Episodes

  • You Matter – Thierry Hulot

    You Matter – Thierry Hulot

    This episode is special and the fourth in a series of four. In partnership with ESCP Business School, I’ll be giving the mic to students, the leaders of tomorrow, to discuss with seasoned healthcare executives about their journeys and leadership beliefs. We welcome in this episode, Thierry Hulot, General Manager at Merck France, and President…More

  • Humble & Bold – Anette Steenberg

    Humble & Bold – Anette Steenberg

    This episode is special and the third in a series of four. In partnership with ESCP Business School, I’ll be giving the mic to students, the leaders of tomorrow, to discuss with seasoned healthcare executives about their journeys and leadership beliefs. We welcome in this episode, Anette Steenberg, CEO of Medicon Valley Alliance, who discusses…More

  • The Systemic Leader – Jean-François Brochard

    The Systemic Leader – Jean-François Brochard

    This episode is special and the second in a series of four. In partnership with ESCP Business School, I’ll be giving the mic to students, the leaders of tomorrow, to discuss with seasoned healthcare executives about their journeys and leadership beliefs. We welcome in this episode, Jean-François Brochard, General Manager at Roche France. Through this…More

  • Go the Extra Mile – Karine Duquesne

    Go the Extra Mile – Karine Duquesne

    In this conversation, Karine Duquesne, general manager of LEO Pharma France, shared insights into her approach to leadership. She emphasized the importance of authenticity, vulnerability, and kindness in leadership. She also discussed the challenges and opportunities presented by hybrid work arrangements and highlighted the significance of belonging and purpose in the workplace. Karine’s focus on…More

  • Do What You Enjoy – Marc de Garidel

    Do What You Enjoy – Marc de Garidel

    This episode is special and the first in a series of four. In partnership with ESCP Business School, I’ll be giving the mic to students, the leaders of tomorrow, to discuss with seasoned healthcare executives about their journeys and leadership beliefs. We welcomed in this first episode, Marc De Garidel Chief Executive Officer at Abivax.…More

  • Propel Forward – Gaurav Mehta

    Propel Forward – Gaurav Mehta

    In this conversation, Naji Gehchan sat with Gaurav Mehta CEO at Alveolus Bio, and discussed several deep topics from leadership to happiness and being content, and also the current biotech world and its challenges. Gaurav emphasized that leadership involves self-awareness and humility, aiming for productive outcomes that benefit investors, teams, products, and patients. He linked…More

  • Dare to Jump – Marja Pronk

    Dare to Jump – Marja Pronk

    In the conversation, you’ll hear from a changemaker, Marja Pronk, CEO & Founder of Global Young Leaders, Global experts foundation, and MH Pronk Healthcare Consultancy. Naji and Marja discussed various topics including leadership, health equity, and living life by design. Marja emphasizes the importance of leadership at all levels, including personal leadership. She believes that…More

  • We Are All Connected – Dheera Ananthakrishnan

    We Are All Connected – Dheera Ananthakrishnan

    In healthcare, we are all trying to make people healthier. It seems obvious that genuine care, empathy, and love should be prevailing, unfortunately though, it is still quite the opposite. In this genuine, truthful, straightforward conversation, you’ll hear Dheera Ananthakrishnan’s perspective on leadership, health equity, DEIB, and spreading love in organizations. Dheera reflects on the…More

  • All About Patients – Jean Garrec

    All About Patients – Jean Garrec

    This episode is in partnership with Boston Biotechnology Summit, a bridge to collaboration and innovative synergies between healthcare stakeholders. I sat with Jean Garrec, Founder and CEO of Biophta to talk about entrepreneurship in the biotech world. Listen to Jean’s story, his leadership beliefs, and his journey in founding and building his biotech startup. Jean…More

  • Be Generous – Vanessa Elharrar

    Be Generous – Vanessa Elharrar

    This episode is in partnership with Boston Biotechnology Summit, a bridge to collaboration and innovative synergies between healthcare stakeholders. I had the pleasure to sit with Vanessa Elharrar, VP of Vaccines at PPD to discuss “partnering with international sponsors to launch clinical trials in the US and globally”, the topic of her masterclass at the…More

  • Do What You Want – Yvette Cleland

    Do What You Want – Yvette Cleland

    This episode is in partnership with Boston Biotechnology Summit, a bridge to collaboration and innovative synergies between healthcare stakeholders. I had the pleasure to sit with Yvette Cleland, CEO of Cpl Life Sciences to learn about her personal story before digging into her expertise in recruitment. Yvette shared what she considers as key capabilities for…More

  • Access & Connectivity – Nate Beyor

    Access & Connectivity – Nate Beyor

    This episode is in partnership with MIT Sloan Healthcare and BioInnovations Conference, an event that brings the healthcare ecosystem together. We sat with Nate Beyor, Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group, and discussed Digital Innovation, specifically data. For Nate, the key to all those digital innovations is the transformation of how we work with…More

