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2023

DEC 2023 Newsweek – 16 Strategies to Build a Business Culture of Curiosity and Innovative Thinking
DEC 2023 Newsweek – Breaking News: 11 Steps Leaders Can Take to Share Bad News With Stakeholders
NOV 2023 Newsweek – 18 Key Strategies for Businesses Preparing to Enter International Markets
OCT 2023 Newsweek – 10 Ways to Effectively Leverage AI for Customer Acquisition
OCT 2023 Newsweek – How a Lack of Data Governance Is Blocking Enterprise AI Adoption
AUG 2023 Newsweek – 17 Business Challenges That Double as Great Teaching Experiences

2021

JUL 2021 Newsweek – Newsweek Expert Forum’s Member Feature
JUL 2021 Newsweek – Eight Secrets To Good B2C Outreach
JUN 2021 Newsweek – 10 Practical Ways to Create More Inclusive Workplaces
JUN 2021 Newsweek – How to Avoid Fueling the Fires of Misinformation
JUN 2021 Newsweek – 15 Effective Ways to Strengthen and Enforce Core Company Values
JUN 2021 Newsweek – Six Effective Strategies for Integrating Machine Learning Into Business Operations
MAY 2021 Newsweek – 10 Overlooked Ways to Create a More Flexible Work Environment
MAY 2021 Newsweek – 14 Important Keys to Creating Natural Business Relationships
MAY 2021 Newsweek – Eight Leadership Strategies to Support Burnt-Out Teams
MAY 2021 Newsweek – 13 Ways to Re-Engage Inactive Customers
MAY 2021 Newsweek – Six Ways for SMBs to Optimize Technological Investments
APR 2021 Newsweek – 11 Effective Strategies for Boosting Leadership Confidence
APR 2021 Newsweek – Struggling With Employee Burnout? Nine Ways to Address It
APR 2021 Newsweek – Four Ways to Identify A Unique Business Path
MAR 2021 Newsweek – 10 Practical Ways to Build Company Resilience
MAR 2021 Newsweek – Eight Effective Ways Leaders Can Sustain Mental Wellness Under Pressure
MAR 2021 Newsweek – 13 Ways to Maintain Brand Relevance Amidst Changing Industry Trends
FEB 2021 Newsweek – Nine Effective Ways to Keep Customers Coming Back for More
FEB 2021 Newsweek – Want to Have More ‘Breakthrough’ Conversations in Your Business? 11 Key Strategies for Success

2020

DEC 2020 Forbes – 30 Under 30 Spotlight: Unsung Heroes in Healthcare, 2020 Forbes Healthcare Summit
SEP 2020 Yahoo Finance – Winners Announced in the 8th Annual 2020 CEO World Awards
JUN 2020 Forbes – Forbes Under 30 Leaders Create Retail Site For Cheap And Safe Protective Gear As America Reopens
JUN 2020 Forbes – Accelerating Change; The first ever U30 Hackathon – Week 1 Reimagining Supply Chains
APR 2020 Forbes – Got An Extra Mask? Mask Match Will Make Sure It Gets To Healthcare Workers In Need
APR 2020 Fox News Live – Aid groups work to get masks, gowns to health-care workers amid COVID-19 pandemic
APR 2020 The Daily Californian – ‘They carried a torch for a period of time’: Female business owners in Berkeley share their stories
MAR 2020 Business Insider – People are donating their face masks in droves to help protect frontline hospital workers as the coronavirus overloads US hospitals
MAR 2020 FOX News – As coronavirus spreads, aid groups work to get masks, gowns to health-care workers
MAR 2020 SF Gate – It’s what we have to do’: Bay Area women launch mask donation site for healthcare workers
JAN 2020 Crunchbase – Some Concrete Takeaways From (Another) Panel On Diversity

