Building a Women's Health Brand That Lasts: Three Experts on Hormonal Health, Fertility, and Menopause
Speaker: Dr. Thara Vayali — Co-founder & CMO, Hey Freya
Date: Thursday, July 16, 2026
Type: Upcoming — Live
The women's health market has never been more crowded, or more unforgiving. On July 16th, three experts who've built lasting positions in hormonal health, fertility, and menopause join Citruslabs CEO Susanne Mitschke to talk about what actually separates the brands still standing. Free to attend, live Q&A included.
Launching a women's health brand has never been easier. Building one that lasts has never been harder. Funding is up, and there is no shortage of women's health brands. The question is no longer how to get to market, it's whether your brand survive the next three years. The consumer in this category is unusually unforgiving. She's done the research, she's been failed by the medical system, and she's tried enough brands to know what works for her and what doesn't. Generic positioning doesn't move her. Vague claims don't convert her. The brands she repurchases, the brands she refers, these are the brands that are still standing after the next funding round or have reached profitability. What they have in common: they all built defensibility before they needed it.On July 16th, Citruslabs CEO Susanne Mitschke sits down with three experts who've built durable positions in three of the most complex sub-categories in women's health: Dr. Thara Vayali from Hey Freya, Raegen Barger from WeNatal, and Alexander DiPersia from LM(meno). They'll talk about the gaps they found, the consumer they're building for, what they got wrong, and what they'd do again from day one.What you'll walk away withWhere our panelists see the next opening in hormonal health, fertility, and menopause, and which corners of each category they think are already too crowded to win.The product claims they've actually watched move customers, and the studies they'd skip if they were starting over.How each of them sequenced their clinical work as they scaled: why they went for it, what they spent, when, and whether it paid off.The retention number they personally watch, and the one they say separates a brand that lasts from one that stalls.What all three see coming in 2027: the regulatory shifts, competitive moves, and consumer demands they're already building around.Your host and guestsSusanne Mitschke, CEO & Co-founder of Citruslabs (Host): Forbes 30 Under 30. Harvard MPH. Susanne works every day with brands building credibility in demanding consumer categories.Dr. Thara Vayali, Co-founder & CMO, Hey Freya · Hormonal Health.Raegen Barger, RDN, Functional Medicine Dietitian, WeNatal · Fertility.Alexander DiPersia, Co-founder, LM(meno) · Menopause.Who this is forFounders, product leads, and marketers building in women's health who want to understand what credibility looks like in one of the most demanding consumer categories right now.Free to attend. Live Q&A included. Can't make it live? Register anyway; all registrants receive the recording.