Women, Wealth & Health
What Happens When Women Start Making the Investment Decisions?
This series brings together the investors, founders, and leaders who are rewriting the rules of healthcare investing. From Marissa Fayer on why women's health is infrastructure, to Mariya Filipova on breaking down 100-year-old silos, to Dr. Nkem Ezeamama on financial freedom for healthcare professionals—each episode offers a different lens on the same urgent question:
How do we move money toward what actually matters?
Because when women aren't in the room deciding where money flows, women's health doesn't get prioritized. Full stop.
EPISODE 1
The Blind Spot Costing Us Billions: Why Women Must Lead the Investing Revolution
The truth is simple: when women aren't in the room making investment decisions, women's health doesn't get prioritized. Women represent only 10–17% of investors, and less than 1% of healthcare VC goes to women's health—even though we make 80% of the healthcare decisions and represent 51% of the population. This isn't just a funding gap—it's a health gap. The conditions that define so many of our lives—menopause, endometriosis (which takes an average of 7 years to diagnose), PCOS, and cardiovascular disease (the #1 killer of women)—remain chronically underfunded.
Meanwhile, the small slice of women's health funding that does exist goes almost entirely to reproductive health and women's cancers. All important. But not nearly enough. We need more women in the room. We need more women leading investments. We need more women deciding where healthcare dollars are spent. Because the case for diversity isn't just about fairness—it's about building a healthcare system that actually works for all of us.
EPISODE 2
Investing in Women's Health Isn't a "Nice-to-Have". Here's Why.
What if investing in women's health isn't just the right thing to do—it's the smart thing to do? Marissa Fayer has spent 22 years turning that argument into action. She's the CEO and founder of HerHealthEQ (deploying women's health equipment across 12 countries, serving 150,000 women) and DeepLook Medical (imaging software that sees inside dense tissue). She's also the author of the new book Undervalued to Unavoidable: Women's Health as Infrastructure. In this episode, Marissa joins Joy Rios to make the case that women's health isn't a niche issue—it's the foundation of a functioning society. If you've ever wondered why we keep studying the problem without fixing it, this episode is your wake-up call.
Release Date: 8/18/26
EPISODE 3
Mariya Flipova on Breaking Down Healthcare's 100-Year Divide
When a routine physical uncovered a giant kidney tumor, Mariya Filipova's 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—a decision that sparked an 18-month journey as her own healthcare quarterback, coordinating care across oncology, nephrology, genetics, and computational science, ultimately preserving both her kidneys and her quality of life. Today, as founding partner of Marram Ventures and CEO of Proclaim Health, Mariya is on a mission to fix the systemic fragmentation she experienced firsthand. Her investment thesis—"Convergent Care"—seeks to break down the professional and financial silos that have separated oral health from overall health for nearly a century. In this episode, she joins host Rebecca Love to expose the absurdity of a fractured system and offer a clear, actionable blueprint for how patients, employers, and investors can drive change toward a truly integrated healthcare future. Release Date: 8/25/26
EPISODE 4
Redefining Who Gets Funded: Naseem Sayani on Venture Capital for Women
Naseem Sayani is redefining who gets funded—and who does the funding.
As co-founder of Emmeline Ventures, a multicultural, multigenerational, all-female fund, Naseem is redirecting capital toward founders building products around women's purchasing power across health, wealth, and environment. Her mission: treat women's products as the massive market they are, not a niche.
In this episode, Grace Vinton sits down with Naseem to explore what it takes to back companies that rewire systems, accelerate women's agency, and deliver outsized impact—while simultaneously working to increase women and people of color in fund manager roles.
Release Date: 9/1/26
EPISODE 5
Breaking the Golden Handcuffs: Dr. Nkem Ezeamama on Financial Freedom for Healthcare Professionals
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 slashing physician hours, she realized relying solely on her clinical income was a risk she couldn't afford. In this episode, Nkem joins host Joy Rios to share her journey from treating patients to building Pheenyx Capital—a firm that helps healthcare professionals break free from the "golden handcuffs" of their salaries. If you're a busy professional looking to diversify your income and build a legacy, this is the roadmap you've been waiting for.
Release Date: 9/8/26
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