Latest Ambitious attorney Podcast Episodes
How To Negotiate Like a Disruptive Lawyer feat. Bill Mitchell
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - June 22, 2023 09:00 - 27 minutes"Trial Bill" or Bill Mitchell turned a $66,000 decision into a million-dollar law firm. Experience indeed makes the best teacher because Bill Mitchell didn’t know anything about evaluating cases when he accepted a $75,000 trial case. With one goal, to exit the case before years were spe...
[REWIND] Frequently Asked Questions about Podcasting with Kyla Denanyoh
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - June 15, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutesListen as Kyla Denanyoh, a podcast launch coach, media agency owner, and podcast host answers frequently asked questions from the podcast audience and social media. Questions include topics like: Is Kyla married to a lawyer? Can podcasting be a full-time job? How does Kyla choos...
How To Become an Exceptional Lawyer feat. Marco Brown
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - June 08, 2023 09:00 - 27 minutesMarco Brown earns a lot of money and enjoys being a lawyer. But the truth is, Marco didn’t become an exceptional lawyer until he forced clients to pay for the exceptional work completed by his law firm. In Episode 92, Marco Brown discusses the power of communication and why he uses mone...
[REWIND] The Advantages of Being a Lawyer with a Nursing Degree feat. Irnise Williams
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - June 01, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutesIrnise Williams is a registered nurse, travel nurse, and practicing attorney. Originally from Connecticut, Irnise attended Howard University for her undergraduate degree and nursing school, then worked as a trauma nurse. Irnise was inspired to become a nurse after multiple positive in...
How To Revitalize Your Legal Career with Coaching feat. Whitney Harvey
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - May 25, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutesWhitney Harvey worked for over a decade in personal injury law before becoming an entrepreneur and running her career coaching business. But unlike your typical lawyers, Whitney wants women lawyers to STAY in the law by considering different practice areas, editing their resumes, and im...
[REWIND] How to Create a Fast-Growing Law Firm feat. Ali Awad
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - May 18, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutesAli Awad became a social media mogul and edutains (educates and entertainers) others about personal injury law and how to excel with social media. After realizing that Ali Awad was a natural salesman, Ali Awad found that his authenticity and natural acting skills attracted millions of ...
The Value of Board Membership feat. Samora Legros
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - May 11, 2023 09:00 - 44 minutesSamora Legros sits on the Board of the Max Cadet Foundation, an organization created to celebrate his grandfather, a lawyer, judge, and dentist. Created with a dental clinic based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the Max Cadet Foundation serves children and adults living n Haiti by providing t...
[REWIND] The Power of Lawyer Referrals featuring Kisha Brown
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - May 04, 2023 09:00 - 27 minutesLawyers know other lawyers. The power of lawyer referrals is one of the strongest ways to find clients, but lawyers don't understand the practice. Kisha Brown created Justis Connection as a database of Black lawyers. As a Justis Connection member, a lawyer may offer their legal services...
How to Fight for Employment Benefits feat. Misty Leon
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - April 27, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutesMisty Leon didn’t know that employee benefits law existed, but the practice perfectly suited her interests and skills. This specialty law practice allowed Misty to work for 19 years in private practice before moving in-house and working with Texas Instruments. Misty Leon's Background ...
[REWIND] The Power of a Recovering Superwoman! Why Lawyers Must Delegate feat. Krista Lynn
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - April 20, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutesKrista Lynn Russell wears many hats: lawyer, mom, general counsel, wife, bonus mom, blogger, paid speaker and recovering superwoman. In this episode, Krist explains the power in admitting that she doesn't know it all and why lawyers should lean into the power of delegating. As the cre...
How To Skip the Boring Stuff in Podcasting feat. Kyla Denanyoh
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - April 13, 2023 09:00 - 4 minutesReady to clear your to-do list? Skip the boring stuff and stop editing your podcast, uploading content at the last minute, and sitting on content. Work with KD Creative to hire a podcast manager so you can create faster and skip the boring stuff. Visit skiptheboringstuff.com for more de...
How Social Work Impacts the Lawyer Mental Health Crisis feat. Sara Ellis
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - April 06, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutesSara Ellis, a Lawyers Depression Project board member and social work student, explains why the legal community must create better messaging and more empathy for mental health issues. After attending law school at the University of Tennesee, Sara thought it was a natural progression t...
REWIND! How to Untangle Happiness and Find Career Success featuring Becky Morrison
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - March 30, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutesAfter working in entrepreneurial finance and Big Law for over 20 years, Becky Morrison asked herself what would make her truly happy. Becky worked as a litigator before moving into a management role where she oversaw attorneys, litigation support staff, and non-attorney professionals. ...
How a Tech CEO is Disrupting a Billion-Dollar Industry feat. Joshua Schwadron
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - March 23, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutesWhat Can You Do With a Law Degree? Joshua Schwadron became a legal tech founder and CEO because he wanted to improve the lives of people affected by accidents. Traditionally personal injury law firms are all about settling a case and minimal client involvement while they work on the i...
REWIND! How To Create a Million Dollar Business and Skip the Bar Exam featuring Brandi Mowles
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - March 16, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutesBrandi Mowles teaches entrepreneurs to organize their businesses and streamline their onboarding processes to ensure that clients are impressed, retained, and know what to expect. Whether you manage a podcast, YouTube channel, or virtual assistant company, Brandi Mowles has trainings to...
