About
Steve Kalvie is the founder of Kalvie, an evidence-based women's health platform. After a career building digital products at Alibaba and Syngenta, he turned to health tech after discovering how many breastfeeding moms were receiving outdated medical advice — particularly the old 'heat and massage' protocol for clogged ducts, which was updated by the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine in 2022.
Kalvie began as a research project: analyzing hundreds of Reddit threads, clinical guidelines, and patient stories to understand what moms actually experience at 3 AM when they can't reach a doctor. That research became the foundation for Kalvie's free guides, symptom checks, and IBCLC brand site network.
Background
- Founder, Kalvie (2026–present) — Building evidence-based health tools and IBCLC brand sites
- Director of Channel Digitalization, Syngenta Group (2021–2023) — Led digital transformation for 1M+ retailers across China
- Senior Product Specialist, Alibaba Local Services (2019–2021) — Built merchant tools serving 1M+ small businesses
Approach to health content
Steve is not a medical professional. Kalvie's content is built on a simple principle: research deeply, cite everything, and let clinicians review. Every guide starts with current clinical guidelines (ABM, ACOG, CDC, ILCA), is cross-referenced with peer-reviewed research, and is reviewed by board-certified clinicians when available. When there's disagreement in the literature, Kalvie says so — instead of pretending there's one simple answer.
If you're a clinician interested in reviewing content or partnering with Kalvie, please get in touch.
Articles by Steve
Disclosure: Steve Kalvie is the founder of Kalvie and may benefit financially from the platform's success. Content is never influenced by sponsors or affiliate relationships. Kalvie may earn commissions from qualifying purchases through supplement links, but this does not affect editorial content.