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Recently, I was having a conversation with another woman lawyer about marketing options for small law firms, and she shared with me that she did not like seeing herself on video, so it was hard to imagine she would create reels on Instagram or videos for TikTok.I totally understood! I do not love either seeing myself on video or hearing my recorded voice. And I know we are not alone. It comes up frequently in conversations with other women law firm owners of a certain age!In this culture where women appear to be valued for youth and beauty, it takes confidence and strong self-esteem to put yourself out there if you think you have passed some kind of imaginary expiration date.Comparison-it is on social media is not reserved just for people in their teens and 20s. Even those of us with lots of emotional management tools in our toolboxes can get caught up in comparing ourselves and our lives with what we see in our social feeds.I can tell you all day, every day, that other people are not judging you nearly as hard as you judge yourself, but if you hate being on video, you likely will not really care.So, I wanted to reassure you that there are other options for marketing your law firm besides becoming an Instagram or TikTok influencer. You don’t have to dance for your supper if the mere thought makes you feel a little sick.Listen in to hear about five marketing tactics you can start using today to grow your law firm business.LINKS TO LOVE:Book a call with my team to discuss how we can help you with Google Ad campaigns.Grab a free copy of one my marketing book here (you pay shipping and handling and I’ll handle the rest).If you are enjoying the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® podcast, please leave us a review on Apple. The more 5-star reviews we have, the more Apple promotes our podcast, and the more women law firm owners we can support with our content.

In this week’s episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® podcast, I share three things I wish I had known before I opened my own law practice.Another woman lawyer recently asked me this question, and I thought it would make a great topic for the podcast because, usually, if one of you is asking, others would like to know as well!I also share with you some of the missteps I made and what I would do differently if I were starting over today. I hope they help you avoid these same mistakes.Listen in and let me know what you think!LINKS TO LOVE:Take Our Quiz!Head over to our website and take our new quiz to discover the current law firm growth stage your firm is in and the exact steps to take to get you to the next level.Tell Us How We Are DoingAlso, if you love the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast, we’d be ever so grateful if you’d: 1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and 2) Share your favorite episode with another woman law firm owner you know will benefit from it!Want to Scale Your Law Firm to 1MM or More?Book a call with me and let’s talk about it!

You’d think by now after being an attorney and business owner for almost two decades, I would know what I’m about to share with you today. But the one thing I know about life as an entrepreneur and business owner is that there are ALWAYS lessons to be learned. As Abraham Hicks says: “You will never get it done, and you can never get it wrong.”Why? Because, as human beings, we are always receiving new information and transforming how we think and behave based on that information—yes, even those of us we wouldn’t think ever change are always changing.Listen in as I share the ah-ha moment I had this week. It surprised me and it may surprise you. If you are a high-achieving woman like me, it may be this is exactly what you need to hear.LINKS TO LOVE:Take Our Quiz!Head over to our website and take our new quiz to discover the current law firm growth stage your firm is in and the exact steps to take to get you to the next level.Tell Us How We Are DoingAlso, if you love the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast, we’d be ever so grateful if you’d: 1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and 2) Share your favorite episode with another woman law firm owner you know will benefit from it!Want to Scale Your Law Firm to 1MM or More?Book a call with me and let’s talk about it!

Today’s topic was inspired by a recent conversation I had with a fellow high-achieving woman who is super-productive in her business and loves to check off boxes on her to-do list. In fact, she loves it so much that sometimes, she will write something down on her to-do list after she’s done it, just so she has the pleasure of checking it off!Boy, I can relate. Can you?There are documented psychological reasons we, as humans, love to make lists. BUT, did you know your list may be doing you more harm than good as you attempt to scale your law firm business? Listen in to discover more about how you can keep the lists you love, but make them much more powerful tools.LINKS TO LOVE:Take Our Quiz!Head over to our website and take our new quiz to discover the current law firm growth stage your firm is in and the exact steps to take to get you to the next level.Tell Us How We Are DoingAlso, if you love the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast, we’d be ever so grateful if you’d: 1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and 2) Share your favorite episode with another woman law firm owner you know will benefit from it!Want to Scale Your Law Firm to 1MM or More?Book a call with me and let’s talk about it!

