Tag: leadership development
Timing Big Decisions When Emotions Run High (Ep. 33)

Timing Big Decisions When Emotions Run High (Ep. 33)

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A major career opportunity can look right on paper and still create difficult questions about family, identity, risk, and what comes next.

How do you make a thoughtful decision when the stakes feel personal?

In this episode, Danton Troyer and Kyle Luetters speak with Rob Stachlewitz, CEO of Resolian, about making major career decisions under pressure. Rob shares how family, longtime mentors, financial planning, and careful reflection helped him evaluate becoming a CEO. He also explores leadership, career identity, finding purpose beyond traditional retirement, and why slowing down can help when an opportunity could reshape both work and family life. 

Rob discusses:

  • How family, mentors, and financial planning helped him evaluate a major late-career opportunity
  • Why trusted mentors can reveal risks and possibilities that are difficult to recognize on your own
  • How a player-coach leadership style shapes the way he approaches his responsibilities as a CEO
  • Why career identity and purpose can make the transition toward retirement more difficult to define
  • How slowing down during high-pressure decisions can create room for family priorities and clear thinking
  • And more!

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About Our Guest:

Rob has over 25 years of pharmaceutical development and laboratory operations management experience. He has led large, multinational operations groups supporting analytical services and large sites supporting nonclinical toxicology and analytical services. Rob has seen the contract laboratory business from both sides as an outsourcing manager for a large pharmaceutical client and a senior executive in a contract research organization. His pharmaceutical development experience includes roles within Abbott Laboratories and Boehringer Ingelheim. Prior to joining Resolian, Rob was a Vice President in Safety Assessment for Charles River. He is passionate about getting new medicines to the patients who need them.

Rob earned his B.S. Degree in Biology and Teaching from Michigan State University and his Ph.D. In Pharmacology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rob is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology.

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Career Acceleration Without Personal Burnout (Ep. 24)

Career Acceleration Without Personal Burnout (Ep. 24)

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Career success can look great from the outside while quietly costing you more than you realize.

In this episode, Sara Bell shares what happened when years of high performance, constant responsibility, and perfectionism finally caught up with her, and how she rebuilt a life and career that felt more aligned with who she truly wanted to be.

Danton Troyer and Kyle Luetters sit down with Leadership and Wellbeing Strategist Sara Bell, Founder of Strive to Thrive Coaching, to talk about burnout, leadership, identity, and the pressure many high achievers place on themselves. Sara opens up about her journey from chemical engineer to biotech executive, to eventually leaving corporate leadership to build a fitness franchise and a coaching business focused on helping leaders thrive without sacrificing themselves. The conversation explores why burnout often has less to do with workload than with values, boundaries, and self-worth, especially for executives who feel responsible for everything around them.

Key Takeaways:

  • Why burnout is often tied to compromised values, lack of control, or blocked impact
  • The difference between time management and energy management
  • Why high performers struggle to transition into effective leadership
  • How perfectionism and people-pleasing quietly erode capacity
  • The role financial planning played in Sara’s ability to leave corporate life with confidence
  • And more!

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About Our Guest:

Sara Bell is a leadership development consultant, executive coach, and entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in the life sciences industry. After building a successful corporate career in biotech and commercial leadership roles, Sara experienced firsthand the pressure and burnout that often come with high performance and constant career acceleration. Today, she helps leaders and organizations develop healthier, more sustainable approaches to leadership, growth, and performance through her coaching and consulting business, Strive to Thrive Coaching. Sara is also the owner of a Hotworx fitness franchise in Massachusetts, where she continues to build community and advocate for wellness, resilience, and intentional living.

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