August 27, 2025
Scrubs to startups: Turning caregiving expertise into entrepreneurial success
When Phyllis Quinlan, PhD, RN, NPD‑BC, founded MFW Consultants in 1994, she was already on her third career pivot. The former social‑work intern turned emergency‑trauma nurse discovered that the high-stakes of the emergency department (ED), coupled with her human‑behavior insights from sociology and psychology degrees, gave her a rare vantage point on how caregivers succeed—or flame out—under pressure.
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