Welcome to today's episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast! Today, I’m sharing the top three mistakes I made when scaling my first law firm business so you don’t have to learn the hard way like I did.I made many, many mistakes in growing that law firm business—as one does when they are trying to figure things out on their own, but I thought I’d share these three particular mistakes with you because I’ve had so many conversations with other women law firm owners who have made similar mistakes, too.Maybe by hearing my story, you’ll do things differently and skip the struggle.Enjoy!LINKS TO LOVE:Take Our Quiz!Head over to our website and take our new quiz to discover the current law firm growth stage your firm is in and the exact steps to take to get you to the next level.Tell Us How We Are DoingAlso, if you love the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast, we’d be ever so grateful if you’d: 1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and 2) Share your favorite episode with another woman law firm owner you know will benefit from it!Want to Scale Your Law Firm to 1MM or More?Book a call with me and let’s talk about it!

In today’s episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® podcast I chat with Julie Fry, founder of Your Expert Guest. Julie specializes in helping women business owners, authors, and thought leaders get more visibility and build their businesses through podcast guesting. Julie shares her journey from running a networking organization to founding Your Expert Guest and offers valuable insights into the world of podcasting.Listen in as Julie and I discuss:Julie's journey from running a networking organization to founding Your Expert GuestThe benefits of podcast guesting for women business ownersHow to effectively pitch yourself as a podcast guestCreative strategies for getting noticed by podcast hostsThe importance of relationship-building in podcastingCommon mistakes to avoid when guesting on podcastsHow to measure the success of your podcast guesting effortsAnd much more!Links to Love:***Want to connect with Julie? Visit her website: http://www.yourexpertguest.com/***Or follow her on social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliefry/***Looking for help scaling your law firm business?***Book a Practice Growth Assessment call with me.***Head over to our website and add yourself to our email list by grabbing a copy of our popular guide: What Wealthy Woman Law Firm Owners Know That You Don’t. www.wealthywomanlawyer.com***Please Leave a Review and Share. If you love the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast, we’d be ever so grateful if you’d: 1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and 2) Share your favorite episode with another woman law firm owner you know will benefit from it!

Welcome back to the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast. I'm your host Davina Frederick, and today I'm sharing five reasons why I love my business and I want to know if you can relate.Week after week, I have conversations with other women lawyers, law firm owners and entrepreneurs, I scroll through Facebook groups, and I read and hear a lot of fear, worry, and overwhelm.As someone who has been in business for herself for decades, I get it! So, in today’s episode, I wanted to share with you a little trick I use when I’m feeling negative feelings or having negative thoughts around owning a business—because let’s face it, some days, being an entrepreneur is tough no matter how much we love what we do.I hope you enjoyed this week’s episode. I’d love to hear your thoughts! Click on this link to send me a message about this topic. Also, if you want to know more about what it would look like to scale your law firm business with my help, book a call with me and let’s talk about it. You can do that here.Enjoy!

Kristie A. Scott is the founder and principal attorney of Light Path Law, a Fort Myers, Florida-based law firm. Light Path Law practices in church, business, labor and employment law, and civil and business litigation and has scaled to become a million-dollar law firm in less than three years.In this episode of Wealthy Woman Lawyer®, Davina interviews law firm owner, Kristie Scott about the rapid growth and success of her law firm business. Listen in to discover the steps Kristie took to scale quickly while still providing high-level service to her clients, and the secret ingredient that allowed her to transition from 5-figure months to 6-figure months.Show Highlights:Kristie A. Scott’s path to the legal field and how she ultimately discovered her nicheHer family’s entrepreneurial background, its influence on her decision to open her own practice, and the early days of hiring and growing the firmThe struggles Kristie experienced that led her to join the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® LeagueKristie’s process when an employee isn’t a great fit for her firmHer advice for an attorney who wants to scale her business and stop being solo and how making those changes can have a positive impact financiallyFollow and Review:We’d love for you to follow us if you haven’t yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We’d love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast.Supporting Resources:Learn more about Light Path Law: www.lightpathlaw.comFind Light Path Law on FacebookConnect with Light Path Law on InstagramBecome a part of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® League!Visit our website: www.wealthywomanlawyer.com Connect with us on InstagramJoin our free Facebook community

