Keiana Cavé is the founder and CEO of Sublima Pharmaceuticals, a startup working to launch the first non-hormonal birth control pill. Keiana describes herself as a 23 year old mad scientist who began doing clinical research in high school after trying many interests and eventually landing on STEM. She is a leader in the women’s health industry, a mentor for young women, and is in partnership with huge brands like OLAY to #FacetheSTEMGap with a goal to double the number of women in STEM and triple the number of women of color in STEM by 2030!

Sydney and Keiana talk:

-the effect of the modern day birth control pill on our health

-how Keiana’s negative experience with birth control led her to innovating the birth control space and creating Sublima

-what a non hormonal birth control would mean for our bodies and the industry

-why we need to be looking at our contraceptives more closely

-the journey of a start up and what it takes

-how to take your BIG dreams to fruition like Keiana

-why you want to be the most obnoxious person in the room

-how to keep your sight on your big goals and not give up before your big break

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Host: @sydneylotuaco

@somethingtosharepodcast

Guest:

@keianacave

@wearesublima

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