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We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message. After nearly five years as host of the Business of Biotech podcast, Matt Pillar is handing the mic over to the voice of the Business of Biotech 2.0, veteran life sciences journalist Ben Comer. On this epsiode, Ben shares his nearly 20-year journey covering the pharmaceutical space, from Haymarket Media to PwC to Pharmaceutical Executive and InVivo magazines, before joining Life Science Connect as Chief Editor at Life Science Leader. He shares stories of the wild ride he's enjoyed along the way, how the stories he's covered have shaped his editorial perspective, and his plans for the next chapter of the Business of Biotech podcast. Catch Ben's first episode as host next Monday, and every Monday after that. Subscribe to the podcast on your preferred platform and watch the videocast at lifescienceleader.com.Access this and hundreds of episodes of the Business of Biotech videocast under the Business of Biotech tab at bioprocessonline.com. Subscribe to our monthly Business of Biotech newsletter. Get in touch with guest and topic suggestions: ben.comer@lifescienceconnect.comFind Ben Comer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bencomer/

Introduction of Christopher J. Price and his diverse background.Discussion on transitioning from a pharmaceutical executive to real estate investing.Insights into passive real estate investing as a wealth-building tool.Overcoming challenges and barriers faced in the real estate market, especially from a low-income and minority background.Actionable advice for aspiring real estate investors from underrepresented communities.Exploration of Chris's current projects and future goals with Red Fox Multifamily.Closing remarks, contact details, and a call-to-action for listeners to engage with Chris's work and the podcastConnect with Christopher J. Price! Website: https://www.redfoxmultifamily.com/Free Webinar: https://www.redfoxmultifamily.com/webinar/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherpricemba/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/?hl=en @therealchrispriceFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100074394190238Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/wealthmindsetandrealestateinvesting/Wealth Mindset and Real Estate Investing YouTube: Wealth Mindset & Real Estate Investing - YouTubeRed Fox Multifamily YouTube: Red Fox Multifamily - YouTubeTwitter: @ChrisPrice1101 Join the Movement with RISE Urban Nation Podcast

On today's episode, meet Tyrone Brewer. Tyrone is the President of US Oncology at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. He is inspired by Janssen's collective mission to re-imagine care, so people with cancer can redefine living. Tyrone is a passionate advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from The College of New Jersey.

We've never had a pharma guest before, but Randi Roberts is an ex-pharma executive, and it's pretty hard to find a female pharma executive! We had a lot to learn from her, and from her own journey, she tells us how to find satisfaction within your job (or outside) but also her biggest tips on advocating yourself to advance in your career. Before becoming a certified coach, Randi had a very successful 30+ year career as a Pharmaceutical Executive, working for both large companies and a small start-up. She has also founded two of her own businesses. She skillfully combines significant business leadership experience with exceptional coaching skills to help her clients love their work as they achieve their goals. Connect with Randi: https://www.corlinroberts.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/randi-roberts-28a8768/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzYl_3LID6SbI_TDlf665jA FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ChristineWong Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christine.innovates Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineywong Facebook: https://www.fb.me/ChristineWongFB Website: https://christineywong.me/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/christinewong/support

In a recent article in Pharmaceutical Executive, Alan Kalton, Senior Vice President of Commercial Strategy at Aktana, sheds light on the critical challenges facing pharmaceutical companies as they confront impending… The post AI-Driven Strategies: Pharma's Answer to Patent Expirations appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

Randi Roberts (Boomer), Executive and Career-Life Coach, joins Yo to discuss career fulfillment and enjoyment. They both want everyone to jump out of bed and want to go to work! They discuss reasons to be optimistic about younger generations becoming leaders, obstacles that can get in the way and practices, like gratitude, that can make the road smoother. They also talk about the leadership skills involved in managing change.   3 Takeaways:   1.   The biggest obstacles of enjoying our work can be internal which means we can be the solution and with small shifts we can make a big difference. 2.   Millennials and GenZers seem smarter about asking questions about living with purpose – and finding our purpose can start with asking what our priorities right now where we are in life. 3.   Do the inner work to know what's working for you or not, so you work on the right problem. Randi offers her Career Satisfaction Assessment tool based on eight pillars she's found in her work.   Mentioned in Episode: Career Satisfaction Assessment Tool: https://mailchi.mp/cb67b50e5f70/assessment  More About Randi:  helping people love their work as they achieve their career goals the President of Corlin Roberts Coaching, LLC and founder of the Fulfilling Career, Happy Life community. She has seen too many people develop solid career plans, put in tremendous effort over many years at significant sacrifice, then achieve their goal only to find that it may not be as satisfying as they hoped. The work her clients do with Randi allows them to explore new possibilities, assess their framework against who they are and want to be, and find what truly fits. Before becoming a certified coach, Randi had a very successful 30+ year career as a Pharmaceutical Executive, working for both large companies and a small start-up. She has also founded two of her own businesses. She skillfully combines significant business leadership experience with exceptional coaching skills to help her clients love their work as they achieve their goals.   How to reach Randi:  Email: randi@randirobertscoaching.com Website: https://randirobertscoaching.com Career Satisfaction Assessment: https://mailchi.mp/cb67b50e5f70/assessment FB: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzYl_3LID6SbI_TDlf665jAhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/fulfillingcareerhappylife/ Podcast: The Fulfilling Career, Happy Life Podcast YouTube Channel   How to reach Yo:  Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We'd love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

Commercialization is a tough road to navigate even for the most established bio/pharmaceutical therapies. But as cell and gene therapies (CGTs) continue to form roots and make a splash worldwide—but specifically in the US—commercialization forms its own version of standardization and best practices. In this exclusive interview with Pharmaceutical Executive, Lung-I Cheng, vice president of CGT, Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen), discusses: 1) defining CGT commercialization strategies and foundational knowledge—and the best music metaphor 2) what he wishes companies knew about commercialization strategies 3) common knowledge gaps of CGTs 4) how CGT developers can overcome key challenges, including those related to patient access, regulatory requirements, and market access 5) how planning for allogeneic cell therapies differs from autologous cell therapies and gene therapies 6) how companies can demonstrate CGT value as more products enter the development pipeline (and competition intensifies) 7) when to start planning a CGT commercialization strategy 8) predictions for the CGT market in five years

How to price a bio/pharmaceutical drug is one of the most complex topics for pharmaceutical executives, as there are many factors to consider. Alice Valder Curran, life sciences regulatory expert and partner, Hogan Lovells LLP, reveals the following to Pharmaceutical Executive® in this exclusive Pharm Exec Podcast interview: 1) the biggest drug pricing challenges today; 2) current efforts to lower drug pricing; 3) what companies should consider as it relates to drug pricing from a legal perspective; 3) the status of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), specifically what should companies be watching for; 4) potential impact on companies from the IRA; 5) IRA milestones we will be seeing through the end of the year; and 6) drug pricing recommendations (from a legal perspective). ACT podcast: https://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/editorial-podcasts

ENFLAME The Christian Medical and Dental Association of Nigeria (CMDA Nigeria) 5th Joint National Conference themed: "Enflame", held from the 27th to 31st of July, 2022 at the Hospital Chapel, National Hospital Abuja Nigeria. The program was graced with notable speakers, including Dr. Chuka Anude, Vice President and Head of Medical Safety Assessment, Oncology @ Bristol-Myer Squibb. He is a naturally gifted leader widely cognized for setting clear vision establishing priorities, innovating through change, and building high-performing teams and capabilities that deliver across a broad portfolio He is known for a burning passion for people development, leading organizational change and working collaboratively to implement enterprise-wide strategic initiatives and helping teams focus during times of disruption and uncertainty. He is a Pharmaceutical Executive and Physician-Scientist (MD with distinction and PhD in Epidemiology) with more than 25 years of combined experience in clinical medicine, public health and global drug/vaccine safety, risk management and pharmacovigilance. He has an extensive experience in clinical care (family medicine), and executive oversight for medical reviews, ICSRS, ISARS, RARS, CRMPS, DSURS, PSURS, PBRERS, RMPS, IMPDS, and Safety Agreements Regulatory submissions/filings. Safety leadership in interactions with Health Authorities, EC/IRBS in addition to safety operations expertise in a global context. He served as National President of NCCMDS (now CMDA Nigeria Students arm) from 1993- 1995, and he is happily married with lovely children. Thank you and God Bless. Visit us at www.cmdanigeria.org

ENFLAME The Christian Medical and Dental Association of Nigeria (CMDA Nigeria) 5th Joint National Conference themed: "Enflame", held from the 27th to 31st of July, 2022 at the Hospital Chapel, National Hospital Abuja Nigeria. The program was graced with notable speakers, including Dr Chuka Anude, Vice President and Head of Medical Safety Assessment, Oncology @ Bristol-Myers Squibb. He is a naturally gifted leader widely cognized for setting clear vision establishing priorities, innovating through change, and building high-performing teams and capabilities that deliver across a broad portfolio He is known for a burning passion for people development, leading organizational change and working collaboratively to implement enterprise-wide strategic initiatives and helping teams focus during times of disruption and uncertainty. He is a Pharmaceutical Executive and Physician-Scientist (MD with distinction and PhD in Epidemiology) with more than 25 years of combined experience in clinical medicine, public health and global drug/vaccine safety, risk management and pharmacovigilance. He has an extensive experience in clinical care (family medicine), and executive oversight for medical reviews, ICSRS, ISARS, RARS, CRMPS, DSURS, PSURS, PBRERS, RMPS, IMPDS, and Safety Agreements Regulatory submissions/filings. Safety leadership in interactions with Health Authorities, EC/IRBS in addition to safety operations expertise in a global context. He served as National President of NCCMDS (now CMDA Nigeria Students arm) from 1993- 1995, and he is happily married with lovely children. Thank you and God Bless. Visit us at www.cmdanigeria.org

The 2023 Emerging Pharma Leaders share with Meg Rivers, managing editor of Pharmaceutical Executive, and the editorial team what makes a good leader, what has made them the proudest in their career, lessons they wish they had known when starting out, and more. Congratulations to the 2023 Emerging Pharma Leaders: Natasha A. Hernday, chief business officer, Seagen; Simon Holland, vice president, women's health commercial lead, Organon; Justin To, chief operating officer, skeletal dysplasias and gene therapy, Bridge Bio; Frank Watanabe, president and CEO, Arcutis Biotherapeutics; and Hanadie Yousef, PhD, co-founder and CEO, Juvena Therapeutics. SPONSOR: APEX Awards https://www.pharmexec.com/apex-awards

