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Are you (looking to become) an Airbnb host? This episode is about how you do it like an industry expert. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re joined by short-term renting superstars Annette Grant & Sarah Karakaian from Thanks to Visiting who talk to us about all things STR and how to be a successful host.

Episode Summary:

Annette Grant & Sarah Karakaian talk to us about everything from preparing your property for STR to becoming a 5-star rated Airbnb host and everything in between. This episode is truly jam-packed with value for anyone who’s looking to venture into the short-term rental industry.

Main Takeaways:

• Some of the best Airbnb markets are not vacation rental markets.
• Don’t think you can’t run a successful Airbnb simply because you don’t live in a vacation spot. There are countless reasons for people to visit smaller towns and they could really benefit from your service.
• When figuring out how your STR property should look, start by considering the places you like to stay at and why.
• Financial success in the STR industry is a result of compounding reviews over a period of time.
• You need to be transparent with your insurance provider about the intended use of your STR property to get the proper coverage and stay protected as the host.
• The type of property you rent out doesn’t dictate the type of host you become.

• How to become a 5-star rated Airbnb Host in 2023:

• Be transparent about your property.

• Do not cancel on the guest once the booking has been made.
• Set clear expectations about the property location.
• Check-in with the guests.
• The property must be clean and hygienic.
• Ensure the safety of the guests.
• Anticipate the needs of the guest.
• Have a factor of surprise and delight.

• Stay in your own property and fix any problems that you may face.

• While it’s okay to host through platforms like Airbnb, Booking.com, etc. - it’s recommended that you also have your own website and build an email list to generate new leads.

Resources:

• The Hosting Business Mastery Method™ Free Workshop: https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/workshop

Find Annette Grant & Sarah Karakaian:

• Email: hi@thanksforvisiting.me
• Website: https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thanksforvisiting_/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thanksforvisiting
• Podcast: https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/podcast
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thanks-for-visiting/

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Starting a business with a partner? Tune in for insight on essential steps you need to take in order to make it work!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking about forming a business partnership and what needs to be taken care of before you do so in order for the partnership to be a long-term success.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks you through some super practical tips on steps you and your business partner(s) should be taking in order to ensure that you’re protecting your personal interest while you work towards growing the business. There’s information in this episode about important contract clauses to include, what to avoid, and tasks you can do to maintain the business relationship.

Main Takeaways:

• The role of the Partnership Agreement is to manage the expectations of all the parties involved in a business setup so that there's complete clarity on what's to be done, when, and by whom.
• Identify the areas that you and your partners will be looking over in the business and put them in writing in the company agreement.
• It’s not always advisable to have 50-50 partnerships because that can lead to an impasse.
• Hire a lawyer who represents your individual interest in the partnership.
• Have the intellectual property ownership details outlined in the company agreement.
• Your partnership agreement should clearly state the terms of exiting the business relationship.
• When looking at a potential business partner, ensure that your values align with theirs.
• Get the correct classifications for your business that can benefit you in the long run.
• Have regular meetings with your partners and your teams to stay in sync.

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Starting a Company & Forming a Business Partnership: Things to Keep in Mind,

How To Make A Business Partnership Work,

Forming a Business Partnership? Things to Consider First,

What Do I Need To Know Before Starting a Partnership with a Friend,

Why I Don’t Believe In 50/50 Partnerships,

How To Structure A Business Partnership,

How To Build a Winning Business Partnership,

7 Tips for Making a Business Partnership Work,

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Facilitate the exit of an employee or independent contractor with ease. Tune in to find out how!

Episode Introduction:

This episode is the ultimate guide on navigating the sticky situation that every entrepreneur faces when an employee or independent contractor exits a business relationship.

Episode Summary:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we talk about five action steps that you can take in order to ensure that when an employee or independent contractor exits your business, you have systems set in place to make the transition smooth and error-free.

Main Takeaways:

• Set expectations of how you want your business operations to function at the beginning of a relationship.
• Ensure that you have a list of all the passwords that your team members are using to operate your business accounts on different platforms.
• Have your employee/ independent contractor SOPs set up so that you follow a standardized procedure each time and don’t miss out on a crucial step.
• Maintain a running list of all of the tasks that each employee/ independent contractor is performing for your business.
• When there’s noticeable contention in a business relationship, make sure there’s documentation to back it up.
• When you integrate good practices into your business from the beginning, they grow with you instead of you having to implement them suddenly when there’s an issue at hand.
• Ensure that you secure all your confidential information and change passwords that an employee/ independent contractor exiting the position has had access to for security reasons.
• If the person leaving the company was in a client or vendor-facing role, inform said clients and/ or vendors that the person is no longer representing your company and redirect them to their new point of contact.
• Have a termination contract that outlines the terms of the exit.

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Looking to hire a business lawyer? Here’s what you need to know!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking about some of the most important factors to consider while hiring a lawyer for your small business.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through some essential questions one should ask an attorney before they hire them to work for their small business. We also go over some generic disclaimers to keep in mind when searching for a lawyer.

Main Takeaways:

• Do some research about the lawyer that you are potentially looking at hiring using their website and your state bar website.

• Questions to ask during a discovery call:

• What kind of law do you practice?

• What is your experience working on an issue similar to mine?
• What is your success rate?
• What does it look like to work with you?
• How do I communicate with you in case of queries?
• What is your payment structure?
• What service models do you offer?
• What is your turn-around time?
• Who from within your firm is going to handle my case?

• What is my role as the client in this entire process?

• Find a lawyer who you’re comfortable with but also someone who knows what they’re doing and can fight for your best interest.

• Understand who your attorney is representing, you may have hired them but it’s your business interest that they are protecting.

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Spoiler Alert: Major announcement inside!

Episode Introduction:

Tune in to our final episode for 2023 as we reassess the past year and plan for the one ahead.

Episode Summary:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we talk about strategies to assess 2022 as well as plan for the new year in an intentional manner. We also discuss practical ways to reduce your overwhelm moving forward and eliminate things that aren’t serving your growth. Listen in and plan along!

Main Takeaways:

• Reassess your year in terms of seasons - what were your seasons of joy, overwhelm, burnout, and celebration. Understand how you want to recalibrate moving forward to do more of what you enjoy and eliminate what didn’t bring you happiness.
• Plan your busy seasons in advance so that you’re not worried about juggling multiple things at once.
• Be realistic when you plan out your week or day so that you’re not setting yourself up for failure and then later ending up feeling guilty about not checking everything off of your list.
• When you realize you're holding on to something only because you're used to it and not because you truly need it, it's time to let it go.

• Ask yourself the following questions as you reassess your year:

• What worked well and why?

• What didn’t work and why?
• What needs to stay and what needs to go?
• What needs to be done by you and what needs to be delegated?

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Are you an online business manager or looking to hire one? Make sure these 9 essentials are present in your OBM contract.

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking about the clauses you must include in an Online Business Manager contract.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through the most important terms to include in an OBM contract as well as why they’re important so that your online business manager agreement has all the essentials in it.

Main Takeaways:

• Essential things to include in an Online Business Manager Contract:

• Parties to the contract.

• Duration of the contract.
• Terms & Conditions.
• Liability exposure.
• Confidentiality clause.
• Conflict of Interest clause.
• Rights to intellectual property.
• Position in the company.
• Termination clause.

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Onboarding a new client? Here’s how to smoothly set and manage their expectations through your business policies.

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we talk about three ways in which you can set and manage your client expectations so that they are aware of your business policies.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through three practical ways in which we can communicate our business policies to new clients so that we can avoid getting into a sticky situation later on. This episode is going to help you integrate your business policies into your client onboarding process through a multi-level approach.

Main Takeaways:

• Communicate your business policies during your initial consultation call with a potential client.
• When you transparently convey your business policies to your clients, they don't have to wonder "what's next".
• Your marketing material can help you re-iterate your business policies in an efficient manner.
• Your business contracts are a great spot to integrate your business policies and ensure that your client has understood them.
• When you hand over a contract to a client, always give them time to ask you questions about it if they want to.
• It is important for you as the business owner to be capable of effectively communicating the policies in your contract.

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Do you happen to promote products and services on social media? If so, you can be classified as an influencer and this information about FTC guidelines is crucial for you. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we talk about when you need to disclose a brand partnership according to the guidelines set by FTC (Federal Trade Commission).

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through the various ways FTC classifies a brand partnership, what makes you an influencer, and how to properly disclose your affiliation with a brand.

Main Takeaways:

• Every influencer needs to adhere to the FTC guidelines regardless of their industry or niche.

• When to disclose a brand partnership as per the FTC:

• If you personally know the person who owns/ is associated with the business.

• You’re getting paid.
• You’ve gotten free products/ services.
• You’ve received a gift.
• You’ve done a barter.

• You’ve been granted limited period access to the product or service.

• You have to disclose the partnership on every single post, story, video, and reel you make about them.

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It’s time to go from being a mom to a mompreneur. Tune in to find out how!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, our guest Lesley Pyle joins us to talk about the powerful platform that she has created, AKA Hire My Mom. Through her platform’s interface and courses, she helps stay-at-home moms get back into the workforce by finding remote work opportunities.

Episode Summary:

Lesley Pyle walks us through her journey of starting her freelance business after she became a mother and pioneering a platform for stay-at-home mothers back in 1997. She shares how the concept has evolved since then into what’s known as Hire My Mom today. This episode is a must-listen for every parent who’s ready to get back into the workforce without leaving their house.

Main Takeaways:

• As a stay-at-home mom trying to get back into the workforce, it’s important for you to highlight your soft skills to try and get new jobs.
• Learn the common tools that are used in the job roles that you’re applying to. Adding it to your resume can really help increase your chances of being considered for roles.
• Most new entrepreneurs don’t have the budget to hire a business manager when they first start so it’s important to learn the operations of your business as you go.

• The four most likely things to act as an obstacle for a stay-at-mom trying to work are:

• Money

• Time
• Motivation
• Fear

Fun Facts About Lesley Pyle:

• One of her favorite books is Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala.

Resources:

• Cultivate Course & Coaching: https://try.hiremymom.com/elevate-you-cultivate-mastermind/

Find Lesley Pyle:

Website: https://www.hiremymom.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiremymom/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HireMyMom

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hiremymom-com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hiremymom

Pinterest: https://in.pinterest.com/hiremymomcom/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/hiremymom

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EP 117. Transitioning from a Stay At Home Mom to a Working Mom: Money, Motivation & More,

Tips for Stay-at-Home Parents Returning to Work,

Working Mom to Stay at Home Mom Transition,

Hire My Mom,

Lesley Pyle,

Transitioning from Stay at Home Mom to Working Full-Time,

How to Transition Back to Work After Being a Stay-at-Home Mom,

HOW TO WRITE A RESUME + GET A JOB AFTER BEING A STAY-AT-HOME MOM,

Real Stay-at-Home Mom Jobs that Pay Well,

A Mother's Guide to Getting Back Into the Workforce,

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It’s time to become more intentional about managing your finances. Tune in to find out more.

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, our guest Katie Scott joins us to talk about tons of practical tips to manage our money more efficiently. She talks about tangible methods as well as mindset shifts that would help us improve our relationship with money.

Episode Summary:

Katie Scott walks us through her journey from being a mainstream accountant to pivoting into her current role of being a money management advocate. She shares golden nuggets about financial wellness that she’s curated over the years and leaves us with multiple tips to help us do better with our own money.

Main Takeaways:

• Proactive Money Management refers to understanding and managing your finances before they land on the profit-and-loss statement.

• How to determine where your money is spent:

• Make a plan for each dollar that you currently have.

• Organize your money into separate buckets as suggested by the Profit First Model.

• Track your money and understand your spending patterns.

• Creating sub-categories within your bank account can help you stay organized with tracking your expenses.

• When sorting through your finances, remember to stick to the “why” behind it. Looking at the bigger picture will help you deal with your money more efficiently.

• Practical tips to be better with your money:

• Check your balance regularly.

• Be mindful while making spending decisions.
• Come up with a money management system that works for you.

Fun Facts About Katie Scott:

• She’s currently watching A Handmaid’s Tale.

Resources:

• Free CFO Starter Kit: https://cfokit.morewithmoney.com/
• YNAB: https://ynab.com/
• Profit First by Mike Michalowicz.
• Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin, Joe Dominguez, and Mr. Money Mustache.

Find Katie Scott:

Website: https://morewithmoney.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katie.morewithmoney/

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EP 116. Money Management & Budgeting Tips to Improve Your Business' Financial Health with Katie Scott,

Rules to Improve Your Financial Health,

Tips to improve your financial health,

Money Management Tips to Improve Your Finances,

Tips for Managing Small Business Finances,

Personal budgeting strategies to improve your financial health,

Ways to Improve Your Financial Health,

More with Money,

How To Manage Your Money,

how I manage my money,

Money management in your 20s,

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Looking to host a conference? Tune in to make it legally legit!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we go over the important contracts and clauses that you must have in place when organizing a conference.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks you through the four essential contracts and nine important contract clauses that you must be diligent about when planning to host an in-person conference. Take notes if you’re looking to have people attend a conference you may be hosting soon!

Main Takeaways:

• If you’re hosting an in-person conference, you need a venue contract.
• Vendor contracts help ensure that each person you hire is clear on what they need to deliver in order for your conference to be hosted smoothly. It also sets clear expectations on payment schedules and other perks for them.
• The attendee contract draws out the expectations for the attendees and also talks about the conference policies that they’re agreeing to abide by if they sign up.
• The educator/ speaker contract helps your conference speakers understand what is expected of them, how they’ll be compensated, what they’ll be getting, and other specifics of your collaboration with them.

• Important clauses to include:

• Parties to the contract.

• Payment terms.
• Service expectations.
• Model permission clause.
• Intellectual property rights.
• Cancellation/ rescheduling clause.
• Force majeure clause.
• Access to the content.
• Covid policy.

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It’s time to make money from short-form video content. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, our guest Nicole Gradeless talks about the power of short-form video content and how you can get paid to create videos about topics that excite you.

Episode Summary:

Nicole Gradeless walks us through her journey of getting started as a YouTuber and then pivoting towards short-form video content using TikTok and Instagram Reels. She also opens up about dealing with hate comments and shares multiple tangible tips on growing your online presence.

Main Takeaways:

• Batch recording content and scheduling it in advance is a great way to increase your efficiency and be more productive.
• Dealing with online hate isn’t easy. You need to recentre and understand what’s worth your energy.

• Framework for a successful short-form video:

• It teaches you something, or

• It sells you something, or

• It entertains you in some way.

• Always title your short-form videos so people instantly know what you're talking about.

• When you post a video and it performs well, go back and understand what about that video helped it do well and do more of that.

• How to Grow Your Presence Using Short-Form Video Content:

• Start on a platform you’re comfortable with.

• Use a third-party editing app if you’re not comfortable with using the in-app tools.
• Use a strong hook.
• Create a catchy cover image.

• Be consistent.

• Helpful Tools:

• CapCut - Video Editing Tool

• Word Swag - Fonts Tool
• Later - Scheduling Tool
• Repurpose.io - Content Repurposing Tool

Fun Fact About Nicole Gradeless:

• She’s currently reading Atomic Habits by James Clear.