  • C-4 Leadership – Chris Winton

    C-4 Leadership – Chris Winton

    In this OneMoment episode, we welcome Chris Winton, currently the Champion of the People at Tesla. Chris joined Tesla in December of 2022 after several years at FedEx where he was most recently the CVP and Chief People Officer. Chris is also an author, mentor, philanthropist, real estate investor, and coach and in 2020 published…More

  • Simplify & Consolidate – Allyson Jacobsen

    Simplify & Consolidate – Allyson Jacobsen

    Be kind and honest to maximize your team’s growth and potential, which ultimately means your organization’s potential. Those are Allyson Jacobsen’s beliefs around leadership, ensuring we build a culture of love, and care so that people support one another, feel safe to try things, and be at their best to deliver on our purpose in…More

  • Healthcare Catalysts – Gaurav Deshpande

    Healthcare Catalysts – Gaurav Deshpande

    Together, different healthcare stakeholders, should join hands, and work to fix healthcare distribution inequities across the world. Those are Gaurav Deshpande’s words of plea for all of us healthcare leaders. After years in clinic, academic and global health, Gaurav is now leading one of the largest non-profits in the world in cleft disease: Operation Smile,…More

  • Innovation For Access – Jami Taylor

    Innovation For Access – Jami Taylor

    This episode is in partnership with MIT Sloan Healthcare and BioInnovations Conference, an event that brings the healthcare ecosystem together. We sat with Jami Taylor, Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Protagonist Therapeutics and a global Justice Fellow at Yale University to talk about Accessibility in a Global Health Setting. It starts with courageous and tenacious…More

  • Do The Right Thing – Assaad Sayah

    Do The Right Thing – Assaad Sayah

    This episode is in partnership with MIT Sloan Healthcare and BioInnovations Conference, an event that brings the healthcare ecosystem together. We sat with Dr. Assaad Sayah CEO of Cambridge Health Alliance and discussed his personal story, his leadership beliefs, and the “Value-Based Care”, topic of his panel at the conference. Value = Quality / Cost, this…More

  • The Eternal Optimist – Andrew Plump

    The Eternal Optimist – Andrew Plump

    This episode is in partnership with MIT Sloan Healthcare and BioInnovations Conference, an event that brings the healthcare ecosystem together. We sat with Andy Plump, President of R&D and Board Member at Takeda, and discussed his personal story, his leadership beliefs, and the “Challenges in Scaling Biotech Innovation” the topic of his panel at the conference.…More

  • #100 – You said, Spread Love?

    #100 – You said, Spread Love?

    In this special episode, we celebrate a significant milestone for SpreadLove In Organizations podcast. It has been an incredible journey, filled with profound insights, heartfelt stories, and impactful chats. Over the past two years, we have had the honor of hosting 100 exceptional leaders, each with their unique experiences and perspectives. Through their stories, we…More

  • Work to Make a Difference – Michael Ullmann

    Work to Make a Difference – Michael Ullmann

    Being in healthcare is a privilege and a humbling responsibility; we impact lives. This is what Michael Ullman has done throughout his years at Johnson & Johnson from where he retired recently as Executive VP, General Counsel & Executive Committee Member. Leadership for Mike is grounded in humility, kindness, and optimism, it is above all…More

  • My American Dream – Dorota McKay

    My American Dream – Dorota McKay

    From communist Poland to building and living her American Dream, Dorota McKay’s story is an inspiring story of resilience, grit, hard work, humility and never being afraid of taking risks but rather always asking for opportunities. Her words of wisdom for all of us healthcare leaders are crucial: If you’re in doubt, always choose integrity…More

  • Ask the Big Questions – Melanie Ivarsson

    Ask the Big Questions – Melanie Ivarsson

    In this episode, we chatted with Melanie Ivarsson, Chief Development Officer at Moderna, who led teams in times the world was anxiously waiting for them to deliver us a hope with Covid Vaccine… and they did. How did they achieve this? How do you lead in such unprecedented times? How do you ensure this sense…More

  • The Power of Human Voice – Sema Sgaier

    The Power of Human Voice – Sema Sgaier

    Bringing the human voice to inform decisions in healthcare, nothing can be more impactful. Going beyond the facts and the sad reality of inequities, health misinformation, and tragic health outcomes to really deeply understand the “WHY” question. Sema Sgaier, CEO and Co-Founder of Surgo Health, has made this her purpose and focus of her work…More

  • Creative Problem Solver – Amy Kimball

    Creative Problem Solver – Amy Kimball

    Leadership is the ability to make decisions that benefit the whole system, it is those who go beyond personal benefit, beyond their own team’s benefit, and do the right thing for the community. In this chat with Amy Kimball, we discussed leadership in healthcare non-profits, and also in entrepreneurship. We talked about the key components…More

