FemTech Focus

Dr. Amy Divaraniya is the co-founder & CEO of OOVA, a fertility tracking kit that allows couples to measure, track and predict ovulation cycles from home. Dr. Divaraniya has a PhD in Biomedical Sciences with a focus in Genetics and Genomics from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. In this episode we discussed how Oova works, the progesterone and luteinizing hormones and empowering women with their own fertility knowledge.

Check out Oova at www.oova.life

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Marsha Stephanson is the founder & CEO of Cater to Mom, a monthly subscription box catered to the needs of moms during their fourth trimester, better known as postpartum. Their subscription boxes include monthly recovery essentials such as beauty or bath products, healthy snacks, books, self care tips and helpful postpartum care resources. Marsha is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, a degreed HR professional, an entrepreneur and she earned her BA from Ashford University in Human Resources Management. Cater to Mom was featured on Stories of Austin for highlighted Austin Entrepreneurs and won first place at the FordFund Pitch Competition 2019. In this episode we discussed Marsha's own struggle with postpartum depression, PTSD and what parents need & can expect postpartum.

Check out Cater to Mom at www.catertomom.com

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Terri Hanson Mead is an experienced IT consultant, expert witness, angel investor, startup advisor, podcaster, YouTuber, and award-winning author of Piloting Your Life. Her award-winning book Piloting Your Life was written to embolden women over the age of 40 to take the controls and be the pilots in their own lives. Terri has spent over 20 years working in and with biotech, medical device, diagnostic and digital health companies on IT strategy, IT compliance, data integrity, and business/technology alignment to meet corporate objectives. She earned her BS & MBA from California Sate University-Hayward and also has a commercial pilot helicopter license. In this episode we discussed angel investing to expand the power and influence of women, how COVID-19 affects women and leveraging midlife as an opportunity, not a crisis.

Check out Terri's website at www.terrihansonmead.com

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Keira Kotler is the CEO & Founder of Everviolet, an adaptive lingerie company that designs with the changes in a woman’s body following treatment for breast cancer and other meaningful life events in mind. Their lingerie are not only comfortable and functional but are also beautiful pieces of intimate apparel. Keira is a creative at heart, with a MFA in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute and has previously worked as a marketing professional. On this episode, Keira shares her journey after being diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40, Everviolet's mission with sustainability and developing products that adapt to women's ever-changing needs. Keira & Everviolet have been featured on top media platforms such as, Business Insider, Forbes and Create & Cultivate.

Check out Everviolet at www.everviolet.com

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Marija Butkovic is the Founder & CEO of Women of Wearables, a leading global organisation aiming to support, connect and mentor women and diverse groups in wearable tech, fashion tech, health tech and IoT with more than 20,000 members located across the globe. Marija is a digital marketing & business consultant and Forbes contributor who has worked across a range of projects in different industry sectors, including legal, journalism, tech, IoT, wearable tech and fashion tech. She has been featured in Forbes, TechCrunch, The Next Web, Huffington Post, was selected as one of the Most Influential Women in UK tech, Top 100 Influencers on Gender Equality & Diversity and Top STEM Entrepreneurs by Onalytica. We discussed women-centered design, what are wearables and data privacy in women's health research.

Check out Women of Wearables at www.womenofwearables.com

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Colleen Fisher Tully is a freelance writer and editor. She writes content for magazine media, lifestyle websites, agencies and business clients (B2B and B2C). Her portfolio includes longform articles, web articles, ghostwriting, white papers, advertorial, blog posts, e-newsletters, landing pages, display copy, press releases, product descriptions and SEO. She has contributed numerous articles to Leafly with topics ranging from the history of cannabis in women's health to cannabis as medicine in ancient Egypt. We discussed the history of CBD in women's health, it's use for women's health, the current state of CBD use.

Check out Colleen's CBD-related articles here: www.leafly.com/news/author/colleen-fisher-tully

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Sylvia Kang is the Co-Founder & CEO of Mira, a women's health monitoring platform with that tracks cycles, predicts ovulation, monitors fetal health, measures ovarian reserve and detects menopause at home. Sylvia earned her BS in Bioengineering from the University of Pittsburgh, MS in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University and MBA from the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management. She has extensive experience in P&L general management and has worked in product director roles in a Fortune 500 life science company. Mira's fertility racker is clinically validated with 99% accuracy and has won the Best Startup of CES 2018 by Tom’s Guide and Finalist company of 2018 TechCrunch Disrupt SF Battlefield. We discussed all things hormones, the social stigma of infertility and when should people start tracking their fertility.

Check out Mira by visiting www.miracare.com

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Liz Klinger is the Co-Founder & CEO of Lioness, a sexual health & wellness startup home to the Lioness Smart Vibrator, the first and only vibrator to improve orgasms through biofeedback and data. The Lioness Smart Vibrator was developed from over half a decade of research and development with sex researchers, doctors and analyzing 50,000+ orgasms. It has also won multiple Best of awards at CES, the Women's Health Innovation Spotlight, and was a finalist for Last Gadget Standing. Liz graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and previously worked in the finance and sex toy industry prior to starting Lioness. We discussed improving orgasms through biofeedback and data, whether sextech is considered femtech and the life-sized vulva sculptures.

Check out Lioness by visiting www.lioness.io

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Dr. Fahimeh Sasan the founding OB/GYN of Kinbody, a fertility & family-building clinic that is making it more accessible, intuitive, and empowering – for all. They serve patients and employers in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and nationally online and through their partner clinics. Dr. Sasan completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC and has been practicing and delivering clinical excellence for 12 years. She was rated one of NY Times Top Doctors in 2016 and 2017 and is passionate about helping women better understand their fertility and their options for the future. We discussed why employers should care about fertility benefits, transparency in healthcare and supporting the LGBTQ community's family needs.

Check out Kindbody by visiting www.kindbody.com

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Christina Vanvuren is the Founder & CEO of Future of Femtech, a lifestyle wellness community for women’s health and femtech leaders. Christina is a mother, Navy veteran, and crisis counselor at Crisis Text Line. She is currently studying for a trauma-informed yoga instructor certification, as well as completing an intensive leadership program through Co-Active Training Institute. We discussed pivoting during COVID-19, the Wellness & Self-Care Summit and womxn's mental health.

Check out Future of Femtech by visiting www.futureoffemtech.com

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