Ep.25 / Monica Molenaar, Co-Founder, Alloy Health
Helping Women Thrive in Midlife and Menopause:
In this episode of Professional Jealousy, host Natasha Jakubowski sits down with Monica Molenaar, the co-founder and co-CEO of Alloy Health. Monica shares her journey from founding the cult-favorite food brand Seed & Mill to tackling the "white space" of perimenopause and menopause in women's healthcare. After a life-altering medical discovery led her into surgical menopause with zero guidance, Monica realized that midlife women weren't just being ignored—they were being dismissed.
This conversation included:
The BRCA Journey: How Angelina Jolie’s op-ed inspired Monica’s preventive surgery and the "aha moment" that followed.
Entrepreneurial Myth-Busting: Why you shouldn't be afraid of people "stealing" your ideas.
The Science of Skin: Why topical estrogen is the "prophylactic" game-changer for perimenopausal skin.
The Future of Care: Moving toward a consumer-driven, "specialist in your pocket" model for women's health.
Longevity Habits: Why strength training and protein are more important than "getting skinny" in your 50s..
Monica is professionally jealous of Becca Millstein, the co-founder of the tinned fish brand Fishwife. He admires her for taking a "stagnant, boring category" (tinned fish) and transforming it to attract an entirely new consumer with thoughtful and elegant packaging and branding.
Monica was professionally jealous of Estee Lauder, who is inspiring for many reasons including the fact that she was a self taught entrepreneur who learnt how to formulate skin care in her kitchen, and built a business dedicated to helping women. Monica also admires how Lauder created a legacy of philanthropy such as breast and ovarian cancer research.
Check out https: https://www.myalloy.com/
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