MULTIPLE HATS: STEM Careers | Reinvention | Entrepreneurship |Thought Leadership

What happens when “there has to be more than this” becomes the start of a completely different career.🔍 What You’ll Learn:Many STEM professionals assume career reinvention starts with a perfect plan, a business idea, or a dramatic leap.The reality is usually much messier.In this episode, Rachel Service shares how a period of burnout and depression eventually led her to build a multi-million dollar training business, despite having no business plan, no roadmap, and no idea what “corporate rates” even meant when she got her first client. You’ll discover:How to recognise when you’ve outgrown a version of your life and what to do about itWhy you don’t need the full picture before taking your first step toward a new career or businessPractical ways to build momentum, find your first opportunities, and test ideas without taking reckless risksIf you’ve been sitting on an idea, craving something more, or wondering whether you could build a different future, this episode will give you permission to start before you’re ready.🧠 About the Guest:Rachel Service is the founder and CEO of Happiness Concierge, a workplace training company that has worked with more than 200 organisations and trained thousands of employees and leaders. After experiencing burnout, anxiety, and depression, Rachel slowly rebuilt her life, eventually creating a business that allows her to work on her own terms while helping others create healthier workplaces. 📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 The moment “there has to be more” becomes impossible to ignore03:00 Burnout, depression, and crying through a Beyoncé concert04:30 Why Rachel called her business Happiness Concierge06:30 Starting without a master plan and following curiosity instead07:30 The power of nurturing an alternative reality before taking action08:30 How Rachel discovered she wanted to become a speaker09:00 The first free talk that unexpectedly led to paid work10:30 Building momentum through visibility and borrowing audiences12:00 Why nobody is waiting to discover you14:00 Working for free, building credibility, and finding your first customers16:00 Different pathways to entrepreneurship depending on your risk profile18:30 How to handle family members who don’t understand your ambitions22:00 Why people struggle to imagine future versions of you25:00 Rachel’s biggest business mistakes and lessons learned27:00 The role of tiny experiments in career reinvention🔗 Resources Mentioned:There Has To Be More by Rachel ServiceSquarespaceBeyoncé🤔 Reflection Time:What is the “there has to be more” feeling trying to tell you right now?If you removed the pressure of having the perfect plan, what tiny experiment could you run this month?Are you seeking advice from people who have actually walked the path you want to take, or only from people who understand your current path?One idea from Rachel that stayed with me:“Show them because they can’t imagine.”People cannot support, hire, promote, or buy from a version of you they’ve never seen before. Sometimes the next step isn’t becoming something new. It’s giving people evidence that you’re already becoming it. This is ultimately an episode about permission. Permission to explore. Permission to test. Permission to imagine a different future before you know exactly how you’ll get there. Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if the biggest thing holding your career back isn’t a lack of skills, experience, or opportunity, but a belief you’ve been carrying for years?🔍 What You’ll Learn:Many STEM professionals underestimate the value of their skills, overestimate the need for perfection, and assume hard work alone will create opportunities.In this quick-fire episode, Rachel Service tackles four common beliefs that keep scientists playing small and offers practical ways to think differently.You’ll discover:Why your scientific training gives you highly transferable skills that employers desperately needWhy working hard stops being enough as your career progresses, and what replaces itHow perfectionism disguises itself as professionalism and keeps talented people stuckIf you’ve ever thought “I’m just a scientist”, “I’m not ready”, or “I just need to work harder”, this episode will challenge those assumptions in under 10 minutes.🧠 About the Guest:Rachel Service is the founder and CEO of Happiness Concierge, a workplace training company that has worked with more than 200 organisations. Following her own experience with burnout and depression, Rachel built a business helping people improve communication, leadership, workplace culture, and career satisfaction. 📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 The beliefs that quietly hold STEM professionals back02:30 Rachel’s accidental entrepreneurship story and the burnout that started it all03:15 “I’m just a scientist” and why that’s completely wrong04:00 The scientific skills that transfer into almost any career04:30 Does your work really speak for itself?05:00 Why career growth eventually becomes a PR campaign05:30 Done versus perfect, and the real fear underneath perfectionism06:45 The question to ask when you think you don’t have enough time, money, or resources🔗 Resources Mentioned:There Has To Be More by Rachel ServicePrevious long-form episode with Rachel Service on motivation and the “whinge phase”🤔 Reflection Time:Which belief have you been carrying: “I’m just a scientist”, “I need to work harder”, “My work speaks for itself”, or “I’m not ready yet”?What skill do you use every day that you underestimate because it comes naturally to you?What’s one small action you could take this week if you stopped waiting to feel completely ready?One of my favourite insights from Rachel was this:“It’s not about being perfect. It’s about learning to live with the idea that someone might see your incompetence.” That’s uncomfortable. But it’s also where growth starts.Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever looked around at the career you worked so hard to build and thought, “Surely there has to be more than this?”🔍 What You’ll Learn:Many STEM professionals spend years building expertise, only to find themselves feeling flat, bored, frustrated, or disconnected from their work. The challenge is not always burnout. Sometimes you’ve simply outgrown the role, environment, or version of yourself that got you there.In this episode, leadership coach and Happiness Concierge founder Rachel Service shares a practical framework to understand what motivates you, recognise when something is off, and start creating a career that better aligns with who you are today.You’ll discover:How to recognise the signs that you’ve entered the “whinge phase” before it turns into burnoutThe nine workplace motivation factors and how understanding yours can help you make better career decisionsA practical roadmap for moving from frustration and feeling stuck to meaningful action, without blowing up your life overnightPlay this episode if you’re feeling restless, uninspired, or trapped in a career that no longer fits, and want practical tools to start creating a better path forward.🧠 About the Guest:Rachel Service is the founder and CEO of Happiness Concierge, a leadership and workplace training company that has worked with more than 200 organisations. After experiencing anxiety, burnout, and depression herself, Rachel built a business dedicated to helping people create healthier, more fulfilling working lives.Alongside running her company, she is studying psychology at the University of Melbourne and continues to explore the science of motivation, wellbeing, and human behaviour. 📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Why feeling flat at work is often a motivation problem, not a capability problem04:00 Rachel’s burnout story and the moment she realised there had to be more08:30 What motivation really means and why willpower alone isn’t enough12:00 The “whinge phase”: recognising when you’ve outgrown your work16:00 The 9 workplace motivation factors that drive career satisfaction18:00 Angelique’s experience with autonomy, creativity, and feeling boxed in23:00 Can work meet all your needs, or should motivation come from multiple parts of life?28:00 The hidden cost of staying stuck30:00 Why permission and identity are often the biggest barriers to change35:00 Creating an alternative reality and nurturing new possibilities43:00 Tiny actions that build momentum toward career change46:00 How to have honest conversations with your manager before it’s too late51:00 A practical roadmap for moving from frustration to action🔗 Resources Mentioned:There Has To Be More by Rachel ServiceAdam GrantGive and TakeJames ClearAtomic HabitsBeyoncéMichelle Obama🤔 Reflection Time:Which of the nine motivation factors matter most to you today, and are they being met in your current role?If you knew you didn’t have to act on it immediately, what would your ideal work-life setup look like?What is one small action you could take this week to explore a different possibility, without committing to a major change?If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who seems permanently stuck in the “whinge phase”. Sometimes awareness is the first step toward building a career that actually fits. Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if starting something new in your STEM career is less risky than staying stuck in a path that no longer fits?🔍 What You’ll Learn:When STEM professionals think about career change, entrepreneurship, or starting something on the side, we often treat it like a one-way door.As if trying means burning the whole house down.But after interviewing multiple STEM founders, one pattern keeps coming up: many of us already have a safety net. Not a perfect one. Not a magical one. But a real one, built from our skills, experience, networks, adaptability, and ability to get another job if we need to.In this solo episode, I unpack what founders like Shilpa Agarwal, Dr. Lorien Parker, Natalie Chapman, Catherine O Mahony, Viv Allen, Sue Pillans, Cassie Leonard and others teach us about taking risks without being reckless.You’ll learn:• Why your STEM skills may give you more fallback options than you think• How founders use timeframes, milestones, and financial boundaries to make risk manageable• Why entrepreneurship does not need to replace your whole income from day one• How to think about money honestly without letting fear make every decision• Why “I haven’t made it yet” is often a moving target, not a useful rule• How to give yourself permission to test an idea before waiting for everyone else to approve itListen to this episode if you have an idea, a side project, or a career move sitting in the “too risky” basket, and you need a more practical way to think about what the real risk is.🧠 About This Solo Episode:This is a reflective takeaway episode from Multiple Hats, where I pull one theme from multiple founder conversations and ask what it means for STEM professionals designing their own path.This one is about the safety net we often forget we already have. It is not about pretending money does not matter. It does. Annoyingly, very much.But it is about asking better questions:What can I test?What is my fallback?What is the timeframe?What money can I touch, and what is off limits?And what might it cost me if I never try?📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 The idea that stuck after Shilpa Agarwal’s interview01:45 Why STEM professionals often underestimate their own safety net02:30 Risk is not just about courage, it is about scaffolding03:20 Shilpa’s three-year promise to keep showing up04:00 Dr. Lorien Parker on milestones, boundaries, and not touching home money06:00 Natalie Chapman on getting her first client through a former boss07:30 Catherine O Mahony on leaving well and turning trust into opportunity08:30 Viv Allen on staying lean and building through word of mouth09:30 Sue Pillans on the financial reality of self-employment11:30 Why life stage changes your risk profile12:00 Cassie Leonard on accepting a lower income for a more aligned life13:30 Shilpa Agarwal on family values, spending, and living within the experiment14:20 The mistake of pretending money does not matter15:00 The bigger mistake of letting money fear stop you completely15:40 What Sue Pillans asks: what is the worst that can happen?16:00 Shilpa’s advice to serve the person in front of you17:30 Why you do not need permission from your peers, manager, parents, or LinkedIn network20:00 The “I haven’t made it yet” trap21:00 Why enough might be today, not some future milestone🔗 Resources Mentioned:• Shilpa Agarwal, founder of ClinEQ Training and Chapter One Publishers• Dr. Lorien Parker, founder of SciencePlay Kids• Natalie Chapman, founder of gemaker• Catherine O Mahony, founder of On Q Recruitment• Viv Allen, founder of Vivacity Health• Sue Pillans, graphic recorder and founder of Dr Suzie Starfish• Cassie Leonard, aerospace engineer turned author, coach and founder🤔 Reflection Time:What safety net do you already have that you keep dismissing?What would make your idea feel safer to test: a timeframe, a money boundary, a milestone, or a fallback plan?What are you waiting to feel “ready enough” for, and what would change if today was already enough to begin?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if the biggest thing holding back your STEM career change is not your skills, your experience, or your resources, but the beliefs you keep treating as facts?🔍 What You’ll Learn:This Firechat episode challenges four common beliefs that keep STEMM professionals stuck in the same lane for too long: “I’m just a scientist,” “I need to work harder,” “my work will speak for itself,” and “I’m not ready yet.”Shilpa Agarwal, founder of ClinEQ Training and Chapter One Publishers, brings a grounded view of what it actually takes to move from clinical research into entrepreneurship while still being realistic about family, money, risk, and responsibility. She shares how collaboration, human connection, asking for help, and showing your work can create traction long before everything feels perfectly figured out.In this episode, you’ll learn:• Why your STEMM skills do transfer, especially when you stop dismissing people outside your technical field• Why asking for help is not weakness, it is one of the fastest ways to work smarter• Why your work will not speak for itself until people know what you do and why it matters• How to think about starting before you feel fully ready, without pretending risk does not exist• Why having a safety net does not make your career move less brave, it makes it more practicalListen to this short Firechat if you need a sharp, practical nudge to stop overthinking your next career move and start testing what could be possible.🧠 About the Guest:Shilpa Agarwal is the founder of ClinEQ Training and Chapter One Publishers. Through ClinEQ Training, she works with pharmaceutical companies, small biotechs, CROs, and individuals across leadership and GCP training. Through Chapter One Publishers, she helps aspiring authors move from secretly wanting to write a book to actually becoming published.Her work sits at the intersection of science, mindset, leadership, and communication, which makes her a brilliant example of what happens when a STEMM career stops living in one neat little box. Honestly, the box was getting crowded anyway.