I know what it takes to leave academia and build a business because I’ve done it.

Former political science professor. Congressional Fellow. Six-figure business owner. I left a tenure-track position in 2019 and never looked back. Now I help other academics do the same.

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15+

Years in academic research

70+

Books copy edited

6-figure

Business built from scratch

120+

Academic entrepreneurs supported

From tenure-track professor to six-figure business owner.

Paulina S. Cossette, Ph.D., has over 15 years of experience as an educator, researcher, and writer. As a copy editor, she has revised over 70 books and countless research papers and dissertations. Her areas of expertise are in the social sciences and statistics, and she previously worked as a political science professor, focusing on US politics, Congress, elections and campaigns, and qualitative and quantitative research methods.

In 2014-2015, Paulina served as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow, working as a legislative aide to US Senator Jack Reed. Her duties included writing speeches, managing a portfolio of domestic policy issues, and leading meetings with constituents and stakeholders. Dr. Cossette earned her doctoral and master’s degrees in political science from the University of Florida, and her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Central Florida. In 2020, she co-authored a book on the #MeToo movement and its effects on candidates’ political campaigns (Politicians Behaving Badly: Men, Women, and the Politics of Sexual Harassment).

Paulina specializes in academic editing. Her experience includes revising and formatting research articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals, dissertations and theses, and book manuscripts. She primarily works with scholars in the social sciences, humanities, and education. Paulina also enjoys coaching scholars in how to get published faster, how to leave the academy and become and academic editor, and how to achieve work-life balance.

In 2024, Paulina launched her online course and group coaching program, Becoming an Academic Editor or Coach (BAE). Over 120 academics enrolled in the first two years, and the program continues to grow quickly. In BAE, members discover how to use their existing skills and experience to build a profitable and rewarding academic editing or coaching business that brings them true flexibility and joy. If you’re burned out in academia, know this: You DO have options. If you’re unhappy in academia, the issue isn’t that you’re not good enough, it’s that you are meant for more.

Paulina lives with her family in Downeast Maine.