Academics Mean Business

Lindsay and Ai discuss the importance of a social media presence as an academic, whether in business or in the classroom. Join Lindsay, Ai, and all your favorite guests at in the AMB community:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Ai: Dr. Ai is a professor and digital learning consultant. Besides teaching PR and social media classes in the classroom, Dr. Ai helps teachers learn how to leverage social media to transform their own classroom teaching and to use social media to diversify and enhance their own careers to have more income and impact. Dr. Ai's entrepreneurial journey was recently featured in Forbes. https://www.aiaddysonzhang.com/ https://twitter.com/aiaddysonzhang https://www.instagram.com/aiaddysonzhang/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/aiaddysonzhang/ https://www.facebook.com/AiAddysonZhang/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnAXrI72oxnaQBDDSMbFswQ

Lindsay and Jeremy discuss multiple life shifts both in and out of academia. They also cover the benefits of retainer vs hourly pricing. Connect with Jeremy and the other guests in the AMB online community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Jeremy: A numbers nerd who keeps you straight with the IRS. I help professionals, families, freelancers, and small businesses stay on top of their finances so they reach for higher things. Heart of a teacher because I was one, so you stay in the know, not confused. I specialize in serving individuals and families, freelancers, (former) academics, and small businesses. https://www.jwellscfo.com/ https://twitter.com/JWellsCFO https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwellscfo/

Lindsay and Julie discuss how to bring experiences with curriculum and training development into a business. Continue the conversation in the AMB Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Julie: Julie Raich Diémé is an experienced Online Course Designer, educational consultant and teacher of 20+ years. She is a languages nerd (fluent in 4!), avid world traveler, wife and mom. Since her son was born in 2015, she has developed a passion for bringing her business online and helping others to do the same, in order to find the perfect balance of freedom & flexibility for her family as well as make a larger impact with her work.   Julie helps experienced professionals around the world to bring their offline expertise to an elearning platform with her course consulting & teacher training services. She also partners with established online businesses to improve existing courses for increased student success rates and profits. She also teaches online Spanish for Humboldt State Unive

Lindsay and Chris discuss combusting dust accidents as a business niche (That’s small!), and helping grad students blog their research. Continue the conversation in the AMB Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Chris: Chris is a recent PhD graduate in Chemical Engineering from Dalhousie University. He runs an independent research company, DustEx Research Ltd., which focuses on industrial safety with specific expertise in the prevention and mitigation of dust fires and explosions. Chris started the company as a website and blogging platform during the completion of his PhD research. He now focuses on creating an engaged audience in this space, distributing the latest research in his field, speaking, and connecting with these industries around the world. In addition to DustEx Research, Chris also works with graduate students and professors to help them create online platforms about their work, become leaders in their field, and build online businesses around their expertise. http

Lindsay and Cheli discuss self-funding grad school through an entrepreneurial endeavor. Meet Lindsay, Cheli, and all your favorite guests in the AMB Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ Connect with Cheli directly through her LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aracelilopezarenas/

Lindsay and Theresa discuss how to take scientific research skills and build a business with the knowledge gained through those efforts. Connect with Theresa and other guests (and fellow listeners) in the Academics Mean Business community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Theresa: Dr. Theresa Lyons, “The Autism Healing Expert”, teaches parents how to forget about autism…even if just for a moment or hour or week…and do the fun things that they dreamed about doing with their child before the diagnosis. Recognized as an autism and nutrition expert by Huffington Post and Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Lyons is the premiere voice of scientific reason in the world of autism.  Her mission is to correct the widespread misinformation on autism, nutrition and therapies and seriously impact the autism epidemic with her science-based approach to food and wellness. Dr. Lyons has her PhD in chemistry from Yale University and loves to translate cutting-edge research into actionable steps that parents can easily take

Zach joins Lindsay as our next Guest Lecturer* and discusses what early steps to take before you even have an audience, and what to do with your audience once you get going with your online biz. Bring your questions for Zach and Lindsay to the Academics Mean Business Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Zach: Zach is the founder of Heart, Soul & Hustle and host of a podcast by the same name where he teaches business owners how to leverage Facebook Ads and Launches to strategically maximize leads, conversions, and sales – and ultimately profit! At just 25, Zach has helped his students execute six-figure launches and create sustainable sales funnels that leverage Facebook Ads that allow them to work less and profit more. http://www.heartsoulhustle.com/ https://twitter.com/HeartSoulHustle https://www.instagram.com/heartsoulhustle/ *Guest lecturers are AMB guests who don’t necessarily identify as an academic, but have loads of knowledge to contribute to the audience. Yes, we

