PLC E Board Members Bo Murray '12 and Brian Daly '10 dive into early career successes in the Med Tech industry with Tim Harvey '06, who is Co-Founder and CEO at Owl Peak Labs.  Owl Peak Labs has a mission to save lives by delivering breakthrough imaging technology to detect early-stage colorectal cancer.

Tim has more than a decade of experience in strategy consulting, startup advisory, and finance. Prior to founding Owl Peak Labs, Tim was executive director at MKM Partners, an institutional equity research firm. He has provided strategic advice to several startups, including Masvidal Financial, RocketFrac and Digital Direct Infrared. Tim has a BA from the University of South Alabama, a post-baccalaureate in finance from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business.

The PLC Podcast - Tim Harvey '06, Owl Peak Labs

Brendan Cowhey '10 and Maddy Bednar '12  sat down with Lauren Szurgot '10 on the most recent episode of the #PLCPodcast. 

Lauren is a Scripted TV Agent for William Morris Endeavour - primarily working with television, writers, directors and producers with the goal of getting scripted series on the air. In 2020, she was named a Forbes 30 under 30. Lauren went to the University of Southern California where she majored in Business Administration and minored in Cinematic Arts.

PLC Podcast with Lauren Szurgot '10

Donna Johnson, a Loyola parent of the class of 2012, is a Corporate Attorney whose role at Allstate Insurance Company revolved around counseling business leaders strategically and developing the implementation of compliance and regulatory programs. In this podcast, she discusses her climb to the top as a woman of color and how she balanced an extremely successful career while raising a family. Hear her candid answers to how she achieved success and what work she thinks still needs to be done to gain equity in the workplace.

Segmented Timeline

2:00 - Donna's Background + Early Career (Must Listen)
4:05 - Overcoming adversity as an African American woman in the field of law (Must Listen)
9:38 - Being an advocate for your child (Must Listen)
6:29 - How faith lead to enrolling her children in faith based education (Must Listen)
15:09 - Advice to Alumni (Must Listen)
18:35- How field of law as evolved for people of color (Must Listen)
25:12- Raising children in a predominantly white community (Must Listen)
32:33 - Advice for women that aspire to have a successful career and raise a family (Must Listen)
36:08 - Lessons learned as a Black single mother (Must Listen)
38:40 - Side note to the nonblack Catholic Community (Must Listen)
42:38 - Finding Self Confidence and Self Worth (Must Listen)
45:25 - Understanding value as a professional (Must Listen) 
48:58 - Professional Role Models (Must Listen) 
54:36 - Recommended books (Must Listen)
56:25- Quote on a Billboard (Must Listen)
58:29 - Closing Thoughts (MUST LISTEN)

PLC Podcast - Donna Johnson - Corporate Counsel at Allstate

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