Agriculture has an inheritance problem that is different from the one most people assume. The challenge is not that young people are uninterested in farming. It is that the industry has not built the infrastructure to translate that interest into durable careers. Tanner Winterhof, who grew up on a swine and row-crop farm in Aurelia,… Read more

There is a particular tension built into the role of an investor who has also been an operator, as outlined here. Leen Kawas knows both sides of that table with unusual depth. She co-invented the lead drug candidate in Athira Pharma’s pipeline, built the company from the ground up, guided it through multiple late-stage clinical… Read more

Agriculture has always been a knowledge business. Weather patterns, soil conditions, commodity markets, equipment cycles. Each variable demands attention. Yet in recent years, the pace of change has accelerated. Precision technology, data analytics, shifting input costs, and evolving consumer expectations have reshaped the field. For Tanner Winterhof, the advantage no longer lies solely in hard… Read more

Scientific discovery often begins with elegant insight. A pathway is identified. A molecular interaction is mapped. Early data signals therapeutic potential. Yet the distance between promising research and meaningful patient impact can be vast. For Leen Kawas, that distance defines the central challenge of modern biotechnology. Translational science, she has argued in industry settings, is… Read more

Board service is often described in formal terms. Governance. Oversight. Fiduciary duty. Yet for founders navigating the volatility of biotech, the boardroom is rarely an abstract space. It is where scientific ambition meets capital discipline, where risk becomes visible, and where leadership is tested under conditions that allow little margin for error. Leen Kawas approaches… Read more

Management philosophy isn’t written on a wall plaque gathering dust in reception. It’s the living system of beliefs and practices that shapes how organisations make decisions, develop people, and create value. In the UK’s evolving workplace landscape—where hybrid work is now permanent, employee expectations have shifted fundamentally, and purpose-driven culture increasingly determines competitive advantage—having a… Read more

The scene is familiar in biotech: a small conference room, a slide deck calibrated to the minute, a founder explaining a molecule’s promise to people trained to doubt. The science is intricate, the stakes are human, and the room’s energy still hinges on something that is hard to name, an unspoken question of credibility. Leen… Read more

Biotech has a romantic story it likes to tell about discovery. A lone scientist sees what no one else sees. The data line up. The breakthrough arrives. In practice, the work looks more like a long series of meetings where smart people disagree about what the data mean, what the next experiment should be, and… Read more

In complex institutions, the outcomes we call “culture” are often the sum of quiet processes. A hiring slate shaped by who gets tapped for stretch assignments. A credit model that rewards the kinds of financial histories some people are more likely to have. A mentoring program that exists, but sits one managerial layer too far… Read more