What comes after academia?
This isn't the end. It's just the next chapter—one that you get to write.

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How do you get to the other side? Is the grass actually greener there? Subscribe below, and I'll tell you the truth:
My story probably sounds like yours.

Hi there, I'm Ashley :)
For over a decade, I worked to become a professor. I had it all: 15 first-author publications, multiple dissertation awards, and a prestigious post-doctoral fellowship.
Then, in 2022, I quit.
I was tired of being an overworked, underpaid, and unappreciated post-doc without career security. I wasn't sure what came after academia, but I knew it had to be better than this. I was right.
Over the past 3 years, I've conducted usability research in consulting, healthcare, and consumer technology, at some of the biggest companies in the world. I even started a company of my own, designed exclusively to help PhDs start careers in industry.
Are you ready to write your next chapter?








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