On today’s episode Ethan sits down with Dr. Wendy Slone, CEO and Founder of bTECH, a med-tech startup out to revolutionize the way we treat and heal chronic wounds. We talk about the very personal reason she’s passionate about helping millions of people with her light therapy patch, why she’s invested every cent of her retirement savings in her invention, and the wake-up call Cleveland needs if it wants to be a hub for medical manufacturing start-ups.

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