With it being the first day BCERC and AOM being only 65 days away... (scary for those of us on job market!), you're likely getting jitters thinking of going up to a senior scholar to chat about their research. Luckily, we got to chat with one of the most prolific (and kindest) scholars in the field of entrepreneurship...

In our second episode of the season, Ashley and Joshua interview Dean Shepherd. Dean gives us insights on how he built his network, advice for approaching senior faculty at conferences, expectations he has for doctoral students when networking, and topics to avoid when running into these folks at a social. You can reach Dean through his email at dshephe1@nd.edu.

Dean also just published a book about Adversity and Entrepreneurship, and made it open access so all could read it! You can  ...