Columbus

July 8th, 2023

AndHealth

Events / GiveBackLabs: Health Tech

Overview

Join us this July for another GiveBackLabs designed to explore the intersection of technology and health.

We’re bringing together passionate and tech-driven innovators to team up, learn from our experts, and practice design skills. You’ll leave with the tools you need to keep exploring ideas on your own, alongside an incredible community.

Plus, enjoy a catered lunch provided by AndHealth.

Who is this for?

Anyone interested in learning more about how technology can fuel advances to health equity and the day to day well being of members of the community. If you get excited about ideating, building, designing, and collaborating, this is for you – regardless of your current career.

What will we do?

Dive into brainstorming, prototyping, and validating ideas that can make a real difference on the health outcomes of individuals. Four experts will present topics that they have been working closely on. You choose one area to focus on for the day – and we will take care of the rest!

Why Attend?

Investing in the community is more important than ever. Innovation can help us create a more equitable future. By attending GiveBackLabs, attendees will gain valuable insights into the world of this topic and learn skills that they can apply to their own ideas.

We will be working in the following focus areas:

Mental/Behavioral Health

Reproductive Justice

Health Care Affordability

+ more coming soon!

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Special thanks to our space and lunch sponsor, AndHealth!

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About GiveBackLabs:

GiveBackLabs are an opportunity to dive deep in a specific issue area (think Green Tech, Reproductive Justice, Health Equity) alongside others who are as passionate about it as you are. Designed to be a shorter-sprint than the typical GiveBackHack event, but with all of the same key components: Impact, Community, and Ideas.


Mentors

Erica Conroy

Senior Vice President of Partnerships, AndHealth

Erica is the Senior Vice President of Partnerships at AndHealth, a digital health company located in Columbus. Her role involves partnering with Plan Sponsors, which includes Employers, Health Plans, and Carriers, to deliver innovative solutions that help employees and members with chronic disease achieve sustained outcomes and live pain-free lives. Erica is passionate about improving people;s lives ... Read More »

Emily Long

Lead Development Manager, Healthy Homes

Emily serves as the Lead Development Manager for Healthy Homes, a nonprofit affordable housing developer focused on providing and preserving affordable housing in Columbus. She manages, coordinates, and administers housing developments and projects from financing through completion. Prior to joining Healthy Homes, Emily administered the Clinton County Land Bank in Clinton County, Ohio, and was the ... Read More »

Danielle Sydnor

Chief Executive Officer at Rise Together Innovation Institute

Danielle Sydnor is CEO at Rise Together Innovation Institute. She is a dynamic, well-rounded professional offering executive level leadership experience gained from nineteen years of combined financial services and non-profit management positions. Progressively increasing leadership roles with local and national for-profit and non-profit banking/financial services institutions. Senior level board leadership ... Read More »

Jess Stevenson

Company Culture Curator

Jess shares that "I have a diverse background in employee engagement, healthcare, public health, software development and more. I love bringing what I have learned from my previous career paths into my current and future roles. While I have worked in many industries, one theme has been central to all my work: helping people. Whether it was my time working to help ensure pharmaceuticals were safe ... Read More »


Event Sponsors


Facilitators

Adam is a co-founder of Wild Tiger Tees, a budding social enterprise work program for youth experiencing homelessness. (Which started as a GiveBackHack project in 2018!) He is passionate about inspiring others to get involved, and hosts the People Helping People Podcast to inspire greater social change in the world. By day, he utilizes his technology background as the CTO for Asset Strategy Group, where ... Read More »

Clayton is a versatile professional with a background spanning hospitality, tech, real estate, and finance. His career journey began in hospitality, where he honed his customer-centric approach, and he transitioned into the tech startup ecosystem, igniting his passion for innovation and entrepreneurship. In real estate and finance, Clayton excelled in strategic thinking and risk management. However, ... Read More »

Emily is a Design Thinking practitioner by day and a Social Innovation enthusiast by night. She spends her time building the social impact launchpad at GiveBackHack, coaching social entrepreneurs, and empowering communities through Design Thinking facilitation. She is passionate about leveraging systems thinking to build sustainable social solutions, creating true social impact in our communities. Previously ... Read More »


Organizers

Adam is a co-founder of Wild Tiger Tees, a budding social enterprise work program for youth experiencing homelessness. (Which started as a GiveBackHack project in 2018!) He is passionate about inspiring others to get involved, and hosts the People Helping People Podcast to inspire greater social change in the world. By day, he utilizes his technology background as the CTO for Asset Strategy Group, where ... Read More »

Clayton is a versatile professional with a background spanning hospitality, tech, real estate, and finance. His career journey began in hospitality, where he honed his customer-centric approach, and he transitioned into the tech startup ecosystem, igniting his passion for innovation and entrepreneurship. In real estate and finance, Clayton excelled in strategic thinking and risk management. However, ... Read More »

Colin is an emerging innovator in the Columbus community. He spent his time at The Ohio State University pursuing his desire to create and critically problem solve which landed him in the Columbus entrepreneurship space. He has spent time in a variety of roles, which range from Conservation Crewmember to Idea Development and Business Strategy intern. He is passionate about helping businesses develop ... Read More »

Emily is a Design Thinking practitioner by day and a Social Innovation enthusiast by night. She spends her time building the social impact launchpad at GiveBackHack, coaching social entrepreneurs, and empowering communities through Design Thinking facilitation. She is passionate about leveraging systems thinking to build sustainable social solutions, creating true social impact in our communities. Previously ... Read More »

Grant loves applying his skills to create a positive impact in the Columbus community. He is inspired by the ideas brought forth at GiveBackHack, and hopes he can help bring them to fruition!  In his spare time, he enjoys music, watches sports (especially Ohio State football), goes bike riding, and plays soccer.

Julia is a self-defined startup finance addict, currently spending her days with Aware helping add security and compliance to enterprise collaboration. She is passionate about venture-backed growth, personal finance education as a tool to create more equitable opportunities in communities, and leveraging sustainable models to make social change more attainable. After participating in two GBH weekends ... Read More »

Lydia is the senior graphic designer at AndHealth and has over 10 years of experience working with nonprofits, social enterprises, and startups. She is on the boards for the Columbus Center for Architecture and Design (CFAD) and Columbus Society of Communicating Arts (CSCA).

Max is a Software Engineer living in Columbus. He is thrilled by watching people drive to make great ideas a reality, especially when they are focused around compassion and community. He loves the outdoors and music.

Rachyl founded @greatercolumbusconsulting from her passion for helping small local businesses succeed. Rachyl is a lifelong Buckeye, with a degree from The Ohio State University, and 20 years of business experience in central Ohio. She has assisted executive teams in securing over $65M in funding, as well as helping businesses of all sizes create strategic goals that are realistic based on their past ... Read More »