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Inspiring Women with Laurie McGraw — 259 episodes
CTO at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services talks about DEATH! - Susannah Fox!
CEO Ending the 5-Year Diagnostic Odyssey for Kids With Genetic Disease!
Why Your Title Doesn't Mean You Have Power in VC
The Doctor Who Left Medicine to Fix Venture Capital - Rebecca Mitchell!
50% Of Patients Have Uncontrolled Blood Pressure! Dr. Eve Cunningham
She Left GOOGLE X to Fix a Crisis 20 Million Teens Face | Obi Felten, Flourish Labs
Every CEO is one of four types under pressure. Most don't know theirs | Caroline Stokes
Top 10 Business Thinker: Why Growth Feels Slowest Exactly When It's Fastest
The Executive On Learning To Ask For It, After A 30-Year Career! - Lori Prestesater
From Wall Street To Hospital President Without An MBA: The Nurse Who Kept Saying Yes | Kelly Nierstedt
This Executive Ran Businesses At HP, Philips, IBM With 1 Rule! - Tracy Byers
The Woman Managing $1 Billion: The Gender Wealth Gap No One Talks About
The Harvard-Trained Doctor Who Walked Away From Academia and Built a Company: Dr. Uché Blackstock
A 6-Month Wait For A Specialist Is The New Normal": The CEO Fixing The Physician Shortage | Michellene Davis
Women get Less Than 2% Of Funding, but This is the HACK! - Dr. Amber Hill
The Hidden Disease 40% Of Americans Are Living - Alexandra Drane
The Microsoft Health & Life Sciences COO: The AI Quietly Rewiring Healthcare
The Lie That Held A Generation Of Women Back - Dr. Veronica Mallett
Why Only 2% of VC Goes to Women!
Stop Waiting To Be Invited Into The Boardroom - Meme Stokes Callnin
The $15M Program, The 13,000 Calls, And The One Patient Who Changed Everything: Dr. Sandy Chung On Fixing American Healthcare
The Game No One Teaches Women in Male-Dominated Industries | Julie Zuraw
Curiosity Expert: What We Completely GET WRONG about Curiosity!
From Journalist To Billion-Dollar CEO: How Kate Ryder Built The World's Largest Virtual Clinic For Women
Heart Disease Kills More Women Than All Cancers Combined! The Truth About Women's Hearts Nobody Is Talking About || Sarah Lux, Sandy Goldstein
She Advised The U.S. Secretary Of Health. Then Became CPO Of A Multi Billion Dollar Health Plan.
5 Years Of Inspiring Women: The Leadership Lessons That Changed Everything
From Quitting Nursing 2 Semesters Before Graduating to Managing Benefits for 50,000 People | Jessica Palacios
Managing Healthcare Benefits For 215,000 People, What The Job Actually Looks Like | Laura Tauber
Leading 60,000 people: A Blueprint For Female Leadership In Global Business || Kristy Whitehurst
The Toxic Truth About 'Healthy' Eating: A Dietitian’s Confession - Caroline Susie || Ep. 234
Healthcare Executive's 2026 message to all Women! EP. 233
Reinventing Success as a Product Leader and Mom || EP.232
CVS’ Chief Medical Officer on Simplifying Healthcare for 9,000 Communities || EP.231
From Physical Therapist to COO: Beth Ratliff on Systems, Survival, and Strategic Vulnerability || EP.230
From Bedside to Boardroom: Kristi Henderson on Building Healthcare's Future || EP.229
How to turn your "failed" projects into your biggest career advantage || EP.228
From Caregiver to CEO: Building Bold Solutions for Aging || EP.227
Lifting As You Climb: Ambassador Shefali Razdan-Duggal on Service, Sacrifice, and Success || EP.226
How a Physician CMO Transformed Her Leadership by Unlearning Medicine's Biggest Lie || EP.225
The CFO Who Turned 'Dictator' Into Strategic Visionary || EP.224
The Disney Benefits Leader Who Calibrates Before She Acts || EP.223
The Founder Who Ignored Imposter Syndrome and Built a Global Fertility Empire || EP.222
More Older Adults Than Children by 2035: This Foundation CEO is Racing Against Time || EP.221
