My Energy Will Not Be Harvested with Sonya Weigle

Sonya Weigle spent 25 years in biotech leadership, performing the way the workforce required her to. Then two years ago, watching her youngest daughter plan her future, she realized she had her whole life ahead of her too. Sherry and Sonya talk about what happens when you stop performing and start recentering. From putting yourself on a shelf to protect your career, to creating non-negotiables around time, energy, and freedom. From breaking generational patterns of women who "handle everything" to defining soft power as water: quiet, persistent, and capable of reshaping anything. This conversation goes somewhere grounded and real. 0:00 - Trusting the voice within 1:13 - Intuition in a data-driven world 3:06 - The heart inside biotech 5:07 - Organizational DNA and scaling 7:05 - Why 80% of mergers fail 9:41 - HR is not an afterthought 13:52 - Women in biotech leadership 18:53 - Centering yourself after decades 22:51 - Soft mornings and non-negotiables 25:32 - My energy will not be harvested 29:04 - The moment with her daughter 31:24 - Breaking generational patterns 36:12 - Women reclaiming their power 41:55 - Soft power is like water 46:31 - Advice for the boardroom MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The Catalytic Collective: https://thecatalyticcollective.com/ NextStageBio Advisors: https://nextstagebioadvisors.com/ ABOUT SONYA WEIGLE: Sonya Wilford-Weigle is the founder of The Catalytic Collective, a membership community for executive women in life sciences redefining success on their own terms. She has spent 25+ years advising biotech CEOs through scaling, M&A integration, and organizational transformation. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonya-wilford-weigle/ Website: https://thecatalyticcollective.com/ Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm5etbvm00a1i01sl6k6h99de/comments Youtube Instagram Would you like to share your life stories? Please fill out this form. See you there~