Tag: business

Why Your Business Needs Powerful Storytelling to Grow with Chris Lema [192]

Customers don’t want to be sold to. However, they do want to hear from business owners who can offer solutions to their problems. So how can you craft your marketing and sales messages in a way that resonates with your prospective clients and gets them to take action? Through storytelling!

I’m joined by Chris Lema, leader, speaker, and Vice President of Products and Innovation at Liquid Web. Chris is a master storyteller with a story for every scenario. … Read More

Are You Ready for the Opt Out Life? with Dana Robinson [175]

Is it time to rethink success? Maybe you dream of buying a big house or you want to travel all over the world. Maybe you want to work fewer hours each week or you want to spend more time with your family. Lawyers have so many aspirations but for some reason, we tend to think that there is only one way to achieve those dreams – work ridiculously hard for many years and then eventually, acquire everything you … Read More

Defying Expectations as a Woman in Law and Tech with Catherine Krow [GWL 91]

 

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After practicing law for 17 years at top-tier firms, most recently as a Partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Catherine Krow founded Digitory Legal, a cloud-based legal budgeting solution for lawyers and clients.

What we chat about in this episode:

  • How and why
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The Power of Partnerships and Delegation with Kerriann Stout [GWL 50]

Kerrian is a jill of all trades. She runs an immigration law practice with her partner, Pouyan. She also runs a business called Vinco where she coaches law students studying for finals and for the New York and New Jersey bars. She is also the associate director of academic success at a New York law school.

Kerriann started off as a partner at the immigration … Read More

Avoiding Dilution and Finding Meaning in Your Law Practice with Dana Robinson [GWL 49]

My guest this week, Dana Robinson, is possibly the most distant attorney I’ve had on this show. At the item of the interview, Dana was in Bali, running his law practice remotely, and enjoying life. In this episode, Dana and I discuss what it takes to set up systems in order to manage our practices the way he is, effectively and from Read More

On the Joys and Demons of Entrepreneurship and Law with Genavieve Shingle [GWL 48]

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Genavieve is an entrepreneur, a wife, and lawyer who runs several businesses, including Damsel in Defense and Damsel Goes Bare. She is sparkly, pink, and makes no apologies for it. Gena has figured out how to infuse her personality into Read More

Using Business Skills to Run a Law Practice with Alycia Kinchloe [GWL 38]

Alycia Kinchloe is an attorney in Philadelphia practicing family law, business law, disability and injury law. After working as the managing attorney at a law firm for many years, she decided to make the huge leap and open her own practice. Alycia is passionate about helping father’s with their family law matters and entrepreneurs with their business needs. Aside from her practice, Alycia Read More

Where to Begin When Building a Personal Brand with Heather Riggs [GWL 34]

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Heather Riggs is a former attorney who now owns a marketing firm called Mind Mend Marketing, where she helps attorneys save time and gets clients with digital marketing.

  • Should you feel guilty for turning down firm offers to pursue solo practice?
  • How to design
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Getting Creative to Build a Law Practice with David Lizerbram [GWL 28]

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David Lizerbram is a business law strategist in San Diego, Ca. He guides businesses of all sizes to get to the next stages. In 2005, he opened his own practice focusing on helping entrepreneurs by bringing strategic projections to legal planning.

What We Chat About in this Episode:

  • Perhaps law school sparks creativity
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Create Your Best Life Now and Love Your Job with Millennial Career/Business Coach Crystal Marsh [GWL 25]

Crystal Marsh is a lawyer turned millennial career and business coach, working with young people who are unhappy in their careers and lives. Crystal helps millennials discover their true calling, reach their full potential, and most importantly, find happiness!

If you find yourself drawn to Crystal’s message and feel like she can help you work through some business and … Read More