Eliza Sternlicht: MediCircle's Cancer Care Revolution

Meg welcomes Eliza Sternlicht, Co-Founder and COO of MediCircle, a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical redistribution startup. Eliza Sternlicht is not only a startup co-founder with a rich history of working to solve medical issues and disparities, she’s a senior in college at Brown University. At such a young age, Eliza already has an enviable resume full of noble causes tackled.Her most recent project is MediCircle, a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical redistributor. They connect unused, unexpired oral cancer medications with charitable clinics where patients can receive them, free of charge.On today’s show, Meg and Eliza discuss Eliza's history of working to solve medical issues and disparities over the course of both her high school and college years; how she and co-founder, Jack Schaeffer, discovered the issue of unused, wasted cancer medication which led to the founding of MediCircle; Danny Worshay's class and book, "See, Solve, Scale," and how it informed MediCircle’s inception; Eliza's rich and varied family endeavors; her advice for young startups; and much more. Further Reading: Brown UniversityBear DensDanny WarshayNelson Center for Entrepreneurship’s Brown Venture PrizeMediCircle Reinvests Winnings Into Pilot ProgramEpisode Credits: The Game-Changing Women of Healthcare is a production of The Krinsky Company. Hosted by Meg Escobosa. Produced by Meg Escobosa, Calvin Marty, Chelsea Ho, and Wendy Nielsen.Edited, engineered, and mixed by Calvin Marty. Theme music composed and performed by Calvin Marty. ©2022 The Krinsky Company