Meet our 3 Featured Founders from the InvestHer Directory, All Believing that Innovation is the Way Forward when it Comes to Women’s Wellness

26/7/2022

About the Founders
This week it’s all about innovation and wellness! Our three founders from the InvestHer Directory all believe this combination is the the way forward when it comes to women’s wellbeing. Ciara Donlon started Theya Healthcare when breast cancer survivors regularly came to her for comfortable, functional and beautiful alternatives when healing after their surgeries. So she created underwear made from bamboo material that helps them heal better. Polly Rodriguez believes all women deserves to experience pleasure in a safe way and by creating beautiful, body safe vibes & accessories through Unbound she is determined to make it happen. Our final trailblazer this week is Joanna Griffiths, busy bringing revolutionary solutions to life through Knix and transforming an underwear market that had too much frill and not enough function.

1) Theya Healthcare
About Ciara Donlon
In 2010 Ciara Donlon opened her first business. Fast forward 20 years, this award winning social entrepreneur had put her management and marketing experience to good use and as the head of a successful lingerie retail business she recognised a gap in the market when it came to breast cancer survivors. A gap she decided she could help fill and serve all women from puberty to menopause with underwear made from innovative bamboo material.

“empathy, listening and fulfilling a need through sustainable innovation is at the core of our DNA”

What They Do
Theya Healthcare designs and manufacturers patented bamboo post-operative garments that are clinically proven to heal and aid recovery for breast cancer survivors. As the needs of these brave women weren't being met, Ciara and her team decided to find a sustainable alternative that would and extended her line to serve women from puberty to post-menopause. It really doesn’t become more FemTech than this, founded by a woman, responding to the needs of women.

Follow Her, Support Her, Buy from Her, Promote Her:
Website: https://www.theyahealthcare.com/
Instagram: @theyahealthcare
Twitter: @TheyaHealthcare

2) Unbound
About Polly Rodriguez
When she is not busy fighting the MTA over sexism in subway ads or sending thousands of vibrators to members of congress in support of reproductive health, Polly Rodriguez is hard at work making the most beautiful, body safe vibes and accessories within the sexual wellness business.

“you deserve pleasure”

What They Do
Unbound is for everyone. It doesn’t matter if you are just embarking on your own journey of self-discovery or if you are a seasoned expert, Polly and her team make sure that there is something for everyone. It should be fun and safe to explore pleasure and Unbound is the perfect companion to bring along when setting out on your own adventure.

Follow Her, Support Her, Buy from Her, Promote Her:
Website: https://unboundbabes.com/
Instagram: @unboundbabes
Twitter: @unboundbabes

3) Knix
About Joanna Griffiths
Joanna Griffiths wants you to live unapologetically free, to be comfortable in your own skin. By listening to what people told her they wanted when it came to underwear she decided to transform an underwear market that had too much frill and not enough function. While at it, she also decided to educe environmental degradation by taking into consideration our impacts throughout production, transportation and consumption.

“it’s time that all of us live unapologetically free”

What They Do
Knix provides revolutionary solutions through patented technology, cutting-edge processes, and human-centric design, when creating underwear. The team at Knix continue to evolve and push boundaries in order to make everything from wireless bras to super absorbent underwear in perfect alignment for you to be completely comfortable in your own skin.