December 10, 2024 • 45 mins
In this episode of HTM on the Line, host Bryant Hawkins Sr. welcomes two trailblazing guests, Kristen Register and Megan Cabot, the brilliant minds behind the Girls on Fire podcast. Kristen and Megan share their unique journeys into the Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) industry, shedding light on their roles at MD Publishing and their passion for bringing fresh perspectives to the field.
The conversation explores the origins of Girls on Fire, and how their podcast serves as a platform for connecting with young professionals, women in HTM, and anyone seeking inspiration. Kristen and Megan reflect on their favorite episodes, memorable moments, and the impact of creating a space for laughter, authenticity, and real conversations.
As they wrap up Season 2 of HTM on the Line, B-Hawk reflects on the importance of supporting innovative voices like Kristen and Megan. The episode also teases the exciting return of HTM on the Line with Season 3 on January 14, 2025, promising new guests and fresh insights. Don’t forget to check out Girls on Fire on YouTube at TechNationTV to continue the conversation with Kristen and Megan!
We are immensely grateful to our partners— College of Biomedical Equipment Technology, A.M. BICKFORD, INC., UptimeServices, PM BIOMEDICAL, and Talent Exclusive—for their support in making this podcast possible. Their dedication to advancing the Healthcare Technology Management industry is truly commendable. For more information about their contributions and services, please visit their websites.
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Bryant Hawkins (00:01):
Welcome to HTM On the Line.
I'm your host, bryant HawkinsSr.
And today we're turning up theenergy with not one, but two
phenomenal guests.
These two are more than justindustry leaders.
They're like family to me andthey bring unmatched passion and
personality to everything theydo.
But I won't steal their thunder.
(00:23):
I'll let them introducethemselves, because their
stories are what make thisepisode truly special.
So get ready to be inspired aswe explore their journeys,
insights and the heartbeatbehind their podcast.
Girls on fire.
Welcome to another episode ofHTM on the line.
(00:59):
This week I have two specialguests.
I don't know if I should callthem guests or should I call
them family, but they're two ofmy favorite people in the
industry I have.
Well, let me let them introducethemselves to you.
Who do I have on the show thismorning?
First we go with Lil Sis.
Kristen Register (01:17):
Lil Sis.
Here.
I'm Kristen Register and I am apart of the HTM jobs portion of
MD Publishing, and B-Hawk is mybig bro, so that's why he calls
me little sis.
Megan Cabot (01:32):
And I am Megan.
I am cousin Meg, old cousin Meg.
You might have heard from me,and I work for MD Publishing as
well and I'm with Technation andICE, so I kind of do a little
bit of everything on that endwith advertising and marketing
sales.
And then Kristen and I areGirls on Fire together.
Bryant Hawkins (01:58):
I was wondering if somebody was going to mention
that part there.
You guys wear many hats, but Iwant the girls on fire.
Today we know about ice ATMjobs, but this one here is about
the girls on fire podcast.
I'm going to dig into thispodcast and find what brought
this podcast to life.
(02:18):
How's it going?
But first off, let's just getinto it.
What inspired you to create thegirls on fire podcast?
Megan Cabot (02:27):
anyone, you can jump in it kristin, we probably
have to talk about first how itgot started, if you don't mind b
hawk, because it's kind of afunny story.
Um, we were at the hraconference, which is an imaging
conference, if you're not awareof what that is, and we go there
and represent Ice Magazine,which is our imaging public
publication, and we were therewith Jamie McKelvey, who is the
(02:53):
director of sales of MDpublishing, and she was building
out our new well, not new, butshe was building out our YouTube
channels and she needed somemore content for Tech Nation TV,
which is our YouTube channel.
And she looked at Kristen and Iand she was like you two do a
podcast, like she literallypointed at us.
(03:13):
It was like you two do apodcast, and so that's kind of
how it started and we likefilmed a promo video there and
then, I think the next week, wewent ahead and recorded our
first podcast.
Kristen Register (03:31):
So I don't think I'm missing anything, but
that's kind of how the wholeorigin story of Girls on Fire
started, did she cover it allpretty much, kristen.
I don't know if it's because wehad red hair or we're both
really funny and amazing, butJamie just decided that we were
the perfect fit to start apodcast and I agree we, like
Megan said, we startedimmediately.
We had to rerecord the secondepisode twice.
(03:52):
That was our only hiccup, butit's been pretty smooth, smooth
sailing since.
Bryant Hawkins (03:57):
Awesome man, that's great, I mean.
I enjoy it personally.
But hey, I'm just being biased.
Now, how has the journey beenso far?
You just made your year.
What?
In October, I think, you madeyour one-year anniversary.
Kristen Register (04:10):
I believe in August was our first one year
yeah.
Bryant Hawkins (04:15):
Well, how has the journey been, Kristen?
Kristen Register (04:17):
It's been, honestly, way more than I
expected in terms of listenersand people that come up to us at
the show.
In my mind it doesn't even feellike work.
It's just an hour out of mymonth where I get to hop on and
chat to Megan and sometimes Ieven forget that we're doing a
podcast for work because we'rejust having so much fun.
(04:39):
But it's been a really funjourney.
I feel like it almost is like agood inspirational boost for
myself.
Every time we do it, like thetopics that we discuss we pick
to share with the industry, butit also pertains to young
professionals or even when wehave our guests on, just like
hearing their perspective andhaving like a whole new breath
(05:01):
of fresh air is exciting.
So a year blows my mind andwe're about to come up on a year
and a half and I just don'teven know how the time has
passed because it hasn't evenfelt like work yes, yes what
about you, megan no, she, sheliterally said it all honestly.
Megan Cabot (05:20):
We have so much fun .
Kristen and I I don't reallyknow exactly we just connect
super well.
I don't know if it's the redhair or if people have just
these vibes, that mix, buthonestly I think that's what
makes it so special.
The podcast is that it's liketalking to just one of your
really good friends and we'retalking about important things,
(05:43):
like things that for the youngprofessionals, anything that has
to do with the HTM industry,but we're never going to give
you medical advice.
I think I said that during ourfirst podcast.
I was like you will never hearus say how to fix a piece of
equipment because we literallyhave no idea.
But it's just a really funoutlet and it's really fun to
(06:03):
see everybody at the conferencesand they'll be like oh my gosh,
I listened to your podcast.
We're like what?
No way, we didn't think anybodywas listening to the podcast.
Bryant Hawkins (06:13):
But one cool thing about what you guys are
doing is you are humanizing theHTM industry with your laughter,
and your energy is showing thatwe may do a job.
That's life-saving work andit's very serious, but y'all
give it a human aspect andthat's one of the things I like
about it the most.
You're authentic.
(06:34):
You guys are constantlylaughing.
I don't know, do y'all everhave bad days?
Because it don't show on yourpodcast?
I mean, it's like y'all justyou don't even know b hawk well,
that's the parts that we cutout.
Kristen Register (06:46):
That's the beginning.
In the end.
In the middle is the sunshine,but if you can see my face,
right now I'm smiling ear to ear.
That's so nice for you to saythat we're kind of the the light
in some people's dark days.
That's really kind to hear, heythat's the facts.
Bryant Hawkins (07:04):
Now the industry .
Here we talked about thehealthcare technology management
, htm, biomed.
How did you guys get started?
I know you kind of mentioned itsomewhat in the beginning, but
how did you get started in theHTM industry?
Let's go with you first, megan.
Megan Cabot (07:21):
So I started almost about seven years ago.
It'll be seven years next Marchthat I've been here and I it's
so crazy I actually applied fora MedRanch marketing position.
So I saw this marketingcoordinator position.
I interviewed with KayleeMcCaffrey I'm sure a lot of you
know Kaylee.
(07:41):
She worked for us, she was thequeen of MedRange, honestly, for
years and then now she worksfor Avanti.
But she and Jamie, theyinterviewed me and then I had
got an email back saying thatthey weren't interested in me
for the MedRange position butthey wanted me to apply for a
sales position on the MDpublishing side of things.
(08:02):
So I went ahead and I was likeI don't know, like they didn't
want me for that first position.
But my mentor at the time waslike Megan, no, like this is a
good thing, maybe they sawsomething else.
So I went and interviewed withJamie again I want to say in
Kristen Lavoie and I went andthen I had my third interview
with John Creek and that's kindof how I ended up there with
(08:24):
just a sales executive position.
And the funny thing is is thatJamie always says that she stole
me from MedRanch.
So she saw, they saw somethingin me there, but they thought
I'd be way more better on thesales and marketing side of
things with MD Publishing.
So that's kind of how I gotstarted here.
Bryant Hawkins (08:44):
Shout out to Katie McCaffrey.
She's pretty cool.
What about you, Kristen?
Kristen Register (08:52):
Well, mine's a little different than Megan's,
so I got into this industryabout four and a half years ago.
I graduated college during COVID, which is the best time to look
for a job.
So I was kind of stuck in mysmall town in Georgia and I'm
actually family friends with theCreek, sean Creek, who is the
(09:15):
CEO founder of MD Publishing.
I'd never met him but my sisteractually had been working with
the company for a little whileand I was looking for something
to do and John said bring her onpart time, she can help with
some data entry stuff.
We just need some help withthis new venture called HTM Jobs
.
It had just been up about two,three months when I joined and
(09:38):
next thing I know I'm going fromdata entry to making phone
calls to making a sale my firsttwo weeks there.
And you know, next thing I knowJohn's like you should probably
stay and you're going to be agood salesperson and you're
going to run this HTM jobsbranch.
And I blinked and it's beenfour and a half years.
So it's been a crazy entry intoit, an industry I'd never even
(10:01):
heard of until this job, butreally happy to be a part of it.
Bryant Hawkins (10:06):
Oh, that's amazing.
I forgot your sister did workfor the company.
