Episode #184 Expertise Is Yours to Keep

Overview
Your job title is only a fraction of what you bring to the table. In this episode of Public Health Entrepreneurs, Dr. Charlotte Huntley, PhD, MPH, dives into the fundamental truth that your expertise belongs to you. Every report you have drafted, every community you have served, and every topic you have researched contributes to a cumulative body of knowledge that travels with you into every role and entrepreneurial venture you choose.
Whether you are launching a new consulting firm or refining an established business, Dr. Huntley outlines how to inventory your skills, separate personal judgment from employer property, and package your unique background into solutions that organizations eagerly pay for. Tune in to reconnect with your core purpose and learn how to earn a good living while doing good work.
Takeaways
Inventory Knowledge Beyond Job Titles: Look past formal titles and evaluate your deep content knowledge, specialized research methods, community connections, and subject matter insights gained across different organizations.
Understand What Stays vs. What Goes: Employer data, files, and proprietary materials remain with the employer, but your skills, judgment, and lived experience belong to you and go wherever your career leads.
Frame Expertise as Paid Solutions: Organizations pay consultants to solve specific problems. Translate your knowledge into clearly named solutions—such as specialized federal grant writing or targeted health programs—that address organizational pain points.
Recognize Your Financial Value: What may feel second-nature to you can save an organization significant time, stress, and capital, making your domain experience immensely valuable.
Build Impact and Sustainability: You can leverage your accumulated expertise to build a business that generates population-level health impact while achieving financial sustainability.
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Whether you’re just getting started or you’ve been in public health consulting or other type of business for a while, we provide support for public health entrepreneurs through our podcast and mastermind group program. We serve public health entrepreneurs in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and California as well as other parts of the United States and worldwide.

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