HeyJaredCPhT Connect The Podcast with Mike Johnston, CPhT-Adv
Welcome to CPhT Connect… the podcast for pharmacy technicians!Join us for the only weekly podcast specifically for certified pharmacy technicians, covering the latest pharmacy news and trends… deliver interviews with industry leaders and share your stories from the…
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 5
- Latest publication
- Sep 8, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 7, 2026
Latest episodes
Episode 125: Exploring Career Paths with Denetra Wiggins (opens the original)
Read excerpt
In this episode of CPhT Connect, host Mike Johnston, CPhT-Adv, sits down with returning guest Denetra Wiggins , a certified pharmacy technician of 16 years, to trace a winding career journey across retail, compounding, laboratory testing, and now specialty medication access in a major North Carolina health system. Denetra shares how she originally pursued a pre-pharmacy track in college before deciding to test the waters as a technician first—only to fall in love with the role and never look bac
Episode 124 - Exploring Career Paths with Frederick Shakeshaft, CPhT-Adv (opens the original)
Read excerpt
In this episode of CPhT Connect, host Mike Johnston, CPhT-Adv, sits down with Frederick Shakeshaft, CPhT, an on-site pharmacy consultant for Liberty Software, to trace a career that started as pure necessity and turned into two decades of hands-on expertise in retail pharmacy, compounding, and pharmacy technology. Fred shares how he stumbled into pharmacy while doing freelance web development as a new dad who just needed a steady paycheck and health insurance—and how the on-your-feet problem sol
Episode 123 - Exploring Career Paths with Eve Preciado, CPhT-Adv (opens the original)
Read excerpt
In this episode of CPhT Connect, host Mike Johnston, CPhT-Adv, sits down with Eve Preciado, CPhT-Adv, a pharmacy technician educator and supervisor at University Health, to trace a career that started in a high school cafeteria and eventually came full circle into a role built around mentoring the next generation. Eve shares the winding path from getting certified in high school, to a heartbreaking stretch of job rejections right out of school, to over a decade rising through the ranks at Walgre
Episode 122: Exploring Career Paths with Tonique Hendrix (opens the original)
Read excerpt
In this episode of CPhT Connect, host Mike Johnston, CPhT-Adv, talks with Tonique Hendrix, CPhT, TSBP, IV Cert, a healthcare sales professional who has successfully transitioned from the clean room to the boardroom, going from a 15-year career as an IV-certified home infusion technician to a high-performing Account Executive in the DFW market. Tonique walks us through her unconventional entry into pharmacy through a 10-month trade school program, and the six-week internship where she treated the
Episode 121: Exploring Career Paths with Tameka Griffin Black (opens the original)
Read excerpt
In this episode of CPhT Connect, host Mike Johnston, CPhT-Adv, sits down with Tameka Griffin Black, a Certified Pharmacy Technician with over 20 years of experience and a Bachelor of Business Administration, to explore her inspiring journey through various sectors of the pharmacy world. Tameka shares her wealth of experience, moving from her humble beginnings as a teenage cashier to navigating the complexities of hospital IV room operations and the highly specialized field of 340B program auditi
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.
See coverage about CPhT Connect The Podcast with Mike Johnston, CPhT-Adv