The Cancer Survivor Revolutionizing Cancer Care with AI and Human Touch || Ep.220
Creating Your Own Roadmap When You're Always the First with Dr. Mitzi Krockover || EP.219
Breaking the Mold When Women Lead with Julia Boorstin || EP.218
From Counting Clicks to Shaping AI Policy: Inside Healthcare's Policy Powerhouses || EP.217
Working Mom Secret: Why Some Weeks Work Wins and That's Okay || EP.216
Building Your Own Table: A Latinx CEO Transforms Healthcare Access || EP.215
Why This CEO Says Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone || EP.214
The Question Successful Women Never Stop Asking: "What's Next?" || EP.213
The Math That Changed Everything: Why This Physician Left Practice for Maximum Impact || EP.212
From Olympian to CEO to Record-Breaker at 62: Joetta on Endless Reinvention || EP.211
Your Confidence Problem is Actually an Experience Problem - This Is How to Fix It || EP.210
Why Gen Z Is Choosing Influencer Careers Over Healthcare—And What It Means for Your Health || EP.209
Catching Cancer Early: Susan Tousi's Quest to Save Lives with a Simple Blood Test || EP.208
Why Do 80% of People Choose to Work Through Cancer? With Gina Jacobson || EP.207
What Happens When a Cancer Diagnosis at 17 Shapes Your Entire Career? With Rae McMahan || EP.206
How One Labor Leader Transformed 30,000 Lives Through the Power of Empowerment, with Brenda Munoz || EP.205
Two Kenyans Unite to Bridge Medicine's Most Dangerous Gap With Amee Devani || EP.204
From Polarization to Grievance: Why Trust in Healthcare Is At a Breaking Point - Courtney Gray Haupt || EP.203
Why Your Biggest "Failure" Might Be Your Greatest Career Catalyst with Colleen Bowman || EP.202
How Does Personal Tragedy Shape One Of The Most Powerful Women In Healthcare? w/Karen Lynch || EP. 201
What Happens When Women Stop Waiting for a Seat—and Build the Whole Table? || EP. 200
What Happens When Behavioral Science Meets a Mother on a Mission? With Kathleen Ellmore || EP. 199
How Far Would You Go to Prevent Another Loss? Carissa Rollins Went All In || EP. 198
How Adaptability Can Be Your Greatest Leadership Strength || EP. 197
Speak Louder or Shut Up? Rita Johnson-Mills on What Happens When DEI Becomes Too Controversial || EP. 196
Tia Newcomer on turning caregiver overwhelm into community action || EP. 195
Remembering Your Why: Dr. Rice’s Guide to Purposeful Leadership || EP. 194
Drop the ‘empowerment’, get rid of bureaucracy instead: Jessica Neal, former Netflix talent officer, on getting back to work || EP. 193
The Work Isn’t Done: Margaret ‘Peggy’ O’Kane on Quality, Data, and Driving Change || EP. 192
This nutritionist is now leading monster teams as an HR Leader. Colleen Bowman shares her unconventional journey to the top. || EP. 191
Women, Healthcare & Affordability: Courtney Gray Haupt on Trust in a Divisive World & the Employer’s Role || EP. 190
Rooted in Heritage, Driven to Lead, Serving Her Community: Brenda Munoz is an Inspiring Woman || EP. 189
Rae McMahan on Choosing a Different Path || EP. 188
Breaking Cancer Stigma at Work: Gina Jacobson’s Inspiring Journey and Mission || EP. 187
Revolutionizing Mental Health: Obi Felten’s Mission to Empower a Million Peer Supporters || EP. 186
Engineering Healthcare’s Future: Bree Bush on AI-Powered Command Centers || EP. 185
Women Healthcare Leaders for Progress Standing Tall || EP. 184
75M kids in the country deserve healthcare. Ellen DaSilva and Summer Health are providing just that || EP. 183
Go Faster…You Can Always Slow Down Later. Lessons from the Home[ward] Grown Mentorship Program || EP. 182
From Yes to Heck Yes with Leslie Snavely || EP. 181
Deborah Di Sanzo decided early that she wanted to change the world. Innovation means making a difference || EP. 180