  • Fail up – Rebecca Yeung

    Fail up – Rebecca Yeung

    Today we welcome Rebecca Yeung, Corporate Vice President of Operations Science and Advance Technology at FedEx Corporation, and she is one of fourteen C-Suite leaders who sits on FedEx’s Strategic Management Committee, which sets the global enterprise strategy. In her current role,  she leads FedEx’s innovation strategy. She has focused on onboarding advanced technologies, like…More

  • Hope, Optimism, Patience – Ashoka Madduri

    Hope, Optimism, Patience – Ashoka Madduri

    Small affection, care, and love can do miracles in life… This is what Ashoka Madduri co-founder and CEO of Target Therapeutics experienced personally, and what he is taking with him paying forward to the teams and communities he serves. From a small village in India to now leading biotech, Ashoka shares his inspiring story of…More

  • The Love of Making Things – Paul Hartung

    The Love of Making Things – Paul Hartung

    From an engineer who “loves to make things” to a longtime life science and technology leader who only makes things that matter to people and make their life better, learn in this episode with Paul Hartung how to build successful biotechs, launch startups in life sciences and most importantly assemble teams that will address relevant…More

  • Human First – Jason Dupuis

    Human First – Jason Dupuis

    Sharing our core values is essential; living by them is crucial. For Jason Dupuis, this is a key part of daily leadership. His values are Passion, Dedication, and Integrity. Passion is “love what you do”; Dedication is “Be there”; integrity is “Do the right thing”, a simple framework that Jason lives by and transmits daily…More

  • Boldly Inclusive Leader – Minette Norman

    Boldly Inclusive Leader – Minette Norman

    From helping others learn how to use Adobe by literally writing manuals to leading globally thousands of engineers in a major tech company, Minette Norman’s recipe for success to deliver transformation is collaboration and inclusion. Empathy and building inclusive psychologically safe environments have been Minette’s guiding principles as she led teams and now through her…More

  • Innovation-Driven Diplomat – Phil Budden

    Innovation-Driven Diplomat – Phil Budden

    A diplomat who became passionate about innovation-driven entrepreneurship and ecosystems shares what it takes for communities, cities, and countries to become innovation hubs. Phil Budden’s work is centered on studying and creating those ecosystems grounded around 5 key stakeholders interconnected: Entrepreneurs, Government, Universities, Big Businesses, and Risk Capital. For him though, beyond all, it is…More

  • Empowered Leader – Navin Goyal

    Empowered Leader – Navin Goyal

    The key to innovation is being fearless, ensuring we are not afraid to try and fall. Leadership is serving, empowering, and humility. Imagine the world if we feel empowered we can change it for the greater good. This is how Navin Goyal feels – “empowered” – and wants to ensure he is transmitting this to…More

  • Breaking V(egas)nture Capitalism – Semyon Dukach

    Breaking V(egas)nture Capitalism – Semyon Dukach

    It is so rare to sit with a math genius leader who has won over the casinos and is now transforming venture capitalism through impact investment. Semyon Dukach, known for leading one of the MIT blackjack teams in the early 90s, featured in the movie Breaking Vegas, serial entrepreneur, and investor, shares with us his…More

  • Leaders Eat Last – Dave Noesges

    Leaders Eat Last – Dave Noesges

    When we hear military leadership, we wrongly think of several concepts of management but not the true profound ones anchored in leading from the front while eating last. In this inspiring chat with Dave Noesges, a US veteran and pharmaceutical executive, we discussed leadership to its most profound meaning. For Dave, it is about 3…More

  • Political Impact Entrepreneur – Emily Cherniack

    Political Impact Entrepreneur – Emily Cherniack

    Today we welcome Emily Cherniack, Founder and Executive Director of New Politics. Founded in 2013, New Politics is focused on revitalizing American democracy by recruiting, developing, and electing servant leaders who put community and country over self. Today’s episode of OneMoment connects one particular phone call Emily made in 2012 which led her to formally…More

  • Love Two Feet – Dina Sherif

    Love Two Feet – Dina Sherif

    “How can I increase impact and prosperity for all” has been the guiding principle for Dina Sherif an impact-driven entrepreneur, Senior Lecturer, and Executive Director of MIT Legatum. Through this lens, we discussed impact, sustainability, social change, and the key ingredient to successfully building startups that will make the world a better place. A lot…More

  • Trust Yourself – Cathy Nolan

    Trust Yourself – Cathy Nolan

    In this episode, I sat with Cathy Nolan, an experienced international healthcare business executive and leader who shared with me her secret recipe for building high-performing diverse teams: it starts with the clarity of vision, giving people a voice, and having fun! And if you’re not having enough fun, be courageous to make a change.…More

