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Life By Design 360 - Laid off? Get the Job - Create an Income You Can't Get Fired From - Retire ASAPFrom Small Start-Up to Massive Success, The Journey of Afton Vechery and Carly Leahy of Modern FertilityWelcome to Life by Design 360, where we dive deep into the personal growth, career growth, entrepreneurship, and success strategies to help you live your best life possible.Today we're taking a closer look at the founders of modern fertility, Afton Vechery and Carly Leahy. These two women have made a massive impact in the realm of reproductive health, creating a membership-based service that empowers people with critical fertility information. Let's break down how they started, the challenges that they faced, and how they're doing today.To hear more on re-inventing yourself for a...2025-08-0111 min
Article ClubAre millennials having a midlife crisis?Say it ain’t so! It’s the season finale of Article Club and the millennial midlife crises are upon us. In his Vox piece, “The Midlife Crisis is Coming for Milennials lol” Alex Abad-Santos explains why we’re not buying red sports cars and having affairs (who’s got the time and money for that?). It's cool. We’re freaking out over being half-way to death in a whole new way. Check out the piece here:vox.comhttps://www.vox.com › culture › millennial-midlife-crisis2025-07-3024 min
Article ClubArticle Club: How can we reclaim our attention spans?If you've developed the attention span of a mosquito over the last 10 years, you're not alone. In her piece, "How I’m Fixing My Broken Attention Span," Rebecca Jennings discusses how the endlessly scrolley, always-on-ness of our lives has us playing focus whack-a-mole. TLDR (because who has the time to read?)...we're a mess. Tips for how to reclaim your focus are ready for a listen on Ep 11 this week (while you respond to emails, clean up the kitchen, and remember to do that thing you need to do, of course). 2025-07-1728 min
Article ClubArticle Club: Should we all be drinking milk?Is Big Milk back to stay? We’re uncovering the underbelly of the milk industry with Kelli María Korducki’s piece, “Why everybody’s drinking milk again.” This one’s got it all: binders full of “Got Milk?” Ads, questionable subsidies, and yes… the raw milk debate. Grab a frothy one and buckle in. Check out the article here: https://thehustle.co/originals/why-everybodys-drinking-milk-again#:~:text=Milk's%20protein%2Dpowered%20comeback,Farms%20of%20America%20Dairy%20Brands2025-07-0224 min
Article ClubArticle Club: Should we all do ayahuasca?This week we’re heading on an ayahuasca retreat with Sarah Miller and her piece, “Pirates of the Ayahuasca" in N+1 magazine. She makes the trek to Peru to drink the trendy hallucinogenic potion which she says, “compels the drinker to vomit, witness their own death, or — my hope — develop a capacity to endure life.” She’s deeply depressed and also deeply funny and boy do we have a lot to talk about. Get your puke/poo buckets cause Ep 10 is coming right up!https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-50/essays/pirates-of-the-ayahuasca/2025-06-1929 min
Article ClubArticle Club: How do your siblings influence you?Do our siblings have more of an impact on our success than our parents?! This week we’re talking allllll about “The Surprising Ways That Siblings Shape Our Lives,” Susan Dominus’ new piece in NYT that explores patterns in highly successful siblings. Did you know, eldests are more likely to attend an ivy league school and youngests are more likely to play a sport professionally? If you’re “siblinged” you’ve undeniably felt some diffusion and differentiation (maybe without even knowing it!). Come for psychological sibling juice. Stay for the baby pilots blowing up the group chat.Check...2025-06-0429 min
Article ClubArticle Club: Should we all think like Librarians?Move over NYT, this week's article is coming in hot from the Hedgehog Review. In his piece, "The Department of Everything," Stephen Akey, a former librarian at the Brooklyn Public Library in the 80s, takes us into the underbelly of the "Telephone Reference Division" aka the people you called when you had a question aka the Google of yesteryear. He and his team (led by a boss who ruled with a "3 citation per answer" fist) had a strict no-judgement policy and helped everyone from "game show aspirants to police detectives" find the facts. This all got us thinking 1. Will...2025-05-2123 min
Article ClubArticle Club: Why are we working so hard?Working hard feels good. But...why? Shouldn't we conserve energy and take the path of least resistance? This week we're reading, "The Paradox of Hard Work" by Alex Hutchinson. He digs into the psychological theories behind motivation (even some birds like snacks they have to fly further for!) and we tiptoe around our shared, lifelong, do-good-reach-for-the-stars-people-pleasing disease. Read along with the article here: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/03/effort-paradox-hard-work/682156/2025-05-0730 min
Article ClubArticle Club: Do you need a sugar detox?!This week's article has nerds, gushers, and fruit-by-the-foot dancing in our heads. In her piece, "How My Trip to Quit Sugar Became a Journey Into Hell," Caity Weaver tries to kick a sugar habit by hitting up a fancy sugar detox spa. Spoiler: Things do not go well. Check out the article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/magazine/quit-sugar.html2025-04-3029 min