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Challenging the beliefs that hold scientists back01:20 Shilpa introduces ClinEQ Training and Chapter One Publishers02:45 Myth 1: “I’m just a scientist and my skills don’t transfer”03:15 Collaboration, human connection, and staying open to people outside your field05:30 Myth 2: “I just need to work harder”06:20 Why asking for help is working smarter07:15 Myth 3: “My work will speak for itself”08:00 Why visibility matters before people can trust your work08:30 Myth 4: “I don’t have enough time, money, or resources to start”09:30 Mapping the numbers, family support, and realistic timelines11:20 Choosing priorities that reduce pressure and unnecessary spending14:00 Plan A, fallback options, and staying flexible15:30 Why STEM professionals often have more safety nets than they realise16:10 Where to hear the full conversation with Shilpa🔗 Resources Mentioned:• ClinEQ Training• Chapter One Publishers• Full conversation with Shilpa Agarwal, linked in the show notes• Architecture is a Determinant of Health, mentioned as an example of what happens when clinical research and design thinking meet🤔 Reflection Time:Where are you still telling yourself “I’m just a scientist” when your skills are clearly broader than that?What is one thing you are currently trying to figure out alone that could be solved faster by asking someone for help?What would be “good enough to start” for the idea you keep parking for later?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if feeling “not ready” is not a sign to stop, but a sign you are waiting for certainty that career reinvention never gives you?🔍 What You’ll Learn:If you are a STEM professional sitting on an idea, a side path, or a career move that does not fit the traditional box, this episode is for you.Shilpa Agarwal is a clinical operations professional who built a portfolio career across clinical research training, coaching, publishing, and entrepreneurship. Her story is a real look at what it means to build while still figuring it out.In this episode, you’ll learn how to:Stop waiting for your whole career path to make sense before taking the next stepSpot the “random” skills that may become the raw material for your next chapterListen for market signals and shape an offer people actually wantChallenge the story of “I have not made it yet” and start showing up anyway Press play if you are tired of waiting to feel ready and want a real example of what it looks like to build a STEM career change one brave, slightly messy step at a time.🧠 About the Guest:Shilpa Agarwal is the founder of Clin EQ Training and Chapter One Publishers. With around 20 years of experience in clinical research and pharmaceutical training, she now brings together science, emotional intelligence, leadership development, coaching, and publishing.Through Clin EQ Training, she supports clinical research professionals, biotechs, CROs, and individuals with leadership and GCP training that includes the human skills often missing from technical training. Through Chapter One Publishers, she helps aspiring authors turn their ideas into books.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Why this episode is for STEM professionals who feel they need the whole plan first 02:10 Shilpa introduces Clin EQ Training and Chapter One Publishers 03:30 Living two professional identities: clinical research and coaching 05:50 Redundancy as the trigger for building something new 06:45 Why clinical research needs more emotional intelligence 10:20 The long “brewing time” before the pieces made sense 12:00 Serve the people in front of you, not the imaginary perfect client 16:10 Listening to market signals before building an offer 17:00 Know, like, trust, try, buy, refer, repeat 18:10 “What have you achieved to talk about?” 20:50 Is “enough” a mindset or a milestone? 22:20 Who gets to write a book? 24:30 Why your story does not need to be completely unique to matter 31:40 Outsourcing, collaboration, and building as a solo founder 34:00 How volunteering and networking helped Shilpa get early traction 35:30 Why STEM professionals need visibility before they need a job 40:30 Why “my work will speak for itself” is a dangerous myth 42:00 Starting before you have all the resources 47:30 What if it does not work? 50:00 You do not need permission to try something new🔗 Resources Mentioned:Clin EQ Training Shilpa’s clinical research training company focused on leadership, GCP, and emotional intelligence.Chapter One Publishers Shilpa’s publishing business helping aspiring authors become published.ARCS Australia Mentioned in relation to Shilpa’s training collaboration and workshops.One Solution, There’s Always One Shilpa’s book, written from her coaching work and mindset models.🤔 Reflection Time:Where are you waiting to “feel ready” before taking a step you could actually test now?What parts of your career patchwork have you been keeping separate, even though they might belong together?What is one pain point people already ask you about that could become your next offer, article, project, or career move?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if your MedTech solves a real problem, shows great data… and still never gets used?🔍 What You’ll Learn:Most STEM professionals focus on building something that works.But in MedTech, success is decided by something far less obvious, whether your product fits into a complex system of people, incentives, and decisions.In this episode, Angelique pulls together insights from six founders who are all solving very different problems, from oxygen delivery to diagnostics, implants, and digital health.What emerges is a clear pattern of what actually moves a product forward, and what quietly blocks it.By the end of this episode, you will:• Learn how the triangle of value shapes every MedTech decision, clinical outcome, convenience, and cost• Understand why different stakeholders want different things, and how that creates friction in adoption• Discover what it really takes to build the right team and tell a story that gets fundedThis is where you stop thinking like a scientist solving a problem, and start thinking like someone building something that will actually be used.Press play to see how six founders navigated the reality of MedTech, and what you can apply to your own path.🧠 About the Guest:In this solo episode, Angelique Greco distils lessons from conversations with six MedTech founders across devices, diagnostics, and digital health.Through their stories, she breaks down the patterns behind products that move forward, and those that stall, showing how success is shaped by the system, not just the science.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Why great MedTech can fail despite strong science02:00 The triangle of value explained: outcome, convenience, cost04:00 ShanShan Wang: one product, three conflicting definitions of value07:30 Dharmica Mistry: you are not building for the patient10:00 Anushi Rajapaksa: what changes when you build for the end user13:00 Ida Tin: creating a new category to be understood16:00 Ben Wright: when incentives block adoption21:00 Why the team is the real risk investors look at24:00 The myth of the scientist-CEO and what actually works26:00 Venture studios and alternative ways to build a company30:00 Maryam Parviz: building a team that complements you34:00 Why storytelling is not optional in MedTech39:00 Creating a market when none exists43:00 Final recap: triangle, team, and story🔗 Resources Mentioned:• Mimetic MedTech Foundry• Roam Technologies• BCAL Diagnostics• Misty• Clue• Xeloda• SDIP Innovations🎧 Quick fire chat episode:https://shows.acast.com/multiple-hats/episodes/69ad4b747036d73902764808🤔 Reflection Time:If your work succeeds technically, what could still stop it from being used?Who are the real decision-makers in your space, and what do they optimise for?Are you building something that works, or something that fits?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if the thing holding your career back isn’t your skills, but the beliefs you keep repeating?🔍 What You’ll Learn:Most STEM professionals don’t lack capability. They lack translation.This short fire chat cuts straight through the common beliefs that keep people stuck in roles that don’t reflect what they’re actually capable of doing.Why “I’m just a scientist” is a dangerous story to keep telling yourselfWhat working smart actually looks like when time and money are on the lineHow to define what “good enough” is, so you stop waiting and start movingThis is the shift from technical expert to someone who can shape opportunities, not just respond to them.If you’re tired of waiting until you feel “ready,” play this episode and challenge the beliefs keeping you stuck.🧠 About the Guest:Ben Wright is a MedTech investor and operator who works with clinicians and scientists to build real companies, not just ideas.As co-founder of Mimetic MedTech Foundry, he helps translate research into viable businesses by bringing in the right skills, structure, and strategy early on.His perspective is grounded in reality, what actually works when money, time, and risk are involved.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 The beliefs that quietly hold STEM professionals back01:30 What a venture studio actually does differently03:30 Why “I’m just a scientist” limits your career04:30 The two key skills scientists need outside the lab: storytelling and customer understanding05:50 What working smart actually means in startups06:40 Why “perfect” is the wrong goal in the real world07:40 How to define what’s good enough to move forward08:30 The real cost of starting something, time, relationships, and risk10:00 Why clarity on your path matters more than jumping into a startup🔗 Resources Mentioned:🎧 Full Interview with Ben Wright https://shows.acast.com/multiple-hats/episodes/69ce18e3057b5949959db955(Deep dive into MedTech, strategy, and why great technologies fail)Mimetic MedTech Foundry🤔 Reflection Time:What belief about your role or identity is quietly keeping you playing small?Where are you waiting for “perfect” when “good enough” would already move you forward?If you looked at your career like a system, what skill or gap would you fill next instead of pushing harder?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do some of the most brilliant medical technologies never reach patients, even when the science works?🔍 What You’ll Learn:If you’ve ever thought “build a great technology and the rest will follow,” this episode will challenge that fast. Because in healthcare, the system decides what survives, not just the science.This conversation breaks down what actually makes or kills a MedTech company, and what you need to understand if you want to move from technical expertise to real-world impact.Why clinical workflow, incentives, and reimbursement matter more than your innovationThe “value triangle” every MedTech product must satisfy to surviveHow to stop trying to be everything in a startup, and build the right team earlyThis is where a STEM career shifts from “doing the work” to understanding how the system works, and how to influence it.If you want to think like a strategist, not just a scientist, play this episode and start seeing where great ideas actually fail.🧠 About the Guest:Ben Wright is a MedTech investor, advisor, and co-founder of Mimetic MedTech Foundry.He started in biological sciences and hand transplant research, then moved into the business side after seeing firsthand that great technology alone doesn’t guarantee success.Today, he works at the intersection of science, clinical practice, and business, helping turn early-stage ideas into viable companies by building the right structure around them.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Why great medical technologies fail despite strong science03:00 From researcher to startup builder, the first reality check06:30 Why accelerators don’t prepare founders for real MedTech timelines10:00 Should scientific founders be CEOs?14:00 The “value triangle”: clinical outcome, convenience, cost18:00 The oral chemotherapy example, when incentives block better care21:00 Why human behavior and workflow kill adoption24:00 When better tech loses to incumbent business models28:00 True disruption, and why it’s harder than you think33:00 Why Australia struggles to fund MedTech innovation38:00 What a venture studio actually does differently46:00 A real MedTech failure story, and what it teaches about risk🔗 Resources Mentioned:🎧 Quick Fire Chat with Ben Wrighthttps://shows.acast.com/multiple-hats/episodes/69ad4b747036d73902764808Mimetic MedTech Foundry🤔 Reflection Time:Where are you focusing only on the “technology” in your work, and ignoring the system it needs to fit into?If you stepped back, what part of your work is actually about influence, not execution?What would change if you stopped trying to do everything yourself and built around your strengths instead?This episode is a reality check.Not to discourage you, but to show you where the real leverage is.Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Building Your STEM Safety Net: Cassie Leonard on Being the Only Woman Engineer at Boeing and Leaving Corporate to Coach and PublishThe episode of Multiple Hats, released for International Women’s Day 2024, revisits a recorded interview with aeronautical engineer Cassie Leonard, who spent 16 years at Boeing after entering a 35-man team as the only woman. Cassie describes her path from aerospace study at UCLA to persistence in applying to Boeing, early intimidation, and career growth through frequent internal “bounces” that stretched her technically and as a leader, supported by an organic network of mentors and advocates. She recounts a difficult double-stretch role during her mother’s stage-four brain cancer diagnosis and how her network helped her recover by finding a new position. Cassie explains leaving Boeing methodically to focus on developing early leaders and supporting STEM parents, self-publishing her book STEM Mum, starting Elm Coaching and Publishing, learning marketing, redefining success beyond paycheck, and aiming to amplify underrepresented voices in STEM.00:00 Only Woman at Boeing01:41 Meet Cassie Leonard03:29 Engineering Roots and Role Models04:38 What Aerospace Engineers Do06:30 Culture Shock in Engineering Classes08:14 Landing Boeing Through Persistence09:55 Finding Your Voice on the Team11:23 Career Growth in Two Dimensions14:44 Support Networks as Safety Nets17:38 When Life Forces a Reset21:07 Why She Left After 16 Years22:50 Motherhood in a Male Workplace27:13 Building a Methodical Exit Plan29:18 From Pro Bono Coaching to Business30:50 Yoga Detour and Finding a Niche32:54 Marketing Through Community and Boards34:11 Book Framework Origins35:00 Science Mindset Coaching37:12 Whole Life Career Stories37:54 Holistic Planning YOLO39:39 Writing Editing Timeline40:26 Self Publishing Elm Press42:32 Money Mindset Metrics46:36 Building Business Systems48:07 Pricing Coaching Services50:10 Marketing Website Authenticity54:31 Targeted Volunteering Myths56:53 Presenteeism Performance Debate01:01:39 Redefining Work Life Balance01:04:02 No Going Back01:04:23 Inspiration Book Song01:05:28 Final Takeaways VillageWant to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beyond the Pipeline: Why Women Leave STEM, How to Spot Burnout, and Advocate for Real ChangeThis episode will put words on what many women in STEM feel but have not articulated. The podcast episode critiques performative International Women’s Day gestures and focuses on lived experiences behind why women leave STEM, featuring three co-authors of the collaborative book Beyond the Pipeline: Cassie Leonard, Associate Professor Jessica Borger, and Dr. Belinda Bartolo.The 3 authors represent 3 paths within the STEM sector, pivoting and staying to change the system from within. Host Angelique shares her own career pivots and ongoing struggles with high expectations and fatigue, while the guests describe identity shifts, loss of joy, and turning points that led them to stay and advocate within systems or pivot into new paths. They discuss systemic drivers of attrition—burnout, feeling undervalued/imposter syndrome, and bias—illustrating bias through examples tied to motherhood and career interruptions, as well as bias toward non-parents. The conversation covers boundaries, redefining success, portfolio careers, four types of burnout, and advocacy that is collective and non-performative, including allies’ roles and examples of media-driven national-level change during the pandemic.00:00 IWD Hype vs Reality01:16 Meet the Authors01:44 Host Story and Stakes03:22 Jess Finds Her Voice06:04 Filters and Advocacy07:30 Belinda Loses the Joy11:25 Cassie Pressured Out14:07 Boundaries and Glass Balls18:34 Portfolio Careers in STEM21:15 Why Women Leave STEM23:29 Bias Stories and Language29:03 Motherhood And Imposter Syndrome30:45 Fixing Parental Leave Systems32:34 Bias Against Childfree Workers34:21 Finding The Right Workplace Fit36:13 Career Visibility For Students37:20 Four Types Of Burnout42:01 Breaking The Busy Culture43:56 Advocacy Without Performative Gestures47:22 Allies Speaking Up Effectively50:16 Pandemic Anger To National Change52:38 How Media Advocacy Snowballed53:37 Final TakeawaysWant to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beyond the Leaky Pipeline: Redefining Success and Keeping Women in STEM with Cassie LeonardThe episode of Multiple Hats, hosted by Angelique, addresses why women leave STEM,.Citing a global survey where 50% leave due to burnout and lack of support, 40% for greater fulfillment, and 30% because of bias in career advancement, the authors of beyond the pipeline argue that the real challenge is retention rather than recruitment. The host introduces a three-episode series on the “leaky pipeline” with authors of Beyond the Pipeline, a collaborative book carrying insights from 25 women in STEM worldwide and grounded in lived experience. Guest Cassie Leonard, an aerospace engineer who left a senior management role at Boeing, discusses her identity shift in decoupling self-worth from paycheck and title, her FIRE-based financial choices, and how the book rejects the outdated pipeline metaphor in favor of a Rubik’s-cube model of complex, non-linear careers, organizing chapters around values/thriving, drivers of attrition, and solutions, and building an ongoing community via LinkedIn and Slack.00:00 Why Women Leave STEM00:46 Beyond Cupcakes Real Support01:24 Series And Guest Preview03:25 Meet Cassie Leonard03:50 Why Write Beyond Pipeline05:15 Rethinking Leaky Pipeline06:54 Leaving Boeing Identity Shift09:05 Redefining Success And Money12:29 How 25 Authors Wrote Together16:56 From Pipeline To Rubiks Cube18:48 Community And Book Tour20:01 Biggest Attrition Factor Bias21:26 Ideal Worker Parent Paradox24:17 Closing Takeaways Next EpisodeWant to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why job descriptions are narrow by design, and how to read between the lines to shape a bigger role.This is my takeaway episode from my interview with Catherine O’Mahony, the founder of OnQ Recruitment (Recruitment in Life Sciences).If you are delivering well but still feel boxed in, is the problem really you, or the way roles are designed? Either way there are ways to expand!🔍 What You’ll Learn:This Quick Win episode is for STEM professionals who are no longer struggling with competence, but with scope. You know how to do the job. You meet the criteria. Yet the work feels too narrow, and the frustration keeps growing.In this episode, you will learn:Why job descriptions are written narrowly, and why that does not automatically mean the role will stay narrowHow ownership, vision, and visibility change what is possible inside a roleWhen to shape breadth where you are, when to change environments, and when entrepreneurship becomes the right answerAction:Press play if you want a practical way to stop fighting job descriptions and start using them as an entry point instead of a ceiling.🧠 About the Guest:Catherine O’Mahony is the CEO and founder of OnQ Recruitment. With over 25 years hiring across the life sciences, Catherine brings a hiring-side view on why roles are designed the way they are, where flexibility really exists, and how careers actually move forward in real organisations.This Quick Win episode is drawn from the full-length Multiple Hats conversation with Catherine, where we go deeper into beyond-the-box careers, hiring risk, salary transparency, advocates, and entrepreneurship.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 When competence is no longer the problem01:30 Why job descriptions optimise for delivery, not vision03:00 Ownership, why your career is not your line manager’s job05:30 Vision and visibility, seeing opportunities and being seen08:30 Advocates vs mentors, who actually opens doors11:30 Reading between the lines of narrow job descriptions14:00 De-risking yourself, depth first, breadth second17:00 Where breadth is structurally possible, small vs big companies21:30 Portfolio careers and not asking one job to meet every need24:00 When entrepreneurship becomes the answer29:00 The real signal behind feeling boxed in🔗 Resources Mentioned:Full interview episode with Catherine O’Mahony on Multiple HatsOnQ Recruitment Salary Survey – https://www.onqrecruitment.com.au🤔 Reflection Time:Where do you currently feel boxed in, and what capability of yours is going unused?Are you waiting for permission to grow, or actively shaping visibility and advocates?If this role cannot stretch further, is the next move redesigning it, changing environment, or building something of your own?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A rapid-fire reality check on why STEM professionals stay stuck, and how to move anywayWhat if the real thing holding your STEM career back is not your skills, but the story you keep telling yourself?🔍 What You’ll Learn:This short Fire Chat is for STEM professionals who know they have more range than their current role allows, but keep hitting the same mental brakes. In a fast, no-fluff format, we tackle the beliefs that quietly stall momentum.You will learn:Why “I’m just a scientist” is one of the most limiting stories STEM professionals repeat, and what actually transfers across roles and industriesHow to tell when perfection matters, and when it is just procrastination in disguiseWhy waiting until you have more time, money, or certainty is still a decision, and often the riskiest oneAction:Press play if you want a sharp reset on how to stop overthinking and start moving with what you already have.🧠 About the Guest:Catherine O’Mahony is the CEO and founder of OnQ Recruitment. With 25 years of experience hiring across the life sciences, Catherine has seen firsthand why capable STEM professionals underestimate their value, and what actually helps people break out of narrow career lanes.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 The self-limiting beliefs STEM professionals carry01:10 Why science skills transfer further than you think02:40 Analytical thinking, process discipline, and communication as hidden strengths03:30 Working smart vs working hard, and when to stop doing everything yourself04:40 Done vs perfect, how to judge what “good enough” really means05:30 Will your work speak for itself, or do you need to advocate?06:40 The first step, de-risking action and why inaction is still a choice🔗 Resources Mentioned:OnQ Recruitment – https://www.onqrecruitment.com.auFull interview episode with Catherine O’Mahony on Multiple Hats🤔 Reflection Time:Which excuse do you default to most often, time, money, skill, or certainty?Where are you aiming for perfect when acceptable would be enough to move forward?If not acting is still a decision, what is that decision costing you right now?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You are a STEM professional and you tick every box on paper, so why do you still feel boxed in, underused, or quietly restless at work?🔍 What You’ll Learn:If you are a STEM professional who has done everything right but feels stuck in a narrow lane, this episode is for you.We unpack the dynamics shaping recruitment and job seeking and how you can find breadth beyond the job description and when to build your own box with insights from Catherine's own founder journey.You will learn:What actually makes a STEM candidate stand out beyond the job description, and why EQ, delivery, and motivation matter more than endless upskillingWhy most companies hire you to stay in your lane, and how to deliberately create breadth without burning trust or credibilityHow to take ownership of your career, whether that is shaping a role internally, choosing the right company size, or stepping into entrepreneurshipHit play if you want practical, grounded advice on how to design a STEM career that fits your life, not just your CV.This episode was recorded in July 2025 but Catherine's word are as relevant today as they were a few months back. 🧠 About the Guest:Catherine O’Mahony is the CEO and founder of OnQ Recruitment, which she started 25 years ago. With a background in science and decades of experience placing talent across the life sciences, Catherine brings a rare dual perspective, how careers are built inside organisations, and how creating your own business can be a deliberate career move rather than a leap into chaos.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Why high-performing STEM professionals still feel underused03:45 How STEM recruitment has changed since 1999, from fax machines to LinkedIn07:00 What makes a stellar candidate beyond technical skills10:41 Learning fast vs delivering value, where many STEM professionals trip up15:00 Employer value proposition, power shifts after COVID, and what changed back22:00 Salary transparency, equity, and what the data really shows in life sciences27:40 Why women are still underrepresented at the top, and the role of advocates32:10 Beyond the job description, breadth vs depth and choosing the right company size38:00 Why career ownership is not your manager’s job45:00 Catherine’s founder story, the real first step to starting a business52:00 Rapid-fire truths on transferable skills, perfectionism, and taking action🔗 Resources Mentioned:OnQ Recruitment Salary Survey – https://www.onqrecruitment.com.auCompany Directors Course (AICD) – https://aicd.com.au🤔 Reflection Time:Where in your current role are you delivering value, and where are you quietly bored but staying silent?Do you want more depth, more breadth, or more control, and which environment actually supports that?What is one conversation or small action you could take this month to stop waiting and start shaping your path?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reinventing STEM Careers: Unscripted Stories of Courage and Creativityif you're looking for a podcast to find your vision and make it happen, that's for you. In the inaugural 2026 episode of Multiple Hats, host Angelique Greco reintroduces the podcast dedicated to STEM professionals who seek to reshape their careers and find meaningful work. Angelique highlights her journey and the essence of the show—monthly unscripted interviews with science professionals who have engineered their careers to match their vision. Listeners gain insights into starting businesses, handling self-doubt, and redefining roles. The episode also touches on personal branding and thought leadership as crucial tools. Packed with inspiring stories of innovation and perseverance, this podcast encourages professionals to think outside the box and create their own paths.00:00 Welcome to Multiple Huts in 202600:29 What This Podcast is All About02:20 Angelique's Personal Journey04:13 The Power of Unscripted Interviews06:08 Inspiring Stories of Career Reinvention08:27 Special Series and Final ThoughtsWant to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What keeps a drug alive when the science is fragile, the funding dries up, and the company name changes four times?A 20-year survival story of near-death science, offshore funding, and final impact.🔍 What You’ll LearnIf you want a real look at how drug development and STEM careers work behind the scenes, this episode gives you the straight version, not the polished one.You’ll learn: • Why drugs are designed, not discovered, and what that means for your STEM career choices • Why starting with a strong target matters more than starting with an indication • How the financial crisis and investment landscape pushed this Australian project offshore • Why Momelotinib survived multiple handovers when it could have died at any stage • What it takes to grow from lab scientist to CEO, and the people you need around you Press play to hear the real story behind a drug that survived science hurdles, funding shocks, and corporate chaos to finally reach patients.🧠 About the GuestDr Chris Burns is the CEO and Managing Director of AmpliaTherapeutics. He is one of the few scientists who has watched a drug he helped design reach FDA approval. While he was heading Cytopia, Chris co-led the creation of Momelotinib, a JAK2 inhibitor approved for myelofibrosis in 2023 after two decades of stops, starts, handovers, and near-failures.📌 Episode Highlights00:00 Why very few scientists see their work reach patients 02:00 Designed, not discovered: the truth about drug creation 05:10 The creativity behind medicinal chemistry 08:15 How Momelotinib got its name 09:45 Preclinical wins, metabolic failures, and early near-death moments 12:00 The JAK2 discovery that shifted the entire program 15:20 Running across lily pads: designing drugs at the edge of knowledge 17:45 The metabolic wall that nearly killed the compound 20:00 Entering the clinical valley of death 21:10 The handover chain: Cytopia → YM Bioscience → Gilead → Sierra → GSK 27:00 Why Australian innovation keeps leaving the country 29:30 Practical funding advice for early biotechs 32:00 Winning the Prime Minister’s Prize 33:00 From scientist to CEO, step by step 36:00 The leadership habits that matter most🔗 Resources Mentioned• Ampio Therapeutics • Momelotinib FDA approval • Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation • JAK2 mutation discovery • Cytopia historical research(If you want direct links added, send them through.)🤔 Reflection TimeWhich part of your own work would survive longer if you treated it like a design process instead of waiting for inspiration?What’s one area in your STEM career where timing, allies, or better funding could shift everything?If your work went through four handovers, what would keep it alive?