Interview with Dr. Adam Martin, The Fit Pharmacist
Today\u2019s episode is an interview with Dr. Adam Martin, The Fit Pharmacist.\xa0 I invited him to be on the podcast because he uses his voice in a number of ways.\xa0 He is a community pharmacist, branding expert, online course creator, author, professional speaker, podcast host, medical missionary, and more.\xa0 In this episode, we focus on how he helps pharmacists script their dream careers through strategic branding and execution.\xa0
Mentioned in this episode\xa0
Instagram:\xa0@thefitpharmacist
Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn:\xa0@FitPharmFam\xa0
YouTube: The Fit Pharmacist
Apply for the Personal Brand Coaching Course: www.ScriptYourBrand.com
Full Bio
Dr. Adam Martin helps pharmacy professionals script their dream careers through strategic branding and execution. He earned his doctorate of pharmacy degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, and with over 8 years of experience working full-time in the community pharmacy setting, he\u2019s passionate about empowering other pharmacists and pharmacy students to put the health back into healthcare through leading by example in their professional practice to not only live their best lives, but to inspire others along the way to do the same. He pairs his PharmD with his expertise as a certified personal trainer and nutrition consultant to guide self-care back into healthcare.
Dr. Martin is the founder of The Fit Pharmacist, LLC. As a National Speakers Association (NSA) Professional Speaker, Adam\u2019s core passion is traveling to pharmacy schools and organizations across the world to speak to pharmacy professionals, sharing practical plans of action that will empower them to maximize their careers and create a competitive edge in the profession to maximize their success and degree of impact.
He has made his life's work showing people how to take control of their overall wellness, sharing SimpleSolutions through his writing for numerous pharmacy publications including PharmacyTimes magazine, and is the author of the best-selling book Rx: You: The Pharmacist's Survival Guide for Managing Stress & Fitting in Fitness (available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZASRsA ), as well as "Gen-Z Pharmacist: Dominate Pharmacy School & Script Your Dream Career\u201d (available at www.thefitpharmacist.com/book ).\xa0 (Note:\xa0 The Amazon Link is an Affiliate Link for Dr. Adam Martin.)
He is the host of The Fit Pharmacist Healthcare Podcast, sharing successes and practical strategies from the most successful minds in the profession of pharmacy with a new episode released every week. You can subscribe and learn more here: https://thefitpharmacist.com/podcast\xa0
With a passion for learning and serving his patients, he\u2019s an inaugural member of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association\u2019s Leadership Excellence and Advocacy Development (LEAD) program, and strives to serval the global community of pharmacy as a medical missionary, having served in Honduras and Panama as a pharmacist in the field. In 2019, he was named the\xa0"Most Influential Pharmacist" by SingleCare's Best of the Best Pharmacy Awards.
You can connect with him on Instagram:\xa0@thefitpharmacist
Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn:\xa0@FitPharmFam\xa0
YouTube: The Fit Pharmacist
Apply for the Personal Brand Coaching Course: www.ScriptYourBrand.com\xa0
Highlights from the episode
In high school, Adam wanted to pursue veterinary medicine.\xa0 His Mom\u2019s battle with stage 4 colon cancer and frequent trips to the pharmacy changed his path.\xa0 He became interested in pharmacy as a career.
The first time Adam applied to pharmacy school, he was rejected.\xa0 When he applied a second time, he was wait-listed.\xa0 Eventually, he was the last student admitted to the program in his class.
Adam became a leader at a young age.\xa0 First as an Eagle Scout.\xa0 Then, in pharmacy school, he became Class President.\xa0 His classmate Jimmy mentored him and encouraged him to become class president.\xa0 He saw it as a responsibility, not a title.\xa0 He wanted to show up better than his class expected him to.
Adam fell in love in love with fitness at a young age.\xa0 The Fit Pharmacist brand was born from a Fit Pharmacist Friday blog.\xa0 He takes The Fit Pharmacist name seriously, like a responsibility.\xa0 He has a mission statement. \xa0
Adam started public speaking with a nutrition talk he gave to faculty at Point Park University in July 2018.\xa0 He felt called to pursue public speaking more intentionally.\xa0 He became a professional speaker in 2019.\xa0 He committed to at least 20 speaking engagements to groups of 15 or more people within 12 months, and he did it!\xa0 He is the first PharmD to become a professional speaker in the National Speakers Association (NSA).\xa0 He even spoke in Ireland in 2020! \xa0
Your personal brand is what people say about you when you\u2019re not in the room.\xa0 Adam helps people discover their competitive advantage and what they are passionate about.\xa0 It\u2019s not about degrees, residencies, fellowships, and certifications.\xa0 A person\u2019s unique insight and experience is important to a personal brand.\xa0 Everyone must identify who they are trying to reach.\xa0 Adam helps a range of individuals, including pre-pharmacy students, P1-P4 students, new graduates, and all pharmacists post graduation (BS Pharm and PharmD). \xa0