Lindsay and Anjali discuss how activism and community building can fit into an exploitive system without compromise. Continue the conversation in the AMB Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Anjali: Anjali Nath Upadhyay M.A.² is the founder of Liberation Spring, a grassroots adult freedom school, and Feral Visions, a decolonial feminist podcast. She's academically trained as a political scientist, philosopher, and educator. She holds an M.A. degree in Political Science from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa with specializations in Indigenous Politics (the only program of its kind in the US) & Political Theory & a Graduate Certificate in International Cultural Studies (the only Cultural Studies graduate program in the US that explicitly teaches scholarship from the Global South & not mostly the Western canon). She also holds an M.A. degree from the oldest Women’s Studies Department in the US (at San Diego State University) with concentrations in feminist pedagogies

Lindsay and Kristi talk mindset and creativity in self employment, and the joys of non-academic writing. Meet Kristi and the other guests in the AMB Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Kristi: I have a PhD, and I know how to use it! I trained as a medievalist but decided academia wasn't the right fit for my skills, interests, and values. After ten years in higher education as a career counselor, I became a recruiter for the non-profit and financial service industries. I'm now the proud owner of my own coaching and consulting firm, Incipit Career, LLC, which helps PhDs and other highly-educated and highly-skilled individuals transition into new, fulfilling careers. www.incipitcareer.com https://www.facebook.com/incipitcareer/ https://twitter.com/Kristi_Lodge www.linkedin.com/in/kristilodge https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSpqcDD5ZWDcfcnlS6q1Hyw

Our first ever guest lecturer*! Lindsay learns Adrienne’s tips for hiring smartly without adding more work for yourself. Learn from other academics working through Adrienne’s advice in the AMB Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ Link discussed in this episode: "Clockwork" The book by Adrienne and Mike Michalowicz. https://www.amazon.com/Clockwork-Design-Your-Business-Itself/dp/0525534016/ Adrienne’s podcast episode discussing moving closer to goals: The School of Self-Mastery: Business, Money, Life 232 http://schoolofselfmastery.libsyn.com/episode-232 About Adrienne: Adrienne Dorison is the President + CEO of Run Like Clockwork™, a training + operations consultancy that equips CEO's to design a business that runs itself. Adrienne has helped hundreds of business leaders — from Fortune 500 corporations to fast-growth startups —  expand their profit margins, cut costs + take a REAL vacation. By taking big-business efficiency principles and applying them to small businesses, Adrienn

Lindsay and Kristina discuss the importance of embracing vulnerability while avoiding burnout. Our amazing listener community shares questions and advice about academia and business in our Facebook group! Join below! https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/  Link discussed in the episode: AMB 019 with Marc Cordon:  https://www.lindsaympadilla.com/academics-mean-business/2018/4/17/amb-019-marc-cordon-on-taking-educated-risks-when-leaving-academia Kristina's books: Be Awesome: https://amzn.to/2L7E55w Own Best Friend: https://amzn.to/2wfyVij About Kristina: Dr. Kristina Hallett is an Executive Coach, Keynote Speaker, Board-Certified Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology at Bay Path University. Dr. Hallett has a wealth of experience in speaking, teaching and coaching. Dr. Hallett speaks internationally on leadership, harnessing the positive power of stress, work-life balance, resilience, communication, self-care, mentoring, and living your best life. Dr. Hallett has her doctorate in Cl

Lindsay and Catie discuss the importance of your personal brand, whether you own your own business or not. Coming from the physical sciences, Dr. Cat has found posting her research to social media leads to better reach, stronger connections, and higher recognition from colleagues. About Catie: Catie Leta aka Dr. rer. nat. Maren Katherina Preis is a licensed pharmacist from Germany, holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics, and is a certified specialist for Pharmaceutical Technology. She received the award for the most outstanding doctoral thesis in Pharmaceutical Sciences 2014/2015 by the International Association for Pharmaceutical Technology in 2016 for her work about innovative oral drug delivery systems. Although everyone expected her to climb the academic ladder, Catie decided to follow her passions and turn them into a business: social media and fitness. Catie has always been a creative person and active on social media platforms. It all started with helping friends, colleagues and organisations to setup social m

Lindsay and Sara discuss those first few weeks of starting a business, being honest with yourself through regular self-reflection and using research to help your business grow. Connect with Sara and the other guests in the AMB Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Sara: Sara Gallegos, Ed.D. is a higher education student affairs professional with fourteen years of experience. She has worked with undergraduate students and graduate students in student life. Her areas of expertise are in student activities and student government. She has recently embarked on starting up her consulting business again, SG Consulting, focusing on using reflective learning in student leadership development. https://consulting-sg.com https://twitter.com/sgreflects www.linkedin.com/in/saragallegos https://www.facebook.com/thereflectivestudent

