#167: 🎙️ INTERVIEW | Why Preventative Healthcare Is Only for the Rich (And How to Change That) with Emilian Popa, Founder of Expand Health
How Emilian Is Making Longevity Accessible At Expand Health
Hey friends,
This week’s conversation takes us into the future of preventative healthcare.
I sat down with Emilian Popa, founder of Expand Health, who’s on a mission to democratize access to longevity and preventative care for the middle class.
“Prevention is number one. You can always tweak afterwards.”
Emilian shares his journey from selling goods across Romanian borders as a kid to venture capital, and finally to building a healthcare company that’s reimagining how we approach health span, not just lifespan.
You’ll discover:
• How to scale preventative care without sacrificing patient experience
• Why behavior change is the hardest (and most critical) part of health
• The real cost barriers keeping the middle class from preventative care
• How AI is transforming healthcare accessibility and affordability
• Why nutrition, movement, and sleep trump everything else
• The emerging role of brain health in longevity • What healthcare will look like in the next decade
This episode is about making evidence-based preventative care accessible to everyone, not just the wealthy.
Cheers,
Nina
Watch the episode here:
Timestamps:
00:00 Emilian’s Entrepreneurial Journey
05:47 Building Expand Health: A New Approach to Healthcare
12:11 Behavior Change and Health Span
20:24 Innovations in Preventative Care
25:43 Scaling Preventative Health Across Continents
30:57 The Cost of Healthcare and Access to Testing
32:31 Democratizing Healthcare: Bridging the Gap
34:59 Behavior Change: The Key to Health
37:16 The Future of Work: Balancing Productivity and Health
41:05 Foundational Health: Nutrition, Movement, and Sleep
43:33 Emerging Technologies in Health and Longevity
48:15 Advice for Individuals in the Longevity Space
52:58 The Importance of Brain Health and Future Innovations
Listen to the episode on 🔴YouTube, 🟢 Spotify, 🟣 Apple Podcasts, 🟠 Substack Podcasts.
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