Mylan CEO Heather Bresch became the first woman to run a major pharmaceutical company in 2012. She opens about her experience being the only woman at the table, how the company's EpiPen controversy was a "defining moment" and made her a stronger leader, the state of health care in the country today and why she says Congress is not solution oriented despite b ... Show More
May 2022
Cindy Eckert on Choosing the Harder Path
Cindy Eckert co-founded the company Sprout Pharmaceuticals, which created the first FDA approved drug for low sexual desire in women (read: female viagra). In a made-for-TV twist, she sold the company for $1 billion… but then, had to take the company back. Intrigued yet? Same. No ... Show More
28m 20s
May 2020
A Time for Women Leaders to Shine
Healthcare workers are overwhelmingly women, but few are in positions of leadership. We hear from Sheila Davis, who became a nurse in the 1980s and is now CEO of Partners In Health.
She talks about decision making and leading a team through the coronavirus crisis, as well as what ... Show More
32m 44s
Dec 2021
FDA Authorizes First Pill In U.S. To Treat Covid
The White House Coronavirus Task Force just finished meeting as cases surge and Omicron takes over. But, this afternoon, a possible game changing pill has been approved by the FDA.
As Democratic Senator Joe Manchin faces criticism from his own party, there is a new, very public p ... Show More
39m 49s
May 2023
Taking a Leap of Faith: How Deeannah Seymour, CEO, and Founder of pH-D® Feminine Health, Became the Face of Vaginal Health
Deeannah Seymour never set out to become an entrepreneur. She was accidentally catapulted into entrepreneurship.
After many rounds of antibiotics from chronic sinus infections, Deeannah was left with an unbalanced vaginal biome. Desperate for a solution, she began to search for a ... Show More
29m 12s
Nov 2020
#34: How I Became Brave Enough: My First Steps as an Entrepreneur feat. Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS
Dr. Sasha Shillcutt is the CEO & Founder of Brave Enough, a company that empowers and teaches professional women to lead. She is a well published researcher in cardiac anesthesiology and gender equity, author, and international speaker. In 2016, she was awarded the national Ameri ... Show More
28m 17s