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Navigating Your Path

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by Duane Newton

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<p>Are you a leader in the clinical laboratory and diagnostics space struggling with your role? Do you feel uncertain about your non-technical responsibilities, such as personnel management, effective communication, team building, connecting with your boss, or climbing the promotion ladder? &nbsp;</p><p>Whether you are new to your role or have been doing it for years, this podcast will help you see that you are not alone in these struggles. Through shared experiences of your host, and his conversations with recognized and respected leaders in our field, you’ll hear about the challenges each has faced as they navigated their own paths.&nbsp; You’ll also gain insight from the approaches they’ve taken to learn from and overcome their challenges.&nbsp; While everyone’s specific experiences and unique paths differ, the perspectives provided in each episode will educate and inspire you to identify and navigate your unique path, discovering, cultivating, and strengthening the authentic leader within you.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>What you’ll gain by listening</b>:</p><p><b>Community</b> knowing that you are not alone in your experiences or feelings</p><p><b>Encouragement</b> and <b>wisdom</b> from others’ experiences and perspectives</p><p><b>Strength</b> to learn and grow to become a more confident leader</p><p><b>Security</b> from the increased balance between your professional and personal lives</p><p><br></p><p>About your host:</p><p>Duane Newton, PhD, is an accomplished board-certified clinical microbiologist whose more than 20 years as a laboratory director in public health and academic medical centers have equipped him with deep leadership and mentoring experience. Building on this foundation of guiding teams and fostering growth in complex scientific environments, Duane now channels his expertise into career development coaching through DWN Consulting, which he founded in 2023. He is deeply committed to empowering individuals in the scientific and clinical fields as they discover and navigate their unique professional and personal paths.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Want to share your story? Email Duane to become a guest!</p><p><a href="duane@navigatingyourpathpodcast.site">duane@navigatingyourpathpodcast.site</a></p><p><br></p><p>Podcast website: www.navigatingyourpath.site</p><p>LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/duanenewton/</p><p>Coaching website: www.dwnconsult.com</p>

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Episode thumbnail for Navigating Your Path - S1E4: A Conversation with Donna Wolk

June 24, 2026

Navigating Your Path - S1E4: A Conversation with Donna Wolk

Trailblazing a Path from Bench Tech to Division Chief: Dr. Donna Wolk on Trusting Yourself, Building a Career, and Giving Grace In this episode, Duane talks with Dr. Donna Wolk, Division Chief of Molecular and Microbial Diagnostics and Development at Geisinger Health System. Donna discusses her unconventional career path from bench technologist to PhD, CPEP fellowship at Mayo Clinic, leadership roles in Arizona, and return to Pennsylvania. She also describes being a first-generati...

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June 8, 2026

Navigating Your Path - S1E3: A Conversation with Beth Marlowe

From Military Brat to Lab Leader: Dr. Beth Marlowe on Community, Mentorship, and Leading Through Adversity In this episode, Duane interviews his longtime friend Dr. Beth Marlowe, Executive Scientific Director for Infectious Diseases at Quest Diagnostics, about how their military-family upbringings shaped resilience, perspective, and a drive to build community. Beth recounts her father’s Vietnam service and her rural roots in Blythe, California, emphasizing community values, patient advocacy, ...

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June 2, 2026

Navigating Your Path - S1E2: Starting My Journey pt. 2

Host Duane Newton continues his story of feeling miserable and out of his element as a lab director and explains his “Five Steps to Becoming Your Authentic Self.” Through self-reflection, assistance from his wayfinders, and a lot of intentional work, he identified the steps that have been critical for him as he has identified and navigated his authentic path: (1) get out of your head and into your heart, (2) connect with trusted people, (3) trust your intuition, (4) take risks to grow, ...

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What is Navigating Your Path?
<p>Are you a leader in the clinical laboratory and diagnostics space struggling with your role? Do you feel uncertain about your non-technical responsibilities, such as personnel management, effective communication, team building, connecting with your boss, or climbing the promotion ladder? &nbsp;</p><p>Whether you are new to your role or have been doing it for years, this podcast will help you see that you are not alone in these struggles. Through shared experiences of your host, and his conversations with recognized and respected leaders in our field, you’ll hear about the challenges each has faced as they navigated their own paths.&nbsp; You’ll also gain insight from the approaches they’ve taken to learn from and overcome their challenges.&nbsp; While everyone’s specific experiences and unique paths differ, the perspectives provided in each episode will educate and inspire you to identify and navigate your unique path, discovering, cultivating, and strengthening the authentic leader within you.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>What you’ll gain by listening</b>:</p><p><b>Community</b> knowing that you are not alone in your experiences or feelings</p><p><b>Encouragement</b> and <b>wisdom</b> from others’ experiences and perspectives</p><p><b>Strength</b> to learn and grow to become a more confident leader</p><p><b>Security</b> from the increased balance between your professional and personal lives</p><p><br></p><p>About your host:</p><p>Duane Newton, PhD, is an accomplished board-certified clinical microbiologist whose more than 20 years as a laboratory director in public health and academic medical centers have equipped him with deep leadership and mentoring experience. Building on this foundation of guiding teams and fostering growth in complex scientific environments, Duane now channels his expertise into career development coaching through DWN Consulting, which he founded in 2023. He is deeply committed to empowering individuals in the scientific and clinical fields as they discover and navigate their unique professional and personal paths.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Want to share your story? Email Duane to become a guest!</p><p><a href="duane@navigatingyourpathpodcast.site">duane@navigatingyourpathpodcast.site</a></p><p><br></p><p>Podcast website: www.navigatingyourpath.site</p><p>LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/duanenewton/</p><p>Coaching website: www.dwnconsult.com</p>
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