Welcome to today’s episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast! I'm your host Davina Frederick, and today's episode starts a series called 'The Dumbest Thing I’ve Heard Lately.'It’s a series because, unfortunately, I’m reading and hearing dumb things all the time out on these social media streets, and I just can’t take it anymore. I have to say something about it.And, no, I’m not talking about politics or Gen Z or TikTok; I’m talking about dumb business advice and words that are supposed to be inspirational but that may actually be harmful.Listen in as I share:The dumbest thing I’ve heard lately—and who said it (I spill the tea).The myth social media influencers perpetuate that may be harmful to your mental health and wellbeing.What top billionaires have in common (besides their massive wealth).Why I think work can be a privilege, not a punishment.A must-read book I recommend about living a purpose-driven life.And much more!I hope you enjoy this week’s episode. I’d love to hear your thoughts! Click on this link to message me about this topic or other dumb things you’ve heard this week that you might want to share with me.Also, check out the Forbes Richest Self-Made Women in America 2024 list linked in the show notes. It’s inspiring to see who made the list!

In today’s episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® podcast, I chat with Julie Shore, founder and CEO of Career Development Advisors. Career Development Advisors partners with law firms and individuals to focus on strength-based career development solutions.Julie is passionate about playing to strengths and building productive teams that support one another and does so through her retained recruiting, career development, and career coaching services.Julie has also served as a guest speaker/facilitator/moderator for panel discussions in the legal field for 7+ years on career development, recruiting and career related topics through Zoom meetings, in-person training for small groups as well as national stages. She earned her BS in Human Resource Management from King’s College in Wilkes-Barre and has been a Senior Certified Professional in Human Resources since 2011, which requires continuing education to recertify every three years. In addition, Julie has been a Kolbe™ Certified Consultant since 2016, which also requires continuing education annually. Listen in as Julie and I discuss:The importance of flexibility in the workplace and how small law firms can leverage itCreative strategies for recruiting in a competitive job marketThe role of company culture and core values in attracting and retaining employeesEffective interview techniques and the use of tools like the Kolbe IndexCommon reasons employees leave law firms and how to address themHow small law firms can differentiate themselves from larger firms in recruitingThe benefits of using a recruiter and what to expect from the processAnd much more!Links to Love:***Want to connect with Julie? Visit her website: http://www.careerdevelopmentadvisors.net/Or follow her on social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliepeopleadvisor/Looking for help scaling your law firm business?***Book a Practice Growth Assessment call with me.***Head over to our website and add yourself to our email list by grabbing a copy of our popular guide: What Wealthy Woman Law Firm Owners Know That You Don’t. www.wealthywomanlawyer.com***Please Leave a Review and Share. If you love the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast, we’d be ever so grateful if you’d: 1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and 2) Share your favorite episode with another woman law firm owner you know will benefit from it!

In today’s episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® podcast, I chat with Kevin Daisy, founder and CEO of ArrayDigital. Kevin’s company specializes in helping law firms enhance their online presence through effective SEO strategies, Google ads, and optimized websites. With years of experience in digital marketing, Kevin shares his journey from a local website designer to leading a successful law firm marketing agency.Listen in as Kevin and I discuss:Kevin’s entrepreneurial journey and how he started ArrayDigital.The unique approach ArrayDigital takes towards law firm marketing.The importance of having a well-optimized website for your law firm.SEO strategies that can help law firms rank higher on Google.The difference between Google ads and local service ads, and how law firms can benefit from each.Effective content strategies and the role of unique content in SEO.How to leverage Google Business Profile for local SEO.Practical advice for small and solo law firms on starting their digital marketing journey.Links to Love:***Want to connect with Kevin? Visit ArrayDigital’s website: ArrayDigital Or follow Kevin on social media: Instagram******Looking for help scaling your law firm business?*** Book a Practice Growth Assessment call with me.***Head over to our website and add yourself to our email list by grabbing a copy of our popular guide: What Wealthy Woman Law Firm Owners Know That You Don’t. wealthywomanlawyer.com******Please Leave a Review and Share.*** If you love the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast, we’d be ever so grateful if you’d: 1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and 2) Share your favorite episode with another woman law firm owner you know will benefit from it!

