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Gary Stark

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Founder & CEO at Valio, LLC
📍 Greater Indianapolis, United States

Gary Stark is the Founder and CEO of Valio, a platform designed to help healthcare organizations prove product value. His career is rooted in the medical device industry, with senior sales leadership roles at Medtronic and Covidien. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Indiana University Bloomington.

Gary is deeply interested in entrepreneurship and personal development, drawing inspiration from events like Veecon and figures such as Jesse Itzler. He champions the mindset of getting "comfortable being uncomfortable" and actively supports fellow founders in their ventures.

He has publicly set a goal to share his own story on stage at a future Veecon event.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Indianapolis, United States
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Healthcare Value
His company, Valio, is built on a platform that calculates a product's value based on evidence, aiming to simplify the healthcare procurement process.
Medical Device Sales
He has an extensive background leading and managing sales teams for major medical device companies like Medtronic and Covidien / US Surgical.
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Career

Work history

6-2020
Founder & CEO
Valio, LLC
1-2010 - 8-2019
Senior Regional Business Director
Medtronic
4-2007 - 3-2009
Marketplace Director
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10-2004 - 3-2007
Director of Strategic Sales Development
Covidien / US Surgical
10-2003 - 10-2004
Regional Manager
Covidien / US Surgical
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Education
1987 - 1991
BS
Indiana University Bloomington
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