Episodes
Prescribing Wealth: A Doctor's Prescription for Financial Freedom
Is your money working for you, or are you just working for your money? Dr. Nkem Ezeamama, CEO of Pheenyx Capital Investment, is an ER physician who discovered that the business of medicine was changing faster than the practice of it. When a private equity firm took over her hospital and began slashi...
From Patient to Pioneer: Mariya Filipova on Investing, Convergent Care, and the Oral-Systemic Health Revolution
When a routine physical uncovered a giant kidney tumor, Mariya Filipovaâs life and career trajectory were irrevocably changed. Faced with the daunting "standard" medical path of a nephrectomy, she chose to take a weekend to think differently. That single decision sparked an 18-month journey as her o...
Investing in Women's Health Isn't a "Nice-to-Have"âIt's Infrastructure. Here's Why.
What if we told you that investing in women's health isn't just the right thing to doâit's the smart thing to do? Marissa Fayer has spent 22 years turning that argument into action. She's the CEO and founder of the global nonprofit HerHealthEQ (deploying women's health equipment across 12 countries,...
The $70 Billion Blind Spot: Why Womenâs Health is Underfunded and How We Fix It
Less than 1% of healthcare venture capital goes to women's health. This isn't just a funding gapâit's a health crisis that affects 51% of the population. In this powerful kickoff to the "Invest Like a Girl" series, hosts Rebecca Love, Joy Rios, and Grace Vinton pull back the curtain on a system wher...
Value-Based Care Unwoven: The Math, The Mission & The Sisterhood
Healthcare is complicated. But the math behind value-based care? It doesn't have to be. In this episode, Joy Rios sits down with Rachael Jones, CEO of the Sintax division of Lightbeam Health Solutions, for a conversation that weaves together data, dollars, and the deeply human side of healthcare tra...
No Aggregation Without Representation: Patients, AI, and the Fight for Data Rights
What happens when patients become the productâand no one asked for consent? In this episode of HIT Like a Girl Pod, Grace Vinton sits down with Andrea Downing, a security researcher and co-founder of The Light Collective. Andrea's journey into patient advocacy began in 2005, when she tested positive...
This Is a Code Red: How a Quiet OMB Rule Could Gut NIH and Community Funding
This episode is a call to actionâand we have until July 13th. Rebecca Love sits down with Elizabeth Ginexi, PhDâa former NIH scientific program official of 22 years who took early retirement after DOGE restructured the agency. She is now speaking out about a proposed OMB rule that she believes threa...
Reclaiming Women's Voices in Healthcare: HIT Like a Girl Pod Is Back
After a much-needed pause, HIT Like a Girl Pod is backâand this time, Joy isn't doing it alone. Joy Rios reunites with Grace Vinton and Rebecca Love to relaunch the show as a trio: built on joy, fueled by love, and led with grace. In this first conversation, they catch up on where life has taken the...
The Digital Divide is a Care Divide: Inside the Fight for Latino Health Equity
In a digital-first healthcare world, who gets left behind? The answer is often the same communities that have always been marginalized. But what if the solution wasn't just to build better apps, but to empower the very people from these communities to become the navigators, the mentors, and the doct...









