Building a Business in Women’s Health & Wellness: October 7 live free event
Women’s health, midlife health, and longevity are having a hell of a moment right now, and we’re here for all of it. We’re especially interested in the pioneers building businesses, networks, and necessary change for women.
Join us for this live event to meet leaders in the modern midlife space:
- Anne Marie McQueen, a pioneer in peri and menopause awareness, activism, and education
- Cortney Bigelow and Esther Sedgwick, inventors of the first weighted vest for women
- EJ Kim and Marina Pen, pioneers in holistic perimenopause health
Hot topics
- Startup stories, tips, and entrepreneurship do’s and don’ts
- Funding and whether to keep your day job while you’re building a business
- The women’s health and wellness market right now and where it’s headed
About the speakers
Our speakers are Founding MidstHers, The Midst’s new community of founders, solopreneurs, self-starters, freelancers, double-dayers, and self-employed women. Because it takes a community to thrive in midlife.

Ann Marie McQueen, Founder of Hotflash inc
Abu Dhabi
Hot Flash inc covers the latest perimenopause and menopause clinical studies, treatments, products, guidance, and more via this weekly Substack, podcast, and across social media.
Anne Marie McQueen on Linkedin

Cortney Bigelow, Co-Founder of The Carry
Esther Sedgwick, Co-Founder of The Carry
Seattle, Washington
The Carry is the first weighted vest designed for women.

EJ Kim, Co-Founder of NNABI
New York, New York
NNABI is full-body support for perimenopause.
EJ Kim on Linkedin

Marina Pen, Co-Founder of NNABI
New York, New York
NNABI is full-body support for perimenopause.

Interested in entrepreneurship and career development?
You’ll love our “What Linkedin Doesn’t Say” series on The Midst Substack. “What LinkedIn Doesn’t Say” is an editorial series in which women 35+ share honest depictions of their professional lives. The goal is to look back on women’s careers to date, identify patterns, and get to the heart of what we really want — revolution GAL-style now.
