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Theresa Neil

FounderFemovate

San Jose, CA

Skills

Mobile Strategy
User Interface Design
Multi-Platform Strategy

About

I’m a product strategist, exited founder, investor, O'Reilly author and "Trailblazer in Women's Health". What I’ve built: • Guidea, a product design consultancy acquired in 2025 • Femovate, a femtech incubator investing $2M to accelerate innovation in women’s health • Hundreds of digital products for industry leaders including Adobe, Bloomberg, eBay, Cigna, Google, Humana, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Miro, Nestlé, Novo Nordisk, Walmart, and Whole Foods • MVPs for 100+ startups, including multiple IPOs, unicorns and exits to Audi, IBM, Mastercard, and Oracle I partner with founders to shape the right product path from idea to launch, supporting everything from consumer health apps to FDA-regulated devices.

Published content

15 steps to achieving seamless cross-departmental communication

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Apply these expert strategies to improve team collaboration and project outcomes. Effective communication is vital to successful project planning, whether you manage a remote team or commute to work in person from the office each day. It will deliver rewarding results and move the company forward. Ensuring everyone on your team and across departments stays on the same page is especially important when working together on collaborative projects. Below, 15 Fast Company Executive Board experts share their strategies to create effective communication channels and workflows between designers, engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders.

Shelving the speculum: Femtech's radical transformation of women's healthcare

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Here are three ways femtech—powered by ingenious design—is revolutionizing health care. 

20 ways to foster creativity among your team (and why it matters)

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Creativity is the backbone of new ideas and ways of thinking. Here's how to prioritize and encourage creative health in your organization. Creating a culture that nurtures your employees' creativity can help your organization become more dynamic and adaptable, as well as improve overall job satisfaction. Conversely, a workplace that lacks a focus on creative health may struggle with innovation, problem-solving, and employee engagement. Below, Fast Company Executive Board members share 20 ways leaders can cultivate and support a creative environment. With these strategies, you can encourage creative thinking and encourage a more innovative workplace.

Spite tracking: Why it’s happening and how it’s changing women’s health care

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Women are tired of being ignored and overlooked by their doctors. Years of dismissive doctors are fueling an organic surge in symptom tracking as women take control of their health narrative.

Business renovation 101: 10 steps to hiring a compatible contractor

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Follow these expert tips to find the right design team to execute your company's architectural vision and construction goals. When your company is about to undergo a renovation, it's important to find the right designer or design team you can trust to get the job done correctly. Beyond that, it's also necessary to hire someone who not only aligns with your vision but is also passionate enough about the project to share new ideas you may not have considered. To help leaders avoid any pitfalls they may come across during their search, 10 experts from Fast Company Executive Board each discuss one factor to keep in mind throughout the hiring and contracting process.

12 certifications that are worth your time and investment

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What's your business specialty? Use this list as a starting point for growth, development, and long-term career success in design. As the current market continues to evolve and grow more complex, it's a benefit to have years of practical, on-the-job training on your resume. It's a bonus if you can also find the time to become certified in a niche industry or specialization in your specific field that will put you in the driver's seat when determining the direction you want to take in your career. Here, 12 experts from Fast Company Executive Board each suggest one certification that every aspiring design leader should consider to enhance their current and future business options in their field of choice.  

Company details

Femovate

Company bio

Femovate is the global femtech incubator for early-stage women’s health startups. The program provides award-winning product strategy and design to founders working across the full spectrum of women’s health, from menstruation to menopause and everything in between. To date, Femovate has invested more than $2 million in design capital, helping its portfolio unlock over $130 million in follow-on funding, grants, and strategic partnerships.

Industry

Technology

Area of focus

Mobile Design
Consumer Products Design
UX Strategy and Design

Company size

11 - 50