Erika Sinner Interview: Pharma, Pets & Purpose- Real Human Leadership
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Kari Schneider interviews Erica Sinner about revolutionizing leadership with empathy and the importance of emotional intelligence in high-performance teams.
In this episode of The Empowered Team Podcast, host Kari Schneider sits down with powerhouse leader Erica Sinner — multi 8-figure founder of Directory, CEO, and bestselling author of Pets Are Family. Erica’s mission? Revolutionizing leadership with empathy, operational compassion, and high-performance culture that doesn’t burn people out. 💥 With 20+ years in life sciences and biotech, Erica built Directory to help small-to-mid pharma companies commercialize with confidence — giving employees stability even in uncertain regulatory cycles. But Erica’s impact doesn’t stop at the boardroom: She’s a driving force behind Tiny Superheroes, helping hospitalized kids feel brave through the power of play and purpose. She’s reshaping company policy with her advocacy for pet bereavement leave, recognizing the deep emotional bonds people have with their animals. Topics We Cover: How to build emotionally intelligent, high-performance teams What CEOs are getting wrong about empathy (and how to fix it) Why laughter, connection, and play are not just for kids The powerful story behind Pets Are Family — and how grief shows up at work The loneliness epidemic, AI’s rising influence, and why the…
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