Episode 161: Cofertility – Lauren Makler

Lauren Makler is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cofertility. She previously founded Uber Health, a product that enables healthcare organizations to leverage Uber’s massive driver network in improving healthcare outcomes through patient transportation and healthcare delivery. Under Lauren’s leadership, the business helped millions of patients get to the care they needed. Prior to that, Lauren spent the early years at Uber launching the core business throughout the east coast and led the company’s first experiment in healthcare, national on demand flu shot campaigns. Lauren’s winding road of a fertility journey led her to believe that everyone should have the opportunity to freeze their eggs –and that there should be better access to egg donors. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their miracle baby girl. Listen as Lauren discusses with Ellen and Jenn: • Experiencing ongoing pain and being diagnosed with an incredibly rare abdominal disease. • Being told she may never be able to have a biological child. • Defying the odds, but only after obtaining a deeper understanding of the broken and antiquated systems surrounding egg donation. • Joining with her Cofertility co-founders to build a company that gives women more power over their reproductive health. • Reshaping fertility preservation and third-party reproduction so it’s more accessible, human and community-driven. Want to share your story or ask a question? Call and leave us a message on our hotline: 303-997-1903. Learn more about our podcast: https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/ Learn more about our surrogacy agencies: https://www.brightfuturesfamilies.com/ Get your IWTPABIY merch here! https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/merch Learn more about Ellen’s law firm: http://trachmanlawcenter.com/ Learn more about Cofertility here: https://www.cofertility.com