  • Scale Yourself Up – Cheerag Upadhyaya

    Scale Yourself Up – Cheerag Upadhyaya

    “Drive and determination to take care of patients” is what describes this week’s inspiring guest Dr. Cheerag Upadhyaya. As a neurosurgeon and leader, Cheerag shares his lessons from the operating room leading teams in a high-stress environment to the administrative roles leading strategy and transformation in this episode. The essential ingredients for him to lead…More

  • The Helping Profession – Shahin Gharakhanian

    The Helping Profession – Shahin Gharakhanian

    Careers are a mix of decisions, serendipity, and chance. At least for Dr. Shahin Gharakhanian, this is his belief about his career reflecting his humility. Innovation is about “daring”. Through this chat, you’ll hear from a physician, a pharmaceutical expert, and a leader who lived through one of the most challenging outbreaks of HIV since…More

  • Love, Passion, Accountability – Stephanie Chen

    Love, Passion, Accountability – Stephanie Chen

    “Don’t defer your life.” This is a great word of wisdom to reflect on. We live one life but still manage to live it in a “deferred” way. “Someday we’ll get there, someday we’ll do what we really want…” With this advice, we force ourselves to think if we are living our life as we…More

  • Honest, Authentic, Truthful Leadership – Pravin Chaturvedi

    Honest, Authentic, Truthful Leadership – Pravin Chaturvedi

    In this episode, you’ll hear from a serial biotech entrepreneur and incredible leader Pravin Chaturvedi. Many insightful words I kept with me from this episode as a leader in healthcare: Strive to Impact, not Impress. Life is short when you’re happy, long when you’re suffering. Never tolerate oppression of any form. Residual intellect. Powerpoint is…More

  • Impostor Thoughts – Basima Tewfik

    Impostor Thoughts – Basima Tewfik

    “I am not as good as they think I am”; “I’ll be uncovered at some point”, “They certainly made a mistake having me here”, etc, etc. You might think you’re the only one having those thoughts but you’re not. 70% of people and leaders have them. Hear in this episode what this means to you,…More

  • What Do Woo and Macron Have in Common – David Woo

    What Do Woo and Macron Have in Common – David Woo

    Today we welcome, David Woo. David is a former top Wall Street macro strategist and currently shares his unbiased and non-partisan critical analysis on markets, economics, and politics through his videocast DavidWoo Unbound. Today’s episode of OneMoment shows how a random interaction can lead to the great love and unexpected paths taken. Let’s go back…More

  • Frame It Right to Solve It – Amre Nouh

    Frame It Right to Solve It – Amre Nouh

    My mantra has always been “Love and Discipline”, and here I am talking to an incredible physician, leader, and healthcare executive who believes in Love and thinks of success as being disciplined with a process in order to create the right habits. For Dr. Amre Nouh, leadership is about creating a common vision for the…More

  • Move With Passion – Jennifer Kherani

    Move With Passion – Jennifer Kherani

    Leadership starts with passion: passion for your purpose, passion for your people, passion to do things well. Adding to this, two philosophies Dr. Jennifer Kherani believes in: “Be a YES person (then figure it out)”, and “no job is too small for a big enough person”. These are some bits of the incredible chat we…More

  • Value, Purpose, Belonging – Dominic Abrams

    Value, Purpose, Belonging – Dominic Abrams

    From leading teams on the front lines to now building organizations with a focus on culture, leadership, clinical innovation, and value maximization, we discussed in this episode with Dr. Dominic Abrams his story and leadership learnings. Dominic defines leadership with 3 words: value, purpose, and belonging. As leaders, we have to create an environment where…More

  • Authentic Imperfect Leadership – Lisa Matar

    Authentic Imperfect Leadership – Lisa Matar

    Many talks about authenticity in leadership, being true to self, and vulnerability, Lisa Matar exemplifies this leadership style and added to those words “imperfect” leadership. From a childhood spent in bomb shelters to being the first woman serving on the Board of Directors of Innovative Medicine Canada, Lisa summarizes her success through hard work to…More

  • Common Sense Not Commonly Practiced – Hope Zoeller

    Common Sense Not Commonly Practiced – Hope Zoeller

    We might not have similar stories though we certainly share a common passion and leadership belief: Leading from a place of love. In this new era and for our teams with newly articulated needs, we need to adapt and build the necessary leadership skills to deliver on our company’s purpose and results. For Hope Zoeller,…More

  • Immigrant Mindset – Maheen Junaid

    Immigrant Mindset – Maheen Junaid

    A single question Maheen Junaid thinks of daily as she leads her teams in her executive role: “What can we do for patients?” Having this as the true north for a healthcare company and living it is crucial as it ultimately simplifies decision-making. In this episode, Maheen shares her immigrant story, her leadership beliefs, and…More

