This week’s guest is a leader of a company that’s a huge victory for womankind. Dr. Janet Choi is the Chief Medical Officer of Progyny, who provides comprehensive fertility, family building, and women’s health benefits for a global workforce. Hear how they’ve expanded their family building benefits over the years, the types of fertility benefits they offer, how they sell these women’s health benefits to employers, the impressive feedback from physicians in their network, and how they find healthcare providers to work with. Tune in to this episode to spread the availability of life-changing fertility, family building, and women’s health benefits.

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Dr. Janet Choi

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Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Women’s health is so complicated. We are frustrated we don’t see more fundamental research in women’s health. This week’s guest is changing that. Katie Schubert, President & CEO of the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR), is a national thought leader dedicated to advancing women’s health and promoting research on sex differences to optimize women’s health. Hear how SWHR chooses what to research in women’s health, how they approach generational areas of interest like environmental toxins, how the organization is funded, how long it takes to change policy on women’s health, and the signs of progress. Tune in to this episode to make women’s health mainstream.

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Katie Schubert

Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR)

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

There have been plenty of advancements in women’s healthcare & sex ed over the years. The reality is, we still have such a looooooooooooong way to go. That’s the focus of Dr. Maria Sophoclese, a Gynecologist, Women’s Health Advocate, Menopause Problem Solver, Documentarian, and Author of “The Bedroom Gap: Rewrite the Rules and Roles of Sex in Midlife.” Hear what she learned speaking with patients every day, how we can modernize both women’s healthcare & sex ed, the staggering stats about sex ed in the US today, why the porn industry is still so incredibly biased towards men, and what healthcare workers can do to improve the lives of women. Tune in to this episode to advance healthcare for women & sex ed for all.

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The Bedroom Gap: Rewrite the Rules and Roles of Sex in Midlife

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Women’s Healthcare of Princeton

What if you could rapidly relieve the symptoms of common vaginal infections like Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) & Candidiasis (Thrush) in the comfort of your own home? That is becoming a reality thanks to this week’s guests, Ella Harris, Founder & CEO, and Dr. Sonal Pendharkar Kulkarni, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer of UVISA. Hear how UV light can destroy only the bad bacteria in vaginal infections and support the regrowth of good bacteria. You will learn how the UVISA device works, the company’s focus on user experience & comfort when it comes to vaginal health, and what’s next for UVISA as a women’s healthcare company. Tune in to this episode to have an up close look at a new era of vaginal infection care.

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Ella Harris

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UVISA

There are many routes you can go to live a healthier, longer life. This week’s guest, Dr. Bobbie Kumar, wants you to use the treatments right for you. Bobbie is the Physician Founder & Director of MOOV and Director of Clinical Transformation at Inflect. Hear what’s actually important when it comes to longevity, the patient journey with MOOV, how weight loss concerns tie to holistic healthcare, the limitations with traditional healthcare models, and how longevity care can reduce burnout. Tune in to this episode to help more people live healthier for longer.

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Dr. Bobbie Kumar

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FemTechnology

Imagine if you could always count on your meds via same-day pickup or free home delivery. You can, thanks to this week’s guest, Monica Cepak. She’s the CEO of Wisp, the largest women's telehealth company in the US, serving over 1.5 million patients across all 50 states. Hear how Wisp delivers prescriptions within hours, how the company balances cost & quality, how leadership has stayed disciplined with its spend, and how they use patient feedback for healthcare product innovation, while simultaneously building an integrated healthcare ecosystem. Tune in to this episode to learn how Monica Cepak at Wisp is building meaningful solutions in women’s healthcare.

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Monica Cepak

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Mastermind Behavior

1 in 3 women deal with bladder leaks, with stress incontinence being the most common type of urinary incontinence. Most people & companies don’t talk about it. This week’s guest, Cntrl+ Founder Karen Brunet, created the most effective, comfortable, and reusable bladder support available for active women. Hear the top triggers for stress incontinence, how bladder leaks impact your confidence & physical activity levels, how Cntrl+ provides bladder support, how often you should wear it, and their focus on consumer safety & ease of use. Tune in to this episode to normalize the conversation around bladder leaks & bladder support.

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Karen Brunet

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Cleveland Clinic

Mayo Clinic

So many unmet needs - so many opportunities for meaningful solutions. Given the number of potentially game-changing start-ups in the FemTech & Women’s Health spaces, we need to support these startups the best we can. That’s exactly what this week’s guest, Theresa Neil, does as Founder & CEO of Femovate - the largest global design program for early-stage FemTech startups. Hear why FemTech startups can benefit from design & research support and how we can meet women’s health needs today. Learn how Femovate selects the startups it partners with, the insights Theresa is gleaning working across sectors, and some of the most exciting innovations in the women’s healthcare space today. Tune in to this episode to support the next great women’s health innovations.

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Femovate

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Theresa Neil

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)