Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Amanda Gorman, Founder of the Nest Collaborative, an organization that provides telehealth lactation consultation services.  As a pediatric nurse practitioner Amanda found new mothers were often asking “can you help me?” when it came to breast feeding. The need for lactation consultants far outstrips the demand according to recommendations from the Surgeon General.  This led to Amanda forming the Nest Collaborative to provide these services in a scalable and accessible way via telehealth. When Amanda started, turned to Google for her business training.  Her original goals were small but as she developed this solution for families, the demand simply grew.  Amanda notes that upwards of 70% of mothers can struggle with breastfeeding and might benefit from Nest services.  This led to crowdfunding, learning how to speak with conviction and then taking advantage of women founder incubators like Springboard Enterprises.  This proved invaluable and allowed Amanda to make key decisions such as bringing on a CEO to bring order (and spreadsheets!) to provide balance and accelerate Amanda’s vision for Nest which means helping more families and improving outcomes.   Amanda Gorman Founder, Nest Collaborative   Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Founder of Nest Collaborative, improving maternal child health outcomes with the first preventive lactation telehealth program that is directly payer-reimbursed. We assist employers and health providers in enhancing lactation benefits for women by increasing access to breastfeeding support that impacts maternal-child health outcomes and decreases healthcare costs across the industry.   You can follow Amanda on LinkedIn.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Amanda Gorman, Founder of the Nest Collaborative, an organization that provides telehealth lactation consultation services.  As a pediatric nurse practitioner Amanda found new mothers were often asking “can you help me?” when it came to breast feeding. The need for lactation consultants far outstrips the demand according to recommendations from the Surgeon General.  This led to Amanda forming the Nest Collaborative to provide these services in a scalable and accessible way via telehealth. When Amanda started, turned to Google for her business training.  Her original goals were small but as she developed this solution for families, the demand simply grew.  Amanda notes that upwards of 70% of mothers can struggle with breastfeeding and might benefit from Nest services.  This led to crowdfunding, learning how to speak with conviction and then taking advantage of women founder incubators like Springboard Enterprises.  This proved invaluable and allowed Amanda to make key decisions such as bringing on a CEO to bring order (and spreadsheets!) to provide balance and accelerate Amanda’s vision for Nest which means helping more families and improving outcomes. Amanda Gorman Founder, Nest Collaborative Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Founder of Nest Collaborative, improving maternal child health outcomes with the first preventive lactation telehealth program that is directly payer-reimbursed. We assist employers and health providers in enhancing lactation benefits for women by increasing access to breastfeeding support that impacts maternal-child health outcomes and decreases healthcare costs across the industry. You can follow Amanda on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gormana/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

EP. 90 Want to build a business?  Start with Google.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Eileen Maus, CEO of Renovia, a digital therapeutic and diagnostic company focused on women’s health and specifically, women’s pelvic floor health.  As CEO, Eileen spends a good portion of her time on fundraising and reimbursement now that innovations at Renovia have a published clinical trial to their name.  Some of her drive and commitment comes from an encounter with an investor who noted that exits in women’s health are not as exciting as other digital health companies which Eileen found quite frustrating.  The importance of women’s health issues for Eileen began early as she was a pharma rep working with OBGYN physicians.  She found these doctors to be real partners when adopting new technologies.  The issues of weakened pelvic floor can be uncomfortable to talk about, and Eileen will ask people to think through the important issues of dignity for people with these conditions.  She also describes herself addicted to start ups!   Building the right team, allowing people to shine, coupled with energy and leadership as service approach – all of these items are the ingredients of a fulfilling career.   Eileen Maus Chief Executive Officer, Renovia Eileen Maus brings 20 years as a healthcare industry sales and marketing executive with strategic planning experience to her role as Chief Executive Officer with Renovia.  Ms. Maus entered the women’s healthcare space during her 12 years with CYTYC Corporation, where she was a key contributor to Cytyc’s growth from $8 million to over $700 million, holding leadership roles from sales management to Vice President, Commercial Operations of the Surgical Division. Specifically, Ms. Maus built and managed sales forces for five new product launches, including the ThinPrep® Pap Test, ThinPrep® Imaging System, FirstCyte Breast Test, NovaSure Endometrial Ablation and Mammosite Targeted Radiation Treatment. In addition, Ms. Maus spearheaded the integration and commercialization of Cytyc’s surgical division. Prior to Renovia, Ms. Maus served as Chief Commercial Officer of Constitutional Medical Investors, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus. In addition to participating in the diligence of diagnostic companies for potential acquisition, she developed the commercial plan for a disruptive technology in the hematology space that was acquired by Roche Diagnostic. Ms. Maus previously served as Chief Commercial Officer for Keystone Dental, where she created their marketing strategy to align with market needs, rebuilt their sales force and orchestrated the purchase of innovative products in a commoditized industry. Ms. Maus is a graduate of LaSalle University, with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Communications.   You can follow Eileen on LinkedIn.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Eileen Maus, CEO of Renovia, a digital therapeutic and diagnostic company focused on women’s health and specifically, women’s pelvic floor health.  As CEO, Eileen spends a good portion of her time on fundraising and reimbursement now that innovations at Renovia have a published clinical trial to their name.  Some of her drive and commitment comes from an encounter with an investor who noted that exits in women’s health are not as exciting as other digital health companies which Eileen found quite frustrating.  The importance of women’s health issues for Eileen began early as she was a pharma rep working with OBGYN physicians.  She found these doctors to be real partners when adopting new technologies.  The issues of weakened pelvic floor can be uncomfortable to talk about, and Eileen will ask people to think through the important issues of dignity for people with these conditions.  She also describes herself addicted to start ups!   Building the right team, allowing people to shine, coupled with energy and leadership as service approach – all of these items are the ingredients of a fulfilling career. Eileen Maus Chief Executive Officer, Renovia Eileen Maus brings 20 years as a healthcare industry sales and marketing executive with strategic planning experience to her role as Chief Executive Officer with Renovia.  Ms. Maus entered the women’s healthcare space during her 12 years with CYTYC Corporation, where she was a key contributor to Cytyc’s growth from $8 million to over $700 million, holding leadership roles from sales management to Vice President, Commercial Operations of the Surgical Division. Specifically, Ms. Maus built and managed sales forces for five new product launches, including the ThinPrep® Pap Test, ThinPrep® Imaging System, FirstCyte Breast Test, NovaSure Endometrial Ablation and Mammosite Targeted Radiation Treatment. In addition, Ms. Maus spearheaded the integration and commercialization of Cytyc’s surgical division. Prior to Renovia, Ms. Maus served as Chief Commercial Officer of Constitutional Medical Investors, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus. In addition to participating in the diligence of diagnostic companies for potential acquisition, she developed the commercial plan for a disruptive technology in the hematology space that was acquired by Roche Diagnostic. Ms. Maus previously served as Chief Commercial Officer for Keystone Dental, where she created their marketing strategy to align with market needs, rebuilt their sales force and orchestrated the purchase of innovative products in a commoditized industry. Ms. Maus is a graduate of LaSalle University, with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Communications. You can follow Eileen on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eileen-maus-4180136/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

EP. 89 Addicted to start-ups!

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Dr. Yael Katz, CEO of BrainCheck which is focused on democratizing cognitive health.  Yael began her career in academia as a neuroscientist.  After the work of grants and publications, she determined that she wanted her output to be more tangible.  A detour to management consulting taught her a lot, including that she had no appetite for management consulting!  Her attention went to finding a problem worth solving and BrainCheck was born.   For Yael, the guts to go after something has never been an issue, but when it comes to narrowing decisions, she finds that hard.  As a scientist, you want to look at the world of possibilities, as a CEO you want to be decisive and focused.  As this young company evolves, innovation has come with the technology and the product, but an equal amount of innovation working on the business model.  Yael has seen that diversity at the top has become more important to some funders yet she notes that her experience with raising $20M, gender never seemed to be a factor.  These days Yael is being asked more and more for advice.  Thinking about her own experience with mentors has been helpful.  Real talk with the balance of not squelching enthusiasm,  something she looks to emulate as she speaks to other entrepreneurs.   Yael Katz, PhD CEO, BrainCheck Founder, CountVision Neuroscientist, authoring over 20 articles with more than 1600 citations Entrepreneur, raising $20M in venture capital from top firms Business leader, overseeing the development and commercialization of BrainCheck’s cognitive assessment and care platform, cultivating a top-notch team with offices in Houston and Austin Passionate about technology, biotechnology, and building businesses

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Dr. Yael Katz, CEO of BrainCheck which is focused on democratizing cognitive health.  Yael began her career in academia as a neuroscientist.  After the work of grants and publications, she determined that she wanted her output to be more tangible.  A detour to management consulting taught her a lot, including that she had no appetite for management consulting!  Her attention went to finding a problem worth solving and BrainCheck was born.   For Yael, the guts to go after something has never been an issue, but when it comes to narrowing decisions, she finds that hard.  As a scientist, you want to look at the world of possibilities, as a CEO you want to be decisive and focused.  As this young company evolves, innovation has come with the technology and the product, but an equal amount of innovation working on the business model.  Yael has seen that diversity at the top has become more important to some funders yet she notes that her experience with raising $20M, gender never seemed to be a factor.  These days Yael is being asked more and more for advice.  Thinking about her own experience with mentors has been helpful.  Real talk with the balance of not squelching enthusiasm,  something she looks to emulate as she speaks to other entrepreneurs. Yael Katz, PhD CEO, BrainCheck Founder, CountVision Neuroscientist, authoring over 20 articles with more than 1600 citations Entrepreneur, raising $20M in venture capital from top firms Business leader, overseeing the development and commercialization of BrainCheck’s cognitive assessment and care platform, cultivating a top-notch team with offices in Houston and Austin Passionate about technology, biotechnology, and building businesses