"It's possible to achieve both fulfilling career and happy life, and it's what I want for people. So, go for it. You deserve it." – Randi Roberts In this podcast episode, Innovation Meets Leadership host Natalie Born interviews executive and career life coach Randi Roberts. Randi shares her journey from corporate to coaching, emphasizing the importance of introspection and self-awareness in personal development. The conversation centers on the benefits of coaching in navigating career challenges and personal growth, with both speakers sharing personal experiences. You will gain insights into using an eight-pillar tool for self-assessment and the importance of culture, feedback, and vulnerability in personal development. The episode concludes by Randi encouraging you to seek formal and informal coaching relationships to aid their growth and achieve career satisfaction. Randi Roberts, MBA, PCC, is an Executive and Career-Life Coach, President of Corlin Roberts Coaching, LLC, and founder of the Fulfilling Career, Happy Life community. With 30+ years of successful experience as a Pharmaceutical Executive and two businesses of her own, Randi helps people achieve their career goals while exploring new possibilities that truly fit their framework. She skillfully combines business leadership experience with exceptional coaching skills. Key Takeaways  Unlock Your Highest Potential Navigating Career Changes and Finding Fulfillment The Importance of Personal Values  Key Quotes: "Look at experiences as an opportunity to learn and grow. Mine them for all the knowledge you can, but always ask yourself: What can I do differently next time? How can I handle this situation in a bigger, better, and more productive way?” – Randi Roberts Connect with Randi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randirobertscrc Check out Randi Roberts Coaching at https://www.corlinroberts.net/ Natalie's new book is out! GET SET IT ON FIRE - THE ART OF INNOVATION today! Head over to https://setitonfire.co/ to get your copy.  LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone empower their businesses through collaboration, innovation, and transformation by sharing this episode or clicking here to listen to our previous episodes. These are proven solutions to advance your innovation process. Check out our website innovationmeetsleadership.com, or connect with me on Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube Don't forget to subscribe and leave a 5-star review. Let's go transform something! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/natalie-born/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/natalie-born/support

"Test, Trials and Testimonies," and "Lord Lift me Up," are two powerful poems written by P. K. Wilson, a retired Pharmaceutical Executive, Entrepreneur and now a Poet living in Panama with her Husband. She explains on the show why she relocated to Panama three years ago and her inspiration for her poems. She bemoans how women are still treated unfairly compared to men and provides this trope in her poems based in a lyric of the fifth and sixth lines, called "Hyuks," (I may need to double check this spelling and type of poetry). P.K. told a powerful story of how she ended up marrying her first love after losing him to her first marriage. Thanks to LinkedIn she found her first love, got married and now living in Panama on a beautiful estate, while travelling the world which has helped to broaden her perspective on life. P.K. revealed in the interview that she is working on a new book, which her father had started, it's about the Emit Till story and it is entitled: "Few if Any Will Remember." She leaves us with a powerful warning: "the enemy of my enemy is my friend, until my friend becomes my enemy." At what point my friend becomes my enemy? The US today is faced with such a situation where the enemy of our enemy are now friends. The US' influence over Asia is transplanted by China so that the US only has two friends left, Singapore and Japan. But even Singapore's friendship may be in jeopardy. This is a separate issue but a beautiful segway back into geopolitics. Later on the Podcast, we discuss the issue of the World in Transition, Neo-Capitalism and the Death of Nations but before that we will have several episodes looking at Philadelphians perspectives regardig our upcoming mayoral elections May 16th. We will release such an epsiode next. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theneoliberal/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theneoliberal/support

Martin Shkreli is an American Investor, Pharmaceutical Executive and Hedge Fund Manager who became the most hated man in America in 2015 when he obtained the drug Daraprim and increased its price from $13.50 a pill, to $750 overnight. 0:00 Intro 1:56 The Big Short 8:04 How to price a drug 20:01 Should we price drugs like iPhones 25:36 Pharma's dirty secret with R&D spend 34:12 Why are we not discovering more drugs? Eroom's Law 43:59 Marting's new AI Doctor — Dr Gupta 51:08 What's the FDA going to say? 53:26 Problems with GPT-4; hallucinations and sources 1:00:00 Mental health impact of being the most hated man in America 1:02:30 How rich are you? 1:08:00 Outro Daraprim is used to treat or prevent parasitic diseases, commonly in patients with HIV or AIDS. He defended the move by saying “If there was a company that was selling an Aston Martin at the price of a bicycle, and we buy that company and we ask to charge Toyota prices, I don't think that that should be a crime.” Unrelated to the Daraprim scandal, in 2017 he was charged with securities fraud and sentenced to seven years in prison and fined a total of over $70M dollars. Martin comes from humble beginnings, his parents are Albanian immigrants — but he quickly ascended the world and became a multimillionaire polymath. And despite having no formal training in Medical Sciences — he has a penchant for consuming medical literature from PubMed, and making novel insights. We talk about how Martin does this, his philosophy around drug pricing — and whether we should think about pricing drugs in the same way we price iPhones, we talk about whether blowing more money into pharma research & development actually leads to more exciting drugs, Martin's new AI doctor that he just launched and the mental health impact of being the world's most hated man. You can find me on Twitter @MustafaSultan and subscribe to my newsletter on www.musty.io

Cathi Ahearn is a seasoned biotechnology leaders with formative stints at Genentech, Roche, and now at Bristol Myers Squibb, as SVP of worldwide commercial portfolio strategy. Cathi is focused on one goal: shortening the path between creating medical innovation and getting that innovation to patients. Cathi chats with senior editor at Pharmaceutical Executive about her experiences in the past 20+ years and most importantly, the power of cross-functional collaboration, bringing different teams together and tearing down silos that limit the impact new innovations can have for patients.

A recent article in Pharmaceutical Executive listed 10 market access trends shaping the post-pandemic world -- and one of the contributors was Andrew Gottfried, CEO of Entree Health, an access and reimbursement communications agency. In a wide-ranging episode of The IDI, Andrew discussed global access and storytelling, the Inflation Reduction Act, the post-pandemic world, and more.Connect with Andrew Gottfried on LinkedIn.Follow Valuate on LinkedIn or visit us at ValuateHealth.com. 

It is no easy feat to break into a male-dominated field as a woman, no less the bio/pharmaceutical industry. Piper Trelstad, PhD, head of chemistry, manufacturing, and control (CMC), Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, shares with Meg Rivers, editor-in-chief of Pharmaceutical Executive, her experiences working in the industry, specifically in the vaccines space, as well as what it was like for her moving up the ranks as a woman. Other topics discussed include Trelstad's predictions for more women working at the C-suite level, the inner workings of the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (including work on an infant probiotic), insight into her personal journey, and more.

On today's episode, meet Josh Bergren. Josh is Director of Advocacy and Professional Relations at Pfizer Oncology. He has been with Pfizer for 15 years and is passionate about advocacy, precision medicine, health literacy, cancer finances and biomarkers. He is one of the good guys in pharma whose approach to his work is aligned with his core values. Josh received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and Marketing from the University of Rhode Island.

On today's episode, meet Renee Iacona. Renee is Vice President, Oncology Biometrics, Oncology R&D at AstraZeneca. In her current role, Renee oversees biometrics for the entire Oncology portfolio, across early and late development stages, encompassing statistics, programming, statistical innovation, data science, and information science teams. Another amazing human.

What happens when you set a big career goal and make all the sacrifices to achieve it, and something is missing? You find yourself unfulfilled, dissatisfied, and wondering why.My guest, Randi Roberts, has been there, and we're going to explore the question, “Now What?”Randi and I share very similar backgrounds. She had a successful 30+ year career as a Pharmaceutical Executive, working for both large companies and small start-ups. And she founded two businesses.Randi is President of Corlin Roberts Coaching and founder of the Fulfilling Career, Happy Life community. As a certified Executive and Career-Life Coach, she skillfully combines her broad leadership experience with deep coaching skills to help her clients love their work as they achieve their goals.So, if you're wondering why you feel disappointed after a career of hard work, let's dig into the question, “Now What?”If you enjoyed this episode, please give it some love by commenting, sharing a review, or using the five-star rating where available. Thank you for your support.CONNECT WITH RANDI ROBERTSExecutive & Career-Life CoachWebsite:www.corlinrobertscoaching.comRandi's Gift: Free Career Fulfillment Assessmenthttps://mailchi.mp/cb67b50e5f70/assessment Randi's Podcast: Fulfilling Career, Happy Lifehttps://apple.co/3wOuIlg CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST, MARÍA TOMÁS-KEEGANCertified Career & Life Coach | Transition ExpertGet Your Free Book: Get Unstuck!http://thrivewithmaria.com/getunstuck4Take This Free Assessment: Do I Stay Or Do I Go? Now or Later? Decision Toolhttp://thrivewithmaria.com/DecisionTool16Join My Private Facebook Group: Career Transition Roadmap | Support for Professional Women https://www.facebook.com/groups/careertransitionroadmapforprofessionalwomenVisit my website for more books & training: https://transitionandthrivewithmaria.com

