About this episode
Travis Roderick, President of Air Ambulance Worldwide, made the difficult transition from running hospitals to running an aviation business. The transition has been even more complex as it was interrupted by a pandemic. In this episode he describes his journey into Aviation, how the aeromedical industry has been negatively affected, and how it will positively transition into 2021. People really don’t care how much you know until they know that you care about them as a human being. -Travis Roderick Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode Where the opportunities for change lie in the medical flight industry: Medical air service providers do a great job at providing care to those who need it, but there’s always room for improvement when lives are on the line. We have to keep pushing to create a safer experience for everyone involved. How the industry can continue to serve patients at the highest level: It’s one thing to connect patients with great clinicians, but when it comes to healthcare, we also have to show we care. Genuine empathy and compassion go a long way, and it’s up to us to ensure our customers feel safe. Why there’s always a market for medical flights: Travel may be restricted at the moment due to COVID-19, but people still need to be brought into healthcare facilities for heart attacks, strokes, and injuries. Someone needs to be on hand for them, and that makes the medical flight industry a necessity. Guest Bio- Travis Roderick is the CEO of Air Ambulance Worldwide. Prior to entering the medical flight space, Travis spent over two decades in the healthcare industry, first as a hospital CEO, COO, Vice President, and Business Developer at Tenet Healthcare Corporation, and then as the owner and Managing Director at P3 Health Solutions, LLC. Travis seeks to love, learn, and lead life to the fullest extent while making a difference each day, and his drive to fulfill this purpose has given him multiple opportunities to lead world class organizations and give back to the community. To find out more about Travis and Air Ambulance, go to: https://www.airambulanceworldwide.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/travis-roderick-327395 Learn More About Your Host: Co-founder and Managing Partner for Northstar Group, Craig is focused on recruiting senior level leadership, sales, and operations executives for some of the most prominent companies in the aviation and aerospace industry. Clients include well known aircraft OEM’s, aircraft operators, leasing / financial organizations, and Maintenance / Repair / Overhaul (MRO) providers. Since 2009 Craig has personally concluded more than 150 executive searches in a variety of disciplines. As the only executive recruiter who has flown airplanes, sold airplanes, AND run a business, Craig is uniquely positioned to build deep, lasting relationships with both executives and the boards and stakeholders they serve. This allows him to use a detailed, disciplined process that does more than pair the ideal candidate with the perfect opportunity, and hit the business goals of the companies