Kristen Register (10:10):
I know I mean time has flown, but yeah.
So she likes to remind me everyday that I'm I'm here because
of her Love, aaron.
Bryant Hawkins (10:20):
Well, you've made us forget about Aaron.
Shout out to you, Aaron.
Kristen Register (10:26):
Yeah, I'll remind her of that next week
when.
Bryant Hawkins (10:28):
Megan's here.
Okay, now.
Now, what has kept you?
Guys passionate about theindustry.
I mean you mentioned I know youdon't do repairs, I know you
don't do service calls, but whatkeeps you guys so passionate
about it?
Because your podcast.
It shows the love you have forthis industry and that's
probably one of the reasons whyyou do the podcast.
(10:48):
But how do you keep thatpassion going to do each episode
?
Kristen Register (10:53):
I think it's.
Megan and I are both people,people like we just like feed
off energy and like being aroundpeople.
We obviously like to have ouralone time, but when we go to
these shows, like seeing peoplein person and making these
connections and being a part ofsomething that's way bigger than
ourselves, I feel likepersonally, is what keeps me
(11:16):
passionate.
Vendors, that kind of is in asimilar role, in relating to
them on that sense, or talkingto biomeds, where I have no idea
what their day-to-day lookslike outside of what they tell
me.
I'm just very passionate abouthearing other people's stories
and just like their everydaylives because it makes me want
(11:37):
to learn more and do more andlike just get more information
on how I can better the industry.
And again, we know nothingabout holding a ranch, but it's
really fun to hear about it.
Bryant Hawkins (11:48):
What about you Meg?
Megan Cabot (11:50):
I just adore the people of this industry.
I had no idea what HTM was orwhat biomeds did in the hospital
and I came in here totallyblind.
So I feel like I really startedto absolutely love what I did
when I started going toconferences almost every single
month if it was either ours thatwe put on or a state
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association conference, whateverit was and just meeting and
talking to people.
It's one of the things I tellpeople the most that if you are
a new person coming into thisindustry or a young professional
, is just to listen toeverybody's stories when you go
to the shows or you're on thephone with somebody, whatever
the case might be, I just feellike that's how I've learned so
much and just from what I'velearned from talking to these
(12:35):
people.
That is what I think has fueledmy love for it.
This podcast is a youngprofessional podcast mainly, but
we started our YP at MD, whichmaybe we'll talk about a little
bit more later, and that is whatI'm super passionate about is
just having a safe place whereyoung professionals come and
(12:57):
they feel like they have afriend, just to kind of get
through the day-to-day or thestruggles that we all probably
go through just to try to make aname for ourselves in this
industry or whatever they mightdo.
So that is probably one of mybiggest passions since I've come
here is, you know, helpingstart that YP at MD program that
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we have at MD Publishing withthe 40 under 40.
And all of that because thereare some really incredible
people that have helped meduring my journey here and I
just appreciate that and want tohighlight them so that they can
keep thriving.
Bryant Hawkins (13:30):
Yes, yes I know you mentioned a lot of shows.
You just got back from RSNA,correct?
Megan Cabot (13:36):
Yes, I did, and that is one of the biggest shows
.
Bryant Hawkins (13:40):
Yeah, that's a huge one there.
Now, I love the fact youmentioned about the YP and young
people, and that's one of thebenefits, I think, of you doing
a podcast.
You bring people on who canshare their stories and you
don't know who that story isgoing to influence or motivate
or encourage.
So that's a great thing you'redoing with the YP.
(14:02):
And just for those who may notknow, since you said we can just
get into it right now, what isYP?
Megan Cabot (14:09):
So YP is our Young Professionals at MD Expo group.
We call and we say at MD Expobecause almost I want to say
since fall of 2019, at ourBaltimore show we had our first
networking event.
It was at Pickles Pub andKennedy and I talk about all the
time Kennedy, craig, she and Ikind of started the group
(14:31):
together and then obviouslyeverybody that's a young
professional in MD publishinghas helped build it and we
always talk about that firstevent and then how they have
grown since then.
So then almost at every otherMD Expo we tried to throw one of
the parties and Prescott's whoit was Adepto and Pilebile
before before they got acquiredby Prescott's.
They've always been a hugesponsor of ours for YP and MD,
(14:53):
so we always appreciate theirsupport.
But, just like I said earlier,it's a great place to network
with young professionals in theHCM industry and it's awesome
because you kind of always havea friend whenever you go
somewhere, which is nice or afamiliar face.
So that's kind of the reasonwhy we started it.
It's just so there was like asupport group for the young
professionals in the HTM world.
Bryant Hawkins (15:16):
I mean that's great.
I mean I'm about to start an OP.
Old professionals, you know, 40and up.
Kristen Register (15:24):
Oh, john Krieig is already ahead of you
and they sit outside the barthat we're at for our networking
event and just wait for us tolet them in.
Okay, man, I?
Bryant Hawkins (15:34):
gotta go find join the crew.
Now you talked about the youngpeople.
I think that's awesome.
Now also, you've been noticinga lot.
I don't know if y'all noticed,but at the MD Expo in
Connecticut there was a lot offemales at this show.
I don't know if y'all wentpromoting to females more of
Northeast, but I noticed a lotof females there.
(15:56):
So what advice would you havefor a young female who may be
considering a career in the HTMindustry but feel it's a male
dominated field?
I'll let you answer that,Kristen, because you deal with
HTM jobs, so you may be tryingto get into the industry.
So what advice would you give ayoung woman?
Kristen Register (16:18):
Yeah, I agree with you.
I noticed there was a hugefemale presence at Connecticut
as well.
I think a big part of it wasCarol Davis Smith brought a lot
of her UConn students and I wantto say like 25 out of the 27
were women.
So that was so awesome to seejust even the new generation
(16:38):
being female heavy.
So the advice I would give isto just be confident in yourself
.
I think that's in any field,but specifically a male
dominated field, that I wouldsay on the technical side as
well, where women are sometimesnot necessarily listened to or
respected.
They have to gain that respect.
(17:00):
I would say, just be confidentin yourself.
It's okay to ask questions, butonly you can really exude that
confidence.
So you know, making sure thatyou go into every situation,
backing yourself is the bestadvice I can give.
And just connect with people inthis industry.
Find a, you know, female leaderor mentor to kind of show you
(17:24):
the ropes as well.
There was a panel, a women inHTM panel at Connecticut and the
and B-Hawk.
You were in there.
You crashed that, but I'm justkidding, anyone can go.
But that was awesome to seefour or five industry leaders
that were all women and they allsaid you know, connect with us.
We want to help you throughthis navigate guide, so connect
(17:47):
with someone that's been in theindustry is always a great way
to really help get started inyour career.
Bryant Hawkins (17:54):
Wait, was that supposed to be a women's only
question?
No, okay, oh because, there wasonly like three guys in there.
I'm about to say, well, Imissed that memo, but it was a
great.
It was a great class though.
But it was now, like you said onthe um in Connecticut, you see,
(18:17):
like a shift happening, withwomen being represented in the
industry.
Now do you think, um, but youguys, what I'll just say?
I'll maybe say it this wayInstead of asking you I think
personally that the fact youguys are hosting a podcast and
you're both females, that to meis a light or a breath of fresh
(18:39):
air for young females in thisindustry to see young women
doing it, because we have maturehosts also I don't want to say
older, we have mature peoplethat's also doing podcasts.
Sherelle but, she is so youngfor real but um, but I'm just
(19:00):
saying I think that's a goody'all give a good um example of
young females stepping in theforefront of this industry,
because it's extremely maledominated.
So I applaud you guys for that.
But do you think that maybehave you got any feedback from
females in the ACM industrysaying how they appreciate you
(19:20):
guys?
Podcast?
Megan Cabot (19:24):
I would say, yes, we have Some of the people in
the Women in Leadership group.
They have come and told usabout how they loved that they
listened to our podcast and it'sjust one of them had said it
was a breath of fresh air, whichI really appreciate that, and I
take that as a huge complimentBecause, like you said, kristen
and I we just are loud, we sayeverything, we're super genuine,
(19:48):
but we're just who we are.
That people want to actuallylisten to what we have to say.
I truly do appreciate that,definitely from them.
We had Allison Wolford on.
That was a great podcastepisode.
If you guys want to go listento that on Technation TV.
She is a great example of ayoung professional who is doing
(20:09):
amazing things in the HGMindustry and I feel like she has
so much wisdom to learn from.
So I feel like anybody shouldhave her on their podcast.
Who hasn't had her on yet?
Yeah, shout out to AlisonWolford, she has an excellent
mentor.
Bryant Hawkins (20:24):
But yes, she's great.
Also, let me ask you thisquestion Can you share perhaps I
know you guys probably get alot of people come on, like you
mentioned Allison Can you sharean amazing story you probably
heard on Girls on Fire that youthink can stand out to both of
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you?
Like Kristen, you go first whatstory?
You think one person you boughton the show who maybe shared
something with you that stoodout the most to you?
Kristen Register (20:56):
oh, that's tough.
Well, I'm not going to chooseanything you said, because
that's easy.
I'm gonna have to choosesomeone else.
I guess, since she was our mostrecent guest, the first person
that comes to mind is Sherelle.
The biggest thing that standsout to me is just like hearing
someone's like background andhow they got to where they are
today.
And we see these people all thetime at shows and we connect
(21:19):
with them on a professionallevel and a personal level, but
we're always running around withour heads cut off sometimes.
So to sit down and actuallyhave like a full conversation
with Sherelle and hear moreabout how she got to that point,
how she used to be a policeofficer and worked in all
different parts of lawenforcement and things like that
(21:39):
, it just it gives you a biggerpicture of someone as a whole,
which I just think is reallyspecial, and it just shows like
their work, ethic and everythinglike that.