Article ClubArticle Club: Is this the end of seriousness? (lol)Everything’s a meme these days. We react to a never-ending stream of bad news with a 🙄, an “everything is fine” burning cartoon dog and an LOL. In her New Yorker article, Lauren Michele Jackson asks, is this “The End of Seriousness”? Using humor to deflect or deal with hard things is nothing new. But have the interwebs made us numb to seriousness? Read along with the article here: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/the-end-of-seriousnessListen along in all the places and spaces 🎧2025-04-2333 min
Article ClubArticle Club: Is this the antisocial century?Are we turning into anti-social slugs?! Episode 3 is all about loneliness and it’s a doozy. We’re reading Derek Thompson’s article in The Atlantic “The Antisocial Century.” Did you know that scientists consider the feeling of loneliness a biological signal that lets us know it’s time to fill up our social tank? Enter phones that make us *feel* connected when we’re still very much alone and you've got a perfect antisocial storm. We’re talking about over-correcting with “me” time, the disappearance of social spaces, and (naturally) Martha Stewart.2025-04-1639 min
Article ClubArticle Club: Is this an antisocial century?!Are we turning into anti-social slugs?! Episode 3 is all about loneliness and it’s a doozy. We’re reading Derek Thompson’s article from The Atlantic, “The Antisocial Century.”Did you know that scientists consider the feeling of loneliness a biological signal that lets us know it’s time to fill up our social tank? Enter phones that make us *feel* connected when we’re still very much alone. We’re talking about over-correcting with the “me” time, the disappearance of social spaces, and (naturally) Martha Stewart.2025-04-1633 min
Article ClubArticle Club: Why do we *actually* sleep?This week we were pretty flabbergasted to learn that we don't *actually* know why humans sleep. Sure, scientists get that it helps us rest and repair our bodies but they are majorly in the dark about what drives our brains (or jellyfish brains, yes! they sleep!) to get those Zzzzzs. In Veronique Greenwood's piece in The Atlantic, Why Do We Need To Sleep?, she makes a trip to a fancy new sleep lab in Japan where they're trying to tease out everything from sleep pressure to brain scrubbers. We dig into it all (and whether or not you should...2025-04-0933 min
Article ClubArticle Club: Does anyone really know you?This week on Article Club we ask the very light, very nbd question: “Does anyone really know you?” Joshua Rothman’s article in the New Yorker (check it out here) digs into the layers of identity and how we see ourselves and others. Will anyone ever understand us completely? Is that ok? We talk about how being unknown––aka anonymous at weddings or on first dates––can be pretty powerful orrrr lead to an itty bitty white lie habit. Here's an extra handy link to the New Yorker article we discuss: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/ope...2025-04-0240 min
Article ClubComing soon: Article Club!Tis true. Yet another podcast. Why, you ask? TBH we’re feeling pretty overwhelmed by everything going on out there, we miss going to a physical place to spend time together, and we like to learn and talk about things other than tornados and tariffs. Not everyone has a pal like Allison who seems to ALWAYS have *the* zeitgeisty article of our time (or week) at the ready. In a scrolly world, she’s my (Carly, hi) personal curator of what to go deeper with –– a cultural barometer if you will. One day it struck me (very eureka) t...2025-03-2600 min
Radical Media - by Maajid NawazLive interview with Carly Leahy- former care home worker who witnessed patients die while on MidazolamJoin me for my next live video in the app This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit maajidnawaz.substack.com/subscribe2025-03-2010 min
AlicastIf you have ovaries, you should listen to thisToday I'm talking to Carly Leahy, co-founder of Modern Fertility. This isn't sponsored, I'm just obsessed with what they're doing! In today's episode, we chat:- at what age should someone start investigating their hormonal health re: fertility?- what's the testing process like with MF?- how accurate is MF vs. conventional testing?- if someone finds out they may have trouble conceiving naturally, what options are available?- and MORE If you enjoyed today's episode, leave a review! We pick one review each week to win free Granola Butter. 2022-02-0924 min
Career Memos withSarinaInside a Successful Business Partnership with Carly Leahy, Co-Founder and CCO of Modern FertilityAs the co-founder and CCO of Modern Fertility, Carly Leahy has had an incredible career journey that will inspire you if you’re interested in the intersection of entrepreneurship and being a creative in business. Carly reveals what her partnership is like with her co-founder Afton - from how they met over an epic email intro, and the key ingredients to a successful partnership, plus she dives into the inner workings of her company, now a team of 30 full-time employees. There are so many gems and takeaways from this conversation that are sure to spark ne...2021-04-2133 min
MAKING IT with Molly JEPISODE THREE: How Modern Fertility is changing the game in women's health careOn todays episode, I chatted with Carly Leahy who is the cofounder and CCO at Modern Fertility. Modern Fertility is a reproductive health company making personalized fertility information more accessible through at home tests to digital tools and an amazing online community. Fast Company named them the #1 most innovated health care company in 2019. And Carly herself is just as impressive - In 2018 she was named in the Forbes 30 under 30 list and in 2019 she was named in the Inc 30 under 30 list. In this episode we chat about everything from the science of fertility - to how carly went from a...2021-02-081h 05
