Lindsay Davis: Building Asia's FemTech Ecosystem and the Art of Mission-Driven Movement Creation

In this episode of The Wisdom Of ... Show, host Simon Bowen speaks with Lindsay Davis, Founder & CEO of FemTech Association Asia, the region's first and largest femtech network representing 80+ companies across 10 countries. From her global expansion leadership at Quintessentially to building an ecosystem that didn't exist, Lindsay shares profound insights on courage, ecosystem orchestration, and what it takes to drive systemic change in women's health across vastly different cultures and markets.

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Episode Breakdown

00:00 Introduction and the mission to advance women's health in Asia

04:32 The career pivot from luxury brand expansion to femtech ecosystem building

12:18 Why women's health receives only 4% of global R&D funding

19:45 Building something that doesn't exist: October 2021 to 80+ companies across 10 countries

28:36 The courage question - where resilience comes from

35:52 Having a high threshold for shame and being happy failing

42:28 The leadership lesson from someone who put aside their book

49:15 Orchestrating founders, investors, corporates, governments around a single mission

56:47 The UN ESCAP commission and defining transformational change

01:03:22 FemTech Connect Asia: Creating the region's first femtech conference

01:11:08 The suffragette movement insight and being part of the continuum

About Lindsay Davis

Lindsay Davis started her career in multicultural advertising in the USA, then was recruited by the world’s leading luxury lifestyle management brand, Quintessentially in the UK, to lead global expansion into 25 countries and oversee 60 offices worldwide, with secondments in NYC, China and Qatar. Davis was honoured on the Luxury Daily list of “Luxury Women in Watch” because of her global impact in the luxury sector. As the Founder & CEO of Singapore-based One Bee Consulting, Davis works with brands to develop and elevate loyalty solutions, customer experience and brand affinity through product development, content and programming, PR, community engagement and strategic partnerships.

With a vision of available, accessible and affordable healthcare for all women in Asia, Davis founded FemTech Association Asia in October 2021 as the region’s first and largest industry network for founders, professionals, and investors with the core focus on improving women’s health through technology solutions. The organisation represents 80+ companies across 10 countries in Asia. FemTech Asia was a Finalist in the GIOF – 2022 Business Inclusivity Awards and is a member of the UNFPA Equity 2030 Alliance and a Founding Member of the Milken Institute Women’s Health Network.

In 2023-24, Davis was commissioned by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) as a thought leader and researcher to define what is required to drive transformational and catalytic change in femtech in Southeast Asia. Davis is a contributor for the Milken Institute and sits on the Advisory Board for Women in Global Health – Singapore and Ovy Health in Indonesia.

Connect with Lindsay Davis

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-davis-2584812/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/femtechasia/

Website: www.femtechassociation.com

About Simon Bowen

Simon has spent over two decades working with influential leaders across complex industries. His focus is on elevating thinking in organisations, recognising that success is directly proportional to the quality of thinking and ideas within a business. Simon leads the renaissance of thinking through his work with global leaders and organisations.

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