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Welcome to Pivot points powered by Brandpie. The podcast that delves deep into the expertise of visionary leaders who’ve successfully taken their business, through a complex pivotal moment to unlock growth.
Each episode we'll share with you how CEOs handle these critical inflection points, from leadership changes, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures to jumping an ‘S’ Curve or making a category pivot to drive future success.
Pivot Points is for C-Suite executives and anyone aspiring to leadership who want to learn how the emotional levers of change – purpose, brand and culture – are critical to successfully navigating a pivotal moment.
Successfully working through a pivotal moment for your business requires great leadership, coupled with clarity of purpose, ambition and strategy. Pivot points will aim to go deep on these topics to help you understand how great leaders excite people to drive change to create and build long term value – for their company, their people, their shareholders and for society.
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Making Your Own Luck: Huma’s Journey to its Billion Dollar Valuation with Founder & CEO, Dan Vahdat - Episode 35
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What does it mean to make your own luck?
Dan Vahdat’s persistence planted the seeds in people’s minds that healthcare can change, and that Huma is the business to lead the revolution.
He saw through his vision until it rained, and those seeds became growth - Huma’s $1bn valuation is driven by a bold embrace of calculated serendipity.
Dan challenges the standard CEO playbook, navigating the pivot points of Huma’s journey without all the answers, leaning on his razor-sharp instinct.
After all, in his eyes, perfect things are made by imperfect people…
If Dan’s leadership style resonates with you, then join us as we explore why he ‘adores crazy’, how to graduate from being an underdog, and when to follow intuition, rather than information…
You will learn:
- Why Dan Vahdat thinks of entrepreneurship as planting seeds and waiting for rain
- How one unexpected email unlocked NHS, pharma, and global growth
- How Huma’s values shape a culture that embraces unconventional thinkers and intuition‑led decisions
- Why celebrating mistakes is essential for innovation
- How promoting people into roles they’re “not ready for” can build a strong internal talent pool
🔑 Key Themes
- Building the Operating System for Healthcare
- Making Your Own Luck
- Intuition, the “Sixth Sense,” and Imperfect Leadership
- Culture That Adores Crazy and Celebrates Mistakes
- Growth and Entrepreneurial Resilience
🔗 Connect with us
Dan Vahdat
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danvahdat/
Huma
https://www.linkedin.com/company/humaforhealth/
Connect with Dave Allen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveallenbrandpie/
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