EP. 88 Narrowing decisions is key as a CEO, but hard when you’re a scientist

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Alice Benjamin, aka Nurse Alice.  She may have wanted to be an accountant but when her father said she would become a great nurse, she changed course.  Her father, a veteran, lost the battle to heart disease and as Alice was helping navigate his care, translating for her mother, she saw first-hand the impact of implicit bias.  She set her sights on being the best cardiac nurse in the world and focused on prevention.  That led to educating the public.  She found she had a knack for this, perhaps because she understood the importance of cultural competence and meeting people where they are.  Health equity awareness also became a passion and putting a spotlight on not only the inequities within health care but how they came about.  Alice appreciates that there is more attention on the issues of systemic racism and that people are listening now – however, she points out the need to understand the many people left behind along the way and equity requires us to bring everyone to an equal starting point.  Alice also provides a message  of encouragement for women – even with the issue of our reproductive rights on the line – that women continue to be resilient and hopeful.   Alice Benjamin Clinical Nurse Specialist and Medical Correspondent   Alice Benjamin is a board-certified Clinical Nurse Specialist and Family Nurse Practitioner with over 23 years nursing experience specializing in cardiovascular and critical care. She has served as an expert clinical practitioner responsible for providing direct patient care, leadership, consultation, education and patient care management expertise for complex cardiac patients including myocardial infarction, interventional cardiac catheterization, advanced congestive heart failure, CVICU patients, ICD/pacemakers, and post heart transplants at places like Cedars Sinai Medical Center and Sharp Memorial Hospital.  She also has extensive experience in burn, trauma, and emergency medicine having worked at Level 1 Trauma Centers including Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego and UC San Diego Regional Burn Center. Nurse Alice graduated with honors from San Diego State University with a dual major in Nursing and Psychology. She later obtained a Master’s Degree in Nursing Education/Clinical Nurse Specialist and Post-Masters as a Family Nurse Practitioner. You can follow her at asknursealice.com, on Twitter and Facebook at @AskNurseAlice, and on Instagram at @asknursealice.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Alice Benjamin, aka Nurse Alice.  She may have wanted to be an accountant but when her father said she would become a great nurse, she changed course.  Her father, a veteran, lost the battle to heart disease and as Alice was helping navigate his care, translating for her mother, she saw first-hand the impact of implicit bias.  She set her sights on being the best cardiac nurse in the world and focused on prevention.  That led to educating the public.  She found she had a knack for this, perhaps because she understood the importance of cultural competence and meeting people where they are.  Health equity awareness also became a passion and putting a spotlight on not only the inequities within health care but how they came about.  Alice appreciates that there is more attention on the issues of systemic racism and that people are listening now – however, she points out the need to understand the many people left behind along the way and equity requires us to bring everyone to an equal starting point.  Alice also provides a message  of encouragement for women – even with the issue of our reproductive rights on the line – that women continue to be resilient and hopeful. Alice Benjamin Clinical Nurse Specialist and Medical Correspondent Alice Benjamin is a board-certified Clinical Nurse Specialist and Family Nurse Practitioner with over 23 years nursing experience specializing in cardiovascular and critical care. She has served as an expert clinical practitioner responsible for providing direct patient care, leadership, consultation, education and patient care management expertise for complex cardiac patients including myocardial infarction, interventional cardiac catheterization, advanced congestive heart failure, CVICU patients, ICD/pacemakers, and post heart transplants at places like Cedars Sinai Medical Center and Sharp Memorial Hospital.  She also has extensive experience in burn, trauma, and emergency medicine having worked at Level 1 Trauma Centers including Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego and UC San Diego Regional Burn Center. Nurse Alice graduated with honors from San Diego State University with a dual major in Nursing and Psychology. She later obtained a Master’s Degree in Nursing Education/Clinical Nurse Specialist and Post-Masters as a Family Nurse Practitioner. You can follow her at <a href="https://asknursealice.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">asknursealice.com</a>, on Twitter and Facebook at @AskNurseAlice, and on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/asknursealice/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@asknursealice</a>.

EP. 87 Putting a spotlight on inequities and where they originated

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Cassie Smith, Chief of Staff for Wellvana Health.  When Cassie moved to Nashville, she wanted to work at HCA and she did.  When she received a call to be employee #3 at a small primary care start up, she surprised even herself when she said YES.  Start ups may seem glamorous but as Cassie well knows they are filled with many ups and downs.  There have been stressful times with entire leadership changes where she has never worked harder.  When she has doubts, she calls that same trusted friend her brought her to Wellvana in the first place.  When new leaders, all men, joined the company, she found she needed to cement her place at the leadership table, and she is quite happy that she did.   She has high hopes for the company despite all the hard work and fast pace and she wouldn’t trade this experience for the world.   Cassie Smith Chief of Staff, Wellvana Health Cassie Smith joined Wellvana in September of 2020 and now serves as the Company’s Chief of Staff, where she oversees strategic business initiatives, drives alignment across executives and their teams, and optimizes efficiency and productivity across the Company. Prior to joining Wellvana, Mrs. Smith was with HCA Healthcare, the largest for-profit healthcare system in the world, where she worked on several teams, including Strategy and Innovation, where she supported both corporate and hospital-level strategic initiatives. Prior to HCA, Mrs. Smith was with Ascension Care Management and Boston Healthcare Associates. Cassie Smith brings to Wellvana an impressive background in healthcare, with extensive knowledge in strategic consulting, health policy and value based care. Mrs. Smith holds a degree in economics from Connecticut College and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Vanderbilt University. She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and mini Aussiedoodle. You can follow Cassie on LinkedIn.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Cassie Smith, Chief of Staff for Wellvana Health.  When Cassie moved to Nashville, she wanted to work at HCA and she did.  When she received a call to be employee #3 at a small primary care start up, she surprised even herself when she said YES.  Start ups may seem glamorous but as Cassie well knows they are filled with many ups and downs.  There have been stressful times with entire leadership changes where she has never worked harder.  When she has doubts, she calls that same trusted friend her brought her to Wellvana in the first place.  When new leaders, all men, joined the company, she found she needed to cement her place at the leadership table, and she is quite happy that she did.   She has high hopes for the company despite all the hard work and fast pace and she wouldn’t trade this experience for the world. Cassie Smith Chief of Staff, Wellvana Health Cassie Smith joined Wellvana in September of 2020 and now serves as the Company’s Chief of Staff, where she oversees strategic business initiatives, drives alignment across executives and their teams, and optimizes efficiency and productivity across the Company. Prior to joining Wellvana, Mrs. Smith was with HCA Healthcare, the largest for-profit healthcare system in the world, where she worked on several teams, including Strategy and Innovation, where she supported both corporate and hospital-level strategic initiatives. Prior to HCA, Mrs. Smith was with Ascension Care Management and Boston Healthcare Associates. Cassie Smith brings to Wellvana an impressive background in healthcare, with extensive knowledge in strategic consulting, health policy and value based care. Mrs. Smith holds a degree in economics from Connecticut College and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Vanderbilt University. She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and mini Aussiedoodle. You can follow Cassie on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassie-smith-65a85854/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

