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Theresa Neil – Designing Healthcare That Actually Cares

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Theresa Neil is reshaping the future of healthcare 🚀, challenging outdated systems 🧠, and championing women’s health innovation when it’s needed most 🌍 — reminding us that the stakes in design have never been higher ❤️.

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Episode Chapters:

00:00 – Why “Move Fast and Break Things” Doesn’t Work in Healthcare
01:00 – Welcome and Introduction
02:11 – Meet Theresa Neil
03:03 – From Chef to UX Designer
05:22 – Early UX Work at Sabre and Founding Guidea
14:09 – Building a Woman-Led Company
15:43 – Becoming a Feminist Through Women’s Health Work
22:30 – Cultural Discomfort Around Menopause and Women’s Health
28:47 – Postpartum Innovation and Investor Blindness
33:00 – Research Gaps in Women’s Health Trials
37:51 – Why Female Health Remains Taboo
40:08 – Political Forces and Women’s Healthcare Access
43:18 – Spite Tracking and Patient Advocacy
50:15 – When Clients Don’t Want to Hear UX Research
58:00 – Why Healthcare Still Isn’t Patient-Centric

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Who is Theresa Neil?

Theresa Neil is the Founder of Guidea, an award-winning, women-owned and led product design firm specialising in medtech and digital health innovation 🚀.

She has:

  • Led UX for companies like Roche, Johnson & Johnson, and Cigna
  • Designed digital health solutions impacting over a billion users worldwide
  • Launched Femovate, a femtech incubator supporting 28 product launches and 14 clinical trials
  • Helped startups secure over $100 million in funding
  • Advocated globally for inclusive design and women's health innovation

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Find Theresa Neil here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresaneil/
Website: https://www.guidea.co/
Femovate: https://www.femovate.com/

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Theresa Neil is reshaping the future of healthcare 🚀, challenging outdated systems 🧠, and championing women’s health innovation when it’s needed most 🌍 — reminding us that the stakes in design have never been higher ❤️.

======

Episode Chapters:

00:00 – Why “Move Fast and Break Things” Doesn’t Work in Healthcare
01:00 – Welcome and Introduction
02:11 – Meet Theresa Neil
03:03 – From Chef to UX Designer
05:22 – Early UX Work at Sabre and Founding Guidea
14:09 – Building a Woman-Led Company
15:43 – Becoming a Feminist Through Women’s Health Work
22:30 – Cultural Discomfort Around Menopause and Women’s Health
28:47 – Postpartum Innovation and Investor Blindness
33:00 – Research Gaps in Women’s Health Trials
37:51 – Why Female Health Remains Taboo
40:08 – Political Forces and Women’s Healthcare Access
43:18 – Spite Tracking and Patient Advocacy
50:15 – When Clients Don’t Want to Hear UX Research
58:00 – Why Healthcare Still Isn’t Patient-Centric

======

Who is Theresa Neil?

Theresa Neil is the Founder of Guidea, an award-winning, women-owned and led product design firm specialising in medtech and digital health innovation 🚀.

She has:

  • Led UX for companies like Roche, Johnson & Johnson, and Cigna
  • Designed digital health solutions impacting over a billion users worldwide
  • Launched Femovate, a femtech incubator supporting 28 product launches and 14 clinical trials
  • Helped startups secure over $100 million in funding
  • Advocated globally for inclusive design and women's health innovation

======

Find Theresa Neil here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresaneil/
Website: https://www.guidea.co/
Femovate: https://www.femovate.com/

======

Subscribe to Brave UX

Like what you heard?
🎙️ Subscribe to Brave UX for more conversations with world-class voices in UX, design, and product leadership. Your support helps others discover the show!

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/brave-ux-with-brendan-jarvis/id1552607805
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7j2ocni6A00fzgHkj6TtCK
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpaceInBetween
Podbean: https://braveux.podbean.com/

======

Follow Brave UX for more great content!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-space-in-between/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brave_ux
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespaceinbetw__n/

======

Hosted by Brendan Jarvis:

Brendan Jarvis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/
The Space InBetween Website: https://thespaceinbetween.co.nz/

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