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Derisk you biotech assets with 3 key coniderations. Learn from drug development expert Angelique Greco and medtech-biotech founders and investors with tangible examples that show how real de-risking plays out. 🔍 What You’ll Learn Drug discovery feels like a maze when you're early in your career, especially when you're trying to build a biotech path without wasting years or cash. This episode gives you a clear way to turn solid science into something fundable.You’ll learn: • Where to find real support, from incubators to honest VC advice • Why early commercial input matters and how to fix your market slide • How smart entry points like animal health or adjacent indications de-risk your program and boost your funding chancesAction: Press play if you want 20 minutes that cut months of guesswork.🧠 About the Guest This episode brings insights from ShanShan Wang (RoamTech AI), Anushi Rajapaksa (Misti), Maryam Parviz (SDIP Innovations), Mike Lamprecht (Tenmile), and Ben Wright (Mimetic MedTech Foundry) on how founders can derisk and resource their team. Plus why you do not always need an indication at the start, with lessons from Dr Chris Burns, whose team discovered Momelotinib in Australia before its FDA approval.📌 Episode Highlights 00:00 Why de-risking matters for early biotech founders 00:20 Two angles: advice and smarter indication choices 01:00 How drug discovery fits a STEM entrepreneur path 01:40 Upskilling vs burning cash and time 02:10 Three pillars: compass, investors, venture studiosRoadmap & Upskilling 03:00 The value of a commercialization roadmap 03:45 Han Wang on first seeing the map 04:30 Anushi Rajapaksa on IP, regulatory and evolving the plan 06:00 Where to find training, Bridge program, NSW program 07:00 Why programs matter for network and support 08:00 Maryam Parviz on global doors opening 09:30 What you cannot Google: real conversations 10:30 How informal mentoring happens 11:00 Using tech transfer offices even if you're externalInvestor Advice 12:00 Why VC advice matters before fundraising 13:00 Mike Lamprecht on critical early experiments 14:00 What a realistic market conversation looks likeBridging Your Gaps 15:00 When to stop upskilling and bring experts 15:40 Ben Wright on scaling support instead of solo learning 16:00 How investors view founders who learn on the job 17:00 How venture studios derisk early biotech and medtech 18:00 Why structure and clinical champions matterSuccess Exists 18:45 Momelotinib as a real success story 19:10 When starting with the molecule works 20:00 Dr Chris Burns: from discovery to 2023 approvalSmarter Entry Points 22:00 Why some programs need a side door 22:30 What to check before picking an entry point 23:00 Ivermectin from livestock to humans 24:30 Ketamine and S-ketamine into severe depression 26:00 How new IP opened new paths 26:40 The semaglutide pivotFinal Takeaways 27:00 Do not do it alone 27:15 Get advice early, including from VC 27:30 Philanthropy can be a real path 27:45 Be realistic and optimistic, success existsWant to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From pitch decks to de-risking strategies — how to turn promising research into an investible opportunityYou’ve got strong data and maybe even a breakthrough idea, but can you convince an investor or pharma partner that it’s worth their millions?🔍 What You’ll Learn: In this second part of the Drug Discovery Roadmap series, we move from the bench to the boardroom. If you’re a STEM researcher or biotech founder wondering what turns great science into an investible opportunity, this episode unpacks it straight from investors, pharma veterans, and researchers who’ve been through the process.You’ll learn: • How to pitch your science to investors — what to include, what to leave out, and how to get a second meeting. • Why a realistic, conservative market size matters more than billion-dollar dreams. • The smart ways to de-risk your project — from alternate indications to veterinary and agricultural applications.🎯 Play this episode to learn how to make your science fundable and credible in the eyes of those who write the cheques.🧠 About the Guests: Recorded live at the 2025 ARCS Drug Discovery Forum, this episode features insights from industry investors and researchers who’ve lived the highs and lows of drug translation:Mike Lamprecht, Investment Manager at Tenmile, on what catches his eye in a biotech pitch (and what sends red flags).Dr Wolfgang Jarolimek, Head of Drug Discovery at Syntara, on why you should never bet everything on one indication.Dr Daniel Beard, Founder and CSO of Shearflow, on how feedback from the Forum reshaped his strategy for stroke therapy.Tim Boyle, CEO of ARCS Australia, on why collaboration and “asking the right questions early” are key to commercial success.📌 Episode Highlights: 00:00 Welcome back — what makes a project investible 02:00 Tim Boyle on building the bridge between research and industry 03:45 The number one startup killer: running out of capital 04:00 Mike Lamprecht on how to pitch science to investors 06:00 Market size myths — why “$10B market” slides backfire 08:00 The antibiotic paradox: when life-saving drugs still fail commercially 10:00 Diagnostics, payers, and the hidden gap between science and buyers 11:00 Daniel Beard on differentiating his stroke therapy 14:00 How to reframe your science for clarity and investor appeal 16:00 What clinicians need to see before trials 17:00 De-risking your project: alternate indications and sectors 19:00 The case for parallel applications — human, veterinary, agriculture 20:00 Why every biotech needs backup plans 21:00 Closing takeaways: the intersection of science, strategy, and story♻️ Share this episode with researchers and biotech scientists and anyone trying to get their science to market. Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You’ve got strong data and maybe even a first-in-class idea, but do you know what it really takes to get your molecule from the bench to the bedside?🔍 What You’ll Learn: If you’re a STEM researcher, biotech founder, or academic thinking about commercialising your work, this episode breaks down the unseen steps between great science and a viable medicine.You’ll learn: • Why promising discoveries often fail — and how to spot the strategic blind spots early. • How to define your target product profile and use it to align experiments, reduce risk, and attract funding. • The “adjacent” essentials that make or break translation: IP timing, manufacturing readiness, and regulatory strategy.🎯 Hit play to learn what investors, regulators, and industry partners really want to see before backing your science.🧠 About the Guests: This episode features insights from the 2025 ARCS Drug Discovery Forum, where early-stage researchers pitched their projects to a panel of industry veterans and investors. You’ll hear from:Tim Boyle, CEO of ARCS Australia, on why upskilling and connection across the ecosystem are critical for success.Dr Wolfgang Jarolimek, Head of Drug Discovery at Syntara, on the importance of early pharmacokinetics and target engagement.Mike Lamprecht, Investment Manager at Tenmile, on designing “fail fast” experiments that protect capital and credibility.Dr Pegah Varamini, University of Sydney, and Dr Daniel Beard, University of Newcastle, on the real-life questions and lessons from taking lab discoveries closer to market.📌 Episode Highlights: 00:00 From promising data to the maze of translation 02:15 Tim Boyle on why ARCS bridges research and industry 05:00 Why there’s no one-size-fits-all roadmap 08:00 Why “good science” isn’t enough for commercial success 10:00 The Target Product Profile — your map from lab to market 12:30 The art of “fail fast” and defining go/no-go experiments 13:45 The non-negotiables: pharmacokinetics and target engagement 16:00 When $500M fails: the Simtuzumab story 18:00 How Pegah Varamini prepared for investor questions 21:00 The GMP vs non-GMP debate — what founders should know 23:00 Parallel priorities: IP, formulation, and manufacturing 24:00 Key takeaways and what’s next in the series🤔 Reflection Time:If you had to define your Target Product Profile today, what would your “no-go” experiment look like?Which adjacent area — IP, manufacturing, or regulatory — could derail your science if ignored too long?Who do you need in your circle to ask the right questions before it’s too late?♻️ share this episode with researcher and biotechs scientists. Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From student curiosity to space entrepreneurship, discover how enthusiasm, visibility, and action can unlock unexpected doors in STEM careers.Ever felt stuck in a career box, unsure how to take the next step? What if the secret wasn’t a perfect plan — but contagious enthusiasm that opens doors you didn’t know existed?🔍 What You’ll Learn:If you’re a STEM professional ready to design your own career — not just follow the one written for you — this short episode breaks down five lessons from Australian engineer and entrepreneur Nina Hooper, who built an extraordinary journey from Harvard to mining the moon.You’ll learn how to:Use enthusiasm as a catalyst to create life-changing opportunities — even without the “right” network or background.Let one step lead to the next, discovering that vision often emerges through motion, not planning.Build your own launchpad by testing ideas and learning through creation (even small projects count!).Work smarter, not harder, using AI and expert conversations to accelerate your learning and credibility.Share your story strategically, so opportunities and collaborators start finding you.🎧 Press play to discover how Nina turned curiosity into a global career — and how you can do the same starting this week.👉 Listen to the full interview with Nina Hooper for her complete story from Harvard to lunar resources:🔗 Full Episode — Multiple Hats💡 Or tune into the 5-minute Quick Fire Chat version for actionable insights you can apply today:🔗 Quick Fire Chat — Multiple Hats🧠 About the Guest:Nina Hooper is an Australian aerospace engineer and entrepreneur whose career spans Harvard, Stanford, venture capital, and her current role in business development at Interlune, a company developing technology to mine the moon for future energy resources. Passionate about creating opportunity through enthusiasm and initiative, Nina embodies how STEM professionals can design a career that’s anything but linear.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 — From curiosity to career: Why enthusiasm is gold03:00 — How a cold outreach led to an internship with a Nobel Prize winner07:00 — Vision emerges in motion: Why you don’t need the perfect plan10:00 — Creating your own vision through entrepreneurship during COVID13:00 — What running an ed-tech startup teaches you about sales, mindset & confidence15:00 — Working smarter with AI and mentors18:00 — The art of visibility: Why storytelling matters as much as hard work19:00 — Reflection prompts for your own reinvention journey🔗 Resources Mentioned:Interlune – https://interlune.space🤔 Reflection Time:How can you make your enthusiasm more visible this week so others feel compelled to help you?What’s one small step you can take — without waiting for a perfect plan — to move toward your next opportunity?How might you use AI or expert conversations to fill a skill gap faster and smarter?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Which career myth is secretly holding you back: thinking hard work is enough, that skills don’t transfer, or that your work will speak for itself?🔍 What You’ll Learn:In just 10 minutes, Nina Hooper, astrophysicist turned entrepreneur and now business development director at Interlune, shows you how to reframe the beliefs that limit most STEM professionals. If you’re ready to stop playing small and start shaping your own career, this quickfire chat delivers clarity and motivation fast.Why your technical skills transfer further than you think — and which ones transfer best.How working smarter (and asking for help) beats grinding harder every time.Why visibility and storytelling matter more than letting your work “speak for itself.”How to move past perfectionism, analysis paralysis, and the myth that you need “all the resources” before you can start.🎯 Press play for a mindset reset that could open your next big opportunity in STEM.🧠 About the Guest:Nina Hooper is an Australian aerospace engineer turned entrepreneur and investor. She has studied at Harvard and Stanford, launched startups, worked in venture capital, and is now Director of Business Development at Interlune, a company pioneering lunar resource extraction.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Busting STEM career myths in 10 minutes01:00 Why technical skills transfer beyond academia03:00 Working smarter vs. working harder05:00 Getting past analysis paralysis and perfectionism07:00 Do you really need more resources to start?09:00 Why visibility matters more than “great work alone”🔗 Resources Mentioned:Nina Hooper on LinkedInInterlune – Lunar Resources Company🤔 Reflection Time:Which STEM career myth do you secretly believe — and what would shift if you dropped it?Where could you work smarter by asking for help or using tools instead of grinding harder?Who could you share your vision with this month to increase your visibility and attract new opportunities?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if your enthusiasm—not your credentials—was the spark that could turn your STEM career into a launchpad of endless opportunities?🔍 What You’ll Learn:If you’re a STEM professional who feels boxed in, Nina Hooper’s story shows how you can turn your own spark of curiosity into life-defining opportunities. From interning with a Nobel Prize winner to Harvard and Stanford, launching startups, and now helping build a company mining the moon, Nina reveals how to reinvent your career by standing out, stepping out, and showing up.Why enthusiasm is your unfair advantage: how showing up with energy makes you memorable and opens doors credentials alone can’t.How stepping out of your comfort zone to test your vision—even briefly—can accelerate your corporate or entrepreneurial career.Why visibility and connections matter more than great work alone, and how to use them to attract opportunities.Bonus Learning: How the future of energy may be powered by helium-3 and other resources extracted from the moon, with insights from Nina’s work at Interlune.🎯 Press play to learn how to make your STEM background the launchpad for entrepreneurship, visibility, and influence.🧠 About the Guest:Nina Hooper is an Australian aerospace engineer turned entrepreneur and investor. From interning with Nobel Prize winner Brian Schmidt to studying at Harvard and Stanford, launching her own ventures, and working in venture capital, she’s now Director of Business Development at Interlune, a company pioneering lunar resource extraction. Nina is passionate about helping others see curiosity as a career driver and visibility as a catalyst for influence.