July 08, 2025

Theresa Neil – Designing Healthcare That Actually Cares

1 hour 9 minutes

Theresa Neil is reshaping the future of healthcare 🚀, challenging outdated systems 🧠, and championing women’s health innovation when it’s needed most 🌍 — reminding us that the stakes in design have never been higher ❤️.

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Episode Chapters:

00:00 – Why You Can’t "Move Fast and Break Things" in Healthcare

01:15 – Welcome and Introduction

03:03 – From Sous Chef to UX Designer

04:55 – Early Lessons in Tech and Gender Bias

05:22 – Mentorship and the Start of a UX Career

08:41 – Designing Airline Kiosks (Sorry!)

10:47 – Founding Guidea and Finding Her Differentiator

14:09 – Becoming a Women-Owned and Led Company

15:43 – On Becoming a Feminist (and Why It Matters)

17:55 – Calling Out Oprah’s Menopause Awards

23:38 – Why Menopause and Women’s Health Remain Taboo

27:40 – How Sexism Shows Up in Femtech Investment

32:35 – Why VCs Might Not Save Femtech

37:33 – Lioness: Building a Smart Vibrator for Data

43:47 – Empowering Women Through "Spite Tracking"

48:53 – Fighting Medical Gaslighting with Data

51:08 – Redesigning Healthcare Experiences with Empathy

56:57 – Why Patient-Centric Design Is Still Missing

59:55 – Designing for Accessibility and Dignity

1:04:09 – Industrial Design + UX: A Match Made in Medtech

1:05:19 – Why Theresa Believes in the Power of Collective Stories

1:08:14 – Where to Find Theresa

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Who is Theresa Neil?

Theresa Neil is the Founder of Guidea, an award-winning, women-owned and led product design firm specialising in medtech and digital health innovation 🚀.

She has:

Led UX for companies like Roche, Johnson & Johnson, and Cigna

Designed digital health solutions impacting over a billion users worldwide

Launched Femovate, a femtech incubator supporting 28 product launches and 14 clinical trials

Helped startups secure over $100 million in funding

Advocated globally for inclusive design and women's health innovation

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Find Theresa Neil here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresaneil/

Website: https://www.guidea.co/

Femovate: https://www.femovate.com/

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July 08, 2025

Theresa Neil – Designing Healthcare That Actually Cares

1 hour 9 minutes

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Episode Chapters:

00:00 – Why You Can’t "Move Fast and Break Things" in Healthcare

01:15 – Welcome and Introduction

03:03 – From Sous Chef to UX Designer

04:55 – Early Lessons in Tech and Gender Bias

05:22 – Mentorship and the Start of a UX Career

08:41 – Designing Airline Kiosks (Sorry!)

10:47 – Founding Guidea and Finding Her Differentiator

14:09 – Becoming a Women-Owned and Led Company

15:43 – On Becoming a Feminist (and Why It Matters)

17:55 – Calling Out Oprah’s Menopause Awards

23:38 – Why Menopause and Women’s Health Remain Taboo

27:40 – How Sexism Shows Up in Femtech Investment

32:35 – Why VCs Might Not Save Femtech

37:33 – Lioness: Building a Smart Vibrator for Data

43:47 – Empowering Women Through "Spite Tracking"

48:53 – Fighting Medical Gaslighting with Data

51:08 – Redesigning Healthcare Experiences with Empathy

56:57 – Why Patient-Centric Design Is Still Missing

59:55 – Designing for Accessibility and Dignity

1:04:09 – Industrial Design + UX: A Match Made in Medtech

1:05:19 – Why Theresa Believes in the Power of Collective Stories

1:08:14 – Where to Find Theresa

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Who is Theresa Neil?

Theresa Neil is the Founder of Guidea, an award-winning, women-owned and led product design firm specialising in medtech and digital health innovation 🚀.

She has:

Led UX for companies like Roche, Johnson & Johnson, and Cigna

Designed digital health solutions impacting over a billion users worldwide

Launched Femovate, a femtech incubator supporting 28 product launches and 14 clinical trials

Helped startups secure over $100 million in funding

Advocated globally for inclusive design and women's health innovation

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Find Theresa Neil here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresaneil/

Website: https://www.guidea.co/

Femovate: https://www.femovate.com/

======

Subscribe to Brave UX

Like what you heard?

🎙️ Subscribe to Brave UX for more conversations with world-class voices in UX, design, and product leadership. Your support helps others discover the show!

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/brave-ux-with-brendan-jarvis/id1552607805

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7j2ocni6A00fzgHkj6TtCK

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpaceInBetween

Podbean: https://braveux.podbean.com/

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-space-in-between/

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Hosted by Brendan Jarvis:

Brendan Jarvis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/