The Katy G Podcast

"Start with you and start small"Do yourself a favor and join me and my guest, Emily Stedman, former teacher, wife, daughter, corporate litigator and lawyer well-being advocate on this insightful journey to your health and career success.  With her sincere posts, Emily has built not only a successful career, but a solid LinkedIn following where she shares candidly and authentically what mental and emotional challenges she faces.  She's not alone and neither are you.Emily shares with us:how she has managed to use her anxiety to her benefit while practicing in Big Law.  her two tips for you to stay focused daily to be the best lawyer you can be.Show Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilystedman/https://publication.calawyers.org/winter-2022/wellness-study-report

Chris Newbold is Chief Operating Officer, ALPS Lawyers Malpractice Insurance, Board President, Institute for Well-Being in Law, Co-Host, The Path to Well-Being in Law Podcast , Advocate, Advancing the Legal Profession and an all-around amazing human who refers to himself as an “accidental leader”.  Join me as we discuss why mental health in the legal profession is in need of attention and how you can be part of the solution to reach peak performance. We discuss:The plight of the solo practitioner, including juggling life and work and lonelinessWhat’s a healthy legal systemWhy well-being in the law matters to your billables and is NOT a soft skill or a nicetyHow you can bring holistic well-being to your practice, including small shifts you can create to stress less, be happier, healthier and have a successful practice and personal life.References:Institute for Well-Being In the Law: https://lawyerwellbeing.net/

Lawyers, you are NOT gonna want to miss this podcast episode!  My guest, Moshe Amsel, Accountant and host of the Profit in Law Podcast & founder of the Law Firm Growth Summit shares his three top tips for financial success for law firms.  Moshe discusses why law firms often don’t put enough focus on profits and making money.  He’s got it dialed in when it comes to this topic.  So join us!Join us at the 2022 Law Firm Growth Summit.  It’s free! What do you have to lose?  Go here to register:  https://www.lawfirmgrowthsummit.com/purisconsultingEmail: mamsel@dreambuilderfinancial.comFind Moshe on Facebook, LinkedIn and IG:  Rosenblum-Amsel and https://www.linkedin.com/in/mosheamsel/

Honest Conversations: Change and Transition To Live Your Best LifeWhat does it take to transform a business so you have more peace and enjoy what you do AND give a higher level of service?My guest has done just that.  She took time to figure out where her business should go and how it should grow.  Why?  In order to avoid a nervous breakdown and get out of “triage” mode. “If you are serious and want it bad enough, you’ll carve out time and do something about it.  If you are scared, it’s the right time.  Trust your instincts and take care of yourself”. Find April McLaughlin:www.aprillaw.com

Honest Conversations: Change and Transition To Live Your Best Life“Introduce yourself to yourself”Did you know that you are on a daily journey of transformation?  Change and transition happens regardless of what you do! Do you feel disconnected from yourself?  Maybe depressed, anxious, and impatient?  Wishing that your clients would get real value and be better clients?Do yourself a favor and listen to this podcast episode with famed classically trained ayurvedic physician and medical doctor, Suhas Kshirsagar.  Dr. Suhas has shared the stage often with his friend, Deepak Chopra.  As a best-selling author of several books and founder of the Ayurvedic Healing Clinic, Dr. Suhas shares:how to remedy being disconnected from your body,how your busy schedule is overriding your physiology and having your relationships and health fall apart.how to make time and transitions work for youwhat diseases really are and how to take steps to improve your health and avoid diseaseshow to inspire your clients by reframing for yourself what is a “healer”, thereby creating raving fans. why transitions are when we get caught up and get diseases if we are not aware.Find Dr. Suhas:www.ayurvedichealing.net831-462-3776

Honest Conversations: Change and Transition To Live Your Best Life“Growth is a symptom of tiny decisions and behavior”What would your world look like if every decision you made was based on your ability to access the adventures of your mind and the repeating patterns of your life?  My guest, Scott Herndon, successful plaintiff’s trial lawyer, acclaimed writer, father and brilliant mind, shares his findings from his article and interviews of lawyers with successful careers and firms.  You don’t have to be a lawyer to get huge value and insight from listening to this episode.Listen to explore for yourself:How writing can be a huge asset in your professional and personal success, including a tool to be able to see someone else’s perspective.The benefits of being a beginner at anything in your life.How decay can be a form of growth.How to take risks and still grow/shift well.Why profit is a symptom in our life.How to deal with the impatience that technology presents us.Find Scott:scott@scottherndonlaw.com

Honest Conversations: Change and Transition To Live Your Best Life“What does the world look like if you did the thing you were afraid of doing AND is that a world you want to live in?” What do you do when your successful business and career is no longer serving you?  As an artist and a programmer, Michael Trezza was not willing to make the trade needed to keep going down a career/business path that no longer served him.  So he became vulnerable, went within and asked for support.  He shifted gears and went through change and transition that led to a new and exciting path and abundance.Listen to explore for yourself:What’s your hero story you want to tell your child/friends/family?What do I want to “be” in the world?How to ask for help and be vulnerable.How to be willing to be great even if the world would tell you otherwise.Find Michael:https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelftrezza/https://giantleapslearning.com/