  • Take Risks to Impact the World – Marcello Damiani

    Take Risks to Impact the World – Marcello Damiani

    “What really matters is impact”. Marcello Damiani started with this statement, and we all know now the impact he and his teams at Moderna had on humanity over the past years. He has led teams through those times, delivered on an incredible challenge that became a hope, then a reality: Covid vaccines. Hear him share…More

  • The Art of Possible – Andrew Bunton

    The Art of Possible – Andrew Bunton

    We have read a lot about leading in crisis. Andrew Bunton has definitely done so, leading his teams during the Covid pandemic and reinventing patient experience in one of the largest retail pharmacies in the US. Hear his thoughts and takeaways also on leading transformations including omnichannel and how focusing on purpose, empowering diverse talents,…More

  • Lead for Impact – Bridget Akinc

    Lead for Impact – Bridget Akinc

    We all strive to have an impact on this world, to make life better for people, one at a time… Bridget Akinc exemplifies what leading with impact means through her daily work with nonprofit organizations. In this episode, Bridget shares her story, and sobering lessons we can all learn from as leaders leading in moments…More

  • Data Clinician Entrepreneur – Dries Hens

    Data Clinician Entrepreneur – Dries Hens

    This episode is special and the last in a series of three. In partnership with ESCP Business School, I’ll be giving the mic to students, the leaders of tomorrow, to discuss with seasoned healthcare executives about their journeys and leadership beliefs. We welcomed in this third episode, Dries Hens, physician, entrepreneur, and co-founder of LynxCare.…More

  • Networks Superpower – Glenna Crooks

    Networks Superpower – Glenna Crooks

    Have you ever thought about your networks? The different people who support you in different ways for you to be who you are and achieve your purpose? Glenna Crooks, innovator, author and healthcare expert has defined eight networks in our lives and showed that managing successfully those helps us succeed in improving our health, personal…More

  • Learn and Perform – Olivier Nataf

    Learn and Perform – Olivier Nataf

    This episode is special and the second in a series of three. In partnership with ESCP Business School, I’ll be giving the mic to students, the leaders of tomorrow, to discuss with seasoned healthcare executives about their journeys and leadership beliefs. We welcomed in this second episode, Olivier Nataf, President of AstraZeneca France who shared…More

  • Lead From the Heart – Jean Jacques Bienaime

    Lead From the Heart – Jean Jacques Bienaime

    This episode is special and the first in a series of three. In partnership with ESCP Business School, I’ll be giving the mic to students, the leaders of tomorrow, to discuss with seasoned healthcare executives about their journeys and leadership beliefs. We welcomed in this first episode, Jean Jacques Bienaimé, CEO of BioMarin who shared…More

  • Authentic Impact – Geoffrey Roche

    Authentic Impact – Geoffrey Roche

    Love driven leadership won’t have to deal with retention! People will thrive through the sense of belonging created. Leadership is truly about creating this environment and culture. Authentic impact is another responsibility for leaders. It should be deliberate and measured. It can’t be focused only on profits, it should seek to move communities forward. When…More

  • From Grief to Resilience – Rachel Stevens

    From Grief to Resilience – Rachel Stevens

    Today we welcome Rachel Stevens. Rachel is an entrepreneur, cofounder of Vienvie, a fashion marketplace for women over 45, and also a VLOGGER with Unfinished Product, a VLOG that shows her entrepreneurship journey while it is happening… We will take Rachel back in time, to this night she had this bad feeling that something is…More

  • Distributed Leadership – Deborah Ancona

    Distributed Leadership – Deborah Ancona

    Nimble Organizations, Agile, X-Teams, Leadership… You will learn about all those in this incredible chat with Prof. Deborah Ancona! Vision, mission, and objectives are key but constitute only half of the story for a high-performing team. What differentiates high-performing teams is their ability to reach out and understand the larger organization, the wider ecosystem, new…More

  • Pain and Passion – Phil Johnson

    Pain and Passion – Phil Johnson

    Lowering your walls spreads love. People follow inspirational leaders because of love; they feel safe, they feel lifted up and not held down. Hear from Phil Johnson about his work and belief on emotional intelligence. There are two sources of motivation that will cause us to do the emotional labor and leave our comfort zone:…More

  • Stop, Listen, and Learn – Myriam Hakim

    Stop, Listen, and Learn – Myriam Hakim

    Success is not how high you climb but how you make a positive difference in the world and even more specifically how you make a positive difference in people’s lives and anyone who came across your path. This says a lot about my discussion with Myriam Hakim, an accomplished leader in the pharma industry. From…More

  • Let’s Get Busy! – John Sterman

    Let’s Get Busy! – John Sterman

    Leadership for John Sterman means distributed responsibility. Each of us has influence and some ability to change the system. In this timely episode, while we see some places melting because of climate change, and some populations risking their existence, we should take our responsibility as leaders, humans, and global citizens, we should stand up, and…More

