# 060 - Why People Leave, Starting Elemed and Trusted Advisory with Elena Kyria

- Show: [Let's Combinate](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate)
- Published: 2022-11-23
- Length: 42m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2022-11-23-060-why-people-leave-starting-elemed-and-trusted-advisory-with-elena-kyria
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscombinate/episodes/060---Why-People-Leave--Starting-Elemed-and-Trusted-Advisory-with-Elena-Kyria-e1qm5vg

## Summary

Elena Kyria, CEO of Elemed, discusses her journey from a language background to founding a specialized medtech recruitment agency focused on regulatory, quality, and clinical roles in Europe. She explains how the implementation of EU MDR and IVDR created significant talent shortages, particularly affecting notified bodies, because regulators failed to consult on workforce capacity before launching. Kyria details the complexities of European hiring timelines, noting that notice periods vary by country and can extend to six months, requiring recruiters to act as trusted advisors rather than just CV senders. She also shares insights on why employees leave jobs, citing culture as the primary factor, and describes her community work managing large LinkedIn groups and collaborating with RAPS to support industry professionals.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2022-11-23-060-why-people-leave-starting-elemed-and-trusted-advisory-with-elena-kyria#t=2) Introduction: Elena Kyria and Elemed
- [2:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2022-11-23-060-why-people-leave-starting-elemed-and-trusted-advisory-with-elena-kyria#t=131) Founding Elemed and the Regulatory Niche
- [7:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2022-11-23-060-why-people-leave-starting-elemed-and-trusted-advisory-with-elena-kyria#t=452) The Trusted Advisor Role in Recruitment
- [9:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2022-11-23-060-why-people-leave-starting-elemed-and-trusted-advisory-with-elena-kyria#t=572) EU MDR, IVDR, and Notified Body Resource Shortages
- [13:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2022-11-23-060-why-people-leave-starting-elemed-and-trusted-advisory-with-elena-kyria#t=836) European vs. US Hiring Timelines and Notice Periods
- [16:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2022-11-23-060-why-people-leave-starting-elemed-and-trusted-advisory-with-elena-kyria#t=1011) Value of Specialist Recruiters for Companies and Candidates
- [27:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2022-11-23-060-why-people-leave-starting-elemed-and-trusted-advisory-with-elena-kyria#t=1645) Why People Stay and Leave: Culture and Development
- [34:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2022-11-23-060-why-people-leave-starting-elemed-and-trusted-advisory-with-elena-kyria#t=2075) Building Community: MDR Group, RQC Network, and RAPS
- [40:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2022-11-23-060-why-people-leave-starting-elemed-and-trusted-advisory-with-elena-kyria#t=2421) Book Recommendation: Never Split the Difference

## Topics

- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Elemed (company)
- EU MDR (other)
- IVDR (other)
- RAPS (company)
- Zimmer Biomet (company)

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