Coaching Session: Here's what you're missing if you're not attracting clients
🎧 Wondering how to build a business after burnout? In this special coaching episode, I sit down with Katrien Deroost — a former malaria researcher who left academia and is now launching her career as...
8 Touko 202554min
From English Major to 6-Figure Editor (and Why AI Won't Take Our Jobs!)
What if your natural talent for editing could become a thriving, 6-figure business?In this week’s Leaving Academia episode, I chat with Catie Phares—a brilliant academic editor who shares how she buil...
1 Touko 202548min
Still Using Your Professor Voice? Here's Why It's Hurting Your Business... and How to Stop
This week on Leaving Academia, I’m joined by former professor turned brand messaging expert Jen Liddy. She’s breaking down exactly how to market your work without losing your unique voice.We talk abou...
24 Huhti 202555min
Burned Out by the Academy? Here's How One Scholar Reclaimed Her Joy
What do you do when the academic job you worked so hard for starts to cost you too much?In this week’s episode of Leaving Academia: Becoming a Freelance Editor, I’m joined by Jenn McClearen, PhD, a fo...
17 Huhti 202544min
Faculty Skills = Editing Gold: Why Scholars Make the Best Freelancers
If you’ve ever thought about becoming a freelance editor but wondered, “Do I really have what it takes?”—this week’s episode will show you that you DO. 💪My guest, Katherine Wiley, is a former academi...
10 Huhti 202547min
How a Tenured Professor Left Academia and Built a Booked-Out Editing Business... in Just 2 Months
If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s really possible to leave academia and make a living as a freelance editor, you need to hear this week’s episode of Leaving Academia: Becoming a Freelance Editor.My...
3 Huhti 202530min
How to Land Steady Editing Work from University Presses and Journals
If you’ve ever wanted to work as a freelance editor for academic presses and journals—but weren’t sure how to get started—this episode is for you. ✅This week on Leaving Academia, I’m talking to Laura ...
27 Maalis 202536min
The 3-Page Website Formula that Turns Visitors into Paying Clients
Many editors and coaches struggle to attract clients, and they wind up in the dreaded “feast or famine” cycle. 😱They create a website, spend HOURS trying to make it perfect… and then get frustrated b...
20 Maalis 20251h 6min