So that's the first thing thatjumped out to me okay, what
about you, megan?
Megan Cabot (21:54):
um, well, I'm just gonna name because we haven't
had a ton of.
We just recently, this year,really started bringing on
guests.
So we had sydney creek, who iskristin's other um counterpart
for htm jobs, and then we hadyou b hawk, and then allison,
and then john krieg, our boss,and then we had cheryl.
So we only had five, but Ithink the most, um, what I've
(22:18):
gotten the most out of washaving you and allison on one,
because you guys are likeactually in the hospitals doing
the work and we are on the otherend where we're kind of just
trying to be the.
We wanna showcase you all Likewe wanna be the media partner,
we wanna put out all the greatthings you all are doing, we
wanna get all the informationout to the community.
(22:40):
So talking to you guys has beensuper helpful to me and, I'm
sure, kristen, because we don'thave a lot of knowledge on
what's happening inside thosecareers.
We only know kind of theoutside and just from talking to
you on that end.
So I think learning more aboutwhat you all do, the actual HTM
professionals that we do all ofthis for, I think is super
(23:02):
important and I want to keep onwith that next year with the
podcast, because not only I feellike are we teaching everybody
else listening from hearing fromyou guys, but I feel like
Kristen and I are learning a lottoo.
Bryant Hawkins (23:14):
Now there's also another segment on the podcast
where you guys break downdifferent segments and in a
sense, in a sense, you, youstart storytelling honestly when
you share experiences like Ithink, oh man, I don't want to
quote it wrong, but it's likeone of your what's it called?
(23:34):
Guys?
Kristen Register (23:35):
Moments of joy .
Bryant Hawkins (23:36):
Yes, and those moments of joy, that's like you
know you're sharing a story.
It's once again humanizing theHTM industry, because your
moment of joy might notnecessarily be about the
industry, but it's a moment ofjoy.
So what brought upon thatsegment of the show?
How y'all came into wanting toput something like that in your
(23:58):
show I, I think kristen, I cameto you about it.
Megan Cabot (24:02):
I was like right, didn't I come to you about it?
Kristen Register (24:05):
yes, I know for a fact, I didn't think of it
.
Megan Cabot (24:10):
Okay, okay, I was like I can't remember because
we've done it for a while now Ihad heard somewhere, and I don't
remember exactly where,something on social media and it
was somebody talking about howthey think of moments of joy,
and it could be like thesilliest little thing where,
like I always talk about, johnKring makes fun of me.
I always talk about the lady atthe Starbucks drive-thru
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because she always is so sweetand it's early in the morning
and I just it just starts my dayout so happy.
So we say things like that orit could be like oh, like we
took an amazing trip with one ofour, with our mom, or whatever
the case is.
It could be really anything bigor small, but I feel like we
all get caught up in theday-to-day and craziness of life
and so we just want to stop,start the podcast on a good,
(24:56):
positive note and talk aboutsomething you know happy that we
found in our day-to-day life.
Bryant Hawkins (25:03):
What's so great about that?
That gives you guys a differentlane from all the rest of the
podcast.
So that's what's awesome,because each podcast has
something different to offer andthe fact you guys have that and
you have other segments too,that sets you apart, you know,
and if you don't know it, youprobably will become like a
(25:24):
trendsetter.
You can probably start seeingother podcasts, maybe not
exactly using that mindset, butit's going to be a good trend
and it's a great trend, honestly, I would think as a compliment
if you see it happening in otherplaces.
But that's what I love about itthe most, cause you talk about
things other than HTM and that,like I mentioned before,
(25:45):
humanizes the industry.
Now, I guess you mentioned youhad five guests, three females,
two males, which I guess youwould have more females girls on
fire.
Well, I can figure out how youwent about choosing me.
What makes a person a perfectfit for girls on fire in your
(26:07):
opinion, megan?
I mean Kristen, let's go withyou this time, megan talking
enough.
Kristen Register (26:12):
I was going to say anyone with a pulse, but
anybody that wants to sit in thechair.
Yeah, no, I mean, I think we'vereally tried to choose our
guests based on, like, eithersomething that's like happening
or coming up, but we wanted tomake sure to get a great variety
.
(26:33):
So, having you on, we wanted tohave you to kind of speak to the
young professionals to shareyour wisdom and you're a great
mentor and you have so manyamazing things that you're doing
so highlighting that, and thenhaving Allison on, who is a
young professional, like Megansaid, that's in the hospital and
doing the day-to-day that iswhat the HTM industry is looking
(26:54):
for and sharing her experienceand her expertise.
And then even just havingSherelle on, who can show a
little bit more insight on thevendor side and someone that we
connect with a lot at shows.
I think just the perfect fit isanyone that's willing to come
on but has something that theywant to share, whether it's the
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technical side, sales side.
Htm is so much such a wideumbrella I think the perfect fit
is just anyone that wants tocome on and share how they play
a small part or a big part inthe industry.
Bryant Hawkins (27:28):
Right, right, you want to chime in on some of
that.
Megan or she pretty muchcovered it.
Megan Cabot (27:33):
She covered it.
Can't think of anything else.
I would say more Right rightNow.
Bryant Hawkins (27:39):
let's shift gears a little bit here.
What's the future like for youguys?
Where do you see this podcast?
I'm not going to say thefive-year moment.
Where do you see your podcastat the end of 2025?
Let's just look into the futureright now.
Where do you see it in 12months?
Megan Cabot (27:57):
I don't know.
Where do you see us 12 months?
Bryant Hawkins (28:02):
I got a laundry list for you, but no, what do
you just think?
Like, 12 months from today,where do you think your podcast
is going to go or where wouldyou like it to go?
Megan Cabot (28:12):
You know, I don't know, kristen, we've actually
never talked about this.
Kristen Register (28:17):
We truly have never talked about this.
Okay, this is literally off thetop of my head, so don't hold
me to it, but Megan and I do seeeach other a decent bit
throughout the year, whetherthat's work, travel or personal.
I think maybe what we couldstart doing is little like
because it's already being puton YouTube maybe little vlogs
when we're together so thatpeople can, like you said, if we
(28:40):
are hopefully this breath offresh air and lightness to the
community, just show you guys alittle bit more about what we do
, either at our shows or otherpeople's shows, or just when
we're together yeah, I like that.
Megan Cabot (28:51):
maybe also adding in you know, right now we're
only doing one a month, so maybewe would do two a month.
I know, b-hawk, you've told usabout doing them more often.
I think it, um, is just that wewant to put out good quality
content and so far we reallyhave been, and we just I don't
know if we're going to be doingmore we just want to make out
good quality content and so farwe really have been, and we just
I don't know If we're going tobe doing more we just want to
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make sure it's good.
Bryant Hawkins (29:14):
One thing you can do.
Just let me give a thought toyou.
Maybe do two guests instead ofone guest.
Kristen Register (29:23):
Oh, that is a good idea.
Who wants it?
Bryant Hawkins (29:26):
That way you can have two guests you can touch
more.
It could be the person that'sbeen sponsoring your last few
yps.
That'd be a great one to bringon.
Kristen Register (29:36):
You know, I'm just, yeah, talking out loud,
you know um, well, consideringthat they told me at the last yp
event that they've neverlistened to our podcast, they
have some work to do.
Megan Cabot (29:47):
Yeah, clint is one of my very good industry friends
and this guy doesn't evenlisten to our podcast.
Bryant Hawkins (29:55):
You know how you get somebody to listen to your
podcast Bring them on.
Absolutely.
They will listen to it.
They'll become your number onefan and all of their family
members will too.
So you won't get Clint tolisten to one.
Put him on it and watch, andyou can even make him do a
commercial in between.
You know he like to do skits,so y'all can have a break where
(30:17):
he can come in there and do acommercial and go back to the
show, just thinking out loud.
Megan Cabot (30:24):
No, that's perfect.
Bryant Hawkins (30:25):
Now let me see.
I don't know if I want to ask afuture question, because y'all
ain't thinking about the future.
Kristen Register (30:34):
We're just trying to get through the end of
the year, B-Hawk.
Bryant Hawkins (30:37):
Hey, we already there.
I'm thinking of 2026 and y'allain't on 2025 yet.
So are there any big projectsor ideas you guys are excited
about, maybe with Girls on Fire?
I know one thing I think about.
It just hit me where I'mtalking to you guys Maybe at one
of the shows y'all can havelike a Girls on Fire podcast,
(30:58):
you know, like a little sidebaror something At the YP event,
maybe Girls on Fire you caninterview some people.
Kristen Register (31:04):
That's a thought.
Yeah, definitely.
Well, we always have these bighopes and dreams to get some
good content at the shows, butthen we're running around in
every different direction doinga million things.
So I think actually, the ypevent would be perfect because
we're already allocating time tobe there and we can have a nice
little beverage beverage whilewe chat with some young
(31:27):
professionals yeah, no, I no, Ithink.
Megan Cabot (31:30):
I think the thing is that we just like, we just
enjoy doing what we're doingright now.
Normally, you know, I am a verybig like thinking of the future
type of person, but it is sofunny that you really stumped me
on.
I have no idea what we're doingwith girls on fire in the
future.
Bryant Hawkins (31:47):
But I'm thinking about the YP event because a
lot of times people don't wantto come on a podcast.
So if you got like 50 peoplethere and you just gave 30
seconds to a few, just talkingabout them, asking what they
love about it, that can probablybe an episode.
Honestly.
You're not wrong and you canalso be promoting your event and
(32:09):
it can be maybe not even anepisode for Girls on Fire.
It can be like a Girls on Fireon location and that could be a
side.
That could be an episodebetween episodes.
Road trip and it could represent, you know, somebody might want
to know what the YP event reallylike and can see more than the
(32:30):
pictures, you know.
Just a thought if you want meto come be your guest podcaster,
I will.