Find Nicole Gradeless:

Website: https://hellohappymom.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hello_happy_mom/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hello_happy_mom

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Hellohappychannel

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HelloHappyMom

Pinterest: https://in.pinterest.com/nicolegradeless/

Book a Consultation: https://calendly.com/hellohappymama

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It’s time to use the transformative power of journaling to bring about the change you want in your life. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, our guest Kim Ades joins us to talk about all thing journaling and how journaling got her through the toughest phase in her life. We also discuss how it helps in helping us build emotional resilience.

Episode Summary:

Kim Ades walks us through her journey of having to leave a company she built from the ground up to go work a job briefly before her entrepreneurial spirit kicked in again and helped her start her own leadership coaching company. With anecdotes from her own life and lots of vulnerability, this episode is as relatable as they come.

Main Takeaways:

• Journaling is a really powerful tool and can help you deal with your mindset blocks and limiting beliefs.

• Work on these two journaling prompts:

• What do I really really really want more than anything?

• What’s stopping me from having that right now?

• You need to make sure that you believe the dialogue you feed yourself in order to avoid an internal conflict of thoughts.

• The purpose of a journal is to use it to manage your emotional state.
• Emotional resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity with speed and agility.
• The idea of work-life "balance" is really misunderstood and overrated, that's not what we're truly after.
• If your beliefs and goals aren't aligned, it's impossible to achieve them.

Fun Facts About Kim Ades:

• Currently Reading: Son of a Witch
• Currently Watching: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel & The Great

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It’s time to ditch the overwhelm and boost your productivity. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re discussing time management and scheduling hacks to help you stay more organized as a busy mom and entrepreneur.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through her carefully curated list of tips and tricks that she has learned over the years to help her stay organized. We discuss everything from scheduling to time hacking. Don’t forget to take notes as you listen through.

Main Takeaways:

• Zoom out and take a holistic look at the things you’re doing in life in order to understand the things you’re doing and how they serve you.
• Decide how many hours a week you need to dedicate to different areas in your life to make the needle move forward.
• Schedule the time to rest in your calendar, it’s important to be intentional about resting.

• Categorize your tasks into three categories:

• What are you doing now?

• What are you doing later?

• What are you doing never?

• Batching your work together is a great way to maximize your efficiency.

• A well-thought-out planner can go a long way in helping you stay organized.
• Be open to outsourcing when you have the resources to do so.

Resources:

• Trello: https://trello.com/

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It’s time to beat the financial overwhelm. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, our guest Melissa Pancoast from The Beans joins us to talk about financial wellness and how her company is working towards eliminating financial stress for the caring class.

Episode Summary:

Melissa Pancoast walks us through her journey of founding The Beans, a financial wellness company for the caring class. She shares everything from the moment inspiration stuck to her R&D process on a budget, and how she discovered her target market. The conversation also covers fundraising as a startup and what to look out for when doing so.

Main Takeaways:

• Finances are the number one cause of stress in the United States of America.

• Things that are proven to reduce your financial stress:

• Have a plan for your money.

• To build savings.

• Spend in alignment with your personality and values.

• You get more utility out of every dollar when you spend in alignment with who you are.

• When you look at your finance holistically, it’s important that you understand how much of that money is going toward your joy and security.

• How to Get Funding for a Startup:

• Determine where the money will get you and who’s interested in that.

• Ensure that the investment is a good fit for your business.
• Start with the end in mind but also be open to change.

Find Melissa Pancoast:

Email: melissa@thebeans.io

Website: http://www.thebeans.io/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebeans.io/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebeans.io

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-beans/

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It’s time to read the story within the numbers. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we are joined by Shanna Skidmore who talks to us about all things money. She tells us how to determine our hourly prices as well as guides us on efficient product pricing.

Episode Summary:

Shanna walks us through her diverse experience in the finance world as well as her struggles with entrepreneurship. She shares a lot of tangible tips to help you do better with the finances in your business.

Main Takeaways:

• Start your business with one niche and once your business starts to gain traction, branching out becomes easier.
• COGS - Cost of Goods Sold.

• Cost is made up of three factors:

• Material Cost

• Labor Cost

• Your Time

• When you completely understand why you charge what you charge, it’s much easier to sell that pricing to a client.

• Wealth is not about how much money you make, it’s about how you spend the money you make.
• Focus on the end goal and then figure out the route to get there. It doesn’t have to be popular, it has to work for you.

Resources:

• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Find Shanna Skidmore:

Website: https://shannaskidmore.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shannaskidmore

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTMB8So9Q5H9ameE3HX679w

Podcast: https://shannaskidmore.com/consider-the-wildflowers/

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Which business entity is right for you? Tune in to find out!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking about four different business “entities” and how each of them differs from one another as well as how to determine the right one for your business.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through the differences between a Sole Proprietorship, an LLC, a DBA, and an S-Corp. Evaluate as you listen along to find the best fit for your company.

Main Takeaways:

• Sole Proprietorship:

• It is the default setting when you start a new business.

• It has very little paperwork needs.
• There’s a huge exposure to personal liability.

• It isn’t classified as an entity per se.

• Limited Liability Company (LLC):

• It is classified as a legal entity.

• An LLC can be filed online.

• A basic name search is done while filing.

• Doing Business As (DBA):

• Also known as “Assumed Name”.

• It is to be filed in your county of business.

• S-Corp:

• It is a tax classification.

• It isn’t classified as a business entity.
• An LLC can register to be an S-Corp too.

Resources:

• Sole Proprietor vs. LLC Free Downloadable: https://yourcontractbuddy.com/5-day-free-legal-audit-challenge/

• Learn How to do a FREE Name Search Online: https://youtu.be/YovEBj7hXbk

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Is your business divorce-proof? Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re going to learn all about protecting our business in the unfortunate events of a divorce or death with the help of some practical steps to help you get prepared.

Episode Summary:

Jessica Markham walks us through the different ways a business is evaluated in the event of a divorce and how it impacts ownership. We also discuss in detail prenup and postnup agreements, how each is created and why it’s helpful. Take notes to learn how to protect your business during an unforeseen event.

Main Takeaways:

• You can have a highly demanding job and still be able to make time for things outside of work that are important to you. Work-Life Integration allows you to do both without having to choose just one.
• The core values of any business are crucial in deciding its trajectory.
• When you first start a business, the challenge is wearing a million hats at once. As your business grows, the challenge evolves to handing out those caps to other people responsibly.
• Accurate documentation can go a long way in helping you resolve conflicts in court so always try and maintain a written record of everything.
• The value of a business is dependent on both Enterprise Goodwill as well as Personal Goodwill.
• Getting a prenup or postnup agreement will help you safeguard your business as a married individual.

Resources:

• The Self Driven Child by William Stixrud

Find Jessica Markham:

Website: https://www.markhamlegal.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markhamlegal/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markhamlegal/

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Is your business divorce-proof? Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re going to learn all about protecting our business in the unfortunate events of a divorce or death with the help of some practical steps to help you get prepared.

Episode Summary:

Jessica Markham walks us through the different ways a business is evaluated in the event of a divorce and how it impacts ownership. We also discuss in detail prenup and postnup agreements, how each is created and why it’s helpful. Take notes to learn how to protect your business during an unforeseen event.

Main Takeaways:

• You can have a highly demanding job and still be able to make time for things outside of work that are important to you. Work-Life Integration allows you to do both without having to choose just one.
• The core values of any business are crucial in deciding its trajectory.
• When you first start a business, the challenge is wearing a million hats at once. As your business grows, the challenge evolves to handing out those caps to other people responsibly.
• Accurate documentation can go a long way in helping you resolve conflicts in court so always try and maintain a written record of everything.
• The value of a business is dependent on both Enterprise Goodwill as well as Personal Goodwill.
• Getting a prenup or postnup agreement will help you safeguard your business as a married individual.

Resources:

• The Self Driven Child by William Stixrud

Find Jessica Markham:

Website: https://www.markhamlegal.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markhamlegal/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markhamlegal/

Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for the episode here: https://youtu.be/lQzzaLn9TLQ

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It’s time to reset the way you do business. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, our guest Rebekah Albaugh joins us to talk about the various aspects of starting, scaling, and sustaining a profitable photography business as well as how she overcame burnout and other stressful times as a business owner.

Episode Summary:

Rebekah Albaugh walks us through her journey of discovering her love for photography as a kid to then taking it up later in life after experiencing several other career paths. She talks about managing her photography business as well as the importance of being more intentional about your time as an entrepreneur.

Main Takeaways:

• In today’s day and age, it’s very important to be efficient with your time because time is the new currency.
• It’s completely okay to not pursue a career in the field you went to college for as well as pursue a career in a field you didn’t have formal education in.
• Normalize having to put certain things in life on hold because you want to focus more on other areas.
• When finalizing your service catalog, consider the cost of sales in order to decide what services are the most profitable.
• Focus on your community over competition. Networking will take you places that competing simply can’t.
• Reach out to individuals you want to connect with. The worst that’ll happen is you’ll have flattered someone that day.

Resources:

The Reset Conference: https://theresetconference.com/

Find Rebekah Albaugh:

Website: http://rebekahalbaugh.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebekah.albaugh.photographer/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RebekahAlbaughPhotographer/

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It’s time to reset the way you do business. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

In this week’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, our guest Rebekah Albaugh joins us to talk about the various aspects of starting, scaling, and sustaining a profitable photography business as well as how she overcame burnout and other stressful times as a business owner.

Episode Summary:

Rebekah Albaugh walks us through her journey of discovering her love for photography as a kid to then taking it up later in life after experiencing several other career paths. She talks about managing her photography business as well as the importance of being more intentional about your time as an entrepreneur.

Main Takeaways:

• In today’s day and age, it’s very important to be efficient with your time because time is the new currency.
• It’s completely okay to not pursue a career in the field you went to college for as well as pursue a career in a field you didn’t have formal education in.
• Normalize having to put certain things in life on hold because you want to focus more on other areas.
• When finalizing your service catalog, consider the cost of sales in order to decide what services are the most profitable.
• Focus on your community over competition. Networking will take you places that competing simply can’t.
• Reach out to individuals you want to connect with. The worst that’ll happen is you’ll have flattered someone that day.

Resources:

The Reset Conference: https://theresetconference.com/

Find Rebekah Albaugh:

Website: http://rebekahalbaugh.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebekah.albaugh.photographer/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RebekahAlbaughPhotographer/

Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for the episode here: https://youtu.be/HDU2y3zikXI

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Have your contract all ready and signed. Now what?

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we talk about how to enforce a contract during a dispute. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through six practical tips to employ in order to effectively enforce a contract during a dispute with a client, vendor, team member, or another party.

Main Takeaways:

• How to Enforce a Contract:

• Thoroughly read and understand your contract.

• Make sure your contract aligns with your business practices.
• Refer to your contract and the steps outlined in case of a conflict.
• In order to start dispute resolution, highlight the concerned section of the contract and send it to the other party kindly reminding them of the terms in your contract.
• Document every conversation that takes place regarding the conflict.
• Figure out a solution that works best for your situation.

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Have your contract all ready and signed. Now what?

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we talk about how to enforce a contract during a dispute. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through six practical tips to employ in order to effectively enforce a contract during a dispute with a client, vendor, team member, or another party.

Main Takeaways:

• How to Enforce a Contract:

• Thoroughly read and understand your contract.

• Make sure your contract aligns with your business practices.
• Refer to your contract and the steps outlined in case of a conflict.
• In order to start dispute resolution, highlight the concerned section of the contract and send it to the other party kindly reminding them of the terms in your contract.
• Document every conversation that takes place regarding the conflict.
• Figure out a solution that works best for your situation.

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It’s time to declutter your personal and professional space. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, our guest Ashley Barber talks about her journey of discovering the KonMari Method and how she was inspired to create a career out of decluttering and organizing.

Episode Summary:

Ashley Barber walks us through her journey of going from being a fitness instructor to a professional organizer and the different things she learned about her own goals in the process. She also shares several helpful organization and decluttering tips with regard to the KonMari Method. Tune in if you’re ready to organize and declutter your personal and professional life.

Main Takeaways:

• The six key rules of the KonMari Method:

• Be willing to commit to change.

• Envision your ideal lifestyle.
• Finish discarding first.
• Tidy by category, not by location.
• Follow the right order.

• Ask yourself if it sparks joy.

• To apply the KonMari Method to your business, start by aligning your values with your business projects.

• Clear the clutter on your to-do list and your calendar the same way that you’d clear the clutter in your physical surroundings.
• It’s important to appreciate the items that you’re discarding and be grateful for how they’ve served you in the past.
• As an entrepreneur, it’s important for you to seek support when you need it instead of trying to do everything by yourself.
• It’s crucial that you have the uncomfortable conversations at the beginning of a business relationship rather than in a moment of conflict.

Resources:

• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: CLICK HERE TO BUY
• Spark Joy: CLICK HERE TO BUY
• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: CLICK HERE TO BUY

Find Ashley Barber:

Website: https://www.simplymavenhtx.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplymavenhtx/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplymavenhtx/

Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for the episode here: https://youtu.be/Iv6ikt3_tTc

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It’s time to declutter your personal and professional space. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, our guest Ashley Barber talks about her journey of discovering the KonMari Method and how she was inspired to create a career out of decluttering and organizing.

Episode Summary:

Ashley Barber walks us through her journey of going from being a fitness instructor to a professional organizer and the different things she learned about her own goals in the process. She also shares several helpful organization and decluttering tips with regard to the KonMari Method. Tune in if you’re ready to organize and declutter your personal and professional life.

Main Takeaways:

• The six key rules of the KonMari Method:

• Be willing to commit to change.

• Envision your ideal lifestyle.
• Finish discarding first.
• Tidy by category, not by location.
• Follow the right order.

• Ask yourself if it sparks joy.

• To apply the KonMari Method to your business, start by aligning your values with your business projects.

• Clear the clutter on your to-do list and your calendar the same way that you’d clear the clutter in your physical surroundings.
• It’s important to appreciate the items that you’re discarding and be grateful for how they’ve served you in the past.
• As an entrepreneur, it’s important for you to seek support when you need it instead of trying to do everything by yourself.
• It’s crucial that you have the uncomfortable conversations at the beginning of a business relationship rather than in a moment of conflict.

Resources:

• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: CLICK HERE TO BUY
• Spark Joy: CLICK HERE TO BUY
• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: CLICK HERE TO BUY

Find Ashley Barber:

Website: https://www.simplymavenhtx.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplymavenhtx/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplymavenhtx/

Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for the episode here: https://youtu.be/Iv6ikt3_tTc

Connect With Girija:

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBPLaw/

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You may be making individuals feel excluded without even knowing it. Tune in to find out more on how to identify and fix it!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s day and age, where Diversity & Inclusion have become buzzwords, our guests Jackie Ferguson and Roxanne Bellamy of The Diversity Movement teach us how to build a truly inclusive company culture.

Episode Summary:

Jackie Ferguson and Roxanne Bellamy walk us through their respective journeys of being associated with the Diversity Movement and what led them here. They also share several practical tips and tricks to help you start being more inclusive as an entrepreneur.

Main Takeaways:

• As leaders, there can be a lot of pressure to say the “right thing” in times of crisis and the fear to mess up, this is when syncing your intentions with your words and being respectful towards others really helps.
• A lot of the power that we have as consumers is purchasing power which makes it important for us to be intentional about the companies we purchase from.
• In order to be more inclusive when you speak, start by listening to yourself talk and see where you can make shifts to be more inclusive.
• It’s important for us to realize that how we speak is less about our intent and more about how it will be perceived.
• No matter how big or small your company is, you can intentionally build a culture from the first employee you hire.