Today’s episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast will be brief because this afternoon, I’ll be presenting my most popular training: “3 Critical Strategies My Women Law Firm Owner Clients Deploy to Build $1M+ Law Firms Without Overwork and Overwhelm.” I want you to hop over to that because I think it’s a powerful training that will give you more than a few lightbulb moments.It's still possible to register and attend. We start at 3 p.m. EDT today, June 6th. I hope to see you there.So, let’s get into today’s topic: This One Shift Can Get You to $1M.I know right now you are probably thinking: “Davina, you are crazy. There’s no one thing I can do to scale my law firm to a million dollars! There are a million things I have to do to reach that goal.”I hear you. If you are like most of my women law firm owner clients when they first start working with me—or like me way back in the day when I started my first law firm business—you have a very long to-do list that seems to grow faster than you can check things off on it.Listen in as I share:What you are probably doing now that you think you need to do more of and what you should be doing instead.The reason I love a good list, how it can hurt your business, and how, if you are a list lover like me, you can use list-making more effectively.Three questions you should ask yourself about your list of “to-do’s” if you want to make more money while working fewer hoursThe one shift you can begin making today to get you to $1M fasterThe right way and the wrong way to make that shiftOne of the biggest mistakes women law firm owners are making as managers is that they don’t realize they are making (and what to do to correct this).Three questions to ask yourself to improve your workflow systems (and remove yourself as the clog in your pipeline).How to get my exact, step-by-step law firm growth blueprint—one that’s helped hundreds of women law firm owners scale their law firm businesses.And much more! (I cram a lot of value in 8 minutes!)Links to Love:Join me in my upcoming training—it’s my most popular one yet. It’s called “3 Critical Strategies My Women Law Firm Owner Clients Deploy to Build $1M+ Law Firms Without Overwork and Overwhelm,” and you can register by clicking here. We start at 3 p.m. EDT TODAY, June 6th!

In today’s episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast, I want to share with you five skills I acquired that I believe made me a better business owner than I was when I started my entrepreneurial journey.I’m also going to share with you WHY I think they made me a better business owner because that’s important as well.  Just adopting someone else’s methods or ideas on a subject without understanding why they are doing it that way will not help you. Understanding the 'why' behind business practices empowers you to make informed decisions and take control of your business.Listen in as I share…Why it’s important to understand why someone does what they do (what they get out of it).Why I see opportunities all around me every day (yes, even in my inbox) and how that serves meWhy I’m grateful I went to law school and became an attorney and how it serves me as a business owner (but also, the downside)The one skill that is required to make anything happen and the advantage people who possess it have over those who do not.The skill that helps me to minimize fear and anxiety when things do not go the way I envision they will (this one has helped me to survive the inevitable ups and downs in my business)The most important skill to have if you want to make a career as an entrepreneur and business owner (and it’s also been the hardest one for me to master)How to get started if you want to hone your leadership skills and be a better law firm ownerAnd much more!Links to Love:Join me in my upcoming training—it’s my most popular one yet. It’s called “3 Critical Strategies My Women Law Firm Owner Clients Deploy to Build $1M+ Law Firms Without Overwork and Overwhelm,” and you can register by clicking here.

