Seeking Investors? "No" is a, "Yes with Conditions!"

Join us today for Women Lead Radio as Michelle Bergquist, your host of Women Who Lead, interviews Ilana Odess, Chief Executive Officer at Woven Orthopedic Technologies, LLC.

Ilana delves into the complicated yet necessary realm of raising funds for companies that have innovative products and solutions.  Ilana knows what the essential components are to raise capital from investors.  She understands how to pitch your idea or product and what elements of the pitch investors are seriously interested in.  She will share her expert advice and tips on the process of obtaining funds from investors. 

Ms. Odess has spent her entire career within the healthcare & science industries. She has held senior executive roles for multinational companies and start-ups such as Johnson & Johnson, Prescient Medical, & Advanced Stent Technologies. Ms. Odess is an expert in leading companies from concept to clinical application and has created multiple businesses acquired by multi-billion dollar medical device companies and negotiated over 30 worldwide partnerships. Ms. Odess has been recognized for her ability to create successful innovative solutions and has received both a Frost & Sullivan award for innovation and the state of Connecticut’s “2014 Woman of the Year” award for Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership.

As the CEO and Co-Founder of Connected Women of Influence, Michelle Bergquist is a passionate advocate for women in business. At Connected Women of Influence, we believe that more women need to lead in business and everything we do is center-focused on designing platforms, programs, connections and collaborative opportunities for b2b women to prosper, succeed and lead the way in business today!