Credentialing Made Simple: A Nurse’s Vision to Cut Through the Chaos with Sarah Bellenger

In this episode, Sarah Bellenger, nurse veteran and entrepreneur, shares her journey creating Manage You, an app designed to fix inefficiencies in healthcare credentialing. She discusses the challenges of launching tech in a traditional industry, overcoming skepticism, and the importance of innovation and female leadership in healthcare. Sarah also reflects on funding disparities for women entrepreneurs and her vision for Manage You’s future impact on the industry.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Sarah Bellenger and Manage You

03:07 The Need for Credentialing Solutions

05:53 The Development Journey of Manage You

08:48 Challenges in Healthcare Credentialing

12:06 The App's Features and User Experience

14:58 Expanding Manage You's Reach

18:03 Future Developments and Scalability

20:58 Entrepreneurial Insights and Challenges

23:51 The Role of Women in Entrepreneurship

26:47 Vision for the Future of Credentialing

30:00 Conclusion and Call to Action

Guest Information:

• Guest's Name: Sarah Bellenger
• Guest's Title/Position: Founder & Chief Executive Officer
• Guest's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahrbellenger/
• Company / Affiliation: Manage You App https://www.manageyouapp.com/
• Guest's Bio: Sarah Bellenger is a clinician, Army veteran, and healthcare leader with over two decades of experience in patient care, team leadership, and system-wide operations. Her career spans cardiac ICU nursing, managing anesthesia teams across the U.S. and abroad, and even supporting executive health at the White House. After earning her MBA and serving in multiple leadership roles, Sarah recognized a recurring problem: capable professionals were burning out—not from the work itself, but from the inefficiencies surrounding it.
  Driven by her own experiences, including losing critical credentials during frequent relocations, Sarah founded Manage You—a mobile app that helps healthcare professionals and teams centralize documents, track deadlines, and simplify renewals. Her mission is clear: to reduce administrative burdens so clinicians can focus on what matters most—caring for patients.

Takeaways:

• Sarah Bellenger is a nurse veteran and entrepreneur.
• Manage You addresses the inefficiencies in the credentialing process.
• Credentialing is a $39 billion industry with significant waste.
• The app allows users to store and manage their credentials efficiently.
• Users receive reminders for expiring documents directly on their phones.
• The app is designed to be user-friendly and secure.
• Sarah emphasizes the importance of networking and mentorship in entrepreneurship.
• Women face unique challenges in securing venture capital funding.
• The future of credentialing may involve digital verification and AI.
• Sarah is committed to making healthcare credentialing more efficient.