Teo Tijerina is the CEO of Hera Medical Devices, a cancer diagnostics startup currently focusing on bringing a cervical cancer screening tool to market. A bilingual Spanish/English executive with a career trajectory that spans organizational leadership, business development, marketing, corporate management, entrepreneurship, manufacturing, and innovation, he has been a Corporate Manager for Fortune 1000 companies and the Founder of for-profit and non-profit ventures. Teo has extensive experience...
Dec 21, 2020•45 min
Kim Rodriguez was the President, CEO and Co-Founder of Acessa Health, Inc. who successfully sold to Hologic. Prior to Acessa Health, she served as president & CEO of Halt Medical. Prior to that, senior vice president of the Vascular Intervention business unit at Spectranetics, a publicly-traded cardiovascular company acquired by Royal Philips for $2.2B. Over the course of a 20+ year career in cardiology, radiology, vascular surgery, neurology and women’s health, Kim has been involved in the ...
Dec 16, 2020•43 min
Dr. Berkley Luck & Pedro Silva are the Co-Founders of Milkify, the 1st breast milk freeze-drying service available direct to consumers in the United States. Their powdered breast milk does not have any additives or chemicals and can be stored on the shelf for 2 years while retaining it's vital nutritional and probiotic properties. Their service empowers new moms to breast feed for the entire first year of an infant's life by providing a more convenient way to pump at work, store their milk, ...
Dec 14, 2020•54 min
Eric Dy is the Co-Founder of Bloomlife, a remote prenatal care platform combining technology, data science, and medical expertise with the goal of improving the quality of care for women, providers, and health plans. Eric Is a biomedical engineer turned business development manager turned entrepreneur specializing in application of mobile and wearable technology for health and wellness. Bloomlife's goal is to provide evidence-based solutions combining connected devices with data analytics to inc...
Dec 09, 2020•53 min
In this episode we interviewed both Kerry Costello and Rebecca Babcock. Kerry is the Co-Founder, COO & Product Owner of HeadCheck Health. She was a former athlete, with a wealth of expertise to her role, including extensive operations and multi-unit management for an international Fortune 500 company. She is also a University of British Columbia MBA graduate. Rebecca is a research reviewer for HeadCheck Health and graduated from the University of Otago in New Zealand with a Master’s in Bioet...
Dec 07, 2020•42 min
Rachel Bond is the Founder and CEO of Jubel Health, a personal, virtual fertility guide that provides people looking to form a family with 24/7 access to personalized, unbiased, medically vetted information while keeping users connected to supportive resources like dedicated fertility coaches, community of peers and a panel of professional experts. Starting her career at Deloitte, Rachel’s spent over a decade working to transform healthcare through digital innovation that reimagines patient educ...
Dec 02, 2020•47 min
Rachel Bartholomew is the CEO and Founder of HyIvy Health, a pelvic rehabilitation company with products for women who have pelvic cancers and diseases to help improve sexual recovery after a devastating diagnosis, treatment or surgery. They are the first company to perform therapy while also tracking data in real time on pelvic health. She is a previous founder and has is worked in the entrepreneurship, tech and innovation space all 3 of which are areas she is extremely passionate about. Rachel...
Nov 30, 2020•51 min
On this episode, FemTech Focus's co-founders, Dr. Brittany Barreto and Dr. Julie Hakim are back again with the BODY 101 series! This time they discuss the beautiful, milk-producing and tender breasts. This episode includes everything from breast anatomy to how to examine your breasts, nipple discharge and common breast issues. Tune in and let's be breast-ies! Check out FemTech Focus at femtechfocus.org Rate, Review & Subscribe!
Nov 28, 2020•50 min
Bill Gruber is currently the President and CEO of Solace Therapeutics, an emerging women’s health company focused on a revolutionary non-surgical office based treatment for unexpected bladder leaks, the primary symptom of female Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). Bill was the President and CEO of Interlace Medical. While at Interlace he raised over $28MM in venture capital for the development and launch of devices for the treatment of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding caused by fibroids. The company was...
Nov 25, 2020•48 min
Dr. Roopan Gill is an obstetrician gynecologist with expertise in family planning and abortion care and also the Co-Founder & Executive Director of Vitala Global. Dr. Gill is a Women’s Health Advisor for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Paris section and has worked as an emergency obstetrician gynecologist in Nigeria and Yemen and has supported projects in countries such as Malawi, Chad and Pakistan. Her research interests include human-centered design, innovative approaches to improving abor...
