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This Grad Student Channeled Her Financial Exuberance into Teaching and Coaching Her Peers (Part 1)
In this episode, Emily interviews Elle Rathbun, a 5th-year PhD candidate at UCLA. Elle shares her financial origin story of growing up in a low-income family, becoming a QuestBridge scholar during […]
Navigating the Career and Financial Transition Out of Academia
In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Jill Hoffman, a former assistant professor who left academia to become a stay-at-home parent and part-time business owner supporting academic entrepreneurs […]
Your Side Hustle Really Is a Business and Other Tax Insights with Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax
In this episode, Emily interviews Hannah Cole, an artist and the founder of Sunlight Tax. Sunlight Tax primarily serves artists and creatives in their business tax needs, but there are many overlaps […]
This Grad Student Puts Half Her Stipend Paycheck into High-Yield Savings
In this episode, Emily interviews Maggie Canady, a rising second-year grad student at the University of California at Irvine, on her budget breakdown. Maggie gives us a peek into her life via her top […]
Investing 101 for Your Post-PhD Job
In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Scott Grissom, a full professor of computer science at Grand Valley State University and Certified Financial Planner with Socrates Financial Planning. Scott and […]
What You Should Know about Money Early in Your PhD Career
In this episode, Emily shares the microinterviews she recorded at two higher education conferences this summer. The conference attendees, virtually all of whom work at universities and most of whom […]
Unveiling the Hidden Curriculum of Grad School Funding for First-Gen BIPOC Students
In this episode, Emily interviews Dra. Yvette Martínez-Vu and Dr. Miroslava Chavez-Garcia, the co-authors of the recent book Is Grad School for Me? Demystifying the Application Process for First-Gen […]
This PhD Promotes DEI with a Focus on Finances
In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Carolina Mendoza Cavazos, who holds a PhD in microbiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and currently works in industry. Carolina has long been […]
How This International Graduate Student Grew His Career and Social Wealth Alongside His Net Worth
In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Cyrus Liu, a postdoctoral fellow in computer science at Grinnell College. Cyrus came to the US from China as a graduate student without any knowledge of how the […]
How This Life Sciences PhD Fosters Entrepreneurship
In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Marquicia Pierce, who holds a PhD in molecular physiology and biophysics from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Northwood University. In the ten years since […]