TRUST Talks: Podcasts from Women's Health Leadership TRUST

TRUST Programming Committee Co-chair Allison O'Connor interviews Experience Happiness Co-founders Nancy O'Brien and Linda Saggau about why you should focus on happiness for yourself and your employees. Linda and Nancy explain the research behind The Happiness Project, and why happiness leads to better health, higher productivity and greater customer satisfaction.

Sharon Gabrielson talks with Jodi Hubler (Managing Director, Lemhi Ventures) and Lisa Suennen (Group Leader, Manatt Ventures). By some measures, more than $30 billion has been invested in Minnesota companies just in the past 5 years. How do VC and equity groups choose companies for investments? How does a company get the attention of a VC? When is it a good idea to take venture capital?

Many women are interested in obtaining a board seat but aren’t sure if they are qualified and don’t know where to start. Women board directors are gaining ground, and companies around the world are benefiting greatly from infusions of fresh talent and insight into their boards. Nearly a third of global S&P 500 boards now include three or more women. In addition, the percentage of companies with three or more women on the board has grown from 19% in 2015 to 29% in 2018. Join Sharon Gabrielson as she speaks with Sheila Ronning, CEO and Founder of Women in the Boardroom, to learn how you can prepare yourself to successfully gain a board seat.

2018 could be described as “the year of disruption,” or the “year of mergers” — which brought together a series of strange partners the likes of which we haven’t seen before in health care. What will the implications be and what can we expect to see in 2019? Join us as we talk to Dr. Lisa Bielamowicz, co-founder and President of Gist Healthcare, a strategic advisory company that provides objective insights and guidance to health care organizations and leaders in a rapidly evolving industry.

Health care was on the minds of voters in 2018. The Women's Health Leadership TRUST brings you this podcast about how the 2018 midterm elections may affect health care.