  • Fighting Inertia – Doug Bruce

    Fighting Inertia – Doug Bruce

    Leading through pandemics, crises, innovation breakthroughs, and transformations is Dr. Doug Bruce’s specialty. From HIV pandemic management in most hit countries to leading large transformations in the US healthcare system, Doug will share his key learning from overcoming silos to reaching the “truth” in moments of crisis and change. His leadership lessons are insightful for…More

  • Voice of Change – Rosemarie Day

    Voice of Change – Rosemarie Day

    There are too many issues in the world that we need to solve! This is what drives Rosemarie Day and connects her to her purpose. Her strongest belief is that healthcare is a human right. Through her sense of purpose, collaboration, a healthy dose of patience balanced with impatience and a sense of urgency, Rosemarie…More

  • The Story of a Phone Call – Irshad Mecca & Gilbert La Fuente

    The Story of a Phone Call – Irshad Mecca & Gilbert La Fuente

    Today we welcome Gilbert La Fuente and Irshad Mecca. Gilbert and Mecca are longtime friends who met in college at Tufts University.  Today Mecca is the CEO of Farida, a large shoe manufacturing company in Chennai India, and Gilbert is an expert in Child Protective Services living and working in California. In the 90s, a…More

  • Know What You Don’t Know – Susan Silbermann

    Know What You Don’t Know – Susan Silbermann

    When we think of inspiring leaders, we remember those we learned from by watching how they did what they do. It is those we want to follow and be like. It is those who made us feel valued and heard, those who made us grow after each interaction even when it is an unpleasant conversation.…

  • Co-Creator of Impact – Alon Shklarek

    Co-Creator of Impact – Alon Shklarek

    “What makes you tick?” Alon Shklarek took this question to a deep reflection that led him to be free. Free to create impact through businesses, live his purpose to improve the world, and fix meaningful problems. His deep belief is that every company should have a social impact focus, and deeply think about how with…More

  • Know When to Go – Jonathan Fleming

    Know When to Go – Jonathan Fleming

    It starts with the right people to solve the 75 steps! Jonathan Fleming is clear on what it takes to build successful biotech companies. He has built, cofounded, and funded several companies serving and changing the lives of millions of patients worldwide. Great leaders are humble and mindful enough to understand the blessing they were…More

  • Follow Your Bliss – Socrates Rosenfeld

    Follow Your Bliss – Socrates Rosenfeld

    Socrates Rosenfeld is co-founder and CEO of Jane Technologies, veteran, husband, and a dog owner. Gayle first met Socrates while he was an MBA student at MIT Sloan and he spilled into her office with one of his best Sloanie friends for a resume review. The two of them were quite a pair bringing a lot…

  • Committed to Serve – Umbereen Nehal

    Committed to Serve – Umbereen Nehal

    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and don’t forget Belonging. Belonging is one of the most crucial aspects we talk less about but greatly impacts us. We also talked about Health Equity, what it means, and what we can do as healthcare leaders – it starts by raising the problem for us to start solving it! Hear why…More

  • Mind Medication – Aden Eyob

    Mind Medication – Aden Eyob

    In this episode, I had a great conversation with a leader in Mindset: Aden Eyob. Aden is a clinical neuroscientist and author of the Book on Mind Training: The Secret for Positive Living. She is the founder and CEO of Mind Medication, a fusion of neuroscience-psychology and spirituality-based mindset consulting and speaker service that helps…More

  • The Key is People – Zen Chu

    The Key is People – Zen Chu

    Zen Chu built and invested in several successful medical and healthcare companies, his key to success: People first. When reflecting on the investor side, this doesn’t change either, it starts with people. For Zen, the best leaders and investors are those focused on impact, and when love is in their life, it allows them to…More

  • Referent Leadership – Jim Dougherty

    Referent Leadership – Jim Dougherty

    You rarely chat with a leader with such extensive successful experience, from building companies to being on boards of large institutions, whose purpose is to make people happy. Through his humility and focus on mutual respect, transparency, and honesty, Jim Dougherty believes that one of the most important keys to success is the culture you…More

  • The Unexpected Moment in a Bar – Jennifer Rikoski

    The Unexpected Moment in a Bar – Jennifer Rikoski

    Jennifer Rikoski is a Partner at Ropes & Gray, a leading law firm where she is a partner in the employment, executive compensation, M&A, and employee benefits practice group. She also chairs the firm’s pro-bono practice and has focused much of her pro-bono work on working with refugees and immigrants. Jenny has successfully represented several…More

  • Change Needs Courage & Data – Dimitris Bertsimas

    Change Needs Courage & Data – Dimitris Bertsimas

    AI is simply the future, more explicitly Dimitris Bertsimas likes to talk about analytics which is for him the science of using data to build models that lead to decisions that impact the world positively. Personalized medicine is the aspiring future that we will get to soon. As leaders, we will have to drive those…More

