Navigating Family & Career with Passion & Purpose
About Us
Finding Inspiration in Every Turn
We both hit rock bottom. Broken marriages. Children and careers in flux.
Friendship rekindled by happenstance, two broken people finding new love.
Together, determined to create a marriage and family and career that works!
We discovered a way to make it all work and you can too!
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Our Story
Simran. I am in my 30s and suddenly a single mom. After years of torment I escaped an abusive relationship. My marriage ended, my family at risk and my career at a standstill. Debt. My dreams shattered. There is no pathway to fairytale marriage, or family. My dreams of enjoying a strong family, becoming a doctor and having my own practice, gone.
Ed. My career was humming. Kids older and independent this was the time to really maximize life. Nearly 30 years of marriage done. We grew apart a little by little since the beginning but didn’t realize the extent of the gap until it became an abyss we both fell into. So I have a great career but no family. Abandoned. Shattered. Empty.
Through a random Facebook post, Simran and Ed became reacquainted. When Ed commandeered a white horse down Main Street Fort Worth to pick her up for dinner, they were two broken people. They had a great meal and drank a gallon of coffee and commiserated and consoled. They eventually closed the restaurant around them. Simran and Ed canceled their next evening dates with others...and so it began.
With fear and trepidation and baggage, they moved forward. They determined to take the lessons learned, the good and the bad, and really create something special. It is not always rosy but wow, 10 years later and still smitten.
And it happened. Brokenness healing and staying intentional, they kept their focus on one another. And now. Their kids. OMG, all of them are the best kind of humans. Character. Empathy. Loving. Honest. Nice. All educated and running independent businesses. Super proud of all of them. Record executives, Financial gurus, Models, and Entrepreneurs. Videographers.
Simran. Stabilized, She earned her MSN and she is now a doctor. She runs her own clinical practice helping others be their best.
Ed. His career briefly paused, became the CIO of the world’s best organizations, and a CEO, and is now running his own consulting firm while sitting on Boards of health systems and companies.
Together. 10 years later. Still broken. Imperfect. But damn life is good. Marriage. Family. Career. Balanced. Integrated.
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Meet Dr. & Mr. Marx
Dr. Simran Marx
Smart, Savvy & Playful
Dr. Simran Marx serves as CEO of “Sims MedSpa” and “SimFit Life!” She is also a blogger and speaker on fitness, leadership, nursing, and patient experience. Simran holds a doctorate in nursing. Originally from the Himalayan foothills of India, Simran lived in Jamaica and Singapore before immigrating to the United States to attend nursing school. Through the years, she inspired countless other women to attain their personal and professional goals through mentorship and teaching. Before opening “Sims MedSpa,” Simran split her career between bedside nursing and technology. She served in nursing leadership roles for Baylor, Scott & White, Methodist Dallas, and Texas Health Resources.
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She has 25 years of experience as a bedside nurse in women’s health, labor & delivery, and neonatal intensive care units. Simran served five years as a technology lead coordinating the implementation of applications, including the electronic health record. Her unique mix of leadership, hands-on caregiving, and technology prowess give Simran unique healthcare insights. Simran is married with five adult children and four grandchildren. She loves to dance, travel, and hike with her husband during her downtime. She is keen on fitness and is passionate about whole body health. When not working, she enjoys spoiling her family.
Edward Marx
Adventurous, Thoughtful & Fun
The youngest child of Holocaust survivors, Ed moved to the United States at age 10. At 16, he served as a medical clinic janitor where he discovered his healthcare calling. Ed took successive positions as a combat medic, anesthesia tech, strategic planner, and technology manager. He quickly learned how the convergence of clinical, business, and digital saved lives. His passion ignited, and he jumped feet first into technology and operations in the C-Suite of Cleveland Clinic, NYC Health & Hospitals, Texas Health Resources, and University Hospitals.
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Intermixed, Ed served the supplier side as well. He was CEO of consulting firm Divurgent, global CDO for Tech Mahindra Health & Life Sciences, and CIO of the Advisory Board. Concurrently, he served 15 years as an Army combat engineer officer and combat medic.
Today, Ed is focused on his own advisory practice.
Ed does a fair amount of speaking, writing, and podcasting. He authored healthcare bestsellers including “Voices of Innovation” and “Healthcare Digital Transformation”. He is currently writing a book for the Mayo Clinic on “Patient Experience” and “Voices of Innovation - Payers”. His podcast “DGTL Voices” is “Top 3%” globally. His Blog, CEO Unplugged, surpassed 1M views. Ed recently started a YouTube channel to expand his audience.