The Wolfcast was fascinated talking to Ines Cheaib, the COO at Gaia. Gaia is a new way to pay for IVF..."Monthly if you have a baby. A fraction of the cost if you don't." We initially heard about Gaia from Dr. Hayley Maynard and George Beattie, the co-Chairs of Llyod's Product Launchpad. We only heard a little at first, but we knew we wanted to learn more...
Some of the things Ines covered:
- Born and raised in France
- Studying engineering at school while developing a good idea about tech
- Delving into e-commerce and venture capital before moving into more operational roles
- Feeling at home as a business operator, but comfortable switching disciplines
- The challenges of building a company from scratch
- The Gaia origin story and Nader AlSalim's personal experience
- Using data to minimize risk in the fertility space
- Being a wild-card in the Lloyd's Product Launchpad
- The complexities around building an insurance product
- Considering the members' physical, financial, and emotional needs
- Normalizing the conversation around infertility and conception
- How most people only look for a way to conceive when they actually decide to have a baby
- The expected joy of the first few pregnancies of Gaia's members
Other titles we considered for this episode:
- Everybody Wants a Family
- Preventing the Car Crash Before It Happens
- Bringing Complex Statistics to the Layman
- Facing the Uncertainty of Conception
- Solving a Bigger Problem
The audio on this episode was expertly produced by Isabelle Goh.
