About this episode

Heather Barnhouse interviews Dr. Stephanie Liu about her journey in medicine and entrepreneurship, focusing on skincare innovation for eczema.

Join Heather Barnhouse , Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In this episode, Heather welcomes Dr. Stephanie Liu , family physician and founder and CEO of Dr. Mom Skincare, to discuss her path into medicine, including early setbacks that led to a Columbia University master’s in nutrition, and how her patients’ eczema concerns inspired an evidence-based, hypoallergenic skincare line using beta-glucan developed with University of Alberta-linked technology. Stephanie explains eczema triggers in Alberta, the company’s early growth through word of mouth, pharmacies and dermatology clinics, and expansion from a bath product to a cream with future lip balm and face cream plans. She also reflects on regulatory learnings, decision-making pressures, balancing multiple roles, and the value of compartmentalizing time and building operational support.To find out more about Dr. Mom visit their website .

People in this episode

Host: Heather Barnhouse

Guest: Dr. Stephanie Liu

Topics covered

• women in leadership
• entrepreneurship
• skincare innovation
• medicine
• eczema
• business growth

Keywords

• women in leadership
• entrepreneurship
• skincare
• eczema
• business growth
• hypoallergenic
• nutrition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dr. Mom Skincare, Columbia University, University of Alberta

Places: Alberta

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