Theresa Neil – Designing Healthcare That Actually Cares

Jul 8, 2025

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Theresa Neil is reshaping the future of healthcare 🚀, challenging outdated systems 🧠, and championing women’s health innovation when it’s needed most 🌍 — reminding us that the stakes in design have never been higher ❤️.

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Episode Chapters:

00:00 – Why “Move Fast and Break Things” Doesn’t Work in Healthcare
01:00 – Welcome and Introduction
02:11 – Meet Theresa Neil
03:03 – From Chef to UX Designer
05:22 – Early UX Work at Sabre and Founding Guidea
14:09 – Building a Woman-Led Company
15:43 – Becoming a Feminist Through Women’s Health Work
22:30 – Cultural Discomfort Around Menopause and Women’s Health
28:47 – Postpartum Innovation and Investor Blindness
33:00 – Research Gaps in Women’s Health Trials
37:51 – Why Female Health Remains Taboo
40:08 – Political Forces and Women’s Healthcare Access
43:18 – Spite Tracking and Patient Advocacy
50:15 – When Clients Don’t Want to Hear UX Research
58:00 – Why Healthcare Still Isn’t Patient-Centric

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Who is Theresa Neil?

Theresa Neil is the Founder of Guidea, an award-winning, women-owned and led product design firm specialising in medtech and digital health innovation 🚀.

She has:

Led UX for companies like Roche, Johnson & Johnson, and Cigna
Designed digital health solutions impacting over a billion users worldwide
Launched Femovate, a femtech incubator supporting 28 product launches and 14 clinical trials
Helped startups secure over $100 million in funding
Advocated globally for inclusive design and women's health innovation

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Find Theresa Neil here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresaneil/
Website: https://www.guidea.co/
Femovate: https://www.femovate.com/

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