I hop out of bed every morning...fired up and excited to get to work.

Why?

God has a plan.  I finally realized I'm along for the ride, but I need to be an active participant.

His plan put me in situations where I succeeded, failed, and learn some tough lessons.
Likely true for most of us.

After selling my startup I "fell" into the world of executive search.  And I loved it.  Still do (strange to say).

Then it happened.

God sent me down a path I didn't see coming.  An opportunity to join a startup as employee #4...at at time where I had found comfort running a small consultancy - and success.  

I didn't think I could learn, grow and frankly, find ways to be better at this point in my career.
Instrumentum is a special place, with an amazing team.  We are reinventing the surgical landscape.

Change is hard.  We are a dedicated bunch, committed to seeing this through.

As Chairman and Founder of Cruxible Partners, I get to watch an amazing group of talented "talent finders" grow that business as well.

Unfortunately, that's not how many people feel about their job, or their state in life.
Doesn't need to be that way.

Trust God, but don't be a passive participant in the journey.

Try a hobby.
Start a side hustle.
Meet new people (on LinkedIn, I've met some wonderful people who inspire and teach here).

If I can be this energized at this stage, so can you...

Pete Durand

MacGyver’d the hotel AC today.  

Taking video calls from the desk, AC blowing 40 degree air on my bald noggin unless I shut it off.  

Then sauna like temps. 

Improvised a little curtain. 

Problem solved.  

#macgyver

President, Instrumentum | Host of the Eating Crow Podcast | Chairman, Cruxible Partners

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Most companies have a plan.  

We do. 

2025 was about laying a foundation after several acquisitions and heavy integration. 

A few lessons, a few scars, and a few wins.  

Looking back it’s about the people who joined the team more than anything.   Amazing people.  

We laid the foundation together. 
We built this plan together. 

2026 is off to a great start - we are firing on all cylinders, well ahead of plan.

It’s rare air.  

Grateful for our team who work tirelessly to care for our customers, travel nonstop and support each other. 

Many of us go through entire work life without experiencing this feeling. 

I freaking love my job and am blessed to know how lucky I am.  Heard the same energy from our team today 💪👍👏

Hope everyone finds an opportunity to be part of a fast growing company who isn’t afraid to dare, think big, stumble now and then, but get back up and go. 

It’s a blast. 

Jeff Eardley Dean E. Darby Hubbell Rachel Meador (Knorr) Austin Wratchford, FACHE Bradley Schoening, CFO, MBA, CPA Ken Maready Jennifer Del Real, MSHRM Candy Schlicklin

SPD is not a sexy investment conversation.

Until you see the numbers.

I'm presenting at LSI USA '26 next week in Dana Point, CA — and I'll be making the case that the most overlooked bottleneck in surgical growth isn't clinical. It's operational.

Health systems are adding ORs. Recruiting surgeons. Forecasting case volume.

And then hitting a wall they didn't see coming.

Tray capacity. Sterilization throughput. SPD.

Instrumentum removes that ceiling. Variable costs tied to volume. No massive capital outlay. No construction timeline.

The ASC market grew 33% year over year. That growth goes somewhere.

Make sure it's going to you.

See you in Dana Point.

"I'm so sorry, how can I help?" 

This response seems natural, but ACTUALLY helping tends to put us in a place of discomfort, and so we say it, but don't really mean it.

This hit me during my morning meditation.  The topic:  The Corporal Works of Mercy (Matthew 25:35-46): 

Feed the hungry
Give drink to the thirsty
Clothe the naked
Shelter the homeless
Visit the sick
Visit the imprisoned
Bury the dead

If I'm being honest, my batting average is low here.

Jesus wasn't pulling any punches.  How will we be judged by these works?

Time to reassess my priorities, which typically focus on "things of this world" and prayer, when action should the call of the day.

Visit the imprisoned?  

Pick any of the above; probably not at the top of most of our to-do lists.

Perhaps they should be?

Admitting there is a better way is difficult.




Southwest's new "That Was Wild" ad campaign does this with humor, humility and tremendous creativity.

