Welcome to Aligned for Impact. I’m your host, Matthew Naylor.
I started this podcast because healthcare and leadership both come down to the same thing: alignment. When people, purpose, and performance connect, real impact happens. On this show, we’ll talk with entrepreneurs, brokers, and changemakers who are challenging what’s broken in healthcare and business, and exploring new ways to make a difference for companies, communities, and the people they serve.
What inspired you to start this podcast? Was there a moment or experience that made you say, “It’s time”?
What truly inspired me was my lived journey—both personally and professionally—as an entrepreneur and a leader. I grew up with a learning disability, dyslexia, and through that experience I learned a lot about life: working hard, doing the right thing, and surrounding yourself with great people.
As an entrepreneur, I learned how to be resourceful, resilient, and relentless in pursuing passion and purpose. I spent a lot of time thinking about alignment—how we communicate internally and externally, within specialties and more broadly. There’s a powerful intersection between healthcare, leadership, alignment, and community. This podcast felt like an opportunity to bring people together and share how they’re making an impact in the communities they serve.
What kind of space do you hope to create for listeners?
I hope people have an opportunity to truly learn. Learning can be immersive and transformational. I want to bring listeners closer to the people we feature—sharing real experiences, both internal and external—so we can learn and grow together with passion and purpose, no matter where someone is on their journey.
For those who may not know you, how would you describe your journey so far?
My journey has been interesting, personally and professionally. I was born and raised outside of Philadelphia, grew up in public school, and had a very challenging early experience due to dyslexia. Facing adversity daily shaped who I am as a person and leader.
Athletics became a major part of my life. Sports taught me teamwork, shared vision, values, and how to win—and lose—well. The third major chapter was entrepreneurship, particularly working in a family business. That experience taught me about governance, alignment, and navigating the realities of small business.
The fourth and most important part of my journey is my family. I married my best friend—we’ve known each other since third grade—and we have five incredible kids. I’m family-first. For me, alignment means living with purpose and setting a meaningful example for the people who matter most.
How have impact and alignment shaped your experience as an entrepreneur?
Alignment is one of the hardest things to navigate in entrepreneurship. You can be innovative and disruptive, but without alignment—financially, emotionally, intellectually, culturally—things fall apart. I learned this through my lived experiences, and through mistakes I made early on.
Over time, I learned how alignment transforms leadership: recruiting and retaining great teams, building trusted partnerships, and creating real impact in the marketplace. Strategically, alignment changes everything.
What kinds of stories are you most excited to bring to the audience?
Healthcare has been broken for a long time. I’ve worked in the industry since the mid-1990s and have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly—from Medicare and Medicaid to employer health plans. There’s a lack of alignment, transparency, and consumer focus.
What excites me is exploring how we build transparent, agnostic solutions that reduce costs, improve outcomes, and create better experiences. At Crumdale, that’s exactly what we’re trying to do through innovation, data, analytics, and aligned solutions.
What can listeners expect from future episodes?
Listeners can expect thoughtful conversations about where the market has been, where it is today, and where it’s going. We’ll talk about innovation, leadership, entrepreneurship, and lived experience—the good, the bad, and the ugly. My hope is that other entrepreneurs and leaders can learn from these stories and apply them in meaningful ways.
What does success look like for this show?
Success isn’t about numbers. It’s about impact. I want this show to be an immersive learning experience—one where people walk away saying, “I heard something, I learned something, and I can apply it to my life in a way that matters.”
This is Matthew Naylor. You’ve been listening to Aligned for Impact.