• How to ensure that you’re integrating DEI as a part of your hiring process:

• Thoroughly assess your job description and be intentional about communicating your values through it.

• Look to hire from diverse places, platforms, and backgrounds.

• Showcase diversity through your marketing material.

• Your company’s diversity should be visible even in the top-level decision-making management.

Resources:

• The Inclusive Language Handbook: https://theinclusivelanguagehandbook.com/
• Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox Podcast: https://thediversitymovement.com/podcasts/
• Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox - Foundations Course: https://thediversitymovement.com/course/

Find Jackie Ferguson & Roxanne Bellamy::

• Email Jackie: jackie@thediversitymovement.com
• Email Roxanne: roxanne@thediversitymovement.com
• Website: https://thediversitymovement.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thediversitymovement/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thediversitymovement/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-diversity-movement/

Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for the episode here: https://youtu.be/rYMs-fujz00

Connect With Girija:

Website: https://www.gbplaw.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbplaw/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBPLaw/

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It’s time for us to walk you through our podcast production process. Tune in to get all the insider information from the team behind Law Chat.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, our guests come from within the backend team of this very podcast. Jamie Gadd, the PR Officer at GBP Law, and Tanishka Kherajani, the Podcast Producer come in together to walk you through the entire process of producing a podcast and making it profitable.

Episode Summary:

We go into the details of creating a successful podcast. Right from setting the podcast up, to finding the right guests, pitching to them, conducting a well-researched interview, editing the episode, marketing it as well as monetizing your podcast - this episode is truly a comprehensive guide to podcast production.

Main Takeaways:

• How to start a podcast:

• Pick a theme for your podcast.

• Know what your goal is for your podcast.
• Have a lineup of guests that you want to interview on your podcast.
• Prepare a pitch letter that you can personalize and send to guests for inviting them to your podcast.

• Record at least eight episodes in advance so you can stay on top of your publishing schedule.

• How to find podcast guests:

• Find guests from other podcasts in your niche.

• Research the potential guest to find out more about their expertise and personalize their invitation.
• Reach out to your contacts if they are a good fit to be a guest on your podcast.
• Join online communities for podcasters and find individuals that can be a good fit as a guest on your podcast.

• Make a list of the different industries from which you want to interview people and research them on social media.

• How to pitch to podcast guests:

• Personalize your pitch and tell them why you want them to be on your podcast.

• Include your bio, information about your podcast, and your pitch kit.
• Don’t be afraid to reach out to people you feel are too big for your podcast, you never know when they might be in a season of promotion.

• Include a link to set an interview with you in the original pitch shall the guest decide to move forward.

• How to edit and publish your podcast:

• Don’t make the edit sound robotic.

• Prepare your marketing materials and show notes while you edit the episodes.
• Sync the volume of the guest(s) and the host(s) so that the episode is equalized.
• Create a folder for all your promotional assets on a cloud platform where your team can access them.

• Schedule the episode on your podcast host platform.

• How to find sponsorships for your podcast:

• Reach out directly to brands that will be valuable to your listeners.

• Incorporate sponsorship opportunities into your guest onboarding form.
• Use platforms that help you find sponsors.
• Join Facebook communities for podcasters to discover sponsorship resources.

Podcast Tools We Use at GBP Law:

• Yeti Microphone
• Zoom
• Google Forms
• Google Drive
• iMovie
• Asana
• Trello
• Canva
• Libsyn

Resources:

Podcorn: https://podcorn.com/

Anchor: https://anchor.fm/

Thematic Music: https://hellothematic.com/

Find Jamie Gadd:

Website: https://www.jsisconsulting.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jsisconsulting/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jsisconsulting

Book A Call: https://calendly.com/jsis/consultation

Find Tanishka Kherajani:

Website: https://www.trendalignmedia.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trendalign/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TanishkaKherajani

Skill Over Skin Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/skilloverskin

Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for the episode here: https://youtu.be/GUCRJMF_V4U

Connect With Girija:

Website: https://www.gbplaw.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbplaw/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBPLaw/

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It’s time to make legal a line item and not a panic attack. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

As business owners, we often don’t think about the law unless we’re in trouble and that’s a mindset we need to change. This episode discusses the importance of setting up a legal foundation for your business.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through the importance of integrating a legal foundation into the day-to-day operations of our business. We discuss several benefits as well as some simple ways you can get started.

Main Takeaways:

• When you start treating law as a line item, you’re able to look at the bigger picture for your business.
• Your purchase orders and payment receipts are all types of legally binding contracts.
• Budget legal expenses into your business’ daily/ weekly/ monthly expenses instead of looking at them as a one-time expense.
• Law is an integral part of your business’ growth forecast.
• Integrating law as a line item in your business helps you educate yourself about the legal side of your business and be diligent with all your decisions.
• Making law a line item helps you create evergreen legal solutions for your business.

Help us mentor other entrepreneurs through the power of storytelling by rating us and leaving a positive review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/law-chat-with-girija/id1528580730

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Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for this episode: https://youtu.be/Yc1qMHpZCHQ

Connect With Girija:

Website: https://www.gbplaw.com/

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Protect your intellectual property from copycats. Tune in to find out how!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking about some super quick yet effective strategies to help you protect your intellectual property.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through some preventative measures to ensure that your intellectual property stays protected as well as some strategies to deal with someone who infringes on your copyright.

Main Takeaways:

• Ensure that the terms and conditions on your website have a copyright notice stating that the intellectual property on there belongs to you.
• Have the copyright symbol on your website’s footer.
• Register your copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office.
• If you find someone infringing on your copyright, send them a notice about it.
• Contact the platform where your copyright was infringed about a DMCA takedown.

Help us mentor other entrepreneurs through the power of storytelling by rating us and leaving a positive review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/law-chat-with-girija/id1528580730

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Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for this episode: https://youtu.be/hUhM9daAHIg

Connect With Girija:

Website: https://www.gbplaw.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbplaw/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBPLaw/

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We’re celebrating 100 episodes of Law Chat with Girija. Tune in to binge on some of our best tips to start and scale a business over the episodes as we celebrate.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re discussing business, legal, financial, and creative strategies to help your entrepreneurial journey easier.

Episode Summary:

We share quick bite-sized recaps of some of the most instrumental tips shared by Girija over the past season to help you make quick notes on systemizing and growing different aspects of your business.

Main Takeaways:

• Business planning starts with brain dumping.
• A mission statement is an essential component of your business plan.

• The three key areas to tap into when networking:

• Where is your ideal client hanging out?

• Where are your industry peers hanging out?

• Where is your growth opportunity?

• Maintain your books diligently to ensure that your business finances are in order.

• Setting up your systems and SOPs is a crucial part of ensuring that your business is set for success.
• Setting up your business as an entity is a great way to ensure that you can attract investment opportunities for your business.
• When deciding on a name for your business, a simple Google search can help save you thousands of dollars. Ensure that no one is using the name you’re planning to use (or something extremely similar) in the same capacity that you’re looking to use it in.
• Having the notice clause in your contract helps you effectively and legally exit a contractual relationship early.
• It is legally required to have a privacy policy on your website especially when you’re collecting information from the user.
• When using a third-party website to get your logo made or a DIY logo maker, ensure that you read the terms and conditions to confirm that you actually own the logo.

• Some of the first few questions to ask when you’re about to hire a lawyer:

• What kind of law do you practice?

• How many times have you worked on a case similar to mine?
• What was your success rate/ was the outcome positive or negative?
• What does it look like to work with you?
• How may I contact you when needed?

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Here are the most noteworthy moments from every guest episode in Season 2 of Law Chat with Girija - you’re going to be blown away by the number of golden nuggets in this episode!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re sharing some of the most inspirational moments on each guest episode of season two. This episode is filled with super useful, inspiring, and practical quick tips from our expert guests themselves.

Main Takeaways:

• It is important to diversify your income streams so that if one avenue is taken away from you, you still have other sources to support yourself.

• Each individual has a different relationship with money and their own problems, there is no one fixed checklist that can fix their issues and they need to figure out how to fix them for their particular situation.

• Business terminology is very important and goes a long way in dictating your customer acquisition mindset.

• Take one week every year to track your time. This will help you understand what tasks you’re spending a lot of time on that would be more efficient if outsourced.

• Wealth is more than money, it’s a medium to bring change and make an impact.

• Show up in your marketing as you really are. This way you can ensure that you are attracting the people who align with your values to work with you.

• Don’t stop working on improving your internal business operations even when you don’t have consistent client work.

• When you feel overwhelmed by some aspect of your career, remember that it takes practice to become comfortable with it.

• Each individual has their own style of doing business, instead of replicating someone else’s strategies, focus on perfecting what works for you.

• If you’re passionate about something, sometimes you just have to take the leap of faith and figure things out as you go.

• Sometimes you get a chance to witness disruption and be a part of it, when those moments come along - grab them!

• When you’re passionate about what you do, age is just a number.

• Scheduling to the visual theory of productivity and categorizing your tasks as Boulder, big rocks and pebbles can really help you be more efficient.

• Sometimes it’s hard to communicate your cultural background however it’s better to make an effort to educate someone about your roots rather than letting their ignorance result in resentment inside you.

• Getting help from seasoned professionals can truly help you fast-track your career.

• Showing up on video is a great way to convert your audience into paying clients.

• Paid advertisement is a good way to boost your reach and get in front of your ideal client more quickly.

• As a new business, you can adopt simple PR strategies to promote your business and build a personal brand before you have the budget to hire a professional to help you out in that area.

• You need to be really discrete as a business owner when you’re dealing with high-profile clients. In general, it is a good rule to maintain confidentiality regardless of your industry or who your client is.

• Don’t release too many podcast episodes in a week. Ideally, you should promote each individual episode at least three times to ensure that maximum number of people are listening to it.

• Strong storytelling skills are great in order to effectively communicate your point and drive it home with an example.

• Be as sincere about your free products as you are with your paid services because they are your ideal client’s entry point in your sales funnel.

• Write down all of your fears and then write down strategies that you can adopt to overcome those fears. Every small step counts.

• Continue to move forward even if your pace is slow.

• Having a support system goes a long way in deciding the trajectory of a business's success.

• Try to make your business more efficient with tools and automation even if you’re just starting, it’s okay to not stick with those tools for the rest of your life as long as you’re learning what works best for your business.

• You need to set your own timelines and run your own race, no one’s competing with you but yourself.

• Having a community’s support that helps keep you accountable is golden in business and can go a long way in helping a business thrive.

• Do business in a way that feels authentic to you. Everything else is just noise.

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Ready to create and launch a profitable passive income digital product? Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today built a six-figure business solely through passive income digital products and then went on to teach her followers how to do the same. Megan Martin is a passive income educator who helps business owners set up their digital products from scratch along with teaching them innovative marketing strategies to help them sell them.

Episode Summary:

Megan Martin walks us through her journey of trying to DIY her own website to being a booked-out web designer within a few months and how that led her to create a business where she enables entrepreneurs to achieve financial freedom and mobility by building a sustainable income through passive income from digital products. You’re going to want to make a note of all the gems she’s dropping in today’s episode.

Main Takeaways:

• Before you rebrand your business, ensure that you want to stick to that messaging long-term.
• There is no one way to sell your digital products. You just have to try different strategies before you can find one that works for your business.
• Email marketing yields great results for a digital product-based business if you do it the right way.
• Long-term marketing strategies will help you gain traffic years after they’ve been executed as opposed to short-term marketing strategies that work on getting instant results.

Fun Facts About Megan Martin:

• One book that she would recommend to our listeners is Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely.

Resources:

Laura Foote’s Podcast Interview: https://www.gbplaw.com/season-one/53

Find Megan Martin:

Website: https://jeremyandmegan.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyandmegan/

Podcast: https://talkingsmallbusinesspodcast.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/jeremyandmegan

Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for the episode here: https://youtu.be/M2_36paCWl0

Connect With Girija:

Website: https://www.gbplaw.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbplaw/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBPLaw/

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Grab your FREE Employee vs. Contractor Classification Checklist - https://yourcontractbuddy.com/5-day-free-legal-audit-challenge/

Episode Introduction:

Ready to grow your team and hire an independent contractor? Tune in to find out how to do just that!

Episode Summary:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re going through five super practical steps to keep in mind when hiring your next independent contractor. Make a note of these and grab your free employee vs. independent contractor checklist!

Main Takeaways:

• Make sure that you’re classifying your employees and independent contractors correctly as per your State’s policies.
• Make a detailed job description for the tasks you want to outsource.
• Have your hiring interview questions ready with thorough research.
• Prepare a detailed contract outlining all the terms of your collaboration.
• Post your “Hiring” ads in the correct location to attract the right talent.

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Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for this episode: https://youtu.be/oY9fxBIemy0

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You’re going to want to take notes when our guest today drops one wisdom bomb after another. Tune in and get ready!

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today joins us to talk about all things mindset. She shares her experience with failure, the power of visualization, how to prioritize, the truth behind feeling scared and so much more. You’re going to want to keep coming back to this episode to soak in all the wisdom she has shared with us today.

Episode Summary:

Lori Gasca walks us through her journey of creating a co-working space for women, what inspired her to build one, the challenges she faced along the way, and also some insider tips on how you can get started in this industry.

Main Takeaways:

• Sometimes your failures end up teaching you way more valuable lessons than your successes.
• Involve your family in your goals so they can cheer for you as you move forward.
• Don’t focus on doing a lot of things, focus on doing them well.
• A healthy level of fear is an indicator that you’re doing something big.
• Some form of accountability is really important when it comes to running your business.

• Things to keep in mind when setting up a co-working space:

• It needs to be in a location that gets traffic.

• You need to have flexibility in the structure of your co-working space.
• Build-in private office areas and conference rooms. Also, have a kitchen and break area.
• A minimum area to get started would be about 1000-1200 square feet.

Fun Facts About Lori Gasca:

• Some of her favorite books are Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist and The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst.

Resources:

• Connect with our Business Coach Lani Jackson: https://lanijackson.com/

• The Happiness Trap by Dr. Russ Harris

• Movie About Emotions - Inside Out by Pete Docter

Find Lori Gasca:

Website: https://thegroveworkspace.com/

The Grove Directory: https://www.thegrovedirectory.com/

Worldwide Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegrovewomenworldwide

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegroveworkspace/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegroveworkspace

Book A Space: https://thegrovescheduling.as.me/schedule.php

Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for the episode here: https://youtu.be/A7828WEkK1c

Connect With Girija:

Website: https://www.gbplaw.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbplaw/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBPLaw/

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You don’t have to be from a STEM background to classify as a woman in STEM and our guest today is talking about that and so much more. Tune in to find out!

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today went from being in three different branches of engineering to now being a TEDx Speaker who coaches women on how to be confident in both their personal and professional lives to achieve what they truly want.

Episode Summary:

Prasha Dutra walks us through her journey of being inspired by Kalpana Chawla a leading astronaut who inspired Prasha to move to America and pursue a career in Aerospace Engineering. She also shares some of the challenges she faced as a woman of color in a different country thousands of miles away from her home country to how she went on to create a successful career in STEM regardless and how she helps other women do the same.

Main Takeaways:

• Your personal experiences go a long way in contributing to your professional life.
• Not everything you don't agree with is a cause to rebel, sometimes having a simple conversation can go a long way.

• How to become more confident in your abilities -

• Start by creating a routine and building a habit kit.

• Get clarity on what you really want to do.

• Become consistent.

• How to make a career in STEM -

• Work with STEM companies in your field of expertise.

• Get cloud certifications.

• Join a tech company in a non-tech role and then ask for a transfer.

• When you encounter a person who has an unfair opinion about something, you can use that moment as a teaching moment or you can create a barrier that draws you further apart from them. The choice is yours.

• Instead of focusing on the lack of women in STEM, we should focus on celebrating those who are already a part of it. The problem is not fewer women in STEM, the problem is the fact that women are leaving STEM at really alarming rates.
• There aren't enough rewards in this world to make you feel complete.

Fun Facts About Prasha Dutra:

• One of her favorite books is The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.

Find Prasha Dutra:

Website: https://prashadutra.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prashadutra

Believe In Your Brilliance Podcast: https://prashadutra.com/podcast

Her STEM Story Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1iBkGbwmftbm9Rx6TOHmqh

How Can You Define STEM For Yourself: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4e3fYDMBo2KtGVmutaAPQ7?si=m70l3p-9TBisexMUi9OebA

Prasha’s TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/kA08vfoZAJY

Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for the episode here: https://youtu.be/75qLVlPb1U4

Connect With Girija:

Website: https://www.gbplaw.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbplaw/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBPLaw/

Help us mentor other entrepreneurs through the power of storytelling by rating us and leaving a positive review on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/law-chat-with-girija/id1528580730

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Protecting professional privilege has been harder than ever in the “work from anywhere” era. Tune in to find out how you can safeguard yourself against a confidentiality breach.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking all about maintaining professional privilege with clients when working remotely and how to protect confidentiality despite all the technology that’s involved.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through practical steps that one can adopt in their business structure to ensure that they’re being diligent about protecting the professional privilege with their clients. She also shares some ways one can be extra cautious so as to avoid breaching a confidentiality clause.

Main Takeaways:

• You can have privilege by law or you can enforce it by including a confidentiality clause in your contract.
• Scan your space to ensure that there aren’t any objects in the room that can undo or invalidate the professional privilege.
• Give the other party a notice of the privilege before starting a virtual meeting so they can prepare their set-up accordingly.
• Include waivers and notices in your contract that lay out the terms of the professional privilege and confidentiality.

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Ready to streamline your business with tech? Tune in to find out how!

Episode Introduction:

In today's episode of Law Chat with Girija, our guest talks all about making mindful pivots and integrating your skills with your passion. Dawn Richardson is a truly tech savvy creative who joins us to tell us all about leveraging tech and systems to simplify our business.

Episode Summary:

Dawn Richardson walks us through her journey from getting her first job at Apple to managing her corporate career and business side-by-side to finally launching going full time in her photography business to now being the founder and CEO of Tech Savvy Creative - a company that simplifies technology for creative entrepreneurs. Join us as she tells us all about her mindset shifts during this journey and shares some amazing nuggets of knowledge on how you can streamline your own business processes.

Main Takeaways:

• How to make a drastic career shift:

• Know that you can always get back to your current field.

• Prepare financially for the pivot.

• Educate yourself about the processes of the new potential career choice.

• Sometimes it’s hard to detach from projects when you’ve invested your time and money into them but if something’s not working, it’s better to let go and work on something fresh as soon as you can.

• Streamlining your business process:

• Create a backup of all your tech.

• Use scalability tools early in your business.
• Budget well for your business expenses.
• Invest in the right devices for your business.

Fun Facts About Dawn Richardson:

• Some of her favorite books are the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, Ready Player series by Ernest Cline, and The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey.

Resources Mentioned:

• Backblaze Cloud Storage: https://www.backblaze.com/

Find Dawn Richardson:

Website: http://techsavvycreative.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/techsavvycreative

Facebook: http://facebook.com/thetechsavvycreative

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It’s time for you to experience a well-rounded life. Tune in to find out how!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking all about ditching the overwhelm and making time for the things that actually matter to us. Our guest today, Geomyra Pollard is no stranger to multitasking and allowing your work to consume you which is why she teaches us her approach to change that and make the shift towards a more whole lifestyle.

Episode Summary:

Geomyra Pollard shares her journey from working for the federal government as a high-school student to wanting to open her own strip club + restaurant to then working a full-time job and her own business side by side, to getting her MBA as an expecting mother, and now coaching creative business owners how to grow their business while enjoying a well-rounded life. This episode has so much value in-store, you’re going to want to take notes!

Main Takeaways:

• Having a support system or a team can really help in reducing overwhelm and improve your overall management.
• If you don’t take the leap to follow your passion, you’re only going to regret it more as the years pass.
• Try not to get hung up on what other people think, instead do what you know is the best for you.
• Your education plays a role in backing up your authority.
• Hire an attorney and get it right the first time because it will cost you so much more later on the clean up your mess.
• Treat your time with yourself and your loved ones like you’d treat business meetings - make it non-negotiable.

• How to work towards a well-rounded life:

• Envision what a well-rounded life looks like for you.

• Take an inventory of what you’d like to get done in a day.
• Strategically place it into your schedule.
• Eliminate what doesn’t serve your vision of a well-rounded life.
• Limit your time with your distractions.

Fun Facts About Geomyra Pollard:

• Her favorite books are The Holy Bible and Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk.

Resources:

• Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0gqCmktAXhMo083GspEQs0

• Living Well-Rounded Journal: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6165f05f9a36b29c176a3b66

• Block Scheduling Template: ​​https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6165f2229a36b29c176a3b6b

• Systems for Your Sanity Course: https://coachingforcreatives.thinkific.com/courses/systems-for-your-sanity

• PowerSheets: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/collections/powersheets

Find Geomyra Pollard:

Website: https://geomyra.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Iamlivingwellrounded/

Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livingwellrounded

Twitter: https://twitter.com/geomyralewis

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Can’t deliver what you promised on time? Tune in to find out how to navigate a sticky situation like this!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking all about effective ways to navigate and remedy delays in a contractual relationship whether it be with a client, a vendor, or any other third party.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through five tips to ensure that a delay in deliverables can be navigated in a way where it doesn’t harm your business reputation and you can create an up-leveled experience for those associated with you through your business.

Main Takeaways:

• When you know there’s going to be a potential delay, acknowledge it and act on it instead of passively waiting for the deadline to approach and panicking at the end moment.
• Read your contract and find out how to handle the delays on your end.
• Check to see if your contract has a clause that instructs what happens in case there’s a delay on your end.
• Have an effective plan of action to work through the conversation about the delay with the other party.
• Have an open conversation discussing the resolutions to the issue at hand, don’t make it hostile, convey that you’re working as a team instead.
• Be thorough about the solutions that you’re finding.

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It’s time to make things happen instead of waiting for them to happen. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today is a true testament to how sheer will and the spirit of invention can fuel your growth. Kara Goldin is the founder of Hint Water, the first company of its kind, she’s an author and she’s been awarded countless entrepreneurial titles. She joins us today to talk about her success, the bumps along the road, and what kept her going despite it all.

Episode Summary:

Kara Goldin walks us through her journey of graduating from college to trying to get an internship in Fortune magazine all the way to being featured in it multiple times as a businesswoman and everything in between. She shares some golden nuggets for every business owner and how she disrupted an entire industry with persistence and great business sense.

Main Takeaways:

• Instead of being super restrictive about “what’s next” - learn to take on the opportunities that naturally fall into your path and give new experiences a chance.
• Competitors don’t have to be perceived in a negative light, there are always things that you can learn from them and improve your own product.
• As long as you’re making progress, however slow it may be, stick to the project you feel passionate about and give it your all.
• Don’t let your business be dependent on one sole factor. Go out and figure out different ways to make things happen.

Fun Facts About Kara Goldin:

• Some of her favorite books are The Category Design Toolkit by Christopher Lochhead, Eddie Yoon & Nicolas Cole & Ask for More by Alexandra Carter.

Resources:

Undaunted: https://karagoldin.com/undaunted/

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6MNK5JSgmQcGgeI77MwMJS

Find Kara Goldin:

Website: https://karagoldin.com/

Hint Water: https://www.drinkhint.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGdgc3KcalWbLTxommrEgYQ

Twitter: ​​https://twitter.com/karagoldin

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It’s time to stop letting other people’s opinions of you direct the narrative of your life. Tune in to find out how!

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today joins us to talk all about the different mindset blocks we all experience and how he leveraged those mindset blocks by shifting his perspective around them to now become a globally recognized speaker.

Episode Summary:

Raj Subrameyer walks us through his journey of changing the norm on several concepts throughout the episode. He shares fresh perspectives on how negative concepts can be used to fuel our growth. He also shares his go-to method to help one decide what career they’re suited for. This episode is the ultimate resource for every individual who feels like they’re being held back by themselves.

Main Takeaways:

• Stick to a benchmark and try to achieve it. Even if you don’t reach that point, you still learn so much in the process.
• The 3R Approach:

Recognize - where you are and what you’re lacking.

Research - what other people are doing that you are not.

Replace - some of your habits with proven habits that are working for other people.

• List out all of your fears and a potential strategy that you can follow to overcome those fears.
• As scary as may be, don’t think twice about investing in up-leveling your skills.
• Working with a coach can be extremely impactful for you in the direction that you’re headed.

• How to Choose the Right Career for Yourself:

• Do the Mind-Dump Exercise.

• Identify your top three career choices.
• Experiment with them to figure out what works best for you.

Resources:

Skyrocket Your Career Book: https://www.skyrocketyourcareerbook.com/

TEDx Confessions of a Toxic Leader: https://youtu.be/i91Q_0dYp7A

TEDx Comparing Myself to Others Saved My Life: https://youtu.be/xmb7XlhCBD0

Find Raj Subrameyer:

Website: https://www.rajsubra.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chailatteconsulting/

Twitter: ​​https://twitter.com/epsilon11

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajsubra/

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It’s time to grow your email list and reach out to new leads while being legally compliant. Tune in to find out how!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking about the things we need to keep in mind as business owners while we work on growing our email list that help ensure we’re being legally legit.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through the various things that need to be done when collecting emails from your audience ranging from the option to unsubscribe, your privacy policy, the legal obligations you have under the CAN-SPAM Act and also how to grow your email list in a legally legit manner. For anyone who’s looking to branch out of social media and grow their audience on an evergreen platform, this episode is a must-listen.

Main Takeaways:

• As per the law in the United States, you can send someone emails without prior consent as long as they have the clear choice to unsubscribe from your list anytime they want.
• You are allowed to buy and sell email lists in the United States as long as it is clearly mentioned in your privacy policy.
• A privacy policy clearly tells your user how their personal information is being used and for what purposes.
• Your privacy policy needs to be easily accessible on your website.
• If your website has users from the EU, you need to ensure that your website is GDPR compliant.

• Legal obligations when sending an email:

• Use a truthful header.

• The subject line can’t be misleading.
• Specify the type of email you are sending.
• You need to share a physical address.
• Monitor what other parties are doing on your behalf.

• Have the unsubscribe button clearly accessible and honor it.

• How to legally grow your email list:

• Via opt-ins.

• Facebook & Google Ads (or other third parties).
• Through your website.
• Buy from a reputable and legal source.

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If you’re a business owner, this episode is going to serve as your marketing playbook. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

Our guest talks about her pivot to the events industry and how she made it as one of the most well-known industry professional without any prior experience. She also shares an abundance of marketing and visibility tips that would benefit your business.

Episode Summary:

Kinsey Roberts walks us through her journey of starting her own business, being the host of not one but two spectacular podcasts, the challenges she’s faced along the way, and the lessons she has learned through it all. She truly comes with contagious energy, the most epic one-liners, and tons of golden wisdom nuggets.

Main Takeaways:

• The connections you make at conferences can really help you level up to the next stage.
• Marketing and visibility are the lifeblood of your business. If you’re not doing it, your business will die.

• Marketing & Visibility Tips:

• Never lose your network.

• SDOS - Stay Discerning on Social
• Create a posting schedule.
• Ensure that your website is working as a 24/7 marketer for you.

• Create owned video content consistently.

• Sometimes it’s okay if the people closest to you don’t align with your vision.

Find Kinsey Roberts:

Website: https://www.shecreatesbusinesspodcast.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shecreatesbusiness/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shecreatesbusiness/

She Creates Business Podcast: https://www.shecreatesbusinesspodcast.com/listen

The Venue Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-venue-podcast/id1485111837

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kinseyroberts/

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It’s time to find your purpose and achieve it against all odds. Tune in to find out how!

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today is an air force veteran, a 9/11 first responder, a fireman, an author, a podcaster, and most importantly - he’s resilient. Join Robert Verhelst AKA Fireman Rob to learn more about his journey, the hardships he has faced, and how he continues to overcome them even today.

Episode Summary:

Robert Verhelst walks us through his journey of resilience. He talks about the challenges he has faced during his time in the air force, his life as a fireman, how he focuses on his mental health, and the seven core catalysts that help us succeed as individuals in life. This episode is truly an eye-opener for anyone who’s been feeling lost and defeated and doesn’t know where to go from here.

Main Takeaways:

• Once you find out your purpose, you’ll start to understand all your actions.
• Sometimes you just need something really small to start off and hone in on your purpose.
• Failure isn’t a reflection of your abilities, it is an opportunity to do something better the next time.
• Don’t change the uniqueness of who you are but still be adaptive to your surroundings.
• Learn to believe in yourself over the fears of everything else that everybody is saying.

Resources:

• Buy Rob’s Book: https://www.firemanrob.com/fireman-rob-books

Find Robert Verhelst:

Website: https://www.firemanrob.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firemanrobstrong/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RobertFiremanRobVerhelst

Podcast: https://www.firemanrob.com/forgedinthefirespodcast

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-verhelst-386a98b/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeamFiremanRob

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Gearing up to host an event? Tune in to find out how to make it legally compliant.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking about what you need to ensure in terms of legal compliance before hosting a virtual or in-person event such as a conference or a summit.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through the five most essential things to keep in mind in terms of law when hosting an event. It covers important information about setting up the event and the four most important contracts you need to have.

Main Takeaways:

• Ensure that nobody else is using the same name as your event and in the same capacity.
• Go through the terms and conditions of all of the transactional software involved in selling the tickets and ensure you’re compliant.
• Your privacy policy should cover how you’ll be using the information given by an attendee.
• Have a detailed contract/ terms and conditions outlining your expectations from the event attendees and what they can expect from you as well.
• Have a detailed contract with the educators/ people you are collaborating with for the event.
• Have a detailed contract with the event space AKA a Venue Contract.

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If you’re looking to grow as a podcaster, this episode will hook you up with all that you need to know. Tune in to find out more.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, our guest talks about making mindful pivots in her business while growing her career as a podcast manager. The episode is full of helpful advice for you to do the same.

Episode Summary:

Jenny Suneson walks us through her journey of quitting her full-time job to grow her social media management business and then making an entrepreneurial pivot to podcast management. Today, Jenny manages a team of seven and she joins us to talk about the different aspects of podcast creation and marketing for individuals at every stage of their podcasting journey.

Main Takeaways:

• If possible, always try to make your business pivot with a strategy that doesn’t leave you struggling to make the ends meet.

