SEASON 10
Episode 2: Women's Health
About the Series: Since 2016, VCET’s Female Founders Speaker Series has served as a platform for female identifying entrepreneurs from across the State of Vermont to tell their stories. At VCET, we believe that storytelling is one of the most impactful tools for inspiring the business owners and female founders of tomorrow. Hosted and moderated for 9 seasons by Sam Roach-Gerber who has recently passed the torch to Nicole Eaton, the series is held at Burlington’s beloved Hotel Vermont.
We’re kicking off Season 10 of the Female Founders Speakers Series with a topic on Trending. Three amazing women will speak on fashion, retail, and strategy in a market that never sleeps. From hairstyles to outfits to wellness hacks, there are always new trends to hop on. Come hear how these women are setting them, chasing them, and making them work for their businesses.
Speakers
Our speakers:
Katie McCurdy
Katie is a designer, vibe coder, autoimmune patient, and founder of Pictal Health – a company helping complex patients tell their stories visually. By improving patient-doctor communication, Pictal aims to help patients be heard and seen, help providers make the best-informed decisions, and reduce errors and unnecessary spending. Learn more at pictalhealth.com and katiemccurdy.com.
Helene Langevin, M.D.
Helene is the Scientific Director of the Osher Center for Complementary and Integrative Health at the University of Vermont. She was the Director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health from 2018 to 2025, and director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and a professor in residence of medicine at Harvard Medical School from 2012 to 2018. Learn more at https://www.uvm.edu/osher/news/helene-m-langevin-joins-uvms-osher-center-integrative-health
Kathleen Doehla PT, DPT, OCS
Kathleen has been a licensed physical therapist for 26 years. She is the owner of her Stowe, VT-based private practice, Points North Sports & Regenerative PT, which she opened in 2012. Kathleen also founded the Warrior Women Weightlifting program in April 2024, the mission of which is to enable women to improve strength, bone density, muscle mass, and confidence via lifting heavy weights. Kathleen is board-certified in orthopaedics and is a registered USA Weightlifting coach. Her primary practice areas have included sports medicine, general orthopaedics, and home health. Learn more at https://www.pointsnorthphysicaltherapy.com/meet-kathleen/
Agenda:
5:30-5:40pm Mingle, grab a drink and get settled.
5:40-6:30pm Panel led by Nicole Eaton
6:30-7pm Audience Q&A
7-8pm If you don’t need to head home, grab another beverage, bop over to the lobby, and continue the conversation with fellow attendees and speakers. It will be so fun and laid back you might accidentally network.
If you are unable to attend in person, not to worry! As always, the event will be recorded and available to stream!