Sandeep Misra is the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Heald, focused on diabetes management and reversal.
He combines technology, lifestyle interventions, and personalized care to address chronic lifestyle diseases effectively.
Akshi Khandelwal is the Co-founder & CEO of Butterfly Ayurveda and Founder of Café Swasthya.
She is passionate about making Ayurveda accessible, modern, and relevant for today’s lifestyle and wellness needs.
Dual medical training and a traditional “stay in your lane” surgical mindset
Personal health crisis in her 30s (idiopathic angioedema, wheelchair-bound, cardiac complications)
Origins as a family-owned business
Growth into 19 business enterprises
Among the first girls admitted to a top gifted program in Taiwan
Choosing computer science over traditional fields despite family expectations
Grew up as a second-generation immigrant in Canada, embracing resilience and hard work.
Inspired by her grandmother’s illness to pursue medicine and maintain patient-centered care.
Kirsten’s personal journey from an MS diagnosis to women’s health advocacy
Gaps in conventional fertility care
Growing up in a low-income immigrant community in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Witnessing structural disadvantages and their impact on community health.
Observations from working in high-pressure insurance call centers
Realization that delivery style, not just messaging, determined outcomes
• Growing up in a family of doctors
• Discovering a passion for psychiatry unexpectedly
