Dr. Adwoa Akhu is a clinical psychologist, author, and entrepreneur. She is also the founder of Sista Peace, a platform in its infancy that provides mental health coaching to Black women by Black women. In this episode, Dr. Akhu discusses her experience as a woman of color in STEM, her work as a clinical psychologist, and her passion for helping Black women succeed.

Staggering, heartbreaking, and unacceptable.

The current standard is 10 years to diagnosis for a chronic disease that causes severe and life-impacting pain for an estimated 10% of women and girls globally.

That disease is endometriosis.

Margaret Melville - a female founder and MBA grad who is harnessing AI and machine learning to improve healthcare delivery is working to change that with her company Lasa Health.

Lasa Health helps clinicians and ultimately helps patients by providing a unique and innovative solution to a serious problem in the women's health space with plans to eventually expand her platform beyond it's focus on pelvic pain and endometriosis to include other commonly under-diagnosed medical conditions.

As a clinician, I cannot wait to see the impact this company has on the healthcare industry and care delivery.

In this episode of Her Story Matters, I sit down with Isabella Mandis, founder of Girls Who VC, recently named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Boston, and rising sophomore at Harvard University. Isabella is a passionate advocate for women in the tech industry, and she shares her insights on the intersection of technology, finance, and women in VC. She also discusses the challenges and opportunities facing women in the VC world, and offers advice to aspiring female founders and investors.