The Hive is a thoughtfully curated community designed to empower women.
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"The Hive was a beautiful example of the power of women supporting women to make more space for what we want and how to hold what we have. I am grateful to learn from such an impressive group of leaders; I would leave each session with more bounce in my step and a replenished sense of optimism and hope."
"As professional women who are also engaged members of our families, dedicated partners and friends, and community volunteers, The Hive provides a place for mutual support, inspiration to do more, and, when necessary, permission to focus on self."
"The Hive was a great experience of learning, connecting, and becoming. The facilitation ensured just enough structure and content while still making space for a natural flow of conversations and reflections - and ultimately the safe, supportive environment enabled people to show up for themselves and each other in a way I have not experienced."
Meet The Hive creators
Tanja Powers
Tanja Powers
Tanja Powers
Tanja is an executive leadership coach and non-profit board member based in Oakland, CA. She has over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, with significant leadership roles in sales, marketing, and patient access. She left Genentech in 2023 after serving as their Vice President of Ophthalmology in the U.S.,
Tanja is an executive leadership coach and non-profit board member based in Oakland, CA. She has over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, with significant leadership roles in sales, marketing, and patient access. She left Genentech in 2023 after serving as their Vice President of Ophthalmology in the U.S., responsible for the launch of blockbuster Vabysmo. She is now leveraging her empowering and collaborative leadership approach in her coaching business and a variety of philanthropic roles.
During her corporate career, Tanja led large organizations, significant change initiatives, product launches, and commercialization strategies. She spent a significant amount of her career focused on U.S. payers, negotiating product coverage, and leading the account and marketing teams responsible for product access. She is passionate about creating, growing, and supporting high-functioning teams and is known for her empowering approach and ability to collaborate across complex organizations.
Tanja holds an undergraduate degree in journalism, an MBA, and is an ICF-accredited Hudson leadership coach. She is an active member of SV2 and an American Leadership Forum fellow. She serves as a board member with Gateway Mountain Center and as an advisory board member with the local chapter of Facing History and Ourselves.
Lisa g. Ryan
Tanja Powers
Tanja Powers
Lisa is a former CPO, an HR consultant, an executive coach, and a non-profit board member based in Sausalito, CA. She has over 30 years of business experience across human resources, talent management, and account management in biotech, advertising, finance, and non-profit, holding roles of increasing responsibility and scope.
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Lisa is a former CPO, an HR consultant, an executive coach, and a non-profit board member based in Sausalito, CA. She has over 30 years of business experience across human resources, talent management, and account management in biotech, advertising, finance, and non-profit, holding roles of increasing responsibility and scope.
Most recently, Lisa was the Chief People Officer of Lyell Immunopharma, part of the founding team that built the company to 300 people across three sites and took the company public in 2021. She was part of Genentech and Roche for a decade, and held HR leadership roles in Technical Operations, US Commercial and Clinical Operations and held Chief of Staff role for the US Virology Business Unit. She worked in global roles for six years working with teams in the UK, Canada, China, Singapore, Germany, and Switzerland.
Lisa has been recognized for success in the leadership of teams, strategy development, co-creation, project and change management, and developing others. She's inspired by patients, innovation, lifelong learners, brilliant colleagues, and self-aware leaders.
Lisa holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Boston College and an MBA from Suffolk University. She's a certified Executive Coach and a certified 360 Debrief coach. In 2023, she joined the Board of Directors of Gateway Mountain Center.