Don't Skip the Legal Podcast

Join us for Part 2 of my interview with Joey Korenman, the owner of the School of Motion, in this series for creative businesses! Protecting yourself legally and saving money is top of mind for many freelancers, and LLC formation is often touted as the solution. But is it really the best choice for everyone? Business formation is a crucial decision, and choosing the wrong entity can lead to costly mistakes. In this episode, we dive deeper into LLC formation and help you make informed decisions. Don't miss out on the chance to potentially save thousands of dollars - tune in now! If you missed episode one, be sure to check out Episode 111 for everything you need to know about contracts. 

Join me as I sit down with Joey Korenman of the School of Motion to discuss crucial legal contracts for creative businesses in this must-listen podcast episode. This is Part 1 of a 2-part series where we discuss the legal aspects of the creative industry. In this episode, I delve into the key aspects of contracts for creative businesses and provide valuable insights to help protect your business and ensure the rights to your finished work. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your understanding of the legal side of the creative industry.

Join me on the floor of Podfest 2023 in Orlando, FL, for an enlightening episode of Don't Skip the Legal Podcast. In this episode, Andy interviews Fernando Eid Pires, the creator of the innovative AudioSigma device designed to enhance audiobook recording. Fernando shares his expertise on legally securing ideas and products, including obtaining a provisional patent and trademark and provides lessons from his experiences in Brazil. Entrepreneurs and business owners seeking valuable advice on legally securing their ideas and products through the patent and trademark process won't miss this episode. Check out the AudioSigma website at www.audiosigma.com and contact Fernando on LinkedIn for more information.

"Preventative planning prevents problems down the line"-An Old SayingRisk management is the process of identifying, analyzing, and responding to risk factors throughout the life of your business and in the best interests of its objectives. As you grow and scale your business it's important that you identify and assess risks, develop response strategies and take action to minimize negative impacts and capitalize on opportunities. In this episode of the Don't Skip the Legal Podcast, we do a deep dive into the benefits of evaluating risk management in your business so you can learn how to effectively manage business risks to make better decisions for your company.And the best way for us as business owners to address and take on these risks is to know what to look for  [1:27]here are the types of things that a risk management consultant, somebody here at our firm can actually help you accomplish. [2:38]If you're growing and selling your business, maybe you have some legal issues that need to be addressed with the other party.[3:05]The second one here is staying on top of customer service. [5:59]  certainly important that you have a risk management team or a consultant or a lawyer who you can engage and make a part of your team [7:57]You want to hire big and you want to hire strong. [9:57]Next, you want to focus on building business management strategies[10:56] Love to sit down with you live to figure out what risks you are facing in your business [14:24]Quote from the show"Advice and support are invaluable to your success and your growth. Think about this, excellent business management at the start can pave the path for success."-Andy Important Links https://contiguglia.com/blog/how-a-startup-business-should-be-managed/

"You learn your craft it, hone it; then eventually it becomes how I operate."  -Mike MelitoEpisode Synopsis: Today we are meeting with my good close friend Michael Melito, who is an attorney here in town in Denver. But his story is rather unique. And I think the really good lesson that we're going to get from here is Mike was in a previous life, a paratrooper in the U.S. Army, and then he was in the Army JAG.  He was a lawyer in the Army, then later went and transitioned into the Colorado attorney general's office. And he was at the Colorado attorney general's office prosecuting white-collar crime cases. And then eventually, most recently within the last few years, transitioned from the Colorado attorney general's office into private practice, running his own business as a lawyer. And his story is really unique. I think he has some really great stories in terms of his transition from the military into working for the Colorado state government and into private practice.Show Notes:What got me interested in joining the military [3:26]I remember this white-collar crime, a ring of thieves [7:42]Find the Silver Foxes [10:30]If you don't have the answer you find it [15:29] I'm curious, why did you decide to go ahead and start your own business instead of teaming up with other people? [27:23]There's a lot of smart lawyers. They're smart doctors, but it comes down to can you communicate?  [41:49}We're not fearful of confronting the client [46:56]More Quotes: "I loved working for the government. I do not regret changing to private practice because as a business man, I am learning and continuing to learn my craft. And that's what every business person has to be a student of the game." -Mike Melito"You've been referred to me because that's how I operate. I don't really advertise, but you want my skill set. Well, let me see if we fit because if you and I can communicate with one another, we built trust, we built honesty. And that allows me to hear and diagnose your woes as best I can because you're being thorough, you're being complete, and you're being candid with me, even for the stuff that it's hard to say because you might be admitting to, I did something wrong, I did a crime, I wronged my business partner or I wronged these people."- Mike Melitohttps://www.melitolaw.com/

