Jo Sarah Garcia – Visionary Women Founder to Watch — 2026

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Reclaiming Women+’s Health Through Education, Culture, and Community

Category

Women+’s Health · Mental Well-being · Sexual Well-being · Education Platforms · Community Building · Social Impact · Women-Led Global Enterprises

Jo Sarah Garcia

Founder & CEO, Umaversity

📍 Based in: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

🌐 Website: www.umaversity.com

🔗 LinkedIn (Personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/thisisjosarah

🔗 LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/umaversity

“Women+ deserve trusted education and support — not shame, silence, or medical gaslighting.”

Why She Matters in 2026

Across the world, women+ continue to face a fundamental gap in education, care, and support when it comes to their mental, physical, and sexual well-being. Critical topics remain taboo, culturally misunderstood, or dismissed — leading to shame, misdiagnosis, and long-term inequality.

Jo Sarah Garcia is changing that narrative.

Through Umaversity, she is building one of the world’s most inclusive, shame-free, and culturally aware education ecosystems for women+ — empowering individuals while reshaping how institutions, workplaces, and societies approach women+’s health.

In 2026, her work stands at the intersection of education, impact, and systems change, making her a founder the world is watching closely.

Organization Overview

Umaversity

Founded: 2022

Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Industry: Education · Community · Women+’s Well-being

Umaversity is a global education and community platform dedicated to women+’s mental, physical, and sexual well-being.

The platform exists to help women+:

Understand their bodies, minds, and desires
Make informed, empowered decisions
Take ownership of their health and well-being

All through inclusive, science-based education, culturally aware learning, expert guidance, and safe community support.

What Umaversity Addresses

Umaversity focuses on areas that are often:

Taboo
Underfunded
Poorly taught
Or entirely inaccessible

Key focus areas include:

Hormonal & menstrual health
Mental well-being
Pleasure & sexuality
Relationships & intimacy
Motherhood & life transitions
(Sexual) trauma

By integrating medical science with cultural context, Umaversity ensures education is not only accurate — but relevant and respectful across cultures.

Products & Platforms

The Umaversity App

Home to Umapedia, a taboo-breaking women+’s health encyclopedia
150+ international experts
200+ videos, guides, e-books, and stories
Culturally inclusive, shame-free education

Community & Membership

Structured onboarding and scalable membership systems
Expert-led chat groups and peer support
Global, moderated community spaces

Podcast

13+ episodes
Honest, unfiltered conversations with experts and lived-experience voices

Events & Festivals

Online and offline global education initiatives
International festival on non-Western medicine & women+’s health
Experts from multiple continents and medical modalities

Impact & Reach

In just a few years, Umaversity has:

Reached 15,000+ women+ globally
Served audiences across 25+ countries
Connected women+ across 45+ cultures
Built a trusted network of 150+ well-being experts
Successfully sold out the first founding members cohort
Successfully launched a second cohort

Umaversity’s events, masterclasses, podcasts, and festivals have become a safe entry point for women+ seeking education that finally speaks their language — without judgment or shame.

B2B & Institutional Change

Beyond individuals, Umaversity works with:

Companies
Educational institutions
Organizations

To integrate women+’s health into:

Workplace culture
Leadership frameworks
Learning environments
Well-being strategies and policies

This institutional work translates women+’s health into long-term systemic change, ensuring impact beyond the individual level.

Founder Vision & Leadership

Jo Sarah Garcia brings a rare, multidimensional lens to her work:

TEDx speaker and TEDx Impact Pioneer Award winner (2025)
Global advocate for women+’s health education
Business mentor and strategy facilitator
Creative artist and author

Her leadership blends:

Science and cultural wisdom
Education and lived experience
Strategy and soul

She is widely recognized as a go-to voice on women+’s mental, physical, and sexual well-being — and on the systemic gaps that continue to limit access to care.