#12 - Tristan Tieso: Slow Meditations Making Fast Waves

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Hosted by Giovanni Lauricella, in this episode we interview Tristan Tieso, COO at FastWave Medcal. Tristan shares her experiences between MedTech companies and CDMOs and what it means to be an effective leader. Giovanni and Tristan discuss Vipassanā meditation, managing parenting while working and traveling, the trajectory of the IVL space, and more.

You can learn more about FastWave Medical and their intravascular lithotripsy technology for calcific artery disease at www.fastwavemedical.com

This episode is sponsored by Minnetronix Medical, a design and manufacturing service provider for medical device companies. To learn more about Minnetronix Medical's services, visit www.minnetronixmedical.com.

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:31 Vipassanā Meditation
• 17:29 Taking a Sabbatical Through Europe and Asia
• 37:58 Being a Parent While Working and Traveling
• 41:14 Who is Tristan Tieso?
• 55:30 Biomedical Engineering to MedTech
• 1:08:22 Leadership as a COO
• 1:18:02 What Do Acquisitions Teach You About Business?
• 1:24:17 FastWave Medical's IVL Technology
• 1:39:04 What Makes a Good COO in a Medical Device Company?
• 1:43:10 Choosing CDMO Partners
• 1:54:57 The Trajectory of the IVL Space
• 2:01:09 Organizing Chaos