12: Get a Massage, from Your Pumping Bra

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In this Episode of Express Yourself, Tu-Hien and Maggie sat down with Adriana Catalina Vazquez Ortiz, Co-Founder of <a title= "Meet Lilu, the World's first massaging breast pump bra." href= "https://www.wearlilu.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Lilu</a>, and Dionna Chambers founding member turned Marketing Team Member for Lilu. In today's episode, we dive into the intersection of technology and maternal health, discuss women designing technology for other women, and where we go from here</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>What we covered:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The creation of Lilu, and the company's vision.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What inspired Adriana to make a massaging pumping bra. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The effect gentle breast massage has on your body. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Why Dionna went from user to team member.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Femme Tech and why it's so important.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Postpartum support.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The future of Lilu.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/wearlilu/">Instagram</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href= "https://twitter.com/wearlilu">Twitter</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href= "https://www.facebook.com/wearlilu/">Facebook</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Adriana's Bio:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Adriana holds a Masters in Integrated Product Design from UPenn and a BSc from MIT in Mathematics and Computer Science. She and her co-founder are YC and NSF I-Corps fellows and their patent was recognized as Philadelphia’s invention of the year in 2019. She has been named one of the top 30 Femtech Healthcare Influencers in 2019 and has won awards such as the SheKnows BlogHer co