You know, I get to get in theyp group too.
I was about to say I see whatyou're doing there we can come
in together, huh, but I mean,hey, that's just thoughts.
If you had to say, what is thefavorite part about working with
(32:54):
Megan and Kristen Working,megan working with Kristen,
kristen working with Megan, whatis the favorite thing you love
about working with each otherand you can't say laughing?
Megan Cabot (33:07):
No, well, ok, so we .
So she does hdm jobs, I dotechnician on that side of
things and so we don't reallylike technically, our day-to-day
is not working together likegirls on fire has like brought
us, I would say, closer right,kristin yes, I would agree with
that yeah, so like we.
I mean we were really goodfriends before and had a great
(33:29):
connection but I think we'vegrown even more from doing the
podcast and like having to planout guests and talking about
what we're going to talk aboutand that sort of thing, and it's
just fun.
It doesn't feel like work andthat's what I enjoy so much with
working with Kristen is that wejust have so much fun.
Of course, like you said, welaugh the whole freaking time,
(33:50):
but we just have a greatconnection.
You can tell it's genuine and Idon't know, kristen's one of my
really good friends.
I love her a lot, megan.
Kristen Register (34:01):
I love you too .
I was going to say the samething.
It really is.
Megan and I have been closesince I feel like the day that I
started, but we're in separateoffices I don't know if we
mentioned that I'm in Nashvilleand Megan's in Atlanta, so we
don't see each other every day.
We really only see each otherat shows or if we schedule
(34:21):
something outside of it, likeMegan's coming early next week
so she can stay with me an extranight and we can go to dinner
and hang out with some people uphere.
So it's just stuff like that.
It's really hard sometimes, Ithink, to make friends in work
environments, and having someonethat feels like a genuine
friend over a coworker is reallyspecial and that's what I love
(34:44):
the most.
But how you're saying we'rehappy all the time.
The beginning of our podcast,we vent to each other.
The end of our podcast, wecatch up about what's ahead for
our next few weeks before we seeeach other again.
So we really do have such greatconversations before and after
doing the podcast that weprobably wouldn't have if we
weren't doing it.
(35:04):
So I'm really, really thankfulthat Jamie looked at us and said
redheads, do this.
And it worked out.
Bryant Hawkins (35:12):
Yep.
Kristen Register (35:13):
Great.
Bryant Hawkins (35:13):
Now one thing I just noticed when I was thinking
the questions to ask you guys,how come y'all don't have a
theme song?
Megan Cabot (35:27):
I don't know what.
I feel like we would have thatone um the pitbull song.
You know fireball fireball isgreat.
Kristen Register (35:39):
You know what else I thought about?
And it has nothing to do withfire.
Just how I feel sometimes.
And if anyone were to hear ourside conversations, they would
say our theme song is Young,dumb and Broke.
Oh my gosh.
Bryant Hawkins (35:57):
I'm going to work on y'all theme song.
I'm going to get y'all a themesong.
I'm going to get y'all a themesong.
It's going to be pretty firetoo.
No pun intended.
Megan Cabot (36:05):
Love that.
Bryant Hawkins (36:06):
Now, what piece of advice?
Because I think personally andthis might be a stump question
or may not be we know we have alot of podcasts out there in our
industry right now.
I think we got four or fivewhat piece of advice could you
give to the other ones that havepodcasts?
Kristen Register (36:29):
Ooh, that's a great question, I think.
For me personally, the onlyadvice I would have is just have
fun with it and don't worryabout how you look or how you
sound and planning everythingout so methodically.
Like, just be your authentic,genuine self, even, like you
said, be hug.
Like and I think this goes foryou too Like you can just feel
(36:51):
when someone's genuine, whenthey're passionate, when they're
happy.
Like you can feel someone'semotions based on how genuine
they are.
And I think, megan and I, nomatter if we're having a bad day
or a good day, we always justcome on and we tell you guys
exactly how we feel and whenwe're feeling burnt out, when
we're feeling motivated, andjust like sharing that part of
(37:12):
you know, your everyday, withyour audience.
I think it's just like the bestway to engage your listeners
and get more followers.
Bryant Hawkins (37:22):
Right, megan, do you want to jump on that
question?
Megan Cabot (37:26):
No, she pretty much said it Honestly.
I would just say I feel like alot of the podcasts in the
industry, you know, they're kindof like interviewing people and
that sort of layout and I thinkmaybe, like I don't know if you
told us to do this B-Hawk, Ican't remember but like we do
have segments.
So like we have our moments ofjoy, then we have the hot topic,
(37:47):
which is either we're talkingto our guests or whatever topic
Chris and I want to talk about,you know, in the young
professional sphere, and then wedo, if we have guests, we do
like a rapid fire.
So I think that like helps alot, especially with staying on
some kind of outline for thepodcast.
So I would recommend doing that.
I really like having segmentsbecause it does keep it kind of
(38:10):
fresh and like I feel like youcan see people's personality a
little bit more if they dosomething like that.
Kristen Register (38:15):
And we typically go off the rails, if
not.
Bryant Hawkins (38:17):
Off the rails all the time and we typically go
off the rails, if not Off therails all the time and I guess
maybe you guys probably aregreat at that part of it because
you're not overthinking it,because, like you mentioned
before, you guys are notactually working in the
hospitals, so you're coming atit from a different perspective
(38:40):
and a lot of times we don't seethat perspective because we're
looking at it from the hospitalmindset how we can do things
this way, that way.
But the way you guys do it itgives, like I say, humanizes,
because a lot of biomedicineintroverts.
They may laugh, but theyprobably laugh at home, but you
make it fun to laugh out loudand that's a cool thing, I think
personally.
And I would tell you tocontinue to be your authentic
(39:02):
self and it's been working sofar and I think it's going to
work even more in the future.
Now in closing, if you canleave your listeners, mine also,
one key message about girls onfire.
What would it be?
(39:22):
megan, you go first one like onekey, like thing, like if like
they like one message, onemessage that the reason for what
y'all do you can leave yourlisteners that this is what
you're gonna get when you listento girls on fire.
Megan Cabot (39:37):
We do this to just bring some more fun to the
industry, which is what you'regoing to get when you listen to
Girls on Fire.
We do this to just bring somemore fun to the industry, which
is what we've been talking about.
I feel like this whole timethat we don't take ourselves too
seriously.
Like Kristen said, we just areour authentic, genuine self.
You take us for whatever webring that day.
We go off the rails, we saywhat we're feeling.
(39:59):
We're not hiding anything, andI think when you show that to
people just who exactly you arethat will make you stand out in
really great ways.
So I hope everybody can just dothat.
Bryant Hawkins (40:13):
Kristen.
Kristen Register (40:16):
Yes, I agree.
At our MD Expo in Connecticutwe kind of wrote out little
thank you cards for attendeesand just left them all around to
let people know that we're, youknow, thankful for the hard
work they do and for attending.
And our videographer Haleythought she was, you know,
writing something so profound onevery single note card.
(40:38):
And she wrote profound on everysingle note card.
And she wrote you are why we dowhat we do, and that is
something I say in my head allthe time because I think it's
funny that she wrote that.
But also when you really breakit down, when people come up to
us and tell us that they'vereally enjoyed the podcast, or
even when they get as specificas oh, I really liked on episode
(41:00):
six, how you guys were talkingabout burnout and how you, you
know they they're actuallylistening it it really brings a
lot of joy to me.
So one key message is just keeplistening and hopefully that we
can keep bringing you guys joy,because having all the feedback
brings us joy.
Bryant Hawkins (41:17):
Great answer.
Now, last question Just poppedin my head.
Listening to that, 10 yearsfrom now, 20 years from now, I'm
going to tell them what thisworld will be like.
There was this podcast Girls onFire.
(41:37):
What would you want that legacyto look like?
Kristen Register (41:44):
That's hard.
Hopefully.
I think our legacy would justbe, hopefully to be an
inspiration, not only to youngprofessionals but to women, but
to anyone that feels like theymight not know exactly what this
industry looks like.
We just our legacy, is to beinclusive.
We want people to be able tohave a safe space to speak
(42:08):
freely and ask questions andlaugh and just have fun.
We know that it's a verydemanding job and sometimes we
hear that technicians sometimesdon't feel seen in their
hospital and we want to makesure that everyone feels seen
and heard and can just alwayshave a good time.
And, you know, enjoy each otherand our young professionals
(42:29):
group.
Megan Cabot (42:31):
Yeah, just go for it.
I mean, look at Kristen and I,we did not think that people
were going to listen to this atall.
We thought we were just goingto be talking to ourselves most
of the time, so that peopleactually listen and like, think
this is a value for the HTMindustry.
And we just had this randomidea.
Nobody else is doing anythinglike Kristen and I are.
And look at it, people reallylike it, so they'll just go out
(42:54):
there, put yourself out there,and we hope that people that
listen to our podcast.
Bryant Hawkins (42:58):
Just you know do whatever makes them happy.
All right, well said, look, man, I heard you coming on the show
, kristin megan.
You guys are killing it andI'll do whatever I can to help
you guys.
Whatever you need, you know youcan call on me, but I
appreciate you.
You're welcome to come backanytime you want.
There's an open invitation foryou and I appreciate you for
(43:22):
coming on.
Kristen Register (43:23):
Thanks, b-hawk .
We love you, I know.
Thanks, b-hawk.
You are why we do what we dotruly.
B-hawk was our first call whenwe started doing this and he
gave us great notes andreflections and feedback and we
really appreciate that.
I really don't think we'd bewhere we are without your
insight into this world ofpodcasting, so don't forget it.
Bryant Hawkins (43:47):
Thank you, guys.
That's a wrap for this episodeof HTM on the line.
A huge thank you to my amazingguests, kristen and Megan, for
bringing their energy, insightsand authentic passion to the
show.
