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5th Feb 2026

S4 | E5 | Healthcare Doesn’t Have a Data Problem. It Has an Admin Problem with Matt Faustman @ Honey Health

Healthcare doesn’t struggle because of a lack of data or innovation.

It struggles because of admin.

In this episode of the ThinkData Podcast, I sit down with Matt Faustmen, Co-Founder and CEO of Honey Health, to explore why back-office operations are the real constraint in modern healthcare, and how autonomous AI agents can finally unblock them.

We talk about:

  1. Why EHR add-ons and traditional automation fall short
  2. How Honey Health decided which customers to go after first, and what they got wrong
  3. What makes AI agents fundamentally different from workflow tools
  4. Where Honey’s real competitive advantage comes from
  5. And the company Matt is actually trying to build over the next five years

This is a grounded, operator-level conversation about building AI for real systems, real constraints, and real outcomes, not demos.

If you’re building in healthtech, AI infrastructure, or regulated industries, this one’s worth your time.

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ThinkData Podcast
The Growth Playbook: Data & AI
The Growth Playbook brings you inside the minds of the leaders shaping Data and AI. Each episode, we sit down with some of the most interesting voices in the industry, from startup founders to seasoned execs, to hear their stories, lessons learned, and the real strategies behind growing great businesses.

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Alex Hutchings

I’m the Co-Founder of the Dataworks Group, a specialist talent partner in the world of Data and Artificial Intelligence.

I’ve spent the last 15+ years working at the heart of this space, helping some of the most exciting companies on the planet build world-class Data and AI teams.

Through our roundtables, live events, and right here on the ThinkData Podcast, my goal is simple: to bring you real insights from the fastest-growing talent market in the world.

Whether you’re building, hiring, or just curious about what’s next, you’ll hear straight from the founders and senior leaders shaping the future of work.