In today’s episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® podcast, I chat with Margeaux Thomas, founder and CEO of Thomas Law.Margeaux is an Virginia-based attorney and speaker with 15+ years of experience representing individuals and small businesses in commercial and real estate litigation, including class action cases and numerous trials on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.She specializes in commercial landlord/tenant disputes, business partnership disputes, and contract disputes, and has traveled throughout the country as a faculty lecturer educating over 4,000 attorneys on business litigation issues.Margeaux is also a contributor to the American Bar Association's Commercial Lending Treatise and has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2013-2023 and a Top Lawyer by Northern Virginia Magazine in 2022.In addition to managing her own law firm, Margeaux has held numerous bar associations positions and served on various non-profits boards. Margeaux is currently on the Board of Directors of the Old Dominion Bar Association, she is the current Vice-Chair of the Fairfax Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Committee, and in 2022 she was selected to serve on the Alexandria Bar Association Judicial Screening Committee and accepted as a member of the George Mason Inn of Court.Listen in as Margeaux and I discuss:Margeaux’s journey to becoming a lawyer and starting her own wealth-generating law firm.The catalyst for leaving Big Law and starting her own firm.How she pivoted when her would-be partner backed out.The belief that kept her going in the face of her fears.The marketing strategy that helps her grow her firm quickly and steadily.Things to consider when going into a partnership that will help you if you ever break up.Good (and not so good) reasons to consider partnership.How a bartender helped her get her law firm off the ground and growing.The mistakes she made after letting her first employee go and hiring new employees.Here three-bucket hiring method.The lesson she learned from her brother about recruiting right-fit employees.And much more!Links to Love:***Want to connect with Margeaux? Visit her website: https://thomaslawplc.com or follow her on social media:https://www.facebook.com/thomaslawplchttps://www.linkedin.com/in/margeaux-thomasLooking for help scaling your law firm business?***Book a Practice Growth Assessment call with me.***Head over to our website and add yourself to our email list by grabbing a copy of our popular guide: What Wealthy Woman Law Firm Owners Know That You Don’t. www.wealthywomanlawyer.com***Please Leave a Review and Share. If you love the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast we’d be ever so grateful if you’d: 1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and 2) Share your favorite episode with another woman law firm owner you know will benefit from it!***Want to Scale Your Law Firm to 1MM or More? The Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast is sponsored by Wealthy Woman Lawyer, LLC. We help women law firm owners scale their law firm businesses to and thru 1MM with total ease. If you’d like help to scale your law firm business, we invite you to JOIN US IN THE WEALTHY WOMAN LAWYER LEAGUE or, if you have already reached $500K or more in gross annual revenue, but haven’t yet hit that $1M mark, to apply for private coaching with me.

In today’s episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® podcast, I met with Melanie Herschorn of VIP Book Marketing and Publishing.Melanie wants to help you step into the spotlight as an authority. As a publisher and book marketing expert for attorneys, consultants, and business owners, she’s on a mission to empower authors to share their message with the world.With her comprehensive background of more than 20 years as a celebrity publicist, award-winning journalist in radio, print and TV, as well as a clothing designer and entrepreneur, Melanie is uniquely positioned to support authors to step into thought leadership and make a big impact with their book.Her new book, Make a Big Impact with Your Book: Author Marketing Strategies for Long-Term Success, is available now.Listen in as Melanie and I discuss:Melanie’s journey from award-winning journalist to clothing designer to independent book publisher.Why she thinks book publishing is critical for experts who want to establish their credibility and authority in their industry.What sets her publishing company apart from others who offer to help you “write your book.”What writing, publishing and marketing a book has done for her and her business.What a book does for you that a business card does not.Why you should NEVER worry that someone with read your book to get all the answers instead of hiring you.The family situation that sparked her interest in helping more lawyers get their work out into the world.The first thing you absolutely must figure out before you start writing.Why (and how) you should leverage other people’s audiences to get the word out about your book.One big mistake she’s seen authors do to impede the sale of their book.The advantage of independent publishing over traditional publishing.And much more!Links to Love:***Want to connect with Melanie? Visit her website: VIP Book Marketing | For Nonfiction and Children's AuthorsGrab a copy of her latest book here.Looking for help scaling your law firm business?***Book a Practice Growth Assessment call with me.***Head over to our website and add yourself to our email list by grabbing a copy of our popular guide: What Wealthy Woman Law Firm Owners Know That You Don’t. www.wealthywomanlawyer.com***Please Leave a Review and Share. If you love the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast we’d be ever so grateful if you’d: 1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and 2) Share your favorite episode with another woman law firm owner you know will benefit from it!***Want to Scale Your Law Firm to 1MM or More? The Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast is sponsored by Wealthy Woman Lawyer, LLC. We help women law firm owners scale their law firm businesses to and thru 1MM with total ease. If you’d like help to scale your law firm business, we invite you to JOIN US IN THE WEALTHY WOMAN LAWYER LEAGUE or, if you have already reached $500K or more in gross annual revenue, but haven’t yet hit that $1M mark, to apply for private coaching with me.

