Fulfilling Career Happy Life

Fulfilling Career Happy Life

Fulfilling Career Happy Life, the podcast for accomplished professionals who want to identify what's next in their career then make it happen without compromising what matters most.

Episodes

A Seat at the Table with Mike Petroutsas

June 2, 2025 • 26 mins
My guest today is Mike Petroutsas, President of Astellas Pharma US. Mike has an impressive record of accomplishment in the Pharma industry and has established a reputation as a confident and authentic leader. In this episode Mike demonstrates his strong self-awareness in reflecting on his early career and how he has developed his leadership perspective over time. We also discussed the wisdom he shares with others ...
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A Seat at the Table with Christie Bloomquist

May 20, 2025 • 22 mins
Christie Bloomquist, VP of US Strategy and Government Affairs at Astellas, is my guest in this episode. Christie shares so much wisdom about her discovery of how her skills best fit in the world and finding the thing she most enjoys. We also discussed letting the search for perfection get in the way and how managing that can put you in the best position to contribute. And I know from the clients and companies I’v...
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A Seat at the Table with Mark Plinio

May 19, 2025 • 33 mins
Joining me for this conversation is Mark Plinio, the COO for Purplemoon. Mark has a different background than many commercial leaders, having started working in law firms then joining pharma as Head lawyer for all FDA promotion and advertising policy matters before moving into marketing and sales leadership roles and eventually moving into CCO roles. Mark is highly self-aware and during our discussion he touched on...
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A Seat at the Table with Karen Russo

May 5, 2025 • 20 mins
My guest today is Karen Russo, Global Program Head at ADC Therapeutics. Karen has an interesting background in the Pharma commercial space, having spent years in sales functions then getting significant marketing and general management experience in highly specialized markets including Cell and Gene Therapy. She is now in a very strategic role on the Medical side where her commercial experience is a huge benefit a...
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A Seat at the Table with Kavya Gopal

April 7, 2025 • 39 mins
Joining me for this episode is Kavya Gopal, SVP and Head of US Oncology Business Unit at GSK. Kavya is a genuine, collaborative and confident leader and she shared this perspective, and her high level of self-awareness during our conversation. There’s a lot of wisdom in this episode, but some of the stand-outs are Kavya’s reflections on her awareness of the specific experiences she wanted to have rather than setti...
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A Seat at the Table with Lisa Deschamps

March 24, 2025 • 31 mins
My guest for this episode is Lisa Deschamps, CEO of AviadoBio. Lisa shared some important reflections about choices she made at different points in her career and how it’s led her to where she is today. Lisa’s self-awareness about what she needs to stay engaged and fulfilled in her career is really inspiring. The discussion of Lisa’s confidence to figure out the path forward in situations she hasn’t faced before is...
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A Seat at the Table with Cintia Piccina

March 10, 2025 • 25 mins
My guest for this episode is Cintia Piccina, CCO of AdaptImmune. Cintia is a person of tremendous curiosity who loves to solve hard problems that make a real difference in people’s lives, and this comes through in her leadership. Our discussion about the importance of self-awareness so you can lean on your strengths and surround yourself with skills you need on your team is insightful. Cintia’s approach to risk, in...
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A Seat at the Table with Innes Meldrum

February 24, 2025 • 25 mins
My guest for this episode is Innes Meldrum, CEO of AdhereTech. Innes stands out as one of the most self-aware, authentic and values-aligned leaders out there. His commitment to take on risk, learn from challenge and bring his team right along with him come through in our discussion and in every leadership decision Innes takes. I know you’ll find his insights thought-provoking and inspiring. Fulfilling Career Ha...
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The Transformative Power of Conscious Leadership

June 17, 2024 • 30 mins
My guest for this episode is Vicky Bradley, founder and CEO of Women in Leadership Empowered and a Certified Executive Coach. Vicky’s focus is in helping women build their Conscious Leadership skills. Our discussion can help you build awareness of what conscious leadership means and how you can develop these skills to increase your impact. Fulfilling Career Happy Life, the podcast for accomplished professional...
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How to Set Boundaries as a Leader at Work

