In this episode, my guest is Dr. Aditi Paul.  Dr. Aditi is an ex-tenured professor, published author, and founder of Dr. Paul & Co., where she helps Indian immigrants take charge of their immigration journey - by means of securing the EB1 visa, which she holds; and other talent visas.We discuss:- Aditi’s journey moving from STEM field to non-STEM field for higher education- Getting her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Communication- Breaking Bad- How her research paper on dating, after being fired from her department during her PhD, led to being featured on major news channels- The psychology of immigration- How Indian immigrants can assimilate to the culture in the US- Importance of self-awareness for immigrants and realizing how the US is a PR machine- How anyone can build their profile to get an EB1 visa and WHY?

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Resources:

Dr. Aditi’s Site - draditipaul.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/draditipaul/Podcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ready.set.do/

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro + background

(01:37) Switching from STEM background to non-STEM for PhD

(07:09) On Breaking Bad 

(08:24) On being a professor and teaching while conducting research 

(11:53) On (almost) getting fired from PhD program 

(13:19) On writing a VIRAL research paper 

(19:03) The psychology of immigration and imposter syndrome 

(25:28) Cultural differences & why self-awareness is key 

(32:31) The US runs on PR - how everything is “marketing” 

(37:23) The EB1 Visa journey 

(43:11) Taking control of your immigration journey 

(49:05) How to build your profile for the EB1 visa- LIVE DEMO 

(54:36) On Brian Cranston’s autobiography - A Life in Parts 

(57:11) Outro + Gratitude