The Womens Wellness Show – Details, episodes & analysis

Estia Ryan is a VC and head of research at Eka Ventures. 

The intersection of this role as well as Eka’s investment into Cyclana Bio, Ditto Daily and Hesta Health make her incredibly well placed to cover the common challenges women’s health founders faced when moving from ideation to raising pre-seed 

Last year Estia partnered with Yougov to survey over 1000 women,  which they used to create an incredible women’s health landscape report which I highly recommend you check out here - The Future Of Women's Health

Estia has kindly spoken on 2 of our panels and I always love her perspectives so I’m really excited to bring you this conversation today without needing to join us for a panel.

As always please feel free to let me know your questions and feedback

We discuss:

How Estia see's the current women's health, tech and fundraising landscape, what's changed in the 4 months since her report was published?

Why do women's health founders struggle to raise venture capital?

Consumer wellness vs regulated medical device - speed of implementation and GTM vs regulation in the age of fundraising being tough

When a problem is truly meaningful to solve but doesn’t have a huge TAM - What should founders do? Have a narrative on future expansion and / or alternative funding sources?

What role does community play in women's health and / or supporting female founders? How do we get more money into ‘grass roots’ community, advocacy, support networks, and events? Also see this report from Estia on community and consumer

 Who Owns Women’s Health Data? As women’s health becomes a high-value data frontier, who should own, govern and benefit from that data, and what must remain a public good rather than a private moat?

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Today's episode I’m joined by Ahana Banerjee the founder and CEO of Clear

I’m fortunate enough to have learnt from Ahana over the past couple of years, she’s shared so many amazing lessons with me from building Clear that I’m really excited to bring you this conversation today 

Ahana is the youngest solo female founder to get into YC, The biggest accelerator program in the world!

• App of the Day features: 4 times
• Special 2025 South Asian Heritage Month Apple feature
• Downloads: 65,000+
• Funding raised: ~$1M

Clear in the Apple app store

Clear in the Google Play app store

We discussed:

Fundraising for a D2C subscription tech app, any tips for founders vs being told build in a different sector or business model

How are you using data from a partnership perspective ( and commercial perspective?) ethics and regulation around this. Fundraising narrative: I know we spoke about having a different narrative to different investors going forward. Did you do that previously and are you still doing it for this round 

Not being a medical device but still having a data stratergy

Future fundraising and growth targets 

What role has personal brand played in your companies success

Balancing spending money you’ve raised for growth vs sufficient runway and how does your own salary fit into that

Being a solo founder, tips for time management, work life balance, community

I hope you learned as much from this episode with Ahana as I did! Any feedback or questions please feel free to drop me an email - leo@nexusconnected.co.uk

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Nexus online nutrition coaching link. https://form.typeform.com/to/umRWcJj4 

Karli is pioneering europe's first menstrual blood blank. There is virtually no research done on menstrual blood and that’s a problem! It could unlock so many secrets about women's health, potentially lead to earlier diagnosis of endometriosis and certain cancers as well as potentially removing the need for a smear test. This is a fascinating area of research and I'm personally so excited to watch Karli’s work and research unfold over the next few years and beyond.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlibuchling/ 

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Nexus online nutrition coaching link. https://form.typeform.com/to/umRWcJj4  

Dr Michelle is the Women's Health Advisor to Holland+ Barrett, the Women's Health Columnist for BBC Science Focus and is on the scientific advisory board for Clue.

She has a bachelors of medicine and a bachelors of surgery from Cambridge university. 

We talk about the history of why there’s a gender health, research and pain gap. The current landscape, work that’s being done and what isn’t but needs to be done.

Michelle also explains how to stay curious and be your own scientist, the importance of menstrual cycle tracking and answers all your questions around how.

You can read Dr Michelles articles here.

https://www.sciencefocus.com/author/dr-michelle-griffin 

You can find her on Linkedin here.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-michelle-griffin-8204a122/ 

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Nexus online nutrition coaching link. https://form.typeform.com/to/umRWcJj4 

Bridget is a Health Economics Policy Advisor, she analyzes the inherent relationship between health and wealth; how healthy populations foster both economic growth and sustainable economies.

Specifically at the moment she is working on creating a numerical ROI for the investment on female health. “ We know for every £1 spent on preventive health care it saves the economy £14 but we don’t know what the ROI is for women’s specific health care” 

Personally I’m so excited about Bridget's work because whilst we shouldn’t be reducing women’s health to a smart financial decision, getting this number from her work will definitely be instrumental in women’s health care, workplace support and research improving and that’s what we need! 

I hope you loved this episode as much as I did and as always we’d love to hear your feedback, comments and questions! 

Also if you're enjoying the podcast please feel free to leave a review! It’s 30 seconds but it’s super useful for us in the podcast algorithm!

You can find out more about Bridget's work here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridget-gorham/ 

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Cathy is a Startup & VC Communications expert, CEO, angel Investor and mentor.

Her company CEW communications specializes in growing tech businesses by challenging the traditional way of doing things to get the company's message out there and drive the business to the next level.

