HBA's Women of The Decades, with Lynn O'Connor Vos, Denice Torres, and Resheema Kemps-Polanco

As the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association's 2025 Honorable Mentor, Jim is bringing together HBA Women of the Year winners spanning two decades. Co-moderated with HBA CEO Mary Stutts, this episode features 2025's Reshema Kemps-Polanco (EVP & Chief Commercial Officer, Novartis US), 2015's Denice Torres (former President, McNeil Consumer Healthcare), and 2005's Lynn O'Connor Vos (former CEO, Grey Healthcare Group).They're exploring what connects Women of the Year winners, the mentors who shaped them, and moments they had to recalibrate priorities. In what Jim calls an "It's a Wonderful Life" moment for healthcare, these leaders examine how female leadership changes the trajectory of industries. They tackle the evolution of women's ambitions from 2005 to 2025 and which stereotypes persist. In this episode, you'll learn: 1. The common thread connecting Women of the Year winners and advice for advancing your leadership trajectory 2. How to leverage mentors beyond family influences in shaping executive leadership 3. When to recalibrate priorities without derailing career momentum 4. How women's ambitions evolved from 2005 to 2025 and which stereotypes remain 5. How female leadership can reshape healthcare's future amid industry threatsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.