How to start a business during the most stressful period of your life

Lauren Cascio, Abartys Health, B2B, Mental Game, Women Founders

Today’s guest understood that health records are important to not just the doctor but also the patient.

The problem she noticed is that the entire system is disorganized.

Lauren Cascio is the co-founder of Abartys Health, a centralized data hub allowing medical record portability and universal patient identification.

I want to find out how she started this business in the midst of so many personal issues and how she did it all from Puerto Rico.

Lauren Cascio

Abartys Health

Lauren Cascio is the co-founder of Abartys Health, a centralized data hub allowing medical record portability and universal patient identification.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy, where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses for an audience of real entrepreneurs.

And you guys might have over the years heard me say that I’ve been having trouble breathing, runny nose, stuffy nose basically my whole life. And every time I went to see a doctor about it, they would say, “Well, what have we tried? Did you try this medication? Did you try this approach? Did you try that thing?” And I would say, “I don’t know.”

I remember one time saying to the doctor, “I have no idea what I took, like, six months ago. I don’t remember.” And he’d say, “Okay, then what we’re going to do is try you again on this medication. Maybe you took it, maybe you didn’t, but we’re going to try.” And I go, “All right, fine, can I take a moment to just write down in...

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