Lisa Mattam is the founder and CEO of Sahajan, a natural skincare line leading the way to unlocking the ancient science of Ayurveda in today's beauty landscape. As the only Canadian to have been selected for Sephora's annual beauty accelerator programme and having been recognised by the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce as Female Entrepreneur of the Year, Lisa is a force to be reckoned with. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe and share with anyone you know who will love it too!Founded Beauty is available on all podcast platforms and we release new episodes every Monday and Thursday so be sure to follow the podcast to be notified. We really appreciate every single listen, share, and review. It goes such a long way and helps us reach new listeners. Follow Akash & Lisa:Akash Mehta: @mehta_aFable & Mane: @fableandmanewww.fableandmane.comLisa Mattam: @lisamattamSahajan: @sahajanskincarewww.sahajan.comFor more information about Founded Beauty, please visit www.foundedbeauty.com#foundedbeauty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Led by her belief that it is never too late to reinvent yourself, Dr. Zhu Shen pivoted from a successful career in biotech to a successful venture into filmmaking. Motivated by her son's extraordinary talents and her husband's life story, Zhu's journey of triumph, heartbreak, and motherhood is fueled by a deep love for her family and her passion for helping others by sharing her stories.  Zhu is a biotech CEO turned award-winning filmmaker best known for two Oscar-qualified critically acclaimed animation shorts. She produced Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest about a young Holocaust survivor animated by her 11-year-old son, Perry Chen, and Changyou's Journey about her late husband's life, written and directed by Perry Chen. She is currently writing, directing, and producing her personal documentary feature, Journey of a Thousand Miles endorsed by Janet Yang, President of the Academy of Motion Pictures.  Changyou's Journey premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, screened at 19 International film festivals, and won five US film festival awards. Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest won 3 US film Festival awards and screened at over 30 international film festivals. Zhu's love for movies started while watching propaganda films in her childhood during the Chinese cultural revolution. In her former life, she was an award-winning biotech executive author, speaker, and Chinese business expert, featured on national and trade media, including Fox Business Week, China Central Television, Pharmaceutical Executive, and The Scientist magazine. She earned her Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Colorado, her MBA at Cornell University Johnson School of Management, and studied medicine at Peking Union Medical College and pre-med at Peking University. What You Will Hear in This Episode:  How Zhu arrived to where she is today The benefit of dual degrees in science and business First self-manifested opportunity to write Encouraging her son to write film reviews at an early age Becoming an accidental filmmaker Zhu's husband's cancer diagnosis and her son's desire to animate his father's story, Changyou's Journey, inspired Zhu's film, The Journey of a Thousand Miles Lessons learned Helping families reconnect Message for women Quotes “What I did that was successful was to create a niche for myself where I could truly shine and I could leverage my unique knowledge and connections and seize the opportunity to share something that is really exciting with the world.” “That is really the most important thing and what compels me to want to finish this film because I want to share our distinct but also universal journey of how we connected in the end to achieve this level of relationship that is unconditional love that I hope all families could enjoy.” “The film is really a vehicle for sharing our story and journey in the hope of being able to give some food for thought for those who are in the same boat.” “It's never too late to reinvent and guided by your curiosity and passion learn something entirely new." "Your life can be your art and your art can be your life so  there is no reason for us not to live the life that we imagine." Mentioned: Journey of 1000 Miles Film @TigerToZenMom LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram,  Twitter https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/ https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus https://twitter.com/selfpromote https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/ Gendered Ageism Survey Results Forbes article 5 Tips to own the superpower of your age IAMMusicGroup Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon:  If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.

Nima Farzan, CEO of Kinnate, who was one of Pharmaceutical Executive's Emerging Pharma Leaders in 2013, discusses how he's successfully navigated his career path, from building a foundation in pharma to growing his expertise in biotech. Listen to the latest Pharmaceutical Commerce podcast: https://bit.ly/3uyWD8d

How do we live our lives when the heartbreakingly unthinkable happens - the loss of a young husband and father? If you are Zhu Shen and her son Perry, you 'take your broken heart and make it into art.' as the late Carrie Fisher counseled.Today on Embark, we talk about life, loss, the nature of art as both healing mechanism and lasting tribute to our loved ones who have left us. You can watch and support Zhu's films here   for exclusive screening invitations and major updates, and receive FREE link to watch Zhu and Perry's  Oscar-qualified Changyou's Journey:Listeners of Embark can watch exclusive scenes from our documentary feature in late production from now till March 20, 2022 HERE:BiographyDr. Zhu Shen is an award-winning film producer, best known for two Oscar-qualified, critically acclaimed animation shorts she produced: Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest about a young Holocaust survivor, animated by her 11-year-old son Perry Chen in 2011, and Changyou's Journey about her late husband's life, written and directed by Perry Chen in 2018. She is currently writing, directing, and producing her first feature film, a personal documentary, Journey of a Thousand Miles. A 2020 Spring Roy Dean Grant Finalist. A former award-winning biotech executive, author, speaker and China business expert,  Shen's love for movies started when she grew up during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and movies were the only available  mass entertainment.  Zhu Shen's work has featured on national and trade media including Fox, Business Week, China Central Television, Pharmaceutical Executive, and the Scientist Magazine. She earned her Ph.D. in biochemistry from University of Colorado, her MBA at Cornell University Johnson School of Management, studied medicine at Peking Union Medical College, and pre-med at Peking University. Social Media Links: LinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterDr. Zhu Shen is an award-winning film producer, best known for two Oscar-qualified, critically acclaimed animation shorts she produced: Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest about a young Holocaust survivor, animated by her 11-year-old son Perry Chen in 2011, and Changyou's Journey about her late husband's life, written and directed by Perry Chen in 2018. She is currently writing, directing, and producing her first feature film, a personal documentary, Journey of a Thousand Miles. A 2020 Spring Roy Dean Grant Finalist. A former award-winning biotech executive, author, speaker and China business expert,  Shen's love for movies started when she grew up during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and movies were the only available  mass entertainment.  Zhu Shen's work has featured on national and trade media including Fox, Business Week, China Central Television, Pharmaceutical Executive, and the Scientist Magazine. She earned her Ph.D. in biochemistry from University of Colorado, her MBA at Cornell University Johnson Sch

