BILL™ Talks
Business. Illumination. Longevity. Laughs.
These TED-style Talks showcase powerful ideas and spark conversation for the business of chemistry. Our mission is to spread thought provoking, worthy concepts, foster professional growth, and make collegial connections.
Hard work, comic books and metabolite biomarkers transforming precision medicine.
Dr. Elizabeth O'Day is the CEO and Founder of Olaris, Inc., a precision medicine company.
Leadership Story
This inspiring BILL Talk with Dr. Morgan (Sr. Global Business Director Pharma Sector; Lubrizol Life Science – Health) provides perspectives on her transition from the lab bench to the business side of Chemistry.
Leadership as seen in the peloton
Allison A. Campbell, NORM 2019
In cycling, the peloton is a dynamic, amorphous body of cyclists that shifts as a function of the external environment. The leader is in tune to that. Allison Campbell discusses cycling as a metaphor for leadership. Campbell is the 2017 ACS President and Associate Laboratory Director at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Translating university research to the marketplace
Joseph DeSimone, CERM 2019
Injection molding, the "printing press" of 3D manufacturing, is a $330B a year industry. In this BILL Talk, Joseph DeSimone discusses how market needs for greater printing flexibility sparked innovation in 3D printing. DeSimone is the co-founder and CEO of Carbon, developer of the digital light synthesis technology.
Careers are a journey, not a destination
Mick Hurrey, ACS Spring 2019
It's tempting to see the career as a straight and narrow road, but the truth is more complex. In this BILL Talk, Vice President of Product Development at InCarda Therapeutics Mick Hurrey discusses his fifteen year career from a perspective of journey, learning and growth.
Caring for your brand and your career
William Carroll Jr., ACS 2017
In this BILL Talk, William F. Carroll, Jr. discusses caring for your personal brand – your value proposition, your attitude, and your reputation.
Carroll, Jr. retired from Occidental Chemical Corporation in 2015 after 36 years and now heads his own company, Carroll Applied Science, LLC. He is also Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Indiana, a Certified Professional Retirement Coach and both Past President and Past Chair of the Board of the American Chemical Society.