• How to be respectful of your clients when you’re pivoting in your business:

• Inform them about the pivot.

• Support them until they find someone new to work with.

• Complete existing projects.

• How to set boundaries in your business:

• Use your contract to dictate work expectations.

• Time block intentionally to get self-care activities done.

• Put your devices on DND after office hours.

• Marketing tips for your podcast:

• Try not to publish more than one episode a week so that you have enough space to promote every episode.

• Promote every episode three times.
• Talk about a new episode in your Instagram stories and use the link sticker to redirect the viewers to your podcast.

Fun Facts About Jenny Suneson:

• Some of her favorite books are Verity by Colleen Hoover, You Are A Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero, and Traction by Gabriel W. and Justin M.

Resources:

• Free Podcast Launch Blueprint: https://www.savvypodcastagency.com/podcast-launch-blueprint/

Jenny Suneson’s Podcasts:

• Savvy Podcasting for Entrepreneurs: https://savvypodcastingforentrepreneurs.com/
• The Podcast Manager Power Hour: https://jennysuneson.com/podcast/
• Virtual Summit Secrets: https://summitsuccesssquad.com/podcast/

Find Jenny Suneson:

Website: https://www.savvypodcastagency.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenny.suneson

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/savvypodcastagency

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If you’re a multi-passionate entrepreneur unsure how to juggle multiple professional hats, our guest today has got the solution to your problem. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today comes from a nursing background but she’s nothing short of a professional kaleidoscope. Meet Angela, a Productivity Consultant, Digital Marketer, Podcaster, Speaker, Author, Celebrity Event Planner & Designer, and learn how she has employed strategic processes all across her business to help her succeed while she travels the world.

Episode Summary:

Angela Proffitt walks us through her time as a trauma therapist where she spent time understanding human psychology deeply and shares how she now uses her past experience to run an eight-figure business. Join her on Law Chat with Girija to steal some of her favorite productivity tips, strategies, and hacks on how to grow a successful business while living your best life.

Main Takeaways:

• It’s important for you to alter your business and client experience as per the evolution of your audience.
• The analytics of your business tell a story about it.

• Some challenges to look out for as a business owner:

• Boundary setting can be hard, especially when you are getting started. Remember to prioritize your wellness.

• Be mindful about getting into business with friends and family.

• Make responsible hires and build a team that can grow with your business.

• Putting your to-do list on a calendar and time-blocking is a great way to stay productive.

• The 4Ps of a company culture’s foundation are:

• People

• Processes
• Productivity
• Profitability

Resources:

• Free Course on the 4Ps: gsdsecrets.com

Find Angela Proffitt:

Website: https://angelaproffitt.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelaproffitt/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AngelaProffittLLC/

Podcast: https://angelaproffitt.com/business-unveiled/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsdleader/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwdB7cvwDh9BKAmDSzc_RYQ

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@angelaproffitt_

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It’s time to position yourself as an industry leader with an asset that goes beyond your numbers AKA Goodwill.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking all about Goodwill. What it is, why it’s important, and most importantly - how do you create goodwill for your business?

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through the traditional definition of Goodwill and how it's applicable to your own business. She talks about the four core elements of goodwill as well as action steps on how you can create goodwill for your business.

Main Takeaways:

• The Net Asset Value of a business is the assets minus the liabilities.
• In finance terms, the difference between the net asset value and the actual price of purchase is considered Goodwill.

• Goodwill comprises:

• Intellectual Property

• Brand Reputation
• Skilled Labour

• Customer Loyalty

• Ensure that you trademark, register, and copyright the intellectual property that distinguishes your business.

• Developing a high-performing workforce and a healthy corporate culture increases your business’ goodwill.
• Cultivate your relationships with your customers as well as your business partners.
• Show up for your business even when things are not going great. Be accountable to establish your credibility.

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Our guest today went from sleeping on the floor at a shared apartment to becoming a leading PR expert. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re joined by a guest who quit the glamor of working with Hollywood celebrities to prioritize her mental health and we learn about her story of building her own successful business in an untraditional manner with a lifestyle that works for her.

Episode Summary:

Melinda Jackson walks us through her journey of moving to LA and being scammed by her “roommate” to juggling three unpaid internships along with part-time jobs to then working for Hollywood PR Campaigns and finally moving back home to pursue her own business. She talks about the lessons she learned along the journey, things she wishes she did differently, how PR works, as well as some amazing DIY PR tips for all small business owners out there.

Main Takeaways:

• When it comes down to choosing an internship, choose relevant experience for your next level over money.
• If you don’t prioritize your mental well-being, every other aspect of your life tends to tumble down because of it.
• There’s a difference between climbing up the ladder and sacrificing yourself for your job.
• Don’t say yes to potential clients due to scarcity mindset. Working with quality clients can be monumental to a business’ success.
• Word of mouth is the most efficient marketing strategy because it’s rooted in a place of trust.

• Tips to incorporate PR into your business as a beginner:

• Reach out to your local newspaper and introduce yourself.

• Don’t be afraid to dive into your personal story - it helps the audience connect better.
• Reach out to the local lifestyle channels and radio stations to talk about your business.

• Reach out to local bloggers/ influencers who post about small businesses or entrepreneurs to see if you can cross-promote.

• Different types of PR campaigns call for different types of PR efforts.

• Essentials of a PR Pitch:

• Ensure that the person you are pitching to understands you when, what, where, why, and who.

• Include relevant links. Try to avoid attachments as they can get caught by the spam filter.
• Wait for about 2-3 days before you follow up.

Fun Facts About Melinda Jackson:

• One of her favorite books is Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.

Resources:

• Set up a PR Consultation with Melinda: https://calendly.com/melindajacksonpr
• Sign up for Melinda’s upcoming DIY PR Course: https://forms.gle/nTQGNRfVcphjkKyY8

Find Melinda Jackson:

Website: https://www.melindajacksonpr.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melindajacksonpr

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MelindaJacksonPR/

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Ready to establish your brand as a creative business owner? Tune in to find out how!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, our guest Allie Siarto shares her experience of becoming a professional photographer and the “opportunities” she turned down to give herself the freedom to choose her lifestyle over money. She also talks about establishing your brand as a creative business owner.

Episode Summary:

Allie Siarto walks us through her journey of creating a brand that stands out. She talks about the processes that make her an industry expert, the tools she leverages, how her business has evolved over the years and how creative business owners can make a name for themselves and be visible even in a saturated industry.

Main Takeaways:

• Being financially secure gives you the freedom to choose lifestyle over money.
• Do not rely on social media solely to market your business.
• Pinterest is a wonderful platform to leverage as a creative business owner.

• Tips for a successful brand photoshoot:

• Establish your brand colors.

• Find your brand archetype.

• Decide your props, location, makeup, and outfits based on your color scheme.

• It’s very important to set expectations through your client contracts.

Fun Facts About Allie Siarto:

• One of her favorite shows is Ted Lasso on Apple TV.

Resources Mentioned:

• Choose FI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence by Brad Barrett, Chris Mamula, and Jonathan Mendonsa.
• Stories That Stick by Kindra Hall.
• Find your Brand Archetype.

Find Allie Siarto:

Website: http://alliesiarto.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alliesiarto/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alliesiartophotography

Pinterest: https://in.pinterest.com/alliesiarto/_created/

Podcast: https://photofieldnotes.com/

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Time to stand out and build a business that doesn’t get mixed with the crowd, tune in to find out how!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking about six efficient strategies to help your business stand out in a saturated market with a distinguished brand identity.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through six action steps on how to make a mark in the industry without having to overwhelm yourself. These strategies are going to be every business owner’s go-to when it comes to building a business that stands out.

Main Takeaways:

• Define your mission, vision, and business values accurately.
• Choose a unique name for your business.
• Make your brand memorable.
• Analyze your target market and understand who your ideal client it.
• Keep your product line simple and accessible.
• Focus on creating a wonderful client experience.

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If you’ve been hesitant to show up on video to market your business, our guest today has got you covered. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

Our guest Sarah Morgan talks about her journey of starting her business as a marketing coach for women in business. She shares some great, actionable tips for our audience to be able to leverage the power of video in their own business as well as some helpful lessons on being legally protected.

Episode Summary:

Sarah Morgan walks us through her days of getting paid in food in exchange for designing a website, to quitting her 9-5 at a news station, pursuing her own business, and spending ten years as a circus artist. Listen to her story full of fun anecdotes, practical tips, and valuable lessons.

Main Takeaways:

• When planning to quit your full-time job to start your business, ensure that you have enough money saved up/ coming in to be able to pay your bills.
• Do not let things that don’t matter act as an obstacle in your journey of progression.
• It is a lot easier to do your job when you’re showing up as yourself and are attracting like-minded people as your clients.
• Keep a log of how you’re spending your time during business hours. Include both personal and work tasks. This way you know exactly how much time each task takes and you can make responsible and smart outsourcing decisions.
• Being on video will help you convert your ideal clients much faster and more efficiently.
• It is okay to ask your audience about what they’re looking for assistance with and then cater your content exactly as per their needs.

• Some interesting content prompts to engage your audience:

• Teach them something.

• Share your story.

• Talk about your expertise.

• A simple way to get started with creating video content is to record it on your phone first, edit it and then upload it to your desired app such as Instagram or TikTok.

Fun Facts About Sarah Morgan:

• One book that she recommends to all our listeners is We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers.

Resources From Sarah Morgan:

• Free Instagram Stories Challenge: https://xosarah.lpages.co/storieschallenge/

Find Sarah Morgan:

Website: http://xosarah.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xosarahmorgan/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xosarahmorgan

Podcast: https://xosarah.com/podcast/

TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@xosarahmorgan

Dare To Grow Membership: www.daretogrow.co

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“You are worthy simply because you exist.” - tune in to find out how a simple mindset shift like this one can help turn your life around!

Episode Introduction:

From being homeless as a child to making it as a multiple six-figure entrepreneur, our guest today is truly a testament to what sheer determination can do for a person.

Episode Summary:

Dr. Naieema Jackson walks us through her journey of consistently wanting to prove her self-worth to others until the age of 31 to then acknowledging her own self-worth and doing what made her happy. She talks about her challenges, the lessons she has learned, her victories, some jaw-dropping anecdotes as well as how she helps other female entrepreneurs succeed in their business with her strategies.

Main Takeaways:

• What you are experiencing doesn't define you.
• Sometimes, even when you’re not ready, you need to take just the first step towards your goals.
• When people are speaking with hatred, it’s about their own inner demons and not the person they are talking to.
• When you start questioning your self-worth, focus on the evidence of everything that you have accomplished in life.
• It is important to remind yourself that you are worthy regardless of what you achieve simply because you are a person.
• Be mindful of what the people around you are telling you about your self worth.
• First focus on what you want your life to look like and then align your business goals to that vision.

Fun Facts About Dr. Naieema Jackson:

• One book that she recommends all our listeners is The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks.

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Website: https://thedeterminedfempreneur.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnaieema/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchthatshift

Podcast: https://thedeterminedfempreneur.com/podcast

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjSyLRVUg228xMcFuzLIVxQ?view_as=subscriber

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It’s time to re-evaluate your business procedures and integrate a very crucial aspect into your employee onboarding process. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re going to be talking all about the importance of preparing your employees to effectively communicate a client contract.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through a real life example of a business losing a client, simply because their frontline employee wasn’t prepared to handle client contract negotiations. Join us on today’s episode to learn how to change that and ensure that you’re not leaving money on the table.

Main Takeaways:

• Train your employees regarding your business properly during the onboarding process.
• Explain your employee(s) the purpose of the contract and also give them a walkthrough of the entire contract so that they can do the same with the clients.
• Also talk to your employees about potential contract negotiations in case the client doesn’t agree with certain terms of the contract.
• You may have a successful business but if the frontline of your business is weak, then that needs to be fixed.

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If you’re ready to become an educator and teach what you’re talented at, this episode is just what you need. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

From being a high school teacher to starting her photography business to now helping creative business owners become efficient educators and hosting her own podcast, our guest today is

definitely a woman of many talents.

Episode Summary:

Join Laylee Emadi Smith as she walks us through her journey of becoming an educator, the lessons she has learned along the way, the challenges she has faced, and how she runs an inclusive business.

Main Takeaways:

• A great way to prepare for a career pivot is to build an emergency fund that would keep you financially covered while you find your next income source.
• Just because you don’t fit the stereotype of a position, doesn’t mean you don’t deserve it.
• If it’s possible, try and educate people about your diverse background instead of letting their lack of knowledge result in built-up resentment inside you.

• How to integrate diversity and inclusion in your business:

• Be properly educated about what that really means.

• Ensure that your business reflects representation.
• Be mindful of your messaging on your social platforms.
• Hire inclusion and diversity experts to educate yourself and your team.

• Expose yourself to other cultures.

• As an educator, try your best to meet your audience where they are.

• Never stop investing in your own continued education.
• To improve the delivery of your content, learn to pick up on your audiences’ body language.

Fun Facts About Laylee Emadi Smith:

• Some of her favorite books are Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown and All Marketers Are Liars Tell Stories by Seth Godin.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laylee_emadi/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/layleeemadi

Podcast: https://layleeemadi.com/category/podcast-episodes/

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Our guest today filed for her LLC before even thinking what business she was going to start. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

From being the always-late friend in the group during college to now being a time management coach that has helped several individuals battle their overwhelm, our guest today has had quite the journey.

Episode Summary:

Anna Dearmon Kornick walks us through her journey of working in jobs that didn’t allow her to make time for what’s truly important to her and then her transition to becoming a time management coach and taking back control of her life. She also gives us some super valuable and actionable tips on time management that are beneficial to anyone looking to maximize their productivity without feeling overwhelmed.

Main Takeaways:

• Start adopting the habits and mindset of the person that you want to be in five years from now.
• Whenever you’re heading into a busy season, pause for a moment and reconnect with yourself to ask - what matters the most to me?
• One of the best time management tips is to ensure that your tasks align with your core values.
• How you manage your time is custom to your personality and lifestyle.
• Adding the time it takes you to drive to and from places in your calendar can really help you efficiently manage your time.
• Shifting from a hand-written to-do list to a digital task planner can help you save a lot of time.

Fun Facts About Anna Dearmon Kornick:

• Her favorite book is The ONE Thing by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan.

Resources Mentioned:

• Trello: https://trello.com/

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annadkornick/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annadkornick

Podcast: https://annadkornick.com/podcast/

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Gearing up for a launch? Tune in to find out how to do it strategically and legally!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking about some of the most crucial aspects of a launch and how to ensure that you are being strategic about your launch and also legally compliant.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through some essential-to-follow action steps that will help one create a complete roadmap to a strategic and legally compliant product, service, or business launch.

Main Takeaways:

• Have a plan of action for your launch.
• Make responsible hires - ensure that they are what they say they are and have a contractual relationship for your security.
• Get your existing team on board for the launch and make sure that you can delegate when needed.
• Ensure that the platforms that your launch is based upon are ready to go.
• Make sure that your launch is compliant with the relevant privacy policies.
• Keep your terms and conditions up-to-date.
• Have your contracts ready and ensure that they’re relevant to the product/ service you are launching.

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Our guest today joined TikTok at 37 and gained more than 10,000 followers in the first two weeks. Tune in to find out her growth secrets and more about leveraging video to grow your business!

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today, Natasha Coyle is a booked-out photographer, a TikTok celebrity and she did it all at the age of 37 after being a stay-at-home mom without any prior experience with the camera. She shares the challenges she faced, how she overcame them, and some noteworthy tips on video marketing that you don’t want to miss.

Episode Summary:

Natasha Coyle walks us through her journey of starting a photography business, starting a secret TikTok account to now being a viral, booked-out photographer along with some fun anecdotes from her journey of reaching where she is today. This episode is a true testament to the fact that there isn’t an age limit to finding your passion and monetizing it.

Main Takeaways:

• If you’re not ready to go all-in and create time-consuming video content such as a YouTube video, short video platforms such as TikTok or Instagram Reels are a great way to get started.

• How Natasha beat impostor syndrome:

• By investing in herself.

• By believing that if someone else could do it, she can do it too.

• By not comparing herself to others and focusing on her own growth.

• Normalize taking time off from your business. You can totally take a break, pick it back up and continue to crush it.

• Productive scrolling on TikTok and Instagram Reels can help you understand better the different techniques people are using to make their video more engaging and attention-grabbing.
• Your videos don’t have to be overly produced in order to be successful.
• If you don’t prefer acting or dancing on TikTok and Instagram Reels, you can make simpler videos like Behind-The-Scenes of your business or quick tips to provide value to your audience.
• A clever way to post on both TikTok and Instagram Reels consistently is to repurpose the videos you’ve shot for one platform and bring them over to the other one.

Fun Facts About Natasha Coyle:

• Some of her favorite books are Superfans by Pat Flynn and StoryBrand by Donald Miller.

Resources Mentioned:

• Strengths Finder: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths

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Our guest today uprooted from her home as a 2-year old without knowing what’s next for her. Tune in to find out how she worked hard to turn her life around and how you can too!

Episode Introduction:

From studying psychology to pursuing her MBA, then working in a pharmaceutical company for 9 years to finally starting her own business, Van Lai-DuMone has done it all, and today she’s giving her a peek into her vivid palette of life experiences.

Episode Summary:

Van Lai-DuMone walks us through her childhood as a Vietnamese refugee in the United States, how her family settled in the country, a series of inspiring anecdotes, being a TEDx speaker, and her journey of owning a successful business where she helps individuals through leadership development. Her story is truly inspiring and will make you want to pursue your dreams.

Main Takeaways:

• When you truly believe in something, don’t take “No” for an answer.

• Creativity in the workplace is focused on:

• Mindset

• Skillset

• Behaviors

• Team development helps you learn more about yourselves, your co-workers, and how you can work well together.

• Instead of tackling your to-do list with an “I have to” mindset, think about the impact a task makes and transition to the “I get to” mindset.

Fun Facts About Van Lai-DuMone:

• One of her favorite books is One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer.

Resources Mentioned:

• Angels14: https://www.angels14.com/

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Website: https://www.worksmartadvantage.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worksmartadvantage/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanlaidumone/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwBiTptgjXH7qsU3eZFpR7A/videos

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As we continue to ease into 2022, tune in to find out my top 5 tips about being productive throughout the week and keep your New Year productivity streak going.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode, we discuss 5 super simple ways to ensure that you’re at your peak productivity throughout the week without having to feel overwhelmed or stressed about the amount of work you need to get done.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through five of her favorite things to do in order to ensure that she’s super productive throughout the week without feeling stressed. These super easy-to-implement tips will change the way you schedule your week and help you eliminate the overwhelm out of your workdays.

Main Takeaways:

• Plan out your week in a way where you know clearly what you need to accomplish before the week ends.
• Pick 3-5 priorities from your weekly to-do list and focus on them.
• Time block your days and batch similar work together.
• Take action and actually get things done.
• Allow your body to take a break. Rest is a part of being productive.

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Our guest today quit his job at a Fortune 500 company in the Silicon Valley to go work at a job that paid him $150/ month. Tune in to find out why!

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today is truly a man of many talents. Join us as we talk to Ray Blakney, a Filipino-American Entrepreneur, a bootstrapping genius, and owner of multiple seven-figure businesses as he shares his journey with us.

Episode Summary:

Ray Blakney walks us through his journey of being a multi-passionate entrepreneur, how he quit his six-figure job in the Silicon Valley, moved to Mexico, slept in his office for months, and then created a wildly successful digital business via Skype back in 2008 to now where he owns multiple seven-figure businesses, the challenges he faced and lessons he has learned along the way.

Main Takeaways:

• Third Culture Child refers to a person whose parents are from two different cultures and the child themself is from a third, different culture.
• When you truly feel called to pursue something, you should go for it. If it doesn’t work out, you can always come back to where you’re currently at.
• For most businesses, bootstrapping is the most sustainable method to grow.
• Don’t let the shiny object syndrome slow down the growth of your existing business. Continue to learn and drive your current business towards better opportunities.
• As a rule of thumb, ensure that you maintain a written record of all the communications so that there’s a clear set of expectations on what each person’s responsibility is.

Fun Facts About Ray Blakney:

• Some of his favorite books are The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor, The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley, The Lean Startup by Eric Ries, and Traction by Gabriel W. and Justin M.

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It’s time to use the power of video marketing and a YouTube channel to help make you money by educating your audience for FREE! Tune in to find out how.

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today is a video marketing expert who teaches us all we need to know about creating income through platforms like YouTube without having to invest in fancy equipment or high-end software, or even showing our face. This episode is packed with mic-drops and will make you want to pick the camera and start recording right away.

Episode Summary:

LaShonda Brown walks us through her decade-long experience of video production and how she started leveraging it to create a career on YouTube where she is now able to teach thousands of people for free. She also shares some amazing tips and tricks to grow on YouTube as well as her favorite free software that she uses for SEO on YouTube.

Main Takeaways:

• It is important for you to filter out the advice that you get from “experts” and only implement what aligns with your journey.
• It’s okay to not know how everything is done, you just need to have the mindset to experiment.
• YouTube as a platform helps you establish yourself as a thought leader and sell passively.
• Instead of asking your friends and family to subscribe to your YouTube channel, get an audience who resonated with your content to subscribe to your YouTube channel so that people keep coming back for more content.
• Focus on creating binge-worthy content in order to increase your watch hours.
• If you’re camera conscious, use a platform other than YouTube to practice your on-camera skills where fewer people are watching such as a Facebook group with your close friends.
• Sometimes burnout causes you to be so tired that you forget to be grateful. It’s important to take care of your well-being while you work on growing your business.
• You want to create a product or provide a service so good that people feel compelled to tell their friends about it unsolicited.

Fun Facts About LaShonda Brown:

• Her favorite book is The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington.

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Join us as we take a walk down memory lane and recap some of our favorite goal setting and time management tips from the older episodes of Law Chat with Girija.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode, we’re going to learn some really key points about goal setting and managing our time well in 2022 by referring back to some of our most amazing episodes and reiterating the lessons we learned from our guest experts.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks you through five super-effective action tips that you can start practicing right away as you gear up for the new year. We’ll be recapping some of our favorite episodes on the podcast and summarizing, in brief, the lessons that our guest experts taught in each of them.

Main Takeaways:

• The key to goal-setting is to set manageable and realistic goals for yourself so that you don’t end up overwhelming yourself in order to achieve them.
• The M.O.M. Method by Lani Jackson teaches us that being productive starts with your mindset. In order to truly manage your time well, you need to start by envisioning the kind of life you want to be living.
• Figure out your high and low energy points during the day and schedule your days accordingly.
• It is really important for you to define your values and align them with your business practices as that makes the task of scheduling your work a lot simpler by sorting your priorities for you.
• The D.O.N.E. Method by TaJuanna Taylor helps you reduce overwhelm during a launch by Defining, Owning, Nurturing, and finally Executing your goals.
• Michelle Loretta tells us that the numbers in our business tell a story and instead of running away from the financial aspect of our business, we should leverage it to scale.
• Kari Roberts tells us that the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are an absolutely critical part of our business as they help us streamline our processes and grow our business.

Episodes Mentioned:

• Take Back Time: How to Productively Structure Your Week Using the M.O.M. Method with Lani Jackson

• How to Define Your Values and Ways to Align them in Your Business

• Reducing the Overwhelm in a Launch and the D.O.N.E. Method with TaJuanna Taylor

• Importance of a Business Plan and Financial Strategy with Michelle Loretta

• What an Online Business Manager Does and How to Simplify Your Business Operations with Kari Roberts

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If you constantly feel like you’re not saving up money no matter how much you earn, this episode is exactly what you need to change that. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today is a CFO and she’s not holding back on giving us note-worthy tips in order to help uplevel our financial game.

Episode Summary:

Stephanie Skryzowski walks us through her journey of quitting law and choosing finance as her field of career, the major challenges she faced, how she overcame those, as well as action steps that she would recommend every business owner to start taking no matter how far along they’re in their business. We also discuss some major roles related to finance and when you should make those hires along with simple tricks to do your own bookkeeping.

Main Takeaways:

• When you wish to spend your money somewhere, make it a part of your financial planning. This way, you’ll not feel overwhelmed or taken aback when the expense does take place.
• If you have a fear of speaking in front of people or presenting something, try to get extremely well-versed with what you’re talking about. Your comfort level with the material of the presentation really helps you speak better.
• A bookkeeper’s job is to make sure that your accounts and profit and loss statements are recorded. They provide you with periodic reports about your finances.
• A tax accountant’s job is to know the ins and outs of taxation and IRS rules. They file your taxes and help you with tax-saving strategies.
• A Chief Financial Officer’s (CFO) job is to help with the business side of things such as cash flow forecasting, profitability, and revenue analysis, etc.
• A financial planner or CFP’s job is to look after wealth management such as investments and retirement plans, etc.
• Set up a separate bank account for your business and personal expenses so that you can clearly differentiate between the two.
• Get comfortable with some sort of an accounting system in order to look at your Profit & Loss.

• Allocate your money to the following categories:

• Taxes

• Paying Yourself
• Expenses
• Profit

Fun Facts About Stephanie Skryzowski:

• Some of her favorite books are Profit First by Mike Michalowicz and We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers.

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Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/100-degrees-of-entrepreneurship/id1554154587

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It’s time for your small business to make its space in the big leagues. Tune in to find out how!

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today is a Public Relations expert who isn’t holding back on giving us the goods. Alessandra Seca shares some note-worthy PR tips and tools with us to make sure that you can use Public Relations for your small business without having to figure it out from scratch.

Episode Summary:

Alessandra Seca walks us through her journey of choosing Public Relations as her profession, going back to college after having experienced the professional world, her experience working for agencies and finally venturing on to start Seca & Co. - a PR agency for small business owners. She also talks about some personal struggles and business challenges as well as how she overcame it all.

Main Takeaways:

• As a college student, internships are a great way for you to learn new skills and understand what you really want to pursue as a career based on practical experience.
• Being thoughtful enough to pause and gather your thoughts is still one step ahead.
• When impostor syndrome starts affecting you, it is important to remember your accomplishments and be proud of them.
• Being true to your voice and personality while cultivating relations is the most important thing in the field of Public Relations.
• Public Relations is geared towards gaining exposure, attention, credibility, and building your brand’s presence.
• It’s good practice for small businesses to do their own PR as it teaches them what works for their business.
• When managing your own PR, always follow up about the pitch you submit. Maybe even try incorporating a fresh angle to it.
• A three-week period is a good time to send over a fresh pitch to the same media house.
• Include the Who, What, Where, When and Why in your pitch to the media.
• Keep your media pitch concise and to the point.
• The best time to hire a PR person for your business is when you have been in business for over a year, have stable revenue coming in, and want to expand your brand.

Fun Facts About Alessandra Seca:

• Some of her favorite books are the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling and You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero.
• Her favorite business tools are Freshbooks and Instagram.

Freebies From Alessandra Seca:

• Editorial Calendar: https://mailchi.mp/secaandco/editorial-calendar
• Media Kit Guide: https://mailchi.mp/secaandco/media-kit-guide

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Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re learning all about creating new ways, establishing your authority, and disrupting the industry despite the noise that asks you to do otherwise.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel talks about the importance of pursuing goals that you believe in, no matter what others think of them. This episode teaches one the importance of not following the traditional path and doing something different, and by doing that, disrupting the industry. With the added fun of an anecdote, this episode provides crisp points to help you channel your inner trailblazer and establish your authority.

Main Takeaways:

• As a parent, it is essential for you to understand what your child is good at and help them cultivate it further.
• It doesn’t matter who’s saying it, if it doesn’t align with your heart, it’s just noise.
• When people start questioning your worth, it’s important to know and remember who you are.
• A dream in your heart isn't happenstance, it was placed there intentionally for a reason.
• Make your goals as visual as possible. Use vision boards and journal entries to see what they would look like.
• You should feel 100% confident in your messaging and not hesitate to talk about what you and your business stand for.
• Your words don’t decide the impact, it’s what your actions manifest that does.

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If you’ve ever asked yourself “why would people pay me to do this?” in your business, this episode is just the eye-opener that you need.

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today is a sales strategist who teaches us a new holistic approach to doing business and selling in a way that feels true to our values. Our episode today is filled with strategic tips, action steps, and aha moments.

Episode Summary:

Erika Tebbens walks us through her journey of making several scary pivots in her business until she found the path that aligned with not only her passion but also her core values as an individual. She now teaches other women to do the same through her consulting business.

Main Takeaways:

• Before you help solve an advanced-level problem for your clients, make sure you have something set up that helps them in their journey leading up to the point.
• When you feel like you need to earn more money, it’s time to sit down and do a realistic breakdown of how that can be done without trading other important things that matter to you.

• The six key aspects that you need to assess in your business’ foundation are:

• Truth - Your brand’s promise.

• Health - Your business’ financials and your personal well-being.
• Rest - Schedule periods to take a break.
• Impact - A product suite that serves people.
• Voice - High converting content plan.

• Exposure - Your marketing plan.

• It is okay to allow yourself grace and the flexibility to choose a new routine as per your life’s shifts.

• When you’re finding your core values, find 3-5 things that are non-negotiable for you as an individual.

Recommended Resources:

• Take the Strengths Finder Test: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/home.aspx
• Rebellious Success Program: https://erikatebbensconsulting.com/rebellious-success

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Our guest today is a lawyer who hasn’t worn a suit since 1995. She’s truly disrupting the legal industry, tune in to find out how.

Episode Introduction:

Erin Austin joins us on Law Chat with Girija to talk all about the importance of protecting your intellectual assets to be able to sell your business without hassle when the time comes. She shares valuable tips, fun anecdotes, and note-worthy hacks with us.

Episode Summary:

Erin Austin walks us through her journey of working as an intellectual property lawyer in the movie business to now helping female founders protect their intellectual assets to make sure that their business has a legally solid foundation when they’re ready to sell it.

Main Takeaways:

• Use law in a strategic way so that it protects your business instead of using it as an outlet to get out of legal trouble while spending a lot of money.
• Contracts are the only way to transfer ownership of your intellectual property.
• It is very important to go through the terms and conditions of any third-party software that you may be using in order to understand what you’re authorized to use their platform for.
• Intellectual assets go beyond movies, books, paintings, and other major publications.
• Wealth empowers you to make an impact.
• Always remember that a potential buyer is interested in the future of your business, not where you’re currently at.
• Potential buyers are interested in things such as your business’ revenue, systems and processes, market position, branding, business insights etc.
• Make sure you have client contracts and errors and omissions insurance in your business.
• You need to find synergy in your business so that all the different aspects are working towards the same common goal.

