Dec 17 2024 51 mins
What happens when elite sports and cutting-edge medicine intersect? Ryan invites Karen Brown, to the show.
Karen Brown is an award-winning pharmacist and former Queensland Firebirds netball star transforming how athletes approach health, performance, and safety. Through Batch Tested, Australia’s leading platform for rigorously tested supplements, Karen ensures that athletes worldwide safeguard their careers and health. Her unique perspective as both an elite athlete and a clinical expert has positioned her as a champion for innovation in sports and pharmacy.
Karen’s influence doesn’t stop at supplement safety. As a business owner, educator, and advocate, she’s paving the way for Sports pharmacy to become a global standard, redefining the pharmacist's role in elite athletic care. Her groundbreaking work bridges the worlds of medicine and sports, setting new standards for clean supplementation and athlete support.
Tune in to learn more about:
- How Karen’s passion and entrepreneurial spirit gave rise to Batch Tested, addressing critical gaps in supplement safety for athletes.
- Why 1 in 5 supplements pose career-ending risks and how Karen is revolutionizing trust in the sports industry.
- The essence of an emerging specialty is Sports pharmacy, where clinical expertise meets athletic performance, ensuring smarter, safer care for athletes.
- How setbacks, like missing her dream university course, became stepping stones for her impactful career.
- Discover Karen’s bold philosophy, Fly the plane while you’re building it, which emphasizes the power of action over perfection.
- Lessons from Karen’s netball career that fuel her success in business and mentorship.
- A visionary outlook on Brisbane 2032, where Karen aims to integrate clinical pharmacists into sports teams for next-level athlete care.
- The future of clean sports: How Batch Tested is setting a new standard for athlete safety and integrity.
…and so much more!
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Links
Website: https://batchtested.com.au
https://www.linkedin.com/company/batch-tested/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-brown-8b7900106