June 3, 2024 • 33 mins
Boundaries are critical to our productivity and impact as leaders, but it can be hard to set them and honor them and sometimes even identify when we need them. My guest for this episode is Michelle Pollack, Executive Leadership and Life Coach, who has a lot of experience and great insights about dealing with boundaries. Our discussion included a powerful definition of boundaries, the connection boundaries have with...
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How to Balance Risk Taking and Job Security in Your Career

May 20, 2024 • 27 mins
Joining me for this conversation is Jon Rennie. Given his experience as a military officer, corporate manager and now running his own company Jon knows a bit about taking risks. We discussed the importance of knowing your own level of risk tolerance, what security really means, and how risk-taking impacts us as individuals and the teams we lead. Fulfilling Career Happy Life, the podcast for accomplished profess...
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How Comfort with Discomfort Leads to Personal Growth

May 7, 2024 • 27 mins
My guest for this episode is Margaret Dean, an Executive and Team coach and advisor with deep corporate experience and strong insight about how staying in our comfort zone limits us and embracing discomfort can be fuel for personal growth. Our discussion includes some practical tips you can use to help manage yourself through the process. Fulfilling Career Happy Life, the podcast for accomplished professionals ...
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Building Trust at Work: The Key to Leadership Success

April 22, 2024 • 32 mins
My guest is Jonathan Westover is a Professor of Organizational Leadership at Utah Valley University and a leadership and organizational design consultant, and in this episode we dig into how trust impacts our career success. Jon shares his experience working with individuals and teams on trust issues and we discuss the normal dynamics related to trust, how it can be built, and even rebuilt when necessary. Fulfil...
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Out of Your Comfort Zone: How to Handle Conflict

April 8, 2024 • 32 mins
My guest for this episode is Teresa Rand, with whom I had a great conversation about dealing with conflict productively as a key to leadership success. If you’re doing something meaningful and engaging in the world you can’t avoid conflict. And we’re not all naturally comfortable with conflict, but it is a skill you can develop in order to be a more effective leader. If you feel you could be more effective in deali...
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How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome at Work to Be a More Qualified Leader

March 25, 2024 • 27 mins
My guest for this episode, Maria Tomas-Keegan is a perfect person with whom to have this discussion because she brings tremendous insight based on her own experience transitioning from a successful corporate career to running a coaching business, as well as helping many clients flourish in their own career transition. She knows well the ways Imposter Syndrome can sabotage us along the way, and we discuss some pract...
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Three Aspects of Self-Awareness Critical for Leadership Success.

March 13, 2024 • 32 mins
In this episode I discuss with my guest Mary Sullivan, an experienced leadership trainer, how important self-awareness is to our success. We get into different aspects of self-awareness that are critical, and what we can do if we’re not sure of our level of self-awareness, and the next steps to addressing any areas of opportunity. Fulfilling Career Happy Life, the podcast for accomplished professionals who want t...
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How to Build Confidence Through Action.

February 26, 2024 • 27 mins
My guest Julie Delucca-Collins and I discuss the importance of confidence as a leadership skill and some steps you can take to continue to build it if it’s lacking. Julie is a speaker, coach, author of the best-selling book “Confident You” and host of the Casa de Confidence podcast. Fulfilling Career Happy Life, the podcast for accomplished professionals who want to identify what's next in their career then mak...
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Is perfectionism helpful or harmful to your career growth?

February 12, 2024 • 28 mins
My guest for this episode is Loree Philip, who like me had a successful corporate career and now coaches others through some of the challenges she faced. We had an interesting conversation about how perfectionism can get in the way of our growth, and some approaches we can take to recover from our need for perfection. Fulfilling Career Happy Life, the podcast for accomplished professionals who want to identify ...
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How to show up courageously when you may not be feeling it.

January 29, 2024 • 31 mins
This episode features a conversation I had with Adriana Baer, a public speaking coach, where we define courage in the context of your career and discuss some very practical tips for how to show up as your most courageous self. Fulfilling Career Happy Life, the podcast for accomplished professionals who want to identify what's next in their career then make it happen without compromising what matters most. ...
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Ten ways gratitude can help you in your career.

January 15, 2024 • 26 mins
In this episode I discuss how making the choice to practice gratitude changed my life, and share my own personal story of how it can help you face the biggest challenges that can be thrown at you. I also cover the surprising connection between gratitude and career growth and contribution, and how practicing gratitude can bring you more joy than chasing happiness. Fulfilling Career Happy Life, the podcast for acc...
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