Category: Podcast

We’re wrapping up our Mix Tape mini-series by breaking down how to build Career Development tools that engage your team and boost retention. In this episode, Valerie is joined by Mix Talent’s Head of HR, Daryl Neville, and our Director of Leadership & Culture, Sara Shondrick, PhD to discuss different types of training, how to assess training needs, and how to prioritize and work together to figure out strategies that bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be.

With remote work taking over the international workforce, how does a company stay connected? Managing and engaging with a geographically diverse team happens every day at Mix Talent, so Valerie sits down with Todd Radloff, Head of Client Solutions and Delivery, as well as Patty Adams, Head of HR Consulting, to discuss Mix’s approach and other helpful strategies for other organizations learning how to navigate remote teams.

In Part 2 of our miniseries featuring Mix Talent we dive into where our culture comes from: was it planned from the beginning or developed over time? Natalie sits down with our Head of Strategy K.C. McAllister and Head of Assessment & Consulting Chad Thompson for a little company and advice on how to develop a beneficial culture in your office!

In the first episode of our mini-series: The Secret’s in the Mix, we are joined by two impactful leaders – Mickey Shimp, President of Mix Talent, and Jon DeWitt, Executive Coach at JS DeWitt and Associates – to dive into the topic of leadership, discussing why authentic and transparent leadership is imperative and how to invest in your people to build strong relationships with your teams.

Retaining top talent and supporting the career development of your employees go hand in hand. As a manager, HR leader, or company head, making career development palpable for those around you can feel unreachable. K.C. McAllister discusses career development and feedback strategies with industry expert Amanda Lopez on today’s episode. Amanda Lopez is the Executive Director for Talent Management & HRBP at Entrada Therapeutics, a growing biopharmaceutical company innovating to transform the treatment of devastating diseases through intracellular therapeutics.

There’s a LOT more to the pharmacy industry than your local corner store! Today’s guest is Jessica Smith, a Infectious Disease Pharmacist at a large academic medical center, sharing her epiphany about the diversity within pharmacy and where her career has taken her. One of our very own recruiters, Drew Leininger, conducts the interview.

Everyone’s life science career is full of twists and turns, but Sweta Girgenrath’s journey is particularly winding. From the lab to the classroom and back again, not to mention traveling halfway across the world to settle in the US, Girgenrath recounts her career until now and what the future holds with May Li, Mix Talent’s R&D Recruiting Team Lead. Sweta Girgenrath holds over 15 years of experience spanning academia and pharmaceutical industry working at the interface of the complex pathophysiology of rare and ultra-rare muscle / cardiac disease and therapy development.

The Life Sciences never sounded so good, especially in Ohio! With major cities like Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati on an upward trajectory, all facets of the medical industry continue to expand. Today, KC McAlister sits down in our headquarters hometown of Columbus to get an update from our friends at BioOhio. She is joined by BioOhio’s President, CEO and former guest Eddie Pauline as well as Board Vice-Chair Michael Triplett.

BioOhio advances the state’s bioscience, health, and life sciences industries, convening dynamic companies, people, and institutions to elevate the ecosystem in Ohio while supporting those that drive health, economic, and social well-being in communities across the globe.

In the modern era of work, companies understand many of the physical needs of their employees…but what about emotional? How can organizations cultivate positive workplace attitudes through HR? Mix Talent’s Paige Nelson uncovers some solutions when she sits down with Ashley Herd in today’s episode. Ashley Herd is the Founder and CEO of The Manager Method, where she helps upskill individuals in their career goals, managers in becoming people leaders, and organizations in their enterprise-wide needs.

The path to a groundbreaking career in the life sciences may not be so straight! Sometimes a strong mentor and a personal mission can make all the difference. Deniz Razon’s journey to Board Member of Servier Pharmaceuticals reflects just that when she talks to Mix Talent’s Todd Radloff in today’s episode. Razon also functions as the Chief Business Officer of Servier Pharmaceuticals, a privately held company that’s a growing leader in oncology.