"Align your mission and vision with your next steps after your phd"

Abstract

Here, we interviewed Maira Quintanilha about her path from PhD to founding her own business-helping academics and researchers with their qualitative research projects. Having initially planned to be an academic, Maira found a new path after realizing she could build a business to teach qualitative methods online, a career path that would offer more flexibility and allow her to prioritize her family. Maira was drawn to academia to learn and inspire learning in others and now does that through her business. Maira shares many insights she learned along the way, such as finding your "zone of genius" and mentors, considering what you are passionate about, and investing in your own skill development.