The Bold PhD Podcast

In this solo episode, I share reflections for the PhD who might be feel disillusioned with how life turned out...after you assumed your education would unlock your dream life.   Get Navigating the P.I.V.O.T.: https://theboldphd.com/navigate/ Join 3000+ on The Bold PhD Newsletter: https://theboldphd.com/newsletter/ Book recommendations for your career (Amazon affiliate link): https://theboldphd.com/bookrecs    

A recent viral post by an AI CEO and investor called Matt Shumer, has ignited further discussion about the role of AI in our workforce and society. In this podcast episode, we will delve into Schumer's insights and explore what they mean the future of work, things I disagreed with as well as my opinions on what each of us should be doing to prepare. The post has 83 million views as I was recording this episode.   Original article by Matt Shumer: https://x.com/mattshumer_/status/2021256989876109403?s=20   Join 3000+ PhDs on the Bold PhD Newsletter: https://theboldphd.com/newsletter/  

Looking to shine in your career in 2026? In this episode, Dr. Nonterah shares 25 CAREER STRATEGIES that could change EVERYTHING for you this year. Focus on 1-3 of these to level up your career this year. I elaborate on a lot of the ideas in my most recent book Navigating the P.I.V.O.T.: https://theboldphd.com/navigate/ Here are all the ideas:  1 - Study the job description. 2 - All you’ve done is not all you can do. 3- Separate your identity from your job. 4 - Practice concise and clear communication. 5 - Understand the impact your work creates. It's easy to get lost in the weeds. 6 - Create optionality so no single job has power over you. 7 - Build career-building relationships before you need them. 8 - Treat LinkedIn like a long-term career asset, not just a job board. 9 - Build a portfolio for the career you want. It's undeniable proof. 10 - Don’t optimize for titles. Optimize for the skills and knowledge that will carry you to the next phase. 11 - Practice how to explain your work to people outside your field. 12 - Practice communicating the problems you solve, not just your research or the methods you used. 13 - Learn to negotiate everything, not just salary. There’s always more. 14 - Design a career that works with your life, not against it. 15 - It’s hard, but treat rejection as data, not a verdict on your ability. 16 - Don’t assume or expect people to understand the value you bring to their organization. Spell it out. 17 - Document your thinking on how you solve problems. Not just your achievements. 18 - Speaking of achievements, keep and update a “brag document” with your achievements—big or small—monthly. They can be shockingly easy to forget! 19 - Say yes to rooms where you might feel under-qualified. Watch and learn everything in those rooms. 20 - Choose work environments that pour back into you and build your confidence. 21 - Ask for the informational interview. 22 - Make at least 1–2 connections with recruiters or senior people within your field each week. Nurture those connections. 23 - Invest in ONE skill this year that’s new to you. 24 - Publish your ideas. LinkedIn. A podcast. Instagram. Substack. There are many platforms. Pick ONE and publish ONE idea weekly. 25 - Never leave an interview without asking this question: “What’s the number 1 thing you expect the person who fills this role to be able to accomplish in their first 90 days?”

Being laid off doesn’t just mess with your paycheck. It messes with your identity. Over the last ten years, I’ve been laid off twice. And I won’t sugarcoat it: each time was humiliating and it made me seriously question my worth. But those experiences taught me several life-changing lessons on how to survive and thrive mentally, financially, from a deep place internally so that so that no company ever again gets to decide how powerful or confident I feel. If you’ve just been laid off, or you’re living with the fear that you might be, stay with me. In this video, we’ll about surviving and rebuilding after a layoff in a way so you cannot be broken or shaken by a company’s decision ever again.   Get your copy of Navigating The P.I.V.O.T, a handbook for PhDs and academics looking for fulfilling careers outside academia: https://theboldphd.com/navigate/ Join 3000+ PhDs and academics on The Bold PhD Newsletter: https://theboldphd.com/careerslist Invite Dr. Nonterah to speak: https://theboldphd.com/speaking/

