The Bold PhD Podcast
By Gertrude Nonterah, Ph.D.
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Episodes: 46
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The Bold PhD Podcast helps PhDs and academics design their careers with intention. Tune in to hear episodes where we uncover tools and resources you can leverage as a PhD to build a career you love.
About the Host
Dr. Gertrude Nonterah holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. She knows the journey of career design and reinvention because she’s lived it. As the Founder of The Bold PhD Consulting and host of The Bold PhD Podcast (streamed in over 50 countries), she helps fellow PhDs navigate life beyond the ivory tower. Her practical, story-driven advice through keynote talks and workshops on personal branding, networking, and career design has reached audiences at 30 universities and professional organizations. Her mission is simple: to empower PhDs to design and build careers without losing their identity and impact along the way.
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46: Planning on making a career move in 2026? Listen to this episode (with Dr. Irina Cozma)
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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45: The Big Lie About ‘Safe’ Jobs: Ex-Professor Explains Why She Finally Walked Away (with Dr. Jen Harrison)
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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44: If you're afraid AI will take your job, LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE! (with. Dr. Bolu Oladini)
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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43: How I Got a Book Deal with a University Press Without Being a Professor. (solo episode with Dr. Nonterah)
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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42: Two PhDs spend an hour answering your PhD career questions (with Dr. David Mendes da Silva)
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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41: I FINALLY wrote THE book. And I'm reading the first chapter for you. (Solo episode with Dr. Nonterah)
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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40: The pyschosocial side of moving away from academia. NOBODY talks about THIS. (with Dr. Jeff Malins)
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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39: What No One Tells PhDs About The Academia-to-Industry Transition (with Dr. Andrea Grandi)
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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38: Post-PhD career advice I'd give my 27-year-old self (solo episode with Dr. Nonterah)
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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37: Should you hide your PhD to get a job? (solo episode with Dr. Nonterah)
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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36: Don't know what to do after your PhD? You NEED to listen to THIS episode. (with Dr. Danielle Taschereau Mamers)
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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35: Former Tech Exec Explains: DO THIS the first 90 days of a new job. (With Dr. Shveta Miglani)
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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34: The truth on how to get an industry job IMMEDIATELY after your PhD (With Dr. Aurellia Whitmore)
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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33: Why every academic should think like an entrepreneur. (With Dr. Ilana Horwitz)
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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32: They rejected my PhD application. Here’s how I became a university leader anyway. (with Dr. Juanita Tookes)
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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31: "I burned out of my PhD program. What do I do now?" (Q & A episode with Dr. Nonterah)
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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30: Academia is BROKEN. But here's why I chose to be a PROFESSOR. (with Dr. Lennart Nacke)
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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29: How To Make $100k+ Helping Healthcare Professionals Stay Certified. (with Dr. Alex Howson)
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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28: No One Was Hiring Me—Until I Started Using LinkedIn Like This (Solo episode with Dr. Nonterah)
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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27: How PhDs are finding secret jobs in academia WITHOUT becoming professors. (with Dr. John C. Turner)
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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26: I Never Left Academia. Here's What No One Tells You.. (with Dr. Jessye Talley)
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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25: Ex-College Professor: I left academia after 15 years and couldn't be happier (with Dr. Paulina Cossette)
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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24: Former US Congress Intern: How to build a career in SCIENCE POLICY. (With Sheeva Azma)
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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23: Two heart surgeries made me quit academia to DO THIS instead. (With Dr. Jacob Kendall)
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May 26, 2025 |
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22: I was done with the CONSTANT STRUGGLE for funding in academia. (With Dr. Kristeena Wright)
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May 19, 2025 |
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21: How do you ACTUALLY get hired as a MEDICAL WRITER in 2025? (with Natasha Fallico)
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May 13, 2025 |
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20: If I started a PhD in 2025, I'd do THIS. (Solo episode with Dr. Nonterah)
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May 05, 2025 |
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19: From Math Nerd to using Gamification to change Healthcare! (with Dr. Jacqui Nortje)
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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18: Former LinkedIn Employee Reveals Why Hard Work WON'T Get You Noticed at Work (with Lorraine K. Lee)
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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17: How this Biomedical PhD turned her degree into a consulting business (With Dr. Crystal Herron)
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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16: Turn the skills from your 9-5 into a thriving business (with Dr. Christopher Pratt)
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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15: 5 micro habits that make you unstoppable at your 9-5 job. (Solo episode with Dr. Nonterah)
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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14: Use these powerful confidence hacks to ACE your next interview (with Dr. Jenna Osterlund Oltmanns)
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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13: Want to be a medical writer in 2025? LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE! (with Dr. Akanxa Roonie)
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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12: Biotech Career Coach: The MISTAKES that make hiring managers IGNORE YOU. (With Dr. Christine Ong)
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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11: How to start and build a career in medical illustration (with Veronica Falconieri Hays)
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Is this job an untapped opportunity in Pharma for 2025? (with Dr. Bibi Ajayi)
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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How This Microbiologist Found Her Dream Career in Writing (with Yashika Charla)
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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The BLUEPRINT for a successful life-long medical writing career.(with Anita Dubey)
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Veteran Medical Writer on Building Your Career + AI Opportunities. (with Abigale Miller)
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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You will NEVER BEG for a job after your listen to this episode.
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Leaving academia when it no longer feels authentic to you (with Dr. Elie Diner)
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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The PhD student who dropped out to fight for cystic fibrosis patients (with Paul Naphtali).
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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This PharmD built a successful MedComms consultancy after layoff (with Dr. Goldina Erowele)
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Book Club: MIT PhD says you can be PRODUCTIVE without getting OVERWHELMED.
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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If you're a multipassionate person, you MUST listen to this episode.
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Dec 21, 2024 |