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Tom Mueller

Tom Mueller

CEO of Impulse Space

Jul 23, 2026

ChristyADVERTISER
4:38
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4:42
Uh, that they were writing, um, settling, um, accusations of serious wrongdoing and going on their merry way.
4:49
Their stock price was still going up, and I was fascinated by the kind of the corporate culture of these, uh, of one pr- company in particular, Davita, which kind of styled, it seemed to style itself almost as a cult.
5:00
I mean, you had to cross a bridge to join, and they had these big jamborees where they'd do synchronized dancing and, uh, skits, funny skits where they'd play kill federal prosecutors, this sort of thing.
5:13
And, you know, I, I had formerly worked in investment banking, and I'm kind of interested in the corporate culture side of things.
5:19
So that's how I got introduced to dialysis and, and the amount of money sloshing around in the industry really caught my attention.
5:25
Then I talked with caregivers, the dialysis, uh, nurses and techs and nephrologists, of course.

53 MINS LATER

58:08
We should do this instead," what reward do they, uh, expect, uh, do they usually get from the corporate structure?
47:31
Yeah.
47:31
And being a passive recipient of care, lie down, put your arm out, I'm gonna take your blood.
47:36
I've heard this.
47:36
I've heard patients tell me this from (laughs) you know, in, in dialysis facilities.
47:41
You need to have control of your destiny.
47:43
And doing that at home is the way to do it.
47:44
Also, again, you can tailor your care to ...

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EugeneHOST
85:29
Yeah.

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