How To Price Your Legal Services Using Law Firm KPI's featuring Mike Chastaine
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - March 09, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutesMichael (Mike) Chastaine is a criminal defense lawyer in New Mexico, US, and believes lawyers are notoriously bad at estimating how long it takes them to complete a task. In fact, Mike is a business consultant for law firms because he knows lawyers are bad at getting client feedback and...
Why Data Driven Lawyers are Better Lawyers featuring Laurie Pascoe
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - March 02, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutesLaurie Pascoe practiced law for 40 years while writing more than 50 law articles and working with countless clients. Laurie’s current passion is inspiring lawyers to innovate their law practices with legal service applications. In this episode, Laurie explains the value of thinking like...
How to Build a Business Abroad featuring Christine Job
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - February 23, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutesAt 17 years old, Christine Job said she would live abroad in Spain. And she made it happen. After traveling to numerous countries, Christina made a home in Spain five years ago. She teaches women of color to build businesses abroad to sustain their travels and hosts the Flourish in the ...
How To Protect Your Legacy (and Assets) featuring Scott Rahn
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - February 16, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutesProbate lawyers discover the legacy a loved one intended and how to implement that legacy most fairly. Scott Rahn meets clients during emotional and stressful times, but Scott’s zealous efficacy allows him to leave his clients in a better position regarding their loved one’s estates. A...
How To Prepare for Success (and Achieve It) featuring Nick Troxel
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - February 09, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutesNick Troxel believes that you can do anything with your legal education if you are willing to work hard. Hard work and sacrifice will allow you to reach your goals, but you must first establish your goals. In April 2022, Nick bet the Philadelphia Eagles would win Super Bowl LVII. On S...
How To Save Your Relationships with Mediation (or Divorce Like a Pro) featuring Debra Whitson
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - February 02, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutesDebra Whitson is a former prosecutor who opened a family law practice to improve the lives and relationships of others. Debra is the founder of a family law firm and a nationwide virtual mediation database. Debra Whitson's Background Debra Whitson always knew that she would be a lawyer...
How To Create a Limitless Career featuring Cara Davis Little
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - January 26, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutesCara Davis Little works in employment policy during the day, and plans weddings and podcasts during her free time. In Episode 74, find out how Cara created a career she loves because while Cara can do A LOT, she cannot do it all. Advertiser: Journey and Practice offers The Heart-Cente...
Give Yourself Permission to Change Careers featuring Dena Lefkowitz
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - January 19, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutesDena Lefkowitz was unhappy working in litigation so she changed firms a few times, before realizing that she needed to get away from this type of practice. Having a more reasonable work life has more of an impact on you than having a ton of money. It took Dena a few years to realize tha...
2023 Podcast Update featuring Kyla Denanyoh
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - January 12, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutesThe You Are A Lawyer Podcast promotes lawyers who make fearless career changes, pursue ambitious side hustles, and create extraordinary lives. More than 70 guests have been interviewed since the podcast began in April 2020 and Kyla Denanyoh is still having fun. In this bonus episode, ...
How the You Are A Lawyer Podcast is Humanizing Lawyers
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - January 09, 2023 01:42 - 3 minutesLawyers can do anything. Every week, Kyla Denanyoh interviews a game-changing lawyer to discuss how their legal education impacts their life. Because whether you’re working as an artist, tech investor, yogi, or blogger, if you’ve graduated from law school, YOU ARE A LAWYER. By sharin...
How Crimmigration Law is Changing America (and Why It Matters) featuring Sabrina Thompson
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - January 05, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutesSabrina Thompson didn’t enjoy her immigration law class and was happy to discover crimmigration law (criminal defense + immigration representation) to advocate for immigrants. Find out how traffic law intersects with crimmigration law in Episode 72 of You Are A Lawyer. Crimmigration la...
How Yoga Improves a Lawyers’ Journey and Practice featuring Dana Shaker
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - December 29, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutesDana Shaker believes that your legal practice can be improved when you improve your mental health. Why? Because participating in community-based activities, like yoga and journaling, allows lawyers to reflect on their journeys and better serve their clients. How? Because Dana Shaker did...
How to Modernize Personal Injury Law (and Law Firms) featuring Jonathan Rosenfeld
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - December 22, 2022 10:00 - 16 minutesLISTEN TO LEARN Why law school doesn’t teach anything about running a business Law firms do not have to be elitist People underestimate all the work it takes to become successful WE ALSO DISCUSS The benefits of interning in law school Most lawyers don’t know what kind of law they ...
Stop Forgetting Yourself! Why Advocating For Yourself is Self Care featuring Suzi Hixon
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - December 15, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutesLISTEN TO LEARN Why you need to define your values while obtaining success How to advocate for yourself Why Suzi planned to become a pediatrician The challenges of patent prosecution WHAT ALSO DISCUSS Advice if you are practicing law and miserable (hint: it’s not YOU) How to iden...
How Subscription-Based Legal Services are Providing Access to Justice featuring Mathew Kerbis
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law - December 08, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutesSubscription-based law firms are shaking up the legal practice in BIG ways. Many actions that lawyers complete, drafting documents, reviewing files, monitoring trademarks, etc. can be paid for on a subscription model and Mathew Kerbis wants to convince you of this. And you will believ...
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