Leadership, Courage, & Innovation in Veterinary Medicine with Mita Malhotra

Veterinary leadership is evolving, and women are playing a bigger role than ever in shaping the future of animal health.

Mita Malhotra (President, Chewy Health) shares how courage, risk-taking, and a growth mindset fueled her move from engineering to leading Chewy Health. Practical leadership principles for veterinarians, advice for women in veterinary medicine, and steps clinics can take to reduce vet burnout and build cultures of trust and accountability. Actionable takeaways on career growth, innovation in animal health, and creating supportive systems for veterinary teams. 

Mita discusses how courage, risk taking, and a growth mindset helped her build new businesses and why the future of veterinary medicine depends on innovation, compassion, and stronger support for veterinary professionals.

They also discuss the challenges women in medicine face today, including vet burnout, leadership development, and the need for systems that better support the mental health and wellbeing of veterinary teams.

If you are a veterinarian, veterinary leader, a woman in medicine, or someone passionate about the future of animal health, this episode offers powerful insights on leadership, resilience, and creating meaningful impact in veterinary medicine.

In This Episode You Will Learn

✅ How Mita Malhotra built a career from engineering to leading Chewy Health
✅ Why courage and risk-taking are essential for career growth
✅ How women in medicine can develop leadership skills and resilience
✅ Why veterinary medicine needs more innovation and support systems
✅ How great leaders create cultures where people can speak up and grow

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Key Timestamps

0:00 Leadership, Courage, & Innovation in Veterinary Medicine with Mita Malhotra
0:14  Meet Mita Malhotra, President of Chewy Health
1:08  From civil engineering to leading a veterinary healthcare company
3:12  Why veterinary professionals inspire Mita the most
4:33  The biggest career risks that shaped her leadership
7:56  Three leadership principles: courage, judgment, and learning from failure
11:10  Why a growth mindset matters for veterinarians and leaders
14:21  Building global teams and listening to quiet voices in the room
21:22  Leadership advice for women in veterinary medicine
23:34  Leading veterinarians with compassion and accountability
28:00  The future of veterinary medicine and industry innovation
32:21  How Chewy builds a culture of trust and teamwork
36:17  What creates a true five-star veterinary experience

Key Takeaways

🔹 Courage is essential for leadership growth
Taking risks and trying new paths is often what leads to the biggest career breakthroughs.

🔹 A growth mindset creates resilience
Being open to new ideas and learning from failure helps veterinarians grow as leaders.

🔹 Leadership means creating space for every voice
Great leaders actively seek input from quieter team members, not just the loudest voices.

🔹 Compassion and accountability build stronger veterinary teams
Veterinary leaders must balance empathy with clear expectations to create sustainable workplaces.

About the Guest

Mita Malhotra is the President of Chewy Health, where she leads initiatives focused on veterinary care, telemedicine, pharmacy services, and innovation in animal healthcare. Prior to joining Chewy, Mita held leadership roles at Amazon and Dell, where she built and scaled major business operations.

She is passionate about transforming the veterinary industry through technology, innovation, and better support for veterinary professionals. She believes if we come together and support each other, we will go further as an industry. 

Learn more about Chewy Health and Mita
https://www.chewy.com/health/

Host Bio

Dr. Bethany Weinheimer is a veterinary leader, coach, consultant, and host of The Evolved Vets Podcast. She specializes in burnout recovery, authentic leadership, emotional resilience, and alignment based coaching for veterinarians and medical professionals. Through Code Blue Coaching and The Evolved Vets Community, she helps veterinarians redefine success, prevent burnout, and build careers rooted in purpose, peace, and self-trust.

📸 Instagram: @drbeththevet

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