Honest Conversations: Change and Transition To Live Your Best Life"It can be hard to think of who else I can be”Creating your world, as opposed to fitting into your world, is not always full of ease and grace.  Join my guest Juliana Uto, an immigrant, mom,  & former engineer who now invests in startups, advises small companies and works with ultra-high net worth women on investing their money to generate more wealth. Listen to explore for yourself:How to ask for what you want and renegotiate if you change your mind.Your life has an exploration period when you may not be clear on your reality. Why it’s ok to think “This is not it” for me and how to move forward.How to create “optionality” in your life to not be stuck or dependent.Living life without regret.Owning your worth and confidence, as a woman, around money and creating your own economy.How pivoting to change/transition can be empowering.Find Juliana:https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianauto/support@wealthbravery.com

Want my help? I’m here for support. Schedule your brand DNA Strategy and Assessment session, a 1:1 meeting for you and I to brainstorm, diagnose and implement your best plan.Strength from other women lawyers makes it so much easier to navigate our hearts and our choices as successful women and lawyers. Come join me in my interview with Tiffanie Clausewitz as she shares the LEAD Academy program she helped create and launch for women lawyers. Her story is fascinating!https://www.bexarcountywomenlead.org/https://www.clausewitzlaw.com/

A note from Katy:  Want my guidance beyond this podcast episode? I’m here for support. Schedule your brand DNA Strategy and Assessment session, a 1:1 meeting for you and I to brainstorm, diagnose and implement your best plan.Do you yearn to be able to slow down and focus and relax and enjoy your life experiences more? What about being able to have a successful career without anxiety or turmoil? We traditionally think of “yoga” as a modality for relaxing, stretching or releasing stress. It turns out there is so much more to yoga and our happiness than we know.Join me and my incredible guest, Eric Wal, for an amazing conversation about how to really take control of your life, emotions, career and life trajectory utilizing the ancient wisdom of yoga- both on the mat and off the mat. Do yourself a favor and listen!www.ericwal.comFree gift for all you listeners: www.ericwal.com/gift

A note from Katy:  Want my guidance beyond this podcast episode? I’m here for support. Schedule your brand DNA Strategy and Assessment session, a 1:1 meeting for you and I to brainstorm, diagnose and implement your best plan.Life with regrets is no good!  After all, we only have so much time on this planet.  The pandemic has certainly proven this out. In this episode my guest, Walt Hampton, a former litigator who has been a personal and business development coach for decades now shares his awakening from practice.  Walt also shares tools and tips for beginning the healing, transformational process around finding our real calling and joy- as a lawyer or otherwise.  Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from such an expert and wise soul!www.walthampton.comwww.summit-success.com

Want my guidance? I’m here for support:Schedule your brand DNA Strategy and Assessment session, a 1:1 meeting for you and I to brainstorm, diagnose and implement your best plan to really express who you are in your career/business.End your year with energy and start 2022 with focus, grace and control.  Join the 14-day branding challenge and have an intentional plan that makes you feel free and happy. Ever wonder how to juggle time, billables AND your personal life/well-being?  Have I got a treat for you!  Listen to this podcast to learn how my guest, Dave Seitter, a super successful M&A lawyer has been thriving and growing his entire being for so many years.  There are so many gems in this interview, that I’ll let you discover them all for yourself. For more about Dave visit, www.spencerfane.com or pick up a copy of his book here.

Want my help? I’m here for support. Schedule your brand DNA Strategy and Assessment session, a 1:1 meeting for you and I to brainstorm, diagnose and implement your best plan.Who are you? Why are you here?  Who sent you?Have you ever wondered the answers to these questions?  Do you yearn for more?  My amazing guest, former chiropractor and Shaman healer, Dr. Tom, is guided by these questions.Even if you are just curious, come and listen to his remarkable podcast interview as he shares wisdom about how you, as a professional, can create a career and life that is of your own experience, grounded in being of greater purpose, integrity and clarity.This episode will leave you calm, focused, yet energized and lit up to explore your own sacred life experience by trusting yourself and fueling your desire to know more about what makes you tick.Find out more about Dr. Tom Garcia: https://reclaimthesacred.com/www.acim.org

Want my help? I’m here for support. Schedule your brand DNA Strategy and Assessment session, a 1:1 meeting for you and I to brainstorm, diagnose and implement your best plan.How does Julie Fershtman have a 12 page CV AND still have such a great balance of work as a lawyer and family?!! Come listen to my podcast interview with Julie, a litigation partner of 35 years at Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith in Michigan.  Julie was President of the State Bar of Michigan.  She also has a specialty niche practice in equine law. We discuss:Different phases of practicing lawAsking for support and giving appreciation to those who answer the call and support usHard work and the resultsJulie can be reached at fosterswift.com or equinelaw.net

