The Irresistible Factor
The Irresistible Factor
Kristi Bridges
How an overlooked health issue became a real business. An interview with Emily Stein, Co-Founder and CEO of Teef and Primal Health
46 minutes Posted Sep 17, 2025 at 9:00 am.
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For Emily Stein, the path from Stanford scientist to startup founder wasn’t straightforward. What began with a deeply personal motivation, preventing her grandmother from losing more teeth after a stroke, has turned into building Primal Health, an international company tackling one of healthcare’s most overlooked problems: oral health. Emily has led Primal Health through the challenges of launching products in both the human and pet markets, raising capital in a tough environment, and educati...