EP. 86 Start-up whirlwind.  Cementing your place at the table.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Dr. Susan Bailey, practicing allergist/immunologist and lifelong advocate for patients through her work in advocacy.  As the 175th President of the American Medical Association, Dr. Bailey is completing forty years of leadership service in organized medicine.  She claims “I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up” when asked what is next and spent some time reflecting on her years of service during this episode of Inspiring Women. Dr. Bailey has always been a joiner, loving clubs and leadership, and as an extrovert, getting energy from being around other people.  She views advocacy as a professional obligation and privilege.  When she started in medicine, she had a successful practice, participated in organized medicine while raising two boys as a single mom.  How did she make it work?  It took a village but having flexibility with her schedule and the financial considerations of her practice were key.  She believes working parents have to have a Plan A…B…C…. AND D to make it work, certainly then, and also today. When discussing the evolution of women in medicine, Dr. Bailey reflected on her experience.  She did not have many female mentors as there were many fewer women in medicine back then.  And while she did break various gender barriers, she always thought things would just work out for women in medicine.  But not anymore.  She points out the disparities –  today, over a third of physicians are women which doesn’t correlate to medical school deans where only 12% are women.  And the lack of gender pay parity is just wrong.  Dr. Bailey suggests that women be intentional and be outspoken.  Consensus building is wonderful, but that should not mean NOT negotiating for what is fair. Dr. Bailey asks women to reach their hand out to help other women by being a mentor.  She also strongly supports being involved in organized medicine as it is gratifying to feel that sense of achievement with other like-minded colleagues. Thank you for your service and leadership Dr. Bailey!! ********************************************* Susan R. Bailey, MD, an allergist/immunologist from Fort Worth, Texas, was the 175th president of the American Medical Association. Previously, she served as president-elect of the AMA for one year, speaker of the AMA House of Delegates for four years and as vice speaker for four years. Dr. Bailey, who has been active in the AMA since medical school when she served as chair of the AMA Medical Student Section, has held numerous leadership positions with the AMA. These include serving as chair of both the Advisory Panel on Women in Medicine and the AMA Council on Medical Education, as well as representing the AMA on the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the American Board of Medical Specialties, and COLA. Her long history of service in helping guide organized medicine extends to the local and state levels as well. She has served as board chair and president of the Tarrant County Medical Society, and as vice speaker, speaker and president of the Texas Medical Association. Dr. Bailey is an allergist in private practice and has been with Fort Worth Allergy and Asthma Associates for over 30 years. She completed her residency in general pediatrics and a fellowship in allergy/immunology at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minn., and is board certified in allergy and immunology, and pediatrics and has been awarded the title of Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. In addition to receiving her medical degree with honors from the Texas A&amp;M University College of Medicine as a member of its charter class, Dr. Bailey was later appointed to the Texas A&amp;M System Board of Regents by then Gov. George W. Bush, and has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Texas A&amp;M University and of Texas A&amp;M University College of Medicine. Dr. Bailey is married to W. Douglas Bailey, has two sons and one grandson, and is an elder and longtime choir member of her church.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Dr. Susan Bailey, practicing allergist/immunologist and lifelong advocate for patients through her work in advocacy.  As the 175th President of the American Medical Association, Dr. Bailey is completing forty years of leadership service in organized medicine.  She claims “I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up” when asked what is next and spent some time reflecting on her years of service during this episode of Inspiring Women. Dr. Bailey has always been a joiner, loving clubs and leadership, and as an extrovert, getting energy from being around other people.  She views advocacy as a professional obligation and privilege.  When she started in medicine, she had a successful practice, participated in organized medicine while raising two boys as a single mom.  How did she make it work?  It took a village but having flexibility with her schedule and the financial considerations of her practice were key.  She believes working parents have to have a Plan A…B…C…. AND D to make it work, certainly then, and also today. When discussing the evolution of women in medicine, Dr. Bailey reflected on her experience.  She did not have many female mentors as there were many fewer women in medicine back then.  And while she did break various gender barriers, she always thought things would just work out for women in medicine.  But not anymore.  She points out the disparities –  today, over a third of physicians are women which doesn’t correlate to medical school deans where only 12% are women.  And the lack of gender pay parity is just wrong.  Dr. Bailey suggests that women be intentional and be outspoken.  Consensus building is wonderful, but that should not mean NOT negotiating for what is fair. Dr. Bailey asks women to reach their hand out to help other women by being a mentor.  She also strongly supports being involved in organized medicine as it is gratifying to feel that sense of achievement with other like-minded colleagues. Thank you for your service and leadership Dr. Bailey!! ********************************************* Susan R. Bailey, MD, an allergist/immunologist from Fort Worth, Texas, was the 175th president of the American Medical Association. Previously, she served as president-elect of the AMA for one year, speaker of the AMA House of Delegates for four years and as vice speaker for four years. Dr. Bailey, who has been active in the AMA since medical school when she served as chair of the AMA Medical Student Section, has held numerous leadership positions with the AMA. These include serving as chair of both the Advisory Panel on Women in Medicine and the AMA Council on Medical Education, as well as representing the AMA on the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the American Board of Medical Specialties, and COLA. Her long history of service in helping guide organized medicine extends to the local and state levels as well. She has served as board chair and president of the Tarrant County Medical Society, and as vice speaker, speaker and president of the Texas Medical Association. Dr. Bailey is an allergist in private practice and has been with Fort Worth Allergy and Asthma Associates for over 30 years. She completed her residency in general pediatrics and a fellowship in allergy/immunology at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minn., and is board certified in allergy and immunology, and pediatrics and has been awarded the title of Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. In addition to receiving her medical degree with honors from the Texas A&amp;M University College of Medicine as a member of its charter class, Dr. Bailey was later appointed to the Texas A&amp;M System Board of Regents by then Gov. George W. Bush, and has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Texas A&amp;M University and of Texas A&amp;M University College of Medicine. Dr. Bailey is married to W. Douglas Bailey, has two sons and one grandson, and is an elder and longtime choir member of her church.

EP. 85 Reflections from Dr. Susan Bailey, AMA’s 175th President

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Afsaneh Naimollah, Managing Partner of XEN Partners and Silicon Valley-based healthcare technology executive who has advised over 1000 companies in her thirty years in healthtech.  Afsaneh continues to be energized about healthcare stating it is a bottomless pit of learning.  Having done over 150 M&amp;A transactions, she has sage advice for entrepreneurs which includes being focused; having technical people on the team and raise just enough money to execute to the next stage but do not overshoot.  She has also thought a lot about how women can advance in the space of leadership and underscores the importance of the two P’s – Performance and Persistence. At the same time – if you are a woman who has made it, it is imperative that you make the time and help other women.  At the end of the day, success comes from who you are and for women in particular – keeping that sense of self with a capital S!   Afsaneh Naimollah Managing Partner, XEN Partners Executive in Residence, Plug and Play Tech Center Silicon Valley-based global technology and healthcare tech executive with over 30 years of corporate finance, strategic advisory and investment banking experience. Public company board experience with a successful exit (company sold to Google). Board member and Chair of Audit Committee of publicly-listed CA Healthcare Acquisition Corp., a SPAC formed to acquire healthcare companies. First transaction was the merger with LumiraDx, the world’s largest PoC testing company valued at $3B in December 2021. Subject matter expert in next gen healthcare technologies including the migration of old technologies to new digitally-enabled business models, AI, automation, payer/provider software, data analytics, virtual care, remote patient monitoring, wellness and precision medicine. Publisher of HIT Greatest Hits, a widely read monthly newsletter on healthcare. I have worked collaboratively with many CEOs and board of directors of mid size to large companies on growth and exit strategies. I have executed over 150 M&amp;A transactions in 20 countries and have raised upwards of $12B of capital via IPOs, private placements and bank debt. I am also an angel investor and advisor to a number of healthcare companies which has given me the rare opportunity to participate in building businesses from the ground up. It is a rewarding and fulfilling experience to help CEOs navigate this exciting and dynamic industry.   You can follow Afsaneh on LinkedIn.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Afsaneh Naimollah, Managing Partner of XEN Partners and Silicon Valley-based healthcare technology executive who has advised over 1000 companies in her thirty years in healthtech.  Afsaneh continues to be energized about healthcare stating it is a bottomless pit of learning.  Having done over 150 M&amp;A transactions, she has sage advice for entrepreneurs which includes being focused; having technical people on the team and raise just enough money to execute to the next stage but do not overshoot.  She has also thought a lot about how women can advance in the space of leadership and underscores the importance of the two P’s – Performance and Persistence. At the same time – if you are a woman who has made it, it is imperative that you make the time and help other women.  At the end of the day, success comes from who you are and for women in particular – keeping that sense of self with a capital S! Afsaneh Naimollah Managing Partner, XEN Partners Executive in Residence, Plug and Play Tech Center Silicon Valley-based global technology and healthcare tech executive with over 30 years of corporate finance, strategic advisory and investment banking experience. Public company board experience with a successful exit (company sold to Google). Board member and Chair of Audit Committee of publicly-listed CA Healthcare Acquisition Corp., a SPAC formed to acquire healthcare companies. First transaction was the merger with LumiraDx, the world’s largest PoC testing company valued at $3B in December 2021. Subject matter expert in next gen healthcare technologies including the migration of old technologies to new digitally-enabled business models, AI, automation, payer/provider software, data analytics, virtual care, remote patient monitoring, wellness and precision medicine. Publisher of HIT Greatest Hits, a widely read monthly newsletter on healthcare. I have worked collaboratively with many CEOs and board of directors of mid size to large companies on growth and exit strategies. I have executed over 150 M&amp;A transactions in 20 countries and have raised upwards of $12B of capital via IPOs, private placements and bank debt. I am also an angel investor and advisor to a number of healthcare companies which has given me the rare opportunity to participate in building businesses from the ground up. It is a rewarding and fulfilling experience to help CEOs navigate this exciting and dynamic industry. You can follow Afsaneh on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/afsaneh-naimollah-44a120/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

