by Tony Akiwumi | Sep 27, 2025 | Personal Growth & Career
Innovation is essential for success, yet many organizations fail to embody it. While innovation is often embedded into corporate values, leaders frequently expect transformation without first undergoing their own. True innovation doesn’t come from mandates—it begins...
by Tony Akiwumi | Sep 27, 2025 | Leadership & Strategy
In every successful career and groundbreaking innovation, there’s often an unseen force quietly shaping the journey—a mentor. Mentorship is more than guidance; it’s a powerful relationship that shapes careers, fuels innovation, and builds the leaders of tomorrow. As...
by Tony Akiwumi | Sep 27, 2025 | Leadership & Strategy
Let me take you back a few years (a safe, distancing statement—clearly signalling that I’m referring to past events, not recent ones 😊), I was in a meeting with a manager who, in a moment of pure confidence (or was it hubris?), said, “My team is really smart, if there...
by Tony Akiwumi | Sep 27, 2025 | Pharma / Market Access
I’ve always loved designing early stage assets for success, supporting teams to shape the future of innovative therapies. Differentiating early-stage assets—those in Phase 1 and Phase 2 signal-seeking development—requires a strategic blend of clinical,...
by Tony Akiwumi | Sep 27, 2025 | Pharma / Market Access
The Same Molecule, Two Different Fates Depending On Who You Give It To! Warning: This article contains a bold recommendation on how to proactively develop drugs that payers, HCPs, and patients want. A dear friend and muse often makes a deceptively simple but deeply...
