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Lindsay Davis discusses building Asia's femtech ecosystem and the challenges of advancing women's health.

In this episode of The Wisdom Of ... Show, host Simon Bowen speaks with Lindsay Davis, Founder & CEO of FemTech Association Asia, the region's first and largest femtech network representing 80+ companies across 10 countries. From her global expansion leadership at Quintessentially to building an ecosystem that didn't exist, Lindsay shares profound insights on courage, ecosystem orchestration, and what it takes to drive systemic change in women's health across vastly different cultures and markets. Ready to systematically capture your leadership wisdom and turn it into scalable frameworks? Join Simon's exclusive Masterclass on The Models Method: https://thesimonbowen.com/masterclass Episode Breakdown 00:00 Introduction and the mission to advance women's health in Asia 04:32 The career pivot from luxury brand expansion to femtech ecosystem building 12:18 Why women's health receives only 4% of global R&D funding 19:45 Building something that doesn't exist: October 2021 to 80+ companies across 10 countries 28:36 The courage question - where resilience comes from 35:52 Having a high threshold for shame and being happy failing 42:28 The leadership lesson from someone who put…

People in this episode

Host: Simon Bowen

Guest: Lindsay Davis

Topics covered

• femtech
• women's health
• ecosystem building
• leadership
• systemic change
• courage
• mission-driven movement

Keywords

• femtech
• women's health
• ecosystem
• leadership
• courage
• R&D funding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FemTech Association Asia, Quintessentially, UN ESCAP

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