A team that knows healthcare from every angle.

Our founding team knows the impact of inefficient processes - from personally experiencing long delays in treatment to witnessing the burnout of care teams.
CEO

Natalie Shew

Natalie founded EmployWell after paying thousands out of pocket for IVF and facing repeated delays in treatment.
  • 3X founder and successful business owner/operator
  • Decade in business and corporate development in women’s health, manufacturing, & engineering
  • Cofounded the first women’s health exclusive accelerator & innovation hub in US
  • Brought in over $25M in grants, funding from private investors, VCs, donors, and family office for businesses and nonprofits
COO

Steffany Benton

Nurse practitioner and cofounder, Steffany, joined after growing tired of the fire hose of admin work burning out nurses.
  • Over 15 years in various clinical operations roles including nurse, provider, clinical operations lead, and clinical director
  • Coordinated and deployed 20+ healthtech commercial pilots and clinical trials across 12 healthcare enterprises
  • Vetted 800+ early-stage healthtech companies, shaping the investment strategy for accelerator programs concluding over $10M in investments in high-impact, early-stage startups

Advisors

Robin Mangieri

VP of Operations for First Fertility,
overseeing 10,000+ IVF births

Over twenty years of experience in the field of Reproductive Medicine & Infertility. Experienced healthcare executive, bringing insight into operational efficiencies and strategic growth in the fertility sector, with a passion for fixing cumbersome workflows and elevating care team and patient experience.

Michael O'Dell, MD

Physician and Associate Chief Medical Officer

Retired physician and Navy officer with broad experience in academic, military, and corporate medical practice. Associate chief medical officer for a respected medical center in Kansas City. Six Sigma Blackbelt with a passion for healthcare efficiency, process, quality, and safety.

Matt Diez

VP of Software Engineering, Acres

Software Architect and CTO with over 20 years in engineering leadership across healthcare, agriculture, government, and other industries. Experience leading large healthcare integrations with a passion for data, systems, and people in tech orgs.

Nick Stoddart

Data Engineer/Data Leader Crux

Data Leader and AI/ML Engineer with 10 years in full-stack data-driven web applications. Experience in multiple early-stage tech companies with a passion for optimizing data science workflows, developing scalable solutions, and delivering business value

William Davis

Investor, Former CEO, MD Technologies Inc.

Managing Partner at Applica Capital Partners. Former health tech CEO and founder of one of the first SaaS EMRs/PMS. Founded and exited company (IPO). Background in software engineering and technical leadership in healthcare.

Vivek Ganeson

Investor, CEO, Engineering Leader in HealthTech/Big Data

Startup aficionado who likes to build tech from the ground up. Especially love DevOps and Security and all things Cloud and AI. Currently building the future of Web3 at StormX.

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