Mary MacCarthy, MBA

Experience

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  Minnesota Public Radio

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1988

  HR Associate

  HR generalist responsibilities including recruiting, hiring, benefits administration, new employee orientation and crisis management.

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  3M

  Jan 1990 - Jul 1996

  Various positions of increasing responsibility

  Purchasing and Package Engineering, Customer Service, Warehousing and Fulfillment, IT, Sales

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  Imation

  Jul 1996 - Oct 2001

  Strategic Marketing Manager

  Led global product marketing for new and legacy data storage products to small- and medium-sized business customers, sold through business-to-business and business-to-consumer channels. Successfully commercialized many new products based on new technologies and product extensions.

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  Medtronic

  Jun 2004 - Jun 2011

  Promoted to champion a CardioVascular-wide continuous quality improvement program called Customer Focus which surveyed physicians and hospital administrators on their perceptions of our corporate reputation and product, service and relationship quality vs competition. Lead teams to analyze, prioritize opportunities and action plan to improve perceptions. Manage employee award program. Recognition received during Medtronic career: Nominated for Star of Excellence award five times, won Summer Associate Supervisor of the Year Award and won Core Behaviors Award. Show less

  • Senior Program Marketing Manager, Cardiac and Vascular Group

    Jun 2010 - Jun 2011

  • Senior Marketing Research Manager

    May 2007 - Jun 2010

  • Market Development Manager

    Dec 2004 - May 2007

  • Market Development Specialist

    Jun 2004 - Dec 2004
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  Strategy by Process, LLC

  May 2011 - now

  Founder and CEO

  Fractional CEO and consultant to startups to assist in fund raising and growth with a focus on equity and belonging. - Fractional CEO with an imaging startup- Paid and pro bono consultant to 20+ high potential biotech and medical device startups and venture capital funds- Director of Life Sciences at Jazz Ventures LLC- National Icorps mentor to two teams in 2025- Leader for the NASA Inclusive Innovator Mashup Lab with Brown Venture Group August 2023-March 2024- Host "Patient Innovations" podcast with Rashmi Kandwal for HealthcareMN- Leading the Healthcare Angel Investor Cohort for Groove Capital and GreaterMSP in Fall 2024- Co-author of Fund your Idea chapter of the "Medical Device Innovation Handbook", edition 9.1- Co-teach an organizational behavior class at the University of St. Thomas in Fall 2024- Managed an eight month long market research project for Medtronic CRDM- Conducted a new technology platform competitive intelligence project for Medtronic Neuro- Wrote the strategic marketing plan for a mid-sized global company- Completed a market development project for a large medical device company- Updated a full marketing curriculum and conducted training for an MRI equipment manufacturer in Boston- Built awareness for a competitive wargaming consulting agency, Competitive Simulations Inc. - Published an article in MedCity News, "Perfecting the fundraising pitch" - Certified WBENC Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) Show less

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  Abbott

  Feb 2013 - Dec 2014

  Senior Marketing Manager

  Leading various strategic responsibilities including strategic marketing planning, market modeling, market research, market insights plus supporting sales and marketing optimization. Contribute to new product development and corporate development teams.

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  Glorious Hugs LLC

  Jan 2015 - Dec 2017

  Founder and CEO

  Conceived and launched a CPG startup targeting alleviating loneliness among the elderly. Secured registered trademark. Earned over 20 media stories locally and nationally. Competed in the MN Cup. Put the business on pause to consider strategic options.

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  Fathom Consulting, formerly Evantage Consulting

  Jun 2016 - Apr 2017

  Independent Consultant at 3M Health Care

  Program Manager in the Health Care Business Group Regulatory Compliance and Quality Management Systems department. Implemented new complaints systems and processes at over 55 manufacturing sites and developed and started executing a project plan for transitioning to ISO13485:2016.

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  University of Minnesota

  Apr 2018 - Dec 2023

  Venture Center Senior Program Manager

  Assess and advise healthcare startups based on Regent-owned intellectual property from University innovators. Design and build programs including the Discovery Launchpad incubator, researcher and entrepreneur educational seminars, Minnesota Ventures investor events (3x/year) and Walleye Tank pitch competitions (2x/year) which are co-produced with Mayo Clinic. Lead the Venture Center Business Advisory Group. Build our network of global investors and manage the U's seed stage equity investment program, Discovery Capital and its Investment Advisory Board. Market our office to internal and external audiences. Manage six MBA and undergrad interns. Co-lead a diversity and inclusion team and initiatives to improve innovator equity. Served 3 year term on the University Senate. Serve on several Boards of Directors and advisory boards. Show less

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  Anatomic Incorporated

  Mar 2020 - Mar 2024

  Director Board Of Directors

  Board Observer for the University of Minnesota. Anatomic Incorporated is the world-leader in efficient production of sensory neurons from human pluripotent stem cells.

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  Center for Economic Inclusion

  Aug 2022 - Aug 2024

  Advisory Board Member for Project Vanguard

  The Project Vanguard Advisory committee provides critical lived experience and market insights to support Project Vanguard and the ecosystem to accelerate wealth creation opportunities for Black- and Latina-women-owned businesses. By bringing together experts across the current ecosystem including business acquisition, procurement, local entrepreneurs, fund development and business development, we will be able to map the current reality and identify key leverage points. The committee will come to better understand the ecosystem in which we all operate and how we can act on our shared commitment to create an accelerated pathway of support for Black and Latina women entrepreneurs. Show less

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  University of Minnesota

  Aug 2024 - Dec 2024

  Co-Director, How to launch a biotech startup

  Co-director of the University of Minnesota's very first biotech startup course which is under the Medical school.

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  University of St. Thomas

  Sept 2024 - Dec 2024

  Adjunct Faculty

  Teaching organizational behavior

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  Gametime Hero

  Oct 2024 - now

  Advisor

  Board of Advisors for this sportstech startup

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  LITLab

  Mar 2025 - now

  Advisor

  Board of Advisors for this healthcare medical education solution