Pioneering Visionary, Dr. June Forkner Dunn, Ph.D.

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From launching Kaiser Permanente’s first website to building a global food & wine CEU tourism company, today’s guest has reinvented herself across medicine, tech, education, and entrepreneurship. We are diving into the story of June Forkner Dunn, a trailblazing nurse who has redefined what’s possible in leadership, innovation, and global vision.

June began her career in healthcare, founding Medical Consulting Resources—a company that provided expert witnesses in malpractice litigation, managing a team of nearly 20 doctors, nurses, and respiratory therapists. 

Her journey then took her to the corporate offices of Kaiser Permanente, where she held two groundbreaking roles: writing and presenting the Corporate Board Report for 13 Northern California hospitals, and later, helping to launch KP’s very first website in the early 2000s—implementing tools we now take for granted like emailing your doctor, renewing prescriptions online, and even using early AI to track patient discussion trends. She was using AI before we even knew what it was! And did I mention she has authored over 600 publications?

If that wasn’t enough, she spent 20 years as a faculty member at San Francisco State University—and then reinvented herself again by founding the first company in the U.S. to offer continuing education units to nurses through international food and wine tourism. Her company, Wine Knows Travel, now operates in 13 countries around the world.

Get ready for an inspiring conversation about vision, reinvention, and what it takes to be decades ahead of the curve. June’s journey is a masterclass in innovation, leadership, and knowing when to break the mold.

In the five-minute snippet: it’s an old, I mean vintage word, and I love it. For June's bio, visit my website, link below.

Internet-based Patient Self-care: The Next Generation of Healthcare Delivery

Expert Advice on Becoming an Expert Witness

To Err is Human-But Not in Healthcare

Expert Advice on Becoming and Expert Witness

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