Nov 23, 2020•53 min
Sabrina Johnson is the founder, CEO and is a member of the Board of Directors of Daré Bioscience, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the advancement of innovative products for women’s health. Daré in Italian, it means“ To Give” while Dare in English, it“ To be Bold.” Sabrina has had an extensive career in healthcare industry and bringing products to market. She previously served as President of WomanCare Global Trading, Chief Financial Officer of Cypress Bioscience, Inc. Sab...
Nov 18, 2020•54 min
Jannine Versi is the COO & Co-Founder of Elektra Health. Elektra Health is on a mission to smash the menopause taboo by empowering women with world-class, evidence-based care, education and community. We’re building a movement to bring high-quality hormonal healthcare into the 21st century alongside some of the best investors in the space. Two million women enter menopause every year in the US. A majority face the transition unprepared, unsupported and under-cared for, just when they need it...
Nov 16, 2020•46 min
Shara Raqs is the inventor and founder of MUSE.CYCLES. A guided experience to optimize one's hormone cycle for creative thinking, inspiration and pleasure. Prior to MUSE.CYCLES, Shara was a creative artist and former professional dancer. MUSE.CYCLES started as a personal experiment with everyday self-trackers which later turned into collaborations with other neuroscientists and a study with the Kriegsfield Neuroscience lab at Berkeley. In this episode we discussed how how fertility is linked to ...
Nov 11, 2020•46 min
Saundra Pelletier is the CEO of Evofem Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative women's sexual and reproductive health products. In September 2020, Saundra led the successful launch of Phexxi – the first and only FDA-approved non-hormonal, female-controlled, on-demand prescription contraceptive vaginal gel. Saundra is also advancing the Company’s pipeline product, EVO100, into a Phase 3 clinical trial for prevention of urogenital chlamydia and gonorrhea in women. During her...
Nov 09, 2020•45 min
Kimberly Seals Allers is an award-winning journalist turned speaker and advocate focused on advocating for equity in maternal and infant health. For the past seven years, she has ran on-the-ground community-partnered projects in Birmingham, AL, New Orleans, LA, Detroit and Philadelphia, to name a few, to better understand the lived experiences of birth and breastfeeding in low-income communities of color. Kimberly was recently named one of “21 Leaders for the 21st Century” for 2018 by Women’s eN...
Nov 04, 2020•53 min
Dr. Andrea Lukes has an extensive career in women’s health ranging from being a board-certified OB/GYN to the Chief Medical Officer of Health Decisions. Dr. Lukes currently advises Health Decisions on the development and implementation of research protocols and communications to the FDA. Dr. Lukes has conducted and/or overseen more than 80 clinical trials of investigational women’s health products over the last ten years. Her articles have appeared in journals including the Obstetrics and Gyneco...
Nov 02, 2020•39 min
Suzanne Strong is the Chief Strategic Solutions and Programs Officer at Livestrong, an organization that is helping cancer survivors and their loved ones improve their quality of lives. They believe in putting the survivor first, by creating tools and resources to help ease the challenges of a cancer diagnosis. Suzanne is a graduate from Texas Christian University and started her career in the television industry, telling stories of the people and places which make Texas so unique. Over the year...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr
Amy Fan is the Co-Founder, President & CPO of Twentyeight Health, a digital health platform on a mission to empower individuals with trusted information, affordable access and convenience for their reproductive and sexual health. They have partnered with Bedsider and the National Institute for Reproductive Health to donate 2% of their revenues to support their work to improve access to reproductive and sexual healthcare for underserved communities. Leading a DTC skincare & makeup startup...
Oct 26, 2020•39 min
Dr. Jessica Grossman is the CEO of Medicines360, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit global women’s health pharmaceutical company with a mission to expand access to quality medicines for all women regardless of their socioeconomic status, insurance coverage or geographic location. Dr. Grossman is a seasoned industry executive and serial entrepreneur with a proven track record leading successful women’s health companies. Prior to joining Medicines360, she has founded Sense4Baby, Inc. and Gynesonics. Under her ...
Oct 21, 2020•50 min
On this episode, FemTech Focus's co-founders, Dr. Brittany Barreto and Dr. Julie Hakim discuss their favorite topic... the VAGINA! The magical, vital and self-cleaning organ that's part of the female reproductive system. From the anatomy & parts of the vagina to discharge, hymens and vaginal rejuvenation, Drs. Brittany & Julie share this educational episode to demystify common misconceptions and empower us with knowledge about our own vaginas! Check out FemTech Focus at femtechfocus.org ...
