A Day In Her Life Episode 143: A Day In Her Life with Megan Henken
This week, we're sitting down with Megan Henken, co-founder of My UTI and healthcare consultant, who's juggling multiple businesses, a 14-year-old daughter, and learning to unwind a decade-long hustle mindset. Megan shares what it's like to leave the corporate ladder at Quest Diagnostics to build a consulting business in Colorado, how COVID created the perfect moment to launch a direct-to-consumer UTI testing company, and why she spent her entire career in "the same four to six inch region" talking about stigmatized health topics.
In this honest conversation, Megan opens up about the partnership with her co-founder that she didn't meet in person for a year, the constant moving goalposts of fundraising in women's health, and the decision to finally say no to more work after years of sprinting through every day. We talk about 5am wake-ups for uninterrupted coffee, managing three calendars, the satisfaction of crossing tasks off Post-it notes, and why her 14-year-old's friends know they can call her with questions about anything.
What We Cover:
- Why she describes her days as dynamic, busy, and optimistic
- The 5-5:30am wake-up for uninterrupted coffee and workouts
- Managing three calendars and time-blocking across multiple businesses
- The career journey: Quest Diagnostics to consulting to co-founding My UTI during COVID with someone she didn't meet in person for a year
- The brutal reality of fundraising in women's health (constantly moving goalposts)
- The transition to allowing her daughter to wake herself up (letting her be late to learn)
- Learning to say no to work projects and unwinding the hustle mindset
- Giving herself permission to have unscheduled weekends
- Conversation starters with her husband and monthly one-on-one time with her daughter
- Being very open about consent and terminology (her daughter's friends can call her)
00:00 Podcast Welcome
01:26 Meet Megan
03:33 Rapid Fire Qs
04:41 Morning Routine
09:29 Workday Structure
11:45 Afternoon Wrap Up
14:49 Dinner and Recipes
16:19 Evening Wind Down
18:01 Founding MyUTI
21:40 Startup Lessons
23:58 Chores and Outsourcing
26:07 Self Care Check In
26:43 Coffee Meetups Self Care
27:41 Hormones Better Sleep
28:45 Family Calendar System
30:01 Choosing Kids Activities
33:04 Work Travel Reality
35:41 Creativity Problem Solving
37:18 Using ChatGPT Wisely
39:11 Making Time For Marriage
43:10 Rituals Dad And Daughter
44:40 Teen Years And Body Talk
48:58 Saying No To Hustle
52:29 Current Obsessions Wrap Up
53:59 Podcast Closing Thanks
Connect with Megan:
- Website: myuti.com
- Instagram: @myuti
- LinkedIn: Megan Henken
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