Do You Own Your Health Data?—with Estelle Giraud - 206

In the next five years, nearly everyone in the developed world will have had some kind of genetic testing. And this health data can be incredibly valuable. But where is this personal information being stored?  And who owns it? Estelle Giraud, PhD, is Cofounder and CEO of Trellis Health, a health data platform that gives users ownership of their health records and empowers them to advocate for themselves in a healthcare setting. Estelle is a population geneticist by training with a background in biotechnology and frontier medicine, and she is passionate about safely storing healthcare data to create a better system for all. On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Estelle joins Anjel to discuss how passion and urgency gave her the courage to build Trellis Health and describe how the platform addresses issues around privacy and ownership of health data. Estelle shares the challenges she faces as a woman founder and scientist, explaining why we need more diversity in leadership and how she overcame biases to get funding for Trellis Health. Listen in for Estelle’s insight on leveraging your health data to improve quality of care and learn about the power you have as a consumer to impact change in the healthcare system. What You Will Learn  How advances in genomic sequencing ignited Estelle’s interest in healthcare What challenges Estelle faces as a woman founder and scientist The power that comes from bringing your whole authentic self to any role Why we need more diversity in leadership How Estelle’s passion and urgency gave her the courage to create Trellis Health Estelle’s insight on how genetic testing will change the way we do medicine How Trellis Health addresses issues around privacy and ownership of health data How being pregnant gave Estelle insight on using health data to improve quality of care Why getting funding was unexpectedly hard for Estelle as a first-time, female founder How women founders can reframe conversations around funding The need for more women investors in VC and LP roles The power we have as consumers to impact change in the healthcare system Connect with Estelle Giraud Estelle on Twitter Trellis Health Resources Jacinda Ardern Illumina Connect with Anjel B. Hartwell Wickedly Smart Women Wickedly Smart Women Facebook Community Wickedly Smart Women on TeePublic Wickedly Smart Women on Clubhouse The Wealthy Life Mentor The Wealthy Life Mentor on Facebook Anjel on Twitter Anjel on Instagram Email [email protected]  Leave Us A Message On Our listener line:   540-402-0043 x4343