Leadership Variations: Unfiltered | Series 1, Episode 3
Leading Through Change & Authentic Leadership in STEM

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Jennifer Webb, General Manager of the Biosolutes Business Unit at Ginkgo BioWorks, a pioneer in synthetic biology transforming diverse industries worldwide. With 7 years of leadership experience at Ginkgo, Jennifer shares her journey navigating massive organizational growth, restructuring, and the challenges and opportunities of leading in a high-change environment.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Jennifer leveraged her technical and leadership strengths to succeed in a new general manager role
• The complexities of guiding teams through disruptive change with empathy and excitement
• Strategies for rebuilding trust with new and existing teams post-restructuring
• The importance of authenticity in establishing leadership credibility and managing former peers who now report to you
• A candid look at a difficult plant closure abroad - the leadership lessons it offered and how those challenges were turned into growth opportunities for her team
• Career advice on embracing bold moves and recognizing that leadership trajectories are rarely linear
• Empowering words for women leaders who feel underestimated and need help “cracking the code” for senior leadership success
  
  
  

Podcast Chapters:

00:19 Meet Jennifer Webb
01:01 STEM Journey & Leadership Background
02:25 Company Restructuring & New Role
03:19 Navigating Change Management
05:29 Building Trust with New Teams
08:42 Authentic Leadership & Credibility
12:48 Managing Plant Closure Abroad
16:06 Empowering Teams Through Transition
19:29 Career Growth & Bold Moves
21:27 Advice for Underestimated Women Leaders

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Leadership Variations: Unfiltered is hosted by Dr. Amy Bladen Shatto, PhD, PCC, BCC — an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist with over 25 years of experience helping organizations make faster, smarter leadership decisions. She specializes in science-based assessment, executive coaching, and leadership development strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes.