{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67844b54727c8667f729b499/6937a08c3d875cc257259772?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#134 Joanna Strober | Founder & CEO @ Midi Health","description":"<p>In this episode, we are joined by Joanna Strober, CEO and co-founder of Midi Health. Joanna’s career spans venture capital, entrepreneurship, and now category-defining innovation in women’s midlife care. We explore how her own experience navigating perimenopause sparked the idea for Midi, and how she transformed a small pilot into one of the fastest-growing women’s health platforms. Joanna opens up about the realities of fundraising in an underestimated category, the emotional resilience required to lead through “no’s,” and why starting a company in your fifties can be a strategic advantage.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Listen for insights on:</p><ul><li>The advantage of pursuing innovation through addressing personal pain points</li><li>How to accept a fundraising ‘no’ as a data point, not an identity</li><li>The superpower of starting a company later in life/career </li></ul><p><br></p><p>Learn more:</p><ul><li>Zoia Kozakov (Host): <a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia</a></li><li>Joanna Strober (Guest): <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannastrober/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannastrober/</a></li><li>Women in Innovation: <a href=\"http://www.womenininnovation.co/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.womenininnovation.co</a></li><li>Audio Editor: Samantha Gattsek</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Zoia Kozakov"}