The High Performance Herd

From solving equations to solving one of healthcare's toughest problems, Jill Pellegrino, CEO of AutoCruitment, reveals how a lifelong love of mathematics became the foundation for leadership, clinical trials innovation and patient recruitment at scale. She unpacks her rise from Acurian to CVS Health to AutoCruitment, sharing hard won lessons on healthcare leadership, growth strategy, team building, executive leadership, management framework and private equity partnerships for a global business audience.

🎯 The mathematician's path to executive leadership
🧭 Building a management framework that scales fast
🤝 Creating accountability inside high performing teams
🚀 Future growth strategy for patient recruitment access

This conversation explores how to build a high performing team, patient recruitment strategies for clinical trials, leadership lessons from private equity, and scaling a healthcare business from founder led to structured growth, for founders and healthcare leaders worldwide.

Connect with Jill Pellegrino for partnership and growth opportunities in patient recruitment and healthcare leadership.

You can get in touch with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-pellegrino-a85a963/
Website: https://www.autocruitment.com/

What is The High Performance Herd?

Welcome to The High-Performance Herd, where CEOs and founders learn to multiply impact without multiplying hours. I'm David Quick—I've been in the CEO seat three times and coached over 1,500 leaders through the messy reality of scaling teams and building high-performing cultures.
This podcast features peer conversations with business leaders navigating real challenges: being the bottleneck where everything runs through you, managing disconnected leadership teams, working unsustainable hours, or leading teams that need constant direction.
We explore how to transition from overextended operator to empowered leader, build teams that perform without micromanagement, and create the leverage that lets you thrive instead of just survive. No guru nonsense—just honest conversations between bulls who've been in the arena.
Whether you're scaling from founder-led sales to a real team, struggling with misaligned leaders, or wondering if there's a better way than working 70-hour weeks, you'll find practical frameworks and real stories from leaders who've found their path.
This is The High-Performance Herd.