PARUL SOMANI

Designing silver linings

I am a healthcare executive and cancer survivor turned inspirational speaker championing health, resilience, and a positive mindset. My mission is to help improve the state of healthcare by sharing my experiences as a patient and caregiver, and inspiring others to live a healthy, thankful, and fulfilling life.

INSPIRING OTHERS

A thought partner and patient voice to healthcare organizations and an inspirational speaker to global communities. My blog, "New Job. New Baby. New Cancer.", has been read across ~80 countries.

Speaker

Writer

Advisor

Moderator

SPEAKING TOPICS

A Unique Voice for Healthcare

As a BRCA1 carrier, cancer survivor, caregiver, and former management consultant and genomics healthcare executive, I uniquely represent the patient voice while also speaking the language of business stakeholders. Topics range across genomics and precision medicine, women's health, cancer, patient advocacy, transparent access to quality care, caregiving, and more.

Past events include:​

• HLTH VRTL 2020 Conference

• The American Cancer Society's Gala as their 2020 Raising Hope Honoree

• The World Economic Forum's Global Precision Medicine Initiative Workshop

• Stanford Health Care's New Hospital's Grand Opening Gala

• Film and podcast interviews

A Champion of Resilience

After health and career curveballs, I've learned about the power of mindset and resilience. Topics include my personal learnings, academic research, and actionable insights on how to build personal resilience.

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Past events include:

• Employee engagement events for employers

• Member engagement events for non-profits

• Podcast interviews and Instagram Lives

A Believer of Ikigai

Across a 15+ year career, I've navigated transitions from management consulting to start-ups, from advisor to operating executive, from consumer tech to healthcare, from full-time to part-time, through motherhood and personal health issues, all while re-defining my own professional identity to pursue my "ikigai" or "reason for being." Topics include ikigai and how to navigate your career to pursue an authentic life.

Past events include:

• Employee engagement events for employers

• Member engagement events for professional networking groups

• Interviews for leadership groups and podcasts

MAKING AN IMPACT

Parul Somani

2014

Step back and identify the silver linings in your story. Recognize what you have to be thankful for, what you have to fight for, and ultimately, what you have to live for.

My mindset helped get me through one of the most challenging times of my life, and helped me realize the many silver linings that I have to be so thankful for.

Parul Somani

2018

Last family picture before I began treatment in 2014