Hearts Afire

With the Camp Discovery Donation Day and dance coming up, we visit with Susan Smith about the organization's 10-year history with the camp for kids with cancer.

Michael Little and Austin Smith, who produced a rap video about the QualTex lab in Atlanta, talk about their motivations, their production and life outside the lab.

Debbie Maxwell, Supervisor Mobile Operations, talks about moving "somewhere warm" to work, as well as the many special motivations she has for working at South Texas Blood & Tissue.

Hear from John Barnes, Vice President, Human Resources and Learning, about your benefits at BBG - and a new one coming soon.

Guest host Angelica Sandoval and guest David King talk about employee communications history and challenges, as well as the upcoming revolutionary change.

A giant step - a revolutionary step - in employee communication is on the way, says David King.

Gus Ortiz, Clinical Research Coordinator, talks about his background and his part in the growing research program at STB&T.

A quick snippet of episode 21 of Hearts Afire, featuring Gus Ortiz, Clinical Research Coordinator with STB&T.

Scott Jones talks about a wide range of topics In his visit, from his role as Chief Science Officer to his latest interests in music to his family's version of his new job title.

Scott Jones, Chief Scientific Officer at BioBridge Global, talks about his job in a snippet of his upcoming appearance on Hearts Afire.

This episode features Audra and Makenzie Taylor, our mother-daughter team, talking about work, life and the time Makenzie's brother broke the family bank.

Get a snippet of Audra and Makenzie Taylor talking about work, life and the time Makenzie's brother broke the bank. The full episode debuts March 20.

Claribel Colon, Manager Training & Admin Lab Services with QualTex, talks about the career path that led her to what she considers her ideal job.

This episode features a visit with Kyree Kayoshi, Human Resources Specialist, who talks about his extraordinary motivation to come to work at BioBridge Global, as well as his world away from work.

Kyree Kayoshi, Human Resources Specialist, talks about the time in his life that led him to BioBridge Global.

Eddie Ensor, Lab Support Specialist with QualTex Laboratories, has a whatever-it-takes approach to his job, from making himself available just about anywhere to taking on roles in major projects.

Here's a sample of our visit with Eddie Ensor, Laboratory Support Specialist with QualTex. Our full visit with Eddie will be available on Monday, Feb. 6.

Laura Eickhoff, Senior Director, Human Resources and Learning, talks about a wide range of plans from Human Resources to ensure that BioBridge Global is a great place to work in 2023 and beyond. She also touches on her international background and her motivations.

Roger Ruiz, Senior Communications Specialist in Corporate Communications, talks about his 15 years with the organization, including the day a production company wanted to film a zombie movie in the Donor Pavilion. He also touches on the part of his job that is close to his heart, working with patients and their families during the hardest times of their lives.

Longtime BBG business consultant Lee Buckler visits with guest host David King talks about advanced therapies, the future of medicine, and the organization's role in that future.

Becky Cap, Senior Vice President, Business Development for BioBridge Global, talks about her new role, the organization's future and advanced therapies.

This is a preview for the next episode of Hearts Afire, with Becky Cap, Senior Vice President, Business Development. She talks about her new role, the organization's future and in this clip, her view of advanced therapies.

Guest host Emmanuel Casasola visits with two members of his team in BBG Global Quality, Annie Prescott and Kevin Rodriguez, about recent projects they have completed for the organization.

Guest host Kimberly Monroe visits with Susan Smith, Grief Support and Life Legacies Manager, about some of her projects at BioBridge Global, including the Giving Tree and Muertos Fest, as well as Susan's highly personal grief journey.

In our Veterans Day episode, BBG Data Analyst and former U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Neil Houser visits with guest host Emmanuel Casasola about his military career, his life at BBG and his away-from-work passion.

Kimberly Monroe, Manager, Business Development in the STB&T tissue program, talks with guest host David King about her work with the tissue program, her dedication to tissue banking and her greatest food discovery in San Antonio.

Adrienne Mendoza visits with Salvador Castaneda, Compliance Specialist with STB&T Donor Services, about his unusual career path with the organization and his interest in fitness and sports.

In this episode, Adrienne Mendoza visits with Amanda Whitelonis, who is Program Manager at GenCure after working in several diverse areas of the organization, including Global Quality and Research and Development.

The latest episode of Hearts Afire is a visit with Emmanuel Casasola, Executive Director, Global Quality. He talks with our host, Adrienne Mendoza, about his background, his motivations and his family's story.

This edition features a conversation between Lisa Kisley, Supervisor at the South Texas Blood & Tissue donor center in Bulverde, and our host, Adrienne Mendoza, Chief Operating Officer for South Texas Blood & Tissue. Lisa talks about the challenges of opening the organization's newest donor center, as well as the reception the new donor center has received from the community.

This edition features a conversation between Christopher Palmer Charleston, Fixed Sites Operations Leader with South Texas Blood & Tissue, and our host, Adrienne Mendoza, Chief Operating Officer for South Texas Blood & Tissue.

After working at a blood center in Shreveport, Louisiana, Mo Sayed has returned to the organization as Director, Donor Recruitment, for South Texas Blood & Tissue. He visits with his new boss, Adrienne Mendoza, about his experiences and motivations.

This episode is a visit between two longtime colleagues at BioBridge Global: Our host, Adrienne Mendoza, who is Chief Operating Officer of South Texas Blood & Tissue, and Richey Wyatt, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, & Chief Compliance Officer. This episode is a get-to-know you visit with Adrienne, who worked for Richey when she was in charge of BBG Global Quality. They discuss topics ranging from the weather (hot) to leadership styles.

Our host, Adrienne Mendoza, provides a quick look at the new Hearts Afire podcast for the BioBridge Global team.

Hearts Afire host Adrienne Mendoza discusses the need for a collaborative team, as part of her discussion with Richey Wyatt, who is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, & Chief Compliance Officer at BioBridge Global. This a clip from Episode 1 of Hearts Afire, the BBG employee podcast.