The Campaign
Real talk on matters of health for all.
This campaign is about exploring the inequities in and persistent barriers to healthcare with a focus on cancer through provocative and honest conversations between an unlikely pair of influencers. We invite you to listen.
Episodes
Episode 01
Where it begins
There’s more that binds than separates us
RuQuan and Steve talk about the origins of the TLC Project and their shared belief that change happens when we understand each other more. The pair discuss the intentionality of the impact they each want to make in the world, places where trust breaks down in healthcare, and the software updates that we as humans need in order to embrace change.
How it started
With a question and desire to understand.
RuQuan and Steve met in a classroom where inquiry is the path to truth. Though each comes from different lived experiences, the two found a common connection that started as a candid conversation about trust – how it is essential to creating a world in which everyone has access to the care they need for their health. Both speak with honesty, listen openly, and believe in the power of conversation to build trust between us all.
“As humans, we are constantly getting software updates whenever we are vulnerable with our family and our friends. It’s only when we have the newest software that we can do the coolest things, we can change the status quo.”
The Team
RuQuan Brown
RuQuan is a social innovator from Washington, D.C. There, he learned the intricacies of social impact, having built a company that dispersed resources to gun violence survivors. His philosophy on life is that “Love is the medicine to the world’s aches and pains.” This philosophy inspires the social technology that RuQuan builds.
Stephen Hahn
Steve is a cancer doc. He’s also a father, husband, and proud grandfather. From 2019-2021, he was the commissioner of the FDA, guiding the agency through the height of the pandemic and the roll-out of tests and vaccines. Today, Steve runs a company working on a new way to detect cancer with the goal of transforming cancer care for everyone.
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