Episodes

Thursday Jun 26, 2025
Tech Talk: Adding Value to What We Do with Michelle Frediani
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
In this episode of Tech Talk, a Mortar & Pestle production, Erin Michael, Director of Member Engagement, is joined by Michelle Frediani, pharmacy technician at Kusler's Pharmacy, as they discuss her compounding journey.

Monday Jun 16, 2025
What Goes Into A PCCA Formula with Stacey Lemus
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
If you've ever downloaded a formula from the PCCA database and thought, “Wow, that was easy,” you’re not wrong — but behind that single click is a mountain of work, innovation and science. In this episode of the Mortar & Pestle, PCCA Senior Formulation Specialist & Project Manager Stacey Lemus, BS, joins host Mike De Lisio and co-host Sebastian Denison, RPh, FAARM (Candidate) to give us a behind-the-scenes look at the engine that drives PCCA’s formulation development.

Friday Jun 06, 2025
Tech Talk: The Glue to Your Pharmacy with Cindy Pegues
Friday Jun 06, 2025
Friday Jun 06, 2025
In this episode of Tech Talk, a Mortar & Pestle production, Erin Michael, Director of Member Engagement, is joined by Cindy Pegues, Pharmaceutical Sales Rep Texas at PCCA, as they discuss her compounding journey.

Monday May 19, 2025
Tech Talk: Continually Advancing with Stacey Lemus
Monday May 19, 2025
Monday May 19, 2025
In this episode of Tech Talk, a Mortar & Pestle production, Erin Michael, Director of Member Engagement, is joined by Stacey Lemus, Senior Formulation Specialist and Project Manager at PCCA, as they discuss her early start into compounding from small town waitress to being recruited as a pharmacy technician.

Thursday Apr 03, 2025
Tech Talk: Mike Johnston the Accidental Technician
Thursday Apr 03, 2025
Thursday Apr 03, 2025
In this episode of Tech Talk, a Mortar & Pestle production, Erin Michael, Director of Member Engagement, is joined by Mike Johnston, founder and CEO of the National Pharmacy Technician Association, as they discuss his compounding journey from his beginnings as an accidental technician to becoming the CEO of the world's largest professional membership organizations for pharmacy technicians.

Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Tech Talk: Sticking with My Passion With Holli LeMond
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
In this episode of Tech Talk, a Mortar & Pestle production, Erin Michael, Director of Member Engagement, is joined by Holli LeMond, Key Account Manager at PCCA, as they discuss her journey into compounding from an early passion for chemistry to becoming a pharmacy technician.

Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Public Affairs: Patient Advocacy with Michael Strouse and Robyn Crow, RPh
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
In this episode of a Mortar and Pestle, Michael Strouse, firefighter for the Department of Defense, and Robyn Crow, RPh, Lead Pharmacist at Clark's Rx The Compounding Lab, joins host Mike De Lisio and co-host Sebastian Denison, RPh, FAARM (Candidate) to discuss how compounding saved Micheals life.

Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Tech Talk: Adding That Personal Touch with Heather Tierney
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
In this episode of Tech Talk, a Mortar & Pestle production, Erin Michael, Director of Member Engagement, is joined by Heather Tierney, Compounding Pharmacy Technician at Wheeler Custom Compounding, as they discuss her compounding journey and the importance of adding that personal touch into compounding.

Thursday Feb 06, 2025
PSA Numbers with Bruce Biundo
Thursday Feb 06, 2025
Thursday Feb 06, 2025
In this episode of a Mortar and Pestle, PCCA’s retired Clinical Compounding Pharmacist Bruce Biundo, RPh, FACA, joins host Mike De Lisio and co-host Sebastian Denison, RPh, FAARM (Candidate) to discuss a new study about PSA numbers.

Thursday Jan 30, 2025
How to Market to Physicians from a Physicians Perspective With Dr. Smith
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
In this episode of a Mortar and Pestle, Dr. Pamela Smith, M.D., MPH, MS, joins host Mike De Lisio and co-host Sebastian Denison, RPh, FAARM (Candidate) to use her perspective as a physician, discussing how to market to physicians.

Thursday Jan 23, 2025
The LDN Research Trust with Linda Elsegood
Thursday Jan 23, 2025
Thursday Jan 23, 2025
In this episode of a Mortar and Pestle, Linda Elsegood, CEO of the LDN Research Trust Charity, joins host Mike De Lisio and co-host Sebastian Denison, RPh, FAARM (Candidate) to share what the LDN Research Trust Charity represents and how they contribute to the awareness and research of LDN, MCAS, EDS, and POTS.
Trailer to "Understanding Stealth Syndromes - The Upcoming Documentary": https://vimeo.com/1020185660

Monday Dec 16, 2024
Tech Talk: An Interview with Danielle Bush
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monday Dec 16, 2024
In this episode of Tech Talk, a Mortar & Pestle production, Erin Michael, Director of Member Engagement, is joined by Danielle Bush, Regulatory Compliance Specialist at Town & Country Compounding Pharmacy, as they discuss her compounding journey.

Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Tech Talk: An Interview with Ashley Nolan
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
In this episode of Tech Talk, a Mortar & Pestle production, Erin Michael, Director of Member Engagement, is joined by Ashley Nolan, Director of Compounding Operations and Marketing for Martin's Wellness Pharmacies, to discuss her compounding journey from helping her mother's pharmacy to owning pharmacies herself.

Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Business Accelerator with Laura Pfaffenberger
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
In this episode of The Mortar & Pestle, Laura Pfaffenberger, PharmD, lead of the newly launched PCCA Business Accelerator program, joins Mike De Lisio and Sebastian Denison, RPh, FAARM (Candidate) as they discuss her journey into compounding and how Business Accelerator will help pharmacy owners achieve their goals.

Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Tech Talk: An Interview with Kristen Snair
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
In this episode of Tech Talk, a Mortar & Pestle production, Erin Michael, Director of Member Engagement, is joined by Arizona State Board of Pharmacy Member Kristen Snair, MSJ, CPhT, as they talk about her compounding journey.