They're proving every day thatthe HTM industry is about more
than just work.
It's about community connectionand growth.
(44:09):
If you loved hearing from them,you'll definitely want to tune
in to their podcast, girls onFire.
You can find it on YouTube atTech Nation TV for more of their
engaging stories andperspectives.
This is also the final episodeof season two.
Thank you to all our listenersfor your continued support and
(44:33):
encouragement.
Hg Motorline will be back withseason three, premiering January
14thuary 14 2025, with evenmore incredible guests,
inspiring stories and excitingnew segments.
A lot of great things are instore for the new season, so
stay tuned.
Until then, stay motivated,stay passionate and keep making
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a difference.
See you on the line.
Welcome to HTM On the Line.
I'm your host, bryant HawkinsSr.
And today we're turning up theenergy with not one, but two
phenomenal guests.
These two are more than justindustry leaders.
They're like family to me andthey bring unmatched passion and
personality to everything theydo.
But I won't steal their thunder.
(00:23):
I'll let them introducethemselves, because their
stories are what make thisepisode truly special.
So get ready to be inspired aswe explore their journeys,
insights and the heartbeatbehind their podcast.
Girls on fire.
Welcome to another episode ofHTM on the line.
(00:59):
This week I have two specialguests.
I don't know if I should callthem guests or should I call
them family, but they're two ofmy favorite people in the
industry I have.
Well, let me let them introducethemselves to you.
Who do I have on the show thismorning?
First we go with Lil Sis.
Kristen Register (01:17):
Lil Sis.
Here.
I'm Kristen Register and I am apart of the HTM jobs portion of
MD Publishing, and B-Hawk is mybig bro, so that's why he calls
me little sis.
Megan Cabot (01:32):
And I am Megan.
I am cousin Meg, old cousin Meg.
You might have heard from me,and I work for MD Publishing as
well and I'm with Technation andICE, so I kind of do a little
bit of everything on that endwith advertising and marketing
sales.
And then Kristen and I areGirls on Fire together.
Bryant Hawkins (01:58):
I was wondering if somebody was going to mention
that part there.
You guys wear many hats, but Iwant the girls on fire.
Today we know about ice ATMjobs, but this one here is about
the girls on fire podcast.
I'm going to dig into thispodcast and find what brought
this podcast to life.
(02:18):
How's it going?
But first off, let's just getinto it.
What inspired you to create thegirls on fire podcast?
Megan Cabot (02:27):
anyone, you can jump in it kristin, we probably
have to talk about first how itgot started, if you don't mind b
hawk, because it's kind of afunny story.
Um, we were at the hraconference, which is an imaging
conference, if you're not awareof what that is, and we go there
and represent Ice Magazine,which is our imaging public
publication, and we were therewith Jamie McKelvey, who is the
(02:53):
director of sales of MDpublishing, and she was building
out our new well, not new, butshe was building out our YouTube
channels and she needed somemore content for Tech Nation TV,
which is our YouTube channel.
And she looked at Kristen and Iand she was like you two do a
podcast, like she literallypointed at us.
(03:13):
It was like you two do apodcast, and so that's kind of
how it started and we likefilmed a promo video there and
then, I think the next week, wewent ahead and recorded our
first podcast.
Kristen Register (03:31):
So I don't think I'm missing anything, but
that's kind of how the wholeorigin story of Girls on Fire
started, did she cover it allpretty much, kristen.
I don't know if it's because wehad red hair or we're both
really funny and amazing, butJamie just decided that we were
the perfect fit to start apodcast and I agree we, like
Megan said, we startedimmediately.
We had to rerecord the secondepisode twice.
(03:52):
That was our only hiccup, butit's been pretty smooth, smooth
sailing since.
Bryant Hawkins (03:57):
Awesome man, that's great, I mean.
I enjoy it personally.
But hey, I'm just being biased.
Now, how has the journey beenso far?
You just made your year.
What?
In October, I think, you madeyour one-year anniversary.
Kristen Register (04:10):
I believe in August was our first one year
yeah.
Bryant Hawkins (04:15):
Well, how has the journey been, Kristen?
Kristen Register (04:17):
It's been, honestly, way more than I
expected in terms of listenersand people that come up to us at
the show.
In my mind it doesn't even feellike work.
It's just an hour out of mymonth where I get to hop on and
chat to Megan and sometimes Ieven forget that we're doing a
podcast for work because we'rejust having so much fun.
(04:39):
But it's been a really funjourney.
I feel like it almost is like agood inspirational boost for
myself.
Every time we do it, like thetopics that we discuss we pick
to share with the industry, butit also pertains to young
professionals or even when wehave our guests on, just like
hearing their perspective andhaving like a whole new breath
(05:01):
of fresh air is exciting.
So a year blows my mind andwe're about to come up on a year
and a half and I just don'teven know how the time has
passed because it hasn't evenfelt like work yes, yes what
about you, megan no, she, sheliterally said it all honestly.
Megan Cabot (05:20):
We have so much fun .
Kristen and I I don't reallyknow exactly we just connect
super well.
I don't know if it's the redhair or if people have just
these vibes, that mix, buthonestly I think that's what
makes it so special.
The podcast is that it's liketalking to just one of your
really good friends and we'retalking about important things,
(05:43):
like things that for the youngprofessionals, anything that has
to do with the HTM industry,but we're never going to give
you medical advice.
I think I said that during ourfirst podcast.
I was like you will never hearus say how to fix a piece of
equipment because we literallyhave no idea.
But it's just a really funoutlet and it's really fun to
(06:03):
see everybody at the conferencesand they'll be like oh my gosh,
I listened to your podcast.
We're like what?
No way, we didn't think anybodywas listening to the podcast.
Bryant Hawkins (06:13):
But one cool thing about what you guys are
doing is you are humanizing theHTM industry with your laughter,
and your energy is showing thatwe may do a job.
That's life-saving work andit's very serious, but y'all
give it a human aspect andthat's one of the things I like
about it the most.
You're authentic.
(06:34):
You guys are constantlylaughing.
I don't know, do y'all everhave bad days?
Because it don't show on yourpodcast?
I mean, it's like y'all justyou don't even know b hawk well,
that's the parts that we cutout.
Kristen Register (06:46):
That's the beginning.
In the end.
In the middle is the sunshine,but if you can see my face,
right now I'm smiling ear to ear.
That's so nice for you to saythat we're kind of the the light
in some people's dark days.
That's really kind to hear, heythat's the facts.
Bryant Hawkins (07:04):
Now the industry .
Here we talked about thehealthcare technology management
, htm, biomed.
How did you guys get started?
I know you kind of mentioned itsomewhat in the beginning, but
how did you get started in theHTM industry?
Let's go with you first, megan.
Megan Cabot (07:21):
So I started almost about seven years ago.
It'll be seven years next Marchthat I've been here and I it's
so crazy I actually applied fora MedRanch marketing position.
So I saw this marketingcoordinator position.
I interviewed with KayleeMcCaffrey I'm sure a lot of you
know Kaylee.
(07:41):
She worked for us, she was thequeen of MedRange, honestly, for
years and then now she worksfor Avanti.
But she and Jamie, theyinterviewed me and then I had
got an email back saying thatthey weren't interested in me
for the MedRange position butthey wanted me to apply for a
sales position on the MDpublishing side of things.
(08:02):
So I went ahead and I was likeI don't know, like they didn't
want me for that first position.
But my mentor at the time waslike Megan, no, like this is a
good thing, maybe they sawsomething else.
So I went and interviewed withJamie again I want to say in
Kristen Lavoie and I went andthen I had my third interview
with John Creek and that's kindof how I ended up there with
(08:24):
just a sales executive position.
And the funny thing is is thatJamie always says that she stole
me from MedRanch.
So she saw, they saw somethingin me there, but they thought
I'd be way more better on thesales and marketing side of
things with MD Publishing.
So that's kind of how I gotstarted here.
Bryant Hawkins (08:44):
Shout out to Katie McCaffrey.
She's pretty cool.
What about you, Kristen?
Kristen Register (08:52):
Well, mine's a little different than Megan's,
so I got into this industryabout four and a half years ago.
I graduated college during COVID, which is the best time to look
for a job.
So I was kind of stuck in mysmall town in Georgia and I'm
actually family friends with theCreek, sean Creek, who is the
(09:15):
CEO founder of MD Publishing.
I'd never met him but my sisteractually had been working with
the company for a little whileand I was looking for something
to do and John said bring her onpart time, she can help with
some data entry stuff.
We just need some help withthis new venture called HTM Jobs
.
It had just been up about two,three months when I joined and
(09:38):
next thing I know I'm going fromdata entry to making phone
calls to making a sale my firsttwo weeks there.
And you know, next thing I knowJohn's like you should probably
stay and you're going to be agood salesperson and you're
going to run this HTM jobsbranch.
And I blinked and it's beenfour and a half years.
So it's been a crazy entry intoit, an industry I'd never even
(10:01):
heard of until this job, butreally happy to be a part of it.
Bryant Hawkins (10:06):
Oh, that's amazing.
I forgot your sister did workfor the company.
Kristen Register (10:10):
I know I mean time has flown, but yeah.
So she likes to remind me everyday that I'm I'm here because
of her Love, aaron.
Bryant Hawkins (10:20):
Well, you've made us forget about Aaron.
Shout out to you, Aaron.
Kristen Register (10:26):
Yeah, I'll remind her of that next week
when.
Bryant Hawkins (10:28):
Megan's here.
Okay, now.
Now, what has kept you?
Guys passionate about theindustry.
I mean you mentioned I know youdon't do repairs, I know you
don't do service calls, but whatkeeps you guys so passionate
about it?
Because your podcast.
It shows the love you have forthis industry and that's
probably one of the reasons whyyou do the podcast.