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Dr. Gianna Talone-Sullivan received her Doctorate in Pharmacy at the University of Southern California (USC). She then proceeded into corporate pharmacy where she practiced in the executive leadership realm of healthcare organizations, non-profit organizations, program development, marketing & board of directors development. In 1989 she experienced a Divine encounter which led her to leave her corporate career to fulfill a Mission she had been invited to develop.   ​ She founded a medical mobile health care clinic called Mission of Mercy (MOM) whose mission is to “restore dignity healing through Love.” MOM is celebrating its 26 year of operation and is now a national charitable non-profit organization that provides free medical, dental, prescriptions, ancillary services and up to 12 free surgeries a year to the underserved population. She is the author of several books titled “I Am Your Jesus of Mercy” and is also the United States representative for the worldwide Armata Bianca Apostolate, which promotes the Fatima message to the children of the world.   In September 2020 she became a Certified Happiness Coach with Marci Shimoff's, Happiness for No Reason Program; 7 steps to being happy from the inside out. Marci Shimoff is a celebrated transformational leader and #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul and a featured teacher in The Secret.   Gianna is available to inspire and fill your hearts with joy, peace, and clarity. https://www.fasttracktohappiness.com/ Unknown Speaker 0:00 Your journey has been an interesting one up to hear you've questioned so much more than those around you. You've even questioned yourself as to how you could have grown into these thoughts. Am I crazy? When did I begin to think differently? Why do people in general appear so limited as Bob process? Rest assured, you are not alone, the world is slowly waking up to what you already know inside yet can't quite verbalize. Welcome to the spiritual dough podcast, the show that answers the questions you never even knew to ask. But he's the answers to questions about you this world, the people in it? And most importantly, how do I proceed? Now moving forward? We don't have all the answers, but we sure do love living in the question. Time for another head of spiritual dub with your host, Brandon Handley. Let's get right into today's episode. Brandon Handley 0:41 Hey, there's spiritual dope. I'm on here today with Dr. Jana to low Sullivan, who received her doctorate in Pharmacy at the University of Southern California. She then proceeded into corporate pharmacy where she practiced the executive leadership realm of healthcare organizations, nonprofit organizations, program development, marketing and Board of Directors development. In 1989, she experienced the divine encounter which led her to leave her corporate career to fulfill a mission she'd been invited to develop. She founded a medical mobile health clinic called Mission of Mercy, whose mission is to restore dignity healing through love. Marlon celebrating his 26th year of operation is now a national, charitable, nonprofit organization that provides free medical, dental, dental, and prescriptions and ancillary services and up to 12 Free surgeries a year to the underserved population, sees the author of several books titled I am your Jesus of mercy and is also the United States representative for the worldwide Armada by Bianca apostolate was for most the Fatima message to the children of the world. On top of this, she is also a happiness coach. And we'll dig into some of that. I am so happy to have you here with us today. Gianna Sullivan 2:00 John, how are you? I'm great. Now that I'm on your show, Brandon, thank you for having me. Welcome to all your your fans who are joining us today. It's quite an honor. And so very privileged, Brandon Handley 2:16 fantastic, me as well, you know, kind of this privilege to even be able to have the platform and be able to hop on and share it out. So I like to start these off with the whole idea that you and I are vessels for Source Energy, right? Like, you know, there's something out there that or even within us that we're connected to, that can only be expressed in like a certain way. And oftentimes when when we're having this conversation, there's something coming through you today, John, that can only, like, be delivered through this platform to an end listener that needs this message. What is that message today? Gianna Sullivan 3:00 Well, if you had asked if we were to join, maybe, you know, a few months ago or something, maybe it would have been different. But today, I would say how could anyone see that there isn't a storm? If you know what I mean? Arising I mean, there's something near I think we're all feeling it. We're all being restricted on various levels. And that controls that are there are many controls that are being placed on not only locally, but peoples of all countries. And so I'm just wondering who's behind this outrageous manipulation that's telling people threatening people what they can or cannot do. And, and whoever it is, is behind liberal political, medical, spiritual leaders. They're just mandating all these different types of restrictions. And a lot of people are frightened by that. A lot of them are angry by that. So it's just not the President's or something. Something bigger, something else is behind this. And you know, who's telling social media to go out there. And these big giants who are spending millions of dollars to promote misinformation, and even to get certain people elected? Who is I guess, it's a storm that I see that sneering and who is behind this media, this mainstream media mean? And then I could even go into immigration. I can even talk to you about that. I mean, who's who's driving and profiting from the chaos and injustice? Right. They're from all fonts of, of immigration. If you look at it, so you got health care workers, you've got first responders, you've got teachers, you've got policies. You know, even law enforcement professionals, people are asked to resign people are leaving. I don't know. There's I just sense that there's a storm arising. Brandon Handley 5:35 Yeah. Hey, I mean, it's it's we're living in some some really interesting times. I would I would not hesitate to say, and I know that I've said it before. I feel like we're living in the, in the midst of a revolution. Right. I think that. And within revolution, there's also revolt. Right? There's going to be most likely and there already has been I think that we're seeing some type of revolts. We're seeing revolts right now within the workforce, right, the great resignation, there's a there's a revolt. And within revolution, we also need to think of that the cycle, right? of you know, whatever's happening right now, our past we're really trying to disentangle from that and move forward. And I think to your point, there's a lot of new puppet mastering going on to try and maintain the grasp, by instilling fear by saying, oh, you know, you people over here, you got to stay here, you people over here, you've got to do this, you've got to you can't, you can't visit these people. Right? Oh, here's like the top five places you can't visit, right, and really just kind of a tremendous fear tactic that's being media driven, and all this other stuff. 100% there is a storm, a foreman, and I think that we're definitely in the midst of it. You know, all that being said, John, I mean, your happiness Coach, how do we how do we, you know, find ourselves let's, let's talk a little bit about your journey. Right, let's talk a bit about your journey. And then, at some point, let's lean into the idea that, you know, all this is going on? I'm hoping you say yes to this. But can we still find happiness in all these things that are going on? Gianna Sullivan 7:24 So, okay, so even in the midst of a storm, I mean, there's various ways to look at all of this, okay? We know for a fact that genetically, we are composed. And born with happiness, we that's been proven scientifically. So if you looked at a pie chart, 50% of our happiness is genetic. And then the other 40% Are your habits, how you're brought up what you've been exposed to your neural path, pathway, pathological cellular pathways, I mean, all of that is, can either be positive or negative, and then that's 90%, right there that 40% was, you know, positive, that would be 90% 50. And 40%, happy would be 90%. But that 40% is the issue, the other 10% to make the 100% is really issues in your life that are transitional. Yeah. I mean, if you're not going to be happy, 100% all the time. It's always how you react, what your emotion is what you can do to cross check yourself. On, I mean, you there are points in your thought processes that you can change. So we know for a fact that we have 60,000 thoughts a day. And we also know that tomorrow, you will have 95% of the same thoughts that you had yesterday will be the same thoughts a few bad today that Did you know that now checking your thoughts, think about it, you're gonna have the same thoughts or things that we're always kind of thinking about. So if there are 95% of the thoughts that you had yesterday, the same day, then we're being robbed of happiness, just based off the things that we're thinking, Brandon Handley 9:29 Alright. Let's, um, let's, I definitely want to dig into it. Right. I want to talk a little bit about your journey into this space, though. So so, you know, even first and foremost, right? With the amount of time that we have, definitely want to understand, you know, you you were in your work in the corporate life, yeah, doing the, you know, nine to five or as we know, corporates can be like, you know, 6080 hours a week, you know, just kind of like this life suck, especially as you're trying to propel yourself into This this, the things everybody tells us that we're supposed to want. Right. And then you had a divine encounter, which inspired you to leave your your corporate gig. And I love that, you know, I don't know if this is on purpose in your webpage, but you were led to fulfill a capitalized mission. Love to hear more about that, and then just kind of how that integrates. And let's work our way up to some happiness pieces that we can share out. Gianna Sullivan 10:32 So I was vice president of a major health care company. And really, I enjoyed that position tremendously. I was very much of a yuppie. And so born and raised Arizona, got my BA in chemistry at ASU went off to California. And I got my doctorate and did my internships and at clerkships, UCLA. I mean, I was a yuppie, all the way enjoyed it all, took my boards, pass them and went right into administrative work and stuff like that. So I thoroughly enjoy I still love pharmacy is my profession for 36 years, but I, you know, I was at the top of my career is how I really would say it. And yes, I did, I did have a divine encounter. And it was an amazing experience. It mean, regardless of your religion, I can only enlighten it. I mean, yeah, to something like St. Paul, you know, like the scales fall off your eyes. It was like, all of a sudden, I had this illumination, enlightenment of body, mind and soul. And I was invited by God. And when you have a divine encounter, I can tell you, Brandon, you there's no way you can fake this. I mean, it will last for you forever, you will never forget the moment and what happens to you. So that I was invited by God to leave my current position as I knew it. And then to help the Lord. restore dignity, healing through his love. And now he didn't give me the tools how to do that. But medicine being my background in health care. That's why I chose the name Misha mercy. And the only key was I was going to them, they weren't to come to me. So I started a medical mobile clinic to go out to them. We started with like six volunteers and took a while to get it, you know, you have to do your research geographical area and, and people just don't buy into what you're doing. So did take time and you take baby steps, the steps. And so that's what happened. Then I took the plunge and purchased an RV. That was like $40,000 for $2,000. I only had $2,000 in my account. And then two weeks later, a benefactor came and paid it in full. And then we were able to they meaning the group that I got together about a few of us that we were able to furnish refurbish the mobile, RV to a mobile clinic. And that's how it started. This is was us. 20 stat. 27 years ago. Now we're national nonprofit. Brandon Handley 13:50 I think I think that's fantastic. Let's talk a little bit about the you know, we can talk a little bit about that experience that you had, but it's been my it's hard to translate, right? It's like you said, you know, it's something you can't fake. Right? Gianna Sullivan 14:09 You and leave your job for the amount of money I was getting to get nothing. Brandon Handley 14:14 Well, you know, let's talk about that. That too. Right. So the whole the whole I'm not, I'm not a biblical scholar. But there's the whole idea of sell everything give it away or let go of it and move on to this next piece. Right sounds kind of like yeah, that's what you did you like you You went all in Who you talking to about this vision? And what what are people saying to you and how do you kind of move past that? Gianna Sullivan 14:41 Well, I talked to everybody about the vision and and then I had a few friends that I knew that incorporated the company and started in Arizona actually 91 and then by I moved to the Pennsylvania Maryland area in 93 and then 94 actually launched in the Maryland area. And so yeah, that the the whole mission statement, I'm not afraid to talk about God or the reality of that. And, and the idea of restoring dignity Healing Through love is and I never was financially compensated all these years, I worked part time in different pharmacy jobs to support myself. But the idea is you you need to give without seeking constellation in return in the joy of that, whether it's a listening ear or a hug or a smile. It's It's amazing. So we just believe the mission of mission, Mercy believes that the moment you give, is the moment you actually received. Brandon Handley 15:47 Yeah, I mean, there's a lot there's definitely a lot in the giving, right. The took a course, I think it was the Indian School of Business. And one of the one of the pieces that we had to do was, it wasn't just to kind of, I don't know, if you've ever done these kind of pay it forward, things were like, hey, whoever's behind me want to buy them a cup of coffee, but I don't want to see it, don't tell who it was. And you kind of sneak out of there, right? You don't want you to like peekaboo. And you're, and then instead of doing that, they said, stay there and witness it. Right? Because it's that giving that gift and seeing the suction that to me is is very rewarding. And I never really had had that experience before. So you know, definitely in giving gifts and and giving, but like, just the reward of giving something and seeing somebody truly appreciate it and enjoy it unexpectedly. Right, that gift of giving. Yeah. And then, you know, you the other part, too, is is giving without the expectation to get something back, knowing that your whatever you're doing, you're doing it from your heart and not with an expectation of return is that exactly in line with where you're at, Gianna Sullivan 17:04 there are three, three levels of giving. One is you give because we have an obligation, there was something that needs to be done with our economy or population or whatever. For something like government, we have to do something about the issue. That's one level given the second level giving is you give and you volunteer, let's say because it makes you feel good. But then there's the third level, which is the level that I congratulate all the volunteers that mission mercy or any other organization is that you give without seeking compensation in return. Right, because you are the fiber, then you are joining you are, you're part of a family. You don't do something to feel good, or get paid to do something not out of obligation. But you do something, because you're just you're that family, you, you have a big heart, and you want to give people hope. And you want to extend the love to make them feel valued. So whether you see one person in a day, or 100 people, or more than that in a day, you treat each of those people as if they're the most important person, each person is if they're the most important person that comes to you that day. You they need to be valued and they need to feel loved. They need they'll know if you're authentic or not. Right. Brandon Handley 18:40 Now, yeah, you can't fake it. And you'll know, right? You'll feel it in yourself. If you're faking it, it's kind of like a It's kind like a faded copy of the real thing. So one of my questions, those as you're heating this calling, what was there any fear involved of what people might think of what you're doing? Have some of those conversations again, you said your top of your career, and you said, You know what? I got this other thing I got to do, delivered by God. It's in my heart. I know it's the right thing to do. What's the response from people who are close to you? Gianna Sullivan 19:25 Pretty amazing. And, you know, you become a loner. And there are a few that will stay by you. Maybe your family won't even stay by you have to have a conviction that stronger than that and and trusting God that what was told will unfold. And do you have to have that belief and faith and, and trust. So we all have that power. We're all empowered with self reliance and God. So it was it fee, I remember people leaving some money on my screen to pay my electricity bill. So it got to a point where it was a little. Yeah. Just doesn't happen right away. I mean, you have to work through the process. So, but it did turn around and things started slowly in a positive direction. Brandon Handley 20:30 Right. And I just want people to hear that, right. I mean, because we still have, I think, this tribal instinct to not get thrown out of the tribe. For eight. If I if I get thrown out of the tribe, I'm on my own. The bears and the lions are gonna eat me, and I'm not gonna be able to do it. So I better stick with these guys, even though I've got this thing on my heart. And what you're talking about is, you know, kind of leaning into it, like you said, Trust that process. Follow what you believe to be true. And nobody else needs to believe what's on your heart except for yourself. Is that fair to say? Gianna Sullivan 21:07 God, it will happen. If it isn't, then it will. How do you know it takes you just have to walk the process. You have to? I mean, there's certain things I mean, as a health care provider, I knew what needed to be done as a health care provider. If you're starting a medical mobile clinic, you know that things need to be done. You know that there's research geographically, you need to know where the need is, you need to know if there's, you know, if there's any where you have to learn about benefactors. I mean, you have to do your your homework investigation. And if you're starting a nonprofit, and I was in Arizona at that time, let me tell you, Arizona, full full of nonprofits, it's a competitive competition area, you got the heart sociation, you got the kidney, you got me everyone is competitive. And they are big time donors. So if you're trying to start a nonprofit, you know, people just companies just don't give to nonprofit unless you can show or prove that you have a track record. Okay, so you have to build up your clientele. Or you have to find the right benefactor who believes so much in your passion that they give because of what you believe, and they buy into what you love. And then that's what happened with me. And my first $100,000 came from a benefactor in Arizona. Brandon Handley 22:46 Yeah, I mean, I think that it makes sense, right? If you're, if you're talking from the heart, and this is something that you believe you've done your work, you're gonna you know, I hate to say Providence, right, especially in the work that you're doing, but you kind of understand that that's possible. And even to your point where there's going to be taught, there's the possibility where somebody is leaving money on your screen for the electricity, you know, water, what are you thinking in, in? In that, when that's happening? Are you thinking, oh, man, I'm gonna have to get back into work, I'm gonna have to do this thing I can't keep going on? Or are you still open to faith and belief in that time? Just to talk to me a little bit about getting through those times humiliating, Gianna Sullivan 23:30 okay, you're making six figures, and then you drop down and nothing. Chris, you have some money, of course saved or whatever to live off of. But the fact is, if your life is totally changing, and you're not networking within that type of business, then you're trying to launch something else. You got, you've got homework to do, and you've got to self check yourself. So a lot of people who believe if you have a divine encounter, that you've got it made that you know, everything is going to be flower, no, just perfect for you. That's not true. That's not true. I mean, God might give you a divine mission or even a message, but that doesn't mean that you're going to have your whole outlook in your private life. All explained and outlined for you, okay? So if anything, you have to be strong enough. Pray. As for me, I'm Catholic. So sacraments are important. Going to Mass every day praying the rosary, those things are fundamental, very critical. And then you have to be the light for others. Even if you don't feel like being the Liferay even if you don't feel good. There are people out there that don't feel good either. But maybe it's it's your light that makes somebody else feel better. Everyone wants to be loved. Okay, not and I'll tell you my family didn't really jump on board. It took us A couple more than a couple years, few years, several years to finally jump on board. So, alright, so is it a walk you walk alone? Well, if you believe that you live your life alone, and you don't believe God's with you walking that life with you, then, you know, I would regroup with yourself and know that you're never alone. You're never alone. Brandon Handley 25:26 Yeah, I mean, that's, that's a big message from you know, spiritual dope podcast, right? It's big messages. You know, what you're talking about is, it's available to everybody. Right? It's a boils down to a choice and the decision whether or not to accept that into your life. And then once you