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Curiosity as the spark for aerospace engineeringThe promise of helium-3 and the future of lunar energy resources04:15 How a Nobel Prize connection changed Nina’s trajectory08:30 Why enthusiasm makes you stand out in STEM13:45 From Harvard to NASA: chasing vision over comfort zones20:10 Selling ideas with energy and conviction25:50 Lessons from founding a STEM education startup32:00 Flipping the script: moving into venture capital37:45 Working smarter, not harder in STEM careers42:00 Why visibility and storytelling matter more than great work alone🔗 Resources Mentioned:Brian Schmidt – Nobel Prize in PhysicsNina Hooper on LinkedInHarvard–Smithsonian Center for AstrophysicsInterlune – Lunar Resources Company🤔 Reflection Time:How could enthusiasm and energy make you stand out in your current STEM role?What’s one step outside your comfort zone you could take to begin shaping your own vision?Who could you connect with this month to increase your visibility and open new doors?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if you could draft your first piece of thought leadership in just five minutes — and start shaping how opportunities find you?🔍 What You’ll Learn:Feeling underutilized, pigeonholed, or stuck in roles that no longer light you up is a common frustration for STEM professionals. The solution isn’t waiting for the perfect job ad — it’s owning your narrative. In this episode, you’ll learn:Why you already have what it takes to be a thought leader (no TED stage required)How to increase your visibility so opportunities align with your ambition, not your old job descriptionA simple 5-minute framework (plus AI prompt) to turn your expertise into consistent, value-led content🎯 By the end, you’ll have a repeatable way to share your perspective — without bragging or perfectionism holding you back.👉 Action: Hit play to learn the 5-minute framework that will help you start posting, speaking, and showing up as a STEM thought leader today.🧠 About the Guest:Angélique Greco, is a biotech strategist and founder of Multiple Hats. Angélique equips STEM professionals with tools to reframe their expertise into thought leadership, helping them break free from pigeonholing and design careers that truly matter.📌 Episode Highlights: 00:00 Why STEM professionals feel boxed-in and underutilized 01:00 What thought leadership really is (and isn’t) 03:00 Why your work alone isn’t enough to open doors 05:00 How building a presence advocates for you 24/7 07:00 Everyday examples: meetings, networking, and even the school gate 09:00 The three lenses for picking your core topics 10:00 Angles for your message: best practices, frustrations, common questions, misinformation 11:00 Using AI to polish your first draft (without losing your voice) 12:00 Why consistency beats perfection 13:00 Step-by-step walkthrough of the 5-minute framework 15:00 How to post, tag, and start practicing visibility🔗 Resources Mentioned:5-Minute Thought Leadership Framework (Free Guide) – includes examples and an AI prompthttps://www.angeliquegreco.com.au/stem-starter-pack-5min-framework🤔 Reflection Time:What’s one topic you want to be known for — and why does it matter to you?Which angle feels easiest for you to start sharing: a best practice, a frustration, or a common misconception?How could posting once about this help others see you differently — and connect you to more aligned opportunities?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When someone asks, “So, what do you do?” — does your answer reflect your ambition, or just your current job title?🔍 What You’ll Learn:If you’ve ever felt uninspired by job ads, overlooked for projects, or disappointed by the opportunities that land on your desk, the problem isn’t your qualifications — it’s clarity. This episode helps STEM professionals shift from vague intros and stale job titles to intentional positioning that matches their ambition. You’ll discover:How to define what you really stand for, beyond your current role or resumeA simple self-audit to check if your current pitch matches the opportunities you wantHow clarity makes you more referable, filters out the wrong work, and helps you attract the right collaborators🎯 By the end, you’ll know how to reframe your presence so others see you for what you want to achieve, not just what you’ve already done.👉 Action: Tune in to learn how to run a quick brand audit and shift your pitch so people immediately recognize you for the career opportunities you actually want.🧠 About the Host:Angélique Greco, is a biotech strategist and founder of Multiple Hats. Drawing on her experience helping STEM professionals design work that reflects their full ambition, Angélique shares practical tools to move past pigeonholing and start showing up with clarity.📌 Episode Highlights: 00:00 Why you feel overlooked for meaningful opportunities 01:00 Why your presence hasn’t caught up with your ambition (yet) 03:00 The problem with introducing yourself by job title 04:00 The five elements of clarity: what you stand for, impact, vision, flow, and nightmare projects 05:30 Positioning as a magnet: attract aligned opportunities, gently repel mismatches 06:30 Quick brand audit: ambitions vs. your current pitch 08:00 The test: what would colleagues recommend you for blindly? 09:00 Clarity as the foundation of being seen, referred, and invited in 10:00 How to use AI prompts to refine your elevator pitch 11:00 What’s next: how to share without feeling like you’re bragging🔗 Resources Mentioned:Fill this to get your free brand clarity callBrand Audit / Know Thyself Guide (PDF) – includes an AI prompt to refine your pitch🤔 Reflection Time:If your best friend asked, “What do you really want to achieve?” — what would you say?Does your current pitch or job title reflect your future ambition, or anchor you in the past?Who at work would recommend you blindly for a project — and would it be the project you actually want?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever felt that your hard work should “speak for itself” — yet the right opportunities never seem to find you?🔍 What You’ll Learn:As a STEM professional, you already sit on a wealth of insight. But without sharing your perspective, people won’t know how to connect with you or refer you to the projects that align with your passion. In this episode, you’ll learn:How thought leadership can transform your career path — no stage, TED talk, or fame requiredWhy good work is only a “ticket to play” and not enough to create meaningful opportunitiesSimple, actionable ways to start sharing your expertise so that opportunities begin finding you🎯 This episode will help you move from quietly doing good work to actively shaping the conversations that open doors.👉 Action: Press play to discover how to reframe thought leadership as a tool for career reinvention in STEM — and start shaping opportunities that truly matter to you.🧠 About the Host:Angélique Greco is a biotech strategist, portfolio careerist, and founder of Multiple Hats. She draws from years of interviewing STEM entrepreneurs and professionals who refused to be pigeonholed, showing you how to apply thought leadership to design a career on your terms.📌 Episode Highlights: 00:00 Why STEM professionals already have thought leadership material 02:15 The difference between opinions, research papers, and thought leadership 05:00 Why good work is only a “ticket to play” 07:30 The real reason opportunities aren’t finding you 09:00 Everyday moments that already count as thought leadership 11:00 Busting the biggest myths: it’s not about being famous or self-promoting 13:00 Leading with value and empathy instead of bragging 14:00 Easy first steps: comments, posts, and conversations 15:00 What’s coming next: positioning audit and clarity🔗 Resources Mentioned:5-Minute Thought Leadership Framework (Free Download) https://www.angeliquegreco.com.au/stem-starter-pack-5min-framework🤔 Reflection Time:What’s one belief or perspective you rarely say out loud — and could share today?When did you last help someone see a problem from a different angle? How could you capture that as thought leadership?Who outside your direct manager knows what you really want to achieve in your STEM career?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does your career feel like a jumble of unrelated projects — and your to-do list like a slow-motion burnout plan?🔍 This is a quick win episode where You’ll Learn: If you’re a STEM professional with more than one passion (and more than one income stream), you don’t have to choose between them. This quick win episode will help you tie it all together so your career feels cohesive — and sustainable. Here’s what you’ll take away from Dr. Chloe Lim’s portfolio career journey:How to find the common thread that unites all your professional hats.A simple way to communicate your brand without confusing your audience.Why outsourcing isn’t a luxury — it’s a growth strategy.🎯 Press play to discover how to build a connected, recognisable portfolio career while protecting your time and energy.🧠 About the Guest: Dr. Chloe Lim is a scientist turned portfolio career creator. After leaving academia, she built a multifaceted professional life — combining a government role as a regulatory scientist with a science education company, public speaking, a podcast, and even a balloon artistry business. Her secret? A unifying “glue” that ties it all together, plus the willingness to delegate.📌 Episode Highlights: 00:00 What a portfolio career really means (and what it’s not) 03:00 Finding the common thread in your work 04:00 How to tailor your message for different audiences without losing your story 06:00 The case for outsourcing before you hit capacity 07:00 “Who Not How” — the mindset shift from doing it all to finding the right help 09:00 Your next steps: define your glue, delegate your first task🔗 Resources Mentioned:Full Interview with Dr. Chloe LimWho Not How by Dan Sullivan & Dr. Benjamin HardyThis Working Life by Lisa Leong & Monique Ross🤔 Reflection Time:What’s the “glue” that connects all your different roles and projects?Which audience needs to hear each part of your story — and where do they hang out?What’s one task you can delegate in the next 30 days to free yourself for higher-value work?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever felt like the door to your academic career was closing — and wondered if it could actually be the opening to something bigger?🔍 That's a quick win episode from the full interview where you will learn: If you’re a STEM professional feeling boxed in by your current role — or even pushed out of academia — this quick win episode will help you see why it’s not the end, but the beginning of your reinvention. Here’s what you’ll take away from Dr. Chloe Lim’s story:How to reframe career setbacks as a launchpad for reinvention.Ways to identify and translate your transferable skills into entirely new roles.The mindset shift from waiting for opportunities to actively creating them.🎯 Press play to discover how your skills and experiences — even the ones you think are unrelated — can fuse into a career that’s uniquely yours. Your beautiful patchwork.You can listne to the full interview: Full Interview with Dr. Chloe Lim🧠 About the Guest: Dr. Chloe Lim is a scientist turned multi-hyphenate professional. After leaving academia, she carved out a portfolio career spanning government work as a regulatory scientist, founding a science education company, writing children’s books, and running a balloon artistry business — all while mentoring women in STEM and raising three children.📌 Episode Highlights: 00:00 Why leaving academia can be your career launchpad 03:00 The motherhood factor — and the “woman brain drain” in STEM 05:00 From maternity leave setback to building multiple income streams 07:00 Transferable skills: your secret weapon in career change 09:00 Merging science, artistry, and storytelling for STEM education 11:00 Taking ownership: creating opportunities instead of waiting for them 14:00 Shifting mindset and conversations to attract the right workyou can listne to the full interview: Full Interview with Dr. Chloe Lim🤔 Reflection Time:Which of your current skills could be applied to a completely different role or industry?If you weren’t afraid of starting over, what would you try?What’s one bold action you can take this week to move toward the career you want?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you ever feel your 9-to-5 can’t contain everything you’re capable of—and that putting all your energy into one income stream is a risky bet in today’s world?🔍 What You’ll LearnIf you’re a STEM professional feeling stuck, craving flexibility, or worried about job security, this episode is for you. Here’s what you’ll take away:✅ Why one career path isn’t your only option—and how a portfolio career gives you more security and fulfillment.✅ Practical ways to turn side passions into income streams, even if you’re starting small.✅ The mindset shift to stop waiting for opportunities and start creating them, so you can build a career on your terms.Hit play now—because your next big career move might not be a job, but a portfolio.🧠 About the GuestDr. Chloe Lim is a scientist-turned-entrepreneur, founder of Twisty Science and Giggly Wiggly Balloons, author of the children’s book What Makes You Unique, and host of the Cloud Voices in STEM podcast. She’s passionate about STEM education, creativity, and mentoring women to design careers that truly fit their lives.📌 Episode Highlights00:00 Do you really want to bet everything on one job?02:10 From epigenetics research to balloon twisting (yes, really!)06:45 The trigger that pushed Chloe out of academia10:55 Transitioning into government work, why it matters and the transferable skills17:20 Starting businesses without burning out: Chloe’s approach23:00 Lessons from an accelerator: is investment right for you?29:00 Pricing, profit, and building financial sustainability38:30 The mindset shift: from “How can I?” to “Who can help?”45:20 How to keep multiple careers aligned under one personal brand52:00 Coaching, visibility, and why women in STEM need to own their narrative01:02:00 Chloe’s advice: stop waiting, start creating🔗 Resources MentionedProfit First by Mike MichalowiczWho Not How by Dan Sullivan & Benjamin HardyBe the One (Book on personal responsibility)Library for All – Free children’s books🤔 Reflection TimeWhat’s the one thing you’ve wanted to try but keep putting off because it feels “too risky”?If your current role disappeared tomorrow, what would you want to do next?What’s one small “yes” you could say today that might open a new door?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever wonder why some people always seem to make progress—while others stay stuck Googling for answers?Here’s the truth: Success often starts with one simple, underrated skill—just asking.In this Quick Win episode, we unpack three powerful insights from ShanShan Wang, an industrial designer turned MedTech founder, to help you move forward today. These lessons apply whether you’re trying to switch careers, start a project, or simply want your work to matter more.🔍 What You’ll Learn:• The underrated power of asking: How ShanShan turned casual conversations into mentorship and secured her first $2M investment by simply asking.• Why you don’t need to live the problem to solve it: Learn how empathy—not personal experience—can help you spot solvable, sizeable, overlooked problems (the sweet spot for impact, as discussed in Moral Ambition).• How to rally others behind your vision: Why communicating passion and purpose matters more than perfection—and how to start doing it today.