Health
Tackling health disparities in New Orleans.
Our Impact
Since 2011, Propeller has incubated and accelerated 293 ventures through the Impact Accelerator and Social Venture Fund. Collectively, they have generated over $262 million in external financing and revenue and created 485+ full- and part-time jobs. Our businesses and nonprofits overall have an 83 percent survival rate, compared to the national average of 56 percent.
As a result of our work with ventures in the health focus area, Propeller has influenced the following outcomes:
- Served 25,512 people by providing direct healthcare or wellness services addressing chronic health conditions, preventative wellness and care, maternal/women’s health services, childbirth education, and in-home urgent care.
- Served 3,200 people with aid or educational services about health disparities in childbirth, birth outcomes, breastfeeding, prenatal disparities, healthy pregnancy, and reproductive justice.
- Provided fitness services to 20,550 people in yoga studios, parks, schools, juvenile detention centers, summer camps, and recreation centers.
- Raised community awareness of the importance of health, serving 71,798 people in the areas of maternal and birth outcomes, perinatal disparities, breastfeeding, healthy pregnancy, reproductive justice, physical health, social/emotional health, breast cancer, breast health awareness, obesity, heart disease, and Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome.
Health Focus Area
Propeller addresses health disparities in New Orleans by working to increase affordable access to healthcare and wellbeing services both in and beyond formal medical settings. In 2016 alone, two Propeller entrepreneurs opened new medical clinics in previously underserved neighborhoods. Other small businesses and nonprofits are pioneering healthcare technology, including a platform to simplify healthcare plan choice and a powerful bioinformatics platform. Propeller entrepreneurs work in spaces where New Orleanians work, live, and play to address social determinants of health, from violent crime to access to green space.
Propeller’s health Accelerator focuses on supporting entrepreneurs providing direct health and wellness services, including clinical care, and services that address the social and physical determinants of health. To date, Propeller has accelerated 58+ health-focused ventures by providing access to contacts, contracts, community, capital, mentors, and subject matter experts (financial modeling, graphic design, customer pipeline, marketing, fundraising, etc.). This support has resulted in substantial success for these entrepreneurs.
Propeller Ventures working in this Sector
Wake
Liz Dunnebacke
Areas of focus: Health
Motivate Wellness Behavioral & Relationship Health Services
Ledora Yerks-Birdlow
Areas of focus: Health
Recoup 360
Jhane Garner
Areas of focus: Health
The Breath is Life Spa
Julie Menhati Singleton
Areas of focus: Health
Phoenix Project NOLA
Erin Teresa Marrero-Savoie
Areas of focus: Health
Fleur-de-Lis Primary Care Clinic
Dr. Courtney Washington
Areas of focus: Health
CORE Louisiana Counseling & Recovery Center
Nicole Goldin
Areas of focus: Health
VIVIFY
Latrina Woods
Areas of focus: Health
We Lift LLC
Irell T. Warren Jr
Areas of focus: Health
New Orleans Skate School
Bobby Bonsey and Louise Neal
Areas of focus: Health
Uptown Benefits
Casey Urschel
Areas of focus: Health
Re-entry Mediation Institute of Louisiana
Sr. Alison McCrary, Jack Ward, Julie Griff, Ian Honore'
Areas of focus: Health
Magnolia Yoga Studio
Adrianne “Ajax” Jackson
Areas of focus: Health
Blossoming Minds Health Center & Family Services
Ebony Evans
Areas of focus: Health
Mother Wit Maternity & Consulting Services
Tanya Tringali
Areas of focus: Health
Jai Bhakti Yoga Foundation
Christina Andrini
Areas of focus: Health
Integrative Spine Care & Wellness
Dr. Rueben Carter
Areas of focus: Health
I-STARRT
Sonita Singh
Areas of focus: Health
Domango Training
Shanda Domango Brown
Areas of focus: Health
Broadmoor Wellness Initiative
Bethanie Mangigian, LMSW
Areas of focus: Health
Gienetix
Metoqua Anderson, Justin Anderson
Areas of focus: Health
The Mastectomy Boutique
Dr. Iisha K. Bailey
Areas of focus: Health
The Split Second Foundation
Hope Leblanc, Darryl Willis, James E. Vinturella, Mark Raymond Jr.
Areas of focus: Health
Saul’s Light Foundation
Kimberly Novod
Areas of focus: Health
Playworks
Qasim Davis, Brandi Freemen, Christine Saja, Trishana Williams
Areas of focus: Health
Magnolia Yoga Studio
Adrianne Jackson
Areas of focus: Health
The Doc Griggs Foundation
Dr. Eric Griggs
Areas of focus: Health
Mymee
Mette Dyhrberg, Eric Lubow
Areas of focus: Health
SPLC Health & Wellness
Warren Lattimore
Areas of focus: Health
Sista Midwife Productions
Nicole Deggins
Areas of focus: Health
JustBeFly Fitness
Daymian McGuire
Areas of focus: Health
What’s Your Revolution
Dr. Charles S. Corprew, III
Areas of focus: Health
Mymee, Inc.
Mette Dyhrberg, Eric Lubow
Areas of focus: Health
YEAH! YOGA
Bonita Day, Camille Baldassar
Areas of focus: Health
High Level Speech & Hearing Center
Dr. Lana Joseph
Areas of focus: Health
Footprints To Fitness
April Dupre
Areas of focus: Health
Best Life Pharmacy and Restaurant
Chris Sylvain & Cynthia Sylvain
Areas of focus: Health
Pine Biotech
Elia Brodsky, Jaclyn Williams, Dr. Claudia Copeland, Dr. Amitha Dasari, Dr. Leonid Brodsky
Areas of focus: Health
Santosha
Haiyan Khan, Vicki Judice, Kimberly Vanwagner & Eva Sohl
Areas of focus: Health
Well Therapeutics
Dr. Lori LeDuff & Nicole Goldin
Areas of focus: Health
Louvis Services
Lou Anne White
Areas of focus: Health
PrepBiz
Kenneth Bibbins
Areas of focus: Health
The Hite Law Group
Nicholas Hite
Areas of focus: Health
Bike Rite
Nicholas Reed
Areas of focus: Health
Lift Louisiana
Michelle Erenberg
Areas of focus: Health
Ready Responders
Benjamin Swig & Justin Dangel
Areas of focus: Health
LHS Solutions, Inc.
Eliel Oliveira & Salvatore Peraino
Areas of focus: Health
Clear Health Analytics
Kathryn Wollan & Jennifer Sclar
Areas of focus: Health
Youth Run NOLA: WeRunNOLA Maps
Denali Lander
Areas of focus: Health
The Resilient Teacher
Stephanie Choy
Areas of focus: Health
Bausey Medical Solutions
Nathaniel Dorsey
Areas of focus: Health
504HealthLearn
Jahangeer Khan & Susan Todd
Areas of focus: Health
High Level Hearing Technology
Lana Joseph
Areas of focus: Health
Treux North Wellness
Danielle Burrell
Areas of focus: Health
RDnote
Molly Hegarty
Areas of focus: Health
Clear Health Analytics
Kathryn Wollan and Jennifer Sclar
Areas of focus: Health
Coordinated Care for the Whole Child
Connie Bellone
Areas of focus: Education, Health
Griffin Law Group LLC
Robyn Griffin
Areas of focus: Health
FitLot
Adam Mejerson
Areas of focus: Health
Birthmark Doula Collective
Latona Giwa & Dana Keren
Areas of focus: Health
Broadmoor Arts & Wellness Center
Emily Wolff
Areas of focus: Health, Education
