The MACE Podcast - Hosted by Marco Macente Marco Macente

Hello Everyone and welcome to this special episode of the MACE PODCAST!

This episode will cross over the ones previously made as the MACE PODCAST is now LIVE also with VIDEO streaming, available on YOUTUBE and on the podcast platform. Hope you enjoy it!

Our stop is DUBAI in the UNITED Arab Emirates, meeting the special guest, Roshel Jayasundera.

Roshel Jayasundera is an experienced leader in healthcare management, blending her expertise in consulting, leadership, and commercial acumen to champion patient-centric solutions worldwide. Her persistent commitment to transformative change has impacted patients across emerging markets, reshaping the landscape of healthcare access and affordability.

As a trusted consultant to 20 of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, Roshel has spearheaded initiatives that bridge the gap between patients and innovative treatments. Her strategic guidance has not only optimized pricing and market access strategies but has also fostered a culture of collaboration and growth within her teams. Roshel's dedication to patient-centricity is evident in every facet of her work, from devising comprehensive commercial strategies to nurturing diverse consulting teams across Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia, with her insights featured in top industry publications.

- How DE&I topics can shape the culture within the organisation?

- How Women can make the difference in their way and style of leading?

- Which are the trends we're seeing in the industry? Which role is playing DUBAI and UAE in 2024 and beyond?

These are the topics we're going to discuss! Thanks and please, enjoy our conversation!

MM

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!
My new guest is Mirko Minenza from Czech Republic.
Mirko is a recruiter in the gaming industry and he was able to envision his passion in his career.
Professionally speaking he is a Business Strategy Manager at Antal, an international recruitment firm, aiming to help videogaming companies hiring talents in Europe and US.
Born in Rome, he got his Master’s degree in Economics at Romatre university. After that, he wanted to become a gaming Headhunter for two simple reasons:
Firstly, for his passion and secondly, doing a job that brings a positive impact on people (improving personal and professional life).
He started as a headhunter in Prague, working mostly in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
Moving ahead is his career, he's currently leading a cross national team of recruiters in Czech Republic and Poland to support gaming companies hire cool people to create cool games.

We will focus on Trends and emerging initiatives on talent acquisition in the gaming industry with a special focus on the young professionals who want to enter in the professional world.

Stay tuned!

Hello Everyone and welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

Our stop today are the United States with the special guest: Rita Lennon.

Rita is faculty and a clinical research professional. With a robust background in clinical research and education, she is dedicated to fostering a dynamic learning environment for students while also making significant contributions to the field of healthcare research. Her expertise in clinical research methodologies, patient safety, data integrity, and her passion for teaching empower students to excel academically and professionally. Rita's commitment to excellence and her ability to bridge theory with real-world application make her an invaluable asset to both her students and her local community. Her education is in public health and healthcare education, providing a strong foundation for her dual roles in academia and research.

- Which are the learning trends after the pandemic?

- How adapting the approaches to the students gets results in their future development?

- Which is the need in our industry when filling the gap between the education and career aspirations?

This and much more we're discussing with Rita Lennon.

Have a look at the incredible collaboration Rita and Crystal Robles, a colleagues of mine working in the pharma industry, made together in the learning program:

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pima.edu/news/stories/current/202301-09-crystal-robles-crc-graduate.html__;!!OR9aRoiw!LOHtcfkgF6XnZB26dF2R8oLz2XOieFR2I3oBzk9N4dNV3rNC5dLzy-xJE4eYLo0lOphmBgWknhvyaKrKm67dMw$

Stay tuned!

MM

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

My new guest is Chiara Invernizzi, from Italy.

This episode is entirely focused on the Site contracting in the pharma industry and we will cover interesting topics about the trends, the perception and the challenges that professionals encounter when working in this field.
Chiara holds a master degree in Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.
She has 16 years of experience in the CRO branch in various roles mainly related to site contracts including as a Contracts Specialist, Lead, Manager as well as Director. Prior to joining the CRO industry, Chiara worked for 3 years in pre-clinical research and communication/contracts and investor relation in a small Italian biotech company.
Chiara’s passion for excellence in client management and effectiveness in completing negotiations rapidly as well as a natural focus on metrics and analytics have always been traits that distinguished her work and approach to Site Contracts.

Some of the topics we discuss are:

- Is negotiation belonging only to Legal and Contracts or we, as human being, negotiate instinctively in our lives?

- Which are the trends and the new perspectives that we see in 2024 in Site Contracting in the pharma industry?

- How can the perception of Site Contracting be changed to be able to work more effectively and efficiently across different teams?

- Which are the trends we'll see in 2024 in the pharmaceutical industry?

Stay tuned and enjoy our conversation!

MM

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

Our stop is the UK with the special guest: Lucy Chamberlain.

Passionate, fun and straight-talking, Lucy has become one of the business world’s most popular female founders and motivational speakers. She worked as a TV presenter, awards judge, ICF Accredited coach and award-winning speaker.

With over 20-years leading recruitment industry experience, Lucy founded C&C Search to redefine and elevate both the client and candidates’ recruitment experience.
She is driven by impact and transformation.

 In April 2020, Lucy launched the C&C Academy, a global training platform specialising in offering CPD certified qualifications, as well as bespoke, in-house training and keynote speeches for a wide variety of businesses

 Alongside her fantastic knowledge base, Lucy’s level of experience enables her to give genuine insights into leadership, change and overcoming adversity.

We will focus on the IMPOSTER SYNDROME and how we can unleash our potential, through a journey that Lucy will describe to us.

Enjoy our conversation!

Lucy C&C Search website:

https://www.candcsearch.co.uk/

https://www.candcacademy.com/

 

"Make the complex Seamless"

This is the principle I apply when approaching the start up phase in clinical trials, having a great strstegy set up and supported by a great team as well.

This came across not by coincidence when meeting my new guest, Kim Pilkington, tuning in from CANADA!

I was able to connect with Kim through Bonnie Low Kramen, as Bonnie and Kim wrote together an article focused on "Career Management" that I discussed with Bonnie in our last episode you can find in the MACE PODCAST library.

She is a Canadian and owner of the Practical Strategist consultancy, specializing in communications,
stakeholder relationship management, governance, market alignment, executive recruitment, organization, and emergency management.

Kim is a globally Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and has an MBA and a baccalaureate in Psychology.

She brings 20+ years of leading teams and individuals in the creation and successful implementation of many challenging strategies, including market growth and exits, operational reviews and re-alignment in the private, government and non-profit sectors.

We will explore strategies and the steps we need to go through when building a strategy in 12 mins of conversation

Stay tuned,

MM