Innovate and Elevate
Behind every pioneering idea, method, and device is a fellow human or humans. A trailblazer who is daring enough to ask the questions that push the boundaries and make the impossible possible.
Host Sharon Kedar, MBA, CFA, talks with these change agents on the Innovate and Elevate podcast. In each episode, you hear from top doctors, scientists, leaders, and innovators on how they are trailblazing within the world at large and within their own lives.
As the co-founder of Northpond Ventures, a multi-billion-dollar science-driven venture capital firm, Sharon is frequently rethinking the limits of what is possible.
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The views and opinions of the host and podcast guests are their own professional opinions and may not represent the views of Northpond Ventures.
- Update frequency
- every 20 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2024
Single Digits: The Business Case for WHAM with Carolee Lee, Founder & CEO of WHAM
In this episode of Innovate & Elevate, Sharon Kedar is joined by Carolee Lee, Founder and CEO of Women’s Health Access Matters (WHAM). Carolee shares her journey from fashion entrepreneur to women's …
The Strength Within: Beyond Imposter Syndrome with Shelley Zalis, Founder and CEO of The Female Quotient
In this episode of Innovate and Elevate, Sharon is joined by Shelley Zalis, Founder and CEO of The Female Quotient, a media and experience company that advances gender equality in the workplace. Shel…
Girl Power: Use Your Voice in Medical Misdiagnosis with Alice Paul Tapper and Audrey Maged
A special episode 10 thank you:
Thank you to all the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff who work tirelessly to ensure patients receive the quality care they deserve. We recognize that, despite best e…
Healthier America: ARPA-H and the Return on Investment for the American People with Dr. Renee Wegrzyn
In this episode of Innovate and Elevate, Sharon Kedar is joined by Dr. Renee Wegrzyn, the inaugural director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), a government agency designed…
Closing The $1 Trillion Women’s Health Gap with Lucy Pérez
In this episode of Innovate and Elevate, Sharon welcomes Lucy Pérez, a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and Coleader of the McKinsey Health Institute. Lucy is also coauthor of the groundbreaking …
Harnessing The Power of Profit: The Business Case for Women’s Health Startups with Erin Lambroza
In this episode, Sharon is joined by Erin Lambroza, Vice President of L Catterton, a consumer-focused private equity firm. Erin holds Director roles on the boards of Alice Mushrooms—a functional heal…
Matters of the Heart: What Women Need to Know with Dr. Natalie Bello
In this episode, Sharon is joined by Dr. Natalie Bello, Director of Hypertension Research, Staff Physician and Associate Professor of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
After learning that 80%…
Mice Don’t Menstruate: Reimagining Women’s Health Using Organ Chips with Dr. Donald Ingber
In this episode, Sharon is joined by Dr. Donald Ingber, Founding Director at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University.
Dr. Ingber’s commitment to following his passi…
Dare to Dream: An Ultrasound Bra For Breast Health with Dr. Canan Dagdeviren
Dr. Canan Dagdeviren is Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of the Conformable Decoders research group at the MIT Media Lab.
In th…
Co-Pilot Your Breast Health with Dr. Rachel Brem
On this episode of Innovate and Elevate, Sharon is joined by Dr. Rachel Brem. Dr. Brem is board-certified in Diagnostic Radiology. She is a Professor of Radiology, the Vice Chair of Radiology, and Di…
Mammography is Essential and Quality Matters with Dr. Janet Storella
On this episode of Innovate and Elevate, Sharon is joined by Dr. Janet Storella, Medical Director of Breastlink Maryland at RadNet. Dr. Storella is a breast imaging specialist and a board-certified d…
Treat Your Body As If You Were Pregnant with Dr. Kathryn Rexrode, Chief of Women’s Health at BWH
On this episode of Innovate and Elevate, Sharon is joined by Dr. Kathyrn Rexrode, Chief of the Division of Women’s Health in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Professor o…
Introducing Innovate and Elevate
Behind every pioneering idea, method, and device is a fellow human or humans. A trailblazer who is daring enough to ask the questions that push the boundaries and make the impossible possible.
Host Sh…