do you find exactly what you said, you're not alone. Can you bet you maybe you've been trying to do it alone your entire life. But but then it boils down to a point of like, alright, well, apparently, there's something out there that that can help me. Right. And, and leaning into accepting that divine grace and accepting divinity and accepting that try to go at it alone. Even in any way, shape, or form, it's almost, it's almost full foolishness, right? To kind of think about it that way. So I appreciate you sharing, you know, kind of what that walk is like, right? Because I think that it's very important. I think that it's important to heed your calling, right? What is your calling to lean into it and to know that while there may be some areas of challenge that sounds like you know, you're living the life that you feel is driven by purpose, and you're doing it with intent, with love and kindness, and caring? And while you may have enjoyed your job, as a VP, would you say that this is more fulfilling for Gianna Sullivan 26:52 you? Oh, my gosh, yeah, sure. Sure. Even you can even there's no measurement. It's timeless. It's the it's the fulfillment is is beyond is just, I mean, now, it's been so many years, it's just here, it doesn't matter what what work I do. My outlook is always to serve the most vulnerable or to help the underserved population or to help to general anybody who is hurting, and just needs to be refocused. Yeah, you know, if you're Christian anyway, if you're Christian, don't believe that Christ died for you. And then you're saying you're alone? Or you're, you know, then is almost blasphemous. How you Why would he? You know, what? The purpose being Franklin, if, if, if you don't believe in resurrection in our life, and there is a there's a real guy stand, for sure. So people think that if you don't see it, then it's not true. But now there's a lot of things you see and you think is true. A true? Brandon Handley 28:08 Oh, yeah, for sure. For sure. I think I think too, you know, what we see less than 1% of the visible frequency, we hear less than 1% of, you know, the, you know, sound waves out there. I wouldn't be super surprised if, you know, we're walking through, you know, we'll call it like, bodyless souls or something, right? Like, you know, something like that. So, just because we can't see it doesn't mean that is not there. Just because we can't hear it doesn't mean that something's not talking to us. So I get it, you know, Gianna Sullivan 28:44 purposes. Me it. You know, the Lord says, where your heart is there to is your treasure. If you have that flame in your heart going, keep it tight, so nothing blows out that flame. Brandon Handley 29:01 Right? Yeah. I love it. I love it. Well, I want to I want to jump forward a little bit into your happiness work, your happiness coaching. So you're doing this you got your hands full with running when running this program running mom. Now, what makes you decide to now pick up and lean into happiness coaching? Gianna Sullivan 29:24 Well, I actually when I was on mission, mercy I was I witnessed a lot of people who are very happy coming on board and being treated getting free prescriptions, free health care, free ancillary services, etc. free dental care. But that was the happiness. That was a relief for them. But interiorly more in debt in debt it within them was something still lacking. And so I wanted to them to know, you know how valued they really are, and how whole you can be and how you look at a circumstance, there is a happiness continuum. And so we can control our thoughts we can either be Teflon or Velcro, we have a way to, we know, our thoughts and our outcomes and how we interact, how we treat ourselves how we can temper our thoughts and our emotions can really make a difference today. And so I wanted to take the extra step. And in that is the spiritual component. So some people that I do happiness coaching with has the spiritual component, they want that spiritual component. And then there's the more secular just wanting to know the principles of the fast track to happiness or seven level appears like a house, there are seven cores to it. But the most two important one is, you know, the the foundation being held accountable, understanding what's happening, where's your mind, whereas your thoughts, and then after, can grasp that you move on to the heart, to the soul to relationships, you know, there's a roof, it's like a house. So each one is different, you can't do everyone in an hour, you know, you'd have to take the full Brandon Handley 31:29 class. know for sure. So I mean, you've got let's, let's touch on the the seven pillars, right that you've got there, you touched on a little bit, but let's just kind of talk talk through them. And maybe, let's talk a little bit about how people are able to find pockets of happiness amidst the storm that we are talking about. Gianna Sullivan 31:50 Okay, so that one is, okay. So the whole purpose of what something like this would be is, you want to learn some practical tools that you can use that you can every day, immediately try and raise your happiness level. Okay? So you want to try and understand what that key is to create a foundation of happiness. The idea of the happiness that I try and teach is happiness from the inside out. Happiness is a state of being, it's not something that happens that causes you happiness, the true happiness that I try and teach is happiness is a state of being, regardless of the circumstances that happen within your life. Now, again, Brendon is not like, I would tell you that if any, whatever, you might have a bad day. Okay, so does that mean that you know, you're gonna Oh, just be so chipper? No, I mean, you know, there's a way to look at things there's, there's, there is a connection that you can click on, in, in this happiness forum, there is feelings of contraction, you know, are you feeling resistance or fear? Or are you malaise? You know, there's a feeling of separation? That's something can contraction, you know, you're not feeling good? Or are you being expanded expansion is a big thing. You know, are you optim mystic Are you know, feeling flow well, being ease? Creativity, you're feeling good. So you're Oh, those are your tools of magnets one way or the other, that you can figure out if, if you're on the right course. So always, no matter what your sentiment is, double check your thoughts, feelings by expansion, or contraction. Okay, so because your brain has neural pathways, and those neuro habits are things that will give you different emotions, it's like addictions, you know? And that's why they say, Well, you know, I have a problem and you're going to go to whatever rehab or wherever it is, that 30 day process, they say it takes 20 to 30 days, is because you have these neural pathways in your brain chemicals. And so once you start thinking and a one way, then that becomes a habit, and then you start thinking that way and thinking that way and thing, and it becomes a natural habit, where it's always a negative, negative, and that's happens a lot with substance abuse. It's a natural response, because that's all they've been trained to do. And so you have to get out of that. You have to train your brain to think differently, different neural pathways different cellular membranes that memory pathways that will help train you to think opposite positive. And until that becomes the ordinary way of your thinking. So it takes about, you know, 2030 days, it doesn't happen overnight. So some people use a rubber band that when they think a negative thought, you say, hey, stop, and then you just distract yourself or think of something. So it's uncomfortable a little bit in the beginning until you get your, your, you know, roll on format of what it is. Some people I tell, go look at yourself in the mirror, and every day for 20 days, for one minute or two minutes, I want you to say how I'm beautiful, I'm intelligent, I'm, I'm handsome. I'm, you know, I'm, I'm, you know, creative, I help people, whatever. Yeah, I love my mom, I love my dad, I love you know, little kids have no problem doing that, you know, and they'll even clap their hands and do a dance as they're doing it. So we have to learn to love ourselves and be comfortable with ourselves, even when we don't feel good about ourselves, we can understand that there is a challenge or something happening out there. Well, it doesn't mean we can't change it, but we can certainly change our attitude about it. So the pillars are, you know, like I said, it's, I call it the home of happiness. Okay. So the top is your life purposes is the roof. Do you want me to continue on? Did you want to say some? Brandon Handley 36:42 Looking for the mute button. I'll tell you what, let's let's walk through, right, let's walk through it, because I want to make sure that we talk about the pillars and definitely got thoughts and things we could talk about. But I just want to make sure that we leave time to walk through these pillars. And maybe we'll talk a little bit about those. Okay, Gianna Sullivan 37:00 I don't want to go through every single one of them because they take too long. Brandon Handley 37:04 Yeah, no, no, just hit them on a high level. John. Okay. Gianna Sullivan 37:08 So are we on mute? Are we so Brandon Handley 37:11 we're on the go? Gianna Sullivan 37:17 Here Amazing how you doing? Okay, so you had the life purpose, we had a roof over our heads, you know, we don't want a leaky roof. You know, in a hurricane situation, I think we have a roof over our head, right? So, do we have a roof, we look at that, then we have our mind, their pillars mind, our mind, our thoughts, our heart, our heart is the key, the key to the soul. And where, like I said, Where your treasure is there too as you're okay. And then we're the body. Of course, that is if your body is in alignment, you know, quantum light, even you know, a lot of people do yoga and stretch, but the body is important to balance. So and then there's the soul. And the soul is your deep intimacy with God. And different relations, I mean, different religions. So it is your overall essence of who you are and your soul being free. Because it's captive within your body. So that soul lives forever, and you make a choice of where your soul goes. So then there's CEUs 12345, okay, then there's the responsibility that we call the foundation to the house. So that means being held accountable for some of the things that you do or not do, okay? So you, you want to be held accountable for things that you have done. And we look at that. And then there's the last is the, the garden of the house, the garden is your relationships, and how you choose them. And whether you desire or not, it's important to choose what is purposeful for not only you but for the other party. Pretty much that's it in an in a nutshell. So the idea is that we try and teach to do what you love and love what you do. And, sure, Brandon Handley 39:41 I mean, I think one of the one of these pieces that I know that I personally struggled with in the past so every once in a while struggle with is you know, is that roof, right? You know, like you've done you found your passion and you're following your inspiration and your serving others. How, what are some ways that you teach people to find their purpose? Gianna Sullivan 40:12 Well, everyone has a dream. And there's a way to live your dream. And you have to embrace your desires. And based off your dreams and desires, you try and seek to fulfill them, and find out what that channel is to do it. And remember, you have to use that continuum happiness chart thing I said, the expansion contraction. If you're really unhappy, if you're doing something that you're expanding and embracing and wanting to do, you'll be pretty low spirited, you know, if you're happy, well, let's put it this way, you could be happy for bad reasons. And that happiness is if you're using unhealthy things to just make you an antidote to make you kind of feel externally happy. But then there is the other happiness, which is, you have a happy for a good, good reason. And that's really the satisfaction of what you're doing, you're healthy, you have healthy expectations. And that then starts moving over to the real and which my desire for people is to have happiness with no reason at all, regardless of what ever is, you have an interior piece. And even if there is a storm, it will balance back because you know, the practices to put in place to maintain that equity and equanimity. Brandon Handley 41:55 Last little, wasn't that one I was tripped over? No, no worries, no worries. I think that that I mean, I think that's great. I think that, you know, trying to understand what your purpose is. And using using that contraction, expansion feeling to kind of be your guiding principle is what I'm hearing you say, right? You know, and like, do I feel like I'm expanding and opening my heart, right? To what it is, I'm doing my feeling in touch with God source universe with this work that I'm doing, or is what I'm doing, kind of eating me alive, right contraction, and just kind of making me shrink and, and not live to the fullest of who I am. And when I when I read a little bit on the pillar of the body, you talk about making yourself happy, nourish your body, energize your body, tune into your body's wisdom, but I'm just curious, if you're also talking about the idea of getting these expansive thoughts in our neural pathways and our body being the alchemical, you know, producer that it is, right. And when we have these good or more positive thoughts, we're creating positive nutrients for ourselves, that our cells become addicted to those positive cells. So in the same way, they would become addicted to the negative energy, right? But just different chemicals, is that what you're saying? Gianna Sullivan 43:24 And the body component will, if you're healthy, will feed into that the the cellular neural path pathways that we were talking about is really the mind aspect that goes into behavior. And you know, attitude is always a big thing to happiness. So if you have a good attitude, you know, it's expected to that if you have a good attitude, it'll happiness will come. But beyond that, the behavior and the neural pathways, the cellular negative responses that happen and how you can create new neural pathways. That is, it might be a conscious effort in the beginning, but then later on, it will just become a normal response. It's a cellular memory that happens. And then it just unconsciously clicks in. So it kind of combines with the brain as always being the big thing because you're always thinking negative thoughts from the day before. Once you can cap that. That's why we start with the the foundation of what's happened to you and then your mind what's going on there. Then as it goes to your heart and blossoms. You find out how much empowerment that you have in your love that can turn something positive, or something hatreds, almost satanic. It's amazing. From water, I teach about water theory from the major scientists, Brandon Handley 44:57 the Hmong Emoto Yeah, when he's done Gianna Sullivan 45:01 the, the water experiences of ice and stuff that kids will just put their heart and good things and you get this beautiful image and negative is almost like disgust. And then, but then then you get to the body. So by the time you get to the body, you're already practicing, you got your mind, and you got your heart. So it's already like the infusion of a fiber that just kind of flows because, you know, everyone knows if you exercise or stretch or whether even walk or anything like that, what kind of a beat your, you know, circulation and kind of get you going makes you feel high. So, then then, then that's how then to the soul is, then it's just a combination of, of absorption of God's love. And you're able to receive abundantly. Brandon Handley 45:57 Yeah, no, I'm in right, definitely in a love it. Definitely, I think that the work that you're doing both with your mom and with your happiness, work, you've got a great passion for it, it comes through, I'm enjoying the conversation, for sure. Unfortunately, we have to kind of dial it down and work our way out. So to that end, jhana what I usually like to do is get around to the whole idea that this is kind of like a spiritual speed dating show, right? And then somebody is going to tune in and be like, you know, should I should I work with Gianna and you know, the the way you answer one or two of these questions, spiritual Bachelorette number one, it could be you know, this could put it all on the line. So let's just pick a random one. And I think this is a good one. I don't ask too many people who define themselves as Christians this question. So I think it's a good one. Is current religion serving its purpose? Now feel free to expand? Gianna Sullivan 47:02 Well, I think with the COVID. And what's happened, I think a lot of I'm really disappointed in how a lot of the pastors and religious people have downsized it, and we're afraid even missionaries, you know, no one wanted to touch some, everyone's afraid to be with one. If God exists and is with you, then where is your faith and trust? So I think things could have been worked a little better. I think the element of fear and media has caused a tremendous impact. And I'm disappointed I'm on that. So that would be my answer. I don't think it it could serve better. I hope it does get better. Brandon Handley 47:45 Fair enough. Would you say that there's a kind of an erosion of faith then and in this in this crisis, where, you know, if you are truly of faith, then you act that way. I guess it's, Gianna Sullivan 47:58 again, it's fear. And why does that fear come in there? Why did you? Okay, so something happens and Okay, me, it says, You got this, this is like, plague or whatever. And then okay, lets everyone freak out, get it, get the vaccination, without doing any research, no, FDA approved, nothing to understand what it is. And now we just found out you in Maryland, 40% of the people just recently have died of COVID from being fully vaccinated. So because the free cells, the T cells that are free are bound in so they can't fight your immune, they can't fight the in fact, yeah. But anyway, so it's fear. Now, think about it. If you're rational, and you're going to do some, you know, stop, just look at it. Okay? Just, you know, take precautions, and just Alright, let's look at it, and research it, find out information, learn about the pharmaceutical, so that that caused a lot of problems from fear for religion. Unbelievable. It was just amazing. And I I, personally, I'm disappointed on that. Brandon Handley 49:22 Now, Fair enough, fair enough. That did not go the way that I thought that it may. And that's, that's great, right? I mean, that's part of the reason for these conversations. Let's see. Let's go with what is it that prevents people from living to their full potential Gianna Sullivan 49:42 lack of self love, lack of trust and confidence. You have to be confident not only in yourself, people see if you if people want what you have if you're the light of God. So part of that confidence. You may not have all the answers yours, but you are a spiritual person of prayer and love. Yeah, Brandon Handley 50:09 I mean, and I guess accepting that, you know, the church child, oh god, is that one way that you can begin to live to the fullest of your potential? Which is absolutely Gianna Sullivan 50:22 I mean, self love, you have to be kind to yourself, when people are not counting to themselves. They're overworked, they're underpaid, or now they have to resign. Now they're pressured. I mean, what where does it? Where does it end to? That's why I think the storms coming is like you said, there are people are ready to revolt. There. There are people that know something's not right here. And there are people Danford that truth. Right, Brandon Handley 50:51 right. Now it's true. All that being said, we do know that we can find pockets of happiness, we do know that there's somebody that they can reach out to, to, to try to understand what is it you know, so maybe, maybe you feel like you're down? Or you're out? Maybe you feel like you're in such in such a situation? I guess a good question, John. It was like, you know, who would you say right now, is your ideal client for this happiness coaching space. Gianna Sullivan 51:18 Anyone who has a question, anyone that just desire, openness to to really be fulfilled in life, it's a freedom. It's, it's a freedom of peace. It's amazing. And that's not to say negative things would happen. But it's how you react to is how you think the process is how you work the process. And ultimately, it's it's you. It's it's all about you. Okay, it's not about me. I'm happy. Brandon Handley 51:54 Not it's I think, to your point, right. It's, it's, you've been given all the tools, but you may not know how to use them. Gianna Sullivan 52:03 We all have those gifts. Who doesn't have a gift? You have a gift, Brandon, that I I would like to have? And maybe I have a gift that you want to have? The puzzle needs everybody to complete it. Brandon Handley 52:16 Right? No, I agree. John, there's been a lot of fun, really appreciate our, you know, our ability to connect here today. Where can I send people to find out more about you in the work that you're doing today, Gianna Sullivan 52:30 you can go to fast track to happiness.com. And that's one way. Or there's another website, the spiritual component as some people want is Our Lady of emmetsburg.com is another way they're, they're both linked together under fast track to happiness. Some people want more spiritual, some people want like the tools. So sure. Brandon Handley 52:57 No, I get it. I get it. Well, fantastic. I think that the work that you're doing is amazing. And, you know, keep it up. You're, I think an inspiration to a lot of people. Gianna Sullivan 53:05 Are you Brandon, thank you for the time. And thanks for all your listeners, you know, thrilled. Really, pleasure and honor. Thanks. I Unknown Speaker 53:16 really hope you enjoyed this episode of the spiritual dope podcast. Stay connected with us directly through spiritual co you can also join the discussion on Facebook, spiritual dough, and Instagram at spiritual underscore Joe. If you would like to speak with us, send us an email through Brandon at spiritual Co Co. And as always, thank you for cultivating your mindset and creating a better reality. This concludes the most thought provoking part of your day. Don't forget to like and subscribe to stay fully up to date. Until next time, be kind to yourself and trust your intuition.

