We Are Here is proud to share that our co-founder, Shea Mencel, was recently featured on the Her Health Compass podcast in a powerful conversation with Suzanne Stone, CEO of the Livestrong Foundation, hosted by Yonni Wattenmaker and Heather Ouida. Her Health Compass is a platform dedicated to creating space for honest, human conversations about women’s health, survivorship, and navigating …
We Are Here is proud to share that Carolyn Treviño Jenkins, CEO & Co‑Founder, has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders of Austin for 2026 by Women We Admire. This honor highlights influential women across Austin who are shaping their industries and advancing community leadership through innovation and impact. The list celebrates women leading in technology, …
We Are Here is excited to welcome Bindu Chanagala as Strategic Advisor, Product & Operations. Bindu brings deep expertise at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and scaled execution, with leadership experience at CommonSpirit Health, Intermountain Health, SelectHealth, and as a Techstars-backed digital health founder. She joins We Are Here at a pivotal stage of growth, helping the team translate lived …
We Are Here is proud to welcome Jeffrey M. Scribner to the team, bringing over 20 years of national leadership in healthcare compliance, privacy, and enterprise risk management. Jeff’s experience spans Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial health systems, advising boards, regulators, and executive teams through some of the most complex compliance environments in healthcare. His work is defined by integrity, governance …
We Are Here was featured at HLTH 2025 in Las Vegas, one of the nation’s leading healthcare innovation conferences, highlighting the growing demand for better cancer patient support, navigation, and whole-person care. HLTH 2025 brought together top healthcare leaders, digital health innovators, and policymakers to discuss the future of care—focusing on AI in healthcare, patient experience, and access to care. …
We Are Here’s ability to launch, learn, and immediately apply those learnings to their next pilot demonstrates the kind of agile, data-driven approach that healthcare systems need from their technology partners. We Are Here just made CancerX history—we are the first startup to launch a pilot program before the cohort even ended! Our platform is transforming connections between social workers …
In a recent feature on Millionaire.News, Carolyn Treviño Jenkins, CEO and co-founder of We Are Here, shares how a deeply personal experience became the foundation for a platform that’s changing the way cancer care is delivered. “We built what we wished we had during treatment.”— Carolyn Treviño Jenkins, Millionaire.News As survivors, Carolyn and co-founder Shea Mencel saw firsthand how fragmented, …
In the latest episode of the VisibleOps Podcast, Carolyn Treviño Jenkins, CEO and Co-Founder of We Are Here, joins Scott Alldridge, CEO of Figure Eight, to explore the deep connection between cybersecurity, culture, and operational trust. Hosted by Joe Young, the conversation highlights how purpose-driven organizations like We Are Here are navigating the complexities of digital trust—especially in healthcare. Carolyn …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CancerX Launches 2025 Accelerator to Drive Innovation in Oncology Chosen startups focus on enhancing access to treatment, speeding up clinical trials, and providing personalized care Nashville, Tenn. (Feb. 17, 2025) – CancerX, a public-private partnership designed to accelerate innovation in the fight against cancer, announced today the launch of its 2025 Accelerator cohort, featuring an incredible group …
Big News! 🚀 We’ve been nominated for the People’s Choice Award at the @opportunityaustin #A-LIST Awards in partnership with @SXSW! It’s an honor to be recognized among Austin’s most innovative startups. If you’ve been inspired by our journey, now’s your chance to show support by voting for us! It only takes a second and every vote counts! Voting closes on …
