Podcasts

The Tenacity That Rewrote the Playbook

May 14, 2026

The Tenacity That Rewrote the Playbook: Recor Medical’s Triumph in Cardiovascular Innovation The road to true innovation is rarely straight, and no one knows this better than the team at…

Codonics Triumphs Again

May 14, 2026

Codonics Triumphs Again: Celebrating the Simple, Transformative Innovation of the Safe Waste System It’s official: Codonics is joining an elite group as a two-time TAG Award winner!  This year, the…

MD&M South: Beyond the Booth

May 8, 2026

There’s a buzz you just can’t manufacture. It’s the live energy of a trade show floor where ideas, ambition, and groundbreaking tech collide. We were absolutely thrilled to jump into…

The Secret to a Breakthrough MedTech Startup (and Why Most Clever Ideas Fail)

March 18, 2026

We welcome back MedTech investor, founder, and two-time TAG Awards judge, Tor Alden.  Drawing on decades of experience in product development and design, Tor shares his unfiltered perspective on what…

The #1 Mistake in Award Nominations & How to Write a Winning Entry

March 11, 2026

It takes more than a great product to win an award… it takes a great story. In this must-listen episode of TAG’D: Beyond the Award, we sit down with Susan…

Innovation vs. Impact: A Judge’s Guide to Winning MedTech Awards

March 11, 2026

In a recent episode of TAG’D: Beyond the Award, returning judge MaryBeth Privitera, PhD, shared her seasoned perspective on what truly makes a MedTech & Life Sciences innovation worthy of…

The Hot Pocket of Net New: A MD&M South Preview with Steve Everly

March 5, 2026

In this episode of TAG’D: Beyond the Award, Justin Starbird sits down with Steve Everly, Brand Director at Informa, to talk about the upcoming MD&M South trade show in Charlotte…

The Future of Recognition for Innovation

February 24, 2026

We’re kicking off Season Two with a bang and welcoming our newest TAG Awards Judge, Debbie Greenway, Executive Vice President of FEIG Electronics.   With four decades in the tech…

Innovation in Action: How Enovis is Transforming Orthopedic Care

August 13, 2025

In this episode of TAG’D: Beyond the Award, host Justin Starbird sits down with BJ Maack, Senior Director of Healthcare Solutions at Enovis, one of the inaugural winners of the…

Solving the Right Problems: How Codonics is Transforming Medication Safety in the OR

July 1, 2025

In this episode of TAG’D: Beyond the Award, host Justin Starbird sits down with Mike Kolberg, VP and General Manager of Codonics-an award-winning MedTech company redefining medication safety in hospitals.…