In this episode of the Miami Tech Pod, Maria sits down with Elan Adler, founder of OneImaging, a fast-growing Miami startup on a mission to bring transparency, choice, and cost efficiency to one of the most opaque parts of healthcare: medical imaging.

Elan breaks down how the current system works (and why most people don’t realize they can choose where to get imaging done), how employers—not insurance companies—often bear the real cost, and why introducing marketplace dynamics could dramatically reduce healthcare spending.

They also cover:

• Why 35% of people delay or skip care due to cost
• How faster access to imaging can directly impact health outcomes
• The surprising way insurance works (and who actually pays)
• OneImaging’s rapid growth to millions of covered lives
• Lessons from raising $31M in 6 weeks and why fundraising is just sales
• Why Miami is becoming a serious hub for healthcare innovation

If you’ve ever wondered why healthcare feels so confusing—or how startups are reshaping it—this episode is for you.

A single “no” can end a career plan or it can light the fuse. Our first guest post-relaunch is a Miami native and co-founder of Material who proves what persistence looks like: he gets shut down at Honda, quits days later, sells nearly everything he owns, moves to the UK, and fights through sponsorship rejections until Mercedes Formula One finally says yes.

We unpack what it’s actually like to design at the highest level and why elite motorsport engineering culture feels so different from the rest of industry. From rear wings to gearboxes, he shares how fast you’re expected to become an expert, what seven world championships teach you about process and pressure, and how COVID ultimately pulls him back home. Then we shift to Rivian, where remote teams, rapid hiring, and thin infrastructure create a different kind of anxiety that many startup builders will recognize.

The conversation turns into hard tech and the future of energy storage. Material is developing a multimaterial 3D printer that can print batteries in any size and shape, not just a cylinder or pouch. We dig into conformal batteries, pack-level energy density, drone battery packs for defense applications, wearables and smart glasses, and why the “manufacturing layer” of batteries may be the biggest untapped lever. We also talk funding, including a $7.1M seed round and Air Force SBIR work, plus the very specific engineers they’re hiring to build a “factory in a box.”

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Listen to the latest episode of The Miami Tech Pod with Bianca Padilla, CEO and Cofounder of Carewell. Hear:

• Bianca’s Miami story
• What led her to start Carewell
• The challenges & opportunities in the elder care market
• The road to raising a $24.7M Series B
• Why Miami is a great place for healthtech companies

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