The Happy PharmD Podcast

Our guest for Today is Dr. Dawn Grittman, a multifaceted pharmacist who has experience in a variety of roles in the fields of pharmacy, like Consultancy, Informatics, Mentorship, and is now a Senior Manager in Health Care Initiatives at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

Dawn talks about her journey transitioning from different fields in pharmacy and how people should not be afraid to dip their toes into new roles because each role is an opportunity.

Here are the highlights of my conversation with Dawn:

00:30 Dawn talked about doing association work with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness).

2:18 Dawn tells us about her history before and after being with Happy PharmD, from her educational background to her history in Managed Care and deciding to find a new career path.

4:50 Coming across Happy PharmD and how it helped her on transitioning to informatics without any experience.

11:20 Dawn talks about the importance of variety and how each position is a potential stepping stone into something even better.

12:06 Dawn talks about her role as Senior Manager on Healthcare Initiatives and dipping her toes in a new role in a program called "Provider" in NAMI.

14:35 How it's possible to land a job that you want with the right avenue.

17:17 Dawn shares the pros and cons about her work in NAMI.

19:06 Her advice to people who are on the fence about working with Happy PharmD.

21:10 Dawn talks about what is next in her career.

Links Mentioned in the Podcast:

• NAMI website - https://nami.org/Home

• Career Jumpstart - The Happy PharmD - https://thehappypharmd.com/career-jumpstart-enroll-now/

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Our guest for today is Kim Newlove, a Pharmacist, Professional Medical Narrator, Podcast Host, and Thought Leader. Kim brings her years of expertise as a pharmacist to medical narration, podcast, e-Learning, and explainer videos in her business The Pharmacist's Voice.

Today, Kim talks about her journey as a thought leader and what we can do to make it easier to develop our careers and businesses.

Here are the highlights of my conversation with Kim:

2:46 Kim tells us about the heartwarming reason why she pivoted into Voice Work and different skills have built her up to be a thought leader.

5:08 We talk about the disparity between the pay for pharmacists and other medical professionals as speakers and how pharmacists should always charge for the work they do.

09;43 Kim expressed what she hoped to achieve when pivoting to Voice Work and briefly talked about how she started podcasting.

14:28 She imparts how funneling her ideas created Pharmacist Voice and took it beyond just Pharmacy.

19:30 We discuss her podcast EP #22 and the creative process of how she narrows down all ideas.

24:09 About the book "Red Thread" and applying its philosophy to successfully reach out and connect better with your clients or audience.

28:06 Kim talks about ideas and things that she has failed at and is worried about in her thought leadership journey and how she overcame it.

34:55 Kim talks about the unexpected things that happened along her journey in Voice Work.

38:36 Kim's reflections about her journey as a thought leader.

Links Mentioned:

• Podcast EP #22 (https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast/episode-22-how-i-funneled-my-business-ideas-down-to-just-one-includes-business-ideas-i-didnt-use/)

• Your Happy PharmD Year (https://thehappypharmd.com/your-happy-pharmd-year/)

• The Pharmacists Voice (https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/)

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Our guest for today is Morgan Greutman, a pharmacist, a Lieutenant for the Commissioned Corps, A Medication Safety Officer for the Tribal Health System, one of the best Career Coaches with The Happy PharmD, and most importantly, a risk-taker. In this episode, Morgan tells us about her journey through different jobs and how she had to let go of important things to be where she needed to be.

This is an honest and insightful episode about transitioning to different responsibilities/jobs so be sure to tune in.

Here are the highlights of my conversation with Morgan: 01:00 Introducing Morgan and her work with Happy PharmD. 6:29 Morgan talks about her residency and her role and experiences as a Staff Pharmacist working for Tribal Health Care. 7:57 About the beauty of job crafting -- finding out your strengths that can lead to people finding jobs for them. Morgan also talks about what got her to decide to change jobs. 9:56 Morgan shares with us about her mentor and how having a good boss is important. 12:30 She explains her job as a Commission Corps officer, and how pharmacists could go about applying for the job they want. 15:26 Morgan lists out reasons why she had to let go of her job as Commission Corps Officer and leave the Tribal Health System. 25:37 Her transition from her dream job to being an Inpatient Staff Pharmacist and how it reignited her love for Clinical Pharmacy. 28:10 She explains why she takes every client's goals seriously and what it means to be a good coach. 29:42 The importance and impact of our company and our job as a coach and what she has learned by working with pharmacists. 37:24 Morgan imparts final lessons from her experience for being a coach from Happy PharmD. Links mentioned in the Podcast. The Happy PharmD - (https://thehappypharmd.com/)

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Our guest for today is Tim Ulbrich, an Entrepreneur, Pharmacist, Financial Advisor, and founder of Your Financial Pharmacist (YFP), a company that aims to help pharmacists achieve financial freedom by offering comprehensive financial planning services, weekly podcasts, webinars, and online resources.

In this podcast, Tim dives into what pharmacists need to do in order to be prepared and be financially secured. Managing finances is surely one of the most paramount things we need, so be sure to listen to Tim in this podcast.

Here are the highlights of my conversation with Tim:

00:57 : Tim tells us about his journey in creating his company, Your Financial Pharmacist (YFP)

2:33 : Tim talks about balancing out fears throughout challenging times while and still having a good financial plans in place.