"One problem that people run into is co-mingling their business and personal assets"-Andy Contiguglia Show Notes Mistake # 1-  Piercing the corporate veil, mixing business and personal assets [1:51]Mistake # 2 - Not having a formal business structure [3:35]Mistake # 3- Ignoring securities law, before people invest in your business Gofundme, friends or family, investors make sure you're not violating securities laws [6:00]Mistake # 4- Not creating founders' agreements [8:00]Mistake # 5- Lack of legally binding contracts [11:00]Mistake # 6 -Poor hiring practice [12:00]Mistake # 7- Neglecting shareholders [12:50]Mistake #8 Failing to create your intellectual property, every contractor or employee, should be required to assign the IP rights to the company [13:53]Mistake #9 Data breaches[16:00]Mistake #10 Starting your business without a lawyer [17:00]Schedule a consultation if you want to go over your exact start-up needshttps://contiguglia.com

"I'm a psychologist. I know the things to do. I'm preaching the things to do, but yet I'm letting myself just kind of hanging by a thread in order to continue the mission, in order to continue pushing forward when I really needed to just take a minute and just address my own needs so that I could be a better provider, so I can be a better mother, to be a better person. "- Dr. GressardShow Notes:It's hard for us to shift our minds. That's to ok to put ourselves first. [00:15:09]And you're and you're looking at this idea of preventative mental health, which is something that I think, you know, having done criminal law for years, I recognize that so many of my clients could have used mental health help while going through their cases [00:15:56]Colorado does not have mental health treatment for indigent people and it definitely does not provide opportunities. From what I've observed, two young children, kids who are struggling within their family, [00:16:47] We definitely have to break the cycle. [00:17:22]Shift where we're at and shift the mindset and start focusing on positivity and kindness and self-worth and self-care.  [00:18:30]How did your kids motivate you?  [00:20:15]Starting an LLC and using those online tools, of course. Right. [00:32:23]So, like, in the end, I could have just called up my business advisor, my lawyer, and then I could have just knocked everything out. I could have done it correctly because when I finally connected with you, [00:33:23]Let's talk about that a little bit, because I think that there's a good lesson in the use of online forms,  [00:33:35]Did you really understand what it meant, what everything that you were creating and getting yourself into through the creation of your LLC in these documents?  [00:34:23]Did you create an operating agreement?  [00:38:50]What about the other piece of this, which is trying to find guests for your podcast where I mean, what type of professionals are you looking for here?  [00:55:07]Follow Crush Club LLC: https://www.instagram.com/crush.club.llc/

" I help people get to the root cause of complex chronic health issues like digestive issues, hormonal imbalances, issues with chronic inflammatory things like Lyme, co-infections illness, more like stealth infections. "  - Cait Podcast Description We are bringing you the "Don't Skip the Legal" podcast. A place where you can learn how to grow your business and build a better future for yourself and your business through the lessons and experience of other business owners, just like you. You know there are legal hurdles on the horizon that need to be taken care of before they grow out of control. This podcast will help you learn to make a strategic response to the constantly changing business landscape during stressful situations reassures, and empowers you with a framework to respond and take smart actions so that you can protect yourself, your customers, and your business's future.Show Notes:I also love entrepreneurship, helping other people with their businesses, and have had chapters of influencer marketing and it's been a wild journey.  [00:01:39]You're de-cluttering people's bodies  [00:01:49]How do you get into being a nutritional therapist or a nutritional coach however you really want to just define that? How did you decide that was the proper path for you?  [00:02:30]You wanted to take your passion and turn it into work or business. How did that change for you? How did that happen?  [00:07:25]So one thing that I feel called to is helping people with health issues.  Over the years, if I'm not feeling energized, I don't feel good. I'm going through my day with brain fog and  I'm full of anxiety; I'm not living to the fullest expression of myself  [00:09:01]How does this event in your life transition into I'm going to start an LLC, I am going to register with the Secretary of State. I am going to monetize my passion and I am going to put money in my pocket  [00:11:13]I didn't know if this was going to be in person or online. There were always things that were up in the air and I had to figure it out.  [00:18:27]Listen, there's a path to success here. Yeah. And proper guidance and proper methodology and doing the right things will get you there quicker and much safer [00:20:23]It's all the back-end emotional baggage and like the proverbial trough of sorrow that you're joking about.  [00:27:40]Iwas doing a lot of influence marketing for the first couple of years of business.  [00:30:01]I ended up again working with somebody else on my commission for marketing and sales. I was kind of building my own brand and influence. Marketing became a thing [00:30:58]The Federal Trade Commission, just within the last four or five days, put in a whole new set of regulations for commentary to go into place about influencer marketing and a little personal of posting more stuff about this. But basically, the FTC is saying, like, even when you tag a company in a post, that's an endorsement. [00:31:41]You have to be accurate in your discernment, saying, everybody, we are all marketing. Yep, that's exactly it. So you have to be truthful in what you are promoting when it comes to those products or you have to disclose that you're not being endorsed by that. [00:32:06]It was almost like since they felt so close to me, they would go into these, like, really deep relationships and opening up and it's like, I just met you. I don't feel comfortable actually talking about these things. 

