Episode 42 - Dr. Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo

Inspiring Women Leaders

Dr. Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo is a healthcare founder, social entrepreneurship coach, healthcare practice funding consultant and growth strategist for women of color in healthcare.

Her career as a pediatrician spans almost two decades and includes her work as a public health researcher & professor for over a decade. Her work has been defined by a passion for social justice, serving as an advocate and working as a global physician across sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.

In 2019, she co-founded 'Strong Children Wellness', a multi-award winning, healthcare practice network in NYC, providing integrated physical health, mental health and social services for minoritized, low-income children and families. Her healthcare network has been featured in the New York Times, NY1 News and Crain's for their reverse integration model, embedding care within community organizations including nonprofits and foster care agencies.

Given her expertise and success as a healthcare founder & owner of multiple healthcare practices, Dr. Omolara went on to found 'Melanin & Medicine', a premier social entrepreneurship & funding consulting company to help mission-driven practices secure capital, without incurring debt or diluting equity, to grow their own income streams and social impact. To date, Melanin & Medicine has helped hundreds of healthcare professionals through our workshops, courses and programs to build social impact businesses and achieve health equity for communities. In addition, they support thousands more through our popular 'Funding Your Healthcare Vision' weekly podcast.

Dr. Uwemedimo is an expert in purpose-led entrepreneurship, securing funding for healthcare, addressing medical racism for marginalized providers and patients and building socially-responsive healthcare spaces. Her work has been featured in several media outlets including People.com, NBC News, Medscape, Essence.com, Newsweek, Crain’s, Politico, Reuters, and NPR.

Dr. Uwemedimo lives in Long Island, NY with her husband, Ilahi, and her two powerhouse daughters, Idara & Tolani.

In this episode, Omolara and I chatted about:

• Her leadership roles
• Her leadership style
• Her leadership journey
• The leaders that helped her rise
• The challenges she faced on her journey
• How she navigated those challenges
• How she thinks you can become a strong and kind leader
• Her ‘take home’ leadership messages for the listeners, and
• What she is currently excited to be working on.

Omolara can be found and/or contacted via the following online platform addresses:

Websites: https://strongchildrenwellness.com/ and https://melaninandmedicine.co/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dromolara/

Podcast: https://fundingyourhealthcarevision.buzzsprout.com/

Please reach out to Dr Harrison for individual coaching and/or organisational training via [e-mail].

His web address and social media profile links / handles include:

www.dradamharrison.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dradamharrison/

www.youtube.com/c/DrAdamPhysicianCoach

https://www.facebook.com/coachingmentoringdoctors/