(10:48):
But how do you keep thatpassion going to do each episode
?
Kristen Register (10:53):
I think it's.
Megan and I are both people,people like we just like feed
off energy and like being aroundpeople.
We obviously like to have ouralone time, but when we go to
these shows, like seeing peoplein person and making these
connections and being a part ofsomething that's way bigger than
ourselves, I feel likepersonally, is what keeps me
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passionate.
Vendors, that kind of is in asimilar role, in relating to
them on that sense, or talkingto biomeds, where I have no idea
what their day-to-day lookslike outside of what they tell
me.
I'm just very passionate abouthearing other people's stories
and just like their everydaylives because it makes me want
(11:37):
to learn more and do more andlike just get more information
on how I can better the industry.
And again, we know nothingabout holding a ranch, but it's
really fun to hear about it.
Bryant Hawkins (11:48):
What about you Meg?
Megan Cabot (11:50):
I just adore the people of this industry.
I had no idea what HTM was orwhat biomeds did in the hospital
and I came in here totallyblind.
So I feel like I really startedto absolutely love what I did
when I started going toconferences almost every single
month if it was either ours thatwe put on or a state
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association conference, whateverit was and just meeting and
talking to people.
It's one of the things I tellpeople the most that if you are
a new person coming into thisindustry or a young professional
, is just to listen toeverybody's stories when you go
to the shows or you're on thephone with somebody, whatever
the case might be, I just feellike that's how I've learned so
much and just from what I'velearned from talking to these
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people.
That is what I think has fueledmy love for it.
This podcast is a youngprofessional podcast mainly, but
we started our YP at MD, whichmaybe we'll talk about a little
bit more later, and that is whatI'm super passionate about is
just having a safe place whereyoung professionals come and
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they feel like they have afriend, just to kind of get
through the day-to-day or thestruggles that we all probably
go through just to try to make aname for ourselves in this
industry or whatever they mightdo.
So that is probably one of mybiggest passions since I've come
here is, you know, helpingstart that YP at MD program that
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we have at MD Publishing withthe 40 under 40.
And all of that because thereare some really incredible
people that have helped meduring my journey here and I
just appreciate that and want tohighlight them so that they can
keep thriving.
Bryant Hawkins (13:30):
Yes, yes I know you mentioned a lot of shows.
You just got back from RSNA,correct?
Megan Cabot (13:36):
Yes, I did, and that is one of the biggest shows
.
Bryant Hawkins (13:40):
Yeah, that's a huge one there.
Now, I love the fact youmentioned about the YP and young
people, and that's one of thebenefits, I think, of you doing
a podcast.
You bring people on who canshare their stories and you
don't know who that story isgoing to influence or motivate
or encourage.
So that's a great thing you'redoing with the YP.
(14:02):
And just for those who may notknow, since you said we can just
get into it right now, what isYP?
Megan Cabot (14:09):
So YP is our Young Professionals at MD Expo group.
We call and we say at MD Expobecause almost I want to say
since fall of 2019, at ourBaltimore show we had our first
networking event.
It was at Pickles Pub andKennedy and I talk about all the
time Kennedy, craig, she and Ikind of started the group
(14:31):
together and then obviouslyeverybody that's a young
professional in MD publishinghas helped build it and we
always talk about that firstevent and then how they have
grown since then.
So then almost at every otherMD Expo we tried to throw one of
the parties and Prescott's whoit was Adepto and Pilebile
before before they got acquiredby Prescott's.
They've always been a hugesponsor of ours for YP and MD,
(14:53):
so we always appreciate theirsupport.
But, just like I said earlier,it's a great place to network
with young professionals in theHCM industry and it's awesome
because you kind of always havea friend whenever you go
somewhere, which is nice or afamiliar face.
So that's kind of the reasonwhy we started it.
It's just so there was like asupport group for the young
professionals in the HTM world.
Bryant Hawkins (15:16):
I mean that's great.
I mean I'm about to start an OP.
Old professionals, you know, 40and up.
Kristen Register (15:24):
Oh, john Krieig is already ahead of you
and they sit outside the barthat we're at for our networking
event and just wait for us tolet them in.
Okay, man, I?
Bryant Hawkins (15:34):
gotta go find join the crew.
Now you talked about the youngpeople.
I think that's awesome.
Now also, you've been noticinga lot.
I don't know if y'all noticed,but at the MD Expo in
Connecticut there was a lot offemales at this show.
I don't know if y'all wentpromoting to females more of
Northeast, but I noticed a lotof females there.
(15:56):
So what advice would you havefor a young female who may be
considering a career in the HTMindustry but feel it's a male
dominated field?
I'll let you answer that,Kristen, because you deal with
HTM jobs, so you may be tryingto get into the industry.
So what advice would you give ayoung woman?
Kristen Register (16:18):
Yeah, I agree with you.
I noticed there was a hugefemale presence at Connecticut
as well.
I think a big part of it wasCarol Davis Smith brought a lot
of her UConn students and I wantto say like 25 out of the 27
were women.
So that was so awesome to seejust even the new generation
(16:38):
being female heavy.
So the advice I would give isto just be confident in yourself
.
I think that's in any field,but specifically a male
dominated field, that I wouldsay on the technical side as
well, where women are sometimesnot necessarily listened to or
respected.
They have to gain that respect.
(17:00):
I would say, just be confidentin yourself.
It's okay to ask questions, butonly you can really exude that
confidence.
So you know, making sure thatyou go into every situation,
backing yourself is the bestadvice I can give.
And just connect with people inthis industry.
Find a, you know, female leaderor mentor to kind of show you
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the ropes as well.
There was a panel, a women inHTM panel at Connecticut and the
and B-Hawk.
You were in there.
You crashed that, but I'm justkidding, anyone can go.
But that was awesome to seefour or five industry leaders
that were all women and they allsaid you know, connect with us.
We want to help you throughthis navigate guide, so connect
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with someone that's been in theindustry is always a great way
to really help get started inyour career.
Bryant Hawkins (17:54):
Wait, was that supposed to be a women's only
question?
No, okay, oh because, there wasonly like three guys in there.
I'm about to say, well, Imissed that memo, but it was a
great.
It was a great class though.
But it was now, like you said onthe um in Connecticut, you see,
(18:17):
like a shift happening, withwomen being represented in the
industry.
Now do you think, um, but youguys, what I'll just say?
I'll maybe say it this wayInstead of asking you I think
personally that the fact youguys are hosting a podcast and
you're both females, that to meis a light or a breath of fresh
(18:39):
air for young females in thisindustry to see young women
doing it, because we have maturehosts also I don't want to say
older, we have mature peoplethat's also doing podcasts.
Sherelle but, she is so youngfor real but um, but I'm just
(19:00):
saying I think that's a goody'all give a good um example of
young females stepping in theforefront of this industry,
because it's extremely maledominated.
So I applaud you guys for that.
But do you think that maybehave you got any feedback from
females in the ACM industrysaying how they appreciate you
(19:20):
guys?
Podcast?
Megan Cabot (19:24):
I would say, yes, we have Some of the people in
the Women in Leadership group.
They have come and told usabout how they loved that they
listened to our podcast and it'sjust one of them had said it
was a breath of fresh air, whichI really appreciate that, and I
take that as a huge complimentBecause, like you said, kristen
and I we just are loud, we sayeverything, we're super genuine,
(19:48):
but we're just who we are.
That people want to actuallylisten to what we have to say.
I truly do appreciate that,definitely from them.
We had Allison Wolford on.
That was a great podcastepisode.
If you guys want to go listento that on Technation TV.
She is a great example of ayoung professional who is doing
(20:09):
amazing things in the HGMindustry and I feel like she has
so much wisdom to learn from.
So I feel like anybody shouldhave her on their podcast.
Who hasn't had her on yet?
Yeah, shout out to AlisonWolford, she has an excellent
mentor.
Bryant Hawkins (20:24):
But yes, she's great.
Also, let me ask you thisquestion Can you share perhaps I
know you guys probably get alot of people come on, like you
mentioned Allison Can you sharean amazing story you probably
heard on Girls on Fire that youthink can stand out to both of
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you?
Like Kristen, you go first whatstory?
You think one person you boughton the show who maybe shared
something with you that stoodout the most to you?
Kristen Register (20:56):
oh, that's tough.
Well, I'm not going to chooseanything you said, because
that's easy.
I'm gonna have to choosesomeone else.
I guess, since she was our mostrecent guest, the first person
that comes to mind is Sherelle.
The biggest thing that standsout to me is just like hearing
someone's like background andhow they got to where they are
today.
And we see these people all thetime at shows and we connect
(21:19):
with them on a professionallevel and a personal level, but
we're always running around withour heads cut off sometimes.
So to sit down and actuallyhave like a full conversation
with Sherelle and hear moreabout how she got to that point,
how she used to be a policeofficer and worked in all
different parts of lawenforcement and things like that
(21:39):
, it just it gives you a biggerpicture of someone as a whole,
which I just think is reallyspecial, and it just shows like
their work, ethic and everythinglike that.
So that's the first thing thatjumped out to me okay, what
about you, megan?
Megan Cabot (21:54):
um, well, I'm just gonna name because we haven't
had a ton of.
We just recently, this year,really started bringing on
guests.
So we had sydney creek, who iskristin's other um counterpart
for htm jobs, and then we hadyou b hawk, and then allison,
and then john krieg, our boss,and then we had cheryl.
So we only had five, but Ithink the most, um, what I've
(22:18):
gotten the most out of washaving you and allison on one,
because you guys are likeactually in the hospitals doing
the work and we are on the otherend where we're kind of just
trying to be the.
We wanna showcase you all Likewe wanna be the media partner,
we wanna put out all the greatthings you all are doing, we
wanna get all the informationout to the community.
