(Women-only event)
Part of a series: Health, AI, Longevity & the Juggle — conversations on ambition, health, and building a life (and body) that lasts
How do you build something big without burning out your body and mind in the process? Founders are expected to move faster, do more, and constantly raise the bar. But what does sustainable ambition actually look like?
Is AI truly giving founders back time — or simply creating new expectations for how much we should accomplish?
This is not a sit-and-listen night. Five women building in health, AI, and longevity will answer one honest question: when did your ambition and your health collide?
And this isn't just about hearing their stories — come ready to engage, not just listen. You'll leave with something of your own, and real connections with women you actually talked to, not just scanned.
Join us for an honest evening about building ambitious companies without sacrificing your health, energy, or well-being. We'll explore sustainable ambition, the reality of founder burnout, and how to build for the long term without feeling like you have to choose between success and health.
🗓️ Agenda
5:00 – 5:45 PM — Arrive, delicious dinner by Locale, and meet
5:45 – 6:00 PM — Welcome & The Burnout Pulse (interactive)
6:00 – 6:35 PM — Lightning Talks
6:35 – 7:05 PM — Closing Facilitated Conversation
7:05 – 7:35 PM — Protect One Thing (interactive)
7:35 – 7:45 PM — The Done Wall & Closing (interactive)
7:45 – 8:00 PM — Open Networking
Host, Women's Program Lead, FoundersBay:
Deborah Pandra
Deb Pandra is an executive operator who's spent her career being the only woman in the room — turning chaos into structure across engineering, product, and business. She leads the Women's Program at FoundersBay, building community and real visibility for women founders and funders across the Bay Area. Off the clock, she's juggling the same thing so many of us are: building a career, raising kids, staying present as a wife and partner, keeping a social life alive, and making room for the things that actually fill her soul. This past year, she's turned that same operator's mindset toward a new question — how to actually live a longer, healthier life while doing it all. Deb doesn't believe ambition and wellbeing have to be opposites, and that's exactly why she volunteers her time at FoundersBay — to help rise women up and make sure none of us have to figure this out alone.
Moderator:
Christina Blue
Christina Blue is a healthcare operator, executive advisor, and investor who has spent 25+ years building and running medical practices alongside her physician husband, Dr. Jeffrey Blue. Together they co-founded Body By Numbers, a metabolic health program, built on a simple idea that health you can measure is health you can manage. Through ChristinaBlue.ai and The AI Movement, she advises founders, physicians, and executive teams on AI, operations, and growth. A mom of two who knows the juggle firsthand, Christina moderates tonight's conversation with one question in mind: what does it actually take to build something big and stay well enough to enjoy it?
Speakers
Dr. Sarah Almilli, PharmD, APh, is the Founder and CEO of EverMint Health and an advanced clinical pharmacist and healthcare leader. She is building EverMint around a simple belief: healthcare should not wait for something to go wrong. By bringing together clinical expertise, genetics, biomarkers, wearables, lifestyle, and AI, EverMint creates a personalized health twin designed to help people better understand their risks, protect their healthspan, and make more informed decisions about the years ahead. Sarah is especially passionate about helping women take a more proactive role in their health and longevity while building the careers, companies, families, and legacies that matter to them.
Malvika Bawri is a serial entrepreneur and inventor who began her entrepreneurial journey at 16 and has since built companies across six different industries. Her work has taken her from manufacturing and luxury retail to technology, advanced materials, and Silicon Valley startups. She has contributed to innovation and education at a national level in India through her think tank. Having spent much of her life building, creating, and leading, Malvika brings a deeply personal perspective to the ambitions, pressures, and choices that shape an entrepreneurial life.
Ajantha Suriyanarayanan is the Founder & CEO of Melo - an EQ-driven AI Chief of Staff to reduce burnout for working women. She is a behavioral researcher and product strategist with 20+ years across tech. She was burnt out from the intensity of demands as a leader at work and a mom at home, but used that as an impetus to found Melo as a household project manager to make the invisible load visible and enable women stop being the default household project manager. Her goal is to use transformative technology to make life more equitable and liberating, so women can pursue their ambitions without burnout.
Lanika Johnson is the Founder and CEO of Body & Crown™, a culturally responsive, AI-powered emotional wellness ecosystem for women. Drawing on 21 years of experience in behavioral health, social services, and public health, she combines frontline expertise with human-centered innovation. Through Body & Crown and its AI wellness companion, Crownie, Lanika is building accessible tools that help women protect their well-being while pursuing ambitious lives.
