Let's Talk Quality

Dawn Houlihan on Her Journey From Ireland Big Pharma to the Boston Start-Up World

Dawn Houlihan started out as the person manufacturing teams went quiet around, and spent the next twenty years proving that quality works better as a partner than a polic

Luciana Mansolelli on Her First Year as CQO in the CDMO World

Luciana Mansolelli spent twenty years on the sponsor side. One question from a board chairman moved her to a CDMO. Luciana Mansolelli on her first year as CQO in the CDM

My Thoughts on Quality Leadership, Halfway Through Season Four

Season Four is at its halfway point, so instead of a guest this week I’ve gone back over the conversations so far and pulled out the theme that came up most often. The q

Speaking the Language of the Business, with Jamey Lindholm

Quality culture isn't built by SOPs. It's built in the small moments when a leader reinforces the right behaviour or lets the wrong one slide. Speaking the Language of t

The Big Pharma Habits You Have to Unlearn in a Startup, with Dawn Lundin

Twenty years at Merck, then a leap into academia and psychedelic medicine - here is how Dawn Lundin built a quality career on instinct. Dawn Lundin on the big pharma hab

How Quality Stopped Being Black and White, with Tim Mitchell

Forty seven years in quality, and Tim Mitchell says the job he started is nothing like the one he does today. Tim Mitchell on how quality stopped being black and white

Swetha Krishnan on her journey from Individual Contributor to Inspiring People Leader

She came to the US with her first year's tuition and figured the rest out from there. What followed is one of the most grounded quality leadership journeys I have heard -

Building Quality That Scales, with Laura Singer

What does it really take to build a quality organization from the ground up - and do it again, and again, across multiple companies? Laura Singer on building quality that

From Virologist to CTO: Leading Quality Through Crisis, with Kimberly Garko

From the lab bench to the C-Suite - and every crisis in between. In today's episode I was joined by Kimberly Garko, former Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Offi

Three BLAs, Three Journeys, with Irving Ford, Megan Callan, and Jake Treese

Three BLAs. Three companies. One industry-defining challenge. Jake Trees, Irving Ford, and Megan Callan on What It Really Takes to Cross the Commercial Line in Cell and

The Non-Linear Path to Quality Leadership, with Cinta Burgos

The non-linear path is often the most powerful one. Cinta Burgos on Building a Career Across Functions, Modalities, and Mindsets. In today's episode I was joined by Cin

From the Graveyard Shift to the Frontier of Cell Therapy, with Mike Ruane

From a graveyard shift in a generic drug lab to leading quality for one of the most advanced cell therapy programs on the planet - Mike Ruane's story is one every quality

Laurie Adami on Life After CAR-T, and the Reality Patients Still Face

CAR-T Saved Her Life. Why Can’t Most Patients Access It? In today’s episode I was joined by Laurie Adami, cancer survivor, patient advocate, and one of the most impactfu

How to Drive KPI's the Right Way in Global Quality, with Burak Begen

Perseverance, perspective and people-first leadership in a global quality role. In today's episode I was joined by Burak Begen, Head of Global Manufacturing Quality at S

Developing Future A-Player Quality Leaders, with Melodie Bryce

Great quality leaders don’t just build systems - they build people, culture and confidence. In today's episode I was joined by Melodie Bryce, Chief Quality Officer at Ki

Lessons from Building Quality in Start-Up Cell Therapy, with Rex Ready

If you are the first quality hire in a startup, your job is not to build everything at once. Your job is to build the right things first. That was one of the clearest t

What Good Digital Transformation in Quality Actually Looks Like, with Dennis Rodman

Quality is changing. The systems are getting smarter, the data is getting bigger, and the people side is still the hardest part. This week, I sit down with Dennis Rodman

Problem Solving, Partnerships, and Putting Yourself Out of Your Comfort Zone, with Valerie Brown

From accidental quality professional to global quality leader - Valerie Brown's story is one of courage, curiosity, and conviction. In today's episode I was joined by Va

Overcoming Self-Doubt in Quality Leadership, with Dana Adcock

What if the leader you become is shaped less by your title, and more by the life you’ve lived? In today's episode I was joined by Dana Adcock, Quality Consultant and for

Designing Future-Ready Quality Organisations in the Digital Age with Anthony Mire-Sluis

In today’s episode, Hemish was joined by Anthony Mire-Sluis, Head of Global Quality at Gilead. Tony because has lived quality from every angle - UK government and regula