#230: Dr. Nick Medendorp, Jr: The New Wave of Disinfection for Eliminating Bacteria & Viruses

<p class="p1"><span class= "s1"><strong>OVERVIEW:</strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner, and Host of the <em>Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy</em> podcast, speaks with Dr. Nick Medendorp, PhD, Co-Founder, and CEO of UV Innovators. Nick talks about the importance of combating pathogens that cause hospital-acquired infections. He shares his journey in medical engineering and how this led him to launch his own medical company.</span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: </strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span class="s1">Nick’s father worked for GE so they moved around a lot. His father had a strong work ethic and Nick learned early on to power through problems. <br /></span></li> <li><span class="s1">His basis for success is twofold: how to solve problems and why things break. <br /></span></li> <li><span class="s1">Nick believes it’s important to get out of your comfort zone to get a different perspective to advance your knowledge base. <br /></span></li> <li><span class="s1">Early in his career, Nick took a position with Phoenix Corp lab in tech development. While there, he realized the challenges large organizations faced. <br /></span></li> <li><span class="s1">Nick was at a crossroads when it came to his career. Choose tech or business. He went to work for CREE, a startup in Santa Barbara that jump-started his entrepreneurial journey. <br /></span></li> <li><span class="s1">As an entrepreneur, if you can’t find a partner, find a mentor. The CFO of CREE became Nick’s mentor and helped him develop a network with bankers, venture capitalists, and other entrepreneurs. <br /></span></li> <li><span class="s1">While he worked at the startup, he opened his eyes and ears and learned from his interactions, which eventually helped him start his own business. <br /></span></li> <li><span class="s1">UV Innovators was founded in 2020 with two partners who had backgrounds in medical technology and medical devices. Nuva