CEO Kevin Yamazaki Featured in LA Business Journal’s “20 in Their 20s” List

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Each year the Los Angeles Business Journal selects 20 LA-based professionals in their 20s who are leading and innovating within their industry.

For 2017, our very own Kevin Yamazaki was selected to be a part of the list and sat down with LA Business Journal to talk about Sidebench and his entrepreneurial journey.

Continue to Los Angeles Business Journal for the full interview.

Blueprint headed BAA showing a single contract line separating a PHI data store from an external model, with access gates drawn along the boundary.

Where HIPAA Meets AI: What Changes When Your Model Touches PHI

Kevin Yamazaki | CEO & Partner

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Generative and Agentic AI in Healthcare: What Actually Ships in 2026

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How Agentic AI Is Reshaping Healthcare Scheduling and Workflow Orchestration

Kevin Yamazaki | CEO & Partner

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Kevin Yamazaki | CEO & Partner

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Kevin Yamazaki | CEO & Partner

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EHR Integration in Healthcare: Real Cost Bands for Epic, Athena, and the Walled Garden in 2026

Kevin Yamazaki | CEO & Partner

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Blueprint of a healthcare wearable data pipeline from Apple Watch, Oura, Dexcom and Whoop through schema reconciliation, normalization, gap detection and correction into a clinical workflow, with Google Fit closed and Health Connect open.

Wearables Integration in Healthcare 2026: Google Fit Out, Health Connect In, and What Production Actually Needs

Josh Koenig

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Building a Longevity Platform: What 60+ Healthcare Product Builds Taught Us About the Pre-Build Decisions That Matter

Kevin Yamazaki | CEO & Partner

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