Getting to Know Your Vagina with Good Clean Love - Episode 225

In this episode, we talk to Wendy Strgar, Founder and CEO of Good Clean Love, and Vaginal Biome Science. We discuss Wendy's companies, and what led her to create them, an Institute for Women's Health - will they or won't they - and the importance of getting to know your own vagina. Remember to like, rate and subscribe and enjoy the episode!Guest bio Wendy Strgar is an award-winning entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Good Clean Love, a woman-owned B corporation and a pioneer in the organic personal care product industry.  She is also the founder and CEO of Vaginal Biome Science, a biotechnology company that develops vaginal microbiota-based therapies to protect and restore microbial health.  She was named in Top 25 Consumer HealthTech CEOs 2020  and has been recognized in the top 100 impact CEOs in 2022, 2021 and 2018. Strgar's commitment to innovation lead to the development of patented BioMatched technology for women’s health. Strgar holds multiple US patents for Bio-Match technology, a leading scientific approach applying biomimicry to sexual health and hygiene products.Organization bio Good Clean Love products are distributed in more than 50,000 stores across the United States and Canada. As a leading sexual wellness brand, Good Clean Love products are found in top retailers such as Target, CVS, Kroger, Whole Foods Market, Walgreens and more. Its best-selling SKU is the #1 organic personal lubricant on the market. Under Wendy’s leadership, Good Clean Love is a champion of sustainable business practices. In 2018, the company launched a carbon offset initiative; its flagship product, Almost Naked personal lubricant, became the first-ever Carbon Neutral intimacy product in the world. Good Clean Love is also one of the only personal care product brands whose products are packaged using bioplastic, a material made from recyclable sugar cane. Good Clean Love was included in the prestigious Inc 5000 awards in 2022.  FemTech Focus Podcast bio The FemTech Focus Podcast is brought to you by FemHealth Insights, the leader in Women’s Health market research and consulting. In this show, Dr. Brittany Barreto hosts meaningfully provocative conversations that bring FemTech experts - including doctors, scientists, inventors, and founders - on air to talk about the innovative technology, services, and products (collectively known as FemTech) that are improving women's health and wellness. Though many leaders in FemTech are women, this podcast is not specifically about female founders, nor is it geared toward a specifically female audience. The podcast gives our host, Dr. Brittany Barreto, and guests an engaging, friendly environment to learn about the past, present, and future of women’s health and wellness.FemHealth Insights bio Led by a team of analysts and advisors who specialize in female health, FemHealth Insights is a female health-specific market research and analysis firm, offering businesses in diverse industries unparalleled access to the comprehensive data and insights needed to illuminate areas of untapped potential in the nuanced women’s health market.Time Stamps [04:18] Wendy’s background [16:50] Good Clean Love? [29:25] Microbiome Sequencing [34:03] Transfer of bacteria in same-sex relationships [38:31] Long term goal for Vaginal Biome Science [41:28] NIH [44:45] Getting involved with Wendy and Good Clean LoveEpisode Contributors Wendy Strgar LinkedIn: @Wendy Strgar   Good Clean Love Website: https://goodcleanlove.com/ LinkedIn: @Good Clean Love Instagram: @goodcleanlove TikTok: @goodcleanlove YouTube: @GoodCleanLove     Dr. Brittany Barreto LinkedIn:  @Brittany Barreto, Ph.D. Twitter: @DrBrittB Instagram: @drbrittanybarreto   FemTech Focus Podcast Website: https://femtechfocus.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/femtechfocus Twitter: @FemTech_Focus Instagram: @femtechfocus   FemHealth Insights Website: https://www.femhealthinsights.com/ LinkedIn: @FemHealth Insights