Under the Sisterhood

Today we’re getting under the hood with Dixie Lincoln-Nichols a mother, daughter, sister, science and health educator with over 25 years of experience, entrepreneur, consultant, and a passionate advocate for women's wellness. She holds an MSEd in Teaching & Learning, and her love, passion, and expertise have led her to partner with several wellness and lifestyle brands. She is a Qigong in...

Today were getting under the hood of Cate Luzio a daughter, sister, friend womens’ advocate and the Founder and CEO of Luminary, a global professional education and networking platform created to uplift, upskill, and propel women and allies through all phases of their professional journey  - from entrepreneurs to those navigating their career path, the Power Middle to the C-suite, those in transit...

Today we’re getting under the hood with Dr. Chris Creatura a NAMS- certified menopause expert, sex educator, and reproductive freedom advocate.  She is the founder and owner of her private practice of Gynecology, Menopause, and Sexual Medicine, and is a Clinical Asst Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill-Cornell Medical College and the only full-time NYC -based Gynecologic Fellow in Fema...

Today we’re getting under the hood with Hanae Bezad a daughter, sister, women’s advocate, impact entrepreneur, international project manager, board advisor, curator, and the author of Being Other, a personal reflection on culture, gender, and identity.  Her expertise spans government and international development institutions, civil society, and business. At the heart of her work lies a keen inter...

Today we’re getting under the hood with Hanneke Willenborg a mother, sister, friend, women’s health and wellness advocate and the CEO of OLLY. Hanneke was born and raised in The Netherlands and now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and their three kids. Hanneke holds an MBA in Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services from University of Groningen in the Nether...

Today we’re getting under the hood of Dr. Somi Javaid a mother, daughter, sister, board-certified OB/GYN, a leading women’s sexual health thought leader, and menopause advocate. She is the Founder and Lead Chief Medical Officer of HerMD, a team on a mission to make women’s healthcare exceptional by educating, advocating for, and empowering patients to take control of their health concerns.  Dr. Ja...

Today we’re honoring Dr. Iris Orbuch our Sister of the Year in Women’s Health. She’s a mother, daughter, sister, women’s advocate, the author of the best-selling ‘Beating Endo How to Reclaim Your Life From Endometriosis’ and prominent subject matter expert in ‘BELOW THE BELT’ a powerful film executively produced by Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Dr. Iris is a fellowship trained endometriosis excision su...

Today we’re honoring Ndidi Nwuneli our Sister of the Year in Sustainability. Ndidi is a mother, daughter, sister, friend, and expert on food ecosystems, entrepreneurship, social innovation, and philanthropy. She has over 25 years of international development experience and is the founder of LEAP Africa and African Food Changemakers. She is also the co-founder of Sahel Consulting Agriculture &...

Today we’re honoring Zarifa Ghafari our Sister of the Year in Women’s Rights.  She’s a mother, daughter, sister, women’s advocate, human rights activist, author, Netflix documentarian and the former Mayor of Maidan Shahr in Afghanistan. Zarifa Ghafari was one of the few Afghan female mayors and was also the youngest to be appointed, at the age of 24. She is known for her efforts to advance women&a...

Today we’re getting under the hood of Jillian Edman a mother, daughter, sister, wife and women’s well-being advocate with over 13+ years of experience in the corporate world and 4 years of entrepreneurship.  Jillian is the Director of Innovation for Vital Start Health, a platform that makes women’s mental well-being a top priority during their perinatal journey and beyond and the Co-founder of The...

Today we’re getting under the hood of Keisha Hickson, a mother, daughter, sister, professional speaker, thought leader, and a passionate advocate for resilience, transformation, and women's empowerment. Her personal journey has been marked by a diagnosis of multiple myeloma and a challenging prognosis, which has fueled her pursuit of a limitless legacy. She firmly believes in living life on y...

Today we’re getting under the hood with Dr. Shieva Ghofrany a mother, daughter, sister, friend, and staunch women’s advocate and board-certified OBGYN practicing for over 25 years now in Stamford, CT. She is the co-founder of TRIBE CALLED V a platform to HELP women learn about ALL of the OBGYN health issues they were never taught. Dr Shieva Ghofrany strives to help people eliminate their fear by b...

