1113: What It’s Like to Run an Education Consulting Company With Sheila Akbar, Signet Education [Main T4C Episode]

Dr. Sheila Akbar is the president and coo at Signet Education where she’s worked since 2010. She loves teaching and learning and finds nothing more rewarding than working closely with students to help them overcome the challenges they face.  Sheila’s wealth of experience teaching SAT, ACT, GRE, literature and composition began with her passion for Persian poetry. After she graduated from college Sheila went into the financial services industry and then into recruiting.  Eventually she returned to school to deepen her expertise and love of literature. Sheila got her B.A.and M.A. from Harvard University in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.  She has two doctoral degrees from Indiana University Bloomington in Comparative Literature, Near Eastern Languages and Culture. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE: What it means to be one of the “onlys” (6:45) How Sheila fell in love with Persian poetry (10:09) How to tell your parents you don’t want to study what they want you to study (15:00) What happens when your 1st job isn’t what you’d hoped (19:00) How your college friends can be helpful in your career (25:00)