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  1. 25/10/2013 ·  VIDEO

    Accelerator

    Jessica Weare tells her story of PhD in English to a role in corporate social responsibility at Microsoft. She discusses the importance of cultivating non-academic pursuits in graduate school, taking advantage of career resources, and taking a step-by-step approach to the journey.

  2. 25/10/2013 ·  VIDEO

    Nothing Wasted

    Michelle Rhee-Weise tells the story of her journey from English Professor at Skidmore College to her current work at Innosight: Innovation Consulting firm. She stresses that nothing is ever wasted and each experience leads to the next. She encourages humanities PhDs to do what feels right to them in their careers.

  3. 25/10/2013 ·  VIDEO

    The Humanities Gone Google

    Jane Penner tells the story of her unexpected journey from a PhD program in English to Head of Investor Relations at Google. She encourages humanities PhDs to be open to the unexpected.

  4. 25/10/2013 ·  VIDEO

    Bringing Intellectual History to Product Marketing

    Kathryn Hume discusses how the skills and mindset garnered during a humanities PhD are directly relevant to the skills and mindset necessary in product marketing.

  5. 25/10/2013 ·  VIDEO

    Reciprocal Inspiration: How starting a business made me a better academic... and vice versa!

    Bradford Harris gives a PhD dissertation story on the mutual benefits of working on a humanities PhD dissertation while working on a non-academic project.

  6. 25/10/2013 ·  VIDEO

    Connecting the Dots

    Ilje Gruen discusses the value he brings as a Humanities PhD to his work developing custom-made executive programs for entrepreneurs and executives from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan in Silicon Valley. He believes that Humanities PhDs are especially good at connecting the dots and telling stories.

  7. 25/10/2013 ·  VIDEO

    Shot to Pluto

    Adam Howell Barker discusses his transition from a PhD program in Art History to a career in business. He encourages PhDs to enjoy the journey, and to realize that the hardest part is the decision to embark on a non-academic career.

  8. 25/10/2013 ·  VIDEO

    When In Rio

    Tom Winterbottom gives a PhD dissertation pitch on his work on cultural studies of contemporary Brazil and his collaboration with IBM in Rio de Janeiro. He illustrates the positive work of the BiblioTech Humanist Leaders Project and the fruitful collaboration between humanist PhDs and business leaders.

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  • Creator
    Stanford University
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2013
  • Episodes
    24
  • Show Website
    BiblioTech

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