The Many Detours of the Yellow Brick Road with Dr. Abbey Vandersall || EP. 179
The Inspiring Women of Public Radio || EP. 178
Chapter Next with Miriam Paramore || EP. 177
US Congresswoman and Democratic Whip Katherine Clark: Women are on the Ballot and Your Voice Matters || EP. 176
Treating misinformation with Dr. Geeta Nayyar, author of Dead Wrong at HLTH 2024 || EP. 175
Domestic Violence and Breaking the Cycle with Rebecca Darr || EP. 174
Leading the American Cancer Society and Transforming Cancer Care with Dr. Karen Knudsen || EP. 173
Navigating End-of-Life Care with Jessica McClory, CEO & Founder of Guaranteed || EP. 172
Healthcare Innovation: A Conversation with Rebekah Swain || EP. 171
Leading with Purpose: Insights from Michelle Fitz-Henley || EP. 170
Camille Wright on Being a Servant Leader || EP. 169
Tiffany Gamblin on Bridging AI with Human Interaction || EP. 168
From Title IX to Behind the HR Desk: Dr. Kayla Randolph’s Leadership Insights || EP. 167
Creativity, Impact, and Empowering Human Resources Leaders with Lana Krasnyansky || EP. 166
Trailblazers Drs. Marjorie Rallins and Holly Miller leading the way to interoperability || EP. 165
Celebrating Pride with Melissa Bell || EP. 164
We Don’t Need to Pathologize Messiness. Drs. Sipra Laddha and Jenny Schneider on the Home[ward] Grown Mentorship Series || EP. 163
Jami Youmans on the importance of a strong network. || EP. 162
“It has to be us.” Denielle DeWynter on making time for the next generation of women leaders. || EP. 161
Kristin Rodriguez on Guiding the Hero’s Journey || EP. 160
Innovation Leader. Mid-Careerist. Happy Mother’s Day Emily Fry!! || EP. 159
Michelle Wright: Payer executive. Mom, first and foremost. || EP. 158
Staying sharp with Nadine Hauf || EP. 157
On Being ReWired… with Karen Walker Johnson || EP. 156
Carla Harris and Calling a Thing a Thing || EP. 155
Change Can be Overwhelming. Judy Goldberg on bringing the Wonder into a Major Shift || EP. 154
Making mentorship, menteeship, and sponsorship really work. Dr. Jenny Schneider with Nikita Singareddy and Cydney Kim|| EP. 153
Placing her bet. Cheryl Capps on inventing Supply Chain and what this means for innovation today. || EP. 152
Care, Cost, and Cliff. Stephanie Mercado on the state of quality in healthcare. || EP. 151
Black History is American History. Measuring investment success by societal progress. Oh, and tennis…with Candace Richardson. || EP. 150
Dr. BCW discusses bias in healthcare. || EP. 149
Dr. Nishi Rawat on the opioid crisis: Let’s just do what works. || EP. 148
Giving Voice to the Voiceless. Nicquel Terry Ellis has found her calling. || EP. 147
Telling the category story. Naomi Allen on building Brightline || EP. 146
Food isn’t LIKE medicine. It IS medicine… Dr. Robin Berzin talks root cause medicine. || EP. 145
Relief in store for those suffering from chronic pain. Jennie Shulkin on why she created Override. || EP. 144
Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Lori Evans Bernstein, CEO and Co-Founder of Caraway Health at HLTH 2023. || EP. 143
Raising the Bar for Women’s Healthcare: The Badass Women of Iron Health || EP. 142
Kathy Kaluhiokalani on innovation and impact (the equation of high growth companies that deliver within larger health systems is where the magic happens) || EP. 141
Rachael Jones on the Calling of Leadership. And it starts with Grit and Grace || EP. 140
Brenda Schmidt discusses the spectrum of healthcare innovation and creating value at every stage. || EP. 139
Chelsea Clinton IS an Inspiring Woman || EP. 138
Kicking off HLTH 2023 with Lisa Suennen’s Hot Takes || EP. 137
Headwinds and opportunities. 2023 State of play for women in leadership with Elisabetta Bartoloni || EP. 136
