No Experience Is Ever Wasted (ft. Avonia Richardson-Miller)
4/30/202625 min
Dr. Avonia Richardson-Miller is Senior Vice President at Hackensack Meridian Health. She grew up working the land on a family farm in North Carolina, earned a BS in Chemistry from Howard University, became a research chemist, an entrepreneur, an adjunct professor, and then found her way into healthcare leadership. Nine years ago, she underwent open heart surgery that changed everything.
In this episode, Avonia talks about why faith isn't passive, why she chooses joy as an active daily decision, how the discipline she learned in a cucumber row is the same discipline she uses to break down complex business problems, and why the human factor in AI is no different from Whitney Houston transforming Chaka Khan's original into something new while honoring the source.
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First 90 secondsEd Marx· Host0:00
Is there another pivotal moment in life that fundamentally changed your trajectory?
Avonia Richardson-Miller· Guest0:04
My first mantra is, "God is in control." In a moment where I had absolutely no control of my physical body, I had to lean completely on my faith, and that phrase became my anchor. It is an active decision I make every single day to find moments of gratitude and light, even when things seem to be most difficult.
Speaker 20:27
[upbeat music] Welcome to Digital Voices, where healthcare and life science leaders explore the real work behind transformation. This podcast is about people, leadership, and the conversations that move healthcare forward. Now your host, Ed Marks.
Ed Marx· Host0:44
Welcome to another edition of Digital Voices. So happy to have you. Thank you for listening. You have so many choices, and watching, and you've chosen us, and you won't regret it 'cause I have the fabulous Dr. Avonia Richardson Miller. Avonia, welcome to Digital Voices.
Avonia Richardson-Miller· Guest0:59
Thank you, Ed. It is truly my honor to be here and join with you today for this conversation.
Ed Marx· Host1:04
Yeah, it's gonna be so fun 'cause we connected a couple months ago. I was very humbled to be a guest of HMH at a board retreat, and it was breakfast time, and I saw this, uh, beautiful person sitting there. And I, like, just came up, and I was like, "Hey, can I sit with you?" We had this amazing conversation and just really connected, and I was like, "I have to have you on, on Digital Voices." So thank you for, for being my guest.
Avonia Richardson-Miller· Guest1:28
Yes, thank