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Andrea Ippolito is the CEO and Founder of SimpliFed, a virtual baby-feeding support platform. She previously was a faculty member at Cornell University, a Presidential Innovation Fellow based out of the White House, and Co-founder of Smart Scheduling (acquired by Athenahealth).\xa0She is a Shameless Mom to a 5-year-old, a 2-year-old, and a brand new little one born last month.\xa0Her journey through motherhood inspired her mission to provide better feeding support to mothers with newborns and infants.\nYou know baby feeding is a topic near and dear to my heart, as I struggled so desperately to feed Vinnie in his first 6 months of life.\xa0It had a tremendous impact on my mental health and on his physical health.\xa0I was so thrilled to meet Andrea and dig into this really important topic.\xa0\n\nListen in to hear Andrea share:\n\nHow her struggles around breastfeeding led her to found SimpliFed\n\nThe ways in which our current baby feeding infrastructure is broken\n\nThe perfect storm that created our formula shortage\n\nHow SimpliFed is an inclusive baby feeding company, not just a breastfeeding company\n\nThe truth about women-led companies: Women-led companies are more profitable, more innovative, and have more impactful missions and outcomes\n\nThe significance of a mom-founded, mom-led company creating formula and support for moms\n\nWhat needs to be done to create systems that actually support women\u2019s health\n\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nGet Simplified Resource: www.SimpliFed.com\n\n\nSimpliFed on IG\n\nReach out to SimpliFed Text Support: 888-458-1364\n\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices