Episode Details

Jarred Pierce is the founder and CEO of Unity Preferred Network and a healthcare executive with more than 20 years of experience building provider networks, negotiating contracts, and creating strategic relationships across the healthcare industry. He started working in PPO networks at just 17 years old and has since built multiple healthcare businesses. In this episode, Jarred shares how he built Unity without outside investment, why he believes transparency can disrupt a broken healthcare system, and the lessons he’s learned about scaling, partnerships, and embracing the struggle of entrepreneurship.

On this episode we talk about:

• How Jarred started building PPO networks at just 17 years old and turned an early job into a 20+ year career

• Why scaling requires setting ambitious goals, executing on the steps in front of you, and constantly looking for the next challenge

• The advantages of building a company without outside investment and maintaining control over your business

• How Jarred built Unity Preferred Network to create more transparency and alignment between healthcare providers, payers, and patients

• Why embracing the struggle, managing cash flow, and building the right partnerships are critical to long-term business success

Top 3 Takeaways

1. Embrace the struggle. The difficult moments of entrepreneurship teach you how to solve problems, generate revenue, and develop the confidence to handle future challenges.

2. Build for the long term. Instead of taking every dollar out of the business, reinvest in your team, infrastructure, and vision so you can create something bigger over time.

3. Solve a real problem for the people you serve. Jarred’s approach to healthcare is centered on creating a better experience for both providers and members rather than simply following the existing industry model.

Notable Quotes

• “Embrace the struggle, enjoy it, cherish it, remember it because that's what's gonna motivate you to not feel that way again or learn from the mistakes you had.”

• “You can have the greatest presentation in the world, but if you're not really hitting on the core of what the issue is, you're gonna lose the sale immediately.”

• “I think that's what a good CEO is, is it can take a step back, let the vision ride out, chime in when needed instead of being a micromanager to every aspect of it.”

Connect with Jarred Pierce:

• LinkedIn: Jarred Pierce on LinkedIn

• Instagram: @unitypreferrednetwork

• Instagram (personal): https://www.instagram.com/jarredandrewp/

• Other: Unity Preferred Network

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