The Women in HealthTech Show

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Kayleigh Hartigan, VP and Chief of Staff at HealthHero.  We talk about her varied career in policy, finance and health tech, her side hustle - Fertility Mapper, her work at HealthHero and the future of health tech post-covid. Find Kayleigh on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayleigh-hartigan-2bb3bb10/?originalSubdomain=uk The Wom...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Christina Nesheva, CEO and co-founder of Officinae Bio . We talk about being a pioneer, how to build successful teams, Christina's book - The Entrepreneur's BattleBook, and the challenge of designing health tech for patients with long term conditions. Find out more about Officinae Bio on their website www.officinae.bio Buy Christina's bo...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Rosie Kaur from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. We talk about Rosie's journey from GP to Commissioner to Clinical Lead for Telehealth, the challenges of operating a telehealth system during a pandemic, and the future of telehealth and the NHS. Connect with Rosie on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/rosie-kaur-27804454/ Find out more abou...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Elina Naydenova CEO and Co-Founder of Feebris. We talk about building courage and resilience through mentors, partnering with the NHS, coping with digital inequality and operating at the edge of your capabilities. Elina mentions the book Solve for Happy by Mo Gawdat Find out more about Feebris on their website www.feebris.com The Women i...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Lisa Emery, Chief Transformation Innovation and Digital Officer, NHS Sussex. We talk about her career from lab scientist to digital change specialist, being an innovator in the NHS, how private technology companies can best approach NHS partnerships, and the importance of networks. Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/lisa...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Tara Donnelly, Chief Digital Officer of NHSX. Tara is an experienced CEO and Director with a rich history of working in healthcare, the voluntary sector and think tanks. We talk about her career in NHS management before moving into Digital, the exciting changes that technology are bringing to home care through Virtual Wards, and Tara's t...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Naomh McElhatton Co-founder and CEO of Stimul.ai. Naomh is a successful entrepreneur with a number of exits under her belt. With vast experience in selling into global markets, Naomh is responsible for driving the strategic planning, business development and identifying export markets for Stimul.ai. Naomh's role is to build positive rela...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Deepali Nangia, an investor and mentor for early-stage startups in tech with a focus on female enterprise. Deepali is a Venture Partner at Speedinvest, an Atomico Angel and Co-Founder Alma Angels. We talk about the challenges of working in investment as an immigrant woman, how to the right investment for your business, and why building a...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Kelly Hudson, marketing consultant and Chief Strategy Officer at Lilli. With over 20 years of experience, Kelly is an accomplished senior C-Suite Business Strategist who has extensive impact in growing and building successful and sustainable business models. We talk about being an authentic woman in the workplace, building a successful r...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Racheal Grimaldi, co-founder and CEO of Card Medic. CardMedic is an innovative and multi award-winning website and app designed to improve communication between healthcare staff and patients, across any barrier – whether that's visual, hearing or cognitive impairment, a language barrier, or PPE (personal protective equipment). It encompa...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Jodi Neuhauser. Jodi is the CEO of Ovaterra, the first intelligent fertility platform that recommends fertility products and services based on where you are in your journey. Ovaterra also has their own line of patented nutraceutical and CPG products to support reproductive health. She is Co-Founder of Allo Fertility, Founder of Reneu Fer...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Marija Butkovic, the founder and CEO of Women of Wearables . Marija is a blogger and Forbes contributor and regularly writes about diversity, startups, emerging technologies, and female-led entrepreneurship. We talk about Marija's journey from law to health tech, the community she has built with Women of Wearables, and diversity in healt...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Cheryl Behr and Cindy Moy of Voorsdatter Ltd. about their app - mySysters. mySysters is a social and self-care mobile app to help women manage perimenopause and menopause. Women can track symptoms, print a chart of what they've tracked, and share advice with other women in discussion forums. We talk about how they found themselves in the...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Dr. Alexandra Goncalves, Chief Medical Officer, Precision Diagnosis for Phillips. Dr. Goncalves is a cardiologist with business acumen and an extensive record of multi-disciplinary collaborations spanning the globe, as educator, author, editor, clinical researcher and thought leader. We talk about Dr. Goncalves' career to date, what made...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Sara Campin, founder of the Nourish app - a phone app that offers bite-sized moments of calm and well-being for busy mums. We talk about meeting the needs of parents who may not access care within the NHS, the challenges of developing and funding the app, and Sara's vision for the company. Connect with Sara on Linked In or visit the Nour...

Katherine Ward is Chief Commercial Officer and MD, UK and Europe for Healthy.io a digital healthcare startup leveraging smartphone and cloud technology to offer access to the benefits of colour-based healthcare and medical imaging.   Katherine has worked in healthcare for over 25 years. She worked 15 years in the NHS in both provider and payer roles and spent 11 years with UnitedHealth Group where...

Jason is CEO and Executive Director of Ori Biotech, an industrial automation business aiming to endow patients with access to life-saving cell and gene therapies (CGTs). His deep knowledge of the UK, US, and EU healthcare markets is the product of almost twenty years of work in the healthcare sector. He has previously served as a Senior Consultant at Campbell Alliance (now inVentiv Health Consulti...

Dr Lorin Gresser is the CEO of Dem Dx, an award-winning AI healthcare company based in London. The company's CE certified clinical diagnostic platform, developed in consultation with over 200 medical experts, enables frontline practitioners to diagnose, identify necessary tests and present recommendations for further care before the patient sees a doctor.   The Dem Dx platform is 22% more accurate...

Rebecca George, OBE FBCS Managing Partner, Government and Public Services, NSE, Deloitte LLP and President - BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT   Rebecca leads Deloitte's Public Sector practice across 25 countries in Europe and the Middle East. She is responsible for the work Deloitte does across the Public Sector including Health and Social Care, Education, Transport, Defence, National Security,...

My guest today is Shona D'Arcy, Founder & CEO of Kids Speech Labs, an innovative Irish company which helps children with speech and language difficulties and their therapists.   Shona is a Digital Health Expert and has worked on all aspects of developing and validating digital health solutions in a range of clinical domains: * Remote, speech based cognitive assessments for older adults * A smart i...

On investing in health tech and more   Today my guest is Pam Garside. Pam has her own management consultancy, Newhealth, specialising in organisational strategy and development in health care, and is a Fellow of the Judge Business School of the University of Cambridge. She works extensively with boards of a wide range of health care organisations on strategy, governance and leadership issues and a...

Angel Academe is a fast-growing and award-winning angel network. Their angel investors are entrepreneurs, senior professionals and people enjoying portfolio careers. Most of them are women, but men who want to be part of a diverse network are also very welcome.   They invest in ambitious and highly scalable technology businesses with at least 1 woman on the founding team. They believe that to help...

Anna Starynska is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cardiolyse, a company with a vision to provide the best prognostic tools for managing heart health and leading the prediction of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), chronic fatigue, and burnout.   Anna has a Masters in Computer & Data Science and has more than 25 years of experience in leading multinational complex projects, such as the European Commission in...

Bernie Piscopo   Bernie Piscopo is a Client Services Executive at BOB.health . BOB is a free learning platform for the NHS that helps health and social care staff tell stories about change; from improvement and innovation introduction, through to collaborative working and culture.   In this episode I talk to Bernie about her studies and career, why an unexpected medical visit in Japan led her to w...

Dame Julie Moore DBE was the Chief Executive of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust from 2006 to 2018. UHB is widely regarded as a pioneering hospital in terms of digital innovation.   In this episode I talk to Dame Julie about her incredible career, how she dealt with challenges along the way, why she had a strategic focus on innovation in her Trust, what health tech companies sh...