2019

DEC 2019 East Bay Economic Development Alliance – 8th Annual East Bay Innovation Awards 2020 Finalists Announced
DEC 2019 AdvisoryBoard – The 30 health care stars under 30, according to Forbes
DEC 2019 Forbes – Forbes 30 Under 30 Healthcare List
NOV 2019 Galveston Daily New – Medinas Opens Florida Office to Serve Hospitals and Imaging Centers In Remarketing Pre-Owned Medical Equipment
NOV 2019 VM Blog – 2020 Cloud and IT Predictions for Healthcare
OCT 23, 2019 Silicon Valley Business Journal – The Funded: 10 Bay Area companies score more than $900M in VC funding at midweek
OCT 2019 Fortune – The Latest on the WeWork Saga: Term Sheet
OCT 2019 Ideasmensch – Ideas Mensch Interview
OCT 2019 HIT Consultant – Medinas Raises $5M to Expand Pre-Owned Medical Equipment Marketplace
OCT 2019 PE Hub – Medinas snaps up $5mln seed in NFX-led round
OCT 2019 VentureBeat – Medinas Closes $5M in Seed Funding Led by NFX to Save Hospitals Money by Creating a Used Equipment Marketplace Powered by Modern Asset Management Software.
OCT 2019 Crunchbase News – Medinas Raises $5M Seed For Its Healthcare Equipment Marketplace
SEP 2019 Yahoo Finance – The Berkeley Startup Cluster Launches “Berkeley Ventures, Berkeley Values” For More Diversity, Equity and Inclusion among Berkeley’s Innovators
SEP 2019 The Daily Californian – 3 Berkeley entrepreneurs announced as Berkeley Visionary Award winners
SEP 2019 Berkeley Chamber – Berkeley Visionary Awards
APR 2019 Entrepreneur – She Won $1 Million for Her Big Idea at WeWork’s Global Pitch Competition. Here’s How — and Her Top Pitching Strategy.
APR 2019 My San Antonio – She Won $1 Million for Her Big Idea at WeWork’s Global Pitch Competition. Here’s How — and Her Top Pitching Strategy. (Podcast)
APR 2019 Stamford Advocate – She Won $1 Million for Her Big Idea at WeWork’s Global Pitch Competition. Here’s How — and Her Top Pitching Strategy. (Podcast)
FEB 2019 The Doctor Weighs In – Medinas Health Creates a New Solution for an Old Problem
JAN 2019 KTLA – WeWork Creator Global Finals with Chloe Alpert
JAN 2019, INC – Can You Spot the 1 Quality That Sets the 8 WeWork Creator Finalists Apart?
JAN 2019 New York Style Guide – Wework presents second annual Creator Global Finals
JAN 2019 Wework – How These Founders Won Over $1 Million for Their Startups
JAN 2019 Wework – How to Deliver a Pitch That Will Win Over Top Investors
JAN 2019 Wework – At Creator, Redefining ‘Unicorn’ for a New Generation of Entrepreneurs
JAN 2019 Cheddar – Medinas Health CEO Wins $1 Million at WeWork Creator Awards
JAN 2019 Hollywood Reporter – Ashton Kutcher, Diddy Fete WeWork Creator Awards Winners
JAN 2019 Wework – With $1 Million on the Line, Entrepreneurs Make Their 60 Seconds Count

2018

OCT 2018 Leapsmag – This Innovative Startup Is a Lifeline for Patients at Rural Hospitals
SEP 2018 Forbes – 60 Women-Led Startups That Are Shaking Up Tech Across The Globe
AUG 2018 Women 2.0 – The female led startups at Y Combinator Demo Day 2
AUG 2018 Tech Crunch – The top 10 startups from Y Combinator’s Demo Day S18 Day 2
JUN 2018 Tech Crunch – These 50 founders and VCs suggest 2018 may be a tipping point for women.
JUN 2018 Forbes – Top 5 Communities For Female Tech Founders
JUN 2018 Jobbio – How Medinas Health is tackling the healthcare crisis
MAY 2018 Business Insider – Medinas Health Beats Out 1,300 Applicants to Win WeWork’s Creator Awards; Expands Team With Veteran Medical Sales Executive
MAY 2018 7×7 – At WeWork’s SF Creator Awards, Big Ideas Deserve Big Celebrations
MAY 2018 BWW – Five Entrepreneurs Announced As Winners At San Fransisco WeWork Creator Awards
MAY 2018 Wework – Putting Surplus Medical Equipment to Good Use
MAR 2018 Fortune – Term Sheet Friday
MAR 2018 Market Watch – Medinas Health Closes $1 Million Seed Round Co-led by Ashton Kutcher & Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures and General Catalyst’s Rough Draft Ventures

2017

NOV 2017 Amazon Web Services Blog – How medical supply startup Medinas is using serverless to tackle a $765 billion problem
OCT 2017 Forbes – Medinas Wins $500,000 To Facilitate Sales Of Unused Medical Supplies
SEP 2017 Forbes – Forbes Announces Finalists for $500,000 Global Change the World Competition for Young For-Profit Entrepreneurs

Speaking

2021 Rock Health Digital Health CEO Summit 2021
2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Spotlight: Unsung Heroes in Healthcare
2020 Forbes Healthcare Summit
2020 Twin Cities Startup Week, Main stage Speaker (Healthcare)
2020 NYU Female Founders Forum
2019 – Present UC Berkeley Skydeck Recurring Speaker
2019 The Future of Women in Venture Panel
2019 NAWBO Silicon Valley Crystal Chair Award Gala Keynote Speaker
2019 – Present Executive MBA speaker at Berkeley Haas
2015 UC Berkeley’s Engineers Week #Fireside2020

Awards & Recognition

Outstanding HealthTech Start-Up Business Leader (California)
2020 East Bay Innovation Awards Winner – Technology
2020 CEO World Awards: Startup Of The Year in Technology Services
2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Healthcare
2019 Women in IT Awards; Entrepreneur of The Year shortlist
2019 Berkeley Visionary Award, Berkeley Chamber
2019 Global Creator Awards Winner, Wework Creator Awards
2018 Regional Creator Awards Winner, Wework Creator Awards
2017 Forbes Under 30 Global Change The World Competition Winner
2014 Founder to Watch Shortlist, Women 2.0
2009 Most Outstanding Technology Student in Pennsylvania, PA-TSA