In today’s episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Doug Bradley, President and Founder of Everest Legal Marketing.Doug's journey to success is a testament to his resilience and hard work. Despite juggling two jobs, marriage, and homeownership, he managed to achieve a double major in Business Administration and Broadcasting at the University of La Verne. This dedication and perseverance inspire confidence in his abilities and his commitment to his work.Afterward, he entered the advertising world, working at Dex Media and witnessing firsthand the decline of yellow page advertising during the Great Recession. He then transitioned to Lawyers.com, where he excelled in a new industry, mastering all things SEO.When Martindale-Hubbell sold Lawyers.com, Doug decided to secure his financial independence, founding Everest Legal Marketing, LLC, a company that provides SEO, website design, and content marketing services to attorneys and law firms across the U.S.Listen in as Doug and I discuss:Doug’s journey into the online advertising space and, ultimately, online advertising for law firms.Three basic elements of search engine optimization (What it is and what it takes for it to work for your law firm).What many law firms get wrong about website marketing.What you need to create good legal content.The real goal of your marketing content (Hint: it’s not providing prospects with a legal education).Five of the biggest mistakes law firms make in law firm marketing.Ways to move away from the “scale of justice” or “courthouse steps” in your website design and differentiate your law firm from others.How long it takes to see results from good SEO.The cost of good SEO (it depends!) and what should be included in your strategy.Questions you should ask before you hire an “SEO” company to help you improve your SEO.And much more!Links to Love:***Want to connect with Doug and Everest Legal Marketing? Visit their website: Everest Legal Marketing | Attorney Digital Marketing ServicesLooking for help scaling your law firm business?***Book a Practice Growth Assessment call with me.***Head over to our website and add yourself to our email list by grabbing a copy of our popular guide: What Wealthy Woman Law Firm Owners Know That You Don’t. www.wealthywomanlawyer.com***Please Leave a Review and Share. If you love the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast we’d be ever so grateful if you’d: 1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and 2) Share your favorite episode with another woman law firm owner you know will benefit from it!***Want to Scale Your Law Firm to 1MM or More? The Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast is sponsored by Wealthy Woman Lawyer, LLC. We help women law firm owners scale their law firm businesses to and thru 1MM with total ease. If you’d like help to scale your law firm business, we invite you to JOIN US IN THE WEALTHY WOMAN LAWYER LEAGUE or, if you have already reached $500K or more in gross annual revenue but haven’t yet hit that $1M mark, to apply for private coaching with me.

In today’s episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® podcast, I enjoyed chatting with Deb Feder, CEO of Feder Development, LLC. Deb is a business development coach focused on helping lawyers and leaders build outstanding careers.Deb’s approach focuses on turning conversations and connections into opportunities while managing the demands of modern careers. She loves helping lawyers and industry professionals bring in consistent clients through curious, confident conversations. Using LinkedIn as a platform to validate and share ideas, Deb helps professionals across industries engage in meaningful content and connections.Prior to founding Feder Development, Deb practiced corporate law for 15 years and holds a history degree from the University of Michigan and her JD/MBA from the University of Iowa.Her latest book, After Hello: How to Build a Book of Business One Conversation at a Time, is a guide to building a thriving law practice. It shows leaders and legal professionals how to fill their practice with clients who pick them as their trusted advisors because of their expertise and unique approachListen in as Deb and I discuss:How she serves lawyers and other industry leaders in developing their practices through confident conversations.The factors that go into ascertaining who your ideal clients are.Insight into her book “After Hello: How to Build a Book of Business One Conversation at a Time.”Why “transactional” is out and relationships are in (Hint: It’s not as hard as you think to form and maintain high-quality business relationships).Why sometimes your best referrers are not your ideal clients.Why (and how) you can skip the networking luncheons, coffee meet-ups and cocktail parties and still cultivate good business relationships.How to use social platforms (LinkedIn is her fave for professionals) to deepen relationships with referrers and others.Why perfectionism may be keeping you from getting the most out of LinkedIn (and what you should focus on instead).Why it’s important to put “you” into your social media, even if you have a social media manager or PR team helping you.“Curious, confident” conversations, what they are and how you can use them to your advantage in business networking.And much more!Links to Love:***Want to connect with Deb and learn more about Feber Development? Visit her website: https://debfeder.com/Or Grab a copy of her book here.Looking for help scaling your law firm business?***Book a Practice Growth Assessment call with me.***Head over to our website and add yourself to our email list by grabbing a copy of our popular guide: What Wealthy Woman Law Firm Owners Know That You Don’t. www.wealthywomanlawyer.com***Please Leave a Review and Share. If you love the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast we’d be ever so grateful if you’d: 1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and 2) Share your favorite episode with another woman law firm owner you know will benefit from it!***Want to Scale Your Law Firm to 1MM or More? The Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast is sponsored by Wealthy Woman Lawyer, LLC. We help women law firm owners scale their law firm businesses to and thru 1MM with total ease. If you’d like help to scale your law firm business, we invite you to JOIN US IN THE WEALTHY WOMAN LAWYER LEAGUE or, if you have already reached $500K or more in gross annual revenue, but haven’t yet hit that $1M mark, to apply for private coaching with me.

