PhDreams – The Podcast for Academic Careers in Business and Economics

About PhDreams – The Podcast for Academic Careers in Business and Economics

PhDreams is the go-to podcast for anyone navigating the academic journey in business and economics. Hosted by Marketing Professors Anatoli Colicev (University of Liverpool) and Alex Edeling (KU Leuven), this series is packed with insider tips, actionable strategies, and inspiration to help you not just survive but thrive as a PhD student, postdoc or assistant professor. The podcast builds on the PhD Journey Slides that Anatoli has developed since 2020, which cover several dimensions of the early academic career. Each episode brings you fresh perspectives and invaluable advice through lively discussions with renowned academic guests. From mastering publication strategies and navigating conferences to cracking the academic job market—PhDreams covers it all. Tune in and turn your academic aspirations into achievements!

Publisher

Prof. Anatoli Colicev, Prof. Alex Edeling

Category

business · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jan 2025

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 9 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Practicalities and Philosophy of Using AI in Academic Research: A Conversation with Professors Simona Botti and Michael Haenlein

   Professors Simona Botti and Michael Haenlein discuss the practicalities and philosophy of integrating AI into academic research and publishing with hosts Alex and Anatoli.

2. 

   22 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Delivering Great Conference Presentations: A Conversation with Professors Beth Fossen and Alex Bleier

   Professor Alex Bleier interviews Professor Beth Fossen about crafting compelling conference presentations and handling audience questions for academic success.

3. 

   10 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Data-Driven Academic Research: A Conversation with Professors Abhishek Borah and Davide Proserpio

   Host interviews Professors Abhishek Borah and Davide Proserpio on leveraging data for impactful academic research and navigating its challenges.

4. 

   22 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   How to Achieve Work-Life Balance as an Academic: A Conversation with Professors Els Breugelsmans and Martin Schreier

   Professors Els Breugelmans and Martin Schreier share interview insights on achieving individual work-life balance through prioritizing family, hobbies, and strategic career management for academic well-being.

5. 

   24 Sept 2025

   The Balance Between Scientific Excellence and Academic Service: A Conversation with Professor Simone Wies

   Host Dr. Simone Wies shares insights on balancing academic service with scientific excellence, guiding listeners on managing requests and thriving in academia.

6. 

   24 Jun 2025

   Securing a Position within the Academic Job Market: A Conversation with Professor Andreas Lanz

   Professor Andreas Lanz illuminates the nuances of the academic job market, highlighting application strategies and interview insights in a discussion about career advancement, in an interview with the hosts.

7. 

   22 Apr 2025

   How to Ace Academic Conferences: A Conversation with Professor Anne Roggeveen

   In this second episode of PhDreams, we explore the world of academic conferences with our guest, Professor Anne Roggeveen from Babson College— former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Retailing. She joins us for an inspiring conversation about everything from networking (or as she prefers to call it, "meeting") and handling tough feedback during presentations, to juggling conference travel with family life and how these events might evolve in the future. We also touch on the broader theme of finding balance in life as a researcher. Plus, we answer our very first listener question! If you’d like to submit a question for a future episode, feel free to send us a message — text or, even better, a voice recording — at phdreams.podcast@gmail.com.

8. 

   19 Feb 2025

   The Publication Game: A Conversation with Professor Koen Pauwels

   In this first PhDreams episode, Professor Koen Pauwels from Northeastern University joins us to talk about the publication game. Starting with the question of what young researchers can learn from marathon runners, Koen shares insights on rejections, journal lists, imposter syndrome, and the dark side of publishing from his career as an author, mentor, and current editor of the International Journal of Research in Marketing.

9. 

   6 Jan 2025

   Trailer: PhDreams – The Podcast for Academic Careers in Business and Economics

   Marketing Professors Anatoli Colicev and Alex Edeling share expert insights on navigating academic careers in Business and Economics, empowering PhD students to achieve their career goals.

Inside a recent episode

The Practicalities and Philosophy of Using AI in Academic Research: A Conversation with Professors Simona Botti and Michael Haenlein

Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But you could very well argue, and I just had this discussion a few days ago with some students, that I think part of a PhD student is to actually read papers. I don't think it is a very good strategy if you spend your entire life only downloading PDFs from EBSCO and pasting them into notebook and getting summaries. […]

Who has been a guest on PhDreams – The Podcast for Academic Careers in Business and Economics

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Simona Botti
• Michael Haenlein
• Beth Fossen
• Alex Bleier
• Abhishek Borah

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 10 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

7

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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