7:40 : Tim tells us about his concerns about new student loan mandates and it's pros and cons.

11:54 : Changing the mindset that making a big income translates to a secure future.

12:45 : The change in attitude in paying of student loans because of the new regulations in the delayed payment on loans.

14:55 : Discussing Tim's comment on how money feels like "Monopoly Money" and how Digital Cash impacts investing and finance.

19:26 : Talking about the benefits of physical funds and why we still need it.

22:06 : Tim answers one of the most important question: "Will the market drop?" He also briefly explains what Dollar Cost Averaging is.

26:36 : The things that Tim does for his client to get the ready for the possible recession.

Links mentioned:

• Your Financial Pharmacist Website - https://yourfinancialpharmacist.com/

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Our guest today is Cory Jenks, a Pharmacist, Comedian, Author, Speaker and also the owner and founder of ImprovRx, a company that aims to aid healthcare professionals create a more adaptable, empathetic and humanizing healthcare experience by offering public speaking, curriculum development consulting and workshops. Cory used his talent and experience to create a change within the healthcare community.

In this podcast, Cory talks about how improv can be used in handling things in the medical profession and in real life. This is one enjoyable podcast.

These are the highlights from the podcast with Cory:

1:50 : Cory tells us about ImprovRx, it's purpose and the challenges he has to go through in running the business.

4:37 : Cory explains that the purpose of his work is making the patients feel seen, heard, and understood.

8:23 : Cory spoke about thriving as a pharmacist, author, and improv during the pandemic.

16:16 : His thought process on pivoting into another job and doing something new.

18:54 : Cory talks about the process and challenges of writing his book Permission to Care.

26:56 : Talking about using individual strengths to make a good transition into other jobs and about surrounding yourself with the right people can help the transition easier.

30:51 : Cory lists advice he would give himself if he had the chance.

34:18 : Cory looks back to his journey through pharmacy school and the importance of having coaches to better yourself and make the journey easier.

39:42 : Cory's advice to people looking to pivot.

Links mentioned:

• Cory Jenk's Website - https://coryjenks.com/

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Our guest today is Melissa Turner, a Retail Pharmacist turned entrepreneur and Founder of Tarheel PGX. Melissa runs a healthcare consulting company that helps people get on the right medications based on their DNA using pharmacogenomics.

Throughout the podcast, Melissa explains how she got into making her own business and delved into the high points and pitfalls of being an entrepreneur. The podcast also touched upon starting up a business while dealing with loss, with a closing remark from Melissa that got me misty-eyed.

Melissa is a role model for aspiring entrepreneurs for her grit and boldness in diving headfirst into creating her own business.

Here are the highlights of the conversation with Melissa:

• 1:00 : Melissa's background and her company (Tarheel PGx)

• 3:37 : What inspired her to become an entrepreneur

• 6:35 : The importance of understanding one's self and strengths

• 7:40 : How seeing her mom work in a home environment made her see the benefits of working from home and finally made her take the final step to become her own boss

• 9:13 : The importance of setting expectations and goals, and the sacrifices and hardships that she had to go through to be able to start her company

• 13:15 : Her loss and how she overcame it and still was able to start her business from scratch

• 15:11 : Her initial goals and the goals that she has achieved for Tarheel PGx

• 18:53 : Increasing pricing for her services and how it is important to match the price for the value of the service

• 22:05 : Her new goals for her company for the new year

• 24:30 : Her advice for aspiring entrepreneurs based on her own journey

Links:

• Tarheel PGx Consulting - https://www.tarheelpgxconsulting.com/

• Melissa's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-melissa-turner-pharmd/

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Our guest for today is Dr. Zubin Austin, a brilliant, multi-awarded Pharmacist, and Professor. He is also an author of well-received books and manuscripts and one of the leading Canadian health researchers installed as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of the Health Sciences, one of the highest honors for health researchers in Canada. It is an understatement to say that he is an expert in many fields.

In this episode, Zubin talks at length about Professional Identity and many more topics.

Here are the highlights of my conversation with Zubin:

• 00:29 : Introducing Zubin Austin and our main topic: "Professional Identity"

• 4:49 : Zubin's background in pharmacy and his work experience

• 6:44 : How important pharmacy should be in the healthcare system and how society values pharmacy

• 10:43 : A hilarious, yet legitimate, analogy comparing America to phycisians and Canada to pharmacy

• 14:24 : How he came about researching Professional Identity and what it is all about.

• 16:01 : How an examination mix-up paved a way in him seeing the differences and similarities in the culture of different medical fields

• 22:42 : Pharmacists during personal times crisis and how disclosure of professional role is a part of the way they navigate and process the event

• 26:45 : "Ingratiation" and "Imperfect Identity Fusion" in pharmacy and in it's culture

• 29:34 : Professional Identity as a lifelong project and how each of us in an amalgam of our diverging personal Identity characteristics

• 31:19 : Personal Identity being used as a tool and guideline to choose qualified pharmacists, and it's praiseworthy aspects and shortcomings

• 37:03 : A discourse on how we still have not figured out how to put into practice making Personal Identity as a guideline in the field of pharmacy

• 42:09 : The importance of finding one's identity and not following trends

• 44:44 : What findings surprised Zubin in all his years in the field of research

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