Pathological Optimism and the Engineering of a Business for Good

Engineering Longevity and the End of the Wait

Today, Josh Resnikoff and Justin Starbird sat down with Dr. Clint Phillips [https://www.linkedin.com/in/clint-phillips/], the visionary founder of Medi.ci [https://www.medi.ci/]and  2nd.MD [https://www.2nd.md/]. After his daughter, Gabby, was paralyzed by a stroke at birth and his family was met with a grueling four-month wait for the wrong specialist, Clint dedicated his life to removing the friction from healthcare. We explore the transformation from providing virtual second opinions for Fortune 500 companies to launching Dr. Gabi [https://drgabi.com/]. The first AI capable of performing clinical-grade face scans, reading vitals, and writing prescriptions. Josh and Clint discuss why the diagnostic odyssey is a failure of architecture and how the future of medicine lies in the technical glue of AI and prevention. Key Highlights: * Clint shares the heartbreaking reality of waiting months for a specialist who didn't treat his daughter’s condition. That same frustration that drove Josh to begin the engineering behind Sunstone. * A look at the technology behind Dr. Gabi, an AI that reads blood flow through a smartphone camera to detect blood pressure, stress, and stroke risk. * Why the current system spends $10,000 on a crisis but refuse to spend $1,000 on the love and data required to prevent it. * How 2nd.MD scaled to 9 million members by proving to 300 Fortune 500 companies that getting the right diagnosis early is the ultimate ROI. * The launch of the first AI-driven prescription platform and how it’s being positioned to help everyone from high-end executives to Medicaid recipients. "We aren't just managing symptoms; we are building the loop that gets people exactly the care they need, 20 times faster than the status quo."

The FoxWatch Audit and the Art of the Broker Breakup

"Once you see the gears of the system moving against the patient, you can’t unsee them. You either stay part of the machine, or you start engineering the alternative." – Emma Fox, Founder of FoxWatch In this episode of the Sunstone Health Podcast, we are joined by Emma Fox [https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmamariefox/], the Founder of FoxWatch [https://www.foxwatchbenefits.com/] and one of the industry's most vocal advocates for employer transparency.  After two decades on the dark side of major carriers, Emma pivoted to a mission of neutral interrogation. She began auditing the waste, hidden kickbacks, and misaligned incentives that keep the diagnostic odyssey alive. Josh and Emma strip away industry jargon to discuss the humanitarian problem hidden in balance sheets. From the moral whiplash of $5 million industry parties to the clinical cost of denied autism treatments, this conversation is a briefing on how to spot the ick in your health plan and why the broker breakup is often the first step toward clinical clarity. Key Highlights: * Emma recounts the moment she realized premium dollars were being diverted to naming rights while members were being forced through step therapy for life-saving meds. * Why curiosity is the most dangerous trait an employee can have in a system built on opacity. * The accidental origin of the YouPowered Symposium and how a guerrilla force of ethical advisors is building the alternative to the status quo. * Why a 48% increase in premiums is a failure of leadership, and how to reclaim ownership of health plan data. * Emma and Josh discuss the personal toll of navigating autism diagnoses and why ‘wait and see’ is a failed clinical strategy.

Pathological Optimism and the Engineering of a Business for Good

In this episode of the Sunstone Health Podcast, CEO Josh Resnikoff [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaresnikoff/] discusses the philosophy of business for good. Moving beyond the cliché of social impact, Josh breaks down how Sunstone Health [https://www.sunstonehealth.com/] is built on a framework of pathological optimism. The belief that data-driven efficiency opens the door by saving money, but the real mission is the lives it saves.  Josh explores the tension between fiduciary responsibility and humanitarian missions, explaining why Sunstone refuses to take a dollar out of one pocket to put it in another. Instead,  positioning Sunstone as the technical glue that aligns the incentives of health plans, employers, and families to solve the $1 trillion diagnostic odyssey. Key Highlights in this Episode: * Answers the adage that do no harm isn't enough anymore. Josh explains why we must move faster to prevent the harm caused by diagnostic delay. * How Sunstone’s model ensures that every success for the business is a direct victory for a child with a developmental delay. * A look at how Sunstone bridges the gap between the actuaries at the plan and the clinicians at the bedside. * Josh shares his band-of-brothers philosophy on legacy and the grit required to get back on the horse. "I believe you can do both: you can be a good steward of capital and still center yourself in doing good."

The Sunstone Debut and the Engineering of a Rescue

In the first episode of 2026, Josh Resnikoff [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaresnikoff/] explains the evolution of TMA Precision Health into Sunstone Health [https://www.sunstonehealth.com/]. This rebrand is a tactical pivot toward ending the diagnostic odyssey for children with developmental delay patterns. Josh reveals the personal and historical inspiration behind the name Sunstone. A Viking navigational tool used to find the sun on stormy days, and how that same secret technology now drives Sunstone’s claims-level interrogation to find the invisible patients hidden in healthcare data. Key Highlights in this Episode: * Why 2026 was the definitive time to move from broad impact to a focused application of rescue engineering. * The Faroese history of the Sunstone and how it mirrors Sunstone’s ability to illuminate a path through cloudy healthcare data. * Josh discusses the shift from doing God's work to proving the fiduciary win for employers and stop-loss insurers. * Josh reflects on his own son’s ongoing odyssey and why it feels irresponsible not to scale this solution to every family in need. "The system is misaligned. We’ve built the engine to smooth out the friction."

Refusing the Status Quo: A 2025 Retrospective on Crushing the Odyssey

The healthcare system is desperate for a solution that actually works. 🛡️ In our final episode as TMA Precision Health [https://www.tmaprecisionhealth.com/], Josh Resnikoff [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaresnikoff/]and Justin Starbird [https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinstarbird/] reflect on a year of explosive growth, from a pilot to 250,000 lives in a single weekend. But this isn't just a victory lap. We’re closing the chapter on TMA to make room for a massive evolution. We’ve sharpened our blade on pediatric epilepsy, and now we’re scaling our engine to fight for every child with a developmental delay. Listen in as we discuss: * Why "Be Patient" is a failed treatment plan. * The $1.5M community investment from the families we fight for. * Why we’re setting "impossible goals" for 2026. The system isn't delivering. We are. Press play to hear the future of our mission. 🧬