Real Time with WLP – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In advance of World Menopause Month in October, our 34th episode of Real Time with WLP features Janet Ko, President and Co-Founder of The Menopause Foundation of Canada, a national non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to breaking the silence and the stigma of menopause. In conversation with Joanna Wilson, EVP, Edelman, Janet reveals just how menopause may impact women and their professional journey. Our first in a three-part series, we kick off with Menopause Matters: Navigating Myths, Symptoms & Stigma. In this episode, we tackle menopause as a health equity issue, highlighting The Foundation’s 2022 report The Silence and the Stigma. Join us for this much-needed conversation where we cover how to talk to your healthcare provider, debunk common myths, and explore key symptoms – and hear more about Janet’s goal to close the menopause knowledge gap and empower women in their prime to approach this life stage with confidence.

Janet Ko is President and Co-Founder of The Menopause Foundation of Canada, a national non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to breaking the silence and the stigma of menopause.

Janet has held numerous leadership roles including Senior Vice President, Communications in the global life sciences and senior care sectors. She is dedicated to helping women thrive through their menopausal years and is a passionate speaker and menopause advocate. Janet is honoured to be one of the top 25 Women of Influence Award recipients for 2023. 

This month’s Real Time with WLP podcast episode is with Melissa Leichter, US Vice President & Commercial Lead, Rare Diseases at Novo Nordisk Inc. In conversation with TJ Geddis, Director Patient Programs & Advocacy at Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Melissa explores the importance of relatable female role models.  Gaining Inspiration and Connection from Relatable Women Leaders is the topic of Episode 33 and highlights the value of meaningful connections for professional growth.  

In this episode of Real Time with WLP “Imposter Syndrome: Time to Change the Narrative”, Dr. Carol Parker Walsh, Founder and Owner of Carol Parker Walsh Consulting, speaks with Tamara Lovi, Chief Business Officer at ROSE LifeScience Inc., about the different types of imposter syndrome and how women can manage it.

Dr. Carol Parker Walsh is the founder and owner of Carol Parker Walsh Consulting, is a boutique strategic advisory, coaching, and training and development firm specializing in helping organizations and leaders unlock their innovation potential. They provide services in foresight strategy, coaching, facilitation, and leadership development.

Dr. Parker Walsh is an award-winning master-certified executive coach, personal brand strategist, TEDx speaker, and 3x Amazon best-selling author. A sought-after international keynote, Carol is a Fellow of the Harvard Institute of Coaching and a published member of the Forbes Coaches Council, Newsweek Expert Forum, Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, and Entrepreneur’s Leadership Network, the resident career expert on ABC’s AM Northwest Morning Show.

Dr. Parker Walsh is a 2009 Iris Award & Women of Achievement winner. She was selected as one of the 100 Dynamic Leaders of the Year by Exeleon Magazine in 2022, and DotCom Magazine awarded her company the 2021 Impact Company of the Year Award. In addition, her podcast, The Midlife Career Rebel, was named one of Mac’s List Top Career Podcasts for 2022.

Join us on an inspiring episode of Real Time with WLP! In this captivating discussion, Dr. Joan Fallon, visionary scientist as well as the Founder & CEO of biopharmaceutical company Curemark, sits down with Dorothy Czylyski, Partner & President at No Fixed Address Health (NFA Health), to unveil her life's mission of championing the health and wellbeing of children worldwide.

Discover how Dr. Joan Fallon fearlessly embarked on an extraordinary path of leadership and sheds light on the transformative impact she's making by challenging the status quo. Prepare to be inspired by her passion for changing lives through reimagining innovation.

ABOUT DR. JOAN FALLON

Joan holds over 300 patents worldwide, has written numerous scholarly articles, and lectured extensively across the globe on pediatric developmental problems. A former Assistant Professor at Yeshiva University in the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. She holds appointments as a Senior Advisor to the Henry Crown Fellows at The Aspen Institute, as well as a Distinguished Fellow at the Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Franklin & Marshall College and The Pratt Institute. She currently serves as a board member at the DREAM Charter School in Harlem, the PitCCh In Foundation started by CC and Amber Sabathia, Springboard Enterprises an internationally known venture catalyst that supports women–led growth companies and Vote Run Lead a bipartisan not-for-profit that encourages women on both sides of the aisle to run for elected office. 

She served on the ADA Board of Advisors for the building of the new Yankee Stadium and has testified before Congress on the matters of business and patents. 

Joan is the recipient of numerous awards including being named one of the top 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2020 by Goldman Sachs, 2017 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year NY in Healthcare and received the Creative Entrepreneurship Award from The New York Hall of Science in 2018. Joan also recently published her first book, Goodbye, Status Quo: Reimagining the Landscape of Innovation in January 2022. Now as a respected business leader, doctor, and academic, Joan is driven to share what she has learned and the perspectives that brought her success.

In this episode of Real Time with WLP, Terri Drover, Director-General, Health Products Stewardship Association, in conversation with Angelina Braithwaite, Senior Client Partner- Brunel, shares how navigating a 30 year career in pharma set her up for a leadership role in a globally recognized Association made up over 140 pharma and pharmacy  based members, forging environmental stewardship and sustainability for Extended Producer Responsibility Programs.

Terri candidly shares her journey leading her to leadership, and more importantly the impact she is making by navigating allyship, building alliances and offering advice to newcomers in the pharma industry.

