Geelong Advertiser: Pain Turns into Runway Success Story
Misdiagnosed for more than four years after a 2007 accident, Soula and Theo Mantalvanos have fought on to develop a patient-driven health record system that is now an award winner, Cam Ward writes. The ingenuity that saw Soula and Theo Mantalvanos begin a new career after a devastating accident may soon be helping others facing a similar burden. The couple have run the Queenscliff Gallery for a decade, having been forced to give up their Melbourne graphic design business when Soula, an artist in her own right, was injured in 2007 after a fit ball she was sitting on collapsed and dropped her onto a [...]
Literacy For Life’s Geelong Health Festival 2025
Join My Health Story at Literacy For Life’s Geelong Health Festival 2025 Literacy For Life’s Health Festivals idea began with a simple belief: when people come together to share knowledge and talk openly about wellbeing, communities grow stronger. What began as a small local event has blossomed into a vibrant celebration of health, bringing together families, health professionals, and community leaders from all walks of life. Literacy For Life’s Health Festivals exit to create spaces where everyone feels welcome — no matter age, background, or experience. Whether it’s through expert talks, hands-on workshops, cooking demos, fitness sessions, or creative activities, the [...]
Free Resource: Live PelvicSense Session With Evelyn Hecht
My Health Story (MHS) friend, Evelyn Hecht (and a great comrade of the pelvic pain world), who created PelvicSense has an invitation for MHS followers. If you are experiencing persistent pelvic pain, urgency, or burning symptoms and need help learning more about these issues and how to manage them (yes, you can!), then here’s a must-attend event for you. MHS Founder, Soula Mantalvanos, understands that these events can be difficult. ‘I’ve often sat and stared at the thing I know will help me, but for some reason, remain frozen and unable to reach out and do something about it. I get it!’ However, this is a [...]
My Health Story Wins Runway Incubator Cohort 16
It’s been an extraordinary 16 weeks participating in Runway’s incubator program. For My Health Story (MHS) founder Soula Mantalvanos and her partner, Theo, it was totally worth every minute of committing to learning, listening, studying, re-evaluating, reassessing, re-questioning, and enduring the moments of pain to reassure their vision for a global patient-driven health record. And reassurance they got, coming out as winners as judged by LaunchVic and Global Power Generation Australia of Runway’s Cohort 16. […]
It’s Time For MHS to Pitch, And You’re Invited
The RunwayHQ Incubator has been a brilliant experience for founder Soula Mantalvanos and partner Theo Mantalvanos. Cohort 16 of the Incubator program is quite health-focused, with three other startups developing ideas for healthcare. My Health Story (MHS) fits in spectacularly, and each of the founders has been able to bounce off ideas and potentially plan ways to work together. The RunwayHQ Incubator's final event is a showcase where all startups present to investors. RunwayHQ approaches this moment exceptionally well, hiring out the Geelong Arts Centre for the special event. Talk about setting the stage to present a big idea! This is thrilling for MHS, [...]
My Health Story Success: Runway Incubator Program
My Health Story couldn’t be more thrilled to be successful in their application to join Runway’s much-needed Incubator program Cohort #16, 2025. Soula Mantalvanos, founder of MHS, has been pursuing several funding and support opportunities since 2016 when her dream to change the fragmented care system began. It couldn’t have come in a better form than Runway – an Incubator program held within her Geelong, Victoria, Australia region. The best part is that her co-partner, Theo Mantalvanos, can join in to share the immense four-month-long learning load so Soula can participate at her speed. […]
