Unbankable with Alex Shvarts

How do you turn medical expertise into a successful business?

On this episode of Unbankable, Alex Shvarts, CEO and founder of FundKite, sits down with Dr. Bernard Ashby, cardiologist, physician entrepreneur, and CEO of Comprehensive Vascular Care in Miami, to discuss business funding, small business growth, healthcare entrepreneurship, and building a medical practice from the ground up.

Dr. Ashby shares his journey from academic medicine at Columbia University to becoming the owner of his own medical practice. He explains why being a great doctor does not automatically make you a great business owner, and why physicians need to understand revenue, operations, technology, and leadership.

In this episode:

• Why doctors struggle when transitioning into entrepreneurship
• The hidden business challenges of running a medical practice
• Understanding billing, revenue cycle management, and cash flow
• How AI and technology are transforming healthcare businesses
• Why keeping overhead low is critical for growth
• Building trust while staying focused on ethical medicine
• Lessons every entrepreneur can apply from healthcare

This conversation is about more than medicine. It’s about building systems, making smart business decisions, and creating a company around your expertise.

💬 What skill is more important for entrepreneurs: being great at your craft or learning how to run a business?

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What is Unbankable with Alex Shvarts?

Most businesses don’t fail because of bad ideas.
They fail because they run out of capital.

Unbankable is a business podcast for entrepreneurs who don’t wait for permission - especially from banks.

I’m Alex Shvarts, Founder & CEO of FundKite. For over a decade, I’ve worked directly with thousands of small and mid-sized business owners across the United States, providing working capital when traditional banks said no.

On this podcast, I sit down with CEOs, founders, operators, and leaders in alternative finance, fintech, private capital, and business growth to talk about what actually builds durable companies.

No hype. No guru talk.
Just real conversations about:
• Scaling a small business
• Working capital strategy
• Alternative financing
• Risk management
• Hiring and firing decisions
• Cash flow discipline
• Profitable growth
• Leadership under pressure
• Building partnerships that last

If you’re a small business owner, entrepreneur, startup founder, operator, or executive looking to grow smarter - this show is for you.

We talk about what happens when banks say no.
We talk about execution.
We talk about capital.

And we talk about building something real.

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When banks say no - there is FundKite.
Learn more about alternative business funding at 👉 https://fundkite.com

Build smarter.
Scale responsibly.
Stay unbankable.

– Alex Shvarts