E09 #CareerJourney "Career Transitions and Reinventions" with Phaedria Marie St.Hilaire

In this episode Phaedria Maries St.Hilaire currently a Business Angel Investor and a DE&I advocate talks about her journey in life science, addressing the various transitions and reinventions in her career.  Her career spans from academia to spin-out; from big pharma to entrepreneurship.  Phaedria talks frankly about her pivoting points - providing valuable insights on her life purpose and importance of networking. It is a delightful insight especially for those seeking inspiration from life science professionals. In this episode Phaedria shares her perspectives on: Non-linear career choices and following your purpose As a Business Angel Investor dedicated to  ‘Impact Investment’ such as FemTech and climate change As a DE&I advocate - Speaking and educating about DEIB and walking the talk by investing in start-ups with majority female minority founders. Co-founder of ProWoc (Professional women of colour network)- reasons for creating it and the value it brings to the community Transitions helped dissociate her identity from ‘what I did to who I am’  A great take-home message:  surround yourself with fun people who will tell you the truth and the significance of building your network. ProWoc: https://prowoc.org/ ;  https://www.linkedin.com/company/prowoc/ The book I mentioned is - Transition by William Bridges. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺: We want to build a community to inspire life science professionals and leaders through talent talks and organized events. Share knowledge across the life science community through personal stories of their journey. We encourage you to take part in shaping this community by sharing your feedback, questions or ideas. This you can do through our LinkedIn ⁠community page⁠⁠: 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: Feel free to share your ideas and your feedback using our voicemail that you can access⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠: (no voicemails will be published without your explicit approval). 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀: ⁠⁠Nehar Mortuza⁠⁠ and ⁠Søren Spanner Bach⁠⁠ Also, thanks to our podcast editor ⁠Shahnam Jilan⁠⁠ The episode was recorded on 7th February 2023