I really loved this episode and was excited to chat with and learn from Cathy because it’s very easy to look from the outside and the amazon work someone is doing, the awesome team they have and the business they are building and impact they are having 

And just assume they are on top of everything all the time, always feel great and are killing it. 

To hear Cathy say she still sometimes loses work through her own insecurities and imposter syndrome was of course sad to hear but also very refreshing to hear this kind of honesty and vulnerability.

 If you're looking to build your career success or business but feel like it’s overwhelming, draining and the imposter syndrome is setting in and holding you back then please listen to this episode.

I hope you loved this episode as much as I did and as always we’d love to hear your feedback, comments and questions! 

Also if you're enjoying the podcast please feel free to leave a review! It’s 30 seconds but it’s super useful for us in the podcast algorithm!

You can find more from Cathy and her business services here. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathywhite10/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/company/cew-communications/ 

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Jenna has helped over 500 fitness professionals go from exchanging time for money to build a real business including Mark Carrol!

In this episode Jenna breaks down the mindset shifts you need to go from personal trainer to business owner. 

How you can transition your existing skill set to building something more scalable.

Why sales is service! And you're doing your audience a disservice if you can’t sell.

The main lessons she’s learnt in 10 years of marketing and business having worked with some of the biggest names in the industry.

You can find more from Jenna here https://www.instagram.com/jennaannedavies/ 

And more information about working with her to transform your business here https://www.biguppetite.com/#info 

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Kinga is a biochemistry graduate with a first-class degree from the University of Huddersfield (Best Biochemistry Student in the Final Year Award by the Biochemical Society - nationwide) and a Master's degree in Bioscience Entrepreneurship (Distinction) from UCL.

Her research so far has covered endometriosis, pelvic health, nutrition, and alopecia and its treatment with natural products. She is passionate about femtech, nutrition and gut health and the business of bringing female wellness solutions to the Market.

In this episode Kinga and Leo discuss adjusting your nutrition and training around your cycle based on common symptoms and fluctuations you might experience. 

We talk about what cycle syncing is and just as importantly what it isn’t! 

What a healthy menstrual cycle looks like.

And how to track and measure your cycle.

We hope you enjoyed this episode and as always please feel free to send us a message or email with any questions and feedback!

Kinga Papp's Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kinga-papp-0b158b198/

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Danni Bosworth 

“I am and always have been passionate about helping people achieve their true potential. I help my clients improve their overall health, body composition, physical and mental performance, and quality of life and I absolutely adore what I do!

My coaching methods are built around the unique abilities and goals of each one of my clients, as I believe the coaching process and programming within that should be enjoyable and specific to the individual. I love what I do and I wouldn't change it for the world.

I also love learning and will never stop working to improve my knowledge. I have my own podcast - 'The Female Fitness Podcast' on Spotify, Soundcloud, and Apple Podcasts, and have set up a free Facebook community called 'The Flourishing Society' to help people tackle and prevent common issues that can rear their heads as they navigate their fitness journeys such as relationship with food struggles, poor body image, and feeling 'lost' after transitioning away from fat loss phases or competing in sport."

Danni’s website 

https://www.dannibosworth.com/ 

Danni’s IG

https://www.instagram.com/dannibosworth/

Philly Fleming 

“I started getting into the gym in my late teens and fell in love with it very quickly. I had no idea what I was doing, but I was determined to learn, and headed off to Loughborough University to study a Sports Science BSc, followed by a Nutrition MSc.

During those 4 years, I began competing in PCA Bikini Bodybuilding - something which ticked a box for me, but also taught me more about what I value as a person, and now a coach (sustainability, enjoyment, balance and results that don’t require you to be below 10% body fat).

I began coaching 5 years ago, with the aim to teach women how to do fitness in the right way. No BS myths, no excessive dieting, no overtraining and certainly no detoxes - simply, science, done right."

Philly’s website

https://www.phillyflemingcoaching.com/ 

Philly's IG

https://www.instagram.com/philly_fleming/

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Dr Kerry is a medical doctor with a specialisation in rheumatology, she has spent over 15 years in the NHS, gaining in-depth knowledge of arthritis, autoimmune, and inflammatory conditions. But her passion for promoting health and preventing chronic diseases led her to expand her expertise in sports and exercise medicine, as well as further training with the Institute of Functional Medicine.

Dr Kerry's website

https://www.themovementmedic.org/about 

Dr Kerry’s IG

https://www.instagram.com/the_movementmedic/ 

• Consultant Rheumatologist at Somerset Foundation Trust (2021-2023)
• MBBCHBAO (2007)
• Speciality Certificate Examination Rheumatology
• Member of the Royal College of Physicians
• Fellow of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (Ireland)
• Diploma in Sports & Exercise Medicine (Distinction)
• Level 1 EFSUMB MSK Ultrasound
• Institute for Functional Medicine:

Applying Functional Medicine In Clinical Practice

Cardiometabolic Advanced Practice Module

Hormone Advanced Practice Module

Bioenergetics Advanced Practice Module

• Gray Institute, Certification in Applied Functional Science
• CrossFit Level 1

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