Sonia Ponzo

Founder at Outset Wellness | Psychologist, scientist & behaviour change expert | Ex-Flo, Healios, Huma

London, UK

Evidence-led strategy for healthtech companies

Sonia Ponzo is a behavioural scientist and digital health strategist with over 10 years’ experience in research, product and digital health. She helps healthtech founders and leadership teams turn complex evidence, user insight, and market signals into clear commercial direction.

She has held senior leadership roles in leading digital health companies, including Flo Health and Healios. At Flo Health, the world's largest emtech platform with over 70M MAU, her work on evidence-led product developme…

Sonia Ponzo

Work

  • Evidence-led repositioning for a consumer wellbeing app entering B2B

    Supported a consumer wellbeing app pivoting towards a B2B model, with limited clarity on organisational value and no established sales infrastructure. The challenge was to identify a credible organisational use case and a realistic route to market.

    Identified neurodivergent support as the strongest organisational entry point and built an evidence-led positioning aligned with employer needs. Defined…

  • Market entry and positioning strategy for a digital health company entering the US B2B market

    Worked with a digital health company preparing to enter the US B2B market, initially seeking tactical content support but lacking a clear strategic buyer framework. The leadership team needed clarity on who would buy, why, and how to communicate value credibly in a new market.

    Delivered a structured strategy combining buyer priorities, public health burden data, and real user language to define pri…

  • Evidence and commercial strategy for a clinically led mental wellbeing company

    Supported a clinically led mental wellbeing company operating in a competitive employer market where buyers increasingly required proof of impact. The team had strong clinical credibility but lacked a clear commercial evidence narrative to support sales, renewals, and bids.

    Led the development of an evidence and outcomes strategy aligned to buyer decision-making, translating clinical insight into a…

  • Currently leading a feasibility and market-entry assessment for a US-based biotech company evaluating expansion into the UK. The work is designed to inform a board-level decision on whether the UK represents a viable and strategically sound next market.

    The engagement includes analysis of market demand, buyer landscape, regulatory and system-level considerations, and commercial risk factors. Outputs are structured to support executive and board discussion rather than operational execution.

    This work will directly inform a forthcoming board decision on UK market entry and investment allocation.

Experience

  • Outset Wellness

    Outset Wellness

    CEO and Founder

    Dec 2023 - Present

  • Hale

    Hale

    Scientific Advisor

    May 2023 - Present

  • Independent Consultant

    Independent Consultant

    Product, Science & Strategy Consultant

    May 2023 - Present

  • UCL

    UCL

    Honorary Lecturer (Institute of Health Informatics)

    Sep 2021 - Present

  • Flo Health Inc.

    Flo Health Inc.

    Scientific Advisor

    Apr 2023 - Dec 2023

  • Healios

    Healios

    VP of Science

    Mar 2023 - Jun 2024

  • Flo Health Inc.

    Flo Health Inc.

    Director of Science

    Jan 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Thrive: Mental Wellbeing

    Thrive: Mental Wellbeing

    Head of Clinical Research

    Feb 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Huma

    Huma

    Lead Research Scientist

    Sep 2020 - Feb 2021

  • BioBeats

    BioBeats

    Lead Research Scientist

    Jun 2020 - Sep 2020

  • BioBeats

    BioBeats

    Research Scientist

    Jul 2019 - Jun 2020

  • University of Hertfordshire

    University of Hertfordshire

    Lecturer

    Jan 2018 - Apr 2019

  • University College London

    University College London

    Honorary Research Assistant

    Oct 2015 - May 2019

  • University of Hertfordshire

    University of Hertfordshire

    PHD Candidate

    Oct 2015 - Nov 2019

  • Cooperativa Sociale "Centro Puzzle"

    Researcher

    Nov 2014 - Sep 2015

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