The PharmaBrands Podcast

The healthcare marketing industry is full of personal, impactful, and fascinating stories. The PharmaBrands Podcast is proud to celebrate these stories from people, brands, organizations and businesses who are making a difference. For more PharmaBrands content and experiences visit PharmaBrands.ca

The PharmaBrands Podcast is a business podcast hosted by PharmaBrands, with 43 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

PharmaBrands hosts The PharmaBrands Podcast, a business show with 43 episodes published.

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  Episode #2

  Lisa Petermann, Chief Patient Experience Officer at Roche Canada

  Sep 23, 202638 minS5

  In this week’s episode, Jonathan Gwillim was joined by, Lisa Petermann, Chief Patient Experience Officer at Roche Canada. In this open and inspiring discussion, Lisa shares how patient engagement can move beyond a dedicated function and become part of how an entire organisation thinks and works. From her own journey into healthcare and the role of lived experience, to influencing teams to build meaningful patient partnerships, Lisa shares what it takes to embed the patient voice across pharma. Lisa also discusses the importance of courageous leadership, the growing role of AI in healthcare, and why the next step for industry is not simply listening to patients, but involving them as genuine partners in shaping what comes next. This episode of The PharmaBrands Podcast is hosted by Jonathan Gwillim and Produced by Chess Originals.

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  Episode #1

  Tara Austraat-Churik, Partner at Blue Matter Consulting, Lead of Pharmaceutical R&D Practice, on Good Science, Good Execution and how time spent at The Department of Justice and The FBI helped shape a career in Pharma.

  Sep 9, 202643 minS5

  In the Season 5 debut of the PharmaBrands Podcast, co-founder of PharmaBrands, Jonathan Gwillim grabs the hosting reigns for a captivating conversation with Tara Austraat-Churik. Tara's background is as unique as it is fascinating: from studying critical thinking and philosophy, to the Department of Justice, the FBI as an intelligence analyst, and later IBM Watson Health, Tara reflects on the wealth of experiences that brought her to Pharma as well as offering an optimistic look forward to the future of AI in Pharma. To keep up to date on upcoming PharmaBrands events including our free meet up on September 16th in Philadelphia, and our sales excellence event in Toronto, visit: pharmabrands.ca The PharmaBrands podcast is hosted by Jonathan Gwillim and Produced by Chess Originals.

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  Episode #15

  Rola Amer, Director of Sales and Marketing at Merck on Expanding Your Perspective Through Curiosity, Listening to the Customer and Taking a Break from Pharma to Start a Business

  Jul 8, 202643 minS4

  We’ve had a number of entrepreneurs on the show over the years, but few have taken the kind of leap that Rola did when she stepped far outside her comfort zone and started a children’s clothing company. Back in Pharma and in leadership at Merck, Rola reflects on the lessons learned from both radical and lateral moves through her career. She shares her perspective on the power of curiosity, the impact of truly listening to the customer and the role of humility in her success. The PharmaBrands podcast is hosted by Neil Follett and Produced by Chess Originals.

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  Episode #16

  Calvin Hwang, Director & Producer, SUPRE Films, on Bringing Health Stories to a Wider Audience.

  Jun 17, 202653 minS4

  It is striking that an industry with such impactful stories to tell so rarely tells those stories impactfully. In this episode award-winning filmmaker Calvin Hudson Hwang shares how he marries two career paths (seasoned pharma executive and acclaimed filmmaker) to create impactful long-form content focused on health, health access, and health equity. In our conversation we dive into Clavin's business SUPRE Films, the impact his movies are having, and the specific focus his business has on bringing health stories to a wider audience. The PharmaBrands podcast is hosted by Neil Follett and Produced by Chess Originals.

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  Episode #15

  Jenny Plant, Founder of Account Management Skills, on How Account Leads Can Add Value for Clients and Agencies Alike.

  Jun 3, 20261h 1mS4

  <p>Our guest for this episode, Jenny Plant, has spent a large part of her career demystifying the role of the agency Account Manager, so it should come as no surprise that she articulately covers so many topics in one conversation. From ‘selling’ (not a word Jenny uses, by the way!), to partnering with Procurement, to the value of differentiated Account and Project roles, to the place for Account Leads in the age of AI Jenny shares her insight on the many dimensions of Account and Agency life.</p>

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