The Social Academic with Jennifer van Alstyne | Online Presence for Professors Academic Entrepreneurship with Toyin Alli, PhD
Dr. Toyin Alli returns to The Social Academic podcast to talk about showing up online for yourself and your business as an academic. As an entrepreneur herself, Toyin has balanced full time academic life with her business. Now, she helps academics like you create a semester-proof business that works for your full time academic life.
In this episode: finding community, video for YouTube, and running a business in 5 hours a week or less https://theacademicdesigner.com/2025/academic-entrepreneurship-with-toyin-alli-phd/
- 0:00 Professorpreneurship with Dr. Toyin Alli
- 3:48 What can a professor business look like?
- 8:46 Creating content for your academic business
- 15:44 It’s like building an airplane while it’s already in the air
- 22:47 Six Figure Professor Program
- 28:15 Think of it as teaching
Bio
Dr. Toyin Alli is a math professor, business strategist, and the founder of The Academic Society, where she helps grad students with time management, productivity, self-care and grad school success strategies.
After building her own six-figure business while teaching full-time, Toyin now mentors other professors through her signature program Six Figure Professor and her community, The Secret Society of Academic Entrepreneurs.
She’s been featured on various academic podcasts and has spoken at universities across the country.
Whether she’s teaching in the classroom, facilitating a virtual workshop, or coaching behind the scenes, Dr. Toyin Alli is on a mission to help academics reclaim their time, expand their influence, and redefine success on their own terms.
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