Melissa Baird, a health care executive based in Seattle, knows first-hand the stigma around weight at work.
“I struggled with weight my whole adult life,” Baird, COO of Hims & Hers Health, a telehealth and wellness pharmaceutical company that sells prescription over-the-counter medication, tells Fortune in an exclusive interview. Now, Baird’s commitment to her job is attributable to much more than cashing in her return on investment in a rapidly growing industry. She has a personal stake in the matter.
