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Suha Patel

Suha Patel

Biotech executive; Senior Vice President of Commercial & Franchise Strategy at Be Biopharma and speaker on leadership and self-awareness.

Sep 17, 2026

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The
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elevator is one that helps you go inwards and ask a question.
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So for example, if I'm like, okay, Why am I staying really quiet in this scenario? And then it's a little bit of like, okay, you're going to this elevator.
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There's only one button with a question mark, and that's your question.
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And then you shut your eyes, and then the elevator goes down.
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And it stops when you're younger.
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That's what I do for me.

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Can you share with us a recent challenge or struggle where you related to yourself from the sense of inner community, from the sense of trust that you're describing? And how did you navigate it? So Sadie,
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When you say that, what does that actually look like in real life?
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Hi, Maz.
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Thanks for having me in your room today.
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And it's a pleasure to be here with you.
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For me, a regulated leader is someone whose presence is not dictated by the chaos around them.
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They can stay grounded enough to respond rather than react, to listen without becoming defensive, and not let urgency become instability.
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They can hold pressure without transmitting panic into the room.
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So is it possible for you to share an example of how, as a leader, you try to regulate a room like this? Something that you just mentioned.

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