What lies at the intersection of sexual health and pleasure? Innovation! Join us for an intimate fireside chat on the latest science, treatments, and wisdom on sexual health and wellness. PLUS, enjoy a curated marketplace by Playground with an exclusive first look at an exciting new product!
Meet The Speakers
Dr. Somi Javaid is a board-certified OB/GYN, a leading women’s sexual health and menopause advocate, and the founder of HerMD, a comprehensive women’s health practice revolutionizing the future of women’s healthcare. Dr. Javaid is a member of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH) where she frequently presents research. In 2024, Dr. Javaid was featured in Inc.’s prestigious Female Founders 250 list. She is also often featured in popular media publications such as Forbes, Vogue, Well + Good, InStyle, Parents, Refinery29, Mashable, Adweek, Popsugar, and more. In 2020 Dr. Javaid took the TEDx Mainstage to speak about Gender Bias and the Female Sexual Health Revolution.
Catherine Magee is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Playground. She has created a career from launching aspirational brands and products designed intentionally for women. She is a former Executive for Rodan + Fields, one of today’s largest global skincare companies, former CEO of Westward Leaning, and has held various Sr. and Vice President level marketing roles at fast-growing community-driven beauty companies like bareMinerals and theBalm Cosmetics. As Co-founder of Playground, Catherine uses her passion for creating exceptional brands to build a company centered around women and their intimate needs – one that makes every woman feel more confident, beautiful and empowered to improve her sexual experiences and wellness.
Moderator: Wendy Liebmann, CEO and Chief Shopper of WSL Strategic Retail, founded WSL, a global consultancy that helps clients anticipate and activate change through innovative shopper-led retail strategies. She is recognized as an innovator of shopper insights. Her goal: “To get executives out of their ivory towers to meet shoppers on the selling floor – be it physical or digital.”WSL consults to such industries as retail, health, beauty, fashion, food, beverages, home, personal care, entertainment, publishing, and financial services. WSL publishes How America Shops®, a highly regarded survey, that since 1990, has tracked shoppers and retail, and successfully predicts where both are headed.
Meet The Brands
HerMD is revolutionizing the future of women’s healthcare. Physician-founded, patient-forward, and mission-driven, the HerMD team is hyper-focused on the underserved specialties of menopause and sexual health. HerMD centers provide a safe, welcoming space for patients to discuss all their health care needs – shame and stigma-free. They offer in-person and virtual care for sexual health, menopause, gynecology, medical aesthetics, and more. With an expert team of board-certified OBGYNs, healthcare providers, aestheticians, and a wide network of referral partners, their team is bringing you the care you deserve, nationwide.
Created for today’s wellness-minded generation, Playground offers innovative, better-for-you products that uniquely address targeted sexual pleasure and health needs to shape and lead the future of sexual wellness. With the cleanest multi award-winning formulations, all-natural plant-based ingredients and clinically-tested for sensitive skin, Playground is the preferred lubricant line for women and couples who see intimacy and connection as a part of their everyday wellness and sexual health as a form of self-care.
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