About this podcast
In 2019, I was a political science professor who was fed up with the stress and hostility of academia–not to mention the low pay. I left my tenure-track job and went from barely surviving to thriving as a freelance academic editor. Today, I own Acadia Editing Services, an editing and coaching business that brings in six figures a year. In this podcast, I’ll discuss the challenges of academia, what academic editing involves, and what life as a freelancer looks like. If you’re willing to jump…
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Leaving Academia: You Are Meant for More
About this podcast
In 2019, I was a political science professor who was fed up with the stress and hostility of academia–not to mention the low pay. I left my tenure-track job and went from barely surviving to thriving as a freelance academic editor. Today, I own Acadia Editing Services, an editing and coaching business that brings in six figures a year. In this podcast, I’ll discuss the challenges of academia, what academic editing involves, and what life as a freelancer looks like. If you’re willing to jump…
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- Tenured and a Little "Woo": How One Professor Is Working to End Scarcity Thinking Among Faculty1 Oct · 40 min
- How He Got 13k LinkedIn Followers After His PhD (the Exact Formula)24 Sept · 56 min
- My Husband's Honest Take on My Academic Exit and Building My Business17 Sept · 51 min
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- 4 Signs Your Academic Business Has Outgrown You (and What to Do Next)27 Aug · 56 min
- The "House Cleaner Theory" of Pricing Your Academic Editing Services20 Aug · 52 min
- Does Leaving Academia Still Feel Like Failure? Reflections on the Last 10 Years13 Aug · 37 min
- How to Finish Your PhD and Launch Your Editing Business (with a Toddler at Home)6 Aug · 49 min
- "There's No Work Out There" Is a Lie: 3 Places to Find Your Next Editing Clients30 Jul · 45 min
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