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Changing Who Writes the Checks: Naseem Sayani on Women Investors, Social Capital, and Building th...
In this episode, host Grace Vinton welcomes Naseem Sayani ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsayani/) , founder and CEO of GCWC and Director of WHIM’s Innovators Circle ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsayani/) . They dive deep into a critical question: why does it matter who allocates capital, not just who raises it? Naseem shares her journey from incubators to founding her own fund, revealing the coll...
Prescribing Wealth: A Doctor's Prescription for Financial Freedom
Is your money working for you, or are you just working for your money? Dr. Nkem Ezeamama ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/nkemezeamamamd/) , CEO of Pheenyx Capital Investment, is an ER physician who discovered that the business of medicine was changing faster than the practice of it. When a private equity firm took over her hospital and began slashing physician hours, she realized relying solely on h...
From Patient to Pioneer: Mariya Filipova on Investing, Convergent Care, and the Oral-Systemic Hea...
When a routine physical uncovered a giant kidney tumor, Mariya Filipova ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfilipova/) ’s life and career trajectory were irrevocably changed. Faced with the daunting "standard" medical path of a nephrectomy, she chose to take a weekend to think differently. That single decision sparked an 18-month journey as her own healthcare quarterback, coordinating care across oncol...
Investing in Women's Health Isn't a "Nice-to-Have"—It's Infrastructure. Here's Why.
What if we told you that investing in women's health isn't just the right thing to do—it's the smart thing to do? Marissa Fayer ( https://marissafayer.com/) has spent 22 years turning that argument into action. She's the CEO and founder of the global nonprofit HerHealthEQ (deploying women's health equipment across 12 countries, serving 150,000 women) and the for-profit DeepLook Medical (imaging so...
The $70 Billion Blind Spot: Why Women’s Health is Underfunded and How We Fix It
Less than 1% of healthcare venture capital goes to women's health. This isn't just a funding gap—it's a health crisis that affects 51% of the population. In this powerful kickoff to the "Invest Like a Girl" series, hosts Rebecca Love ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccalovenursing/) , Joy Rios ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyrios/) , and Grace Vinton ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracevinton/) p...
Value-Based Care Unwoven: The Math, The Mission & The Sisterhood
Healthcare is complicated. But the math behind value-based care? It doesn't have to be. In this episode, Joy Rios sits down with Rachael Jones, CEO of the Sintax division of Lightbeam Health Solutions, for a conversation that weaves together data, dollars, and the deeply human side of healthcare transformation. Rachael pulls back the curtain on what population health actually means and why the "pe...
No Aggregation Without Representation: Patients, AI, and the Fight for Data Rights
What happens when patients become the product—and no one asked for consent? In this episode of HIT Like a Girl Pod, Grace Vinton sits down with Andrea Downing, a security researcher and co-founder of The Light Collective ( https://lightcollective.org/) . Andrea's journey into patient advocacy began in 2005, when she tested positive for the BRCA1/2 gene mutation at age 30. That moment transformed h...
This Is a Code Red: How a Quiet OMB Rule Could Gut NIH and Community Funding
This episode is a call to action—and we have until July 13th. Rebecca Love sits down with Elizabeth Ginexi, PhD—a former NIH scientific program official of 22 years who took early retirement after DOGE restructured the agency. She is now speaking out about a proposed OMB rule that she believes threatens the future of federal funding across every community in America. The rule rewrites the Uniform ...
Reclaiming Women's Voices in Healthcare: HIT Like a Girl Pod Is Back
After a much-needed pause, HIT Like a Girl Pod is back—and this time, Joy isn't doing it alone. Joy Rios ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyrios/) reunites with Grace Vinton ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracevinton/) and Rebecca Love ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccalovenursing/) to relaunch the show as a trio: built on joy, fueled by love, and led with grace. In this first conversation, they c...