Magic and possibilities. Deepthi Bathina on the launch of RhythmX AI || EP. 135
#Road to HLTH 2023 with Joy Rios of HIT Like a Girl || EP. 134
Marta Ronquillo Newhart on the Power of Story Telling (and it’s all in the family) || EP. 133
Pro tips for navigating hybrid work and other sound advice from Morgan Diaz || EP. 131
WBL Series with Priya Bathija, Jhaymee Tynan, & Phoebe Yang: Diversity is Core to Business Excellence || EP. 129
WBL Series with Tuyet DesJean: On Being More Than || EP. 128
WBL Series with Dr. Katherine Saunders: The Complex Reality of Obesity Medicine || EP. 127
WBL Series with Mary Flipse: The Next Generation of Women Leaders Can Be Found Here || EP. 126
WBL Series with Tesha Montgomery: Learning is Self-Care || EP. 125
WBL Series with Sara Ratner and Sarah Richardson: Leaders with Purpose || EP. 124
WBL Series with Ulya Khan: Playing It Safe Won’t Lead You to the C Suite || EP. 123
EP. 121 Inna Plumb on Being Fearless. Calculated, Cautious Risk Taking.
EP. 119 Sometimes you need to leave basecamp to find the trail…. Leanna Clark and the Girl Scouts’ DreamLab
EP. 118 The Grit and Growth Mindset that led to Making Work Work: Insights from HR Leader Deb Bubb
EP. 117 Everything, Everywhere, but NOT All at Once
EP.116 State of play of AI/ML in healthcare. A discussion with Dr. Suchi Saria.
EP. 115 | Joanne Mizell left retirement to tackle healthcare complexity with a new care delivery model
EP. 114 From New York to Montana: Gen Z / Millennial Perspectives on Choosing Non-Profit Work Post-COVID
EP. 113 From Congress to the Private Sector: Lessons Learned from Rachel Snyder Good
EP. 112 Innovating in Medicaid to provide health for all.
EP. 111 An optimistic new year begins with a new vision for healthcare
EP. 110 You are not alone. Embrace your community.
EP. 109 Never be afraid of being fired.
EP. 108 Doctor. Mom. Now Researcher and Entrepreneur. A race against time and all odds for Lucy.
EP. 107 Thank you for your service.
EP. 106 Flipping the script in maternity care. The ultimate population health.
EP. 105 Needed: More innovation, more disruption….with evidence please….
EP. 104 Enough advice already!! We need checks!! Brittany Barreto on the state of play in FemTech
EP. 103 Life inflection points and making an impact
EP. 102 Julia Chang does not believe in gender limitations.
EP. 101 There is no health without health equity
EP. 100 MENTORING SERIES: Mom, our first mentor.
EP. 99 Inclusive cultures start with making people feel like they belong
EP. 98 MENTORING SERIES: Drs. Paneez Khoury and Parker Ruhl Structures need to change for women in medicine to have a fair shot
EP. 97 When you are “the only”: Carla Smith’s NEVER and ALWAYS principles
EP. 96 Competence was a given. Confidence took a thoughtful plan.
EP. 95 Forget the side hustle. This millennial only pursues side passions.
EP. 94 Improving maternal mortality. Start with empowering greatness.
EP. 93 Changing the status quo means required and measured change, says Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford “As a black woman, I don’t turn off my blackness…”
EP. 92 Fortitude and grit personified
EP. 91 Engaging Employees: Building the Intersystems’ Women’s Network
EP. 90 Want to build a business? Start with Google.
EP. 89 Addicted to start-ups!
EP. 88 Narrowing decisions is key as a CEO, but hard when you’re a scientist
EP. 87 Putting a spotlight on inequities and where they originated
EP. 86 Start-up whirlwind. Cementing your place at the table.
EP. 85 Reflections from Dr. Susan Bailey, AMA’s 175th President
EP. 84 Keeping your sense of Self, with a capital S
EP. 83 Still going for that extra 2%
EP. 82 Big tech, big data and knowing your WHY.
