In this episode of Win/Win: Women in Innovation, Zoia Kozakov sits down with Henley Vazquez, co-founder of Fora, to unpack how she’s reimagining the travel advisor industry through technology, training, and community. Henley shares how Fora is lowering barriers to entry, empowering a new generation of travel entrepreneurs—most of them women—and using thoughtful innovation to modernize an industry long overdue for change.

Listen for advice on:

• Why innovation doesn’t always mean reinventing the wheel
• Lowering barriers to create stronger ecosystems
• Community beats competition - collaboration, shared learning, and trust are core to scaling a platform
• Human expertise matters more in the age of AI

Learn more:

• Zoia Kozakov (Host): http://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia
• Henley Vazquez (Guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/deedunne/
• Women in Innovation: http://www.womenininnovation.co
• Audio Editor: Samantha Gattsek

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In this episode, Dee Dunne shares her extensive experience in lifecycle marketing, discussing her journey from PayPal to Mailchimp, where she is currently Sr. Director, Global Lifecycle Marketing & Operations. She emphasizes the importance of understanding customer behavior, the challenges of event marketing, and the complexities of measuring ROI. Dee also delves into the role of innovation in marketing, particularly in the context of AI, and reflects on the dynamics of gender in her career. The conversation highlights the evolving landscape of marketing and the future possibilities driven by technology and strategic thinking.

Listen for advice on:

• Integrating innovation into daily operations vs. having it exist as a silo
• Taking a multifaceted approach to measuring ROI for events
• Why marketing is the middle point between people and data
• The impact of rapid technological advancements on marketing

Learn more:

• Zoia Kozakov (Host): http://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia
• Dee Dunne (Guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/deedunne/
• Women in Innovation: http://www.womenininnovation.co
• Audio Editor: Samantha Gattsek

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In this episode, we are joined by Joanna Strober, CEO and co-founder of Midi Health. Joanna’s career spans venture capital, entrepreneurship, and now category-defining innovation in women’s midlife care. We explore how her own experience navigating perimenopause sparked the idea for Midi, and how she transformed a small pilot into one of the fastest-growing women’s health platforms. Joanna opens up about the realities of fundraising in an underestimated category, the emotional resilience required to lead through “no’s,” and why starting a company in your fifties can be a strategic advantage.

Listen for insights on:

• The advantage of pursuing innovation through addressing personal pain points
• How to accept a fundraising ‘no’ as a data point, not an identity
• The superpower of starting a company later in life/career

Learn more:

• Zoia Kozakov (Host): http://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia
• Joanna Strober (Guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannastrober/
• Women in Innovation: http://www.womenininnovation.co
• Audio Editor: Samantha Gattsek

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