Innovating Healthcare Communication at Mayo Clinic

By Lee Aase • March 4, 2025

In our first episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, my co-host Dan Hinmon and I discuss my career trajectory and how it prepared me to start HELPcare LLC after taking early retirement from Mayo Clinic, where I worked for 21 years in Public Affairs.

This episode is part of the back story of HELPcare LLC and HELPcare Clinic, and is provided for context for those interested in understanding our origins.

To get a new audio episode each Monday, subscribe on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. We'll also have a video edition you can get by subscribing to the HELPcare YouTube channel.

Lee Aase

Lee Aase is the founder of HELPcare LLC, which provides comprehensive membership, marketing and management services for provider-owned HELPcare Clinics, as well as metabolic health education and coaching for people interested in restoring health and reversing disease through lifestyle changes. Lee and his wife Lisa live in Austin, MN and have six married children and 18 grandchildren.

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