Christina Henderson: Balancing Anesthesiology & Entrepreneurship

November 10, 202545m 17s

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Building a startup is one of the hardest things you can do. So is completing a medical residency. Our guest today is doing both at the same time.

In this episode, we sit down with Christina Henderson, the founder of Reliable Residence. She is a full-time anesthesiology resident right here at UW Health who is simultaneously building a high-growth venture to solve the exact "housing nightmare" she experienced as a medical student. We get her firsthand perspective on what it’s really like to be a "founder-physician" and explore her journey of turning a personal pain point into a rapidly-scaling business.

We dive into:

The "lightbulb moment" that turned a real-world problem into a business.
How to manage the intense context-switch between the high-stakes, structured world of the hospital and the chaotic, ambiguous world of a startup.
The story of walking into a major developer's office unannounced and how to build partnerships from nothing.
How a decade of rigorous medical training can actually provide an advantage in entrepreneurship.
Actionable productivity habits for student founders who are also balancing a demanding schedule.