YMR PODCAST EPISODE W/ DR. STEPHEN TANG

Recently featured as a “Renaissance Man” by William & Mary Alumni Magazine, Steve Tang has been a respected executive and thought leader for many years. Dr Stephen Tang is the author of A Test for Our Time: Crisis Leadership for the Next Normal due in 2023. Steve's op-ed pieces have been published in The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Morning Call (Allentown, PA). He is a frequent speaker and commentator on leadership, business, public policy, public health, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

We covered a LOT of ground on this episode. From the importance of protecting immigrants- check out the section where Steve describes his parents escaping China during World War 2. Steve's accomplishments are important and many. The decades long relationship with Lehigh University, led to one of Lehigh’s greatest startup successes—OraSure Technologies. It began in 1982 when Steve rented a one-bedroom apartment... to 40 years later, after Steve finished eleven years of service to OraSure Technologies. During that time, Steve got to be OraSure’s landlord, Chairman, then CEO. 

And finally: unprecedented. In the past year, OraSure went from a company that made 80 million tests for HIV and HCV in its past 20 years to a company that now can make 100 million tests for COVID-19, HIV, and HCV every year! 

It was really important to me to hear from Steve regarding communications, not just from Public Speaking, but also building and leading teams. So much has changed (perhaps permanently) when the business world shut down during COVID. Steve's unmatched communications style is galvanizing, and so important to share- regarding authenticity and driving results.  

Lastly, and certainly important to me, Steve is married to one of my all-time favorite people... Philly News Legend and Leadership Coach Jill Chernekoff. To learn more about Steve Tang, check out the links below. 

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenstang/