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The Team
Columbia University | Entrepreneur | Scientist | Illumina, Danaher + Roche Alum
​Commercial Excellence and Culture Builder | Sales Leadership | Strategic Relationship Development | Large Account Management
Alicia Francis
CEO + FOUNDER
Alicia Francis is an Indo-Caribbean-born scientist and entrepreneur with 20+ years in the Life Science and Clinical Diagnostic sectors. With a demonstrated ability to transform disruptive technologies into thriving commercial ventures, Alicia’s journey is defined by her passion for innovation, leadership, and commitment to health equity. She is known for building team cultures that generate breakthrough results, empowerment, and accountability.
In addition to holding roles of increasing responsibility at marquis organizations such as Roche, Danaher, and Illumina, Alicia’s expertise has been sought after in the start-up world where she played pivotal roles from launch to exit. In 2022 Alicia embarked on what she considers to be her most ambitious venture: the founding of “Intensity Solutions”, a boutique consulting firm on a mission to usher in a new era of companies dedicated to solving disparities in healthcare access and outcomes globally. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in biology and biotechnology from Columbia University.
Beyond her career, Alicia takes immense pride in her role as a wife and mother. Family remains at the heart of her life, providing her with the inspiration and balance to excel in her professional endeavors.
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MIKE FARRAGHER
SENIOR ADVISOR
In a career that spans over 30 years, Mike Farragher has held a number of senior executive leadership roles in companies like Thermo Fisher Scientific, QIAGEN, and Cambrex. In that time, Mike has led and motivated commercial teams numbering in the hundreds to reliably overachieve sales targets. The commercial cultures he has built are steeped in accountability, empowerment, and a dash of competitive fun thrown in for good measure. In recent years, he has served in a Corporate Accounts capacity, building and maintaining high value strategic relationships.
Mike’s stellar professional career can be found on his LinkedIn profile below.
Concurrently, Mike has enjoyed a career as a successful content creator, authoring seven books, producing 2 Off Broadway plays, as well as 3 award winning short films. He has helped individuals and organizations with their professional branding with the formation of Career Letters in 2020.
“In this day and age when attention spans are shorter and the personal devices people use to find information are smaller, it is critical to make every word count so that your business attracts the right attention,” Mike says. “There’s a saying that you can’t read the label when you’re inside the jar, and I see my role as helping leaders hone their messaging in a way that they might not able to see when mired in the day-to-day mechanics of their company.”
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