Script Your Future

Script Your Future brings you inspiring stories from the frontlines of independent community pharmacy. Each episode features conversations with passionate pharmacists, innovative pharmacy students, and industry leaders who are shaping the future of community healthcare.Hosted by the NCPA Foundation, this podcast explores the journeys, challenges, and triumphs of those dedicated to advancing independent pharmacy practice. From students discovering their calling to established owners revolutionizing patient care, we dive deep into the personal experiences that make community pharmacy such a vital and rewarding profession.Whether you're a pharmacy student contemplating your career path, a practicing pharmacist considering ownership, or simply interested in healthcare innovation at the community level, Script Your Future offers valuable insights, practical advice, and inspiring visions of what independent community pharmacy can be.Join us as we explore how independent pharmacists are cr

Script Your Future is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 13 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Natalie Novak on Rural Roots and Innovative Pharmacy Practices

  Mar 26, 202635 minS0

  <p>Introduction</p><p>In this episode of Script Your Future, host Sonja Pagniano interviews Natalie Novak, PharmD, a clinical pharmacist at Bryant Family Pharmacy who earned her doctorate at Mercer University in May 2024 and relocated from Georgia to Arkansas for a community pharmacy residency. </p><p>Natalie shares how growing up on a 3,000-acre ranch in rural Northern Colorado shaped her work ethic and sparked an early interest in medications, leading her to pharmacy after working as a technician in a small-town chain. She explains why she chose independent pharmacy and a community residency for hands-on service development, teaching...

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  Justin Wilson on Legacy, Leadership, & The Future of Independent Pharmacy

  Feb 11, 202637 minS0

  <p>Introduction</p><p>What happens when a kid who grew up dusting pharmacy shelves and making deliveries decides to come back—not just as a pharmacist, but as the one who’s going to transform the family business?</p><p>In this episode of Script Your Future, Sonja Pagniano interviews Justin Wilson, PharmD, a current member and Chair of the NCPA Board of Trustees, past president of the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association, and a pharmacist whose family’s roots in independent pharmacy stretch back to 1977 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Justin is also a past member of the Oklahoma State Board of Pha...

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  From Pharmacy Student to Association CEO: Dr. Anthony Pudlo's Journey in Leadership

  Jan 21, 202642 minS0

  <p>Introduction</p><p>What does it take to transform from a pharmacy student who “didn’t know what kind of pharmacist I wanted to be” into the visionary leader of a state pharmacy association?</p><p>In this conversation, Dr. Anthony Pudlo, CEO of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association, pulls back the curtain on his unconventional journey from the community pharmacy counter to the executive suite. His story isn’t about following a predetermined path—it’s about staying curious, building authentic relationships, and learning to lead with both conviction and humility.</p><p>Anthony shares hard-won wisdom on navigating the complexi...

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  Question Everything: Why the Future of Independent Community Pharmacy Depends on Students Who Push Boundaries

  Dec 18, 202533 minS0

  <p>Introduction</p><p>Welcome to another episode of Script Your Future, the podcast dedicated to celebrating the next generation of pharmacy leaders and showcasing the incredible work happening in independent pharmacy across the nation. I’m your host, Sonja Pagniano, Executive Director of the NCPA Foundation, and I’m thrilled to bring you inspiring conversations with pharmacy students and professionals who are shaping the future of our profession.</p><p>In this episode, we sit down with Emily Fisher, a PharmD candidate at the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy and a recipient of the prestigious NCPA Foundation Pres...

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  Follow What You're Good At

  Oct 16, 202530 minS0

  <p>Introduction</p><p>Prior to launching Union Pharmacy, Dr. Xiaoyan Qin, PharmD, spent 15 years as a pharmacist and pharmacy manager for a national chain. Driven by a passion for patient care, but frustrated with corporate metrics that limited care, she often wondered to her husband, Dr. Jeff Gruneich, PhD, What if I could do this differently…?</p><p>Complementing Xiaoyan’s detailed understanding of pharmacy finance and operations, Jeff’s background as a bioengineer, biotech entrepreneur and technology and product management at IBM, Roche, and MathWorks, rounded out a unique toolkit for pharmacy innovation. The question became more focused: What i...

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