Lihi Segal joined us for a conversation moderated by VillageMD Chief Marketing Officer Ellen Donahue-Dalton to discuss her experiences leading both startups and large public enterprises, the inspiration and motivation behind founding DayTwo and advice for fellow entrepreneurs.Lihi founded DayTwo in 2015 to bring personalized health solutions based on the gut microbiome into the mainstream consumer market. Since then, the company has become a leader in precision nutrition with the world's largest and highest resolution microbiome discovery platform, offering a sustainable path to remission for metabolic disease.DayTwo's results set a new national benchmark for diabetes and metabolic disease care, with significant sustained clinical results in reducing A1C, improving Time in Range and reducing or eliminating prescription medications. Their scientific research is cited by the NIH as a foundational element in its 10 year, $150 million strategic plan for precision nutrition.The Tales from the Trenches series invites seasoned healthcare entrepreneurs to the MATTER stage to share their journeys — from how they got started to what they’re trying to accomplish and what they’ve learned along the way. Tales from the Trenches is sponsored by VillageMD.Register for the more MATTER events here.For more information, visit matter.health and follow us on social: LinkedIn @MATTERTwitter @MATTERhealthInstagram @matterhealth

For more than a year, healthcare heroes have put their lives on the line to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental Health America surveyed 1,119 healthcare workers about their mental health and well-being, and the results were resounding: 93 percent reported stress, 86 percent reported anxiety, 77 percent reported frustration, 76 percent reported exhaustion and burnout and 75 percent said they were overwhelmed. Clinician well-being — mentally, physically and spiritually — has never been more important. In this conversation, experts from MATTER, Accenture, Advocate Aurora Health and the American Medical Association discuss clinician well-being during the pandemic.Learn more about MATTER events here.For more information, visit matter.health and follow us on social: LinkedIn @MATTERTwitter @MATTERhealthInstagram @matterhealth

In 2014, Aneesh Chopra co-founded CareJourney: a digital health startup that provides clinically-relevant analytics for value-based networks, ultimately enabling its clients to coordinate better outcomes for their patients. Prior to founding CareJourney, Aneesh served as the first chief technology officer of the United States. Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, Aneesh spent his three-year service promoting technological innovation, leading initiatives and implementing programs focused on entrepreneurship, healthcare and more. In 2014, Aneesh published Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government, which details his public service and the need for better collaboration between the public and private sectors.Aneesh joins us in a conversation moderated by VillageMD Chief Technology Officer Mike Roberts to discuss his decades-long career in both the public and private sectors and the lessons he has learned along the way.The Tales from the Trenches series invites seasoned healthcare entrepreneurs to the MATTER stage to share their journeys — from how they got started to what they’re trying to accomplish and what they’ve learned along the way. Tales from the Trenches is sponsored by VillageMD.Register for the next event in our series, featuring Lihi Segal of DayTwo, here.For more information, visit matter.health and follow us on social: LinkedIn @MATTERTwitter @MATTERhealthInstagram @matterhealth

Women control 80 percent of healthcare decisions in the U.S. and spend 29 percent more per capita on healthcare compared to men — yet solutions focused on women's health received only 3.3 percent of total digital health funding in 2019 and 1.5 percent in the first half of 2020.In a virtual conversation led by investor and serial entrepreneur Pamela York, co-founder and managing partner of Capita3, three MATTER startup members — Embr Labs CEO Elizabeth Gazda, Marani Health Founder and CEO Ann Holder and Univfy Co-founder and CEO Mylene Yao — discuss unmet needs in women's health, investment trends and how we can increase investment in women-led startups.Learn more about MATTER events here.For more information, visit matter.health and follow us on social: LinkedIn @MATTERTwitter @MATTERhealthInstagram @matterhealth

Eric Lefkofsky, CEO of Tempus, shares insights on using AI in healthcare, expanding beyond oncology, including mental health and COVID-19 testing. He discusses his entrepreneurial journey, the importance of data in revolutionizing healthcare, and the relationship between business skills and art collecting.

What is health equity? Where do care gaps show up in the American healthcare system? How can technology and innovation be consciously designed and deployed to positively make a change?Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady joins us to answer these questions and more, kicking off MATTER’s latest event series, Advancing Health Equity. The series aims to unravel the various forms of inequities affecting our healthcare system today and explore the role that innovation and technology can play in shaping a more equitable future. Future discussions will follow two tracks: resilient communities and inclusive technology.In this event co-produced with MATTER partner HC3 (Healthcare Council of Chicago), Dr. Arwardy delivers a keynote address to align our community on key components of health equity. Following the keynote, Dr. Arwady joins The Chicago Community Trust CEO Helene Gayle to further discuss how technology and innovation have contributed to the gaps in healthcare we see today across different demographics.Learn more about MATTER events here.For more information, visit matter.health and follow us on social: LinkedIn @MATTERTwitter @MATTERhealthInstagram @matterhealth

In 2011, Matt Omernick co-founded Akili Interactive and set out on a mission to improve people’s lives by building clinically-validated cognitive therapeutics, assessments and diagnostics that look and feel like video games.Nearly a decade later, Matt and his team have seen their hard work pay off — this summer, Akili Interactive was awarded FDA clearance for EndeavorRx, the first-and-only prescription treatment delivered through a video game developed to treat children with ADHD.Matt came across the original technology that led to Akili’s founding while working as an executive at LucasArts, and became taken with the idea of using games in a precise and targeted way to physically change the brain and improve people’s lives. Pivoting from his extensive background in games and entertainment, Matt made the jump to healthcare and didn’t look back.In a conversation moderated by VillageMD Chief Technology Officer Mike Roberts, Matt shares his unique entrepreneurial journey from entertainment to healthcare and how he believes video games are changing the face of medicine.The Tales from the Trenches series invites seasoned healthcare entrepreneurs to the MATTER stage to share their journeys — from how they got started to what they’re trying to accomplish and what they’ve learned along the way. Tales from the Trenches is sponsored by VillageMD.Learn more about MATTER events here.For more information, visit matter.health and follow us on social: LinkedIn @MATTERTwitter @MATTERhealthInstagram @matterhealth

Todd Park is the co-founder and executive chairman of Devoted Health, a leader in the Medicare Advantage space that serves seniors by providing them with a next generation health plan. Todd has launched several healthcare startups and also served as the tech advisor to President Barack Obama and the CTO of the United States. In a conversation moderated by VillageMD Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer Paul Martino, Todd discusses his entrepreneurial journey, advice for other healthcare innovators and his passion for shaping how the U.S. uses data and technology to improve the health of the nation.The Tales from the Trenches series invites seasoned healthcare entrepreneurs to the MATTER stage to share their journeys — from how they got started to what they’re trying to accomplish and what they’ve learned along the way. Tales from the Trenches is sponsored by VillageMD.Learn more about MATTER events here.For more information, visit matter.health and follow us on social: LinkedIn @MATTERTwitter @MATTERhealthInstagram @matterhealth