Fun Facts About Erin Austin:

• Some of her favorite business tools are Zoom, MS Office, ClickUp, ConvertKit, LinkedIn and Google Workspace.
• She would recommend you to read The Business of Expertise by David C. Baker and listen to the The Business of Authority Podcast by J. Stark and R. Moulton.

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Did you know you may not own the content you create? Tune in to find out more.

Episode Introduction:

We’re talking all about Influencers & the Law today. Find out how to be legally compliant as an influencer so that your business is protected under all circumstances.

Episode Summary:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking about the top five things an influencer needs to keep in mind before they sign on a brand deal in order to make sure that their business is legally protected. We also talk about some ways to negotiate brand contracts, make your business more professional, and how to get paid on time.

Main Takeaways:

• One of the best ways to make your business more professional is to make it legally legit. This can be achieved with entity formation.
• Ensure that you have contracts for every professional relationship that you form which involves a trade, may it be monetary or through goods and services.
• Clarify the following things in your contract:

Payment Terms

Influencer Protection

Sponsored Content Disclaimer

Intellectual Property Rights

• Make sure you’re in compliance with the FTC guidelines.
• Make sure your values align with the brands that you collaborate with.
• Make sure there is absolute clarity on who owns the intellectual property.

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Torn between parenthood and a successful career? Not anymore! Tune in to how you can have it all and live your life while building a truly fulfilling career.

Episode Introduction:

If you’re a business owner who often finds yourself overwhelmed, this episode is for you. Our guest today, Abbey Ashley talks about the benefits and importance of outsourcing work to create a work-life balance. She also shares the best practices to outsource work, even if it’s your first time.

Episode Summary:

Abbey Ashley walks us through her journey of starting her business as a Virtual Assistant who was looking to do something to kill time and make some extra cash to now owning The Virtual Savvy, a brand that has taught thousands of virtual assistants how to run a successful online business. She shares her challenges, how she overcame them, how she grew her own team, why outsourcing is important, and also some super effective tips to do so starting today.

Main Takeaways:

• When work starts to feel overwhelming and consumes your thoughts, sit with a journal to write down all about it. Just putting actual words to your feelings will help a great deal.
• Challenges are an indicator of growth so they’ll always be there. The important thing is for you to become someone who’s comfortable with facing their fears at different levels in life.
• Outsourcing can be really scary for multiple reasons but make sure you make an intentional effort to delegate work when you can and focus on your zone of genius.
• If delegation is difficult for you, start by outsourcing a one-time project to get in the practice of someone else taking over a task.

• How to outsource effectively:

• Start by outsourcing to tools first.

• Take a look at your outsourcing budget (after paying yourself first).
• Make a list of the tasks that you need to outsource.

• Find a VA that aligns with your brand and cultural values.

• Always choose action over perfection.

Recommended Resources:

• Hire a VA: https://www.thevirtualsavvy.com/hire/
• Join the HelloSavvy Waitlist: https://hellosavvy.com/

Fun Facts About Abbey Ashley:

• Some of her favorite books are Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself by Mike Michalowicz and From 6 to 7 Figures: Simplify Your Business, Gain Your Time Back, Scale Faster Than Ever by Austin Netzley
• Some of her favorite business tools are Canva, Dubsado, ConvertKit, Kajabi, Slack, and Loom.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevirtualsavvy/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/abbeyashley

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheVirtualSavvy

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We’re about to listen to a fresh take on marketing your business, tune in to revamp your own “marketing” plan (if it’s even called that after this episode).

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today has mastered the 4.0 version of themself and will be sharing all about their journey of going from being a photographer for America’s wealthiest families to now coaching small business owners to find their way around entrepreneurship. Dive in for tons of value and brand new perspectives.

Episode Summary:

Jeffrey Shaw is a photographer, an author, a podcaster, a speaker, a business coach and so much more. He walks us through his journey of transitioning from a photographer to a business coach and why he never tied himself down to a niche. With fun stories, action steps, and mind-blowing concepts, this episode is a true eye-opener about aligning your values with marketing in your business.

Main Takeaways:

• The energy of your words is extremely crucial. Be careful in the words you use not just with others, but also with yourself.
• Every time the rate of unemployment goes up so does the rate of self-employment.
• Individuals with million-dollar businesses can still be struggling to meet their monthly expenses. Revenue alone is not an indicator of a business's health.
• You’re allowed to have and monetize more than one interest.
• Start working on increasing your visibility (and searchability) as early on in your business as you can.
• The three tiers to getting published are:

Tier One: Submit and get published.

Tier Two: Content gets edited before being published.

Tier Three: Become a contributing writer.

Tier Four: Having a dedicated column.

• It’s important to stay true to why you started and always recentre to your values in business.
• When you become vocal about your values, it does a beautiful job at attracting clients who are aligned with those values.
• Believe that you deserve to move on to the next level - do the inner work to eliminate your mindset blocks.
• Know your core brand messaging in and out - create a standout statement.

Recommended Resources:

• Zconomy: How Gen Z Will Change the Future of Business—and What to Do About It by Denise Villa and Jason Dorsey
• Self-Employed Business Institute by Jeffrey Shaw: https://www.jeffreyshaw.com/self-employed-business-institute
• Take the Self-Employed Assessment: https://selfemployedassessment.com/

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Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-employed-life/id891146236

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Episode Introduction:

If your values aren’t aligned with your business, it’s time to switch that up. Tune in to learn practical tips on how to define your values and ways to align them in your business.

Episode Summary:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re taking a deep dive into a conversation about your core values in life and how you can align them with your business operations. As usual, our episode comes jam-packed with actionable tips that you can start implementing in your business right away.

Main Takeaways:

• The first step to aligning your business with your values is to grab a notebook and make a list of all the situations that have made you happy - something that made you feel amazing, somewhere that you performed great, maybe you made others feel amazing, write all of them down.
• Similarly, make a list of all the unpleasant situations that made you feel uneasy.
• In each of these situations, think about what values are speaking to you. Also, try to identify any triggers.
• Be authentic with your audience but do not share what’s not relevant to them.
• Evaluate the current state of everything that you’re doing and how your values are showing up in those activities.
• The next step is to create a system based on your values. Figure out how your workflow can accommodate your values.

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Turn your financial worries into financial wins. Tune in to listen to Kate Grayson, a financial wellness expert who tells you all about creating a healthy relationship with your finances.

Episode Introduction:

If you’re ready to focus on your business’ financial wellness, listen to today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija where our guest, Kate Grayson walks you through a step-by-step system of understanding and altering your finances in a way that helps you retain wealth.

Episode Summary:

Kate Grayson joins us to talk about her journey as a financial wellness expert, how she struggled with finances after leaving her job, and what made her decide that she wanted to help other individuals become secure with their finances. She also shares some practical tips for you to start applying in your day-to-day life right away.

Main Takeaways:

• Just like we’re the best person to be able to tell that something is unwell with our body, we’re also the best person to tell when something is wrong with our finances.
• The most crucial part of getting your finances in place is to confront them first.
• The emotional aspect to conversations surrounding money is often overlooked but it is so crucial in creating a safe space to facilitate conversations about one’s finances.
• If spending a small amount of money is serving you in a greater sense, don’t try to save that money.

• Tips to align your budget with your priorities:

• Track your expenses manually.

• Break your expenses down into categories of financial priorities.
• Look at your fixed costs.

• Analyze your lifestyle decisions to see where you can make changes to save money.

• Bringing in a lot of revenue doesn’t necessarily guarantee financial wellness.

Fun Facts About Kate Grayson:

• Her favorite books are The Art of Money by Bari Tessler and I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi.

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We’re walking into season two of Law Chat with Girija with a sexy conversation with intimacy and reality TV expert Dr. Viviana Coles. Tune in for a fun conversation loaded with wisdom.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, Dr. Viviana Coles shares some key moments from her journey of going from being an intimacy expert to now being a reality TV expert too. This episode gives us an insight into the true behind-the-scenes of reality TV and how you can get casted too.

Episode Summary:

Dr. Viviana Coles walks us through her journey of growing up in a reserved household, the decision to become a sex therapist, how she got the chance to work on one of America’s most popular television shows, how she deals with mom guilt, what drives her to move forward, and so much more. This episode is truly jam-packed with value and would serve every multi-passionate business owner to make better decisions moving forward.

Main Takeaways:

• Motherhood isn’t just about taking care of your kids on a daily basis, it’s also about shaping who your kids become in life.
• Most of your guilt stems from seeing what other people are doing and thinking that their way is the only correct way to do things.
• A lot of business owners face stress because they’re unsure whether or not their business systems are legally solid.
• It is crucial to find an attorney that specializes in the niche you’re working in.
• Instead of going all-in on one thing, try to create a business model that’s diverse.
• Capitalize on as many things as you can while staying true to yourself.

Recommended Resources:

Buy The 4 Intimacy Styles: The Key To Lasting Physical Intimacy: https://doctorviviana.com/product/buythebook/

Find Dr. Viviana Coles:

Website: https://doctorviviana.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorviviana/

Houston Relationship Therapy: https://houstonrelationshiptherapy.com/

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Episode Introduction:

It’s been one year since we first started serving mentorship through storytelling, here are my top takeaways!

Episode Summary:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we go through ten of my biggest takeaways as a business owner that have not only helped me build and grow a successful business but also continue to make me better at what I do every single day.

Main Takeaways:

• Take the first step. The rest can always be figured out once you start.
• Doubt is inevitable. It’ll keep creeping into your life every now and then but you’ve got to remember to just take the next step and push the doubt away.
• Have systems set up in place and create Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for your business.
• Learn to get support from other people in your business. Doing everything alone is not productive or efficient.
• Build your business around your values. Don’t disintegrate your values to accommodate your business.
• Be abundant in what you think, do, and give. Think big!
• Think about your anchor - the thing that holds you steady even when things aren’t going your way. Keep your anchor close to your heart.
• Remember to show yourself grace no matter what.
• Show up for your business.
• Network as much as you can in order to create and nurture relationships with individuals in your industry.
• Invest in a business coach as soon as you can. Having someone give you a fresh perspective is truly invaluable for your business.

Resources Mentioned:

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Our guest today is about to make you feel “Oh, so good!” about your finances because the advice he’s got is not from your dad’s CPA. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today is nothing like your traditional CPA. In fact, he’s here to change the narrative and tell you that your finances don’t have to be scary. Join us as Mark Tew walks us through some of his favorite tips to optimize your finances throughout the year to save the most during the tax season.

Episode Summary:

Mark Tew walks us through his journey of being laid off from multiple jobs, moving every weekend along with his family to now having established a successful business as a CPA. Today’s episode also comes loaded with tips on how to play an active role in understanding your finances and being efficient with your tax process.

Main Takeaways:

• Sometimes, we fail to understand the small little signs that life shows us to take a leap, that’s when it intervenes and gives us the big push that we need.
• Making your business accessible for your clients is key for them to be able to think of you as their go-to person in your industry.
• When you face challenges in your path, let the results you want to achieve inspire you to continue.
• Everything works out and even when it doesn’t work out, it works out.
• Scheduling your week is a great way to stay efficient as an entrepreneur.

• Top tips to make sure your financials are in great health:

• Have a separate bank account for your business.

• Have a bookkeeping system to keep track of your accounts.
• Don’t stress about your finances, instead take the time to understand them.

Recommended Resources:

Reseller Tax Academy: https://www.resellertaxacademy.com/

Fun Facts About Mark Tew:

• Some of his favorite books are The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy by Thomas J. Stanley and The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss.
• Some of his favorite business tools are Calendly, Kajabi, Instagram, and Camtasia.

Find Mark Tew:

Website: https://notyourdadscpa.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notyourdadscpa/

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Our guest today is a former Disney Princess. Oh, and she’s a brilliant photographer, coach and she helps you find your strengths.

Episode Introduction:

Laura Foote is truly a multi-passionate entrepreneur who joins us today to talk about her journey of owning a business that’s wildly in demand & the tips and tricks she learned along the way.

Episode Summary:

Laura Foote walks us through her journey of working with Disney as a Disney princess, her diverse academic background, her extremely successful business, and everything in between. She also gives us an insight into the secret of a mind-blowing customer experience that she picked up during her time on the journey and talks about the importance of strength finding.

Main Takeaways:

• A lot of times as entrepreneurs, we tend to silo ourselves to one area and find it difficult to separate ourselves from it. What's important is to be able to keep multiple things on the table and take your pick.
• Investments in yourself and your business can often seem like a scary leap but they help you so much in the long run.
• The best thing that you can do for your business is to connect with people face-to-face.
• Attending a professional networking opportunity might seem like it takes time away from your personal life but actually, it saves you so much time that you would’ve otherwise spent marketing and generating new leads for your business.
• The simplest way to improve your customer experience is to make sure it’s not overwhelming to perform.

Fun Facts About Laura Foote:

• Laura’s favorite author is Jodi Picoult.

Find Laura Foote:

Website: https://laurafoote.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurafoote/

Email: laura@laurafoote.com

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Have you ever wanted to be a guest speaker on a prestigious panel but held yourself back because you didn’t know how to go about it? Or you wanted to invite someone to speak for your podcast but weren’t sure where to start? Tune in to find out how.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking all about the step-by-step breakdown of pitching. Right from research to following up, we’ve got it all covered.

Episode Summary:

Join us as Girija Patel walks you through the different factors to be considered while crafting a pitch in order to increase its efficiency and land the deal. Whether you want to be an educator, speaker, podcast guest or invite someone for the same - this episode is the ultimate guide on what to do.

Main Takeaways:

• Make sure you research the person or business that you’re looking to associate yourself with.
• Ensure that what you include in your circle aligns with you.
• Don’t assume before you ask. Always make the pitch even if it seems unlikely to get accepted.
• Have a clearly defined message when you reach out to someone.
• Make sure your pitch is intentional, customized, and personalized.
• Craft a subject line that instantly grabs attention.
• Always remember to follow up with an appropriate response.
• Maintain a record of the collaborations that are accepted, declined, and the ones that need to be revisited.

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We have a returning audience favorite on the podcast today. Tune in as Lani Jackson talks about structuring your week productively using the M.O.M. Method.

Episode Introduction:

If you’re tired of the overwhelm that comes along with owning a business, it’s time to use the M.O.M. Method (Mindset, Operations & Moving Forward) to get productive in a healthy way.

Episode Summary:

Lani Jackson walks us through the importance of intentional scheduling and the M.O.M. Method in structuring a workweek that works for you. In today’s episode, we’re talking all things systems, scheduling, and getting back on track.

Main Takeaways:

• The first step to taking back time is acknowledging that things are not how you want them to be.
• Remember to not feel guilty about being tired of overwhelm.
• Start by determining how much you want to work every week. It could look like setting business hours for yourself.
• Figure out the high and low energy points in your day and schedule your tasks accordingly.
• Braindump all of the things that you think you need to do and then categorize them into Do Now, Do Later & Do Never.

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Website: https://lanijackson.com/

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Join the Self Proclaimed Serial Optimist today to learn all about ditching the overwhelm EVEN during a launch and her favorite D.O.N.E. Method.