EP. 84 Keeping your sense of Self, with a capital S

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Sanjida Chowdhury, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Fresenius.   Sanjida prides herself as an executive on not just towing the company line but partnering with her business leader counterparts to achieve greater company objectives.  Empathy is core to her leadership approach.  Working harder to ensure that she can achieve the fully available opportunity ahead stems from childhood experience where she would achieve 90+% grades.  95%+ scores in school were never enough for her demanding father who was always asking about that extra 2%.  Sanjida defines her career pursuits as always finding that 2%!   Sanjida F. Chowdhury Vice President, Government Pricing &amp; Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer, Region North America Past includes 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with demonstrated success in a consulting and industry career that includes client management, proposal development, business development, project management, compliance program development, training program design and implementation, business analysis, and data analytics spanning various aspects of regulatory and compliance issues that affect pharmaceutical, medical device, and healthcare organizations. Significant experience leading and coordinating Pharmaceutical engagements in regulatory compliance with a focus on Government Pricing and Sales and Marketing issues with responsibility for planning, budgeting, execution, and delivery. Considered a subject matter expert providing guidance pertaining to the areas of Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, Aggregate Spend and State Reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley reviews, Contract Operations, risk mitigation, and strategy/process improvement. Specialties: Medicaid, Medicare, government pricing/reporting, statutory pricing, class of trade, 340B membership, documentation development, contract compliance, SOX(404), litigation services, managed care organizations, aggregate spending, state disclosure “sunshine” laws   You can follow Sanjida on LinkedIn.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Sanjida Chowdhury, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Fresenius.   Sanjida prides herself as an executive on not just towing the company line but partnering with her business leader counterparts to achieve greater company objectives.  Empathy is core to her leadership approach.  Working harder to ensure that she can achieve the fully available opportunity ahead stems from childhood experience where she would achieve 90+% grades.  95%+ scores in school were never enough for her demanding father who was always asking about that extra 2%.  Sanjida defines her career pursuits as always finding that 2%! Sanjida F. Chowdhury Vice President, Government Pricing &amp; Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer, Region North America Past includes 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with demonstrated success in a consulting and industry career that includes client management, proposal development, business development, project management, compliance program development, training program design and implementation, business analysis, and data analytics spanning various aspects of regulatory and compliance issues that affect pharmaceutical, medical device, and healthcare organizations. Significant experience leading and coordinating Pharmaceutical engagements in regulatory compliance with a focus on Government Pricing and Sales and Marketing issues with responsibility for planning, budgeting, execution, and delivery. Considered a subject matter expert providing guidance pertaining to the areas of Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, Aggregate Spend and State Reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley reviews, Contract Operations, risk mitigation, and strategy/process improvement. Specialties: Medicaid, Medicare, government pricing/reporting, statutory pricing, class of trade, 340B membership, documentation development, contract compliance, SOX(404), litigation services, managed care organizations, aggregate spending, state disclosure “sunshine” laws You can follow Sanjida on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjidachowdhury/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

EP. 83 Still going for that extra 2%

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Dr. Amy Abernethy.  As a leader, physician, researcher, author, public servant, speaker, advocate, and more, Dr. Abernethy’s storied career centers on her WHY.  As an oncologist at Duke, Dr. Abernethy’s patients were relatively young adults.  These patients more often than not would pass away within a few short years after their diagnosis and would face very tough choices.  Her clinic was between research facilities doing groundbreaking work in the area of melanoma, yet, those new therapies or clinical trials would not be available in time to help her patients when they needed it.  Speeding up the process of bringing therapies to the patients who needed them to change their outcomes became her driving focus. It was an unexpected leap to move into healthtech when she joined Flatiron Health, however, exploring the problem from a different angle was very instructional.  Her move to public service and the FDA meant tackling the regulatory angle.  Focus on patient centricity and evidence generation required modernizing the agency’s technology capabilities and demystifying how to work with the FDA.  Amy describes public service as both important and awe inspiring and highly recommended.  Today at Verily, this is the next chapter of tackling the same issue, now with big tech and big data at her disposal.  To unlock this potential, she suggests this requires bringing all professional disciplines to the table with equal voices and respect. Amy’s professional WHY is centered on those early patients.  She aims to significantly speed up the process of bringing lifesaving therapies to market, advance the state of medical care, and to change outcomes. In solving those large problems and pursuing her WHY, Amy was also strategic about her professional development, this included implementing a strategic mentor plan.  Early on, she conducted a self-assessment SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats).  From that, she identified six people she felt could help her advance professionally or develop key skills.  She also wanted help advancing as a female leader without being characterized in unflattering ways (the “B” word).   Valuing people’s time, Amy was thoughtful about what she could bring to these relationships.  Over the years, Amy has changed who is part of her strategic mentor plan and credits those key relationships with having great impact on her professional development and pursuits.   Dr. Amy Abernethy President, Clinical Research Platforms at Verily Amy Abernethy is the President of Verily’s Clinical Studies Platforms, where she oversees the company’s clinical evidence generation platform product vision and related clinical research portfolio. Dr. Abernethy was most recently Principal Deputy Commissioner of Food and Drugs of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the agency’s acting Chief Information Officer. Prior to her role at the FDA, Dr. Abernethy was Chief Medical Officer, Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President of Oncology of Flatiron Health. Before joining Flatiron, Dr. Abernethy was Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and directed the Center for Learning Health Care in the Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke Cancer Care Research Program in the Duke Cancer Institute. Dr. Abernethy is a hematologist/oncologist and palliative medicine physician who has authored more than 500 publications. She holds a BA in Biochemistry from the University of Pennsylvania, an MD from Duke University School of Medicine, and a PhD in Evidence Based Medicine and Informatics from Flinders University in Australia. You can follow Dr. Abernethy on LinkedIn.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Dr. Amy Abernethy.  As a leader, physician, researcher, author, public servant, speaker, advocate, and more, Dr. Abernethy’s storied career centers on her WHY.  As an oncologist at Duke, Dr. Abernethy’s patients were relatively young adults.  These patients more often than not would pass away within a few short years after their diagnosis and would face very tough choices.  Her clinic was between research facilities doing groundbreaking work in the area of melanoma, yet, those new therapies or clinical trials would not be available in time to help her patients when they needed it.  Speeding up the process of bringing therapies to the patients who needed them to change their outcomes became her driving focus. It was an unexpected leap to move into healthtech when she joined Flatiron Health, however, exploring the problem from a different angle was very instructional.  Her move to public service and the FDA meant tackling the regulatory angle.  Focus on patient centricity and evidence generation required modernizing the agency’s technology capabilities and demystifying how to work with the FDA.  Amy describes public service as both important and awe inspiring and highly recommended.  Today at Verily, this is the next chapter of tackling the same issue, now with big tech and big data at her disposal.  To unlock this potential, she suggests this requires bringing all professional disciplines to the table with equal voices and respect. Amy’s professional WHY is centered on those early patients.  She aims to significantly speed up the process of bringing lifesaving therapies to market, advance the state of medical care, and to change outcomes. In solving those large problems and pursuing her WHY, Amy was also strategic about her professional development, this included implementing a strategic mentor plan.  Early on, she conducted a self-assessment SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats).  From that, she identified six people she felt could help her advance professionally or develop key skills.  She also wanted help advancing as a female leader without being characterized in unflattering ways (the “B” word).   Valuing people’s time, Amy was thoughtful about what she could bring to these relationships.  Over the years, Amy has changed who is part of her strategic mentor plan and credits those key relationships with having great impact on her professional development and pursuits. Dr. Amy Abernethy President, Clinical Research Platforms at Verily Amy Abernethy is the President of Verily’s Clinical Studies Platforms, where she oversees the company’s clinical evidence generation platform product vision and related clinical research portfolio. Dr. Abernethy was most recently Principal Deputy Commissioner of Food and Drugs of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the agency’s acting Chief Information Officer. Prior to her role at the FDA, Dr. Abernethy was Chief Medical Officer, Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President of Oncology of Flatiron Health. Before joining Flatiron, Dr. Abernethy was Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and directed the Center for Learning Health Care in the Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke Cancer Care Research Program in the Duke Cancer Institute. Dr. Abernethy is a hematologist/oncologist and palliative medicine physician who has authored more than 500 publications. She holds a BA in Biochemistry from the University of Pennsylvania, an MD from Duke University School of Medicine, and a PhD in Evidence Based Medicine and Informatics from Flinders University in Australia. You can follow Dr. Abernethy on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyabernethy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

EP. 82 Big tech, big data and knowing your WHY.

Resilience

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Erica Jain, CEO and CoFounder of Healthie.  Erica created Healthie back when she was in business school.  She is someone who cares about leaving the world a better place.  When she saw her own parents struggle with weight loss, and then to see the devastating impact that comes with mental health issues, and then through her own experience in the healthcare system as a pregnant woman and new mom – she felt there was a lot of opportunity to make a difference.  Today at Healthie, she works with many great founders and leaders.  What is Erica’s secret power as a leader?  She does NOT give up.  For Erica, work life balance does not exist, it’s all life.  She credits becoming a new mom with reinvigorating her “hustle”.  There are more women CEOs and Founders out there but again, Erica believes leadership and company success still comes down to the team.  She urges all women out there to not hold back, making the world a better place takes tremendous energy and as leaders, today’s new leaders, it requires empathy, kindness and resilience.   Erica Jain CEO and CoFounder, Healthie Healthie serves as the underlying infrastructure for digital health startups, grocery stores, health clinics, Universities, and other innovative health programs that seek to deliver long-term, preventative care to clients. We have a HIPAA and SOC 2 Compliant platform and API that saves organizations time, and allows them to launch and scale services faster.   You can follow Erica on LinkedIn.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Erica Jain, CEO and CoFounder of Healthie.  Erica created Healthie back when she was in business school.  She is someone who cares about leaving the world a better place.  When she saw her own parents struggle with weight loss, and then to see the devastating impact that comes with mental health issues, and then through her own experience in the healthcare system as a pregnant woman and new mom – she felt there was a lot of opportunity to make a difference.  Today at Healthie, she works with many great founders and leaders.  What is Erica’s secret power as a leader?  She does NOT give up.  For Erica, work life balance does not exist, it’s all life.  She credits becoming a new mom with reinvigorating her “hustle”.  There are more women CEOs and Founders out there but again, Erica believes leadership and company success still comes down to the team.  She urges all women out there to not hold back, making the world a better place takes tremendous energy and as leaders, today’s new leaders, it requires empathy, kindness and resilience. Erica Jain CEO and CoFounder, Healthie Healthie serves as the underlying infrastructure for digital health startups, grocery stores, health clinics, Universities, and other innovative health programs that seek to deliver long-term, preventative care to clients. We have a HIPAA and SOC 2 Compliant platform and API that saves organizations time, and allows them to launch and scale services faster. You can follow Erica on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericajain/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

EP. 81 Today’s Leadership Requirements:  Empathy, Kindness, Resilience.

