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30. How to advocate for yourself and deepen your understanding of pelvic health with Helen Grimshaw & Kerstin Recker, Co-founders of Peli Health

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With a career spanning over 25 years, Helen is the co-founder of Peli Health, a digital health platform specializing in women's pelvic health. Her extensive expertise encompasses digital advertising, search/AI software, and marketing across various tech sectors, including adtech, legaltech, search AI, and now healthtech. Helen brings valuable experience in driving the successful launch of digital products in global markets.


Kerstin Recker is a femtech founder and a passionate advocate for equitable technology. With a track record of scaling successful ventures. Having navigated the world of Fortune 500 companies and startups, Kerstin brings a wealth of experience to her role as the co-founder of Peli Health, a groundbreaking centralized pelvic health platform. Her expertise spans diverse sectors, including media and entertainment, search, AI, ed tech and health tech.


What you'll learn in this episode:

  • Transitioning between different career fields is possible and knowing that your skills are transferrable across sectors
  • How expanded understanding about pelvic health can empower individuals to make informed decisions and explore a wider range of resources and support options
  • Why affordability and accessibility are the biggest challenge in accessing pelvic health care and treatment
  • Creating a more supportive and inclusive environment for those suffering pelvic health issues
  • Ongoing initiatives and destigmatisation efforts surrounding pelvic health issues
  • Why we need to encourage women to educate themselves and advocate for their overall well-being
  • The beauty of embracing freedom and making an empowered choice for yourself


    • Learn more about Kerstin and Helen and Peli Health:

    • https://pelihealth.com/
      • https://www.instagram.com/pelihealth
        • https://www.linkedin.com/company/pelihealth


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                Rebekah Lloyd is a women’s health consultant, fractional healthcare executive, and founder of TIL. TIL is a women’s health consultancy committed to advancing the future of women’s health through interest, investment and innovation. Rebekah is a sought after expert and advisor in the field of women’s health and healthcare as a result of her work, including advising UK Parliament, being the first and only women’s health Expert-in-Residence at Imperial College London, and hosting a first-of-its-kind international conference on the Future of Endometriosis and Women’s Health. She has been involved in launching, advising, and collaborating with some of the world’s leading global health organisations and brands, start-ups, and research institutions, has been featured internationally including The Guardian, BBC and Nasdaq, and is host of the This Independent Life podcast. 


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