(22:40):
So talking to you guys has beensuper helpful to me and, I'm
sure, kristen, because we don'thave a lot of knowledge on
what's happening inside thosecareers.
We only know kind of theoutside and just from talking to
you on that end.
So I think learning more aboutwhat you all do, the actual HTM
professionals that we do all ofthis for, I think is super
(23:02):
important and I want to keep onwith that next year with the
podcast, because not only I feellike are we teaching everybody
else listening from hearing fromyou guys, but I feel like
Kristen and I are learning a lottoo.
Bryant Hawkins (23:14):
Now there's also another segment on the podcast
where you guys break downdifferent segments and in a
sense, in a sense, you, youstart storytelling honestly when
you share experiences like Ithink, oh man, I don't want to
quote it wrong, but it's likeone of your what's it called?
(23:34):
Guys?
Kristen Register (23:35):
Moments of joy .
Bryant Hawkins (23:36):
Yes, and those moments of joy, that's like you
know you're sharing a story.
It's once again humanizing theHTM industry, because your
moment of joy might notnecessarily be about the
industry, but it's a moment ofjoy.
So what brought upon thatsegment of the show?
How y'all came into wanting toput something like that in your
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show I, I think kristen, I cameto you about it.
Megan Cabot (24:02):
I was like right, didn't I come to you about it?
Kristen Register (24:05):
yes, I know for a fact, I didn't think of it
.
Megan Cabot (24:10):
Okay, okay, I was like I can't remember because
we've done it for a while now Ihad heard somewhere, and I don't
remember exactly where,something on social media and it
was somebody talking about howthey think of moments of joy,
and it could be like thesilliest little thing where,
like I always talk about, johnKring makes fun of me.
I always talk about the lady atthe Starbucks drive-thru
(24:35):
because she always is so sweetand it's early in the morning
and I just it just starts my dayout so happy.
So we say things like that orit could be like oh, like we
took an amazing trip with one ofour, with our mom, or whatever
the case is.
It could be really anything bigor small, but I feel like we
all get caught up in theday-to-day and craziness of life
and so we just want to stop,start the podcast on a good,
(24:56):
positive note and talk aboutsomething you know happy that we
found in our day-to-day life.
Bryant Hawkins (25:03):
What's so great about that?
That gives you guys a differentlane from all the rest of the
podcast.
So that's what's awesome,because each podcast has
something different to offer andthe fact you guys have that and
you have other segments too,that sets you apart, you know,
and if you don't know it, youprobably will become like a
(25:24):
trendsetter.
You can probably start seeingother podcasts, maybe not
exactly using that mindset, butit's going to be a good trend
and it's a great trend, honestly, I would think as a compliment
if you see it happening in otherplaces.
But that's what I love about itthe most, cause you talk about
things other than HTM and that,like I mentioned before,
(25:45):
humanizes the industry.
Now, I guess you mentioned youhad five guests, three females,
two males, which I guess youwould have more females girls on
fire.
Well, I can figure out how youwent about choosing me.
What makes a person a perfectfit for girls on fire in your
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opinion, megan?
I mean Kristen, let's go withyou this time, megan talking
enough.
Kristen Register (26:12):
I was going to say anyone with a pulse, but
anybody that wants to sit in thechair.
Yeah, no, I mean, I think we'vereally tried to choose our
guests based on, like, eithersomething that's like happening
or coming up, but we wanted tomake sure to get a great variety
.
(26:33):
So, having you on, we wanted tohave you to kind of speak to the
young professionals to shareyour wisdom and you're a great
mentor and you have so manyamazing things that you're doing
so highlighting that, and thenhaving Allison on, who is a
young professional, like Megansaid, that's in the hospital and
doing the day-to-day that iswhat the HTM industry is looking
(26:54):
for and sharing her experienceand her expertise.
And then even just havingSherelle on, who can show a
little bit more insight on thevendor side and someone that we
connect with a lot at shows.
I think just the perfect fit isanyone that's willing to come
on but has something that theywant to share, whether it's the
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technical side, sales side.
Htm is so much such a wideumbrella I think the perfect fit
is just anyone that wants tocome on and share how they play
a small part or a big part inthe industry.
Bryant Hawkins (27:28):
Right, right, you want to chime in on some of
that.
Megan or she pretty muchcovered it.
Megan Cabot (27:33):
She covered it.
Can't think of anything else.
I would say more Right rightNow.
Bryant Hawkins (27:39):
let's shift gears a little bit here.
What's the future like for youguys?
Where do you see this podcast?
I'm not going to say thefive-year moment.
Where do you see your podcastat the end of 2025?
Let's just look into the futureright now.
Where do you see it in 12months?
Megan Cabot (27:57):
I don't know.
Where do you see us 12 months?
Bryant Hawkins (28:02):
I got a laundry list for you, but no, what do
you just think?
Like, 12 months from today,where do you think your podcast
is going to go or where wouldyou like it to go?
Megan Cabot (28:12):
You know, I don't know, kristen, we've actually
never talked about this.
Kristen Register (28:17):
We truly have never talked about this.
Okay, this is literally off thetop of my head, so don't hold
me to it, but Megan and I do seeeach other a decent bit
throughout the year, whetherthat's work, travel or personal.
I think maybe what we couldstart doing is little like
because it's already being puton YouTube maybe little vlogs
when we're together so thatpeople can, like you said, if we
(28:40):
are hopefully this breath offresh air and lightness to the
community, just show you guys alittle bit more about what we do
, either at our shows or otherpeople's shows, or just when
we're together yeah, I like that.
Megan Cabot (28:51):
maybe also adding in you know, right now we're
only doing one a month, so maybewe would do two a month.
I know, b-hawk, you've told usabout doing them more often.
I think it, um, is just that wewant to put out good quality
content and so far we reallyhave been, and we just I don't
know if we're going to be doingmore we just want to make out
good quality content and so farwe really have been, and we just
I don't know If we're going tobe doing more we just want to
(29:11):
make sure it's good.
Bryant Hawkins (29:14):
One thing you can do.
Just let me give a thought toyou.
Maybe do two guests instead ofone guest.
Kristen Register (29:23):
Oh, that is a good idea.
Who wants it?
Bryant Hawkins (29:26):
That way you can have two guests you can touch
more.
It could be the person that'sbeen sponsoring your last few
yps.
That'd be a great one to bringon.
Kristen Register (29:36):
You know, I'm just, yeah, talking out loud,
you know um, well, consideringthat they told me at the last yp
event that they've neverlistened to our podcast, they
have some work to do.
Megan Cabot (29:47):
Yeah, clint is one of my very good industry friends
and this guy doesn't evenlisten to our podcast.
Bryant Hawkins (29:55):
You know how you get somebody to listen to your
podcast Bring them on.
Absolutely.
They will listen to it.
They'll become your number onefan and all of their family
members will too.
So you won't get Clint tolisten to one.
Put him on it and watch, andyou can even make him do a
commercial in between.
You know he like to do skits,so y'all can have a break where
(30:17):
he can come in there and do acommercial and go back to the
show, just thinking out loud.
Megan Cabot (30:24):
No, that's perfect.
Bryant Hawkins (30:25):
Now let me see.
I don't know if I want to ask afuture question, because y'all
ain't thinking about the future.
Kristen Register (30:34):
We're just trying to get through the end of
the year, B-Hawk.
Bryant Hawkins (30:37):
Hey, we already there.
I'm thinking of 2026 and y'allain't on 2025 yet.
So are there any big projectsor ideas you guys are excited
about, maybe with Girls on Fire?
I know one thing I think about.
It just hit me where I'mtalking to you guys Maybe at one
of the shows y'all can havelike a Girls on Fire podcast,
(30:58):
you know, like a little sidebaror something At the YP event,
maybe Girls on Fire you caninterview some people.
Kristen Register (31:04):
That's a thought.
Yeah, definitely.
Well, we always have these bighopes and dreams to get some
good content at the shows, butthen we're running around in
every different direction doinga million things.
So I think actually, the ypevent would be perfect because
we're already allocating time tobe there and we can have a nice
little beverage beverage whilewe chat with some young
(31:27):
professionals yeah, no, I no, Ithink.
Megan Cabot (31:30):
I think the thing is that we just like, we just
enjoy doing what we're doingright now.
Normally, you know, I am a verybig like thinking of the future
type of person, but it is sofunny that you really stumped me
on.
I have no idea what we're doingwith girls on fire in the
future.
Bryant Hawkins (31:47):
But I'm thinking about the YP event because a
lot of times people don't wantto come on a podcast.
So if you got like 50 peoplethere and you just gave 30
seconds to a few, just talkingabout them, asking what they
love about it, that can probablybe an episode.
Honestly.
You're not wrong and you canalso be promoting your event and
(32:09):
it can be maybe not even anepisode for Girls on Fire.
It can be like a Girls on Fireon location and that could be a
side.
That could be an episodebetween episodes.
Road trip and it could represent, you know, somebody might want
to know what the YP event reallylike and can see more than the
(32:30):
pictures, you know.
Just a thought if you want meto come be your guest podcaster,
I will.
You know, I get to get in theyp group too.
I was about to say I see whatyou're doing there we can come
in together, huh, but I mean,hey, that's just thoughts.
If you had to say, what is thefavorite part about working with
(32:54):
Megan and Kristen Working,megan working with Kristen,
kristen working with Megan, whatis the favorite thing you love
about working with each otherand you can't say laughing?
Megan Cabot (33:07):
No, well, ok, so we .
So she does hdm jobs, I dotechnician on that side of
things and so we don't reallylike technically, our day-to-day
is not working together likegirls on fire has like brought
us, I would say, closer right,kristin yes, I would agree with
that yeah, so like we.