In today’s episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® podcast, I interview Tessa Muir. Tessa Muir is a lawyer partner, mom, stepmom, wife, and real estate investor.While balancing a hectic law career as a federal prosecutor, then as an in-house lawyer for a large tech company, and now as a law partner at a criminal defense firm, she built a successful real estate portfolio on the side.It all started as she was getting further along in her career, and she realized that the harder she worked, she was not really “getting ahead” financially. She started researching real estate to build lasting, snowballing generational wealth.While still managing a busy full-time law career, Tessa launched Invest on the Side LLC in 2024to help other high-achieving professional women learn how to unlock the power of real estate.Investing… without stepping back from their careers, building themselves a second job,swinging a hammer, or fixing broken toilets. Listen in as Tessa and I discuss:Her journey from ROTC to JAG to Federal Prosecutor to In-House Attorney to Partner in a Criminal Defense FirmHer “buy-in” process for partnership in the Criminal Defense Law FirmWhat led her to initiate her side hustle into real estate investmentThe pros and cons of long-term, short-term term and commercial real estate investments—and which one is her faveThe details of her first dealHer secret to getting good tenants (she’s only had one bad one to date!)How (and why) she invested in her first short-term rental with a partnerHow she prepares for major repairs (and the little things that crop up all year long)Why she never repairs anything herself and says you don’t need handywoman skills to be a landladyWhy she prefers her local lending company over big banksWhat she didn’t do until her third or fourth property but wishes she had done with the firstHer mindset strategy and her practical strategy from being a landlordWhy she thinks real estate is a great investment, even in the current economic climateAnd much more!Links to Love:***Want to connect with Tessa Muir and learn more about building a real estate empire on the side?  Visit the website: https://www.investontheside.com/howtostartLooking for help scaling your law firm business?***Book a Practice Growth Assessment call with me.***Head over to our website and add yourself to our email list by grabbing a copy of our popular guide: What Wealthy Woman Law Firm Owners Know That You Don’t. www.wealthywomanlawyer.com***Please Leave a Review and Share. If you love the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast, we’d be ever so grateful if you’d: 1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and 2) Share your favorite episode with another woman law firm owner you know will benefit from it!***Want to Scale Your Law Firm to 1MM or More? The Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast is sponsored by Wealthy Woman Lawyer, LLC. We help women law firm owners scale their law firm businesses to and thru 1MM with total ease. If you’d like help to scale your law firm business, we invite you to JOIN US IN THE WEALTHY WOMAN LAWYER LEAGUE or, if you have already reached $500K or more in gross annual revenue but haven’t yet hit that $1M mark, to apply for private coaching with me.

