Colleen Cutcliffe on Challenging Outdated Thinking in the Workplace

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Colleen Cutcliffe, co-founder and CEO of the groundbreaking probiotics company Pendulum Therapeutics, started the company with a big goal in mind: changing the way people think about their gut health. And on her journey, she’s had to challenge traditional – and sometimes outdated – thinking from the medical community and investors. In this episode, Colleen told us how she’s been able to disrupt the industry, and gives her advice for making changes in any workplace. In this episode, Colleen shares: How she convinced the dean of her PhD program to let her stay – despite almost getting kicked out Why her daughter’s birth inspired her to start Pendulum How she dealt with being told “no” The ways she’s cultivated trust and transparency with her team Why she’s got Halle Berry on speed dial PS: Skimm'rs get 20% off their first month of any Pendulum product(s) with code SKIMM9TO5.

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0:00.0	In the first six months of starting this company, I got more nose in those 120 days than
0:06.0	I had gotten in my entire life leading up to that.
0:09.1	There's this thing about resilience.
0:10.6	It requires you to be deliberate about blocking out the negativity and blocking out the
0:16.1	nose.
0:17.1	It's not just an important skill in entrepreneurship.
0:18.7	In life in general, it is helpful to be able to quiet the noise.
0:22.0	Not everybody is going to love you or your ideas, and that's fine, but you can't carry
0:25.8	that with you.
0:27.9	I'm Carly Zaken, and I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:31.0	Welcome to 9-5-ish with the skin.
0:33.7	We've run into so many questions over the years and had so many moments where we needed
0:39.2	advice, and we got it from women who'd been there.
0:43.4	And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:45.6	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career by talking to the smartest
0:49.8	leaders we know, because we know your work life is a lot more than 9-5.
0:55.6	All right, let's get into it.
0:59.6	Today, our guest is Colleen Cutcliffe.
1:02.8	She is the co-founder and CEO of Pendulum Therapeutics, a San Francisco startup that's looking
1:08.5	to make medical probiotics widely available.
1:12.4	Colleen has over 15 years of experience leading and managing biology teams in academia,
1:19.1	pharmaceuticals, and biotech.
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