I mean we were really goodfriends before and had a great
(33:29):
connection but I think we'vegrown even more from doing the
podcast and like having to planout guests and talking about
what we're going to talk aboutand that sort of thing, and it's
just fun.
It doesn't feel like work andthat's what I enjoy so much with
working with Kristen is that wejust have so much fun.
Of course, like you said, welaugh the whole freaking time,
(33:50):
but we just have a greatconnection.
You can tell it's genuine and Idon't know, kristen's one of my
really good friends.
I love her a lot, megan.
Kristen Register (34:01):
I love you too .
I was going to say the samething.
It really is.
Megan and I have been closesince I feel like the day that I
started, but we're in separateoffices I don't know if we
mentioned that I'm in Nashvilleand Megan's in Atlanta, so we
don't see each other every day.
We really only see each otherat shows or if we schedule
(34:21):
something outside of it, likeMegan's coming early next week
so she can stay with me an extranight and we can go to dinner
and hang out with some people uphere.
So it's just stuff like that.
It's really hard sometimes, Ithink, to make friends in work
environments, and having someonethat feels like a genuine
friend over a coworker is reallyspecial and that's what I love
(34:44):
the most.
But how you're saying we'rehappy all the time.
The beginning of our podcast,we vent to each other.
The end of our podcast, wecatch up about what's ahead for
our next few weeks before we seeeach other again.
So we really do have such greatconversations before and after
doing the podcast that weprobably wouldn't have if we
weren't doing it.
(35:04):
So I'm really, really thankfulthat Jamie looked at us and said
redheads, do this.
And it worked out.
Bryant Hawkins (35:12):
Yep.
Kristen Register (35:13):
Great.
Bryant Hawkins (35:13):
Now one thing I just noticed when I was thinking
the questions to ask you guys,how come y'all don't have a
theme song?
Megan Cabot (35:27):
I don't know what.
I feel like we would have thatone um the pitbull song.
You know fireball fireball isgreat.
Kristen Register (35:39):
You know what else I thought about?
And it has nothing to do withfire.
Just how I feel sometimes.
And if anyone were to hear ourside conversations, they would
say our theme song is Young,dumb and Broke.
Oh my gosh.
Bryant Hawkins (35:57):
I'm going to work on y'all theme song.
I'm going to get y'all a themesong.
I'm going to get y'all a themesong.
It's going to be pretty firetoo.
No pun intended.
Megan Cabot (36:05):
Love that.
Bryant Hawkins (36:06):
Now, what piece of advice?
Because I think personally andthis might be a stump question
or may not be we know we have alot of podcasts out there in our
industry right now.
I think we got four or fivewhat piece of advice could you
give to the other ones that havepodcasts?
Kristen Register (36:29):
Ooh, that's a great question, I think.
For me personally, the onlyadvice I would have is just have
fun with it and don't worryabout how you look or how you
sound and planning everythingout so methodically.
Like, just be your authentic,genuine self, even, like you
said, be hug.
Like and I think this goes foryou too Like you can just feel
(36:51):
when someone's genuine, whenthey're passionate, when they're
happy.
Like you can feel someone'semotions based on how genuine
they are.
And I think, megan and I, nomatter if we're having a bad day
or a good day, we always justcome on and we tell you guys
exactly how we feel and whenwe're feeling burnt out, when
we're feeling motivated, andjust like sharing that part of
(37:12):
you know, your everyday, withyour audience.
I think it's just like the bestway to engage your listeners
and get more followers.
Bryant Hawkins (37:22):
Right, megan, do you want to jump on that
question?
Megan Cabot (37:26):
No, she pretty much said it Honestly.
I would just say I feel like alot of the podcasts in the
industry, you know, they're kindof like interviewing people and
that sort of layout and I thinkmaybe, like I don't know if you
told us to do this B-Hawk, Ican't remember but like we do
have segments.
So like we have our moments ofjoy, then we have the hot topic,
(37:47):
which is either we're talkingto our guests or whatever topic
Chris and I want to talk about,you know, in the young
professional sphere, and then wedo, if we have guests, we do
like a rapid fire.
So I think that like helps alot, especially with staying on
some kind of outline for thepodcast.
So I would recommend doing that.
I really like having segmentsbecause it does keep it kind of
(38:10):
fresh and like I feel like youcan see people's personality a
little bit more if they dosomething like that.
Kristen Register (38:15):
And we typically go off the rails, if
not.
Bryant Hawkins (38:17):
Off the rails all the time and we typically go
off the rails, if not Off therails all the time and I guess
maybe you guys probably aregreat at that part of it because
you're not overthinking it,because, like you mentioned
before, you guys are notactually working in the
hospitals, so you're coming atit from a different perspective
(38:40):
and a lot of times we don't seethat perspective because we're
looking at it from the hospitalmindset how we can do things
this way, that way.
But the way you guys do it itgives, like I say, humanizes,
because a lot of biomedicineintroverts.
They may laugh, but theyprobably laugh at home, but you
make it fun to laugh out loudand that's a cool thing, I think
personally.
And I would tell you tocontinue to be your authentic
(39:02):
self and it's been working sofar and I think it's going to
work even more in the future.
Now in closing, if you canleave your listeners, mine also,
one key message about girls onfire.
What would it be?
(39:22):
megan, you go first one like onekey, like thing, like if like
they like one message, onemessage that the reason for what
y'all do you can leave yourlisteners that this is what
you're gonna get when you listento girls on fire.
Megan Cabot (39:37):
We do this to just bring some more fun to the
industry, which is what you'regoing to get when you listen to
Girls on Fire.
We do this to just bring somemore fun to the industry, which
is what we've been talking about.
I feel like this whole timethat we don't take ourselves too
seriously.
Like Kristen said, we just areour authentic, genuine self.
You take us for whatever webring that day.
We go off the rails, we saywhat we're feeling.
(39:59):
We're not hiding anything, andI think when you show that to
people just who exactly you arethat will make you stand out in
really great ways.
So I hope everybody can just dothat.
Bryant Hawkins (40:13):
Kristen.
Kristen Register (40:16):
Yes, I agree.
At our MD Expo in Connecticutwe kind of wrote out little
thank you cards for attendeesand just left them all around to
let people know that we're, youknow, thankful for the hard
work they do and for attending.
And our videographer Haleythought she was, you know,
writing something so profound onevery single note card.
(40:38):
And she wrote profound on everysingle note card.
And she wrote you are why we dowhat we do, and that is
something I say in my head allthe time because I think it's
funny that she wrote that.
But also when you really breakit down, when people come up to
us and tell us that they'vereally enjoyed the podcast, or
even when they get as specificas oh, I really liked on episode
(41:00):
six, how you guys were talkingabout burnout and how you, you
know they they're actuallylistening it it really brings a
lot of joy to me.
So one key message is just keeplistening and hopefully that we
can keep bringing you guys joy,because having all the feedback
brings us joy.
Bryant Hawkins (41:17):
Great answer.
Now, last question Just poppedin my head.
Listening to that, 10 yearsfrom now, 20 years from now, I'm
going to tell them what thisworld will be like.
There was this podcast Girls onFire.
(41:37):
What would you want that legacyto look like?
Kristen Register (41:44):
That's hard.
Hopefully.
I think our legacy would justbe, hopefully to be an
inspiration, not only to youngprofessionals but to women, but
to anyone that feels like theymight not know exactly what this
industry looks like.
We just our legacy, is to beinclusive.
We want people to be able tohave a safe space to speak
(42:08):
freely and ask questions andlaugh and just have fun.
We know that it's a verydemanding job and sometimes we
hear that technicians sometimesdon't feel seen in their
hospital and we want to makesure that everyone feels seen
and heard and can just alwayshave a good time.
And, you know, enjoy each otherand our young professionals
(42:29):
group.
Megan Cabot (42:31):
Yeah, just go for it.
I mean, look at Kristen and I,we did not think that people
were going to listen to this atall.
We thought we were just goingto be talking to ourselves most
of the time, so that peopleactually listen and like, think
this is a value for the HTMindustry.
And we just had this randomidea.
Nobody else is doing anythinglike Kristen and I are.
And look at it, people reallylike it, so they'll just go out
(42:54):
there, put yourself out there,and we hope that people that
listen to our podcast.
Bryant Hawkins (42:58):
Just you know do whatever makes them happy.
All right, well said, look, man, I heard you coming on the show
, kristin megan.
You guys are killing it andI'll do whatever I can to help
you guys.
Whatever you need, you know youcan call on me, but I
appreciate you.
You're welcome to come backanytime you want.
There's an open invitation foryou and I appreciate you for
(43:22):
coming on.
Kristen Register (43:23):
Thanks, b-hawk .
We love you, I know.
Thanks, b-hawk.
You are why we do what we dotruly.
B-hawk was our first call whenwe started doing this and he
gave us great notes andreflections and feedback and we
really appreciate that.
I really don't think we'd bewhere we are without your
insight into this world ofpodcasting, so don't forget it.
Bryant Hawkins (43:47):
Thank you, guys.
That's a wrap for this episodeof HTM on the line.
A huge thank you to my amazingguests, kristen and Megan, for
bringing their energy, insightsand authentic passion to the
show.
They're proving every day thatthe HTM industry is about more
than just work.
It's about community connectionand growth.
(44:09):
If you loved hearing from them,you'll definitely want to tune
in to their podcast, girls onFire.
You can find it on YouTube atTech Nation TV for more of their
engaging stories andperspectives.
This is also the final episodeof season two.
Thank you to all our listenersfor your continued support and
(44:33):
encouragement.
Hg Motorline will be back withseason three, premiering January
14thuary 14 2025, with evenmore incredible guests,
inspiring stories and excitingnew segments.
A lot of great things are instore for the new season, so
stay tuned.
Until then, stay motivated,stay passionate and keep making
(44:58):
a difference.
See you on the line.
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