Oct 19, 2020•56 min
Dr. Taylor Sittler is the co-founder & CEO of The Cusp, a digital platform that provides comprehensive, collaborative, compassionate menopause care that’s built around—and with—women. Their platform includes private chat options, 1-on-1 meetings with menopause specialists and personalized care plans. Taylor previously co-founded Color Genomics (now known as Color), a startup that created affordable genetic tests to help people understand their risk for hereditary cancer. He attended the Univ...
Oct 19, 2020•48 min
On our first ever 3-way interview, we have Abby Stern and Savira Dargar from HITLAB. Abby was the Manager of the Women's Health Tech Initiative & Innovation Research & Evaluation and previously has a maternal and child health background with a Master's Public Health from Columbia University. Savira was the Deputy Director, Innovation Research, Strategy, & Compliance and the Director, Women’s Health Initiatives and has a clinical research background with a Master's degree in Health Po...
Oct 14, 2020•41 min
Trish Costello is founder and CEO of Portfolia, which offers a radically different investing process designed for women and other emerging investors. She is also co-founder and CEO Emeritus of the Kauffman Fellows Program, Center for Venture Education, the global educational institute preparing the leaders of the venture capital industry, located in Palo Alto, CA. Portfolia brings investing into the 21st Century, creating entrepreneurial funds focused where women make markets, such as women's he...
Oct 12, 2020•49 min
Eva Galant is the founder of Hashiona, the first all-in-one app for Hashimoto patients. Hashimoto patients are 90% female. Eva is a serial entrepreneur having co-founded 3 startups and experienced a small exit for one of her companies. She founded Hashiona after her own personal struggle with hashimoto disease at her previous startup. Eva earned her Bachelor of Science from West Pomeranian University of Technology and her Masters in Investment Management from University of London. In this episod...
Oct 07, 2020•48 min
Jenna Ryan is the co-founder & CEO of Uqora, a urinary track health company that creates a range of products to support urinary track health for those fed up with heavy antibiotic rotations. Since 2017, Uqora has helped over 100,000 women get ahead of UTIs. Jenna graduated with a Bachelors of Art from UC Santa Barbara. In this episode Jenna shared her personal struggle with UTIs, we discussed the vaginal microbiome, debunking the cranberry myth and consequences of taking too much antibiotics...
Oct 05, 2020•40 min
Sheri Jacobs is the author of The Friendship Diet, a book about how women use food to cope with relationship troubles. She is a published, award-winning author, a certified and tenured NY teacher as well as a Texas certified teacher with ELA and ESL certification. She's also an active client of Pastorini-Bosby Talent Agency in Houston, TX with an extensive background performing on stage and in commercials and film. Sheri earned her Bachelor of Arts from Binghamton University and her Masters in E...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr
Helene Guillaume is the founder & CEO of Wild.AI, a training app designed for womxn that is building the largest knowledge base of female datasets, across all ages, life stages and ethnicities. Starting with their B2C app, serving their first cohort of womxn: kickass females doing sports. Helene holds an Master’s Degree in Finance & Financial Risk Management from Audiencia Nantes Ecole de Management and a MBA from Universidad ESAN. She previously had an extensive career in financial serv...
Sep 28, 2020•58 min
Dr. Amy Divaraniya is the co-founder & CEO of OOVA, a fertility tracking kit that allows couples to measure, track and predict ovulation cycles from home. Dr. Divaraniya has a PhD in Biomedical Sciences with a focus in Genetics and Genomics from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. In this episode we discussed how Oova works, the progesterone and luteinizing hormones and empowering women with their own fertility knowledge. Check out Oova at www.oova.life Rate, Review, and Subscribe!
Sep 23, 2020•43 min
Marsha Stephanson is the founder & CEO of Cater to Mom, a monthly subscription box catered to the needs of moms during their fourth trimester, better known as postpartum. Their subscription boxes include monthly recovery essentials such as beauty or bath products, healthy snacks, books, self care tips and helpful postpartum care resources. Marsha is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, a degreed HR professional, an entrepreneur and she earned her BA from Ashford University in Human Resources Man...
Sep 21, 2020•41 min
Terri Hanson Mead is an experienced IT consultant, expert witness, angel investor, startup advisor, podcaster, YouTuber, and award-winning author of Piloting Your Life. Her award-winning book Piloting Your Life was written to embolden women over the age of 40 to take the controls and be the pilots in their own lives. Terri has spent over 20 years working in and with biotech, medical device, diagnostic and digital health companies on IT strategy, IT compliance, data integrity, and business/techno...
Sep 16, 2020•47 min