Today we're getting Under the Hood of LaToya Dwight a mother, wife, sister, friend, dope auntie, BBA, MSM, RHU, ChCC, REBC, humanitarian, women’s health advocate, driven and highly successful Employee Benefits Consultant hailing from Atlanta, GA by way of New York.      She created and founded The Fibroid Pandemic as an answer to the frustrations she experienced during her tumultuous journey...

Today we’re getting under the hood with Dr. Ndidi Musa a mother, sister, professor and physician who is board certified in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. She is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and a Pediatric Cardiac intensivist at Seattle Children’s Hospital. In addition, she is an executive coach and is the Director of the newly established Internal...

Today we’re getting under the hood with Monica Rassai a daughter, sister, friend, women’s advocate and a difference maker who is passionate about building high-performing teams, solving complex problems, and translating the voices of customers into innovative solutions.  Monica brings more than 30 years of diverse experience to her current role. 25 of these years have been dedicated to leadership...

Today we’re getting Under the Hood of Tamara Taitt a daughter, sister and licensed as a midwife and a marriage and family therapist and currently the Executive Director at the Atlanta Birthing Center. Tamara has a varied background in women’s reproductive health activism and has been working in maternal, infant and child health for the last twenty years. Tamara has a deep interest in the sustainab...

Today we’re getting under the hood of Lisa Kaenzig a mother, daughter, sister, partner, college dean and champion for educational and leadership opportunities for girls and women.  Lisa shares her passion for women’s leadership in her role as Dean of William Smith College at Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS). Lisa has over 30 years of administrative and academic experience, including several...

Today we’re getting under the hood of Nidhi Sharma a mother, daughter, sister, trained Architect with over 15+ years of experience in the corporate world. And the founder of Half-Life To Health a platform that makes health and fitness accessible to every woman in an easy, simple, and sustainable manner. While growing up in India, she witnessed the unequal distribution of responsibilities between m...

Today we’re getting Under the Hood of Naoko Kita a daughter, sister, women’s advocate, a healthcare and femtech innovator, and a founder on a mission for women’s health literacy from Japan.  She is the founder and CEO of Joconne Inc. from Japan. Joconne is a company that aims to create a society where women can live with enough health literacy. She strives to improve women's health literacy a...

Today we’re getting under the hood of Malene Hegenberger a mother, daughter, sister, friend, women’s advocate, innovator, midwife, and founder of Hegenberger Speculum. Malene was educated as a licensed nurse in Denmark in 1998. After working in neonatal care at Kings College Hospital in London, she attended midwifery school in Bergen, Norway, completing her studies in 2002. She worked as a midwife...

Today we’re getting under the hood with Dr. Umbereen S. Nehal a daughter, sister, friend, women’s advocate, MD, MPH an MIT Sloan Fellow MBA candidate, a former Medicaid medical director, and a former Chief Medical Officer for a $100 million, 14-center health agency in NYC. She is currently the CEO and founder of a digital health company HER Heard, incubated at MIT, utilizing generative AI and natu...

Today we’re getting under the hood of Dr. Beth Garner a mother, daughter, sister, Board Certified OBGYN, seasoned strategic- and business-minded executive, and corporate board member with a career-long focus on addressing unmet needs in conditions and issues that affect women’s health and quality of life.  Born and raised in Nigeria, she brings a global view to her work in both the corporate and n...

Today we’re getting under the hood of Dr. Ru Cheng a mother, daughter, sister, wife, aunt, daughter-in-law, ob-gyn physician, clinical researcher, therapeutics developer, women’s health expert, leader, and passionate advocate for women and girls.  Ru Cheng is Director of the Women's Health Innovations team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation where all lives have equal value. She leads...

Today we are celebrating the incredible Francilia Wilkins Rahim for Women Making History. Francilia is a thought leader, a staunch advocate for diversity in procurement, development, and management, and the founder and CEO of RF Wilkins Consultants. and the Founder and CEO of AYO Labs the nation’s first modern-day, African American women-owned accelerator. To date, Francilia has led RFW in raising...

Today we’re getting under the hood of Grace Adipiena from Ghana, Africa. A daughter, sister, friend, women’s advocate, counselor, philanthropist, politician, and a midwife practicing and supporting her community for over 20 years. Grace works at one of the renowned hospitals in the Eastern Region of Ghana the Volta River Authority Hospital Akosombo. The VRA is crucial for the Eastern Region's...