Transformation Is Not Always About the Technology (ft. Ashley Beecy)

**Ed Marx** (0:00)
Transformation is not always about the technology. I think some people get confused on that.

**Ashley Beecy** (0:03)
I don't see it slowing down. I think we just need to kind of keep up with it and stay focused on how do we not lose sight of the impact statement.

**Ed Marx** (0:12)
What questions are your leaders asking?

**Ashley Beecy** (0:14)
What is the simplest technology to get us to where we need to be? It's an incredible time for us to think as a nation about technology and technology and healthcare. We need people that understand medicine and understand technology and the intersection of both because that's really how we're going to kind of move the whole field forward.

**SPEAKER_3** (0:37)
Welcome to DGTL Voices, where healthcare and life science leaders explore the real work behind transformation. This podcast is about people, leadership, and the conversations that move healthcare forward. Now your host, Ed Marx.

**Ed Marx** (0:53)
Hey, welcome to another episode of DGTL Voices. I'm super excited. Dr. Ashley Beecy is with us.
Ashley, welcome to DGTL Voices.

**Ashley Beecy** (1:04)
Ed, thank you so much for having me here today.

**Ed Marx** (1:07)
I'm super excited for a number of reasons. One is we have this very common background in terms of a lot of friends in the industry doing amazing things and things that we'll talk about that you've done and are currently doing at Sutter. And really, we just kind of met through this whole network mishmash of all these different people we know, whether it's Sutter or back in New York City.
So it's going to be amazing. And I'm so, so glad to have this engagement with you on such a really relevant topic. But before we get there, Ashley, the most important question that I ask on every podcast is what songs are on your playlist?

**Ashley Beecy** (1:43)
You know, I'd have to say that my family, we share a music playlist. And I go to the most frequently played. And so between my kids, my husband and myself, it can range from K-pop and Taylor Swift, all the way to current pop. And I even throw in some of the music that I listened to growing up with my family, some 70s throwbacks by Meatloaf and Van Morrison. So it's quite an eclectic playlist.

**Ed Marx** (2:11)
Yeah, that's cool. So my shirt's appropriate. I'm wearing Led Zeppelin shirt. So speaking of the 70s, what about life message and mantra? Are there sort of words that guide you or words that you live by?

**Ashley Beecy** (2:24)
You know, I grew up with my father always telling me, he's never seen a Brinks truck in a funeral procession. And I don't know if that's the deep mantra you're looking for, but I always interpreted that as really prioritize relationships and people and connections you're making and enjoy what you're doing, is the driving factors in your life.

**Ed Marx** (2:46)
I know. I love that. And I'm going to add that, I've never seen a Brinks truck in a funeral. That's the first time that anyone has mentioned that, because we are curating, just like we do have our own Spotify playlist for all the music that is recommended, or people are listening to from our guests. We are also working on this list of everyone's mantra. And that's definitely the first time I've heard that one. It's awesome. I love that.
So tell us a little bit about who you are. Like, what is your story? Where did you grow up? Everything that you want to share, we want to hear.

**Ashley Beecy** (3:18)
Gosh, you know, I'm actually from Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
You know, when I tell people that sometimes, the first question I get is, wow, people live there, you're out? Yes, they do. I grew up there. It's a wonderful place to grow up by the beach. And, you know, I think growing up, it was just a wonderful time. It was the time where you'd go outside and ride your bike and be told to come home before it's dark and have the autonomy and independence to be creative. And I always say, play in the dirt, you know, because I think it's an opportunity that maybe doesn't always exist now. So I loved, I loved where I grew up and being on the beach. My first job was actually as a lifeguard. So it was kind of my first exposure to caring for people and really understanding what that meant to have that level of responsibility. It was a great intro to the workforce to start on the beach.

**Ed Marx** (4:15)
Was there a pivotal moment in your life that fundamentally changed your trajectory?