Amanjeet Saluja is a Principal at Axtria with over 22 years of experience across analytics and management consulting. First, Aman speaks about why customer experience has become such a hot topic in the pharma industry. He defines what customer experience means within the context of pharma. If pharma executives invest in improving the customer experience, they can expect massive growth; Aman explains how. Tune in as we talk about the proper sequence of steps pharma executives must take to place the customer experience at the core of their commercial strategy.     IN THIS EPISODE: [02:45] Why the customer experience has become a hot industry topic.  [05:30] How Aman defines the customer experience within pharma in the context of selling drugs and devices.  [12:25] The results that executives can expect as they invest in improving the customer experience.  [13:45] The right sequence of steps pharma executives must take to bring customer experience to the core of their commercial strategy. [16:15] Takeaways from today's conversation with Aman.      KEY TAKEAWAYS: The companies that invest in premium customer experiences see about 1.8 to 2 times faster growth. Companies must focus on culture, leadership, commitment, and empowering their teams.  Driving the customer experience as a core element of a commercial strategy is critical. The top must drive the customer experiences and do so in a phased manner to ensure early experimentation and refinement.     LINKS MENTIONED: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanjeetsaluja/   Axtria Insights Library https://www.axtria.com/axtria-research-hub-pharmaceutical-industry/      BIO: Aman is a Principal at Axtria with over 22 years of experience across analytics and management consulting. He has built and scaled multiple analytics practices across organizations' sales, marketing, and enterprise risk functions throughout his career. Recently, his focus area has been advanced analytics for healthcare and life science clients.   Aman has advised many pharma companies on various issues, including commercial strategy, customer-centric marketing, and artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML)-based analytics. Currently, his thought leadership work focuses on new commercial and organizational models, harmonizing commercial processes globally, building over-arching ecosystems of omnichannel capabilities, driving premium customer experience levels, and industrializing analytics. His insights have appeared in Pharmaceutical Executive and multiple other media outlets.   Previously, Aman was President and Angel Investor at CoCubes Technologies Pvt. Ltd, an AI/ML-based online assessment and hiring platform. He was instrumental in scaling the organization five-fold and enabling the venture's successful exit via Aon Hewitt's acquisition. Before that, he was the Head of Quantitative Analytics at Ocwen Financial, where he developed and embedded next-gen analytical algorithms into multiple mortgage product lines. He is the original inventor of a US patent on an integrated approach to collections cycle optimization. Before Ocwen, he was one of the key leaders to build out and scale up analytics services practices at Inductis Inc. in the areas of risk, marketing, and operations analytics. The venture exited successfully via EXL Services' acquisition.   Aman earned his B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Gerianne DiPiano is the Founder and CEO of FemmePharma and serves as the Chairman of the Board. A pharmaceutical industry executive and women's healthcare expert, Gerianne founded FemmePharma in 1999 in response to the industry's narrow focus on women's health needs – such as contraception and hormone replacement therapy – but lack of attention to other important women's diseases and disorders. Guided by her vision to provide more effective treatment options for women, FemmePharma is focused on improving women's health by developing prescription pharmaceuticals and over the counter products that are specifically designed for women across a broad range of therapeutic categories. Learn what she set out to accomplish with FemmePharma She talks about the disparities between how women and men are treated by the pharmaceutical industry? Learn how she was developing a product for overactive bladder and “by accident” created a product for vaginal dryness • Satisfaite is an FDA-cleared personal lubricant and moisturizer for vaginal dryness and pain. • Satisfem Gel and Satisfem Bud are moisturizers created for vulvar pain and itching. https://femmepharma.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kj-casperson/message

