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✨ This week's reflection:

Hi friends! 💗 Today marks 4 weeks since I moved to SF! For those new here, I recently quit my job, rented out my apartment, and bought a ticket to SF to focus on my mission of closing the gender health gap. As I sat journaling about this transition, I wanted to share some reflections that might resonate with you.

• Some seasons are for reflecting, others for doing. Right now, I'm in an 80/20 doing/reflecting phase

• The power of making decisions once: Commit fully, execute, then reflect and iterate

• Planning events around my high-energy phases makes the world of a difference

• Having a supportive partner makes leaps of faith feel less daunting

• Trusting my gut about who/what reciprocates energy and effort

• Focusing on authenticity over perfection, asking myself if I am allowing who I am to truly shine in moments, or am I trying to be someone I am not?

A perspective shift that was really impactful for me: Instead of asking "Do I like this job/person/role?" ask "Do I like who I am in this job/with this person/in this role?"

✨ This week's conversation highlight: A fascinating discussion with Dr. Stephanie Faubion, Director of Women's Health at Mayo Clinic, left me pondering: While startups often view their data as a competitive advantage, I believe partnership will be crucial for survival in women's health – especially as we see mostly point solutions right now.

The question keeping me up at night: How do we create business models that incentivize meaningful partnerships, particularly as PE firms look to consolidate these point solutions into platforms?

✨ This week's journal prompt: Is there a place in my life where I’m trying to be someone I’m not? What does it look like to own my authentic self?

🌱 COMMUNITY & EVENTS 🌱

Planning an exciting event for International Women’s Day, keep an eye out in the next edition for the details…👀💐

This past week: I’m honoured to have been invited to moderate the investors panel and judge the startup showcase in San Diego with Aquillius.

At the event, I had a grounding conversation with two women founders around my age living with disabilities. As a Canadian learning about the US healthcare system for the first time, hearing their raw experiences with Medicaid, insurance battles, and being consistently gaslit by medical professionals hit home. Their stories were both heartbreaking and motivating - a powerful reminder of how much work we still need to do in patient advocacy, and cures for rare diseases. I believe we have incredible people building in the heathcare space, and honestly hope in my heart that technology will be able to lift existing barriers and bring more more hope to patients and people navigating uncertain health conditions.

🍒 WOMEN'S HEALTH NEWS THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION 🍒

Major Funding & Research:

• Wellcome Leap Launches $50M Program to Cut Women's Alzheimer's Risk in Half - A groundbreaking initiative targeting the 2:1 disparity in Alzheimer's rates between women and men, aiming to prevent 54.5 million cases by 2050.

• Swizzle Ventures Launches $6.6M Fund for Women's Health & Wealth - New VC fund focusing on three key areas: women's health ($1T opportunity), caregiving solutions, and financial equity across generations.

• Prenuvo Secures $120M to Expand AI-Powered Health Screening Technology - The preventative health startup combines AI with full-body MRI scans, adding comprehensive blood tests and neurological scans to their services.

Exciting Partnerships:

• Google Teams Up with French Institute for Women's Cancer Research - A transformative partnership combining Google's AI capabilities with Institut Curie's medical expertise to improve breast and gynecological cancer outcomes.

Must-Read Leadership Perspective:

• "My Letter to Business Leaders" - A powerful reflection on maintaining progress in workplace diversity and inclusion. I thought this was beautifully written, and a great message for us as we continue advancing women's health and equality.

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Have a BEAUTIFUL WEEK!!!

With love & light,

Livia Han 💗

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