Support For America's Working Moms
Charlotte Hughes Huntley, PhD, MPH
Public Health Entrepreneur ?? Consultant ?? Epidemiologist ?? Supporting Large Nonprofits That Serve BIPOC Communities ?? 2x Podcast Host ?? Public Health Epidemiology Conversations ? Public Health Entrepreneurs
Public Health Entrepreneurship
Public health entrepreneurs often bring their years of experience in the workplace and related knowledge into their business, enabling them to have great impact on the communities they serve. That being said, it is not easy to find a clear “one size fits all” example of entrepreneurship in public health. The field of public health is so broad! This makes it difficult for folks who are curious about public health entrepreneurship to figure out what it means and how it might look for them.?
On the?Public Health Epidemiology Conversations (PHEC) podcast , I’ve interviewed dozens of entrepreneurs over the years. In this newsletter, I’ll share some of those examples with you weekly. Along the way, I will also share some of my own personal experiences, insights, and lessons learned. I invite you to subscribe to this newsletter, and share it with your network.
Meet Giana Vasconcellos, Founder of Working Mama Collective Public Health Consulting
The following information about Giana was taken from our podcast conversation at the end of 2019.
Giana Vasconcellos from the Working Mama Collective Public Health Consulting (WMC Public Health Consulting) joins us in this episode to share the challenges she faced as a new working mother, and the solutions that she came up with to address these issues. She also shares the consulting services that she has available for other working mothers needing help.
Giana is a wife, mother, and founder of WMC Public Health Consulting. She holds an MPH and a Holistic Health coaching certification. She has worked very closely with many corporate partners and has a strong background in business development, education consulting, and advising. Partnering with other companies that share the same vision, she advocates with legislation for better family leave and working parental rights.
Her inspiration for the business came when she herself became a working mother in corporate America. She saw gaps in the system where support from business and government alike were lacking adequate support for America's working moms. She decided to create a community called the Working Mama Collective, but found that while support in community was helpful, it was not enough. She found it necessary to start partnering with businesses on the journey of providing policy solutions to really give working mothers the support they need in the corporate sphere.
Her inspiration is drawn from a passion for simple homemaking, intentional parenting, and pursuing a career she is passionate about. She states, "there is a depth of power in a woman fulfilled. With the right resources and support, a working mother is a work of art."
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Listen To PHEC Episode 125
Back on?episode 125 of the PHEC Podcast ?you can get to know Giana and learn more about her consulting business.?
NOTE:?Prior to episode 209, the podcast was called Public Health Epidemiology Careers Podcast. Listen to episodes?207 ,?208 , and?209 ?to learn why I changed the name of the show.
Resources
Here are a few additional resources for you to further explore public health entrepreneurship.
Public Health Epidemiology Conversations Podcast ?- weekly podcast with new episodes published every Tuesday
DrCHHuntley.com/coaching ?- coaching support for entrepreneurs who have already started a business that they would like to expand and grow.
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