Innerview: Lessons In Leadership

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Currently, I travel the nation to equip students with the leadership tools they need to achieve their wildest dreams. Project OzStudents shared that hearing Natilie’s experience in college allowed them to identify with some of her obstacles, and enabled them to see a part of themselves in her. While a native of the South Side of Chicago, I received a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University and a master’s degree from Illinois State University, and did so with no student debt whatsoever. Innerview: Lessons in Leadership is a gripping memoir reflecting on the lessons Natilie has learned from her mother’s tragic passing when she was just 13 years old to her efforts of pursuing a PhD while touring the country.

You can have transitions in your career and take your business with you as you go through this transition. In this episode, Emily interviews Natilie Williams, a PhD candidate in communication at the University of Missouri, keynote speaker, and author.

Williams finds it important to take a personal approach to connect with students she could once identify with. This podcast is for PhDs and PhDs-to-be who want to explore the hidden curriculum of finances to learn the best practices for money management, career advancement, and advocacy for yourself and others.

I would love for your listeners to follow me on social media and let me know that they found me from the podcast. This was a pivotal moment for Williams as a young, growing professional and helped her transition into her work as a traveling professional speaker. Emily: And how, like, during this time that you’ve been a PhD student, you know, you mentioned that you took very few speaking engagements at first when you were kind of getting the lay of the land.She is able to create a bridge across differences and provide a platform where students and professionals can meet and develop an understanding of each other and their differences. I really appreciate these recommendations, which are the best way for me to start a conversation with a potential host. And so I actually sort of, kind of, when I first started the doctoral program, I took very few speaking engagements that first semester, because I was like, I need to focus on this program. So I knew due dates for assignments as an instructor, and due dates for assignments as a graduate student as well. Natilie remained professional throughout the event while still being able to engage with her young audience in a way that was honest and effective.