6 Rockstar Professors Who Can Teach You How to Transform Your Career
They’re building their brands outside the classroom
You’ve heard of celebrity chefs, but have you ever heard of celebrity professors?
Now that I’m back in the swing of a new semester and immersed in academics again, I‘ve realized how many celebrity professors there are who are making a name for themselves outside of their classrooms.
I don’t mean celebrities who have taught college courses. These folks are well known. People including President Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Matthew McConaughey, and many others have all taught college courses.
(Can you imagine how amazing it would be to have one of them read your paper?)
I’m referring to professors who have catapulted to celebrity status in their respective fields.
While writing a book is a common practice for tenured professors, it’s not common for those books to make it to the New York Times Bestseller list or for them to become known outside of their academic circles.
These 6 celebrity professors can be found on TV talk shows; you can buy tickets to see them speak at popular events, watch their TED Talks, see them on sitcom episodes, and…
