Venturous Blog
Featuring our community, healthcare industry insights, and tips for fractional executives
Hiring Executives: The Best Aren’t Looking, They’re Listening
Great executives aren’t waiting for job posts—they’re already leading.
But they are listening. To mission. To challenge. To people they trust.
If you want to attract the kind of leader who can transform your business, you need to stop recruiting—and start signaling. Here’s how.
Executive Interview Tips: How to Prepare, Answer Questions, and Impress From Day One
Executive interviews are high-stakes, high-reward conversations. This guide walks you through the strategies top candidates use to stand out—from researching the company and refining your STAR stories to mastering the first 90 seconds and asking thoughtful questions. Whether you're going after a full-time, advisory, or fractional role, you'll find actionable insights to help you show up confident, credible, and ready to lead.
Executive Spotlight: Hyalker Amaral
From launching cutting-edge biotech tools across continents to advising 26+ startups, Hyalker Amaral’s career spans global impact, deep empathy, and relentless execution. In this spotlight, he shares how marathon training mirrors product launches, the one skill business school didn’t teach him, and why humility is a secret weapon in leadership.
What It Means to Be Venturous: Bold Leadership in Action
What does it really mean to be venturous? It’s more than a mindset—it’s a way of leading, building, and growing through bold decisions, calculated risk, and real resilience. In this piece, we break down the spirit of Venturous and how it shapes the leaders and companies we work with. From the thrill of taking risks to the practicality of scaling smart, discover why venturous work is redefining what it means to lead in healthcare and beyond.
Kevin McGovern on Building Venturous
When Kevin McGovern transitioned from corporate leadership to consulting, he uncovered a growing need: healthcare companies were struggling to access experienced executive talent in a fast, flexible way. In this candid conversation, Kevin shares the origin story of Venturous, the growing demand for fractional and full-time leaders, and how his team is reshaping hiring for healthcare and healthtech companies at every stage of growth.
Executive Spotlight: Janice Reese
From transforming tech and healthcare startups to building a thriving beach volleyball community in Nashville, Janice Reese thrives on connection and adaptability. As a seasoned fractional leader, she shares how working across industries fuels innovation, helps startups navigate complex challenges, and keeps her career—and life—dynamic.
🎬 Lights, Camera, Leadership: How Storytelling Sets Fractional Executives Apart
Great leaders, like great filmmakers, know how to tell a powerful story. Fractional executives aren’t just solving problems—they’re crafting narratives that align teams, inspire action, and drive transformation. Discover how mastering storytelling can elevate your leadership impact, create stronger emotional connections, and help you navigate change with confidence.
Venturous Work Redefines Executive Leadership with Bold New Brand Identity
Venturous unveils a bold new brand identity, introducing a modernized logo, a dynamic new platform, and a renewed mission to transform executive leadership in healthcare. Learn how Venturous.Work is redefining the way healthcare startups connect with top-tier fractional executives.
Executive Spotlight: Annette Kenney
With over 30 years of experience, Annette Kenney shares how fractional leadership provides early-stage companies with high-level expertise, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. From her passion for transforming healthcare to her unique approach to strategy and culture, Annette offers invaluable insights into the evolving landscape of leadership.
Resource Spotlight: In-Depth Review of Notion for Project Management
Notion is more than a project management tool—it's an all-in-one workspace designed to help fractional leaders stay organized, collaborate effectively, and achieve their goals. Explore its versatility, setup, and customization options in this comprehensive guide.
The Role of Board Advisors in Enhancing Business Success
Board advisors bring expertise and connections without the formal governance of directors, making them a powerful asset for startups looking to scale efficiently. In this article, we explore the key differences between board advisors and directors, the benefits they offer, and how to select the right advisors to drive your business forward.
Executive Spotlight: Jennifer Gendron
Jennifer Gendron’s career is a testament to the power of aligning passion with purpose. Beginning as a clinical social worker, she transitioned into the business side of healthcare, earning her MBA and spending over a decade driving impact in health tech and behavioral health tech. Today, Jennifer leverages her expertise as a fractional executive, working with mission-driven companies to scale their growth and achieve meaningful outcomes.
New Year, New Goals: Aligning Professional and Personal Growth as a Fractional Executive
New Year, New Goals: Aligning Professional and Personal Growth as a Fractional Executive
Optimizing Business Growth with Fractional Leadership
Fractional leadership allows companies to hire part-time executives who provide essential expertise without the full-time commitment. This flexible model offers cost savings and specialized skills to drive growth. In this article, you’ll learn what fractional leadership is, its key benefits, and how it can help your business.
HLTH 2024 Highlights: Innovations, Challenges, and Calls to Action
Discover key highlights from HLTH 2024, including AI innovations by Amazon and NVIDIA to reduce provider burdens, new federal funding for women's health research, cost-control strategies in healthcare, and emerging digital health solutions. Learn about the challenges and future of healthcare technology, access, and cybersecurity.
Leading with Culture: Joel Bennett's Approach to Team Success
Joel's move from in-house HR roles to fractional leadership was driven by his passion for tackling tough issues and building open, transparent communities within organizations. As he puts it, "I enjoy helping business owners and managers wrestle with the elephants in the room." His approach fosters trust and accountability, creating stronger, more resilient company cultures.