Professional.  Polished.  Accomplished. Thoughtful. Made It. Ready to Make It. “Inspiring Women” is an interview show hosted by Laurie McGraw. 30 years of leadership in both commercial companies and non-profits has taught Laurie one thing:  Women need women.  Women need Inspiring Women. Hear short-form interviews every week from Inspiring Women who are at the pinnacle of their careers and Inspired Women who are just starting out.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Women NING MOSBERGER-TANG and CHIU-KI CHAN in this Mentoring Series episode.  Ning and Chiu-Ki have a number of things in common.  Both began their careers as developers at Google, in fact, Ning was the first female developer there.  Both relocated from the west coast to Boulder, CO.  Both self describe as introverts and have passion, interest and feel obligation that they should be making the world better.  This means addressing climate change, saving democracy….the major issues of our time.  As Chiu-Ki took action to learn how to get involved – she connected with the local political party office.  What she learned didn’t make sense to her where politicians need to spend so much of their energy working on being re-elected v putting energy towards solving these major issues.  Ning had started a movement – the Blue Wave Postcard Movement specifically.  An all women organizations focused on community and taking action in ways that DOES have impact, DOES achieve results.  Chiu-Ki joined not because it was all women, but found that certainly helped.  She appreciates the respectful environment and not having to interrupt to be heard, a practice that was important to learn in Silicon Valley as a woman developer, but never felt good or right to Chiu-Ki.  Ning asks ALL people to consider getting involved, just start doing something, and to literally start today.   Ning Mosberger-Tang Activist/Philanthropist First female developer at Google now aiming to change the world through activism and social justice Ning has a background in computer science and has worked for a number of years in the tech industry, including a few years as a technical lead in Google during its early years. Since 2006, she has focused on conservation and environmental education, climate change mitigation, community organizing, and policy advocacy. She does her work through a private foundation, a social welfare non-profit, and as a private investor in cleantech startups. She also serves on multiple environmental boards including the board of League of Conservation Voters. Ning received her B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Arizona. Blue Wave Postcard Movement:  https://www.bluewavepostcards.org   Chiu-Ki Chan Activist/Android Developer Chiu-Ki is an Android developer with a passion in speaking and teaching. She runs her own mobile development company, producing delightful apps such as “Monkey Write” for learning Chinese writing and ‘Heart Collage’ for snapping photos to stitch into a heart. When she is not writing apps, she can be found travelling the world, sometimes sightseeing, sometimes dispensing Android tips on stage at various tech conferences. You can follow Chiu-Ki HERE.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Women NING MOSBERGER-TANG and CHIU-KI CHAN in this Mentoring Series episode.  Ning and Chiu-Ki have a number of things in common.  Both began their careers as developers at Google, in fact, Ning was the first female developer there.  Both relocated from the west coast to Boulder, CO.  Both self describe as introverts and have passion, interest and feel obligation that they should be making the world better.  This means addressing climate change, saving democracy….the major issues of our time.  As Chiu-Ki took action to learn how to get involved – she connected with the local political party office.  What she learned didn’t make sense to her where politicians need to spend so much of their energy working on being re-elected v putting energy towards solving these major issues.  Ning had started a movement – the <a href="https://www.bluewavepostcards.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blue Wave Postcard Movement</a> specifically.  An all women organizations focused on community and taking action in ways that DOES have impact, DOES achieve results.  Chiu-Ki joined not because it was all women, but found that certainly helped.  She appreciates the respectful environment and not having to interrupt to be heard, a practice that was important to learn in Silicon Valley as a woman developer, but never felt good or right to Chiu-Ki.  Ning asks ALL people to consider getting involved, just start doing something, and to literally start today. Ning Mosberger-Tang Activist/Philanthropist First female developer at Google now aiming to change the world through activism and social justice Ning has a background in computer science and has worked for a number of years in the tech industry, including a few years as a technical lead in Google during its early years. Since 2006, she has focused on conservation and environmental education, climate change mitigation, community organizing, and policy advocacy. She does her work through a private foundation, a social welfare non-profit, and as a private investor in cleantech startups. She also serves on multiple environmental boards including the board of League of Conservation Voters. Ning received her B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Arizona. Blue Wave Postcard Movement:  <a href="https://www.bluewavepostcards.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bluewavepostcards.org</a> Chiu-Ki Chan Activist/Android Developer Chiu-Ki is an Android developer with a passion in speaking and teaching. She runs her own mobile development company, producing delightful apps such as “Monkey Write” for learning Chinese writing and ‘Heart Collage’ for snapping photos to stitch into a heart. When she is not writing apps, she can be found travelling the world, sometimes sightseeing, sometimes dispensing Android tips on stage at various tech conferences. You can follow Chiu-Ki <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;ved=2ahUKEwigo_60w8v3AhV1P30KHfjbBQEQFnoECAkQAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fchiuki%3Flang%3Den&amp;usg=AOvVaw3EesS8yi85D2hEKHfAkMVB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>.

EP. 80 Mentoring Series:  Ning Mosberger-Tang and Chiu-Ki Chan

In this Mentorship Series episode, Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Women Monique Terrell, a Senior Director at the College of American Pathologists and Brande Martin, a Director at Covetrus.  Monique and Brande have both been working in digital marketing before it was cool.  Maybe even dating herself, Brande thought she would “try that LinkedIn” and connected with Monique who hired her at CAP.  Their working relationship turned into friendship and they continue to learn a lot from each other sharing mutual respect.  Monique’s leadership style emphasized coaching, guiding and mentoring all of her team members but how far it goes is largely up to the individual.  With Brande, she has celebrated all of her accomplishments, first at CAP and now well beyond, and hopes to see her continue to advance and lead from the front of the room.  Brande seeks guidance from Monique because “she has my back”, their relationship being grounded in support and trust.  Does Brande always take the advice?  Usually (because it is valuable!) but shaping it to fit her unique leadership style.  Best and consistent advice from Monique – Hire strong.  And make sure you lead by pulling the best from each of your team members as that will help them pull together as a team.  Brande has taken that advice and is proud of how this has helped her develop as a leader.   Brande reminds us that when you receive, you need to pay it forward, which she does by mentoring others.  Monique tells younger women to Be Bold, Be Present and Be You!   Monique Terrell | Senior Director Annual Meeting, Events and Engagement, College of American Pathologists Monique is the first senior-most digital executive at the College of American Pathologists, the leading organization in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine worldwide. At the CAP, she has led teams from 7 to 16 people across the digital, creative design, and now the Annual Meeting and Events team. She has over 15 years of experience as a digital strategy leader who works with organizations to maximize opportunities that effectively leverage technology. Through the comprehensive use of qualitative and predictive analytics, she drives brand experience, improves digital operations, and broadens revenue streams while being a catalyst for company-wide digital transformation. An effective leader and mentor who can train and motivate staff, increase productivity and retain talent. As a digitally centric executive, she specializes in the planning and implementation of digital solutions. Rounding out her expertise includes experience in user experience, technology selection, information architecture, e-commerce, web, search, email, social, video/audio, and mobile. Career Milestones: Created position of first Director of Digital Strategy for the second-largest U.S. medical association; founded one of the first dedicated social media agencies in Oklahoma City; Awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. You can follow Monique on LinkedIn.   Brande Martin | Director B2B Marketing, Content and Creative – North America, Covetrus Brande Martin is a digital content strategy, marketing and health care communications professional. Brande also is a certified master coach, specializing in leadership and wellness coaching. She is a leader focused on training and mentoring teams. Throughout her career, she has developed successful content strategy and digital marketing direction to increase sales and provide thought leadership. She is a member of the United Way, Metro Chicago, Women United board. Brande has presented at several conferences and been a guest panelist on various webinars and podcasts. She has published articles in Forbes, Ellevate Network, Medscape, and other outlets about health care, medical topics, diversity and general interest topics. Find out more about Brande by listening to her podcast: Strive, Thrive &amp; Shine. You can follow Brande on LinkedIn.

