on. Lorie can be found and contacted via the following online platform addresses: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorie-spence-35a30a16/ Website: https://www.bridgemedcomms.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgemedcomms?igsh=MXdibXFvbGk0d2ttaw== Please reach out to Dr Harrison for individual coaching and/or organisational training via dr.adam@coachingmentoringdoctors.com. His web address and social media profile links / handles include: www.dradamharrison.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/dradamharrison/ www.youtube.com/c/DrAdamPhysicianCoach https://www.facebook.com/coachingmentoringdoctors/ https://www.instagram.com/dradamharrison/