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Cultivating a Women-Led, Women’s Health Ecosystem with FemHealth Founders

Summary On this special episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell is joined by the innovative women who make up the inaugural cohort of FemHealth Founders. FemHealth Founders is a women-led, women-centric innovation hub that provides validation, mentorship and investment for female founders offering solutions to women’s health-related issues. With FemHealth Founders recently concluding its first accelerator, James sits down with leaders of the five participating startups, including: Jaki Johnson, Founder and CEO of WellMiss; Meredith Brunette, Co-Founder and CEO of Bunnii; Kristen Davidson, Founder and CEO of Function Feedback; Meghan Doyle, Co-Founder and CEO of Partum Health; and Sheereen Brown and Asia Barnes, Co-Founders of Between. Throughout the episode, cohort members discuss the inspiration behind their companies, the solutions they provide for their customers and their experiences during the first FemHealth Founders accelerator. Additionally, James interviews two of the dynamic trio behind FemHealth Founders, Elizabeth Prenger and April Roy, who share how Bentonville has embraced their program and made it possible. Thanks for tuning in! Show Notes Timestamps in this blog are for the audio-only version of the podcast; video timing differs. (0:26) Introduction to Elizabeth (0:46) About FemHealth Founders (1:24) Why FemHealth Founders Is Located in Bentonville (3:38) Introduction to Jaki (5:38) About WellMiss (10:54) Bentonville’s Whole Health Initiatives (13:26) Jaki’s Most Important Cohort Takeaway (17:10) Introduction to Meredith (17:41) About Bunnii (19:19) Meredith’s Most Important FemHealth Takeaway (20:22) Introduction to Kristen (21:04) About Function Feedback (25:19) Kristen’s Most Important FemHealth Takeaway (29:17) Introduction to Meghan (30:02) About Partum Health (33:00) Meghan’s Most Important FemHealth Takeaway (35:14) Introduction to Sheereen and Asia (37:01) About Between (38:59) Asia’s Most Important FemHealth Takeaway (39:59) Sheereen’s Most Important FemHealth Takeaway (42:12) Introduction to April (42:21) About the FemHealth Accelerator Experience (43:17) #BecauseBentonville Story (45:04) Closing Thoughts Quotes “Bentonville right now is on fire with its entrepreneurial support. Obviously, the city was built on entrepreneurship and it seemed like the right place for our founders to come and find the resources they need to grow and scale their businesses.” - Elizabeth Prenger, (1:24) “WellMiss is building the first human form of digital health clinic to provide holistic and integrated trauma care to women.” - Jaki Johnson, (14:56) “What we’re trying to solve for is consolidating all the medical data into one place and providing interoperability on our platform to patients, providers, and their payers. And that allows for more of a seamless healthcare experience.” - Meredith Brunette, (18:23) “We had access to a number of mentors to discuss different areas…Being able to get my prototype put together and preparing to send it out to pelvic therapists for beta testing was really pivotal. Having all the resources we had was amazing.” - Kristen Davidson, (25:27) “...the best thing about it is you build community, you build knowledge, but also you get your passion reignited by meeting other people who are solving different problems but with equal amounts of enthusiasm and excitement.” - Meghan Doyle, (33:06) “The most impactful thing and the most helpful thing that has happened during the program is having the mentors available that can push us, that can broaden our view.” - Asia Barnes, (39:06) “It’s been wonderful to be in a group of other founders that are in the trenches right along with us…that sense of community is really, really important.” - Sheereen Brown, (40:05) “I think [FemHealth Founder’s] biggest inspiration is having this community in Bentonville, in Northwest Arkansas, supporting our vision to help women-led companies.” - April Roy, (43:26)