In this Mentorship Series episode, Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Women Monique Terrell, a Senior Director at the College of American Pathologists and Brande Martin, a Director at Covetrus.  Monique and Brande have both been working in digital marketing before it was cool.  Maybe even dating herself, Brande thought she would “try that LinkedIn” and connected with Monique who hired her at CAP.  Their working relationship turned into friendship and they continue to learn a lot from each other sharing mutual respect.  Monique’s leadership style emphasized coaching, guiding and mentoring all of her team members but how far it goes is largely up to the individual.  With Brande, she has celebrated all of her accomplishments, first at CAP and now well beyond, and hopes to see her continue to advance and lead from the front of the room.  Brande seeks guidance from Monique because “she has my back”, their relationship being grounded in support and trust.  Does Brande always take the advice?  Usually (because it is valuable!) but shaping it to fit her unique leadership style.  Best and consistent advice from Monique – Hire strong.  And make sure you lead by pulling the best from each of your team members as that will help them pull together as a team.  Brande has taken that advice and is proud of how this has helped her develop as a leader.   Brande reminds us that when you receive, you need to pay it forward, which she does by mentoring others.  Monique tells younger women to Be Bold, Be Present and Be You! Monique Terrell | Senior Director Annual Meeting, Events and Engagement, College of American Pathologists Monique is the first senior-most digital executive at the College of American Pathologists, the leading organization in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine worldwide. At the CAP, she has led teams from 7 to 16 people across the digital, creative design, and now the Annual Meeting and Events team. She has over 15 years of experience as a digital strategy leader who works with organizations to maximize opportunities that effectively leverage technology. Through the comprehensive use of qualitative and predictive analytics, she drives brand experience, improves digital operations, and broadens revenue streams while being a catalyst for company-wide digital transformation. An effective leader and mentor who can train and motivate staff, increase productivity and retain talent. As a digitally centric executive, she specializes in the planning and implementation of digital solutions. Rounding out her expertise includes experience in user experience, technology selection, information architecture, e-commerce, web, search, email, social, video/audio, and mobile. Career Milestones: Created position of first Director of Digital Strategy for the second-largest U.S. medical association; founded one of the first dedicated social media agencies in Oklahoma City; Awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. You can follow Monique on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniqueterrell/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>. Brande Martin | Director B2B Marketing, Content and Creative – North America, Covetrus Brande Martin is a digital content strategy, marketing and health care communications professional. Brande also is a certified master coach, specializing in leadership and wellness coaching. She is a leader focused on training and mentoring teams. Throughout her career, she has developed successful content strategy and digital marketing direction to increase sales and provide thought leadership. She is a member of the United Way, Metro Chicago, Women United board. Brande has presented at several conferences and been a guest panelist on various webinars and podcasts. She has published articles in Forbes, Ellevate Network, Medscape, and other outlets about health care, medical topics, diversity and general interest topics. Find out more about Brande by listening to her podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strive-thrive-shine-podcast-series/id1560119068" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Strive, Thrive &amp; Shine</a>. You can follow Brande on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandemartin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

EP. 79 Mentoring Series:  Monique Terrell and Brande Martin

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Michaela Griggs, CEO of Southern California Reproductive Center.  Over Michaela’s career, she found herself on the leadership track in a global company – this meant international work and complex assignments.  But she also found herself slipping into what she calls the “good girl syndrome” – where if you just work hard and do good work, believing that you will be noticed and rewarded.  It took being “cheeky” which meant stepping outside of the norm and directly asking for the assignments that Michaela really loved – big thorny problems that perhaps require a different point of view.  At first, she did not always get that plum assignment – but she did receive direct and actionable feedback.  Such as how to be more specific about what was important to her and how it is relevant and valuable to the corporation.  These cheeky actions led to larger assignments and responsibilities and learnings which remain important to Michaela today.  As Michaela balances the needs of growth of a high growth center with advances in technology and leading in the area of innovation, she also remains committed to her belief that a willingness to learn, continuously learn, is imperative to business growth.  And she also finds that a longer term view on career growth and the journey, to simply be more satisfying.   Michaela Griggs CEO , Southern California Reproductive Center Director, Guardion Health Sciences Michaela has over 20 years of experience at leading Pharmaceutical, Health, Wellness, and Beauty organizations, bringing to Guardion her strong marketing acumen and deep experience in consumer-driven and healthcare professional-driven markets. Most recently, she served as CEO for Southern California Reproductive Center, and prior to that was part of Barco Uniforms, Allergan, Bayer Healthcare, 3M Unitek, and Tria Beauty where she was instrumental in developing and improving brand, retail, and distribution strategies.   You can follow Michaela on LinkedIn.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Michaela Griggs, CEO of Southern California Reproductive Center.  Over Michaela’s career, she found herself on the leadership track in a global company – this meant international work and complex assignments.  But she also found herself slipping into what she calls the “good girl syndrome” – where if you just work hard and do good work, believing that you will be noticed and rewarded.  It took being “cheeky” which meant stepping outside of the norm and directly asking for the assignments that Michaela really loved – big thorny problems that perhaps require a different point of view.  At first, she did not always get that plum assignment – but she did receive direct and actionable feedback.  Such as how to be more specific about what was important to her and how it is relevant and valuable to the corporation.  These cheeky actions led to larger assignments and responsibilities and learnings which remain important to Michaela today.  As Michaela balances the needs of growth of a high growth center with advances in technology and leading in the area of innovation, she also remains committed to her belief that a willingness to learn, continuously learn, is imperative to business growth.  And she also finds that a longer term view on career growth and the journey, to simply be more satisfying. Michaela Griggs CEO , Southern California Reproductive Center Director, Guardion Health Sciences Michaela has over 20 years of experience at leading Pharmaceutical, Health, Wellness, and Beauty organizations, bringing to Guardion her strong marketing acumen and deep experience in consumer-driven and healthcare professional-driven markets. Most recently, she served as CEO for Southern California Reproductive Center, and prior to that was part of Barco Uniforms, Allergan, Bayer Healthcare, 3M Unitek, and Tria Beauty where she was instrumental in developing and improving brand, retail, and distribution strategies. You can follow Michaela on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelagriggs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

EP. 78 The importance of being cheeky.

Helen Figge

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Women Helen Figge and Alexis Balingcongan in this Mentoring Series episode.  Helen and Alexis are both clinicians working in the healthcare tech industry and are involved in HIMSS, serving on the New York state chapter Board (Helen is the incoming President).  Meeting there, they found mutual interest as well as admiration for each other in their different points of their career.   Helen found Alexis to be a bright “up and comer” and urged her to become more involved beyond just her current job at the time.  This relationship, which began as just casual conversations from seeing each other at events, grew to where Alexis would reach out to Helen for specific advice or coaching on specific career steps Alexis was considering.  Both view the mentor/mentee relationship as something positive for each of them and fits within their shared desire to give back to others. Helen Figge Chief Strategy Officer, MedicaSoft President Elect, HIMSS New York Award recognition for building sustainable teams with emotionally intelligent leadership using diverse skill sets; I marshal healthcare technology entities to heightened financial growth and understand the complexities associated with government standards. My professional accomplishments are transparent: leading teams with innovative strategy, product commercialization, business development, and go-to-market success. I easily launch emerging markets (e.g. startups and large publicly traded companies) to best practice and commercial success, understand the healthcare ecosystem in support of unbiased measurable data, and excel in: cloud-based FHIR standard solutions, artificial intelligence, population and behavioral health solution development, predictive analytics, and clinical workflow. I create growth and sustainability models supporting consumer centric applications for health &amp; wellness, patient engagement, compliance, early disease detection, &amp; evolving care model management. You can follow Helen on LinkedIn. Alexis Balingcongan Regional Connectivity Executive, Hillrom Board Member, HIMSS New York Experienced Registered Nurse with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital &amp; health care industry. Skilled in Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Nursing, Critical Care, Hospitals, and Teamwork. Strong healthcare services professional graduated from New York University. You can follow Alexis on LinkedIn.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Women Helen Figge and Alexis Balingcongan in this Mentoring Series episode.  Helen and Alexis are both clinicians working in the healthcare tech industry and are involved in HIMSS, serving on the New York state chapter Board (Helen is the incoming President).  Meeting there, they found mutual interest as well as admiration for each other in their different points of their career.   Helen found Alexis to be a bright “up and comer” and urged her to become more involved beyond just her current job at the time.  This relationship, which began as just casual conversations from seeing each other at events, grew to where Alexis would reach out to Helen for specific advice or coaching on specific career steps Alexis was considering.  Both view the mentor/mentee relationship as something positive for each of them and fits within their shared desire to give back to others. Helen Figge Chief Strategy Officer, MedicaSoft President Elect, HIMSS New York Award recognition for building sustainable teams with emotionally intelligent leadership using diverse skill sets; I marshal healthcare technology entities to heightened financial growth and understand the complexities associated with government standards. My professional accomplishments are transparent: leading teams with innovative strategy, product commercialization, business development, and go-to-market success. I easily launch emerging markets (e.g. startups and large publicly traded companies) to best practice and commercial success, understand the healthcare ecosystem in support of unbiased measurable data, and excel in: cloud-based FHIR standard solutions, artificial intelligence, population and behavioral health solution development, predictive analytics, and clinical workflow. I create growth and sustainability models supporting consumer centric applications for health &amp; wellness, patient engagement, compliance, early disease detection, &amp; evolving care model management. You can follow Helen on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-figge-bs-pharmd-mba-cphims-fhimss-a00a2a33/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>. Alexis Balingcongan Regional Connectivity Executive, Hillrom Board Member, HIMSS New York Experienced Registered Nurse with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital &amp; health care industry. Skilled in Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Nursing, Critical Care, Hospitals, and Teamwork. Strong healthcare services professional graduated from New York University. You can follow Alexis on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-balingcongan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

