Beyond Your Science

The Beyond Your Science Podcast is for enterprising scientists, science communicators, and academic entrepreneurs who want to integrate their creativity and expertise to forge their own path within and beyond STEM. Topics include science, entrepreneurship, and creativity from her own personal experiences and interviews with other early career scientists and small-business owners.

Tips for Diet and Exercise as a Graduate Student* 11/06/2024

Tips for Diet and Exercise as a Graduate Student* In this episode, I share some of my tips for maintaining a healthy diet and exercise as a graduate student (*from someone who is learning how to be healthier). Connect with Brittany! Join the Entrepreneurish Lab Mates LinkedIn Group: LinkedIn: Instagram: Website: Music Credit: String Quartet No. 12, 1st mvt composed by Antonin Dvorak, performed by Borromeo String Quartet /episode/index/show/42e8df9f-439b-4f01-9ea3-491651e5a954/id/33787847

How I Redesigned My Website to Reflect My Career Growth 09/30/2024

How I Redesigned My Website to Reflect My Career Growth In this episode, we’ll talk about: Why I wanted to redesign my website How I updated my website strategy Breaking down the steps I took to redesign the website Connect with Brittany! Join the Entrepreneurish Lab Mates LinkedIn Group: LinkedIn: Instagram: Website: Music Credit: String Quartet No. 12, 1st mvt composed by Antonin Dvorak, performed by Borromeo String Quartet /episode/index/show/42e8df9f-439b-4f01-9ea3-491651e5a954/id/33257332

Empowering Women in STEM with Dr. Lucinda Jackson of LJ Ventures 07/31/2024

Empowering Women in STEM with Dr. Lucinda Jackson of LJ Ventures In this episode, I interview Dr. Lucinda Jackson of LJ Ventures. We talk about How her career in environmental chemistry led to starting her own consulting business How she incorporated many different aspects of her work, including speaking and writing books, into LJ Ventures How we can empower and retain more women in STEM Follow Dr. Lucinda Jackson for updates on her speaking events and books! Website: LinkedIn: Connect with Brittany! Join the Entrepreneurish Lab Mates LinkedIn Group: LinkedIn: Instagram: Website: /episode/index/show/42e8df9f-439b-4f01-9ea3-491651e5a954/id/32359617

Making a Business Out of Solving Problems in STEM with Derek Miller from Genius Lab Gear 05/29/2024

Making a Business Out of Solving Problems in STEM with Derek Miller from Genius Lab Gear In this episode, I interview Derek Miller, founder/owner of Genius Lab Gear (geniuslabgear.com). We talk about his journey from PhD to entrepreneurship while working a full-time job in materials science the process of designing and launching products such as the Lab Coat Project, and slowly building a lifestyle business on your own terms Follow Genius Lab Gear for more cool science/lab products! Website: Instagram: Let's Connect! Join the Entrepreneurish Lab Mates LinkedIn Group: LinkedIn: Instagram: Website: /episode/index/show/42e8df9f-439b-4f01-9ea3-491651e5a954/id/31481612

Building a Unique Skill Set during Your Undergrad/Grad Career 04/19/2024

Building a Unique Skill Set during Your Undergrad/Grad Career In this episode, I share the different opportunities/experiences that I’ve had in undergrad and throughout grad school, such as working as a governmental relations intern, volunteering at the science museum, running a web design business while pursuing a PhD, and working as an undergraduate research TA, and how I’ve leveraged these experiences to get new opportunities. Connect with Brittany! Join the Entrepreneurish Lab Mates LinkedIn Group: LinkedIn: Instagram: Website: Music Credit: String Quartet No. 12, 1st mvt composed by Antonin Dvorak, performed by Borromeo String Quartet /episode/index/show/42e8df9f-439b-4f01-9ea3-491651e5a954/id/30857398

How I Integrated Music and Web Design in My Latest Entrepreneurial Venture, Music Pocket Coach 03/22/2024

How I Integrated Music and Web Design in My Latest Entrepreneurial Venture, Music Pocket Coach In this episode, I share my experience how I integrated my interests in music and web design into starting a new entrepreneurial venture, Music Pocket Coach. Connect with me on LinkedIn: Connect with me on Instagram: Music Credit: II. Mouvement de Menuet from Sonatine, composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Stefano Ligoratti /episode/index/show/42e8df9f-439b-4f01-9ea3-491651e5a954/id/30491473

3 Tips to Improve Your Academic Lab Website for Prospective Researchers 02/22/2024

3 Tips to Improve Your Academic Lab Website for Prospective Researchers In this episode, we’ll discuss 3 tips to improve your academic lab website for prospective researchers. Update your website content before recruitment season Create a “Positions” page so potential group members know what to do to join. Add your group’s personality to the website with real photos! Connect with me on LinkedIn: Connect with me on Instagram: Music Credit: II. Mouvement de Menuet from Sonatine, composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Stefano Ligoratti /episode/index/show/42e8df9f-439b-4f01-9ea3-491651e5a954/id/30035548

