Transformational Healthcare Leadership: Annie Flamsteed

In episode 4 of Transformational Healthcare Leadership, Dr Mark O’Brien talks to Annie Flamsteed, the Australian Founder and Executive Chair of iNSPiRETEK. ‘How can we use technology to better support or accelerate access to care to prevent burnout rather than dealing with it once it is already upon us.’ Annie started her career as an elite competitive gymnast but chose to exit the sport in her late teens due, in part, to the incredible pressure placed on high-performance athletes. Her lived experience of the mental health challenges that she and many of her peers face makes her passionate about preventative healthcare; it inspired her to ‘hack the system’ so that data analytics could be used to predict when, or if, someone was potentially going to struggle with mental illness in order to accelerate their access to clinical healthcare. Personal data collection in intrinsic to iNSPiRETEK’s services and Mark talks to Annie about the challenges around security and confidentiality with sensitive data particularly as much of their work revolves around young athletes. She says for her organisation it is really important that they only do business with ethical partners. And as this is a healthcare leadership podcast Annie and Mark had a fascinating discussion about the personal and professional drivers that have shaped her leadership journey so far. Sheer grit and determination and a passionate commitment to the cause have absolutely been key; but also key to spring boarding iNSPiRETEK forward has been the ‘humility to ask for help’ and when it came to raising capital she looked for ‘smart capital’ and found people who provide help along with funding. Featuring: Mark O’Brien, Programme Director of the Oxford Healthcare Leadership Programme - www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/people/mark-obrien Annie Flamsteed, Founder and CEO of iNSPiRETEK - https://www.inspiretek.io/about-us/ • Learn more about the Oxford Healthcare Leadership Programme - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/programmes/executive-education/campus-open-programmes/oxford-healthcare-leadership-programme • Explore Oxford Answers for more insights from Saïd Business School on the challenges and opportunities leaders of the future need to consider in an age of digital, social and environmental disruption - www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/oxford-answers
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 Transformational Healthcare Leadership is produced by Chris Ashmore Media – www.chrisashmore.media