Wisepreneurs Podcast: Independent Professionals Building Expertise Emma Williams PhD Career Transitions: From MRI Research to Coaching STEM Professionals
Emma Williams moved from a career in physics and Magnetic Resonance Imaging research to building a coaching business that helps STEM professionals navigate the transition from academia to industry.
Emma explains the specific challenges academics face when leaving research, including how to recognise transferable skills that feel invisible inside university culture.
She discusses the role personal values play in career decisions, the weight of student debt on professional choices, and what highly skilled STEM professionals actually need when contemplating a move to industry.
Drawing from her own transition from physicist to business owner, she shares practical coaching approaches grounded in the realities of academic career structures and the evolving job market.
Wisepreneurs explores how independent professionals turn accumulated expertise into sustainable practice."
Books by Emma Williams
- Leaving Academia: Ditch the blanket, take the skills (Creatively Empowering Researchers in their Careers) https://geni.us/academia
- The UNIque Guide for Women: Confidently embracing your career in research and beyond (Creatively Empowering Researchers in their Careers)
Coauthored with Liz Elvidge and Carol Spencely: What Every Postdoc Needs To Know
Courses by Emma Williams https://ejwsolutions.teachable.com/
- Leveraging LinkedIn for Researchers
- The Successful Researcher Roadmap
- How to write a fellowship
- I'm a postdoc ... get me out of here
Mentions
Sharon Gaskin https://thetrainerstrainingcompany.co.uk/
Debbie Jenkins https://debbiejenkins.com/
Nether Hall Archers, Cambridge
Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
Connect with Emma Williams
Website: https://ejwsolutions.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmawilliamstraining/
Connect with Nigel Rawlins
website https://wisepreneurs.com.au/
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins/
Twitter https://twitter.com/wisepreneurs
Downloads
- Embodied Intelligence Self-Assessment
- Professional Reputation Audit
https://wisepreneurs.com.au/free-assessments/
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