"This is about building a business and growing market share."- Andrew Contiguglia "Over 50 million baby boomers are going to retire, a great time to buy their company." - Andrew Contiguglia   In this Don't Skip the Legal - Legal Lesson Deep Dive is where we dig deeper into some of the legal issues we identified in previous episodes. In this first Deep Dive, we get into the reasons why buying a business might be better for you than starting one from scratch.  Podcast descriptionWe are bringing you the "Don't Skip the Legal" podcast. A place where you can learn how to grow your business and build a better future for yourself and your business through the lessons and experience of other business owners, just like you. You know there are legal hurdles on the horizon that need to be taken care of before they grow out of control. This podcast will help you learn to make a strategic response to the constantly changing business landscape during stressful situations reassures, and empowers you with a framework to respond and take smart actions so that you can protect yourself, your customers, and your business's future.Show Notes: Robert Grieve eventually buys Nylund's Collision Center, Why buying a business might be your best option [1:36] Benefits of Buying a business vs starting one, 9 Reasons why buying a business may be a better option [2:09]Reason #1: Less Risk [2: 39] Reason # 2: Several financing options are available to purchasers [3: 37] Reason # 3: Buying a business gives you instant brand recognition [4:10]Reason # 4:  Buying a business gives you built-in customers [4:49]Reason # 5: Instant Sales [5:39]Reason # 6: Instant profits [6:16]Reason # 7: Instant Contacts & Connections [7:03]Reason #8: Instant systems [7:30]Reason # 9: Instant employees [8:20]Read more about buying a business on our website: Contiguglia.com

"It's not necessarily what the contract says, it’s how the other person understands it sometimes"- Rob GrieveThe episode was filmed pre-pandemic in the Nylund shop. We are bringing you the "Don't Skip the Legal" podcast. A place where you can learn how to grow your business and build a better future for yourself and your business through the lessons and experience of other business owners, just like you. You know there are legal hurdles on the horizon that need to be taken care of before they grow out of control. This podcast will help you learn to make a strategic response to the constantly changing business landscape during stressful situations reassures, and empowers you with a framework to respond and take smart actions so that you can protect yourself, your customers, and your business's futureShow NotesWho is Nylunds collision repair [1:01]Using an attorney doesn’t have to be only in times of bad [1:42]How did Nylund start? [2:51]Explain your decision to buy a business [3:03]How did you find the business? [4:22]Problem with a handshake deal [5:56]How did you rebuild your relationship with that dealership? [7:59]Just because a relationship deteriorates doesn't mean you can’t get it back [9:44]Issues with the lease [10:33]We created a win-win [16:40]Conditions of the contract [19:10]Handshake Deal [21:56]Vision you go to think the long game [25:41]How you decided to structure things [28:00]Your business pays you rent [28:30]The most important thing you learned  [29:37]The single piece of business advice every entrepreneur needs [31:00]More Quotes from the Guest"Everybody won and everybody lost" - Rob Grieve"The vision, you got to think the long game" - Rob Grieve"Our contract is a living document"- Rob Grieve 

"Quick to realize if someone used one of our machines and got injured, we need a proper release form" - Greg Odom We are bringing you the "Don't Skip the Legal" podcast. A place where you can learn how to grow your business and build a better future for yourself and your business through the lessons and experience of other business owners, just like you. You know there are legal hurdles on the horizon that need to be taken care of before they grow out of control. This podcast will help you learn to make a strategic response to the constantly changing business landscape during stressful situations reassures, and empowers you with a framework to respond and take smart actions so that you can protect yourself, your customers, and your business's futureSHOW NOTESWhat is a trimming company [1:31]?How did you decide this trimming niche was the entrepreneurial way to go [4:23]?How Andy & Greg met 12 years ago [5:32]?Quick to realize if someone used one of our machines and got injured, we need a proper release form [6:03].Now that I had a business partner, I needed an operating agreementMaking sure people who were using the trimming equipment for marijuana were lawfully using it. [8:15]Waiver protected us , if the cops confiscated it, you still owe us the funds [8:49]So much regulation in the grow industry [10:01]Our biggest problem was banking [11:45]What’s going through your mind as you build in this risky industry ?[13:03]A learning experience in a new industry [17:00]Built a brand. Now considering licensing vs. partnership [18:00] Business partners have skin in the games [22:00]How are you managing brand management as your brand grows? [23:00]What are you doing to maintain Greg Odom work-life balance? [24:00]3 ways how a lawyer has helped you in you business [26:44]Where can they find you Greg? [28:00]MORE GUEST QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW"(We were) Protected if the equipment got stolen they were still liable"  - Greg Odom "We were able to recover the money because the contract said that even if the equipment gets confiscated by the DEA you still owe"- Greg Odom "I worked hard to be able to work hard part of the day and play the other part " -Greg Odom"Do more when you are younger and enjoy life a little bit more"  -Greg Odom"A lawyer guided us on what's legal and not legal" -Greg Odom