Since 2008, Pharmaceutical Executive has recognized a class of biopharma professionals to receive the title Emerging Pharma Leader. This year, along with their profiles in our May issue, our editorial team presents a webcast featuring the winners and their up-and-coming perspectives on a range of industry topics. Get a full list of our #2021EPL and read their profiles here:https://www.pharmexec.com/view/epl-2021

Craig Lipset is the founder of Clinical Innovation Partners, providing advisory and board leadership with pharma, tech and venture capital to bring vision and driving action at the intersection of research, digital solutions, and patient engagement. He is co-chair for the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance, serves on the Board of Directors for the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research and the MedStar Health Research Institute, as well as on the Editorial Board for Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science. Craig is Adjunct Assistant Professor in Health Informatics at Rutgers University, and Adjunct Instructor in the Center for Health + Technology at University of Rochester. Craig was the Head of Clinical Innovation and Venture Partner at Pfizer, on the founding Operations Committee for TransCelerate Biopharma, and on the founding management teams for two successful startup ventures. Craig has been listed among the PharmaVOICE most inspiring people in the life sciences (Red Jacket hall-of-fame), Pharmaceutical Executive's Emerging Leaders, CenterWatch Top 20 Innovators in Clinical Trials, and the AlleyWatch Who's Who in eHealth.

Jennifer is an executive on a mission to drive team cohesion, collaboration and performance. Learn from her how to use improv comedy techniques to accomplish amazing team success.

Editorial Director, Lisa Henderson; European and online editor, Julian Upton; Senior Editor, Elaine Quilici ;and Assistant Editors of Pharmaceutical Executive, Miranda Schmalfuhs and Andy Studna, discuss some exciting industry trends for 2021, which they recently wrote for the January issue.

Have you wanted to live your most healthful life, but don't know the first thing about nutrition? Curious why a former executive might be called to farming? Jennifer Maynard and I had the most inspiring conversation about why farming and connecting with farmers is crucial for our health--she also shared some really great tips for farmers who need to be reinspired by their own property. Check out the meal plans https://nutritionforlongevity.com/ Connect with Jennifer: https://www.facebook.com/nflongevity/ https://www.instagram.com/nutritionforlongevity/

Have you wanted to live your most healthful life, but don't know the first thing about nutrition? Curious why a former executive might be called to farming? Jennifer Maynard and I had the most inspiring conversation about why farming and connecting with farmers is crucial for our health--she also shared some really great tips for farmers who need to be reinspired by their own property. Check out the meal plans https://nutritionforlongevity.com/ Connect with Jennifer: https://www.facebook.com/nflongevity/ https://www.instagram.com/nutritionforlongevity/

Have you wanted to live your most healthful life, but don't know the first thing about nutrition? Curious why a former executive might be called to farming? Jennifer Maynard and I had the most inspiring conversation about why farming and connecting with farmers is crucial for our health--she also shared some really great tips for farmers who need to be reinspired by their own property. Check out the meal plans https://nutritionforlongevity.com/ Connect with Jennifer: https://www.facebook.com/nflongevity/ https://www.instagram.com/nutritionforlongevity/

As part of the Pandemic Solutions: Virtual Speaker Series, KGI's Sue Behrens interviewed Dr. Dafni Bika, Global Head of Pharmaceutical Technology and Development at AstraZeneca. Dafni is a Pharmaceutical Executive with 25+ years of experience in Pharmaceutical Development and Global Operations. She is currently SVP and Global Head of Pharmaceutical Technology and Development in AstraZeneca.  She leads a global, integrated network of scientists and engineers (1200+), who leverage technical expertise and business understanding to design, develop and commercialize new products and provide value across the product life cycle. She manages change and inspires discretionary performance through coaching and passion for people development, diversity and inclusion.

Dave Giles is a full-time father and a former Pharmaceutical Executive  with extensive experience leading successful large Sales franchises  across companies such as AstraZeneca, Shire, as well as rare disease  focused companies such as Malinckrodt. In this second of three parts  from my Alloutcoach Podcast Interview, he provides his personal stories  and practical tips for next generation leaders to rise up in the ranks  and deliver success to their management by anticipating their needs. He  provides interesting perspectives on the value of trust, relationships,  and company culture as well as a very comprehensive and strong account  of the evolution of the pharmaceutical industry over the last 40 years. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alloutcoach/support

Kevin Coughlin has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows. He inspired a CNN story chronicling his experience living as a blind person in New York City which was instrumental in establishing its first blind advocacy program. His story, Blind Injustice, was featured on the CBS evening news. He lives in New York City with his beloved dog, Elias. Contact Kevin at www.kevincoughlinunblinded.com Traci Medford-Rosow is an award-winning author of the Amazon bestseller, Inflection Point: War and Sacrifice in Corporate America. She is also the author of Data Exclusivity and numerous op-eds published by Pharmaceutical Executive. Traci is a partner in the New York City law firm, Richardson & Rosow. Previously, she worked at Pfizer for thirty years as Senior VP and Chief Itellectual Property Counsel, Global Head of IP Litigation and General Counsel of Europe. She is the founder of The College Education Milestone Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping high-performing students attend college. Traci lives in New York City and Mahopac, New York with her husband. They have two adult children. Contact Traci at www.tracimedfordrosow.com 

Julie Rosenberg, MD, is a pharmaceutical executive and recognized global healthcare leader in a male dominated industry with recognized expertise in drug development for patients with cancer and healthy cancer survivorship. As a 25-year cancer survivor herself, and the mother of an autistic son, Dr. Rosenberg brings a unique perspective to her work that incorporates the principles of living yoga. Dr. Rosenberg is also a certified executive coach who helps successful leaders get even better by developing themselves, their people and by embracing more conscious living. As a 17-year practitioner of yoga, she has shown that the practice not only supports good health and well-being but can also serve to strengthen one's personal and professional leadership skills. Dr. Rosenberg has received numerous awards including the W. E. Upjohn Award from Pfizer for outstanding corporate leadership. She is the author of: Beyond the Mat: Achieve Focus, Presence, and Enlightened Leadership through the Principles and practice of Yoga. Visit www.julierosenbergmd.com. Get the Inclusion Revolution CD by Sister Jenna.  Visit our website at www.AmericaMeditating.org.  Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android.

Julie Rosenberg, MD, is a pharmaceutical executive and recognized global healthcare leader in a male dominated industry with recognized expertise in drug development for patients with cancer and healthy cancer survivorship. As a 25-year cancer survivor herself, and the mother of an autistic son, Dr. Rosenberg brings a unique perspective to her work that incorporates the principles of living yoga. Dr. Rosenberg is also a certified executive coach who helps successful leaders get even better by developing themselves, their people and by embracing more conscious living. As a 17-year practitioner of yoga, she has shown that the practice not only supports good health and well-being but can also serve to strengthen one's personal and professional leadership skills. Dr. Rosenberg has received numerous awards including the W. E. Upjohn Award from Pfizer for outstanding corporate leadership. She is the author of: Beyond the Mat: Achieve Focus, Presence, and Enlightened Leadership through the Principles and practice of Yoga. Visit www.julierosenbergmd.com. Get the Inclusion Revolution CD by Sister Jenna.  Visit our website at www.AmericaMeditating.org.  Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android.

