On Thursdays, Shontavia provides thoughts on your questions and reviews interesting things she's read, listened to or watched. On this #ThursdayThoughts episode, Shontavia answers a question about how to become an academic entrepreneur and keep your day job at the university. 

Shontavia's advice: (1) Read your university's conflicts of interest policy; (2) Create an easy-to-digest message; and (3) Position yourself as an expert on your own platform and on other people's platforms.

Check out this episode for more.

// Show Highlights

00:56 BJ's question about establishing yourself as an academic entrepreneur 

03:02 Tip #1: Read your university's conflicts of interest policy 

04:54 Tip #2: Create an easy-to-digest message 

05:37 How the COMPASS Message Box can help you create a clear, public message 

07:51 Leveraging TheConversation.com to get published in places like TIME, US News, Newsweek, Scientific American, and elsewhere 

09:44 Tip #3: Position yourself on your platform and others as an expert in your field 

// Show Notes

Build a website you’re proud of in 9 steps: https://shontavia.com/build-a-website-youre-proud-of-in-8-steps/

The Message Box by COMPASS: https://www.compassscicomm.org/message-box-workbook

The Conversation: https://theconversation.com

My articles on The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/profiles/shontavia-johnson-203059/articles

The OpEd Project: https://www.theopedproject.org/

Help A Reporter Out (HARO): https://www.helpareporter.com/

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