Healthy Brand with Howie Chan EP. 7 How Humanities Can Unlock Creativity and Impact in Biotech with Lisa Bowers
In this interview with Lisa Bowers, she brings a perspective often lacking in Biotech – the arts. What’s fascinating about the discussion is the irony of that, but also a way to use our everyday experiences with the arts and humanities to improve our leadership and the brands we are trying to build.
Lisa was most recently the Chief Commercial Officer for Day One, Biopharma. Prior to that, she was the CEO, founder and board member of Rhia Ventures, a social impact investment organization focused on reproductive health. She was also the COO of Tara Health during that time. She had spent almost 17 years at Genentech and Roche, holding numerous leadership roles across marketing, sales, supply chain, and strategy. She has served on multiple boards and is currently on the board of Dice Therapeutics. She is also a classically trained pianist and Reiki practitioner.
Learn more about Lisa:
- Medium
Top 3 Lessons:
1. Use the power of arts to become a better leader: ask yourself “how does this music or movie relate to what my team is trying to accomplish?”
2. Enable “controlled recklessness” by building a team that can stand together and disagree openly
3. View the process of branding as integral to the business when it needs to influence anyone to do anything
Resources and mentions:
- Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, a book by Patrick Lencioni
- Ursula K, Le Guin, author and poet
- Seasons of Love – Rent, the musical
Episode website URL:
https://www.howiechan.com/blog/podcast-lisabowers-ep7
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