We're back again. Probably won't be taking any weeks off for awhile. Is there a perfect place to live? Dan was on vacation last week. Could you live without your cell phone? eots@email.com Fact or Crap: One wrong and one right for both of us this week. Mail Bag: Three from Joe: 1) Texas biology teacher on leave for allegedly bullying pro-Trump student. 2) Hurricane Maria victims never received huge stockpile of water bottles. 3) Evergreen State College hit with catastrophic enrollment crisis. Two from Peter: 1) Waupaca man sentenced to 6 years in prison for 14th OWI. 2) Pharmaceutical Executive defends 400 percent price hike... Moral requirement? The Rest of the Show: 1) Judge Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings...  

Michelle Maskaly and Christen Harm host the entire Pharmaceutical Executive editorial team on this episode, as we each talk about our Brands of the Year selections and why we chose them. Leadership Tip from Molly Herbert.

In Episode 012: Medical Affairs from Zero, Suma Ramadas talked about the inception and growing value of the Medical Affairs function. Today, in part two of our Medical Affairs Transformation series, Suma is joined by Susan Suponcic, Managing Director and head of the Pricing & Market Access practice of Syneos Health Consulting to discuss the importance of collaboration between the Medical Affairs and Market Access functions in developing a consistent and clear medical narrative. For a deeper dive into maximizing the impact of Medical Affairs through strategic alignment and collaboration, check out our white paper and recent Pharmaceutical Executive webinar. Would you like to add to the discussion? Write to us at podcast@syneoshealth.com. See our full list of podcast episodes here. The information, data, and other content contained in this podcast and any associated articles, sponsorships, advertisements, announcements or other communications are provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as professional advice of any kind, on any subject matter. The content of the podcast contains general information and may not reflect current legal developments, verdicts or settlements. Moreover, the content is not guaranteed to be complete, correct, timely, current or otherwise up-to-date. Syneos Health reserves the right to make alterations or deletions to the content at any time without notice to you. Syneos Health and its subsidiaries expressly disclaim all liability in respect to actions taken or not taken based on any or all of the podcast content. The information, data and other content contained in this podcast is not a reflection of, endorsed by or otherwise affiliated with, nor should it be attributed to, any Syneos Health clients, customers or other contacts.

In this podcast, Pharmaceutical Executive editors discuss the 2018 pharma trends, specifically biosimilars and eEnablement, and takeaways from the 2017 Veeva European Commercial Summit. Leadership Tip from Julia Cheek, CEO of EverlyWell.

"Brand identity helps doctors see the patient behind the condition.” Vince Parry has spent his career at the forefront of the healthcare branding industry. He has launched some of the most iconic healthcare brands, such as Lipitor, Botox, and Prozac. He has also been instrumental in transforming the way society is educated about illness and the possible options for relief. We discussed all of this and more on this week’s episode of the On Brand podcast.   About Vince Parry Vince Parry, a 30-year veteran of the health and wellness communications industry is the founder of the Parry Branding Group. Throughout his distinguished career, Vince has worked on many of the most well-known corporate, franchise, service, and product brands. He was previously the Chief Branding Officer at inVentiv Health, the Founder and President of Y Brand, the Founder and President of GSW NY and the Chief Creative Officer at Sudler & Hennessy. Vince has appeared on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and BBC radio, has been featured in Medical Marketing and Media, PharmaVoice, Pharmaceutical Executive, and MedAdNews, and guest lectures at the Rutgers Pharmaceutical MBA program on healthcare branding. He’s also the author of Identity Crisis: Health Care Branding's Hidden Problems and Proven Strategies to Solve Them. Episode Highlights Why is healthcare branding so different? “The big difference between consumer branding and healthcare branding is that consumer branding is a celebration of self. The new iPhone reinforces your identity. With healthcare branding, it restores your identity. It restores what an illness has taken away. It’s a protection.” Healthcare branding and storytelling. “Illness is a great drama.” That’s because it comes with an antagonist. Something else that you’re fighting against. “Take overactive bladder vs. incontinence. Overactive bladder personifies the illness.” “You can’t walk into a store and buy Lipitor.” We talked extensively about the challenge pharmaceutical marketing presents as the end-user can’t buy the product. But they can ask the physician. Vince stressed that you still need to educate the doctors on the drugs and illnesses as they don’t like being uninformed. What can other businesses learn from healthcare branding and marketing? You have to learn about your customers and asking questions is the best way to do that. “But you can’t ask direct questions like ‘How do you feel about this?’” Consumers today are informed about market research and can inadvertently skew their responses. That’s why you need to approach them in an indirect manner. What brand has made Vince smile recently? “If it’s a real smile I’d say the New York Yankees — because they’re my team, my brand.” Then Vince pointed us to more of a “shaking my head” smile at pharmaceutical brand Movantik, for their creation of the concept of opioid-induced constipation. “You mean … constipation?!?!” joked Vince. To learn more, go to parrybranding.com. As We Wrap … Before we go, I want to flip the microphone around to our community …Recently, Seth Price gave us a shout on Twitter for our episode featuring his Road to Recognition co-author Barry Feldman. Thanks for listening! Did you hear something you liked on this episode or another? Do you have a question you’d like our guests to answer? Let me know on Twitter using the hashtag #OnBrandPodcast and you may just hear your thoughts here on the show. Subscribe to the podcast – You can subscribe to the show via iTunes, Stitcher, and RSS. Rate and review the show – If you like what you’re hearing, head over to iTunes and click that 5-star button to rate the show. And if you have a few extra seconds, write a couple of sentences and submit a review. This helps others find the podcast. OK. How do you rate and review a podcast? Need a quick tutorial on leaving a rating/review in iTunes? Check this out. Register now and SAVE for Social Brand Forum 2017 — September 14, 2017, at the Iowa Memorial Union featuring past On Brand guests Jason Falls, Marcus Sheridan, Melissa Agnes, and more. Learn more. Remember – On Brand is brought to you by my new book — Get Scrappy: Smarter Digital Marketing for Businesses Big and Small. Order now at Amazon and check out GetScrappyBook.com for special offers and extras. Until next week, I’ll see you on the Internet!

Our guest on this segment is 30-year veteran of the health and wellness communications industry. VINCE PARRY is the founder of the Parry Branding Group, and the author of Identity Crisis. In it he shares keen insights into the success of everyday brands and describes the keys to establishing brand preferences for medications and wellness goods. Vince was previously the Chief Branding Officer at inVentiv Health, the Founder and President of Y Brand, the Founder and President of GSW NY and the Chief Creative Officer at Sudler & Hennessey. He's appeared on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and BBC radio, has been featured in Medical Marketing and Media, PharmaVoice, Pharmaceutical Executive, and MedAdNews, and guest lectures at the Rutgers Pharmaceutical MBA program on healthcare branding. In his latest book, Identity Crisis, Parry shares keen insights into the success of everyday brands and describes the keys to establishing brand preferences for medications and wellness goods. Parry weaves examples from his work with industry leaders such as Merck, Bayer Healthcare, and Maimonides Medical Center, and reveals how differentiating healthcare brands have shaped our choices. By incorporating how we identify with illness and wellness into his innovative branding strategies, he has redefined how we make purchasing decisions to improve our lives and find relief. VINCE PARRY Parry Branding Group http://parrybrandinggroup.com/ (646) 850-4537 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest on this segment is 30-year veteran of the health and wellness communications industry. VINCE PARRY is the founder of the Parry Branding Group, and the author of Identity Crisis. In it he shares keen insights into the success of everyday brands and describes the keys to establishing brand preferences for medications and wellness goods. Vince was previously the Chief Branding Officer at inVentiv Health, the Founder and President of Y Brand, the Founder and President of GSW NY and the Chief Creative Officer at Sudler & Hennessey. He's appeared on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and BBC radio, has been featured in Medical Marketing and Media, PharmaVoice, Pharmaceutical Executive, and MedAdNews, and guest lectures at the Rutgers Pharmaceutical MBA program on healthcare branding. In his latest book, Identity Crisis, Parry shares keen insights into the success of everyday brands and describes the keys to establishing brand preferences for medications and wellness goods. Parry weaves examples from his work with industry leaders such as Merck, Bayer Healthcare, and Maimonides Medical Center, and reveals how differentiating healthcare brands have shaped our choices. By incorporating how we identify with illness and wellness into his innovative branding strategies, he has redefined how we make purchasing decisions to improve our lives and find relief. VINCE PARRY Parry Branding Group http://parrybrandinggroup.com/ (646) 850-4537 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In This episode we discuss the business of your health.  Duff Watkins has a discussion with our guest Radek Sali who is the CEO of the Swisse Wellness Company Radek Sali has been an integral part of the Swisse story since he joined the company in 2005 and having assumed the role of CEO seven years ago, Radek has ensured Swisse is now one of Australia’s most recognisable and fastest growing companies, with an impressive story of success in tackling the huge U.S. market. Swisse's market-leading position and success was recognised in 2012 when Radek led Swisse to be named the ‘Most Successful Business of the Year’ in the prestigious 2012 BRW Private Business Awards. Radek was also recognised as the GQ Businessman of the Year and the CEO Magazine’s Pharmaceutical Executive of the Year in 2012, these accolades were in addition to a number of health industry awards presented to Swisse in the same year. In addition to his role as Swisse CEO, Radek is Chairman of Noisy Beast, a full-service advertising agency, he also sits on the Executive Committee for Complimentary Medicines for the Australian Self Medication Industry, and is an Advisory Board Member for the National Institute of Integrative Medicine.  

William Ashton is a former Fortune 100 senior executive with more than 28 years experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. He retired as a Vice President at Amgen, the world's largest biotechnology firm. He then joined the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia where he became the founding dean of the Mayes College of Business and Health Care Policy and later was appointed Senior Vice President for External Affairs. He presently is a Principal at the Harris Consulting Group LLC,  is on the board of the National Osteoporosis Foundation. His degrees are from the California University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh. In this interview, Bill speaks about growing up in a family of coalminers and how he got started in health, as well as his insights into challenges and opportunities within the system.