06/12/2025
Wild, I graduated college exactly 20 years ago today. 🤯 When Steve Jobs delivered that now-iconic commencement speech, my friends and I barely paid attention. I mean, the man was wearing jeans and sneakers! My very proper Caribbean mother nearly fainted at the sight. 🤣
To be fair, Stanford graduations are famously laid-back. Our “Wacky Walk” involves beach balls, costumes, and the water polo team rocking speedos under their robes. So you can forgive us for not fully absorbing life-changing wisdom from someone who looked like he’d casually wandered in from brunch.
But 20 years later, I realize: I’ve been living exactly what he preached.
“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”
That mindset has quietly guided my entire career in healthcare leadership. Hungry enough to chase bold ideas that can improve patient care. Foolish enough to question the status quo and dive in to make change without a perfect blueprint. Grounded enough to know that innovation doesn’t always show up in a suit.
In healthcare, especially, we need this mindset more than ever. Leadership requires humility, curiosity, and the courage to embrace unconventional thinking because lives literally depend on it.
Here’s to the next 20 years of leading with purpose, heart, and just a bit of foolishness. 🥂