EP. 81 Today’s Leadership Requirements: Empathy, Kindness, Resilience.
EP. 80 Mentoring Series: Ning Mosberger-Tang and Chiu-Ki Chan
EP. 79 Mentoring Series: Monique Terrell and Brande Martin
EP. 78 The importance of being cheeky.
EP. 77 Mentoring Series: Helen Figge and Alexis Balingcongan
EP. 76 Mentoring Series: Kicking Off with Pam Pure
EP. 75 Sage advice from Dr. Cheryl Rucker Whitaker: Get involved, join your professional society, and be expert.
EP. 74 So many questions!!!!! Curiosity can indeed be your superpower.
EP. 73 Move fast. Sure. But DO NOT break things. This is patient care.
EP. 72 On what’s next with Dr. Jenny Schneider
EP. 71 Resolving challenges: Focus on the human side
EP. 70 “Use this year to manifest greatness.”
EP. 69 Facts are facts. If you led it, managed it, did it….. Own it!
EP. 68 Early Lessons: Understand how you will be evaluated
EP. 67 Dr. Nicole Christian Brathwaite on being trauma sensitive and aware
EP. 66 Today’s new power couple looks like this. Meet Team CJ.
EP. 65 When the door to leadership opened for Abby Sears, she carried a sense of great responsibility with her.
EP. 64 Time to move from discussion and into the DO.
EP. 63 Author Stacey Vanek Smith on Machiavelli for Women
EP. 62 Seeing yourself in others gives you permission and pride to show up as your true self.
EP. 61 Guiding principles means putting the patient at the center for Dr. Dana Zanone.
EP. 60 Take the bounce. Janet Dillione tells women, now is NOT the time to be timid.
EP. 59 Finding purpose and fusing interests. Katie Goodman on being a millennial.
EP. 58 The job of the First is not to be the Last.
EP. 57 Group think is just a bad investment. Women need to start playing in venture.
EP. 56 Get into the READY position.
EP. 55 Every conversation is a potential opportunity. Natalie Davis knows how to listen AND bring her own ideas to the table.
EP. 54 Risk taking is a whole lot easier with a trusted support system. Just ask Miruna Sasu.
EP. 53 Be willing to say YES.
EP. 52 Emotional intelligence, demonstrating inclusivity and being inspirational –leaders today need to up their game to retain top talent.
EP. 51 When the Mrs. Kellys’ saw something in that girl in the garage. Today, Dr. Natasha Sheybani has her sights on eradicating cancer.
EP. 50 Diversifying the cap table is a hard problem without an easy solution. Chrissy Farr tells women to “find your tribe.”
EP. 49 Developing personal mastery – the key to making change or improving any system.
EP. 48 Pay it forward and give back, Sound advice from Marie Lamont.
EP. 47 Changing Course. When Dr. Alexis DiGasso saw the impact of trauma on young children, something clicked. And she changed her mind about previous career plans.
EP. 46 From Denmark to the US. Dr. Monica Bolbjerg is confident in her vision to change how patients engage with their physicians.
EP. 45 It took shadowing 1000 physicians to get from the ground floor to being the expert. Alerie Stiles is on a mission to improve healthcare for physicians.
EP. 44 Need a sounding board in a safe space? Create one.
EP. 43 Find and pursue what excites YOU. Dr. Renee Bovelle has done just that.
EP. 42 “I haven’t stopped learning.” And neither should you. Sheila Talton worked her way from the admin desk to the board room by stretching herself and always being prepared.
EP. 41 If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much room.
EP. 40 Dr. Bridget Duffy took that good advice, faced her fear of public speaking and began to use her voice.
EP. 39 This Swiss Shark uses a winning formula to build companies and evaluate them when they come to the Tank.
EP. 38 Motivated by mission. Meghan Krueger vaccinates the homeless. It is stressful, rewarding and an honor.
EP. 37 It started at the lemonade stand. Brook West found her passion for driving business at an early age.
EP. 36 Environment. Women. Leadership. Dr. Sabina Shaikh understands that these important areas are all related.