EP. 77 Mentoring Series:  Helen Figge and Alexis Balingcongan

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Pam Pure, experienced digital health executive and CEO/CoFounder of Posterity Health.  And importantly, for many years she has also been a personal friend and mentor to me. Most successful women find help, advice and guidance from a mentor, someone who cares about you and your success and often removed from the intricacies of current work relationships.  Pam Pure has had a storied career as a leader and one of the most powerful women in healthcare.  Spanning those years of success, she also had time, or made time, to be a sounding board for career decisions or to help navigate untold number of transitions or complex work relationships.  For me, Pam has been one to push my thinking and vision of my career opportunities, often before I realized I was capable – and she wasn’t afraid to coach or point the way. In this Mentoring Series, I wanted to explore several mentor/mentee relationships – how they work, how each person benefits from the interaction.  This series is meant to inspire and encourage women of all career stages to ensure they have someone who is there for them. As we kick off this Mentoring Series, I do want to say THANK YOU PAM PURE.  For all of the advice, support, guidance and friendship throughout the years.   Pam Pure | CEO Posterity Health Pamela Pure is an experienced digital healthcare executive. She focuses on companies in high growth mode or in need of reinvention. Her tenure provides her with a unique ability to craft strategic direction and drive operational execution. She is an inspirational executive coach. Market entry and new product launch planning are key areas of expertise. Pam was actively involved in the rollout of HiTech, the Healthcare IT component of the American Recovery Act, recognized as Atlanta Woman of the Year in Technology and named one of Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Women in Healthcare.   You can follow Pam on LinkedIn.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Pam Pure, experienced digital health executive and CEO/CoFounder of Posterity Health.  And importantly, for many years she has also been a personal friend and mentor to me. Most successful women find help, advice and guidance from a mentor, someone who cares about you and your success and often removed from the intricacies of current work relationships.  Pam Pure has had a storied career as a leader and one of the most powerful women in healthcare.  Spanning those years of success, she also had time, or made time, to be a sounding board for career decisions or to help navigate untold number of transitions or complex work relationships.  For me, Pam has been one to push my thinking and vision of my career opportunities, often before I realized I was capable – and she wasn’t afraid to coach or point the way. In this Mentoring Series, I wanted to explore several mentor/mentee relationships – how they work, how each person benefits from the interaction.  This series is meant to inspire and encourage women of all career stages to ensure they have someone who is there for them. As we kick off this Mentoring Series, I do want to say THANK YOU PAM PURE.  For all of the advice, support, guidance and friendship throughout the years. Pam Pure | CEO Posterity Health Pamela Pure is an experienced digital healthcare executive. She focuses on companies in high growth mode or in need of reinvention. Her tenure provides her with a unique ability to craft strategic direction and drive operational execution. She is an inspirational executive coach. Market entry and new product launch planning are key areas of expertise. Pam was actively involved in the rollout of HiTech, the Healthcare IT component of the American Recovery Act, recognized as Atlanta Woman of the Year in Technology and named one of Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Women in Healthcare. You can follow Pam on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pampure/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

EP. 76 Mentoring Series:  Kicking Off with Pam Pure

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Dr. Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker, CEO of Complete Care Management Partners.  Dr. Whitaker is used to breaking new ground, focusing on care management before care management was cool; focusing on solving the problems by focusing at the root cause.  Understanding data and the financing of healthcare came with an awareness that was just appalling to Dr. Whitaker – health disparities were evident long before the pandemic and she has made it her life’s work to address them.  This includes meeting people where they are like the southside of Chicago.  Yes, of course, as an African American physician she has had many people who did not believe she was capable or qualified and the subtle shade or disrespectful comments are more numerous than she can count.  Guess what?  Dr. Whitaker knows what she is talking about, she has done her homework, and feels it is important to do the work to become expert.  Her advice for women?  Get involved, join your professional societies, and work at being expert in your field. Dr. Cheryl Whitaker is a practicing entrepreneur in search of innovative solutions for underserved communities and economic inclusion for such business. She is currently CEO of Complete Care Management Partners LLC, a delegate care management entity providing care management for the most difficult to reach members. She is a senior medical advisor to MyBexa, an innovative breast screening technology, a member of the board of directors of Equality Health, a consultant to Health2047, Inc., and a member of the Hyde Park Angels. She was Founding Chairman and CEO of NextLevel Health, a medicaid health insurance company dedicated to helping underserved populations access and manage Medicaid services. At the time, they were only 1 of 2 Black owned medicaid companies in the United States. This innovative for-profit company used a rigorous population health data-analytics approach to help coordinate extensive patient services provided through a geographically co-located Culturally Competent Care Management Team model. Her expertise includes executive management, building and leading high performing teams, change management, organizational transformation, leveraging IT to transform practice. From 2011-2013, she served as the inaugural chairman of the Illinois Health Information Exchange Authority, where she guided the State’s effort to create secure data exchange for health information. From 2009 to 2011, she worked as a Senior Program Officer for the Chicago Community Trust, overseeing strategy for all health-related grants—including efforts related to healthcare reform and the health information exchange. She also served as a faculty member at Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Whitaker earned a medical degree at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed her clinical training in internal medicine at Stanford University and University of California San Francisco, and a fellowship in health services research at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Fellow of the Institute of Medicine Chicago, The Chicago Network, The Economic Club of Chicago, Women Business Leaders of the US Healthcare System, and Founding Member of Chief. You can follow Dr. Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker on LinkedIn.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Dr. Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker, CEO of Complete Care Management Partners.  Dr. Whitaker is used to breaking new ground, focusing on care management before care management was cool; focusing on solving the problems by focusing at the root cause.  Understanding data and the financing of healthcare came with an awareness that was just appalling to Dr. Whitaker – health disparities were evident long before the pandemic and she has made it her life’s work to address them.  This includes meeting people where they are like the southside of Chicago.  Yes, of course, as an African American physician she has had many people who did not believe she was capable or qualified and the subtle shade or disrespectful comments are more numerous than she can count.  Guess what?  Dr. Whitaker knows what she is talking about, she has done her homework, and feels it is important to do the work to become expert.  Her advice for women?  Get involved, join your professional societies, and work at being expert in your field. Dr. Cheryl Whitaker is a practicing entrepreneur in search of innovative solutions for underserved communities and economic inclusion for such business. She is currently CEO of Complete Care Management Partners LLC, a delegate care management entity providing care management for the most difficult to reach members. She is a senior medical advisor to MyBexa, an innovative breast screening technology, a member of the board of directors of Equality Health, a consultant to Health2047, Inc., and a member of the Hyde Park Angels. She was Founding Chairman and CEO of NextLevel Health, a medicaid health insurance company dedicated to helping underserved populations access and manage Medicaid services. At the time, they were only 1 of 2 Black owned medicaid companies in the United States. This innovative for-profit company used a rigorous population health data-analytics approach to help coordinate extensive patient services provided through a geographically co-located Culturally Competent Care Management Team model. Her expertise includes executive management, building and leading high performing teams, change management, organizational transformation, leveraging IT to transform practice. From 2011-2013, she served as the inaugural chairman of the Illinois Health Information Exchange Authority, where she guided the State’s effort to create secure data exchange for health information. From 2009 to 2011, she worked as a Senior Program Officer for the Chicago Community Trust, overseeing strategy for all health-related grants—including efforts related to healthcare reform and the health information exchange. She also served as a faculty member at Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Whitaker earned a medical degree at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed her clinical training in internal medicine at Stanford University and University of California San Francisco, and a fellowship in health services research at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Fellow of the Institute of Medicine Chicago, The Chicago Network, The Economic Club of Chicago, Women Business Leaders of the US Healthcare System, and Founding Member of Chief. You can follow Dr. Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylruckerwhitakermd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

EP. 75 Sage advice from Dr. Cheryl Rucker Whitaker:  Get involved, join your professional society, and be expert.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Sara Sweat, Head of Customer Success of Incredible Health, a new type of staffing company focused on nursing.  Sara talks about how her background in in high growth health tech companies prepared her for her current role and how her personal work as a mental health advocate and counselor inspires her to address some of the larger macro issues of workforce burnout.  Where does her confidence come from?  Well. Singing for one.  “If you can sing in front of 200 people, you can speak to 5 in a boardroom.”  Sara notes that people describe her as “borderline annoying” with her niceness and questions, but she has found curiousity to be her effective way of learning, growing, and becoming the leader that she is today.   Sara Sweat, MA | HEAD OF CUSTOMER SUCCESS Sara believes in the power of relationships. Bringing nearly 20 years of experience in healthcare technology to her role at Incredible Health, Sara has spent her career successfully leading sales, performance coaching, and client management teams – across Payer, Provider, and Channel Partner segments. She values authenticity, collaboration, and creativity and has leveraged those skills in her previous roles at companies like Teladoc Health and Change Healthcare. Sara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance and a Masters in Counseling and is an active advocate of mental health in her local community. She believes strongly in the mission of our organization and is honored to be part of Incredible Health.   You can follow Sara on LinkedIn.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Sara Sweat, Head of Customer Success of Incredible Health, a new type of staffing company focused on nursing.  Sara talks about how her background in in high growth health tech companies prepared her for her current role and how her personal work as a mental health advocate and counselor inspires her to address some of the larger macro issues of workforce burnout.  Where does her confidence come from?  Well. Singing for one.  “If you can sing in front of 200 people, you can speak to 5 in a boardroom.”  Sara notes that people describe her as “borderline annoying” with her niceness and questions, but she has found curiousity to be her effective way of learning, growing, and becoming the leader that she is today. Sara Sweat, MA | HEAD OF CUSTOMER SUCCESS Sara believes in the power of relationships. Bringing nearly 20 years of experience in healthcare technology to her role at Incredible Health, Sara has spent her career successfully leading sales, performance coaching, and client management teams – across Payer, Provider, and Channel Partner segments. She values authenticity, collaboration, and creativity and has leveraged those skills in her previous roles at companies like Teladoc Health and Change Healthcare. Sara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance and a Masters in Counseling and is an active advocate of mental health in her local community. She believes strongly in the mission of our organization and is honored to be part of Incredible Health. You can follow Sara on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-sweat-ma-0375982/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

