Paulina Cossette, PhD | Academic Business Coach

You Are Meant For More.

Your Academic Exit Strategy:

How to Turn Your Expertise into Income (Without Starting Over)

A FREE 3-day live training for academics, educators, and scholars who want to turn the expertise you already have into income that finally reflects the decades of experience you've built.

You're not here because you failed at academia.

You're here because you did everything right: the degree, the research, the teaching, the service.
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But you've realized that if you keep this up, the reward is just more burnout, for the same stagnant pay.
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And if you're being honest with yourself, you've Googled "what can you do with a PhD besides teach?" at 11pm more than you care to admit.
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You think there's no clear path out that doesn't feel like starting from zero...
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​But there is.

I know this might not feel possible right now. Or maybe it feels possible in theory, just not for you specifically.

That's why I'm offering...

Your Academic Exit Strategy: How to Turn Your Expertise into Income (Without Starting Over)

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Here's something I've noticed after working with hundreds of PhDs: most of you don't realize how directly your academic training maps to skills people are happy to pay for outside the academy.

That's not a criticism. It's because nobody told you... until now.

Day 1: JULY 13

Dream

Identify who you want to serve and what problems you can help them solve, with real case studies of academics (editors, coaches) who've built successful businesses from their existing skills.

Day 2: JULY 14

Build

The nuts and bolts: what services to offer and how to price them—with examples of real editing and coaching packages. We also cover how to structure and sell packages without feeling like a used-car salesperson.

Day 3: JULY 15

Grow

Find out how to land your first clients without feeling cheesy or gross. I'll give you concrete steps you can take now to start moving forward—without having to create an LLC or make a dramatic public announcement.

After this training, you'll walk away knowing:

✦ Which of your skills translate to real income outside the academy, and how to land private clients who are happy to pay you premium rates

✦ The exact steps to start building your Plan B right now, without quitting overnight or making any drastic public announcements

✦ How to attract clients without feeling gross, because the approach that works for academics looks nothing like the Instagram hustle content you've been avoiding

✦ What this kind of business looks like day-to-day: real numbers, real hours, and how to price your services fairly (and confidently)

✦ Your first concrete steps for the next 90 days, because you've been putting off building your new life long enough

People who've attended this training and joined the BAE program have landed 7 clients during their 12-week cohort, matched their grad student stipend within 9 months, and hit their first $10K month within 18 months of starting their business.

Designed for scholars who are tired of being the most competent person in the room.

Most academics who start thinking about leaving assume they'll have to start over: new credentials, new industry, new identity.
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That's not how it works.
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The skills that make you effective in academia are exactly what clients are already paying for.​
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This includes:
​✦ writing and editing under time pressure,
​✦ explaining complex ideas to non-experts,
​✦ mentoring people through high-stakes moments,
​✦ thinking critically when everything feels messy.

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When you realize you've outgrown academia, you don't need a new degree. You need a different way to use the one you already have.

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That's what this training is all about.

Hi, I'm Paulina.

I'm a former professor who built a six-figure academic editing and coaching business, working just 25 hours a week.

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I didn't start over from scratch. I took my academic expertise and learned how to attract clients who pay me fairly for it.

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I've since helped over 120 scholars navigate this journey. Some have left higher ed entirely. Others have built income on the side while staying at their institution.

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Either way, your PhD shouldn't condemn you to a life of poverty and chronic health problems. And now it doesn't have to.

Paulina Cossette, PhD | Academic Business Coach