  • Compassionate Leader – Marissa Afton

    Compassionate Leader – Marissa Afton

    We’ve been hearing a lot lately about empathy and its importance in leadership (finally!), have you heard about compassionate leadership? Marissa Afton will take us through her work and research on what compassionate leaders do to build and engage high-performing teams and deliver success. You’ll also hear about self-care and the importance of “kindness to…More

  • The Two Should Coexist – Richard Kivel

    The Two Should Coexist – Richard Kivel

    VC and Love? Can those two words coexist? For Richard Kivel, a renowned VC in healthcare, the most valuable VCs in the end, are those who are empathetic and direct at the same time. They are with you when there are problems, and point them out recognizing that things don’t usually go as planned. For…More

  • Genuine Love – Bob Jones

    Genuine Love – Bob Jones

    When Bob heard the word love, he was really not sure… Hear his thoughts on the true meaning of spreading love in organizations from helping others realize their dreams to giving space for your people to thrive. Leadership is courage, entrepreneurship is loneliness, and if you go that route make sure the need is unmet,…More

  • Effective Leadership – Ben Shields

    Effective Leadership – Ben Shields

    We hear a lot about transferable managerial skills from sports to corporate and entrepreneurial world, Ben Shields summarized those to two key components: common goal for teams and measurable performance. Along those comes a crucial leadership skill of creating and maintaining a winning culture, which is a collective set of actions and behaviors that defines…More

  • The Scientist Leader – Angelique Adams

    The Scientist Leader – Angelique Adams

    What if we start as leaders by sharing our own challenges, our vulnerabilities, our stories with our people? This might be the first step to bringing back humanity into leadership and building empathy with our teams. From engineering and technical expertise to leadership, executive coaching and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion role model, Angelique Adams shared…More

  • Multisolver Leader – Elizabeth Sawin

    Multisolver Leader – Elizabeth Sawin

    Sustainability is all about: how are we on this planet and how are we with each other? We can’t continue living on this planet looking at the world as a “pyramid”, a lens of supremacy and extraction of natural resources and labor. Every year of delay means losses and communities we can not recover… Thinking…More

  • Benevolent Leadership – Yacine Hadjiat

    Benevolent Leadership – Yacine Hadjiat

    Driven by curiosity, trying, failing, trying again while exploring the world, is what shaped Yacine Hadjiat’s incredible leadership journey. This curiosity led him to reinvent himself constantly, putting himself in vulnerable positions that taught him lessons we all should learn from: listen, ask, observe, understand, be open, stay humble and most importantly be benevolent as…More

  • Ethical Imagination – The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi

    Ethical Imagination – The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi

    We don’t get to sit every day with someone like Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi. His journey was inspired by incredible leaders he was fortunate to meet along the way. Noble prize laureates, or powerful figures in their community, who triggered questions around how to live a meaningful life. For Venerable Tenzin, in the history of humanity,…More

  • Humbitious Leader – Amer Kaissi

    Humbitious Leader – Amer Kaissi

    Have you heard the latest word defining great Leadership? Humbitous. For Amer Kaissi, award winning Professor, exceptional leadership is all about humility and ambition combined. While ambition might sound familiar, humility comes in 3 layers. First, relationship with ourselves: it’s about self-awareness, being aware of our strengths and areas of improvements, and looking at our…More

  • Lead Without Labels – Christi Shaw

    Lead Without Labels – Christi Shaw

    Looking back into your past, do you regret not taking the time to pause and cherish precious moments with your loved ones? Or not being there when they needed you the most? It is unlikely to listen to Christi Shaw and not pause and reflect on your personal story. What strikes us is the strong…More

  • Open Mind, Open Heart, Open Will – Otto Scharmer

    Open Mind, Open Heart, Open Will – Otto Scharmer

    A transformational episode with a social transformer and thinker, Otto Scharmer. Hear in this episode from the creator of Theory U and the Presencing institute. The pandemic was a mirror of what is broken in our society. We all have a responsibility as leaders and change-makers to fix that, to improve the world, the planetary…More

  • Be Useful To People – Theodore Leondaridis

    Be Useful To People – Theodore Leondaridis

    A “global citizen” as he defines himself, a leader and multicultural manager, we had the pleasure to host Theodore Leondaridis in this inspiring episode! He shared about how he built a culture of feedback, a culture of trust, where people feel safe to say what they think and thrive towards the shared purpose of the…More

  • From Data To Impact – Georgia Perakis

    From Data To Impact – Georgia Perakis

    From the island of Crete in Greece to the US, Georgia Perakis fulfilled her father’s dream. We wouldn’t have imagined that analytics could actually change the world and make a real difference. Georgia took it even further and talks about an analogy with data to understand the power of diversity and inclusion. Her pragmatic vision of using…More

