Navigating Your Path

About Navigating Your Path

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? 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. You’ll also gain insight from the approaches they’ve taken to learn from and overcome their challenges. 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. What you’ll gain by listening: Community knowing that you are not alone in your experiences or feelings Encouragement and wisdom from others’ experiences and perspectives Strength to learn and grow to become a more confident leader Security from the increased balance between your professional and personal lives About your host: 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. Want to share your story? Email Duane to become a guest! duane@navigatingyourpathpodcast.site (duane@navigatingyourpathpodcast.site) Podcast website: www.navigatingyourpath.site LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/duanenewton/ Coaching website: www.dwnconsult.com

Publisher

Duane Newton

Category

business · education · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 May 2026

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Navigating Your Path - S1E9: A Conversation with John Osiecki

   From Rural Roots to Global Impact: Leadership, Imperfection, and the Future of Lab Medicine In this episode of Navigating Your Path, Duane talks with John Osiecki, PhD, Vice President of Medical Affairs with bioMérieux. John details his “origin story” growing up in rural Missouri, describing his curiosity-driven path into science, and their shared experiences with Marilyn Menegus as a mentor. John shares formative leadership lessons from a high school coach, how those experiences shape...

2. 

   26 Aug 2026

   Navigating Your Path - S1E7: A Conversation with Marie-Claire Rowlinson

   Public health microbiologist Marie-Claire Rowlinson shares her journey from London to a PhD in molecular parasitology with host Duane, revealing her passion for exploration and adventure.

3. 

   29 Jul 2026

   Navigating Your Path - S1E6: A Conversation with Linoj Samuel

   Duane interviews Dr. Linoj Samuel, Division Head of Microbiology, about his remarkable journey from war-torn Kuwait to leadership in microbiology.

4. 

   8 Jul 2026

   Navigating Your Path - S1E5: A Conversation with Ken Gavina

   Host Duane interviews Dr. Ken Gavina, Medical Director of Clinical Microbiology and Serology, about his journey in clinical microbiology and career development.

5. 

   24 Jun 2026

   Navigating Your Path - S1E4: A Conversation with Donna Wolk

   Host Duane interviews Dr. Donna Wolk, Division Chief at Geisinger Health System, about her inspiring career journey from bench tech to leadership.

6. 

   8 Jun 2026

   Navigating Your Path - S1E3: A Conversation with Beth Marlowe

   Host Duane interviews Dr. Beth Marlowe, Executive Scientific Director at Quest Diagnostics, about how her upbringing shaped resilience, community building, and leadership through adversity.

7. 

   2 Jun 2026

   Navigating Your Path - S1E1: Starting My Journey

   Host Duane Newton shares his personal leadership journey, revealing how self-awareness and intuition unlock authentic success beyond clinical training.

8. 

   2 Jun 2026

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

   Host Duane Newton shares his "Five Steps to Becoming Your Authentic Self" as he continues his personal journey of transformation.

9. 

   2 Jun 2026

   Navigating Your Path - About the Podcast

   Host Duane Newton, a professional development coach, introduces the podcast's mission to empower clinical laboratory leaders with insights for community, confidence, and authentic leadership.

10. 

    26 May 2026

    Welcome to Navigating Your Path

    Host Duane Newton interviews clinical laboratory and diagnostics professionals about transitioning from technical expert to authentic leader, fostering community and confidence.

Who has been a guest on Navigating Your Path

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• Marie-Claire Rowlinson
• Linoj Samuel
• Ken Gavina
• Donna Wolk
• Beth Marlowe

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5.0 / 5

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