Q&A About Norway (BONUS EPISODE) 11/12/2023

Q&A About Norway (BONUS EPISODE) In this episode, I'll answer some Q&As that I got about my trip to Norway, including: What are your planning tips? What are some cultural differences in Norway vs. the US? Did you find it easy to navigate your way around and is it somewhere you'd recommend for solo travel? What was your favorite memory? Connect with me on LinkedIn: Connect with me on Instagram: Music Credit: II. Mouvement de Menuet from Sonatine, composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Stefano Ligoratti /episode/index/show/42e8df9f-439b-4f01-9ea3-491651e5a954/id/28602168

Exploring Western Norway in 2 Weeks (My Full Itinerary) 11/12/2023

Exploring Western Norway in 2 Weeks (My Full Itinerary) In this episode, I'll share my trip to Norway along with my itinerary - what I did in each city or town, what I thought about it, and what I might do differently knowing what I know now. Connect with me on LinkedIn: Connect with me on Instagram: Music Credit: II. Mouvement de Menuet from Sonatine, composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Stefano Ligoratti /episode/index/show/42e8df9f-439b-4f01-9ea3-491651e5a954/id/28601463

Lessons Learned from STEM Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 09/20/2023

Lessons Learned from STEM Entrepreneurship Bootcamp In this episode, I'm sharing my experience and takeaways from the Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp at UW-Madison, such as Why having an idea and passion isn't enough to succeed as an entrepreneur How STEM and business go together What PhDs and entrepreneurs have in common Connect with me on LinkedIn: Connect with me on Instagram: Music Credit: II. Mouvement de Menuet from Sonatine, composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Stefano Ligoratti /episode/index/show/42e8df9f-439b-4f01-9ea3-491651e5a954/id/28089947

What To Do When You Don’t Like Your Website Anymore 06/18/2023

What To Do When You Don’t Like Your Website Anymore In this episode, we’ll talk about what to do when you don’t like your website anymore, including: what to do before any website redesign how to identify what should be addressed in a website redesign how to proceed with a website redesign project Join the Website Setup Workshop: Learn more about my website design services and workshops: Connect with me on LinkedIn: Connect with me on Instagram: Music Credit: II. Mouvement de Menuet from Sonatine, composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Stefano Ligoratti /episode/index/show/42e8df9f-439b-4f01-9ea3-491651e5a954/id/27183309

Create Your Personal Academic Website in 3 Steps 05/07/2023

Create Your Personal Academic Website in 3 Steps In today’s episode, we’ll talk about how you can create your personal academic website in 3 steps, which are: Draft your website outline. Develop your website content. Design your website. Best Personal Academic Websites Content 2022: Join the Website Setup Workshop: Learn more about my website design services and workshops: Connect with me on LinkedIn: Connect with me on Instagram: Music Credit: II. Mouvement de Menuet from Sonatine, composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Stefano Ligoratti /episode/index/show/42e8df9f-439b-4f01-9ea3-491651e5a954/id/26769048

The Real Reason I Started My Side Hustle 04/25/2023

The Real Reason I Started My Side Hustle In this episode, I share about: my side hustling journey from high school until now the thought process behind why I side hustle how side hustling has shaped me into the person that I am today Join the Website Setup Workshop: Learn more about my website design services and workshops: Connect with me on LinkedIn: Connect with me on Instagram: Music Credit: II. Mouvement de Menuet from Sonatine, composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Stefano Ligoratti /episode/index/show/42e8df9f-439b-4f01-9ea3-491651e5a954/id/26643537

Building a Personal Brand in STEM 02/06/2023

Building a Personal Brand in STEM In this episode, I’ll share how I built my personal brand in STEM, including How I learned that my story, experience, and expertise were valuable How I overcame my anxieties about building a personal brand and leveraging it to gain new opportunities for myself How I built a personal brand that works for me Join the Website Setup Workshop: Learn more about my website strategy and design services: Connect with me on LinkedIn: Connect with me on Instagram: Music Credit: II. Mouvement de Menuet from Sonatine, composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Stefano Ligoratti /episode/index/show/42e8df9f-439b-4f01-9ea3-491651e5a954/id/25838988

The First Thing You Should Do When Creating Your Personal Academic Website 02/05/2023

The First Thing You Should Do When Creating Your Personal Academic Website The first thing you should do when creating your personal academic website is creating your website strategy. In this episode, we’ll discuss What a website strategy is Why you need a website strategy How to create your own website strategy Join the Website Setup Workshop: Learn more about my website strategy and design services: Connect with me on LinkedIn: Connect with me on Instagram: Music Credit: II. Mouvement de Menuet from Sonatine, composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Stefano Ligoratti /episode/index/show/42e8df9f-439b-4f01-9ea3-491651e5a954/id/25836372

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