Lindsay and Anu discuss the early stages of starting a business and the value of navigating your skill set to establish a focus. Join Anu and Lindsay over in the AMB Facebook group!https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Anu: Anu has been an educator and academic leader for over 20 years helping mentor students and faculty in and out of the classroom. She wants to help academics succeed by providing personal development opportunities for those interested in full-time faculty positions in the community college system. If you are a master's or doctoral student (or current adjunct) who wants to teach at a community college, you can join her free Facebook group “Empowering Future Faculty” for mentoring and support. You can also connect with her online on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @AnuKhannaPhD. www.facebook.com/AnuKhannaPhD www.instagram.com/AnuKhannaPhD www.twitter.com/AnuKhannaPhd

Lindsay and Miranda discuss using academia to help your business, and how there’s no ‘right moment’ to become an entrepreneur. Connect with Miranda and Lindsay in the AMB Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Miranda: Miranda is faculty member, intrapreneur and entrepreneur with her coaching work in personal development and leadership development. When she met coaching she fell in love. She felt that she was having an affair and not being faithful to her teaching. She sees the benefits of remaining in academia and that is why she is on a quest to continually integrate both worlds - academia and coaching. This conversation might awaken possibilities for you to consider in intrapreneurship. This episode will also give you insights into how to manage a full time position, building a business, and having a full life - Miranda is a mother of 5 children. https://www.miranous.com https://twitter.com/walichowski https://www.instagram.com/miranouscoaching/ https://www.linkedin.com/in

Lindsay and Gertrude discuss the fear of leaving academia, the importance of having a side hustle and key tips on transitioning into business. Join Gertrude and the other guests in the AMB Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Gertrude: Gertrude Nonterah is a former registered nurse and research scientist who now helps healthcare businesses create quality written content that communicates simply and clearly with patients and clients without skimping on quality medical research. When she's not doing that, she's shooting videos for her YouTube Channel showing regular humans how to start a freelance business so they can enjoy more freedom and family time. https://www.myonlinebizjourney.com https://twitter.com/geenonterah https://instagram.com/geenonterah https://www.linkedin.com/in/geenonterah/ https://www.facebook.com/geenonterah https://www.youtube.com/gertrudenonterahtv

Lindsay and Lydia discuss the power of parallel learning and how you can start and run a business whilst in education. Connect with Lindsay and Lydia over in the AMB Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Lydia: Lydia Kitts is a professor and data-driven strategist who creates functional designs crafted by hand + heart. A native of Berea Kentucky, she's been a folk dancer, costume designer, serial student, nonprofit champion, and professor. https://lydiakitts.com https://turnquisthouse.com https://twitter.com/lydiakitts http://instagram.com/LydiaKitts http://instagram.com/TurnquistHouse https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydiakitts https://www.facebook.com/Lydia-Kitts-The-Data-Driven-Strategist-363206710845668/ https://www.facebook.com/TurnquistHouse/

Lindsay and Tracy discuss social media as a gateway to entrepreneurship and the increasing amount of women entering the online business space.  Plus some great tips on how to get started. Connect with Lindsay, Tracy, and other guests and listeners in the AMB Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Tracy: Dr. Tracy Timberlake is changing the game of digital leadership and elevating online entrepreneurship. Her mission is to help high-level achievers transfer their knowledge and expertise into the online space and show up as digital leaders. Not only was successful online entrepreneurship the topic of her scholarly work, proven with over 11,000 hours of industry experience, thousands of pages of research, hundreds of women studied, dozens interviewed, and one very lengthy dissertation, she has also done it! It is not just theory.  As a successful YouTube Vlogger turned Business Coach, with over 50,000 digital followers, 3 million video views and a multiple 6-figure business, she is a

Lindsay and Josie share amazing advice for social media practices when starting a business. They discuss the fear of calling what you do a "business" and how to get over it. Be sure to connect with Lindsay, Josie, and other guests in the Academics Mean Business Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Josie: After 12 years working on college campuses, Josie Ahlquist went rogue from traditional higher education roles—as an independent speaker, author, and consultant on digital leadership in higher education. She teaches teens, young adults, educational professionals and corporate executives how to humanize tech and prioritize building online community over traditional marketing methods. Ahlquist has trained thousands across the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates. She backs up her content with her own grant-funded and award-winning research. Her research agenda focuses on young adults' digital experiences, senior executives' online leadership practices, and

Lindsay and Rachel discuss how academics are expected to present themselves online, and how that’s BS. Join Lindsay, Rachel, and all your favorite guests in the AMB Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Rachel: Rachel Wright is a licensed marriage and family therapist, therapeutic coach™, sex educator, speaker, media personality, and writer. Together with her brilliant (and handsome) husband, Kyle, she co-founded Wright Wellness Center, LLC and launched their signature program, Revive Your Relationship™, a revolutionary online program that provides the tools, techniques, and support to help you kick communication issues to the curb to give you smoother communication, better sex, and greater fulfillment in your life and relationship. Read more (and get oodles of free resources) at www.wrightwellnesscenter.com. twitter.com/thewrightrachel instagram.com/thewright_rachel https://www.facebook.com/wrightwellnesscenter