At Instrumentum, we are constantly trying to find a better way.  The industry needs it, the old ways don't work.

And yes, it's wild 🙃

RightSourcing, Inc.

Senior Vice President, Business Development

The healthcare staffing market is in crisis.  RightSourcing can help.

RightSourcing delivers industry-leading technology, management services, and consulting expertise for healthcare contract labor. As a professional services and technology company, RightSourcing delivers value though services and software helping healthcare organizations engage and manage the non-employee workforce, improve talent quality, procure the best services, save money and manage risk and compliance. Bundling RightSourcing’s MSP experience in healthcare staffing with our industry-leading Wand VMS technology and actionable analytics makes RightSourcing fully accountable for the entire scope of an organization’s non-employee workforce. An integrated platform is more cost-effective, more agile and maximizes efficiency to ensure the success of the program.

Vice President, Healthcare Business Development

AMN Healthcare

AMN Healthcare is the largest healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services provider in the nation. AMN Healthcare’s workforce solutions - including managed services programs and recruitment process outsourcing - enable providers to successfully reduce complexity, increase efficiency and improve patient outcomes within the rapidly evolving healthcare environment. Clients include acute-care hospitals, government facilities, community health centers and clinics, physician practice groups and many other healthcare settings.

NYSE: AMN

Vice President, Business Development

Premier Inc.

Support healthcare executives by collecting and categorizing AP spend data, and conducting analysis to identify and execute purchased services contracting initiatives.

Leverage innovative procurement strategies to deliver cost reduction, utilization gains, and improved terms and conditions.
 
Efficiently manage dozens of concurrent projects over several purchased services categories.

Director, Purchased Services

Grow and leverage Premier industry-leading database of over $150 billion in categorized purchased services accounts payable spend.

Identify and execute purchased services initiatives to create value for Premier's alliance of over 4,000 hospitals and healthcare systems.

Deliver an annual average of $9 million in year over year purchased services savings to IDNs.

Field Manager, Custom Contracting - Purchased Services

eBridge Business Solutions, LLC

Partnered with C-suite, finance, and supply chain leaders to analyze spend data, identify cost reduction/value creation opportunities, and execute competitive RFPs for healthcare systems, Fortune 500 companies, universities, and government agencies.  

Demonstrated ability to consistently exceed challenging quarterly and annual sales goals.

Established internal healthcare vertical, and decided to personally focus on large IDN customer acquisition and project management.

Manager, Business Development

Gordon College

Director, W.I.L.D. Semester

University of New Hampshire

Adjunct Faculty

Resident Director

Assistant Director, AJ Scholars Program

Wilderness Wheels Morocco

Led off-road dirt bike tours through Sahara Desert and Atlas Mountains in Morocco.

Acquired Arabic as a second language.

Developed and implemented streamlined accounting system for Wilderness Wheels.

Dirt Bike Guide

I am passionate about helping IDNs transform their labor strategy.

The healthcare staffing market is in crisis, and the current practices are not sustainable.

RightSourcing has unique, innovative solutions to solve the challenges of attracting quality talent at the right time at the right price point.  

Reimagining your talent strategy begins with a single centralized vendor neutral MSP for ALL your contingent labor(nursing/allied/locums/IT/etc).

By implementing workforce solutions that increase clinical effectiveness and reduce cost, I serve healthcare executives and clinicians, and empower them to magnify the positive difference they make in the lives of their patients every day.

Expert in healthcare performance improvement, specializing in purchased services procurement strategy, contract negotiation, and process improvement. Strong analytical and communication skills with a continuous improvement mindset. Rich background in healthcare consulting, procurement, GPO consulting, healthcare purchased services, and experiential education leadership development.  Proven track record of consistently exceeding challenging organizational goals.

David Starbuck, Ph.D.

RightSourcing by Magnit is expanding and we are hiring! We invite individuals with experience in selling strategic MSP, VMS, or EOR workforce solutions specifically to Life Sciences organizations and Healthcare Systems to consider joining our high-performing sales team. 

Interested candidates can apply through the following link: https://lnkd.in/e3mnv8dR

Helping healthcare leaders win the war for talent.

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