EP. 74 So many questions!!!!! Curiosity can indeed be your superpower.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Lucia Huang, CEO and CoFounder of Osmind, a company focused on the future of mental health with an EHR as well as an engagement and outcomes platform.  Lucia is committed to rapid growth but not at all costs.  Silicon valley may be great for innovation but move fast and break things simply does not apply here when dealing with patients and patient care.  Lucia talks about how she and her co-founder came up with the idea for Osmind as well as how they are using data to transform the future of mental health. Lucia is co-founder and CEO of Osmind. Prior to Osmind, she led business and operations at Verge Genomics, invested in innovative healthcare technology companies at Warburg Pincus, and advised life sciences companies in investment banking. Lucia graduated Yale with a B.S. in Chemistry and earned an MBA at Stanford. Lucia is passionate about mental health and has devoted her career to improving healthcare, from life sciences to new technology innovation. She has been named to Forbes 30 under 30 for her innovative work in healthcare. You can follow Lucia on LinkedIn. Read the transcript here.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Lucia Huang, CEO and CoFounder of Osmind, a company focused on the future of mental health with an EHR as well as an engagement and outcomes platform.  Lucia is committed to rapid growth but not at all costs.  Silicon valley may be great for innovation but move fast and break things simply does not apply here when dealing with patients and patient care.  Lucia talks about how she and her co-founder came up with the idea for Osmind as well as how they are using data to transform the future of mental health. Lucia is co-founder and CEO of Osmind. Prior to Osmind, she led business and operations at Verge Genomics, invested in innovative healthcare technology companies at Warburg Pincus, and advised life sciences companies in investment banking. Lucia graduated Yale with a B.S. in Chemistry and earned an MBA at Stanford. Lucia is passionate about mental health and has devoted her career to improving healthcare, from life sciences to new technology innovation. She has been named to Forbes 30 under 30 for her innovative work in healthcare. You can follow Lucia on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/luciayhuang/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>. Read the transcript <a href="https://www.inspiringwomen.show/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IW-LM-Lucia-Huang-RD2.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

EP. 73 Move fast. Sure. But DO NOT break things. This is patient care.

Jenny Schneider

IW-LM Jenny Schneider RD1 Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Dr. Jennifer Schneider, CEO and CoFounder of Homeward, a company focused on “re-architecting care delivery in markets for people who do not have quality care starting in rural markets”. Jenny talks about her new venture which fits her familiar model of picking a problem that matters, clearly describing and demonstrating economic value, and the importance of building your team.  She doesn’t like the term work life balance.  For Jenny, it’s all just life and she tells us that you really can have it all, you just can’t have it all at the same time.  Taking a break after having led at Livongo was important to Jenny.  She knows that for many women, FOMO (fear of missing out) can be an issue, that thought of …if I am not doing it right now, they will forget about me…which she views as a false narrative.  Jenny’s best advice for younger women is to “bet on yourself”.  Someone is getting that best seat at the table, and she suggests that young women ask for it. Prior to Homeward, Dr. Jennifer Schneider, M.D., M.S., was the Chief Medical Officer and President at Livongo, and oversaw the strategic, technical and clinical direction of the company. During her final year at Livongo, Dr. Schneider was instrumental in leading the company through the largest consumer digital health IPO in history, a secondary offering and a convertible debt offering that raised over $540 million, in addition to the industry’s largest merger ever between Livongo and Teladoc Health, valuing Livongo at $18.5 billion and beginning a new era of consumer centric virtual care. Currently, Dr. Schneider is on the Board of the Health Assurance Acquisition, Board of the Revolution Healthcare Acquisition, Board of Cityblock Health, and CEO/Co-Founder of Welina Care.  Dr. Schneider has been honored by Modern Healthcare as one of the 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives and Fierce Healthcare as Women of Influence for her work empowering women and modeling diversity and inclusion.   You can follow Dr. Jennifer Schneider on LinkedIn. Read the transcript here.

<a href="https://www.inspiringwomen.show/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IW-LM-Jenny-Schneider-RD1.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IW-LM Jenny Schneider RD1</a> Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Dr. Jennifer Schneider, CEO and CoFounder of Homeward, a company focused on “re-architecting care delivery in markets for people who do not have quality care starting in rural markets”. Jenny talks about her new venture which fits her familiar model of picking a problem that matters, clearly describing and demonstrating economic value, and the importance of building your team.  She doesn’t like the term work life balance.  For Jenny, it’s all just life and she tells us that you really can have it all, you just can’t have it all at the same time.  Taking a break after having led at Livongo was important to Jenny.  She knows that for many women, FOMO (fear of missing out) can be an issue, that thought of …if I am not doing it right now, they will forget about me…which she views as a false narrative.  Jenny’s best advice for younger women is to “bet on yourself”.  Someone is getting that best seat at the table, and she suggests that young women ask for it. Prior to Homeward, Dr. Jennifer Schneider, M.D., M.S., was the Chief Medical Officer and President at Livongo, and oversaw the strategic, technical and clinical direction of the company. During her final year at Livongo, Dr. Schneider was instrumental in leading the company through the largest consumer digital health IPO in history, a secondary offering and a convertible debt offering that raised over $540 million, in addition to the industry’s largest merger ever between Livongo and Teladoc Health, valuing Livongo at $18.5 billion and beginning a new era of consumer centric virtual care. Currently, Dr. Schneider is on the Board of the Health Assurance Acquisition, Board of the Revolution Healthcare Acquisition, Board of Cityblock Health, and CEO/Co-Founder of Welina Care.  Dr. Schneider has been honored by Modern Healthcare as one of the 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives and Fierce Healthcare as Women of Influence for her work empowering women and modeling diversity and inclusion. You can follow Dr. Jennifer Schneider on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferjaneschneider/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>. Read the transcript <a href="https://www.inspiringwomen.show/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IW-LM-Jenny-Schneider-RD1.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

EP. 72 On what’s next with Dr. Jenny Schneider

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Patrice Wolfe, CEO of AGS Health, a global revenue cycle technology, analytics and services company.  Patrice was only a few months in at AGS before the pandemic hit and talks about how she worked with her ~10,000 employee workforce, mostly based in India, while still serving the needs of her clients.  Challenges certainly yet she also finds that she has been able to attract many more women to leadership by offering flexibility.  Creating opportunities for women to grow into leadership is important to Patrice.  This means providing networking opportunities and giving opportunities to manage a P&amp;L, even if it is a just a sliver of the larger project.  While Patrice loves the complexity of healthcare, she really enjoys taking the complexity out… “it just shouldn’t be this hard!”.  She also spends a lot of time with young female founders and finds the enthusiasm and innovative ideas bring her a lot of energy, recognizing that not all the companies work out, and while she applauds all the successes, she also enjoys helping founders work through the needed company pivots.  Patrice provides frank advice for how to deal with leadership challenges which are not always all “unicorns and rainbows” and advises all leaders to remember the importance of the human side of leadership.  Treat people with dignity is just some of her sage advice on this Inspiring Women episode. Patrice describes herself as a high-energy, visionary CEO with a focus on transforming companies for maximum success. I am a strategist and operator who combines keen analytical mindset with willingness to roll up my sleeves and get things done without losing sight of long-term business goals. I am known as a passionate mentor and collaborative leader adept at setting high standards, capable of building and unifying great teams committed to excellence. A versatile business executive, I bring 30 years of healthcare industry experience serving payers, providers, employers, federal/state government agencies, and pharmacy/device manufacturers. You can follow Patrice on LinkedIn. Read the transcript here.

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Patrice Wolfe, CEO of AGS Health, a global revenue cycle technology, analytics and services company.  Patrice was only a few months in at AGS before the pandemic hit and talks about how she worked with her ~10,000 employee workforce, mostly based in India, while still serving the needs of her clients.  Challenges certainly yet she also finds that she has been able to attract many more women to leadership by offering flexibility.  Creating opportunities for women to grow into leadership is important to Patrice.  This means providing networking opportunities and giving opportunities to manage a P&amp;L, even if it is a just a sliver of the larger project.  While Patrice loves the complexity of healthcare, she really enjoys taking the complexity out… “it just shouldn’t be this hard!”.  She also spends a lot of time with young female founders and finds the enthusiasm and innovative ideas bring her a lot of energy, recognizing that not all the companies work out, and while she applauds all the successes, she also enjoys helping founders work through the needed company pivots.  Patrice provides frank advice for how to deal with leadership challenges which are not always all “unicorns and rainbows” and advises all leaders to remember the importance of the human side of leadership.  Treat people with dignity is just some of her sage advice on this Inspiring Women episode. Patrice describes herself as a high-energy, visionary CEO with a focus on transforming companies for maximum success. I am a strategist and operator who combines keen analytical mindset with willingness to roll up my sleeves and get things done without losing sight of long-term business goals. I am known as a passionate mentor and collaborative leader adept at setting high standards, capable of building and unifying great teams committed to excellence. A versatile business executive, I bring 30 years of healthcare industry experience serving payers, providers, employers, federal/state government agencies, and pharmacy/device manufacturers. You can follow Patrice on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricerwolfehealthcare/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>. Read the transcript here.

EP. 71 Resolving challenges:  Focus on the human side

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