EP. 38 The Audacity to Build: Rainara Almeida on Geographic Leaps, Imposter Syndrome, and Funding Science

Send us Fan MailRainara Almeida was deep in the academic trenches in Brazil before realizing that leaving her research in the university meant it would just be a published paper. She made the leap to become a founder to ensure her work could actually save lives. She joins us to discuss the reality of stepping away from the microscope to pursue an MBA at Hult, forcing herself to learn the 'language of money' so she could fund her science. As the Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of Synvitta Diagnostics, she shares how she navigates the ego hit of Imposter Syndrome and the power of becoming a 'translator' between the lab and the boardroom. Support the show