Female Founders: Jenna Ryan On The Five Things You Need To Thrive and Succeed as a Woman Founder

Keep the people you love close and remember that you’re not the only person working on something hard. I think it’s easy to get wrapped up in the world you build around your startup, but you don’t want to get lost in that. Remember that you’re a human being, not a human doing.

As a part of our series about “Why We Need More Women Founders”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jenna Ryan. Jenna is the Founder and CEO of Uqora, a health brand that addresses urinary health issues. Uqora’s mission is to use science to break the cycle of UTIs by maintaining a healthy urinary tract, providing those who suffer from UTIs with a combination of reactive solutions and proactive care. Since launching in 2017, Uqora has achieved triple-digit growth, helping over 150,000 women, and was acquired by leading health + wellness pioneer, Pharmavite, in July 2021.

Thank you so much for doing this with us! Before we dig in, our readers would like to get to know you a bit more. Can you tell us a bit about your “backstory”? What led you to this particular career path?