👉 Press play now and take 10 minutes to learn how to move from “stuck” to “starting.”📌 Want More?This episode is part of our Quick Win series. For the full conversation with ShanShan Wang—including how she built a venture-backed MedTech company from a student project—listen here or visit Roam Technologies.🤔 Reflection Prompt:What’s one sizable, solvable, overlooked problem you care about—and who can you ask today to take your first step?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Busting career-limiting beliefs and unlocking smart, strategic action for STEM professionals💥 Are your beliefs about being “just a scientist” quietly holding you back from the impact-driven career you actually want?🔍 What You’ll Learn:This episode is your wake-up call if you’re a STEMM-trained professional who feels stuck, unseen, or unsure how to translate your technical skills into a bigger mission. In this quickfire conversation, industrial designer turned MedTech founder ShanShan Wang dismantles common self-limiting beliefs and shows how to take bold, strategic steps—starting now.• Learn why communication is one of the most powerful, underrated STEM skills when transitioning out of the lab or technical fields.• Discover how to work smarter (not harder) by thinking big and acting strategically—yes, even from Day One.• Get practical on what’s “good enough” to start and how to stop hiding behind the excuse of needing more time, resources, or experience.🎯 Action:Press play to get the mindset reset and tactical clarity you need to stop waiting and start building your own meaningful path in STEM.Full interview : https://shows.acast.com/multiple-hats/episodes/67e61b153cc004e4537316be🧠 About the Guest:ShanShan Wang is an award-winning industrial designer and the founder of Roam Technologies, a MedTech startup developing a handheld oxygen device. She’s a powerful voice in the STEM entrepreneurial space who’s turned her design lens into a tool for high-impact problem solving and product innovation—without waiting for permission.Full interview:🔗🎧 https://shows.acast.com/multiple-hats/episodes/67e61b153cc004e4537316be📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Introducing ShanShan Wang and the power of tackling limiting beliefs01:10 What’s the most underrated transferable STEM skill? Communication.02:45 Work smart vs work hard: how ShanShan designed for scale from Day 104:00 Why “my work will speak for itself” is a myth (and what to do instead)04:45 What’s good enough to start? Three priorities and a simple to-do list05:20 Final thoughts from Angelique🔗 Resources Mentioned:• Learn more about Roam Technologies: https://www.roamtech.ai🤔 Reflection Time:What’s one belief you’ve been holding about yourself that might be limiting your potential?How could you reframe your “I don’t have X” excuse into a clear, doable first step?Are you expecting your work to speak for itself—or are you learning how to make others care?Full interview: https://shows.acast.com/multiple-hats/episodes/67e61b153cc004e4537316beWant to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if you saw a path to a life saving device? Would you have the courage to turn it into a company—and convince others to come with you?🔍 What You’ll Learn:If you’re wondering whether there are more impactful things you could be doing with your STEM skill set, this episode is your masterclass in spotting sizeable, solvable, yet overlooked problems—the perfect intersection for maximum impact.• Learn what industrial design really is—and how its problem-solving mindset applies to building MedTech devices that actually get used. • Understand why you don’t have to personally experience a problem to solve it—and how empathy and observation can be the gateway to innovation. • Discover how to find your “patchwork” by combining corporate experience, technical design, and purpose—and how that patchwork became foundational to ShanShan’s leadership. • See how to move from “Could I really build this?” to “Here’s how we’ll do it”—with practical strategies for forming your founding team, pitching your first investor, and making your vision contagious.Action: Press play to learn how to break through in a space with little innovation, conquer a complex value chain to build a better future—and what you can build when you back your own vision.🧠 About the Guest: ShanShan Wang is the CEO and co-founder of Roam Technologies, a medtech startup developing a tankless, portable oxygen device designed to replace bulky cylinders and improve patient mobility. Originally trained as an industrial designer, she applied her skills to a pressing problem she couldn’t ignore—and turned her thesis into a patented, clinically validated device backed by investor capital.📌 Episode Highlights: 00:00 – From design school to a life-changing observation 03:00 – Why innovation is so rare in oxygen therapy 06:22 – Engineering a simple solution to a complex, systemic problem 10:10 – What patients need vs. what the system rewards 15:00 – The chemistry, process, and real-time tech behind Roam 18:00 – The role of design in translating complex needs into usable products 21:00 – How corporate life became a testbed for entrepreneurship 25:00 – Turning a side project into a company—with no Plan B 30:00 – Getting people to believe: mentors, investors, and the first yes 38:00 – Pitching without a product: what investors really want to see 45:00 – The secret to rallying a team with no money—just mission 52:00 – What underrated STEM skills matter most in startups 58:00 – From control freak to visionary founder: embracing growth and risk🔗 Resources Mentioned:Roam Technologies: https://www.roamtech.ai/NSW Commercialisation Training ProgramANSTO Innovation HubMedTech ActuatorMedical Device Fund – NSW Health🤔 Reflection Time:What’s a problem you’ve seen that you can no longer unsee?What existing skills are you underestimating because they don’t “sound” entrepreneurial?Who can you ask your next question? Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

❓What if the real barrier to your next career move isn't your capabilities but your plan B? 🔍 What You’ll Learn:For every STEMM professional feeling stuck delivering someone else vision 9-5,This episode help you reframe your frustration into opportunities with one simple question. You will learn from yet another PhD who turned around their academic career to live up to their own vision and : the catch 22, that traps entry level into a loop of needing experience to get experience, especially in clinical research. How to magnetize people by communicating your purpose so well that you can open door that you never felt were possible. How to unlock your full resourcefulness potential by forcing full commitment.Tactical first steps for launching a values-driven career transition—from personal vision to rallying people and pricing experiments. 🎧 Ready to break the cycle of regrets? Hit play to learn how Sue went from postdoc to purpose-driven entrepreneur.🧠 About the Guest:Dr. Sue Nguyen is the founder and CEO of Clueo Clinical, a training and coaching organisation on a mission to solve the entry-level catch-22 in clinical research. A cancer genomics PhD turned entrepreneur, she combines deep scientific knowledge with a heart for impact—empowering the next generation of STEMM professionals to find their place in industry.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Why clinical research has a skills gap—explained03:45 What CL Clinical teaches (and who it’s for)06:10 From cancer research to clinical trials09:00 Growing up in Vietnam, chasing free education14:15 “Why did my grandmother get sick?” A question that sparked a career17:30 How real passion landed her first job—without applying22:10 The untapped potential of academics in industry24:00 Leaving corporate life during a pandemic—cold turkey30:00 Bootstrapping without a fallback plan36:00 Why vision > backup plan40:00 The three first steps to make your idea real45:00 Serving underserved regions—and charging sustainably53:00 From early adopters to sustainability (3-year journey)56:00 Winning the Global Healthcare & Pharma Award🔗 Resources Mentioned:CL ClinicalGlobal Health & Pharma Awards🤔 Reflection Time:What core question or injustice in your field keeps you up at night—and could drive your next career chapter?Can you articulate your passion and what you stand for?Do you have any limiting mindsets that keeps you small?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️ Creating Your Own Path as a STEMM Professional with Dr. Anushi Rajapaksa "If not me then who" - why you may actually be the one who should take the first step and how to get started.  What if your unique combination of STEMM degrees could solve a global health problem?Are you a STEMM professional ready to pivot your career or start something new? In this episode, Dr. Anushi Rajapaksa—biomedical, mechanical and aerospatial engineer and medtech founder—shares how she used her diverse STEM background to create Misti, a groundbreaking respiratory care and lung advanced drug delivery innovation. Learn how interdisciplinary thinking, knowledge brokering, and imperfect action can help you build your own path outside traditional science careers.🔍 **What You’ll Learn: How to identify your unique "knowledge brokering" superpower and your purposelearn practical steps to start validating your ideas (even with Nobel Prize winners!),gain the confidence to take imperfect action because "scrappy progress is better than no progress."How to put together a roadmap that can get you started and later on grow Listen now to transform your perspective from "I need more credentials" to "I already have everything I need to start."  📌 **Key Topics:**In this episode we explore additional themes, including :How to recognise opportunitiesThe financials of getting through the first 6 monthsHow to get your opinion heard and why it mattersWhy being clear on your message is the foundation of creating opprotunitiesWhy you don’t have to be part of the 5am club everydayAnd much more  Episode Timeline:[00:00] Introduction to Multiple Hats and Dr. Anushi Rajapaksa[02:45] What is Misty and why it should exist[06:30] The two product lines: My Misty and Med Misty[13:00] Anushi's academic journey: from electrical to aerospace engineering[16:30] The undervalued superpower of "knowledge brokering"[21:45] Early career experiences and grant writing lessons[28:00] Giving your expertise a voice and platform[31:30] First steps in founding Misty during the pandemic[37:00] Morning routines and managing priorities[38:45] Building a roadmap with IP, regulatory and customer focus[45:00] The role of accelerators and mentors[49:30] Funding journey: from small experiments to product development[55:30] Overcoming the perfectionism trap in product development[57:30] Customer engagement strategies without marketing[1:01:30] Privileges and systemic issues faced as a founder 🔗 **Resources & Links:**Misti: https://www.misti.com.auAnushi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-anushi/Startmate Accelerator: https://www.startmate.com/ 🤔 Reflection time:What pivot could your unique combination of STEMM skills make possible?Discover how your apparently unrelated experiences might be your greatest superpower.   Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️From Uni to CEO: How Mechatronic Engineer Sophia Kurianski Took on Decades-Old Industry Norms with JinoloChallenging outdated 3D design processes straight out of university, Sophia Kurianski turned frustration into a startup—and built Jinolo from the ground up🔍 What You’ll Learn:How questioning outdated systems can spark breakthrough ideasHow to validate a product idea before writing a line of codeWhat building a tech startup as a solo founder really looks likeWhy grants and customer discovery are key early toolsHow STEMM professionals can reframe failure in sales as growth🧠 About the Guest:Sophia Kurianski is a mechatronic engineer and the founder of Jinolo, a 3D collaboration platform transforming how technical and non-technical teams work together. Straight out of university, Sophia rejected “the way things have always been done” and built a startup that now serves over 500 customers. In this episode, she shares how problem-solving, lean execution, and persistence powered her entrepreneurial leap.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Welcome to Multiple Hats00:29 Meet Sophia Kurianski: Founder of Jinolo00:37 The problem with legacy 3D design workflows01:21 Bridging technical and non-technical collaboration03:34 Engineering roots and early work experience13:01 How Jinolo started: the first iteration19:26 Building a minimum viable product22:30 Getting feedback + iterating27:40 Customer discovery & early sales strategies34:37 Launching solo: founder mindset40:07 Hiring contractors and scaling46:34 Technical scalability vs customer onboarding55:00 Funding the startup & managing cash flow58:58 Personal growth through selling01:06:57 Final reflections + future vision🔗 Resources Mentioned:Visit JinoloSophia Kurianski on LinkedIn🤔 Reflection Time:What processes around you feel outdated? Could your discomfort with “how it’s always been done” be the clue to your next move?How might your STEMM background position you to create a better way?Hey, I hope you have enjoyed this interview and the career twists!While you listen, can you see the pattern - Founders tend to go get their destiny and create their own luck.And so can you!Creating your own luck has a lot to do with how you put yourself out there and speak about what you want to do.Send me a message if you want to start being at the right place, at the right time and make your own stars align.visit my website angelique.greco.com.au or send me a message on LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/angelique-greco        Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Femtech revolution with Ida Tin, founder of ClueDid Apple "forgot" to add a period tracker to the Apple Heath tracker at a time when Femtech was not a thing?Imagine you’re pioneering a product in a completely new sector, carving out an entirely new market category. That’s the journey of Ida Tin, the co-founder of Clue, one of the largest Femtech health apps serving 10+ million active users across 190+ countries. Ida coined the term 'Femtech,' to provide a unifying banner for the sector dedicated to women's health technology. We get to hear how it started from the ida of a home hormonal test ( a decade before home testing of anything was a thing) to taking a 100% digital approach to contraception.  🔍 What You’ll Learn:How Ida Tin co-founded Clue, one of the world’s most popular women’s health appsThe origin story of the word "Femtech"—and how naming it shaped a $60B+ industryThe workarounds of building a women’s health startup without a STEMM backgroundWhy data privacy, ethics, and inclusive design were non-negotiables for Clue and what happens to those who took shortcutsHow to fund and grow a mission-driven product in a male-dominated VC landscape 🧠 About the Guest:Ida Tin is the co-founder of Clue, a pioneering period and fertility tracking app with over 10 million active users in 190+ countries. While she doesn't come from a traditional STEMM background, her vision and language helped define an entire sector: Femtech.Her story is one of category creation, mission-driven innovation, and challenging the norms of tech, funding, and health. 