July 10th 2023.
Jade Kearney is a powerful example of a Black female founder and mother who knows what it takes to make it in the entrepreneurial world. As the CEO of She Matters, she is connecting Black women through her mobile app. It focuses on helping Black women who experience postpartum comorbidities, by providing a platform to track progress and celebrate success.
Kearney's commitment to the digital health space has not gone unnoticed. She was recently appointed as a keynote speaker at NYC Women in Tech Digital Health Edition and VIVE Health Conference in Nashville. When speaking on the relationship between patient and provider, she commented that "We are the only Fem Tech startup that holds providers accountable for their cultural competency to decrease Black Maternal mortality, and we are both Black women doing this."
In 2022, She Matters released The Pink Book, a yearly guide to pregnancy that provides resources for expecting and current Black mothers. This initiative was inspired by Kearney's own search for a hospital to deliver her children in. The Pink Book eliminates the extensive search for culturally competent care for Black women facing medical emergencies.
The platform also offers training for healthcare providers through its Cultural Competence Certification program. The aim of this program is to improve health outcomes for Black women who experience postpartum complications. Members of the She Matters community have access to free donated therapy sessions, and the app provides a directory of culturally competent healthcare professionals and those who receive training through the platform’s certification program.
Kearney's work to support Black female founders reaches beyond She Matters. She founded Black Girl’s Tech Day to make the entrepreneurial journeys of Black female founders easier. The conference provides expert panels, funding resources, and mentorship. Additionally, Kearney’s guide to Black entrepreneurship, Lean While Black, documents the principles of lean startup methodology concerning BIPOC founders.
Kearney looks forward to hosting this year’s Black Girls Tech Day conference in New York and Los Angeles. She is determined to provide informational resources to aspiring and present entrepreneurs, and to create a space where Black female founders can celebrate each other’s contributions to entrepreneurship.
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