“Age tech co-founder, health care executive, Tedx speaker, improv comedian, podcast experienced. Sandwich generation mother. eldercare giver.”
Are you ready for a high energy podcast guest who can bring the lessons of entrepreneurship, business, heath care, UN diplomacy and comedy all together? Jennifer Cain Birkmose has lived a life of reinvention always leading with purpose and service. She has rolled this rich experience into a launching a ground breaking tech platform that seeks to revolutionise the aging experience by unlocking the potential of in home services to help Olders live at home longer. My experience of co-developing our technology with Olders through ethnography and a dual UI/UX experience landed Jennifer and her founder, Mariam Parineh, advisory spots on the United Nations + AARP commission on Age Tech. Always embracing the YES AND mindset at a second city improv and sketch grad, she has woven these concepts into her service model to incorporate service with understanding of Olders with play and reverence. She is the also the Director of Improv at Boutique Theatre in Basel Switzerland where she teaches and performs improv for actors and for corporate training events. Lastly, her origins are in health and she continues to hold a board position at the Medicines for Malaria Venture, a Gates funded company that manages the global pipeline of Malaria drug development, solidifying her commitment to global health.
VivaValet empowers autonomous living for older seniors at home by giving them effortless access to technology that brings together in one place the key services that they need and want. On this channel, you can expect insightful interviews sharing knowledge and insights on life as an Older (how we lovingly refer to the older seniors in our lives) including their rich lives, hopes, and dreams. We also interview adult children who are giving advice on how to care for their aging parents. We’ve also invited gerontologists who offer support on how to have critical conversations between the generations to maximize support and compassion. You will also hear employers' perspectives and how they can support adult children as they navigate their careers while balancing senior care. We have some exciting episodes coming up next week so please be sure to like and subscribe so you can be kept up to date!
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Listen to this episode from The GOLD Podcast: Weekly Pharma Insights on Spotify. This week, we speak with Jennifer Cain Birkmose, Senior Pharmaceutical Leader in Market Access, Patient Access, and Patient Advocacy. She explores the idea of co-designing clinical trials and treatment with patients, discusses the concept behind reverse mentoring, and reveals how the rules of improvisation help her when leading teams.
Listen to this episode from Unbossers Podcast on Spotify. Jennifer is an executive on a mission to drive team cohesion, collaboration and performance. Learn from her how to use improv comedy techniques to accomplish amazing team success.
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