Steve Duddy Founder and CEO at Duddy Executive Services Inc
In this episode, we sit down with Steve Duddy, a powerhouse executive with over 20 years of experience leading high-impact transformations across startups and Fortune 500 companies like 3M and Johnson & Johnson. Steve shares his unique approach to uncovering hidden opportunities, turning ambiguity into actionable strategy, and executing bold roadmaps that drive outsized results.
We dive into how he’s helped scale companies from near-zero to over $35M in ARR in under two years, his success accelerating growth through global distributor networks, and his role as an embedded executive and board director across early- to mid-stage ventures.
With a fiercely competitive mindset, deep strategic insight, and hands-on operational expertise, Steve walks us through how he tackles complex challenges in global supply chains, commercialization in highly regulated markets, and successful exits via M&A and IPO.
This episode is a must-listen for founders, operators, and investors in the HealthTech space who want to understand what it takes to turn overlooked opportunities into industry-defining success stories.
Steve Duddy
Founder
# Steve Duddy: Transformational Medical Device Executive and Strategic Business Leader
Steve Duddy is a transformation-leading C-level executive known for taking unrecognized companies and product concepts to industry gold standards with substantial financial performance in highly accelerated timeframes [1][2][3]. With Fortune 500 experience at 3M and Johnson & Johnson, Steve has managed organizations with P&Ls exceeding $250M and navigated complex global supply chain and regulatory challenges to meet high-stakes company objectives [1][4][5]. Steve is fiercely competitive, strategic, and tenacious, with an uncanny ability to see opportunities others don't, articulate clear visions, and define actionable roadmaps [1][2].
## Executive Leadership and Current Roles
Steve currently serves as the founder and CEO of Duddy Executive Services Inc., a San Mateo-based consulting firm established in 2024 that provides customized solutions to drive growth and profitability for medical device and health tech startups [2][6]. His company leverages over 20 years of executive leadership experience to define strategic visions, recalibrate operations, lead fundraising initiatives, and reimagine sales and marketing strategies for emerging companies [2][7].
Simultaneously, Steve holds the position of President and Chief Executive Officer at Corinth MedTech Inc., a role he assumed in August 2019 [4][5]. Under his leadership, Corinth MedTech has advanced the innovative Veloxion System, the world's first and only single-use resectoscope for tra… Read More