Mandy Major is a recognized entrepreneur and healthcare operator. After 15 years in media, she became a certified doula, built one of the first telehealth doula startups in the U.S., Major Care, and then exited to Assured Health Partners. In addition to a master’s degree from Columbia University, Mandy is a trained Scrum master and holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from Purdue University — expertise that fuels her work in scaling companies via strategic growth, operational development and process improvement. She recently launched The Startup Doula to help founders build sustainable companies without burning out through 1:1 consulting and workshops.

During this episode, we discuss:

• Mandy’s career journey, from working in media to becoming a doula, launching and exiting a startup, and offering consulting
• How she bootstrapped and grew her startup, Major Care
• A difficult fundraising experience with her startup
• The importance of resilience as a founder
• What it was like to get acquired
• Why it’s important to prevent burnout

And more. Tune into this episode as we dive into all things startups!