From VISA Executive to Startup Founder: Starting Over After 25 Years

After more than 80 conversations with founders, some stories deserve to be heard again.

This week, (re)listen my conversation with Maaike Steinbach, former CEO of Visa and founder of FemTech Future.

After spending more than 25 years in corporate leadership, Maaike made a decision many people think about but few actually make: she left her executive career to build a startup with a mission.

In this conversation, we talk about what it's like to leave corporate, start over, find purpose and build a business from scratch.

We also discuss:

• What FemTech actually is

• The gender health gap

• Building a startup after a successful executive career

• Why women's health remains under-discussed

Topics: career change, leaving corporate, startup founder, former CEO, Visa executive, entrepreneurship, founder journey, women in business, female founder, FemTech, women's health, leadership, purpose, corporate to startup, business podcast.

Timestamps: (00:00) Teaser

(00:51) Podcast Intro