Dr. David Young, CEO of Processa Pharmaceuticals, has experienced tremendous scientific and commercial success in his career but for him, family is everything. He unabashedly describes his work colleagues as family and at every stop in his career the spirit of family is the driving force of accomplishing their shared work.
In this in-depth conversation, David shares his passion for his colleagues and his commitment to every person’s growth and success. One of his current aspirations is that every single employee at Processa has at least $1 million worth of company stock.
Some highlights of our conversation include:
1:40 – Who is David Young?
2:40 – Creating Margin in Life
4:52 – Hero, Hardship and Highlight
8:18 – Work as Family
11:13 – 1 + 1 = 10
12:09 – Cultivating Family in an Organization
13:57 – Hiring Into the Family
15:40 – Filtering for the Team
17:29 – Sacrificing for the Benefit of All
21:39 – Situational Leadership to Determine Focus
24:18 – A Team Where Everyone Leads
28:18 – Making it a Safe Environment to Speak Up
32:42 – Creating a WFH Culture
36:17 – Start Talking About Growing Your People
38:36 – Processa’s Super Bowl
42:04 – Advice to My Pre-CEO Self
To connect with David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-young-7876a738/
To learn more about Processa Pharmaceuticals: https://www.processapharmaceuticals.com/