What if we changed the post-academic career narrative? What if the Plan B career actually felt like a step in a brave new direction, not another step down a beaten--and beaten down--path? What if we sidestepped our fears and transformed them into agency?

Agency.

That's the theme of the second half of my interview with Natalie Berkman, PhD in French carving a path for herself, of her own design, at the intersection of academic management, ed tech, and self-directed scholarship. Enjoy the second chapter of Natalie's postdoctoral choose your own adventure story, where adventure gives way to agency. 

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Natalie Berkman is a higher education specialist and award-winning scholar, currently working as the Directrice pédagogique (Academic Manager) at SAE Institute Paris, a creative media college that specializes in audio, film, and video game production. With almost a decade of experience in pedagogy, curriculum design, research, mentoring, and academic administration, she is also currently consulting with ViaX and Crimson Education.