In this solo episode, Dr. Nonterah reveals how she manages her money 10 years after graduating from her Ph.D.   Get Dr. Nonterah's book on landing high-paying jobs outside academia: https://theboldphd.com/navigate/ Invite Dr. Nonterah to speak to your audience:  https://theboldphd.com/speaker-main/ Join 3000+ PhDs on The Bold PhD Newsletter: https://theboldphd.com/podcast/  

In this episode, Dr. Nonterah chats with Dr. Emily Roberts of the Personal Finance for PhDs Podcast. They discuss 9 money moves every PhD student and postdoc should be making right now and which they should consider as they progress in their career. Get Dr. Nonterah's book, Navigating the PIVOT: https://theboldphd.com/navigate/ Invite Dr. Nonterah to speak: https://theboldphd.com/speaking/ Connect with Dr. Roberts: https://pfforphds.com/  

In this episode, Dr. Nonterah chats with Dr. Irina Cozma about career change and why PhDs have more options available to them than they realize!   Grab your copy of my new book Navigating the P.I.V.O.T. by going to https://theboldphd.com/navigate/

Grab your copy of Dr. Nonterah's new book, Navigating The P.I.V.O.T. In this episode, Dr. Nonterah chats with Dr. Jen Harrison of ReadWritePerfect.com about losing her job as an adjunct professor during COVID and figuring out that running her own business provided better job security that being a professor.  Dr. Jen Harrison's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-harrison-rwp/ Dr. Jen Harrison's website: https://readwriteperfect.com/  

Navigating the P.I.V.O.T. is live! Get your copy here: https://theboldphd.com/navigate/ In this episode, Dr. Nonterah interviews Dr. Bolu Oladini who is an AI Content Lead in the pharmaceutical industry. Apart from exploring that career path, Drs. Nonterah and Oladini talk about the reality of AI taking jobs and what you can do to prepare. Dr. Oladini's website: https://www.boluoladini.com/  

Pre-order Navigating The P.I.V.O.T: https://amzn.to/4qkMLKK Invite me to speak: https://theboldphd.com/speaking/ Join 3000+ academics who receive my bi-weekly newsletter: https://theboldphd.com/careerslist   In this episode, I'm sharing details about how I got my recent book deal with University of California Press. 

Pre-order my new book Navigating the P.I.V.O.T: https://amzn.to/4nOZ4x4  In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Nonterah answers common PhD career questions with Dr. David Mendes da Silva (PapaPhD.com). They chat about: quitting a PhD what to do when it is taking too long to find a job with your PhD what to say when an anyone tells you, you're overqualified how to talk about your translational skills on a resume  and a word of advice for mid-career faculty looking to switch from academia *Invite me to speak: https://theboldphd.com/speaking/ *All my books and workshops: https://theboldphd.com/learn/ *Dr. G’s book recommendations: https://theboldphd.com/amazonrecs *Join 3000+ academics who receive my weekly newsletter: https://theboldphd.com/careerslist

Hello, PhD Friends! I wrote a book called Navigating the P.I.V.O.T. The eBook is now available for pre-order, and I have a goal of reaching 300 pre-orders by November 6. It would be my honor to have your help in reaching that goal! Pre-order link: https://amzn.to/46vcs3n Dr. Joshua Dolezal's (my book coach) website: https://www.joshuadolezal.com/

In this episode, Dr Nonterah chats with Dr. Jeff Malins (jeffmalins.com) about going from an overwhelmed professor to finding balance in a new role as an AI scientist. They talk about the psychosocial aspect of career switching that is not talked about enough in these transitions. *Invite me to speak: https://theboldphd.com/speaking/ *All my books and workshops: https://theboldphd.com/learn/ *Dr. G’s book recommendations: https://theboldphd.com/amazonrecs *Join 3000+ academics who receive my weekly newsletter: https://theboldphd.com/careerslist

