Medtech Talk
Medtech Talk
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Episode: 204 - Brian Webster on Steady Leadership through Turbulent Times
1 hour 7 minutes Posted Apr 21, 2026 at 12:00 pm.
Welcome And Guest Introduction
Brian’s Winding MedTech Start
Learning To Thrive In Change
Career Growth Without A Roadmap
FDA Shutdown And Consent Decree
Keeping Morale Through The Grind
Spinning Out Kestra The Smart Way
Why Bain Backed The Bet
Subscribe And Share Topic Ideas
Clinical Timeline And FDA Approval
What A Wearable Defibrillator Does
Commercial Launch Supply And Payers
IPO Decision And Public Company Life
Handling Market Volatility With Fundamentals
Pride In People And What’s Next
Final Thanks And Closing
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Brian Webster, President and CEO of Kestra Medical Technologies (Nasdaq: KMTS), joins Medtech Talk to discuss his 30-year career in cardiac defibrillation and the road to founding Kestra. With host Swaril Mathur, Webster unpacks learnings from leading through decades of repeated acquisitions, divestitures, and restructurings — and keeping the team motivated through it all. Their conversation explores what it takes to commercialize a rental fleet model with outsourced manufacturing, revenue cy...