Honoring the legacy of my professor Dr.I was extremely sad to hear this week that my former college professor Dr. Paul Farmer had passed away this past week. I took Dr. Farmer’s…Feb 25, 2022Feb 25, 2022
How Fruit Street’s Diabetes Prevention Program Can Help 88 Million Americans With PrediabetesMy name is Laurence Girard and I am the CEO & Founder of Fruit Street Health which is a CDC-recognized diabetes prevention program designed…Feb 7, 2022Feb 7, 2022
The Benefits of Crowdfunding as A Capital-Raising MethodWhen you hear the word crowdfunding, you probably almost instantly think of Kickstarter, GoFundMe or Indiegogo. Although these platforms…Oct 15, 2021Oct 15, 2021
Direct to Consumer Telehealth Diabetes Prevention Programs Increase AccessDigital health companies have been selling to employers and health plans as a way to rapidly increase their revenue. My own company Fruit…Apr 2, 2021Apr 2, 2021
I wanted to share the story regarding why I started a diabetes prevention program delivered via…The year after I graduated from high school, I was certain that I wanted to become a physician. I started volunteering in my local…Apr 1, 2021Apr 1, 2021
Thoughts on Running a Successful Telehealth Diabetes Prevention ProgramI am the CEO & Founder of Fruit Street Health which is a telemedicine company that delivers the CDC’s National Diabetes Prevention Program…Mar 31, 2021Mar 31, 2021
Fruit Street Health launches employer advisory board to manage healthcare costs with digital healthFruit Street Health is launching a new employer advisory board called Fruit Street Labs that will consist of benefits professionals from…Mar 31, 2021Mar 31, 2021
How to Use Digital Health Tools to Lose Weight & Improve Health in 2020The New Year of 2020 is finally here and many people have a resolution around improving their health and losing some weight. Losing weight…Jan 1, 2020Jan 1, 2020
Startup Entrepreneurs— How to Deal With an Investor Threatening to Defame YouStartups are really hard and anyone familiar with them knows that the majority of startups fail even when they are started by the most…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019
Why You Should Set 90-Day Goals as a Startup CEOBeing the CEO & Founder of a startup is a difficult feat that involves a large amount of uncertainty and frustration. Accomplishing your…Dec 29, 2019Dec 29, 2019
