PARTNER WITH THE EARLY HIRES
Reach the clinicians building healthcare startups
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The media brand for clinicians inside healthcare startups, anchored by the only podcast dedicated to them: not the founders, but the people building alongside them. The first clinical hires, medical directors, and decision makers shaping how healthcare innovation gets built, adopted, and scaled.
Partnerships start at $250. Full rate card in the media kit.
150K+
LinkedIn impressions in the past 12 months
800+
Podcast downloads and climbing
5.0★
Apple and Spotify Podcast Ratings
Podcast launched March 2026 – audience built since December 2025.
WHO YOU REACH
High-level clinicians inside fast-growing companies
Most healthcare marketing reaches clinicians inside hospital systems, long after buying decisions are made.
Our audience is different:
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Physicians, PAs, NPs, pharmacists, physical therapists, speech therapists, psychologists and mental health clinicians, dentists, and other medical providers working in, or moving into, healthcare startups and digital health
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Decision makers who influence product adoption, clinical operations, vendor selection, and hiring
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Listeners at the exact moment they are choosing tools, building teams, and deciding which brands to trust
61%
of show followers work at startup-scale companies
82%
of show followers are senior level or above
1 in 5
show followers is a C-suite executive, owner, or partner
WHY PARTNER WITH US
A direct line to the decision makers of healthcare innovation
Our audience is senior clinicians inside fast-growing healthcare companies: medical directors, chief clinical officers, and first clinical hires who evaluate tools, build teams, and set the clinical direction their companies follow. Every partnership is host-read, built together, and reported transparently, with your brand introduced by a host this audience already trusts.
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"A must listen for those in a leadership role in healthcare and start ups."
Apple Podcasts listener review, July 2026
WAYS TO PARTNER
Three simple packages, plus custom partnerships
Formats flex to your goals and budget. Request the media kit for the full rate card.
Episode Partner
Try us out on a single episode
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60-second sponsor message, read personally by Helen, inside one episode
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Your link and offer in the show notes
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Mention in the episode's LinkedIn post
Series Partner
Four episodes, two months of the feed
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Sponsor messages read by Helen in four consecutive episodes
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Newsletter mention in each send during the series
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LinkedIn tag and partner content share
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Listener discount code with tracking
Presenting Partner
Collaborative, ongoing, built together
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Presenting sponsor across all new episodes
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Placement in every newsletter
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Co-created LinkedIn content
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Monthly campaign summary and planning call
Custom Partnerships Available
For brands that want deeper access to the clinician audience than ad placements alone: sponsored resource guides, co-hosted webinars, affiliate partnerships for focused content, and more. We build a custom program around your goals, priced by scope.
Partnerships start at $250. Email for the full media kit and rate card.
HOST
Partners work directly with the person this audience trusts
Helen has built and led clinical teams inside early-stage healthcare, from first clinical hire to the executive table. She hosts every episode, writes the newsletter, and runs the LinkedIn channels. The Early Hires is also visible beyond the feed: published on Doximity Op-Med (a platform of 3M+ clinicians), in the International Journal of Academic Medicine via Women in Medicine, and on SoMeDocs, with state and national speaking engagements.
Helen Tanner, MPH, MPAS, PA-C
Founder and host of The Early Hires
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Guests have included clinical leaders from Dispatch Health, Curology, Iora Health, Devoted Health and many more Series A and B healthcare startups.
Ready to reach clinician leaders in healthcare innovation?
Let's build a partnership that introduces your brand to the clinicians shaping healthcare's next chapter.
Contact Helen directly at helen@theearlyhires.com or fill out form below.
Full media kit and rate card provided.