157: Biz: The Art of Building a Socially Impactful Business with Samer Abughannam

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest today, Samer Abughannam, is an entrepreneur, an engineer, and someone desperately passionate to find a solution to the fragmentation that we are experiencing in the healthcare system here in Canada.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you are someone who has ever looked for support for mental health, I want you to listen up — because Samer has a solution! And if you are an entrepreneur who has ever been fascinated about how you can take this idea that you have about solving a problem and actually bring it to market — then we’ve got you covered as well.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Samer has such an interesting background. He’s created this incredible platform called Layla and he has a really unique insight in terms of how we can leverage technology (as well as good, old fashioned person-to-person interactions) to build a business designed for the 21st century.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tune in as we talk entrepreneurship, mental health, online platforms, startups, and more!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:45] About today’s awesome guest!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:42] Welcoming Samer Abughannam to the podcast!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:05] Samer shares some background on his journey that has gotten him to this place.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[5:33] Samer explains what Layla is.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[8:58] How Layla is lowering the barrier of entry to care.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[10:35] What percentage of Layla’s clients are opting for online care vs. in-person/in-office?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[12:16] Samer speaks about the landscapes of startups with regard to healthcare in Canada.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[15:36] Where is Samer sending people to find funding or scale their