• Innes Meldrum : The Adherence Architect on Tech, Trust & Braveheart Leadership

  • Apr 23 2025
  • Length: 46 mins
  • Podcast

Innes Meldrum : The Adherence Architect on Tech, Trust & Braveheart Leadership

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • What do William Wallace, smart pill bottles, and pharma sales have in common?They all showed up in this week's #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy. Jim Joyce and I had a chat with Innes Meldrum - Scottish-born, New Jersey-rooted CEO of AdhereTech. Innes unpacks his journey from flunking high school to running $Big brands and now cracking one of healthcare’s stickiest problems: medication adherence. We covered: 🤖 Tech vs. human behavior in adherence 🧩 Pharma’s paradox (have to watch to get more) 🧠 Leadership = authenticity + heart 🫥 Tech must be invisible for patients 📈 Adherence is greater than acquisition in long run Big lessons. Big heart. Big impact. 🎧 Listen now and learn why belief might just be your biggest asset. Fun mentions as always: Josh Stein Dave Griffiths 🇮🇪 Kaiser Permanente YourCoach.Health 00:00 – 03:00 — Opening Banter & Setup Eugene, Jim & Innes kick things off across time zones with laughs and backstory. 03:00 – 08:00 — From Scotland to Kentucky Innes shares his multicultural roots, flunking high school, and a summer teaching soccer in the US. 08:00 – 14:00 — Career Leap: Tech to Pharma The unexpected journey from engineering at Nortel to global marketing at Novartis. 14:00 – 18:00 — Mental Health & Authentic Leadership How neuroscience drew Innes in—and why emotional connection is key to commercial success. 18:00 – 22:00 — Joining AdhereTech Why Innes took the CEO seat and what surprised him when he arrived. 22:00 – 27:00 — Solving the Adherence Problem A dive into AdhereTech’s smart pill bottle and how it’s changing patient behavior. 27:00 – 32:00 — Pharma Economics & Ownership Gaps The financial burden of non-adherence—and who really owns the problem in healthcare. 32:00 – 36:00 — Stress, Behavior, and Health Coaching Exploring the real reasons patients don’t take meds—and how health coaching can help. 36:00 – 41:00 — Resilience & System Innovation Innes reflects on leadership growth, system constraints, and building a startup culture. 41:00 – 45:00 — Future Vision & Final Advice A keynote moment: belief, purpose, and what Innes would tell his younger self.
    Show More Show Less
Show More Show Less
activate_mytile_page_redirect_t1

What listeners say about Innes Meldrum : The Adherence Architect on Tech, Trust & Braveheart Leadership

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com.au reviews

Amazon Reviews
No Reviews are Available
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.