In this episode, Dr. Gertrude Nonterah chats with Dr. Andrea Grandi about the most common mistakes PhDs make transitioning into industry and the practical steps they can take to rectify those mistakes. *Invite me to speak: https://theboldphd.com/speaking/ *All my books and workshops: https://theboldphd.com/learn/ *Dr. G’s book recommendations: https://theboldphd.com/amazonrecs *Join 3000+ academics who receive my weekly newsletter: https://theboldphd.com/careerslist Andrea's Bootcamp on September 23 and 24: https://calendly.com/grandi-andrea/fill-the-academia-industry-gap-bootcamp?month=2025-09  

Career advice I wish I'd heard before I finished my PhD in 2015. *Invite me to speak: https://theboldphd.com/speaking/ *All my books and workshops: https://theboldphd.com/learn/ *Dr. G’s book recommendations: https://theboldphd.com/amazonrecs *Join 3000+ academics who receive my weekly newsletter: https://theboldphd.com/careerslist

Should you hide your PhD to get a job? In this episode of The Bold PhD Podcast, Dr. Nonterah discusses why people might even suggest you take your PhD off your resume. And why you shouldn't if you don't want to. *Are you a student, faculty or professional organization leader who works with speakers and consultants to educate and empower your audiences? Learn how you can work with Dr. Nonterah to do just that for your audience: https://theboldphd.com/speaking/ *All my books and workshops: https://theboldphd.com/learn/ *Dr. Nonterah's book recommendations: https://theboldphd.com/amazonrecs *Join 3000+ academics who receive my weekly newsletter: https://theboldphd.com/careerslist

In this episode, Dr. Nonterah speaks with Dr. Danielle Taschereau Mamers who recommends that PhDs open themselves up to be surprised by their career journeys. Find Danielle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-tm/ Danielle's website: https://www.dtmstudio.ca/ *Invite me to speak: https://theboldphd.com/speaking/ *All my books and workshops: https://theboldphd.com/learn/ *Dr. G’s book recommendations: https://theboldphd.com/amazonrecs *Join 3000+ academics who receive my weekly newsletter: https://theboldphd.com/careerslist

If you don't ask the right questions or you miss subtle cues during the first 60 to 90 days of a new job, it can cost you everything. In this week’s episode of The Bold PhD Podcast, Dr. Nonterah is talking with Dr. Shveta Miglani to talk about how to start your new job right from day 1. Pre-order Dr. Miglani's book: https://amzn.to/4oF9Dnc *Invite me to speak: https://theboldphd.com/speaking/ *All my books and workshops: https://theboldphd.com/learn/ *Dr. G’s book recommendations: https://theboldphd.com/amazonrecs *Join 3000+ academics who receive my weekly newsletter: https://theboldphd.com/careerslist

In this episode, Dr. Nonterah is chatting with Dr. Aurellia Whitmore (@doctor.rell on Instagram) - a biotech sales professional with a PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Florida A&M University, about what it's like to work in biotech sales and what professionals can do now to get into this area of work. Dr. Whitmore is also the founder of  White Coat White Collar, an organization that provide tailored career solutions to students in STEM fields. *Invite me to speak: https://theboldphd.com/speaking/ *All my books and workshops: https://theboldphd.com/learn/ *Dr. G’s book recommendations: https://theboldphd.com/amazonrecs *Join 3000+ academics who receive my weekly newsletter: https://theboldphd.com/careerslist

In this episode, Dr. Nonterah chats with Dr. Ilana Horwitz about how entrepreneurial thinking can benefit your career as an academic, based on her recent book from Princeton University Press, The Entrepreneurial Scholar. Find out more about Dr. Ilana Horwitz at https://www.entrepreneurialscholar.org/   *Invite Dr. Nonterah to speak: https://theboldphd.com/speaking/ *All books and workshops: https://theboldphd.com/learn/ *Dr. Nonterah's book recommendations: https://theboldphd.com/amazonrecs *Join 3000+ academics who receive The Bold PhD newsletter: https://theboldphd.com/careerslist