BIO from the BAYOU: Build Your Biotech Network with Key Opinion Leaders and Investors
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Feb 26th, 2025 |
25:05
Episode 75: How to Excel as a Biotech Leader with Leadership Expert Michael Allison
What can biotech leaders learn from the battlefield?
In this episode, hosts Elaine Hamm, PhD, and James Zanewicz, JD, LLM, RTTP, welcome Michael Allison, MBA, founder and CEO of the Adversity Academy. As a U.S. Marine Corps Purple Heart combat veteran turned leadership expert, Michael shares powerful insights on resilience, decision-making under uncertainty, and how biotech leaders can develop the mindset needed to navigate chaos and innovation in a highly regulated industry.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
Tune in to gain key leadership takeaways that will help you thrive in the biotech ecosystem!
Links:
Connect with Michael Allison, MBA, and check out The Adversity Academy and his UN-Leadership Course.
Connect with Elaine Hamm, PhD, and James Zanewicz, JD, LLM, RTTP and learn about Tulane Medicine Business Development and the School of Medicine.
Check out The Study – Elaine and Ian’s wine bar.
Check out BIO on the BAYOU and make plans to attend October 28 & 29, 2025.
Learn more about BIO from the BAYOU - the podcast.
Bio from the Bayou is a podcast that explores biotech innovation, business development, and healthcare outcomes in New Orleans & The Gulf South, connecting biotech companies, investors, and key opinion leaders to advance medicine, technology, and startup opportunities in the region.
In this episode, hosts Elaine Hamm, PhD, and James Zanewicz, JD, LLM, RTTP, welcome Michael Allison, MBA, founder and CEO of the Adversity Academy. As a U.S. Marine Corps Purple Heart combat veteran turned leadership expert, Michael shares powerful insights on resilience, decision-making under uncertainty, and how biotech leaders can develop the mindset needed to navigate chaos and innovation in a highly regulated industry.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
- The leadership lessons from military service that apply directly to biotech.
- How biotech leaders can proactively prepare for adversity, including applying a pre-mortem approach to mitigate risks before they arise.
- The role of resilience and adaptability in navigating setbacks like failed clinical trials, funding rejections, and regulatory roadblocks.
Tune in to gain key leadership takeaways that will help you thrive in the biotech ecosystem!
Links:
Connect with Michael Allison, MBA, and check out The Adversity Academy and his UN-Leadership Course.
Connect with Elaine Hamm, PhD, and James Zanewicz, JD, LLM, RTTP and learn about Tulane Medicine Business Development and the School of Medicine.
Check out The Study – Elaine and Ian’s wine bar.
Check out BIO on the BAYOU and make plans to attend October 28 & 29, 2025.
Learn more about BIO from the BAYOU - the podcast.
Bio from the Bayou is a podcast that explores biotech innovation, business development, and healthcare outcomes in New Orleans & The Gulf South, connecting biotech companies, investors, and key opinion leaders to advance medicine, technology, and startup opportunities in the region.