In today’s episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® podcast, I sit down with Vanessa Vasquez de Lara, Esq., the founder and owner of the Vasquez de Lara Law Group. Vanessa has dedicated her life to helping families navigate the intricacies of the law by ensuring their rights are honored and upheld in family court.Vanessa graduated cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law in 2002. Shortly after starting her own law practice in 2012, she was named to the Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars. She has been recognized as one of the elite family law attorneys in Miami and has been named to the  “Super Lawyers List” every year since 2016.Vanessa currently serves as the President of the Coral Gables Bar Association and on the Board of the Miami Dade County Bar Association. She has been featured multiple times on Univision’s Despierta America, the No. 1 national morning show on Spanish language television that has been running for more than two decades.Listen in as Vanessa and I discuss:Her journey as the first attorney in her family to owning her own law firm business and scaling it to a team of 25 and multiple 7 figuresWhat led her to start her own family law firmThe lesson she learned from her job as the only associate of another solo attorneyWhy she chose to take a break from practicing law before starting her own firm (and the unique business she started instead)The mindset strategy she used to overcome fear of hiring other lawyersThe superpower that helped her get out of the day-to-day details of her law firmWhat she looks for when hiring staff and attorneysWhy she prioritizes her law firm’s culture (and how she fosters it)Why she decided to hire her husband as her COOAnd much more!Links to Love:***Want to connect with Vanessa and the Vasquez de Lara Law Group?  Visit the website:  Familylawprotection.comLooking for help scaling your law firm business?***Book a Practice Growth Assessment call with me.***Head over to our website and add yourself to our email list by grabbing a copy of our popular guide: What Wealthy Woman Law Firm Owners Know That You Don’t. www.wealthywomanlawyer.com***Please Leave a Review and Share. If you love the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast we’d be ever so grateful if you’d: 1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and 2) Share your favorite episode with another woman law firm owner you know will benefit from it!***Want to Scale Your Law Firm to 1MM or More? The Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast is sponsored by Wealthy Woman Lawyer, LLC. We help women law firm owners scale their law firm businesses to and thru 1MM with total ease. If you’d like help to scale your law firm business, we invite you to JOIN US IN THE WEALTHY WOMAN LAWYER LEAGUE or, if you have already reached $500K or more in gross annual revenue, but haven’t yet hit that $1M mark, to apply for private coaching with me.

In today’s episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® podcast, I interview Christine Luken, Founder of the Financial Dignity® Movement. Christine has coached hundreds of high-earning professionals, business owners, and divorcing women to pay off staggering amounts of debt and massively increase their net worth. She is the author of three books, and host of the Money is Emotional Podcast. Christine helps her clients blend wise money management with emotional intelligence.  When she’s not coaching clients from her home office in Cincinnati, you can find Christine curled up with a good book, a fluffy cat, and a strong cup of coffee.Listen in as Christine and I discuss:Christine’s journey to becoming a money coach (Hint: She learned the hard way).The steps she took to turn her financial life aroundWhere she parts ways with Dave Ramsey’s POV on financesWhy she thinks money is “emotional” (and the science behind it)What your parents have to do with your success (or failure) with moneyHow your emotions around money could keep you underchargingWhy it’s time to let go of “girl math”How to “Manage Money Like a Boss” (see Christine’s second book for more info)What you absolutely should NOT do when making important financial decisions (It’s Christine’s number one piece of advice.And much more!Links to Love:***Want to connect with Christine, find out more about how she helps her clients with their messy money problems, and check out all her resources?  Visit her website: www.ChristineLuken.comLooking for help scaling your law firm business?***Book a Practice Growth Assessment call with me.***Head over to our website and add yourself to our email list by grabbing a copy of our popular guide: What Wealthy Woman Law Firm Owners Know That You Don’t. www.wealthywomanlawyer.com***Please Leave a Review and Share. If you love the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast we’d be ever so grateful if you’d: 1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and 2) Share your favorite episode with another woman law firm owner you know will benefit from it!***Want to Scale Your Law Firm to 1MM or More? The Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast is sponsored by Wealthy Woman Lawyer, LLC. We help women law firm owners scale their law firm businesses to and thru 1MM with total ease. If you’d like help to scale your law firm business, we invite you to JOIN US IN THE WEALTHY WOMAN LAWYER LEAGUE or, if you have already reached $500K or more in gross annual revenue, but haven’t yet hit that $1M mark, to apply for private coaching with me.