Jacob Kendall was trained as an academic and was on the tenure track, when a lot changed. He underwent a second heart surgery, started a couple of businesses, left his job, got married, his father got very sick (and eventually died), he moved twice, started another grad program, and had his first child. Needless to…
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Cette semaine sur le direct Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD, je parle vulgarisation scientifique et humour avec mon invitée, Vikie Pedneault, a.k.a. Biolovik ! Biologiste, entrepreneure, humoriste, improvisatrice, communicatrice, Vikie a fait son secondaire en arts de la scène, puis son baccalauréat en Biologie, pour finalement devenir entrepreneure et humoriste à temps perdu….
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Cette semaine sur le direct Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD, je parle vulgarisation scientifique et humour avec mon invitée, Vikie Pedneault, a.k.a. Biolovik ! Biologiste, entrepreneure, humoriste, improvisatrice, communicatrice, Vikie a fait son secondaire en arts de la scène, puis son baccalauréat en Biologie, pour finalement devenir entrepreneure et humoriste à temps perdu….
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The PhD is an old institution, steeped in tradition and in compliance with a very structured set of rules. But what if, in the context of preparing for your career you could create your own rules? In this Papa PhD interview, I talk with Pradeep Kumar Sacitharan about his non-traditional academic and professional journey and…
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Welcome to another collab episode of the PhD Dojo with The 2nd Lab. VIDEO In this new PhD Dojo episode, I pick Gad Sabbatier’s brain about best practices when you want to turn your PhD into a business. This is Gad’s bread and butter, so don’t miss this episode if you want to become an…
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It can be difficult projecting yourself into the future and setting goals when you are fully invested physically and emotionally with your PhD. Overwhelm and overwork are terms that come up frequently in conversation with PhD researchers, independently of their domain of research. In this Papa PhD interview, I talk with career coach Kimberly Duong…
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This week on the show, I’m sharing a story of resilience and steadfastness in career building with my guest, Bryan Quoc Le. During our conversation, Bryan shares his journey from a PhD in chemistry to being self-employed as a consultant in the food industry space. I got great feedback about this interview during our live…
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This week, I’m sharing with you a conversation about a side of the post-PhD experience that is kind of a blind spot for me – the place of social science graduates in the tech space. To talk about this, I had the pleasure of having a conversation with Victoria (Tory) Wobber, growth and leadership coach…
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200 episodes… I couldn’t have imagined I’d come this far when I launched back in 2019, but a little over 3 years in, it feels almost surreal. If you’re new to the show, welcome, and enjoy all the content! If you’re a long time fan, thank you for dropping by week after week! And if…
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On this episode of Papa PhD, I bring you my conversation with returning guest David Giltner about opportunities and obstacles PhDs face when accessing influence and leadership positions in organizations outside academia. David Giltner has covered this and other questions around career readiness for PhDs in his new book “It’s a Game, Not a Formula:…
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