The Heart of the Equation

Leadership, career growth, and the human side of success — for corporate professionals in STEM sectors.

The Heart of the Equation is a podcast for professionals navigating leadership transitions, career decisions, and the complexity of working inside demanding organisations.

Our listeners are experienced engineers, tech professionals and scientists navigating managerial and leadership dynamics.

Listen for honest conversations about what the professional path actually looks like when you move from technical expertise to leading people and navigating relationships. We believe the humans are not just part of the equation, they are at the heart of it.

So we created The Heart of the Equation.

New episodes monthly. Available on all major platforms.

Leading Without a Title — with Diana Lagalante, Senior Change Leader at Roche and founder of the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association HBA.

What it takes to build influence, lead cross-functional teams, and get heard when the authority is not formal.

Highly Sensitive Leadership — with Anna Moretti, ex-pharma leader and ICF certified coach.

How professionals with high sensitivity navigate demanding corporate environments without burning out.

Leading Through Uncertainty — with Tünde Lukacs, former partner at EY and Founder of The Change Republic. A senior leader who has worked across global transformation and innovation projects shares what it actually takes to lead when the environment is moving faster than any plan can account for.

Human-Centred Leadership in Finance — with Inbal Orbach, Vice President and Global Head of FP&A at Lonza. Two decades in finance across Takeda, PwC, and Lonza.

The most difficult part of reinventing your career as an experienced professional is not a lack of skills or knowledge. 

It is answering the bigger question: what do I do with all the experience, knowledge, and credibility I have built so far?

Our guest in this episode, Kasia Gajos is a former Deloitte and telecoms Senior Director turned high-performance coach. 

She works with high-achieving women right at the decision they keep postponing.

This conversation is perfect for supply chain and procurement professionals who are technically strong, organisationally aware, and chronically over-scheduled and who know, somewhere, that working harder is not the same as leading well.

Sara is joined by Viraj Mehta, Global Procurement Head at DSM-Firmenich and a techno-commercial leader with 20+ years across pharma, life sciences, and global supply chain.

Viraj manages a €900M+ spend portfolio and leads 85+ professionals across global geographies.

Your Hosts

Sara Mobarhanfard

ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC). 10+ years in corporate supply chain and S&OP leadership. Leadership and executive coach for professionals in pharma, supply chain, and STEM. Based in Switzerland, working internationally.
narosibcoaching.com

Pragati Siddhanti

IT engineer, senior consultant at Accenture, lecturer at FHNW, and founder of My Swiss Story — the leading resource for expats navigating careers and life in Switzerland.
myswissstory.com

Anisa Zafar

Chemical engineer, resilience coach, author, and project leader in pharma. Based in Switzerland.
treeoflifeguru.com

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