  • Strategic Apathy – Monty Sharma

    Strategic Apathy – Monty Sharma

    If you are looking for inspiration, straightforward and pragmatic advice, this episode is for you! Whether you are an entrepreneur looking to start and scale a business or a healthcare leader looking to have an impact, Monty’s authentic perspective will help you see things clearer. His favorite sentence “What the heck do I know” shows…More

  • Be The Nice Kid – Rodrigo Verdi

    Be The Nice Kid – Rodrigo Verdi

    From Brazil to MIT Professor of Accounting awarded multiple times by his students with teaching awards, Rodrigo is more than an accounting expert and teacher, he is an incredible human leader who cares for his people and students. Listen to the best lessons of life learned in kindergarten, and many other inspiring reflections in this…More

  • Unapologetic Unconventional  Love – Loredana Padurean

    Unapologetic Unconventional Love – Loredana Padurean

    In 1972, an army doctor created the terminology “soft and hard” skills as he saw success resided not only in having people with strong machine operation skills but also in having individuals who could manage and supervise teams, along with other skills. Half a century later the world transformed enough for us as leaders to change…More

  • Sharing Vulnerability – Naji Gehchan

    Sharing Vulnerability – Naji Gehchan

    36 episodes later, we are closing the year and our first season with a unique episode.Going from the principle that everyone has a story worth telling, Jill Donahue hijacked the mic and turned the table… and the host became the guest. “Everyone has a story to tell.” MEET OUR GUEST Naji Gehchan or your host for the past 35 episodes. Related Episodes Confidence…More

  • Confidence with Competence – Elsbeth Johnson

    Confidence with Competence – Elsbeth Johnson

    High capability with low ego is the crucial combination for leaders of the future. It enables putting customers, businesses, purpose, and most importantly the people and the next generation of leaders before oneself. Hear from Prof Elsbeth Johnson on leadership, transformation, and more about the powerful framework she has developed after years of research on…More

  • Not Tough Love, True Love – Enrique Conterno

    Not Tough Love, True Love – Enrique Conterno

    For our 34th episode, we talked to Enrique Conterno about his remarkable journey. Enrique talks about the importance of taking chances and risks in careers. There is no formula when it comes to building a sustainable business with strong performing teams. It’s all about centering and focusing on the common purpose and the key values.…More

  • Water the Garden with Love – Daena Giardella

    Water the Garden with Love – Daena Giardella

    Daena Giardella’s background is quite unique, she has enjoyed dual careers in business organizational development and in the performing arts for over twenty-five years. She makes an analogy between art and leadership…Because both careers are all about making connections with people and telling the stories that need to be told. Daena gives us her perspective…More

  • The Trusted Voice – Adam Brown

    The Trusted Voice – Adam Brown

    From impact as a front-line emergency physician to Chief Impact Officer, Dr. Adam Brown could not stay siloed in a single service line. He always believed in visionary leadership, powered by the trust component to be seen as the trusted voice. Dr. Brown takes us back to the early days of the pandemic talking about…More

  • Outsider To Coach – Gayle Grader

    Outsider To Coach – Gayle Grader

    In every possible way, we are all made up of stories that we accept and acknowledge. These stories shape how we see and define ourselves. Growing up in an immigrant family of 8 adopted children, Gayle Grader was perceived as an outsider. This experience was foundational to who she is today and what she wants…More

  • Live Your Purpose – Jill Donahue

    Live Your Purpose – Jill Donahue

    Reflecting on a personal unfortunate experience, led her to understand the missing piece of the puzzle she was always trying to figure out. Jill Donahue understood early on that articulating the “Why” will only connect you more to the difference you want to make in the world and eventually impact patient outcomes. Jill is an…More

  • Purpose & People – Amy Edmondson

    Purpose & People – Amy Edmondson

    It is our responsibility as leaders to build fearless organizations. Organizations with low interpersonal fear for our people to be willing to speak-up their ideas, their beliefs, their thoughts, their experiments, their doubts, and team-up with one another for the greater good: it is not about me but about us. I had the immense pleasure…More

  • The Fire from Within – Panos Alexakos

    The Fire from Within – Panos Alexakos

    “Integrity is the highest value that I have” Panos Alexakos summarizes in these words the purest version of leadership. You are not meant to be perfect, do not be afraid to talk about where you come from, your journey…and always make sure to check on the fire within you. Panos experience and reflections on his journey are so…More

  • People Come First – Johanna Hising DiFabio

    People Come First – Johanna Hising DiFabio

    Chatting with a leader whose passion and purpose is to develop innovative principled leaders has a special taste! This is what Johanna Hising DiFabio, Assistant Dean Sloan Fellows MBA and Executive MBA at MIT thrive for! Johanna’s inspiring personal story moving from her home country Sweden, to growing up in different European countries, then coming…More