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Avg. Duration 40m
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Since Jun 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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The healthcare marketing industry is full of personal, impactful, and fascinating stories.  The PharmaBrands Podcast is proud to celebrate these stories from people, brands, organizations and businesses who are making a difference. 

For more PharmaBrands content and experiences visit PharmaBrands.ca

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S4E15 Jenny Plant, Founder of Account Management Skills, on How Account Leads Can Add Value for Clients and Agencies Alike.

Jun 03, 2026 1h Transcript

Our guest for this episode, Jenny Plant, has spent a large part of her career demystifying the role of the agency Account Manager, so it should come as no surprise that she articulately covers so…

S4E14 Sara Rodrigues, Associate Director of Medical Affairs, Vertex, on Becoming an AI Champion.

May 20, 2026 44m Transcript

With the ‘Age of AI’ being a cornerstone event for PharmaBrands, it makes sense that we’ve had lots of AI-focused conversations on the podcast. This episode picks that topic but with a twist. Our…

S4E14 Jamie Harsevoort, CEO of LaunchIt Solutions, on Building Platforms, Choosing Partners and Evaluating Markets for Health Tech Success.

May 06, 2026 42m Transcript

Health tech — from wearables, to platforms to med devices — continue to transform condition management and care delivery. In this episode Jamie Harsevoort, CEO of LaunchIt Solutions, traces the arc…

S4E13 Viktoria Friedrich, Country President & General Manager, Pharma Canada, Bayer on Teams, Transformation and Busting Bureaucracy.

Apr 22, 2026 35m Transcript

It feels like we are all tackling some transformation challenge these days – whether it is evolving the way we work personally, adopting new tools and tech on our teams or helping to steer a brand or…

S4E12 Dave Makerewich, Founder, Maven, Reflecting on the Challenges, Changes and Celebrations Along His 10-Year Entrepreneurial Journey.

Apr 08, 2026 46m Transcript

We all know that big milestones are an opportunity to reflect and that’s just what Dave does on this episode. In conversation with our host Neil Follett, Dave reflects on the motivation for Maven…

S4E11 Steve Collens, CEO at Matter on Change, Innovation and Impact in Health Tech and Health Care.

Mar 25, 2026 48m Transcript

Orbiting around the major galaxies of pharma, insurance and health delivery organizations is an entire universe of entrepreneurs and disruptors looking to make a meaningful impact. As the CEO of…

S4E10 Tony Miller, VP Creative Director, Dentsu Health, on Great Clients, the Power of Teamwork and Thriving Within Constraints.

Mar 11, 2026 39m Transcript

Tony Miller has had one heck of a career. After an early run of hopping between agency roles he landed in the creative department and has never looked back. In this episode Tony shares his enthusiasm…

S4E9 Dave Drodge, Lecturer and Digital Transformation Leader, on AI adoption, Behaviour Change and the Importance of Harnessing your Champions.

Feb 11, 2026 46m Transcript

Being in leadership positions since the mid 90s Dave Drodge has seen his share of digital transformation. From early web implementations, to social and mobile adoption to today’s AI rollouts, Dave…

S4E8 Michael Farmer, Author and Chairman and CEO of Farmer & Company, on the Past, Present and Future of the Agency Model

Jan 28, 2026 47m Transcript

Even a passing glance at the industry news will reveal that agencies are under siege. Downward pressure on rates, a rush to “in house” work and the threat of AI as the next AOR has both independents…

S4E7 Suzanne Jacobs, Group President, Medical Communication, Real Chemistry on Concierge Service at Scale, what ‘Future Ready’ Looks Like, and the Power of a Plan

Jan 14, 2026 37m Transcript

Perspective is everything in Pharma right now, and few have the perspective that Suzanne Jacobs brings to her leadership role at Real Chemistry. From Brand Manger, to Founder, through to agency…

S4E6 Emily Seal, Executive Director Clio Health on Creativity as a Competitive Advantage, Human Connection, and the Power of Craft.

Dec 10, 2025 40m Transcript

“To submit or not to submit (your work to awards, of course)” is the age-old question that every creative agency must ask. It is a question that leaves the industry quite divided, and in this episode…

Rob McEwan and Michael Service from ChangeMakers on the Power of Perspective When Navigating Change.

Nov 26, 2025 41m Transcript

On this episode of The PharmaBrands Podcast, we welcome not one, but two guests to the show: Rob McEwan, EVP of Health, and Michael Service, SVP of Healthcare Strategy at Changemakers. In a world…

S4E4 Frank Fascinato, President & Founder, Treviso Consulting, on Confidence, Context and Adding Value in Today’s Pharma Market.

Nov 11, 2025 39m Transcript

After more than 20 years with a variety of manufacturers in pharma, Frank Fascinato recently made the leap and started his own consultancy. In this episode Frank shares insights he gained through his…

S4E3 Dr. Chika Oriuwa on Everything from Slam Poetry to Neuroscience.

Oct 29, 2025 38m Transcript

On this episode of The PharmaBrands Podcast, Neil sits down with a Doctor, an author, a keynote speaker, a former competitive slam poet, a mother of two with her third on the way, a TIME magazine…

S4E2 Pavel Goldvasser, National Sales Manager at Celltrion Healthcare, on Delivering Value to Customers, Partnering with Internal Stakeholders and the Role of the Rep in Today’s Market.

Oct 15, 2025 47m Transcript

Pavel Goldvasser has been a researcher, a marketer, a rep and is currently a National Sales Manager. In this episode Pavel brings all those perspectives to bear on the role of the rep, the impact of…

S4E1 Daniel Smedley, VP Innovation, Business Excellence and IT at AstraZeneca on Managing Change, Making the Right Bets and Unlocking the Power of Data.

Oct 01, 2025 35m Transcript

In our first episode after a late-summer break, our guest Daniel Smedley looks back on key lessons learned through his career and looks forward to where he sees innovation making the biggest impact.…

Karim Vassanji, Head of Digital Strategy at Bayer on Frameworks, Consensus Building and Impact.

Jul 23, 2025 47m Transcript

There is an old saying that, “When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Today that could be, “If you have AI, everything looks like it can be fixed with AI.” In this episode of…

S2E13 Neill Brown, President of IPG Health on Impact, Experimentation and Creativity.

Jul 09, 2025 38m Transcript

In this episode we have a spirited conversation with Neill Brown, President of IPG Health. Drawing on his globe-spanning career Neill shares his thoughts and insights on timely topics such as: how AI…

Paul Tunnah, Author of Prescription for Success, on Why Outstanding CX is Good for Your Brand, Your Business and Your Customers

Jun 25, 2025 42m Transcript

Everyone who listens to this show knows that outstanding customer experience is hard to achieve in healthcare—no matter who your customer is. Paul Tunnah's new book is a practical guide for improving…

S2E11 Angela Thompson, Country President for Belgium and Luxembourg, AstraZeneca, Shares Insights from Around the World.

Jun 05, 2025 38m Transcript

Our guest this episode has a circuitous route to her current role leading BeLuz for AZ. Time in Canada, Japan and in Global roles has informed her perspective and shaped her approach as she now leads…

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