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The Employee Number Five Leap That Built a Relationship Business | Leslie Loveless (3/4)
05/10/2026 | 33 mins.
Leslie Loveless joined Slone Partners after a major personal transition, leaving a large healthcare company to become employee number five at a small recruiting firm. She hadn't worked in recruiting before, and at the time, she didn't fully appreciate how big the leap would be.
Winning President's Club with Zero Sales Experience | Leslie Loveless (2/4)
01/10/2026 | 27 mins.
Leslie Loveless leaves the classroom for pharmaceutical sales in 1999, a coveted industry at the time. She describes the culture shock of moving from a school building into a territory-based role, where her days meant driving between providers, managing her own schedule, and learning to sell one to one.
How Teaching High School Prepares You to Run a Company | Leslie Loveless (1/4)
28/09/2026 | 34 mins.
Leslie Loveless starts at the beginning: growing up in a close-knit Indiana family, watching her father build a career as a pharmacist, and learning early that education mattered even if the eventual career path was left up to her.
The Catalyst Mindset Behind a Lean Biotech | Örn Almarsson (4/4)
24/09/2026 | 25 mins.
He then turns to company building at Axelyf: in vivo cell reprogramming for solid tumors, modular lipid nanoparticles, AI-informed discovery, external partners, and a deliberately lean operating model. The conversation closes with the mentors, expectations, and leadership philosophy shaping his next chapter.
The Delivery Problem Behind Moderna's Breakthrough | Örn Almarsson (3/4)
21/09/2026 | 29 mins.
The conversation covers layoffs, company transformation, patent cliffs, biotech's feast-and-famine cycles, modified mRNA, and the effort required to scale production from tiny academic batches to grams and kilograms.

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The Biotech Startups Podcast by Excedr features weekly conversations with founders, scientists, and investors driving biotech innovation. Host Jon Chee dives into the challenges of building biotech startups, from pre-seed to IPO. New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

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