What the Health?‪!‬ EHE Health

Despite a long history of executive positions being dominated by men, more and more women have been rising into leadership positions in the workplace. However, in an earnest drive to keep the positions they’ve worked so hard to earn, women may fall out of balance and into “hustle culture” mentality. Today’s guest is Randi Braun certified executive coach, author, and CEO & Founder of Something Major, a leadership coaching and advisory firm focused on women entrepreneurs. In today’s conversation, Joy and Randi discuss cultivating wellbeing as a woman leader. In this LIVE podcast recording, the audience listens as host Joy Altimare facilitates an interactive and lively discussion with Braun, who speaks to coaching women to succeed in male-dominated industries, while being sensitive to how easy it is to slip into the hustle culture mentality. Joy and Randi also discuss how employers can support and uplift women in the workplace, and Randi’s new book Something Major: The New Playbook for Women at Work. (New Degree Press).
 
Topics discussed in today’s episode:
 
Setting the scene/overview + history
 
What is hustle culture?
 
Randi’s performative productivity culture theory
 
Mental/physiological effects of hustle culture + burnout
 
Something Major: The New Playbook for Women at Work
 
EHE Health’s benefits which support women leaders
 
Practical solutions on supporting women employees/leaders
 
Resources:
 
EHE Health
 
Joy Altimare, CRO of EHE Health
 
Randi Braun, CEO of Something Major
 
Meet Randi
 
Randi on Instagram

In the sixth episode of What the Health? Joy Altimare and guest Julie Cartwright tackle the topic of menopause and the case for employer-sponsored care benefits. Julie is the Founder and President of P. volve, a workout method for women that combines low-impact functional training plus resistance-based equipment. Tune in as they discuss the symptoms and statistics surrounding the most neglected ‘M’ word in healthcare.   
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:  

Who is Julie and what is P. volve?
What is menopause?
The substantial toll menopause takes on women
Decreased productivity in the workplace
Statistics surrounding menopause and women in the workplace
Mentality surrounding menopause
The evolution of menopause policies in the workplace
Symptoms and quality of life for women in menopause
Preparing for and preventing the impact of menopause
How P. volve is designed for women in menopause
ElectraHealth - what is it? What is their mission?

Resources:  
EHE Health - https://ehe.health/  
Joy Altimare - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-a-50a...  
Julie Cartwright: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-cartwright-b313785  
P.volve: https://www.pvolve.com/  

People who don’t identify as cis or straight often experience disparities in the kind of healthcare that’s available to them. What can be done about it, and what do businesses who want to create more inclusivity need to do to meet the needs of all their clientele? In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Robyn Streisand, founder of The Mix and Titanium Worldwide. Listen to what she has to say about how she talks to employers about inclusive work environments, how to work with employers on important subjects, and how to start conversations about gender identity. 
 
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

New York is back
The Mix and Titanium Worldwide
How Robyn talks to employers when they’re thinking about creating inclusive working environments
How Robyn works with employers to make sure what’s important isn’t an afterthought to them
How to start conversations about gender identity when the system doesn’t have a construct for it
Communicating with employees
Hiring diverse talent
The inclusive plans created for everyone
The movement toward the future of inclusivity
Last words for listeners
How to find Robyn

 
Resources: 
EHE Health
Joy Altimare
Robyn Streisand
Robyn on Instagram

Host Joy Altimare joined by Trish Schiewe, VP of Client Success at Wildflower Health, have a live discussion on holistic female health that goes beyond reproduction.

The statistics surrounding Black women and pregnancy are troubling, and there are definite needs to be filled. Today’s guest is Maya Hardigan, the founder, and CEO of Mae, a digital program for pregnancy and post-partum support aimed at Black women. In today’s conversation, Maya talks about how she came to start Meet Mae, how many different factors are involved in pregnancy care, even outside the doctor’s office, and how Mae can also serve as a community. 
 
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

How Maya is managing right now
What Meet Mae is
How Maya got started with Meet Mae
The statistics about Black women and pregnancy
Why C-sections are happening when they’re not medically necessary
Thinking about everything involved in care, even outside the doctor’s office
Mae as a community
What care teams look like
What the data shows about doulas
The one thing Maya wants people to take away
How to find Meet Mae

 
Resources: 
EHE Health
Joy Altimare
Maya Hardigan
Meet Mae
Mae on Instagram

Do you know what a pink tax is? What about pinkwashing? Today’s guest knows retail, and it’s that knowledge that makes her passionate about the overpricing of items marketed at women, even when they’re the same as items marketed at men. 
Listen to the episode to hear today’s conversation with Casey Golden, the founder, and CEO of Luxlock. Learn about what Luxlock does, what pink taxes and pinkwashing are, what the tampon tax is, and how Casey feels about the difference between the pricing of luxury items versus treating and pricing necessary items aimed at women as if they were luxury items.
 
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

What Luxlock is
What the pink tax is
How the pink tax is happening
How it impacts women
What pinkwashing is
The tampon tax
Access to feminine hygiene problems
Tariffs on women’s goods
Calling out companies that charge more for products aimed at women
What consumers should do to combat this problem

 
Resources: 
EHE Health
Joy Altimare
Casey Golden
Luxlock
Luxlock on Twitter