Leading women in STEM share 5 keys to unlocking innovation: ForbesWomen
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Gwen Nichols, Holly Ridings, Kate Ryder, Anjali Sud and Maggie McGarth at the 2019 Forbes Women's Summit.NASA Chief Flight Director Holly Ridings wants to help everyone—not just NASA—make their way into space. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Chief Medical Officer Gwen Nichols is hoping to soon launch a pediatric leukemia master trial to further curative efforts for the disease.
"Innovation is about the simplest and most fundamental solution to a problem," says Sud, a sentiment that the other three women echoed in their own words. Here are five innovative ways these women are fostering company growth:In the first two years, Ryder was finding that it was difficult to showcase Maven's strengths—like the fact that with over 300 providers, Maven has the largest maternal mental health network in the country—and she didn't have the money to advertise.
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