From the Desk of Dr. Davette - A ScholarPreneurAs an academic adjacent, I realized that the traditional academic path is no longer the only avenue for researchers seeking meaningful careers and sustainable impact. Across disciplines, postdoctoral scholars and independent researchers are discovering new opportunities to apply their expertise beyond universities, creating innovative ventures, consulting practices, educational platforms, and knowledge-based businesses. These emerging professionals are becoming ScholarPreneurs: individuals who combine scholarly excellence with entrepreneurial thinking. Since I was an entrepreneur prior to becoming a scholar, specifically an entrepreneurial coach known as the "The woman with the plan", applying my marketing and scholarship skills outside of academia was natural. My doctorate in education focused on higher education curriculum and instruction with an interdisciplinary interest in entrepreneurship. Therefore, I built an academic adjacent career that provides tutoring and editing services which support scholars with their research across disciplines. However, after providing guidance to over a thousand emerging and existing scholars who wanted to make an impact after having their degrees conferred, I realized that there was a train-the-trainer opportunity that could provide guidance in this area of my expertise. Thus, the ScholarPreneur resources were born. I hope the ScholarPreneur offerings through Scholar Support can assist you with building an academic adjacent career based on your research. I believe if it was important for you to dedicate a portion of your life to study the subject, the world needs to know what you know and you deserve to be recognized and rewarded for your expertise. That is my big idea! ScholarPreneur MindsetTraditional academia rewards expertise. The modern knowledge economy rewards expertise that can be found, understood, and shared. Your goal is not self-promotion. Your goal is to ensure that the right people discover valuable work that can create meaningful impact. The most successful ScholarPreneurs are not merely producing knowledge. They are building platforms for that knowledge to travel within their discipline, across disciplines, and beyond traditional audiences. Reflection QuestionIf someone searched your name today, would they immediately understand:
If not, you have identified your first ScholarPreneur business building opportunity. Take Action NowDon't let another week pass with your expertise hidden behind journal paywalls, conference presentations, or unpublished ideas. Choose one insight from your current research and share it publicly within the next 24 hours. A LinkedIn post. A short article. A framework. A brief video. Anything is better than remaining invisible. The opportunities you want, including collaborations, invitations, funding, consulting, speaking engagements, and career advancement, often begin when your expertise becomes visible. Your research builds knowledge. Your visibility builds authority. Start building your ScholarPreneur visibility both today.
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Dr. Davette and Scholar Support provides the extra support you need to complete your research projects more efficiently. Are you spending hours, days, months, years in a research project editing loop? Do you wish you had more expert feedback to be able to develop your content more proficiently? Well, our services can assist you with achieving your finished research project goal. I have over a decade of research project development experience and have assisted over a thousand graduate students, doctoral candidates, post-Docs, and independent researchers with successfully completing their research projects, degree programs, and establishing profitable independent researcher careers. To keep abreast of Dr. Davette and Scholar Support's guidance, events, and materials for the proficient completion of research projects and assistance for post-Docs and independent researchers to build profitable careers within their fields of expertise, subscribe to our Tuesday Tutor Newsletter below:
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