Venturous Blog
Featuring our community, healthcare industry insights, and tips for fractional executives
Five Ps and a Playbook: Adam Hodges on Leading with Consistency
What do startups and Fortune 500s have in common? If you're Adam Hodges, the answer is simple: high-stakes decisions, relentless focus, and a clear playbook. With 23 quota-crushing years and a track record of building elite sales teams, Adam shares the principles and frameworks that have shaped his approach to leadership, coaching, and go-to-market execution.
Consultants in Healthcare: Roles, Benefits, and How to Hire
Healthcare consultants and fractional executives are helping hospitals, clinics, and startups tackle today’s toughest challenges—from reducing costs and improving patient care to leading digital transformation. Here's how they drive impact—and how to hire the right one.
Top 5 Benefits of Choosing Fractional Work Over Full-Time Employment
Fractional work is on the rise and for good reason. Professionals get flexibility and variety. Companies gain specialized expertise without full-time overhead. In this blog, we break down the top five benefits of fractional employment, how it compares to other job models, and why it’s quickly becoming the go-to hiring strategy for agile, fast-moving organizations.
Executive Spotlight: Trisha Fahey
Trisha Fahey has worked across every layer of healthcare—strategy, pharmacy benefits, go-to-market, and early-stage growth. After a period of independent consulting, she’s now in a full-time sales role and actively exploring advisory and board opportunities. In this interview, she shares sharp insights on scaling smart, avoiding founder blind spots, and building a career with intention.
Top Strategies for Effective Healthcare Leadership
Leadership gaps and hiring delays don’t just disrupt operations—they put patient care at risk. Discover the essential strategies healthcare organizations must adopt in 2025 to hire smarter, faster, and more strategically before workforce challenges become crises.
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.