Episode 77: Mastering Resilience in Biotech and Healthcare with Speaker and Author Mark Black

What can biotech experts learn from a patient who received a lifesaving heart and double lung transplant? In this special extended episode, hosts James Zanewicz, JD, LLM, RTTP, and Elaine Hamm, PhD, welcome resilience expert, speaker, and award-winning author Mark Black, CSP. After undergoing a heart and double lung transplant, Mark defied expectations by running marathons and becoming a sought-after leadership coach. His journey provides powerful insights on overcoming adversity—insights that biotech leaders, entrepreneurs, and researchers can apply to their own challenges. In this episode, you’ll discover: How resilience and adaptability shape success in biotech, healthcare, and beyond. The mindset shifts needed to navigate setbacks, whether in research, entrepreneurship, or life. Practical strategies for staying motivated and moving forward in the face of adversity. Tune in to gain actionable lessons on resilience that can help you thrive in any industry! Links: Connect with Mark Black, CSP, and check out his website and his book: The Resilience Roadmap. 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 Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and their white paper on the Unified Patient Health Record. 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.