“I love taking care of patients. But how can I do it well within a dysfunctional system that leaves patients scared, uninformed, and alone?”
1000 Healthcare, Wellness & Fitness
Anndi McAfee of FitMuses: Healthy Inspiration From Friends
“Success is that moment after you fall down, when you pick yourself back up and take another step. That makes me very successful because I am quite the klutz. I fall down often, but I always get back up, even if it hurts.”
Tanya Maslach of GOTRIbal: Personalized Fitness Communities
“How is it that millions of women drive the purchasing decisions around health & fitness, yet there is not one place that brings all these smart social connections together?”
Jacqueline Smith: Jacqueline Smith, MPH–Sugar-Free Living
My idea of success is to be able to provide for myself and my husband financially, and to leave behind truly great work that significantly benefitted others.
Dee Williams: Kanjin Yoga — Computer Techie Turned Master Yogi
Success for me is when, at the end of a gentle yoga class, the student has found bliss inside themselves.
Julie DeFruscio: Pump Wear Inc. — Inspired By Her Daughter’s Illness
Success to us is giving back to the community which is something we do every year, we help send 20 families of children with diabetes to a free family diabetes weekend.
Irina Chirashnya: Academy of Fencing Masters — Creating Family Bonds Through New Business
After talking to different parents I saw that the need is a real one and I started a journey which is the most exiting one I ever had before.
Colleen McCarthy: On Pointe Nutrition, LLC — Former Professional Dancer Turned Nutritional Guru
My biggest challenge has been learning how to balance running a business, having a life and keeping myself healthy at the same time.
Danita Smith: My Blooming Health Mobile — Reinventing Healthcare for Convenience
For me success means meeting your goal. Your goal may not meet or succeed someone else’s goal. Success is individualized and it’s value is found within the beholder.
Jane Salida: Heavenly Fitness — Going to Bed Happy
Success is when you can pay the bills and go to bed happy – anything more is a bonus.
Nicole Baldwin: Biao Skincare– Passion Born From A Tragedy
As a little girl, I was badly burned with hot scalding water all over my face, neck and chest. My grandmother, a nurse, began using an herbal remedy to heal my skin from the scarring from my accident.
Nona Varnado: LA Bike Trains– Making Biking A Fun Social Experience In LA
We provide a rolling party along select routes run by Conductors – experienced urban cyclists – to harness the safety of riding in a group while kicking it up a notch by making the ride a fun social experience.
Anita Mirchandani: FiTMAPPED– Where do YOU sweat?
We saw an expansion of specialized fitness workouts but no place to catalogue the information. At our core, our concept is a comprehensive wellness resource.
Jeanne Pinder: ClearHealthCosts.com– Health Care Costs Shouldn’t Be A Mystery
Our mission is telling people what things cost in health care, a traditional mystery.
Divya Dhar: Seratis– Upgrading Technology Used By Doctors
I’m a physician and I noticed I was using outdated 1980s pager technology and wasting about an hour a day trying to reach my colleagues to discuss critical patient care information.