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Season 2 | Episode 8 - Jul 22, 2021

Delivering a Personalized & Compassionate Payment Experience, featuring Florian Otto

Featuring Florian Otto, Co-Founder and CEO, Cedar

Episode Description

In this episode, Florian Otto, Co-Founder & CEO of Cedar, sits down with Renee at The Table. As a true outsider to U.S. healthcare, Florian and his company bring a fresh approach to the uniquely American challenge of paying for care. Their conversation covers price transparency, patient engagement, digital compassion, and authentic leadership.

The full transcript of our conversation is also available to read. Show the Transcript.

About our Guest

Florian Otto, Co-Founder and CEO, Cedar

An accomplished entrepreneur and former physician, Florian now drives growth and sets overall direction across all facets of Cedar’s operations. Prior to founding Cedar, Florian was an executive at Zocdoc where he drove the commercial adoption of the platform.

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