🗂️ Episode Timeline:00:32 Meet Ida Tin: The Mother of Femtech 01:45 The Journey of Clue 03:55 Data Privacy and Ethical Considerations 07:09 Challenges and Innovations in Femtech 17:55 Building the Clue Team 33:33 The Birth of the Term 'Femtech' , definition and a new unifying banner39:41 Inclusivity in Femtech: Bridging the Gender Gap 40:57 The Duality of Periods: Normalization vs. Medical Attention 42:28 Creating a Supportive Work Culture for Women 44:11 Challenges in Femtech: Data Gaps and Funding Issues 51:31 funding , Ethics and Success in Femtech: A Comparative Analysis 56:24 Navigating Gender Bias in Venture Capital 01:07:14 Balancing Motherhood and Entrepreneurship 01:09:23 Conclusion: Building a Unified Future 🔗 Resources & Mentions:Follow Ida Tin on LinkedInSign up for her upcoming Femtech bookDownload Clue on your app store  Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️ 2024 Wrap-Up: Dream, Surround Yourself Right, Embrace Your Patchwork, and Take the LeapReal-life examples and mindset shifts to help STEMM professionals take bold, imperfect action🔍 What You’ll Learn:How to identify and act on the projects that resonate with your passionThe importance of surrounding yourself with supportive individualsStrategies to embrace your unique combination of experiences—your "patchwork"Ways to overcome self-doubt and external criticismThe value of taking risks, regardless of age or stage in your career🧠 About the Host:Angelique Greco is the host of Multiple Hats and founder of Thought Leadership Democratised, a coaching program that helps life science professionals position themselves as thought leaders and create career paths that align with their values and ambitions. With a background in drug development, real-world evidence, and science strategy, Angelique combines her expertise in storytelling, teaching, and critical inquiry to spotlight those reinventing what it means to succeed in STEMM.📌 Episode Highlights:01:02 The Importance of Community01:50 Facing Detractors and Naysayers02:58 Finding Support in Startup Communities06:06 Real-Life Examples of Overcoming Detractors13:37 Embracing Your Unique Path17:17 The Value of Taking Risks21:58 Age is Just a Number25:38 Conclusion and Call to Action🔗 Resources Mentioned:Take the Survey for a Chance to Win "How I Built This" by Guy RazAngelique Greco's WebsiteAngelique Greco on LinkedIn🤔 Reflection Time:What project made your heart sing this year?Who are the people around you? Do they support or detract from your goals?What unique experiences make up your professional "patchwork"?What's one action you can take this month to move closer to your goals? Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️ From Fresh Grads to Founders: How Two Google Software Engineers Turned Chronic Illness into a Health StartupAnnabel Zhou and Vivian Shen launched Toastie—an app to track and manage chronic illness—just after graduating with computer science degrees, all while working full-time at Google🔍 What You’ll Learn:How to spot real opportunities: Why a messy spreadsheet turned into a startup idea—and how to recognize your own “this could be better” momentWhy you don’t have to wait until you’re 40: How two software engineers launched Toastie almost straight out of uniHow to start without quitting your job: Smart ways to test your idea and keep your cashflow safe while working full-timeHow failure fuels future success: What second-time founders know about learning from what didn’t workWhat mindset helps you build for impact: How to go from frustration to mission-driven founder—even if you’re still figuring it out🧠 About the Guests:Annabel Zhou and Vivian Shen are software engineers at Google and co-founders of Toastie, a health tracking app designed to help people with chronic illnesses understand patterns in their symptoms, meals, and daily routines. Instead of settling for messy spreadsheets, they built an app that transforms scattered health data into meaningful, doctor-ready insights. Toastie is proof that you don’t need to quit your day job—or have it all figured out—to start something important.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Introduction to Multiple Hats00:37 Meet Annabel and Vivian01:05 Living with chronic illness and tracking with spreadsheets03:34 From personal pain to product idea09:19 Building Toastie while working full-time13:01 Lessons from their first startup19:26 Validating ideas with real users22:30 Support networks and community27:40 Future vision for Toastie🔗 Resources Mentioned:Sign up for Toastie’s pre-release🤔 Reflection Time:Are you sitting on an idea sparked by a personal frustration?What skill could you apply right now to start exploring a solution?Could your “annoyance” be your next opportunity?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️ Series Trailer: Startup Sparks – Stories from the UNSW Founders ProgramReal stories from founders and program leaders inside one of Australia's most active startup communitiesWelcome to a special series of Multiple Hats, created in collaboration with the UNSW Founders Program—one of Australia's leading startup accelerators for students, researchers, and early-stage entrepreneurs.Whether you’ve already started building something or just have an entrepreneurial itch, this series is here to show you what’s possible when you dare to give it a go.You’ll hear from:Founders solving real-world problems—from medtech to education to climateProgram managers who power the supportive community behind the scenesCandid stories of near-explosions, “there-has-to-be-a-better-way” moments, and the turning points that sparked something newIt’s packed with insights on how to go from idea to realisation—and what it actually takes to build something with impact.🔗 Resources:Learn more about UNSW FoundersWant to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️ Forging Founders Early: How UNSW’s New Wave Program Helps Women in STEMM ( and others) Start Something NewVictoria Rose Tucker on why it’s never too early to explore entrepreneurship—and how women can take the first step with support, structure, and community🔍 What You’ll Learn:Why the startup world needs more women founders—and how programs like New Wave open doorsHow to test your entrepreneurial curiosity without quitting your job or degreeWhat makes UNSW’s New Wave program unique in lowering the barrier to entryHow mentorship and confidence-building are just as important as fundingReal-life outcomes: from AI health tools to inclusive innovation leadership🧠 About the Guest:Victoria Rose Tucker is Program Manager of UNSW’s New Wave, an accelerator designed to empower women entrepreneurs—many from science backgrounds—to take the first step into the startup world. Victoria shares how the program’s structure, community, and low-barrier entry approach is helping women build confidence, test ideas, and change the face of early-stage entrepreneurship.📌 Episode Highlights:03:15 Overview of UNSW Founders’ entrepreneurial programs05:13 Who can join and how it works06:07 New Wave structure & what participants actually do07:15 The real challenges women face—and how the program supports them09:45 Success stories & future vision16:46 Debunking the myths of what a founder “should” look like32:22 Early-stage ideas: discreet solutions to real-world needs32:37 Spotlight: AI-powered chronic illness management (Team Toastie)34:05 Addressing the gender data gap in health34:53 Mentorship, peer support & community37:01 Building purposeful, diverse teams39:02 Celebrating wins: showcase & awards42:35 Victoria’s own path into entrepreneurship48:21 Momentum Month: sustaining progress beyond the program53:22 The future of inclusive entrepreneurship54:39 How to create more opportunities for women in STEMM59:48 Final reflections and call to action🔗 Resources Mentioned:UNSW Founders – New Wave Program🤔 Reflection Time:Could a program like New Wave help you take your first step toward entrepreneurship?What stories or stats shook your assumptions in this episode?Is there an idea you’ve been sitting on that’s worth testing—just to see?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️ Episode Title:How a Biotech Student Project Brewing Beer Led to a Bioplastics Startup: Alinta Furnell on Spotting Unexpected Opportunities💬 Subtitle:Armed with a biotech degree and a partner-in-crime, Alinta Furnell turned a student side project into Synbiote—a startup tackling sustainability with science🔍 What You’ll Learn:Spark inspiration early: How a biotech degree and a chance lab visit sparked an unexpected founder journeyWhy you should always try something new to set you on unpexpected tracks: Why non-alcoholic beer became a stepping stone to sustainable materialsLeverage every event to your advantage: How to navigate pivots, branding, and IP issues early in your startup lifeWhere to find help: What community, accelerators, and fellowships can do for STEMM entrepreneursStep into your growth mindset: The mindset needed to turn scientific curiosity into commercial innovation🧠 About the Guest:Alinta Furnell is the CEO and co-founder of Synbiote, a startup creating high-grade industrial bioplastics. What began as a brewing project during university quickly evolved—after a surprising trademark hiccup—into a company at the intersection of biotech, sustainability, and entrepreneurship. With a background in biotechnology and a diverse range of early roles, Alinta has built a career rooted in exploration, creativity, and action.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 The unexpected trademark hurdle that changed everything01:05 Meet Alinta and the founding of Synbiote01:22 Brewing non-alcoholic beer as a biotech student project03:03 Rethinking what biotech really is04:37 Building innovative, sustainable bioplastics07:13 How the beer-to-bioplastics pivot happened14:44 Alinta’s early career, side quests & science exposure33:03 The brewing startup journey (and almost exploding a brewery)34:00 Sales strategy and lean innovation38:29 Brand, IP, and naming lessons41:09 Scaling up production and thinking bigger48:02 Finding support through programs and peers54:53 Personal branding in science and tech59:52 Privilege, access, and systemic barriers01:01:31 Final takeaways🔗 Resources Mentioned:Synbiote – Alinta’s startupBioplastics overview – Nature articleBioplastics & sustainability – NCBI🤔 Reflection Time:What project in your life started small—but might be more than it seems?Could your STEMM skills translate into solving real-world sustainability challenges?Have you underestimated how powerful community and storytelling can be in a scientific career?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️ From Ophthalmologist to Social Impact Innovator: Dr. Sarah Crowe’s Career Reinvention with OOXii GlobalWith her kids grown and gone, Dr. Sarah Crowe stepped into entrepreneurship with a mission to make eye care accessible and affordable for underserved communities around the world🔍 What You’ll Learn:Find your purpose and the unique piece you can deliver: How to use your existing expertise to solve overlooked global problemsHow to have it all: What it looks like to start a purpose-driven venture after raising a familyYour age does not matter: Why it’s never too late to pursue innovation—and how life experience can be an assetFinding resources: How to work with accelerators, grants, and global partners as a first-time founderWhat matters to investors: What you can do when ROI doesn’t reflect your deeper mission—and how to keep going anyway🧠 About the Guest:Dr. Sarah Crowe is a former ophthalmologist turned social impact founder. After decades in medicine—and with her children now grown—she launched OOXii Global and the 4eyesVision Foundation to make eye care more accessible in underserved regions. From her time as a young doctor in apartheid-era South Africa to deploying affordable vision kits in Papua New Guinea, Sarah’s journey shows how deep expertise, lived experience, and purpose can align into a powerful second act.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 The ambulance driver who sparked everything02:26 The mission behind OOXii and 4eyesVision05:36 Sarah’s academic + medical career beginnings08:19 Working in South Africa’s fractured healthcare system13:00 Balancing motherhood with a medical career17:18 Launching her own practice23:24 The decision to found OOXii Global34:51 Using what already exists to drive real-world impact36:48 Training local healthcare workers for scale40:30 Fundraising challenges + designing a sustainable model46:01 The path from paper sketches to working tech57:37 Cultural sensitivity in deploying healthcare innovation01:07:29 Final reflections on risk, timing, and reinvention🔗 Resources Mentioned:Learn more about Dr. Sarah Crowe4eyesVision FoundationUNSW Founders Program🤔 Reflection Time:What part of your professional experience might be the foundation of a new mission?Is there an issue you care deeply about but assumed it was “too late” to tackle?What would your version of a second act look like? Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️ From Biomedical Engineer to Startup Ecosystem Builder: How Dina Titkova Scales Health Innovation at UNSW Founders With a global career spanning Russia, Sweden, and Australia, Dina Titkova now leads UNSW Founders' accelerator programs—empowering STEMM entrepreneurs to transform ideas into impactful startups through initiatives like Health 10x and the Peter Farrell Cup.🔍 What You’ll Learn:The structure and support mechanisms of AUstralia top accelerator programs, UNSW Founders' There is not one size fits all personality in STEM entrepreneurship What you should start withStrategies for transitioning from a technical STEMM background to entrepreneurshipThe importance of community and mentorship in startup successInsights into the challenges and opportunities within Australia's healthtech landscapeHow interdisciplinary experiences can enhance innovation and leadership🧠 About the Guest: Dina Titkova is the Senior Manager at UNSW Founders, overseeing programs such as Health 10x and the 10x Accelerator. With over 15 years of international experience in biomedical engineering and business development, Dina is passionate about advancing healthcare innovation and supporting entrepreneurs in the STEMM fields.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Introduction to Dina Titkova and her role at UNSW Founders 02:30 Dina's journey from biomedical engineering to startup ecosystem leadership 07:45 Overview of UNSW Founders' accelerator programs and their impact 15:20 The role of mentorship and community in entrepreneurial success 22:10 Challenges faced by healthtech startups in Australia 30:00 Strategies for fostering innovation and resilience in startups 38:15 Success stories from UNSW Founders' accelerator alumni 45:00 Dina's insights on the future of health innovation and entrepreneurship🔗 Resources Mentioned:UNSW Founders – Official WebsiteHealth 10x ProgramPeter Farrell CupDina Titkova on LinkedIn🤔 Reflection Time:How can your STEMM background be leveraged in entrepreneurial ventures?What support systems are available to assist in your transition to entrepreneurship?How does interdisciplinary experience contribute to innovation in your field?