Eve McDavid's Journey from Google Executive to Cancer Survivor and Health Tech Innovator

The Career Refresh with Jill Griffin

Eve McDavid is a successful executive who faced a health crisis of unthinkable proportions: cervical cancer. Surviving required Eve to disclose her diagnosis to her colleagues at Google and communicate her needs to Human Resources emphasizing the importance of empathy, support, and flexibility in the workplace. Now recognized as an expert in survivorship and innovation by the World Health Organization, Eve is on a mission to revolutionize cervical cancer care through the power of modern technology.

Eve's experience fueled her passion to drive change. In this episode, we discuss:

• Disclosing her health crisis at work
• The necessary support she needed from HR and Leadership
• How she Un-conditioning herself for recovery
• How she returned to work after the diagnosis
• Gender and racial inequities in health outcomes
• Transferring her skills to create Mission Driven Tech™
• Taking action on the solvable health crisis

Show Guest
Eve McDavid, a former long-time Google executive, is now the CEO and Co-Founder of Mission-Driven Tech™, a new women's health company dedicated to transforming cervical cancer care with modern technology.

Eve advocates for women's healthcare access, literacy, and equity and has been named an expert in survivorship and innovation by the World Health Organization. Her story has been featured in The Washington Post, Insider, Thrive Global, and ABC-7. For more information, please visit EveMcDavid.com.
Mission-Driven Tech™ is a new women’s health company collaborating with Weill Cornell Medicine, transforming gynecologic cancer care with modern technology. Co-Founders Eve McDavid, a former Google executive, and Dr. Onyinye Balogun, a WCM radiation oncologist, are developing a modern internal radiation medical device and video curriculum for cervical and uterine cancer treatment.

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פרקים

1. Empowering Workplace Support (00:00:00)

2. Navigating Health Challenges and Career Changes (00:11:01)

3. Improving Women's Health Through Innovation (00:27:21)