Want my help? I’m here for support. Schedule your brand DNA Strategy and Assessment session, a 1:1 meeting for you and I to brainstorm, diagnose and implement your best plan.Daphne Forbes is Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft Regulated Industries.  Daphne is also a mom, wife and daughter.  Listen to learn how Daphne ascended to her current role at Microsoft and how Daphne is doing her part to promote equality, inclusion and belonging for all of us.  Highlights:Why do we even have to discuss supporting other women?“Having her back, not stabbing it”How to be intentional in planning your legal careerDealing with mistakesManeuvering the politics of your careerYou may contact Daphne at dforbes@microsoft.com

Want my help? I’m here for support. Schedule your brand DNA Strategy and Assessment session, a 1:1 meeting for you and I to brainstorm, diagnose and implement your best plan.Women lawyers:  do yourself a favor and listen to this podcast.  I interviewed, Judy Perry Martinez, Of Counsel at Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, litigator, past-president of the ABA and a mother of 4 adult children, wife, and philanthropist.Come learn from Judy about how to have a thriving career and personal life while using your voice and being equal:How to find your fulfillment AND how to work at a job that teaches you, at the same timeHow to make a living and make a differenceWhy you should always “demand” of yourself firstHow to be clear on who you are, understand yourself as a full person and allow others to do the sameHow to invest in people knowing that sometimes their “all” has to go somewhere elseHow to grow as a leader by “asking” for what you need and wantHow to not be perfect and succeedContact:  jpmartinez6@gmail.com

Want my help? I’m here for support. Schedule your brand DNA Strategy and Assessment session, a 1:1 meeting for you and I to brainstorm, diagnose and implement your best plan.Kate is a mom, wife, daughter, immigration lawyer and business owner in Austin, Texas.  She has grown her immigration law practice from one employee to 45 employees in six years. Come discover your value and voice and learn from my conversation with this woman lawyer making a difference how to:  stay in your truth and tell your storyreframe competition by giving yourself the gift of non-comparisongo from “worry” and “controlling” to grateful and abundant lawyer https://www.lincolngoldfinch.com/

Want my help? I’m here for support. Schedule your brand DNA Strategy and Assessment session, a 1:1 meeting for you and I to brainstorm, diagnose and implement your best plan.Women Lawyers Making a Difference: Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zone With Our BrandYou can be a great attorney, but it takes a lot of time and energy to market yourself and build a following and be a mom, wife, and friend. You have to constantly hustle to get new clients, build your practice and do the substantive work. Then there’s your personal life…All of this takes focus and knowing who you are. Where should you show up? What if it’s outside your comfort zone?Listen to this episode to see if you have a branding problem and learn how to refocus and when you should go out of your comfort zone.

Want my help? I’m here for support. Schedule your brand DNA Strategy and Assessment session, a 1:1 meeting for you and I to brainstorm, diagnose and implement your best plan.Women Lawyers Making A Difference: Jenny Martinez, JD, Partner, Commercial Litigation at Munck Wilson Mandala, Dallas TexasAs busy women lawyers, we can’t control everything.  We juggle and do our best.  Come listen to learn how my guest, Jenny Martinez, balances building diversity at her firm, a busy legal career, 4 children, business development and self-care.  This episode will inspire you and light a fire in you to go and get what you want, step by step!Highlights from the interview:“I rely on people to help me.  If your personal life isn’t in order, you can’t do good legal work.  Your success in life is not judged by what happens at the office.”“Diversity is a choice we prioritize and it will leave your practice and firm financially better off.  Support from white men in power at your firm is critical for increasing diversity.”MORE SUPPORT:Show notes:  https://www.munckwilson.com/attorney/jenny-l-martinez/

Want my help? I’m here for support. Schedule your brand DNA Strategy and Assessment session, a 1:1 meeting for you and I to brainstorm, diagnose and implement your best plan.Overcoming life’s greatest challenges to inspire others is an amazing brand.  Join me and my guest, author Lorrine Patterson to learn how she overcame suicidal depression and transformed her life at 42  years old.  Her inspiring secret to mental health?  Self-Love.Show highlights:You first have to love yourself in order to draw others into your world. Un-taboo’ing mental health:  how Lorrine overcame suicidal depression? It’s a choice to be sad or not.  A choice to not give up on love and myselfTherapy is for healthy peopleHow to remove the limiting belief that’s constraining your world? Don’t look at it as a “business” or a book you are promoting.  Look at the constraint of your book on social media as your way of healing and helping your audience.   Get ready to leap into this amazing podcast.  MORE SUPPORT: Want to kickstart your ideal and authentic brand- easily and for free?  https://purisconsulting.securechkout.com/branding-made-easyhttps://www.freeingyourheartforlove.com/https://shawmind.org/