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You want to make an impact but you're not up to shooting rocket to Mars?No worries. You can use your skills to make a difference without being born a billionaire, without having gone through a life traumatising event or having a genius idea.Tom Jacobs is an engineer from Australia and he did just that with Bokan Tseo, his corporate buddy, and local to Lesotho - better the lives of thousands of people by applying is engineering skills to building water infrastructure in places where people don’t have access to water - like Lesotho, in the South of Africa- a place he fell in love with and got struck by the realisation that people don’t have toilets or drinking water and decided to do this - one tap at the time. Tune in for the full story, promising great insight on social impact, heart-warming moment, humbling stories and a great tale of building communities! You can donate to support their cause at https://globaldevelopmentgroup.org/Projects/Details?id=421&projectName=LOKISA%20Water%20Project%20Lesotho&projectNum=J1167N&FromShortUrl=False&source=pweb Follow them on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/lokisa-water-project-lesothoOr Facebook or TikTok! You can visit my website - angeliquegreco.com.au Follow Multiple hats https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6311fe9bae5d13001250521fWant to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️ From Academic Research to Medtech Founder: Dr. Maryam Parviz’s Career Reinvention with SDIP InnovationsFrom lab bench to global accelerators—Dr. Maryam Parviz shares what it’s really like to launch a medtech startup while raising a young child🔍 What You’ll Learn:Take your IP with you to drive science commercialisation and real world impact: How a research breakthrough became the foundation for a startupSteps and resources to build a medtech: What it takes to build a medtech company from scratch in AustraliaTake it one step at the time: How to navigate incubators, investors, and high-stakes decision-makingBe in the driver seat: Why confidence and clarity matter more than credentials aloneNavigate your loved (and not so loved) detractors: What you can learn from ignoring detractors and betting on your own vision🧠 About the Guest:Dr. Maryam Parviz is the founder and CEO of SDIP Innovations, a medtech company developing bioresorbable bone implants designed to reduce surgeries, cut costs, and improve outcomes for patients and surgeons alike. Maryam’s journey started in academic research—but her story is about much more: embracing risk, engaging the right stakeholders, and building a global company while raising a young child.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 The spark: from research to ideation07:10 Commercializing a breakthrough in bone implants12:48 Pivoting and reinventing the tech17:15 Getting into top global accelerators22:44 Building a medtech team + culture from scratch29:00 What it's like pitching to investors as a first-time founder36:20 Confidence vs. critics: how she kept moving forward45:03 Insights on funding, product-market fit, and long-term vision49:19 Final reflections: career reinvention and leadership as a working parent🔗 Resources Mentioned:Dr. Maryam Parviz on LinkedInSDIP Innovations🤔 Reflection Time:Are you sitting on a powerful idea you’ve never tested outside the lab?What if the people telling you it’s “too risky” are wrong?Could your next chapter begin before you feel fully ready?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️ From Aerospace Engineer to Women-in-STEM Coach: Why Cassie Leonard Left Her Prestigious Role at BoeingAfter a high-paying corporate role at Boeing, Cassie Leonard walked away to build ELMM Coaching—helping women and working parents lead with clarity, courage, and boundaries🔍 What You’ll Learn:When quitting can be your path to sucess: Why it’s okay to leave a prestigious, high-paying job if it no longer alignsThere is no such thing as a "too steep career transition": What a career pivot looks like after 16 years in aerospace engineeringHow to draw inspiration from within: How to build a coaching business from a deep well of lived experienceOvercome outdated leadership practices: What working parents in STEMM need that no performance review will give themSet yourself for sucess: Why boundaries, self-awareness, and reimagining success are key in mid-career reinvention🧠 About the Guest:Cassie Leonard is a former aerospace engineer who spent 16 years rising through the ranks at Boeing—leading large, complex technical teams and delivering high-impact results. But despite the title and salary, she knew something was missing. Cassie left her “golden cage” and launched ELMM Coaching, a business helping women in STEMM—especially working parents—design careers that support the lives they actually want. She's also the author of the #1 Amazon bestseller, STEM Moms.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 From childhood dreams to UCLA aerospace engineering03:45 Being the only woman in a room of 35 engineers06:22 16 years at Boeing: growth, leadership, and insight10:41 The moment she knew it was time to leave16:09 Starting ELMM Coaching and writing STEM Moms23:15 Challenges and fears in leaving corporate27:40 What women in STEM really need to hear in mid-career32:10 How coaching creates space for reinvention38:22 Cassie’s reflections on purpose, parenting, and success🔗 Resources Mentioned:ELMM Coaching – Cassie’s businessSTEM Moms on Amazon🤔 Reflection Time:Are you in a “golden cage”? Does your title or paycheck mask a deeper misalignment?What would it look like to choose clarity and autonomy over convention?Who could you become if you stopped optimizing for someone else’s version of success?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️ Crystallographer Turned Neurodivergent Educator: How Dr. Lorien Parker Built SciencePlay Kids from ScratchAfter leaving academia and navigating life as an autistic ADHDer, Dr. Lorien Parker created SciencePlay Kids—an inclusive science education business making classrooms more accessible and joyful for all brains🔍 What You’ll Learn:How academia can be your launchpad and leaving it is not quiting or failing. How to start with one business model and tweak it until it worksWhy you dont need business experience to start a business and how to start with a small stepHow to structure your growth and directions in aligment with your family valueHow can neurodivergent professionals can create roles that suits their brain and how to create systems and leverage people to amplify your strength and bridge your weaknesses🧠 About the Guest: Dr. Lorien Parker, known to thousands of kids and educators as "Dr. Loz", is a crystallographer, science communicator, mother, and founder of SciencePlay Kids. Diagnosed with ADHD and autism as an adult, Lorien combined her scientific expertise and lived experience to revolutionize how science is taught in Australian schools—especially for neurodivergent learners. She’s also one of the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence and a fierce advocate for inclusive education and feminist leadership in STEM.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Meet Dr. Loz: From science lab to kids’ lab04:15 What is SciencePlay Kids and how it all began06:45 From academic underdog to PhD crystallographer11:00 Leaving academia post-babies—and why it’s harder for women16:00 First pilot, first customers, and messy beginnings20:00 Embracing ADHD and autism in business (and parenting)26:00 The power of multisensory science education30:00 Why franchising wasn’t the path—and what came instead35:00 Pivoting to corporate-backed STEM programs for schools42:00 Building a team, dealing with doubt, and redefining success49:00 From “that first flop” to national education recognition55:00 Visibility, social media, and being loud in a world that isn’t built for you🔗 Resources Mentioned:SciencePlay Kids – Official WebsiteDr. Lorien Parker on LinkedInSciencePlay Kids on Facebook🤔 Reflection Time:Do you feel like school—or your workplace—wasn’t designed for how your brain works?What role does self-knowledge play in shaping the career you want?What would it look like to stop fixing your “weaknesses” and instead build a team that amplifies your strengths?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That's a wrap up for Multiple Hats and 2023!What a great ride we had with our amazing founders sharing their journey and what it takes to be an entrepreneur, call it success and sometimes, call it quit!Thank you for lending me your ears and coming along with me on this journey of entrepreneurship!Let's make Multiple Hats a conversation and tell me what you think or what you want for next year. This episode is a word of me, your host, Angelique, and what prompted me to launch Multiple Hats.it is an episode to connect with you and hear from you.Multiple Hats is all about you and how it can help you finding your own script and taking your very first step!Tune in for this kudos and reflection episode.For now, I will leave you with some thoughts on making the first move, experiment with a portfolio career, get into the mindset of these who act with purpose, armed with grit and letting go of perfectionism.For more insights,, I suggest a few good reads: - Find your why, Simon Sinek- The power of perseverance and grit, Angela Duckworth-The power of Onlyness, Nilofer Merchant- This working life, Lisa Leong- There has to be more, Rachel ServiceHave a good end of the year 2023 Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️ From Science and Finance to Healthtech Entrepreneur: How Alison Gartner Combined Degrees to Co-Found Evidentli and Rethink Impact Without a PhD Alison Gartner didn’t follow the traditional PhD path—instead, she blended molecular biology, economics, and investment experience to co-found Evidentli, a healthtech company helping clinicians unlock real-world data🔍 What You’ll Learn:Why a PhD isn’t the only pathway to making a major impact in scienceHow to combine diverse degrees into a career with exponential potentialWhat it's like to go from biotech investor to healthtech startup co-founderWhy timing, trust, and management are everything in co-founding teamsHow to price, pilot, and pitch a data product in conservative marketsWhat early-stage funding really looks like—and how to survive it🧠 About the Guest: Alison Gartner is the co-founder and CFO of Evidentli, a healthtech startup transforming how healthcare providers query and interpret complex patient data. With a background in molecular biology, economics, and over a decade of biotech investment experience, Alison offers a rare dual lens: both founder and funder. Her path defies the traditional STEM career ladder, proving that the intersection of science and finance can be a launchpad for high-impact innovation.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Balancing passion and practicality in startup life02:00 What Evidentli actually does and how it’s different05:00 From biochemistry and economics to biotech investment10:30 Investing in science: what startups need to know about funding16:20 The hidden risks and rewards of venture capital19:00 Why Alison stepped from the funder side to founder side22:00 What makes clinicians trust data—and what doesn’t25:00 Building Evidentli: co-founders, equity, and the first MVP30:00 Pricing, piloting, and engaging first customers38:00 Startups, salaries, and surviving the early years45:00 What boards really do—and how to build one that fits your path50:00 Mental load, income dips, and the psychological toll of entrepreneurship56:00 Human failure vs. product failure: hard lessons from investment01:00:00 Founder dynamics: how to manage equity, ego, and respect🔗 Resources Mentioned:Evidentli – Official WebsiteAlison Gartner on LinkedIn🤔 Reflection Time:What if your unusual mix of degrees is your biggest advantage?Are you putting off entrepreneurship because you don’t “fit the mold”?If you had to bootstrap your startup tomorrow, who would be in your inner circle—and why? Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️ From Chemistry to Commercialisation: How Natalie Chapman Leveraged 10 Years of STEMM Experience to Build a Profitable Business from Day One After a decade working in science, marketing, and tech transfer, Natalie Chapman launched Gemaker—an award-winning commercialization agency helping researchers and innovators turn ideas into impact without chasing VC funding🔍 What You’ll Learn:Why 10 years in STEMM can be the perfect foundation for a purpose-led businessHow to build a profitable business from day one—with no outside funding by leveraging your network and reputationWhy you dont need. 50 page business plan and how to do it insteadHow to build a flexible, remote-first team that unlocks hidden STEMM talent - your business, your rulesHow to leverage awards and public credibility for your business growthWhy you can still be involved in your children school volunteering even if you are time poor by doing strategic work instead of cookies 🧠 About the Guest: Natalie Chapman is the founder and managing director of Gemaker, a science commercialization agency working with researchers, universities, and innovation-driven companies to bring ideas out of the lab and into the real world. With a background in chemistry, an MBA, and over a decade of experience across tech transfer, marketing, and strategy, Natalie is also a vocal advocate for women in STEMM, a mentor, and a Telstra Business Award winner.📌 Episode Highlights:00:00 Starting Gemaker from a garage—and building credibility02:00 From chemistry degree to marketing and tech transfer05:00 Why she chose impact over prestige (and how it paid off)08:00 How Gemaker grew from 2 to 20 staff—without outside capital12:00 Flexible work before it was trendy: hiring women returning to STEMM16:00 What tech transfer really is—and why it matters21:00 Differentiating Gemaker from typical “one-man” consultancies26:00 How Natalie landed her first two clients and bootstrapped the business29:00 Sustainable from day one: how she built a model that worked35:00 Why she never wrote a 50-page business plan—and what she did instead39:00 The power of credibility: how awards transformed Gemaker’s trajectory44:00 Hiring well, building trust, and growing the team with aligned values49:00 What founders really need: legal, finance, and expert marketing52:00 Systemic privilege, grit, and building from scratch as a woman in STEMM🔗 Resources Mentioned:Gemaker – Official WebsiteNatalie Chapman on LinkedInKnowledge Commercialisation AustralasiaTelstra Business AwardsDeadlyScience – STEM Education Access🤔 Reflection Time:Could your decade of work experience be the launchpad for your own consultancy?Are you holding off starting a business because you think you need outside funding?What if your first client was right there in your network?What rough gem of an idea have you been sitting on—and what would it take to polish it?Want to craft a career story that opens doors?I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn  ⭐️ Help More People Reinvent Their CareersIf you enjoyed this episode, please:✅ Leave a quick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🙏♻️ Share it with a friend who's questioning their path in STEM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.