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Who we are.

STRIPES is a network for women in MedTech to empower and support each other. By sharing our collective knowledge, experience, and resources, we can help each other achieve success, balance, and fulfillment in our personal and professional lives.

What People Are Saying

"STRIPES is more than a network; It's a movement. I'm proud to mentor within a community that is actively opening doors and redefining success for women in med-tech."

"The STRIPES community is great for anyone starting their career. They offer amazing resources and support for anyone looking to make connections and grow personally and professionally.

Inside our Exclusive Networking Community

Gain access to our private community where you can connect, collaborate, and grow alongside like-minded professionals in the MedTech industry. 

Stay ahead of industry trends through monthly webinars led by top leaders and experts in the field. Expand your network and build lasting relationships at our signature events - Wine Down Wednesday, online networking sessions, and in-person meetups. 

STRIPES is more than networking - it's a space to amplify your voice, gain visibility, and receive the support you need to thrive personally and professionally.

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Leadership Team

Founders

Lisa Jacobs

President, eCential Robotics

Lisa Jacobs is an accomplished and high-performing executive sales leader with expertise in medical device sales. She is known for formulating and executing scalable strategies to accelerate business expansion, revenue generation, and team development in startup, turnaround, and rapid-growth environments across domestic and global markets. With her outstanding leadership and emotional intelligence skills, Lisa has built high-performing teams and turned complex business problems into opportunities for improvement that benefit all parties. Lisa's recent roles include Vice President of Commercial Strategy at Moon Surgical and Vice President of U.S. Sales at Accelus, where she built a sales team from the group up post-merger and aligned innovative robotic navigation platforms and expandable implant products to ortho and neuro spine surgeons. She led her team to increase sales revenue from $17M in 2020 to $26M in 2021 and $40M in 2022. As the Director of Sales, East, at Joimax, Lisa grew her territory to ultimately account for over 40% of the company's entire sales revenue by expanding the organization's footprint to target underserved areas. Lisa is a mission-centric professional known for representing brands through public speaking and published articles, developing top talent, demonstrating leadership excellence, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. She has expertise in executive team leadership, sales operations, revenue growth, business development, strategic planning, relationship building, talent acquisition, development and retention, product knowledge and launch, consultative selling, cross-functional collaboration, problem solving, analytics, orthopedic and spine sales, and clinical staff development.

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Brandy Druesedow

Vice President, Marketing & Comms

Brandy Craig Druesedow is a highly experienced and accomplished marketing leader with expertise in branding, integrated communications, public relations, events, and digital marketing. Brandy currently serves as Senior Director of Marketing for Accelus and has held several senior marketing positions throughout her career, including Senior Director of Marketing Operations and Communications for TissueTech and Director of Commercial Marketing, Communications, and Brand Management for OrthoSensor. Brandy was also responsible for launching Zimmer's Persona Knee System and played an integral role in the rebranding of St. Jude Medical, a Fortune 500 company, which was sold to Abbott for $25 billion. Additionally, Brnady was responsible for the initial branding, PR, and marketing for Mako Surgical, an orthopedic robotic startup sold to Stryker for $1.65 billion. Brandy graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations and and a minor in Marketing from Arkansas State University, and received her MBA from the University of Saint Thomas School of Business. She also holds certificates in Brand Management from Cornell University, Women in Executive Leadership from Florida Atlantic University, and Marketing and Product Management from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Board of Directors

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Rebecca Whittney

CEO, HIGHRIDGE Medical

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Crystal Simon, PhD

Vice President, Marketing

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Paula Rutledge

Founder, Legacy MedSearch

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Kim Sullivan

Human Resources Executive

& Strategic Thought Leader

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Courtney Turich

Global Vice President of Marketing & Sales, Cooler Heads Care

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Logan McKnight

Healthcare Executive, Consultant & Leadership Coach

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