In Episode 21 of Real Time with WLP, TJ Geddis, Senior Commercial Director at EmpowerPharm speaks with Millie Davis, Negotiation Consultant with Scotwork North America.  Millie addresses how optimizing your negotiations skills will help achieve both your professional and personal goals. As an expert in ‘deal coaching’ with top Fortune 500 Executives, she offers practical advice on how to recognize negotiation opportunities when seeking out a new role, responding to requests for non-promotable work, or when simply saying ‘no’ is difficult.

ABOUT MILLIE

Millie Davis is in her fifth year as a negotiation consultant with Scotwork North America, where she has helped five of the seven largest pharma companies optimize their dealmaking. Before joining Scotwork, Millie was a key dealmaker herself, serving as the Vice President of Business Development for the MarketStar, an Omnicom agency, as well as in several roles for Microsoft’s retail and channel sales.

For more information or guidance on sharpening your negotiation skills you can reach Millie at Millie.Davis@scotwork.com or utilize the resources below.

Scotwork's Complete 2022 Articles (Digital Book) - This links to the complete set of front-line negotiation insights and illustrations from Scotwork in 2022. Search the book based on frequent negotiation questions.

https://www2.scotworkusa.com/Scotwork2022DigitalBookWLP

"Lessons From Lasso" by Millie Davis - This article by Millie Davis describes how to stay flexible during a negotiation and draws inspiration from Ted Lasso.

https://www.scotworkusa.com/negotiation-blog/2021/lessons-from-lasso/

"Know When to Negotiate" by Brian Buck - This article by Scotwork North America CEO Brian Buck describes the three conditions that must be present for a negotiation to be possible.

https://www.scotworkusa.com/negotiation-blog/2023/know-when-to-negotiate/

In this episode Chris Cummins, General Counsel Canada at GSK in conversation with Jessica Lovett, VP Business Development and Digital Innovation at Innomar Strategies shares his perspective on allyship and being an ally for women leaders. Chris opens up about his journey and growth as an ally and how to move past good intentions into action.

ABOUT CHRIS

Chris joined GSK in 2014 and has served in several commercial and legal roles. Chris is currently General Counsel for all of GSK’s commercial operations in Canada. He has an amazing wife, two spectacular boys and a passion for learning and mental health.

Our first podcast of the year is ready!

Real Time with WLPinvites you to listen to  “DEI&B as a Catalyst for Impactful Change” with Christine Sakdalan, VP and US Head of Commercial, Mental Health at Boehringer Ingelheim as well as CEO of the non-profit organization Momentum & Value for People of Color (MVPOC).  Virginia Fairbank, with Lundbeck and our Diversity and Communications team member at WLP, hosts this thoughtful conversation. 

In this new episode, Christine Sakdalan shares how she embraces and sponsors authentic diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and her strategies to promote belonging and change in the short and long-term within the workplace.

About CHRISTINE SAKDALAN

Christine Sakdalan is VP and US Head of Commercial, Mental Health at Boehringer Ingelheim. Previously, she led the development of market access and payer strategy, customer experience, end-to-end patient solutions, and strategic business operations as Head of Franchise Strategy and Customer Solutions for the Janssen Pharmaceuticals Neuroscience business. Christine’s prior roles include VP of Marketing / Interim GM at Amgen for the Bone / CV business unit, where she built a world-class commercial organization. Prior to Amgen, she spent more than 7 years at Novo Nordisk leading the company’s evolution to patient-centricity. She started her career at Novartis where she advanced to Executive Director in market research and then to Executive Director of Marketing Innovation Pipeline.

As a strong advocate for DE&I, Christine is also the co-Founder, CEO, and Board Chair for MVP (Momentum & Value for People of Color). She created the vision, structure, and resources for this organization dedicated to providing young people of color with mentorship, strategic networks, leadership development, and internship opportunities. Since its launch In January 2021, MVP has engaged more than 100 leaders as mentors and several companies as internship providers.

Christine completed executive education and leadership programs at Stanford University and The Wharton School. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University. A former Board member of the Google Healthcare Advisory Board, she currently serves as a Council member with the Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG).

In our final podcast of 2022, we have compiled some of the Best Advice we have heard this year and sharing it with our listeners. 

Episode 18 is a special year end podcast featuring some of our past guests (Cloe Caron, Tina Graves, Amy Gomez, Sarah Robertson, Helen Kontozopoulos, and Catherine Harrison) and the advice that they feel inspired and helped shape their own career paths in our industry.

Akwa combines strategic expertise and project management skills with superior global and local marketing knowledge obtained from close to 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry. Overseeing the execution of campaigns and development of strategies within pre-commercial, inline pipeline, and launch spaces for brands in numerous therapeutic areas, Akwa’s portfolio of clients has included AstraZeneca, Pfizer, BMS, ViiV HC, GSK, and UPMC. As a senior business leader Akwa earns accolades from clients and coworkers for her own dedication, as well as her ability to draw the best from those around her.

She currently carries out two roles as WPP Global Client Lead for GSK and Managing Director – EMEA at TANK Worldwide based in London, UK. Akwa continues to deliver for existing clients while developing new agency opportunities in the EMEA region.

In conversation with Joanna Wilson, Global Client Lead at Edelman, Akwa shares the importance and impact of the role of diversity and inclusion that leaders can foster within their organizations. And, in turn, empowering our leaders of tomorrow.

Take a few minutes for yourself & listen to this empowering conversation.