All Episodes

56: You left academia for industry. Here's how you will grow.

55: 3 habits of PhDs who successfully leave academia.

54: Why PhDs keep leaving academia

53: 93% of PhDs say they are not prepared for the job market. That's sad.

52: For the PhD who is disappointed with how life turned out.

51: AI founder says we have less than five years. I disagree PLUS 3 ways to prepare.

50: 25 career strategies that could change EVERYTHING for you this year.

49: How to survive a layoff without losing your confidence or sense of self

48: How I manage my money 10 years after my Ph.D. (solo episode with Dr. Nonterah)

47: How the top 1% of PhDs manage their money (with Dr. Emily Roberts)

46: Planning on making a career move in 2026? Listen to this episode (with Dr. Irina Cozma)

45: The Big Lie About ‘Safe’ Jobs: Ex-Professor Explains Why She Finally Walked Away (with Dr. Jen Harrison)

44: If you're afraid AI will take your job, LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE! (with. Dr. Bolu Oladini)

43: How I Got a Book Deal with a University Press Without Being a Professor. (solo episode with Dr. Nonterah)

42: Two PhDs spend an hour answering your PhD career questions (with Dr. David Mendes da Silva)

41: I FINALLY wrote THE book. And I'm reading the first chapter for you. (Solo episode with Dr. Nonterah)

40: The pyschosocial side of moving away from academia. NOBODY talks about THIS. (with Dr. Jeff Malins)

39: What No One Tells PhDs About The Academia-to-Industry Transition (with Dr. Andrea Grandi)

38: Post-PhD career advice I'd give my 27-year-old self (solo episode with Dr. Nonterah)

37: Should you hide your PhD to get a job? (solo episode with Dr. Nonterah)

36: Don't know what to do after your PhD? You NEED to listen to THIS episode. (with Dr. Danielle Taschereau Mamers)

35: Former Tech Exec Explains: DO THIS the first 90 days of a new job. (With Dr. Shveta Miglani)

34: The truth on how to get an industry job IMMEDIATELY after your PhD (With Dr. Aurellia Whitmore)

33: Why every academic should think like an entrepreneur. (With Dr. Ilana Horwitz)

32: They rejected my PhD application. Here’s how I became a university leader anyway. (with Dr. Juanita Tookes)

31: "I burned out of my PhD program. What do I do now?" (Q & A episode with Dr. Nonterah)

30: Academia is BROKEN. But here's why I chose to be a PROFESSOR. (with Dr. Lennart Nacke)

29: How To Make $100k+ Helping Healthcare Professionals Stay Certified. (with Dr. Alex Howson)

28: No One Was Hiring Me—Until I Started Using LinkedIn Like This (Solo episode with Dr. Nonterah)

27: How PhDs are finding secret jobs in academia WITHOUT becoming professors. (with Dr. John C. Turner)

26: I Never Left Academia. Here's What No One Tells You.. (with Dr. Jessye Talley)

25: Ex-College Professor: I left academia after 15 years and couldn't be happier (with Dr. Paulina Cossette)

24: Former US Congress Intern: How to build a career in SCIENCE POLICY. (With Sheeva Azma)

23: Two heart surgeries made me quit academia to DO THIS instead. (With Dr. Jacob Kendall)

22: I was done with the CONSTANT STRUGGLE for funding in academia. (With Dr. Kristeena Wright)

21: How do you ACTUALLY get hired as a MEDICAL WRITER in 2025? (with Natasha Fallico)

20: If I started a PhD in 2025, I'd do THIS. (Solo episode with Dr. Nonterah)

19: From Math Nerd to using Gamification to change Healthcare! (with Dr. Jacqui Nortje)

18: Former LinkedIn Employee Reveals Why Hard Work WON'T Get You Noticed at Work (with Lorraine K. Lee)

17: How this Biomedical PhD turned her degree into a consulting business (With Dr. Crystal Herron)

16: Turn the skills from your 9-5 into a thriving business (with Dr. Christopher Pratt)

15: 5 micro habits that make you unstoppable at your 9-5 job. (Solo episode with Dr. Nonterah)

14: Use these powerful confidence hacks to ACE your next interview (with Dr. Jenna Osterlund Oltmanns)

13: Want to be a medical writer in 2025? LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE! (with Dr. Akanxa Roonie)

12: Biotech Career Coach: The MISTAKES that make hiring managers IGNORE YOU. (With Dr. Christine Ong)

11: How to start and build a career in medical illustration (with Veronica Falconieri Hays)

Is this job an untapped opportunity in Pharma for 2025? (with Dr. Bibi Ajayi)

How This Microbiologist Found Her Dream Career in Writing (with Yashika Charla)

The BLUEPRINT for a successful life-long medical writing career.(with Anita Dubey)

Veteran Medical Writer on Building Your Career + AI Opportunities. (with Abigale Miller)

You will NEVER BEG for a job after your listen to this episode.

Leaving academia when it no longer feels authentic to you (with Dr. Elie Diner)

The PhD student who dropped out to fight for cystic fibrosis patients (with Paul Naphtali).

This PharmD built a successful MedComms consultancy after layoff (with Dr. Goldina Erowele)

Book Club: MIT PhD says you can be PRODUCTIVE without getting OVERWHELMED.

If you're a multipassionate person, you MUST listen to this episode.