career setbacks

Katerina Thomas

PhD to Industry – Navigating Career Growth & Mentorship with Katerina Thomas

September 18, 2025 David Mendes Business, English, Entrepreneurship, Tips 1:03:28

What happens after you land your first job post-PhD? For many researchers, the transition from academia is just the beginning. In this episode of Beyond the Thesis with Papa PhD, Katerina Thomas joins David to explore how mentorship, self-awareness, and internal motivation shape the next stages of a PhD’s career journey. Drawing from her own…

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Tina Persson

Mindset Shifts: Tina Persson on Leaving Academia and Embracing Industry

June 20, 2025 David Mendes Business, English, Jobs, Tips 1:04:24

In this episode, host David Mendes sits down with Tina Persson, a PhD in organic chemistry turned career coach, recruiter, and author, to dive into the reality behind making the leap from academia to industry. During the conversation Tina shares her personal journey, from her PhD and climbing the academic ladder, to discovering that professorship…

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