I Am Wiser Podcast with Dr. Laura Purdy

The Wrong Tech Partner Can Cost You Everything

In this episode, I sit down with Nathan Manzotti, technology strategist, AI advisor, educator, and founder of Tech Ramen to talk about what founders often learn the hard way: Not everyone offering help is actually helping you. What starts as a conversation about AI, healthcare technology, and fractional CTO services quickly becomes a much deeper discussion about trust, ethics, leadership, and how to protect your business while trying to grow it. Nathan brings a rare perspective shaped by military service, federal government experience, enterprise technology leadership, and entrepreneurship, and throughout this conversation, one theme keeps surfacing: Good partners help you grow. They don’t try to own you.

The Health Habit We Keep Ignoring

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Dar Radfar — dentist, sleep health advocate, and founder of Rad Sleep — to talk about something we all think we understand, but probably underestimate: Sleep. What started as a conversation about sleep apnea quickly became a much deeper discussion about mental health, mindset, parenting, longevity, and what it actually takes to feel well. Dar’s perspective is simple but powerful: You can do the therapy. Read the books. Listen to the podcasts. Practice gratitude and personal development. But if you’re not sleeping well, it’s hard to turn any of that into real change.

Why Human Intuition Still Matters in the Age of AI

In this episode, I sit down with Bruce D. Randall — AI advisor, business strategist, and author of The AI Human Paradox — to talk about something I didn’t expect this conversation to become about: Human intuition. Yes, we talk about AI, automation, and where technology is headed. But underneath all of that is a much more human conversation about decision-making, awareness, and what happens when we rely too heavily on logic while ignoring what we feel. Bruce believes that as technology becomes more powerful, humans need to become more self-aware — not less. And that balance between thought and feeling may matter more than ever.

AI Won’t Replace You, But It Will Change You

There’s a lot of noise around AI right now. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Junaid Kalia, neurocritical care physician and founder of SaveLife.ai, to talk about what actually matters when it comes to artificial intelligence in healthcare. We talk about the difference between hype and real value, why AI won’t replace clinicians, and how the right tools can expand access to care, not just in the U.S., but globally. But more than anything, this conversation is about responsibility. Because in medicine, the stakes are simple: you either help people or you hurt them.

Why Impact Matters More Than Metrics in Healthcare

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jan Jaffer — dentist, entrepreneur, and CEO of TREC Dental — to talk about what it really means to build something that lasts. We talk about health beyond dentistry, the role of technology in patient care, and why impact isn’t measured by how many people you see — but by how long you care for them. But what stayed with me most is this: if we want to help others, we have to start by being healthy, grateful, and willing to take small steps that make a difference. This conversation is about building a life — and a business — that gives back.