BedsideWhy Fertility is More Than Just "Baby Stuff" with Carly LeahyINTERVIEW: Chances are if you're not trying to get pregnant you've never thought much about ~fertility~. In fact just like periods, pregnancy, menopause and all the between much of women's health feels a lot more like troubleshooting than getting behind the ball. That's where my guest today, co-founder and go-getter extraordinaire, Carly Leahy of Modern Fertility comes in. On today's episode, Carly shares with us her story building Modern Fertility from the ground up, and how she and her team are creating products that allow those with ovaries to easily understand their hormones through at home test kits. We t...2021-01-1246 min
Jade Leahy's Off The Lead Rein PodcastJade Leahy's Off The Lead Rein chatting with Carly, Freelance Groom and InstructorIn this episode, Jade is chatting with Carly, (@cobsequineshop_services) a freelance groom and instructor who supports riders with disabilities to gain confidence. She was working in a bank and took the opportunity to pursue her passion of working with horses and make her working life more fulfilling. Find out more about Jade here: https://linktr.ee/JadeLeahy 2020-12-0814 min
Friends Who Talk About MoneyThe Mother of All Money Talks | What to expect (financially) when you’re expectingAnna, a mother of four, and Tiana, who’s expecting her first child, have been friends for over a decade. In that time, they’ve talked about anything and everything, with one notable exception: money. As Tiana’s due date rapidly approaches, she realizes it’s better late than never to tap into her friend’s vast experience and knowledge about the financial realities of parenthood.
Next, Carly Leahy, Cofounder of Modern Fertility, discusses the biggest financial hurdles for would-be parents and parallels between being proactive about fertility and finances.2020-09-2800 min
Female Startup ClubModern Fertility Co-Founder Carly Leahy on disrupting the future of fertility for women and tactical advice for starting a startupToday I’m joined by someone I’ve been admiring from afar for a very long time, Carly Leahy, co-founder of Modern Fertility. Modern fertility is a women’s healthcare company that set out to launch the world’s first at home fertility hormone test in 2017 alongside Afton Vechery. Since launching they’ve successfully gone through Y-Combinator, raised 22 million dollars in funding, been named as Fast company’s number 1 company for innovation in healthcare and expanded their product range to a pregnancy test, an ovulation test and an app for women to track their cycle. Their mission is to empower wome...2020-08-2553 min
Millennial Women TalkHow to take control of your fertility with co-founder of Modern Fertility Carly LeahyAre you trying to get pregnant? Do you want kids but want to wait a few years or are you wondering when menopause will hit? Yup, we said it menopause. There are so many myths and misinformation around fertility and in this episode we talk about it all. Today’s guest is Carly Leahy, the Co-Founder of Modern Fertility. Modern Fertility is one of the first comprehensive fertility hormone test you can take at home. It's an easy and simple way for women to get the info we need to make decisions about our fertility and what wor...2020-06-2235 min
Faces of FertilityModern Fertility Co-Founder Carly LeahyModern Fertility is a women’s health company that empowers all women to make informed decisions about their health, starting with fertility. Join Joanna and Katherine as they chat with Modern Fertility co-founder Carly Leahy as explore the need for educating women, advocating for health and closing the fertility information gap.
Leahy also talks about the private Slack Channel for Modern Fertility Members, the affordability of this service compared to traditional models of fertility testing and why creative people are still needed in the world of science and tech. Earlier this month, the brand released Modern State of...2019-04-2900 min
Glowing UpModern FertilityThe co-founders of start up MODERN FERTILITY (Afton Vechery and Carly Leahy) join Esther and Caroline to talk about their at home fertility testing kit that allows women to know a little more about their bodies than the average doctor is able to help them with. Lots of fertility talk with a side of silicon valley office food stealing stories! Modern Fertility is making women’s health information more accessible through its affordable and simple to use hormone test that can be taken through a finger-prick at home or as a traditional blood draw in a nearby lab. Glowing Up Li...2018-08-2853 min
33voicesWhy You Shouldn't Wait To Create The Life You WantAfton Vechery, Carly Leahy and Jenna discuss how Modern Fertility is equipping women with the data they need to proactively manage their reproductive health. We chat about the biggest piece of advice the founders didn’t take, how doing the opposite propelled them forward, and the advice they give instead. We also dive into the life and career experiences that empowered them to advocate for themselves, be courageous enough to ask and answer the hard questions, and embrace their authentic selves.2018-05-3135 min