Leave Your Mark

Send a textThis week on Leave Your Mark, I sit down with Sonya Weigle, Founder of Next Stage BioAdvisors and The Catalytic Collective.Sonya has spent more than 25 years advising biotech CEOs and senior executives through high-stakes leadership moments. From early-stage CEO preparation to organizational scale, she has guided science leaders as they step into bigger roles and greater responsibility.But her story is more than corporate strategy.We talk about:Transitioning from engineering to political science, then building a consultancy while still at Carnegie MellonTurning down prestigious law school offers to follow a different pathBeing the only woman in the room and learning to speak truth to powerBalancing high-performance consulting with motherhoodHelping executive women redefine success in their next chapterSonya shares how she overcame childhood shyness to develop a powerful voice, why intuition matters in leadership, and how setting clear non-negotiables can transform both career and family life.This i