{"id":50765,"date":"2024-03-28T09:55:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jumpstartinc.org\/?p=50765"},"modified":"2025-07-17T08:55:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T12:55:18","slug":"entrepreneur-spotlight-kim-vergottini-of-smart-le","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpstartinc.org\/entrepreneur-spotlight\/entrepreneur-spotlight-kim-vergottini-of-smart-le","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneur Spotlight: Kim Vergottini of SMART-LE"},"content":{"rendered":"

It goes without saying that the entrepreneurial journey isn\u2019t easy. Entrepreneurs take bold risks and fight uphill battles to bring their ideas to life. Though difficult, the entrepreneurial spirit is key to innovations that can solve real-world problems and revolutionize entire industries.<\/p>\n

For Kim Vergottini, a former nurse turned health tech software developer, innovation and problem-solving are at the heart of everything she does. Throughout her extensive career in nursing, she’s been recognized for her big ideas and proactive mindset.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always believed that you can\u2019t complain about something if you haven\u2019t thought about how to solve it,\u201d Kim says. \u201cYou may not have the answer right away, but if you only complain then you\u2019re just part of the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a Cleveland Clinic nurse with more than two decades of experience, Kim was part of a team that opened Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in 2014. There she moved from bedside nurse to clinical instructor. In her new role, Kim coordinated the onboarding of nurses all over the world, which gave her an inside look at how nurses were trained globally.<\/p>\n

Kim assessed incoming nurses to identify knowledge gaps or areas of improvement. Based on needs, be it clinical skills or critical thinking, she developed and implemented programs to augment their training.<\/p>\n

Around this time, she discovered Microsoft HoloLens and was introduced to the concept of mixed reality. Kim says witnessing the seamless blend of real-world elements with computer-generated imagery piqued her interest and compelled her to learn more. She asked her colleagues for product demos and more information on cutting-edge technology.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve always believed that you can\u2019t complain about something if you haven\u2019t thought about how to solve it. You may not have the answer right away, but if you only complain then you\u2019re just part of the problem.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n