EP. 35 In a race with Elon Musk. Gender parity? It’s not that complicated.
EP. 33 The pandemic may have cost Maya Inozemtseva the job she loved, but it did not take her passion.
EP. 34 Lara Dodo has stopped with the self-doubt. “If it doesn’t make sense to you, then it doesn’t make sense.”
EP. 32 Moving at the speed of need. Van Ton-Quinlivan’s longtime approach to business proved to be pandemic ready
EP. 31 Hello world, meet Joané Booth.
EP. 30 Only 2.3% of all venture funding went to female founders last year. Kristen Valdes changed her pitch to land her Series A.
EP. 29 Dr. Ying Sun is a first-generation Asian American postdoctoral scholar. Being a good ally means understanding the individual.
EP. 28 We can all make a difference. Carrie Valiant asks us to do more to promote others even while following our own stars.
EP. 27 Waiting to be asked wasn’t working so well for Valerie Sullivan. So she practiced asking instead. Now she’s the CEO.
EP. 26 Treat yourself like the professional you are. And get in the game.
EP. 25 Be as you are. Show up 100%. Diane Adams lives by these words.
EP. 24 One foot in front of the other… how Dr. Nicole Neal managed family, job, community service, and additional degrees. Now she wants to help other women realize their dreams.
EP. 23 Star individual contributor to Manager is a big step. And that means incorporating different styles to build high performance teams.
EP. 22 “Reality: Challenges are out there. Maritza Diaz chose to ignore them.”
EP. 21 Sow positivity and just keep working…… Dr. Suzet McKinney’s plan when confronting brick walls and cement ceilings.
EP. 19 Playbook for career growth in a pandemic as a new mom? Doesn’t exist. This attorney is writing her own.
EP. 18 It was a wake up call when her daughter wanted to drop out of STEM in high school. Now, Gavriella Schuster wants you to BeCOME an ally.
EP. 17 “Just start somewhere….” Amy Christensen’s advice on how to build your network, a key to unlocking opportunity.
EP. 16 This astrophysicist started dreaming big when she “broke math” at age 8. Katie Melbourne is about to launch a $9B telescope. And she is just getting started.
EP. 15 “Convene, understand, amplify, elevate.” More than a mantra – a purposeful approach to professional development for this inspiring attorney.
EP. 14 “Women’s libber” may have been her label early on, but it’s her badge of honor now. This scholar/thought leader tells us why Feminism and Feminist principles are simply good business.
EP. 13 Dr. YiDing Yu describes the ingredients for explosive success: Care a lot, Work hard, Be good at what you do, and Bring your passion….
EP. 12 Stay in the Game. How being curious and treating every assignment as an opportunity led Donna Thompson to success.
EP.11 From the White House to today’s hottest start up, Caitlin Fleming shares her best advice: Get in the room where it happens….
EP. 10 A lifelong advocate for women’s health, Dr. Barbara Levy’s keys to success include advocating for yourself, mentoring others, and taking leadership opportunities.
EP. 9 Faster than FEMA!!! This young professional forced herself to face fear and self-doubt which has led to real opportunity and incredible results.
EP. 8 Being one of the first female engineers at Google taught Ning to think big. Now she wants your help protecting democracy.
EP. 7 Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth… How this rising star dusted off and regrouped after a pandemic forced her to change course.
EP. 6 Have a strategy when you’re the only woman at the big boys’ table. You deserve to be there, and you deserve to be heard.
EP. 5 She didn’t start in digital medicine, but she’s driving it now. When Meg Barron had the opportunity, she took it.
EP. 4 Practicing her craft. Communicating clearly is just another step in the scientific method for this molecular biologist.
EP 3: Dr. Aletha Maybank talks about what drives her passion. Being deeply rooted in health equity and health justice requires clarity, energy, and following your gut.
EP 2: What are the 10 best practices for advancing women in business? Hear from Lynn Shapiro Snyder, she wrote the book!
EP: 1: Let’s Get Started! Those first big decisions are never easy. Hear from Inspiring Woman Chelsea Pauga now back to school after that first job out of college.