Innovate and Elevate

About Innovate and Elevate

Join Sharon Kedar, Co-Founder of Northpond Ventures, as she has candid, in-depth conversations with top doctors, scientists, and trailblazing innovators. Innovate and Elevate is the podcast where the pioneering ideas and leading-edge discoveries that redefine human health are explored. Behind every revolutionary method and device is a human, or humans, daring to make the impossible possible. Sharon, an investor at the forefront of science-driven venture capital, talks with these change agents about how they are rewriting the rules in their fields - from human health and longevity to breakthrough diagnostics and therapeutics. Featured by Harvard’s Wyss Institute, this podcast delivers the sophisticated, knowledgeable, and essential insights you need to understand how innovation impacts our lives. Because Humanity Deserves Better. Sharon Kedar is Co-Founder, Partner of Northpond Ventures. She is also a human health advocate and has been invited to and spoken at notable institutions and events nationwide, including The New York Stock Exchange, The White House, ARPA-H, and Harvard University. “This new podcast is just what I needed- a platform to learn about health and innovation. I just listened to the first episode hosted by Sharon Kedar, a true pioneer for women. The amazing thing is that this podcast delivered with such humanity. I was glad to hear women leaders talking about real world things like women helping women, balancing our lives, advancing our careers, and prioritizing our health. It was fascinating to learn from Dr. Rexrode that women’s healthcare is often just a trial for doctors (lack of women based tests) and how frustrating that is for doctors. I loved hearing from these two top experts and can’t wait to tune into more episodes. And I plan to recommend this show to women and men! Finally, the pregnancy example really hits home and was a perfect motivator.” “It’s hard to find helpful and insightful content that is easy to understand. This podcast does that and should be considered on a par with Dr Andrew Huberman’s podcast.” “The dialogue was engaging and informative without feeling overwhelming. Both Sharon and Dr Rexrode are so knowledgeable in their fields. I can’t wait to see who the other guests will be!”

Publisher

Sharon Kedar, MBA, CFA

Category

business · health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jan 2024

Latest episode

30 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

13 of 29 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   30 Jul 2026

   Better Prompts, Better Health: Using AI Without Losing the Human Touch with Dr. Lucy McBride, MD

   Host Sharon Kedar interviews Harvard-trained internist Dr. Lucy McBride, MD, about leveraging AI for better healthcare while preserving the essential human element in patient care.

2. 

   18 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Preventing Hair Loss Before It Starts: The New Science of Hair Health & Healthy Aging with Dr. Doris Day, MD

   Sharon Kedar interviews dermatologist Dr. Doris Day about the science of preventing hair loss through early intervention and scalp health innovations.

3. 

   4 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Decoding Sepsis: Rethinking How We Detect Critical Illness with Tim Sweeney, MD, PhD

   Host Sharon Kedar interviews Dr. Tim Sweeney, MD, PhD, about revolutionizing sepsis detection with AI and precision medicine.

Inside a recent episode

Preventing Hair Loss Before It Starts: The New Science of Hair Health & Healthy Aging with Dr. Doris Day, MD

Published 18 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I am not. So if you look and you can... The good thing is that everything about the skin is on the outside. We can tell a lot just by looking at the skin. I can tell a lot about hair loss, asthma, allergies, cancer, a whole bunch of things I can see through the skin just by looking at the skin with my eyes in a good light. For women in perimenopause, the type of scarring hair loss that's really a problem is something called frontal fibrosing alopecia. That's a scarring hair loss that for some reason we start to see around perimenopause and menopause where along the frontal hairline, you start to lose follicles and the skin can look waxy and it almost can even look like little plugs where you have like these strands of hair and hair missing around it. […]

Who has been a guest on Innovate and Elevate

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• Dr Lucy McBride
• Dr Doris Day
• Tim Sweeney
• Barbara Shinn-Cunningham
• Jessica Federer

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

28 ratings

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