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Jami Youmans on the importance of a strong network. || EP. 162
Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Jami Youmans, President and CEO of HealthEco. Jami is an athlete and expected to be seven feet tall when she grew up and likely playing professional basketball. It was her sincere curiosity that led her to healthcare and building her company HealthEco. In this 2024 WBL (Women Business Leaders) Series […]
“It has to be us.” Denielle DeWynter on making time for the next generation of women leaders. || EP. 161
Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Denielle deWynter, CFO and SVP of Hearst Health. Denielle has spent twenty years in finance and half of them in various Hearst businesses. It’s the mission driven focus that Denielle finds so meaningful, making this her best position so far. In this 2024 WBL (Women Business Leaders) Series, Denielle […]
Kristin Rodriguez on Guiding the Hero’s Journey || EP. 160
Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Kristin Rodriguez. Kristin is many things, and one of those things is that Kristin is funny. Don’t confuse her quick wit and humorous approach to career trajectory (a winding path indeed!) with anything less than her seriousness in how she expects to help Heroes. Who are the Heroes? The people […]
Michelle Wright: Payer executive. Mom, first and foremost. || EP. 158
Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Michelle Wright. In this 2024 WBL (Women Business Leaders) Series, Michelle begins our conversation talking about what it means to play the long game. She has always been in Maryland and for nearly thirty of those years she was a senior executive at Carefirst BlueCross BlueShield. To play the […]
Staying sharp with Nadine Hauf || EP. 157
Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Nadine Hauf. In this 2024 WBL (Women Business Leaders) Series, Nadine begins our conversation with a view into how she developed an innovative technology hub for health plan members. A place where people can come into the care system and understand what is available to them. She built this […]
Carla Harris and Calling a Thing a Thing || EP. 155
Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Carla Harris. THE Carla Harris…the renowned international public speaker, top 40 female speakers in the world who is sharing her “Carla’s Pearls” on career success. This is the first of the 2024 WBL (Women Business Leaders) Series where Laurie and Carla are speaking to a live audience of senior […]
WBL Series with Priya Bathija, Jhaymee Tynan, & Phoebe Yang: Diversity is Core to Business Excellence || EP. 129
Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Women Priya Bathija, Jhaymee Tynan, and Phoebe Yang at the WBL (Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation) Annual Summit. A consultant and two lawyers walk into a room. What happens? They leave as friends with a renewed commitment to DEI. This conversation centers DEI discussions with a […]
WBL Series with Tuyet DesJean: On Being More Than || EP. 128
Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Tuyet DesJean at the WBL (Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation) Annual Summit. A daughter of immigrants, an infant refugee whose parents went from the boat to the camp in pursuit of something better. Every day Tuyet looks at that family picture by her desk, herself […]
WBL Series with Dr. Katherine Saunders: The Complex Reality of Obesity Medicine || EP. 127
Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Dr. Katherine Saunders at the WBL (Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation) Annual Summit. Dr. Saunders is an obesity medicine specialist and recent entrepreneur, cofounding Intellihealth with the physician who inspired her to pursue this specialty. Ten years ago, obesity was recognized as a chronic condition. […]