Welcome to episode 17! On today’s episode we take a bit of a detour from clinical medicine to discuss the tricky world of medical protection, financial services, and insurance. My guest on the podcast today is Arlene Mulder, the MD of Dire Wolf, a financial services practice that aims to protect and provide insurance solutions to healthcare professionals. Arlene was actually accepted to medical school, however she decided to pursue studies in mathematics. She now holds an M.Sc. in Business Mathematics & Informatics, and uses her knowledge and talent to find and build solutions that empower medical professionals with knowledge and give them access to insurance products with tech-driven solutions. With 7 years of experience in investment banking, Arlene has also won numerous awards and accolades:

Winner of the Forbes Woman Africa Technology and Innovation Award in 2019, and featured on the cover of Forbes Women Africa as one of the 20 New Wealth Creators on the African continent in 2019
Selected for the International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) by the US Consulate in 2017
Global ambassador for She Loves Tech.

She is also a past-CEO of WeThinkCode & and Founder of BiB, Africa’s digital audio library. I hope you enjoy our conversation on the podcast today. 
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