{"podcast":{"title":"Innovate and Elevate","slug":"innovate-and-elevate-6703724","podcast_index_feed_id":6703724,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/innovate-and-elevate/","website_url":"https://www.innovateandelevatepodcast.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d938c490-9603-45d4-976a-1d4a22816fd1/Innovate-and-Elevate-Podcast-Cover-Season-3.jpg","author":"Sharon Kedar, MBA, CFA","episode_count":26,"summary":"Join Sharon Kedar, Co-Founder of Northpond Ventures, as she has candid, in-depth conversations with top doctors, scientists, and trailblazing innovators. Innovate and Elevate is the podcast where the pioneering ideas and leading-edge discoveries that redefine human health are explored. Behind every revolutionary method and device is a human, or humans, daring to make the impossible possible. Sharon, an investor at the forefront of science-driven venture capital, talks with these change agents about how they are rewriting the rules in their fields - from human health and longevity to breakthrough diagnostics and therapeutics. Featured by Harvard’s Wyss Institute, this podcast delivers the sophisticated, knowledgeable, and essential insights you need to understand how innovation impacts our lives. Because Humanity Deserves Better. Sharon Kedar is Co-Founder, Partner of Northpond Ventures. She is also a human health advocate and has been invited to and spoken at notable institutions and events nationwide, including The New York Stock Exchange, The White House, ARPA-H, and Harvard University. “This new podcast is just what I needed- a platform to learn about health and innovation. I j…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:20:02.647175+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovate-and-elevate-6703724"},"episode":{"title":"Single Digits: The Business Case for WHAM with Carolee Lee, Founder & CEO of WHAM","slug":"single-digits-the-business-case-for-wham-with-carolee-lee-founder-ceo-of-wham","published_at":"2024-10-17T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovate-and-elevate-6703724/single-digits-the-business-case-for-wham-with-carolee-lee-founder-ceo-of-wham","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovate-and-elevate-6703724","url":"https://www.innovateandelevatepodcast.com/","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/01326d9d-3a08-4cc4-b4d6-7f253c0ea92d/Innovate-Elevate-EP12.mp3","summary":"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 health trailblazer, highlighting how her experience building a global jewelry brand led her to recognize the critical need for change in women's health funding and research. The conversation delves into the reality of the current state of women's health research and investment. Less than 1% of global research funding is allocated to studying women's health and only 2% of venture capital goes to female-founded startups, with an even smaller percentage dedicated to women's health companies. However, organizations like WHAM are making strides in changing that reality.  Carolee outlines WHAM's groundbreaking initiative, \"3Not30,\" which aims to accelerate change in women's health research and investment within three years. The Initiative is the first of a series of activities WHAM is spearheading in recognition of the 30th Anniversary of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Revitalization Act of 1993, a law which established guidelines that women and minorities should be included in all clinical trials and research which are funded by the NIH. The goals of the program include doubling research funding for women's health, increasing venture capital investment in women-founded companies from 2% to 4%, and improving diversity in clinical trials.  This conversation underscores that women's health is everyone's health. By raising awareness about these disparities, WHAM is driving collaborative efforts across sectors to create meaningful change. Carolee’s parting message is powerful: while individual efforts are crucial, it's the collective power of everyone working t…","meta_description":"In this episode of Innovate & Elevate, Sharon Kedar is joined by Carolee Lee, Founder and CEO of Women’s Health Access Matters (WHAM). 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