Episode Introduction:

TaJuanna Taylor joins us today to talk about her impeccable experience in helping build and grow businesses to ditch the overwhelm and elevate the profit. She talks about some mind-blowing action steps to help you in your business and also tells us about her signature D.O.N.E. Method.

Episode Summary:

TaJuanna Taylor walks us through her life’s journey, growing up as a daughter of the U.S. Army, she tells us about the challenges she faced in different stages of her life and how they redirected her to find her true purpose through a series of enriching professional experiences. She now helps other CEOs by managing their business visions and keeping them accountable throughout the process.

Main Takeaways:

• You can’t make your clients feel a certain way unless you feel it yourself.
• When you see a problem, take a moment to acknowledge that it makes you upset but then move on and find a fix for it.
• Even though they help shape who you are as an individual, your life experiences still don’t define you.
• You can have a big audience with no one taking action or you can choose to be intentional and build a small community where everyone is involved.
• Doing something yourself doesn’t have to mean that you do it alone.

• Define the 5 Ws of your business goals:

• Who

• What
• Where
• When

• Why

• The acronym D.O.N.E. stands for:

• Define

• Own
• Nurture

• Execute

• Your customers are everywhere but not everyone is your customer.

• The worst that could happen when you ask for someone’s help is that they say “No,” think of it as another acronym - NO: Next Opportunity.
• Good leaders will always make data-driven decisions.
• As entrepreneurs, you shouldn’t be Booked, Busy & Broke.

Recommended Resources:

• Roadmap to Profit: https://www.bootstrapdreams.com/roadmaptoprofit

Fun Facts About TaJuanna Taylor:

• Her favorite book is The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni.
• Her favorite podcasts are Screw The Naysayers by Tim Alison & Blessed & Bossed Up by Tatum Harrison.

Find TaJuanna Taylor:

Website: https://www.bootstrapdreams.com/

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bootstrapdreams/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tajuannamtaylor/

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If you’re a business owner, chances are you want your brand to represent your values - tune in to find out how to create a brand that’s unique to you and yet a representation of your ideal client.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re joined by Kelsea Buddo, a brand design expert who talks to us about all things branding and how to make sure you’re getting it done right for your business.

Episode Summary:

Kelsea Buddo walks us through her journey of graduating as a journalism major, working with multinational companies, taking the leap of faith by quitting her job, and having built the business of her dreams. With fun anecdotes from her professional career and action-based steps for yours, this episode is jam-packed with value.

Main Takeaways:

• You don’t necessarily always need experience in order to experiment with a new field.
• With things getting back to normal, in-person networking is a great way to acquire new clients for your business.
• Social media is another great way to grow your network in order to get more business.
• It’s okay to tell your clients when you’re unsure about something and ask for time to get back to them about it.
• It’s important to understand what your ideal client is looking for beyond the surface-level questions.

• Tips to evaluate your brand:

• Do a business audit before you reach out to a designer.

• Determine if your brand has hovered in trends.
• Look at your brand suite as a whole.

Fun Facts About Kelsea Buddo:

• Her favorite business tools are Honeybook, Asana, Adobe Suite, Creative Market & the What Font Extension.

Resources Mentioned:

Kindly Kit: https://kindlybykelsea.com/kindly-kit

Find Kelsea Buddo:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindlybykelsea/

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It’s time to have some hard conversations today - tune in to find out how to prevent your business from collapsing.

Episode Introduction:

If you're ready to build a business that thrives on auto-pilot, it's really important for you to integrate a few basic yet super significant systems into your business models, join us as we walk you through each of them.

Episode Summary:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking about all things legal and corporate. If you have a business of two members or two hundred, all of these systems will help ensure you’re maintaining a healthy corporate environment that’ll benefit your business.

Main Takeaways:

• Your business practices should be representative of your values in life and your company as a whole.
• Know your business structure and the industry in and out to be sure you’re covering all the bases.
• Your business model should be inclusive of every individual that is associated with your organization.
• Integrate periodic performance evaluations with your employees in your business’ systems.
• Create an employee handbook to set clear expectations.
• Get rid of the bad liability apples, i.e., people or objects that are affecting your business negatively.
• Get feedback from your employees and audit it periodically.
• Incorporate employee appreciation activities in your business.
• Have employee contracts in place.

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If you’re ready to feel natural, more confident, and comfortable with engaging the room, tune in to today’s episode and find out how.

Episode Introduction:

Stacey Shipman is the founder of Engaging the Room and helps individuals feel more confident and natural to create genuine personal connections while shedding the formalities set by those before them.

Episode Summary:

Stacey Shipman talks about the verbal forms of communication that are often anxiety invoking for individuals and how her approach helps eliminate the overwhelm as well as bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be in order to engage the room. She teaches us how to command the conversation and build genuine connections while speaking at an event, making a sale, or even while having a day-to-day interaction with someone.

Main Takeaways:

• Thinking about a great business idea is just the first step, you need to actively build connections and market that idea in order to monetize it.
• If you really want to achieve something, you need to actively put in the effort to get it instead of being passive.

• Stacey’s framework to achieve a goal:

• Get curious: Have a clear vision in your mind.

• Get support: Build relationships before you need them.

• Do the work: Take imperfect action.

• Every time we take a step forward, we learn, we grow and we evolve.

• If something doesn’t feel right for us, we can’t do a good job on it for other people.
• It is important to give yourself permission to shed the formality and do something differently.
• We can create for the sake of its enjoyment, it doesn’t always have to be related to our business.

Fun Facts About Stacey Shipman:

• She is pursuing singing as a hobby.

Find Stacey Shipman:

Website: https://engagetheroom.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/engagetheroom/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/engage-the-room/

Podcast: https://engagetheroom.com/podcast/

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If you’re ready to get financially strategic in your business, tune in to find out some insider hacks from a seasoned professional.

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today talks about her journey from being an accountant for a big firm to now owning her own consulting firm that specializes in business strategy for event professionals.

Episode Summary:

Michelle Loretta walks us through her professional pathway sharing fun anecdotes at every stop on the way. Having tried multiple positions at various big and small businesses, Michelle joins us today to share her wisdom about the importance of business strategy and a financial strategy. Like she says in the episode - “the numbers don’t lie”.

Main Takeaways:

• It is important to remember that your degree is not going anywhere, you don’t have to stay married to your job if it isn’t inspiring you.
• Most businesses start facing challenges when they’re two-three years in, as the business matures, it starts to tackle professional challenges.
• As a business owner, pick one to two platforms to run your business on. Do not try to be active on every platform as that’ll result in burnout.
• Make a list of twenty people who wholeheartedly support your business and constantly be in touch with them. Word of mouth is a great way to get new clients.

• The four elements of a business plan are:

• Vision

• Marketing
• Operations

• Finances

• Putting a business plan in place helps your vision get clarity.

• Your numbers speak a lot about your business’ profitability.
• Contracts made any business relationship a lot more functional, efficient, and systemized.

Fun Facts About Michelle Loretta:

• Her favorite books are Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear, and Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Find Michelle Loretta:

Website: https://besageconsulting.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/besagealways/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeSageConsulting/

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If you’re an entrepreneur who’s looking to get all their systems in place, tune in to today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija to find out about the top investments you should be making as a beginner entrepreneur.

Episode Introduction:

Girija Patel shares the top investments you should be making as a business owner as well as their significance in your business.

Episode Summary:

In today’s episode. Girija Patel walks us through every single investment that needs to be made by a beginner entrepreneur while sharing her own experiences with those investments and how they help you scale your business.

Investments to Make:

• Invest your time in your business intentionally.
• Invest in a planner with a layout that works for your business.
• Invest in legally protecting your business.
• Invest in a financial advisor.
• Invest in a coach/ network that’ll help guide you in scaling your business.
• Invest in someone who can help you with the admin tasks.
• Invest in a marketing strategist.
• Invest in the tech equipment needed for your industry.

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Our guest today is a celebrity chef who’s made his name in the big leagues. Tune in to find out his success story and insider tips from the man himself.

Episode Introduction:

From being fascinated with food as a little boy who watched his grandma cook to being a world-renowned celebrity chef, Guy Vaknin walks us through his journey of success, the challenges he faced, and how he got to where he is today while throwing in some fun anecdotes in the mix.

Episode Summary:

Guy Vaknin shares his journey of being a celebrity chef with us along with all its obstacles and milestones. He talks about his childhood, his early life in Israel, moving to America, becoming a chef, his time at Hell’s Kitchen and ABC’s Shark Tank, and building a niche business in the food industry with his two restaurants Beyond Sushi and Willow. Our listeners are in for a fun-filled ride with this episode.

Main Takeaways:

• If you spend too much time contemplating something, you often end up not doing it altogether. If you find something you’re truly passionate about, just go for it.
• As a business owner, you should evolve along with your business.
• Part of growing a successful business is to listen to your customers’ feedback and grow.
• It is important to diversify your business model in a way that serves vivid interests.
• As a business owner, you should be clear on what are the deal breakers for different aspects of your business, what you can compromise on, and what's non-negotiable.
• As a business owner, you need to be present for your employees, leading the path you want them to walk on.

Fun Facts About Guy Vaknin:

• One of his favorite books is Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin.

Find Guy Vaknin:

Beyond Sushi: https://beyondsushi.com/about/

Willow Vegan Bistro: https://willownewyork.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefguyvaknin/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chefguyvaknin

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Our guest today is all about non-profit life. Tune in to find out how you can adapt it for yourself.

Episode Introduction:

What started as a spiritual journey has now become her life’s motive, Kele Pandolfe talks about her journey of finding her true purpose in life and how she set it up to do good for several people around her.

Episode Summary:

Kele Pandolfe walks us through her story of empowering at-risk youth globally, through education, awareness, vocational training, and biblical discipleship. She shares her motivation, the challenges she faced, and the success she has achieved. She also talks about starting a non-profit and leading a purposeful life.

Main Takeaways:

• Remember to be fully present in each of your life’s experiences because they’re all leading you towards your true purpose in life.
• Every state has a different procedure to file for a non-profit, be sure to look into the requirements of where you’re filing yours.
• Be careful of how you use your speech because it can be both life-giving and life-damaging for someone.
• If there’s something positive that you really want to do, there are no limits to achieving it.
• Our fear usually stems from those things that we do not know the outcome of.
• Be sure to share your dreams with the people who’ll be supportive and not try to smash them.
• Your purpose is always going to have its people. It’s important to remember who you are serving and why you chose to serve them.
• You can do a quick Google search in order to understand the requirements of starting a non-profit in your geographical region.

• The first three steps to take when starting a non-profit:

• Meditate or pray - take some time to think through your vision and your goals. Understand the requirement for your non-profit, your demographic, why are you starting, and write it down to get a clear idea.

• Find three people who are going to support your vision and your dream.
• Start by laying the groundwork yourself initially and then reach for professional help later.

Recommended Resources:

• When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself by Brian Fikkert and Steve Corbett.
• The Ask: How to Ask for Support for Your Nonprofit Cause, Creative Project, Or Business Venture by Laura Fredricks.

Fun Facts About Kele Pandolfe:

• One of Kele’s favorite non-profits is Casa de Luz Ministries in Mexico.
• Her favorite book is The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.

Find Kele Pandolfe:

Website: https://www.dogoodministries.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dogoodministries/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dogoodministry

Kele’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelewrites/

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If you have a membership program or plan to launch one, tune in to this episode to get all your legal ducks in a row.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we talk about the foundational measures to take in order to ensure that your membership subscriptions are legally secure as well as discuss the pitfalls you want to avoid at all costs.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks you through the step-by-step legal checklist that you need to ensure in order to make your membership program’s security impenetrable. She covers best practices, what to avoid and what to double-check. By the end of this episode, you will leave with a bulletproof legal strategy for your membership.

Main Takeaways:

• Make sure that your website efficiently conveys who your membership program is going to serve.
• Your website copy should cover the following:

Terms & Conditions

Privacy Policy

FAQs

Disclosures

• Elements of a Membership Agreement:

Term of the Membership

Price of the Membership

Payment Schedule

Deliverables of The Membership

What is Expected of the Subscriber

Intellectual Property

Refund Policy

Termination Clause

Notice Provision

Assignment & Transferability

Disclaimers

• Make sure you are not commingling your funds with another one of your business.
• Take advice from your CPA and lawyer to make sure your membership adopts the correct business model.

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From being a physical therapist to a makeup artist to now managing several digital businesses, our guest today truly has a vivid palette of professional experiences.

Episode Introduction:

Kari Roberts is a business integrator who helps manage online businesses by systemizing them for rapid functionality. Today she joins us on Law Chat to share her favorite tips for online business owners to simplify their business operations.

Episode Summary:

Kari Roberts walks us through her journey of becoming an online business manager along with the wins and failures she had on her way as well as how those failures helped her. She tells us the various business areas that a digital COO works on and how she serves her client efficiently as she shares some pages from her experiences. This episode is truly resourceful for every online business owner.

Main Takeaways:

• You should price your services based on the transformation that you offer your clients.
• If you're not confident about charging a certain price for your product, do what you need to - get experience, get more educated, network with people and put yourself out there.
• Failure isn't always a bad thing. Sometimes it gives you the clarity you need in order to move forward.

• How an OBM starts their work for your business:

• Understanding the goals of your business.

• Understanding what you need help with and whether it can be systemized or do you need to hire someone.

• Brain dump everything about your business that your OBM can streamline and simplify.

• An easy way to systemize your business is to document your business processes in real-time as you do them as opposed to sitting down at once to write them down. This ensures that you aren't missing any steps.

• Make sure you're communicating your needs to your support staff properly in order to function together in sync.
• As a business owner, it is extremely important for you to learn to prioritize your time away from the business.
• Take the help of personality tests such as enneagrams to understand what is the best way to communicate with your team members.

Recommended Resources:

• Quiz: https://www.karirobertscoaching.com/quiz-2
• Time Blocking Template https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5ec179d3ab499000265f0e69

Fun Facts About Kari Roberts:

• Her favorite TV series are The Real Housewives franchise and 90 Day Fiancé.

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Website: https://www.karirobertscoaching.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kari.and.company/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karirobertscoaching/

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Who needs to build a business from the ground up when you can purchase one and scale it your way?

Episode Introduction:

Our guest today is an acquisition entrepreneur and an expert at purchasing businesses and making them succeed. Tune into today’s episode with Devina Bhojwani to learn some tricks of the trade.

Episode Summary:

Today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija talks about business acquisition from A-Z. Right from the mindset shifts, you need to make to the research you need to do and the business plan you have to make, Devina Bhojwani walks us through her journey of being an acquisitional entrepreneur while sharing her methodology with us.

Main Takeaways:

• Owning a small business opens multiple pathways for you to move forward on. It truly provides you with an abundance of opportunities.
• Navigating synergy at home plays a huge role in making a business successful.

• Important mindset shifts to adopt when venturing into a new business field:

• Have a risk appetite.

• Be a leader.

• Visualize the growth.

• Things to consider when buying a new business:

• Your passion for the business.

• Growth opportunities available for the business.

• Existing profit numbers of the business.

• Make a detailed business plan with quarterly, six-monthly, and yearly projections and plans for your business.

• Talking to a business broker can also really help you find the right business for you to invest in.
• Competitor analysis is a great way to understand whether or not the business you’re looking to invest in is viable.

• Devina’s top tips to establish authority after purchasing a business:

• Build trust.

• Reiterate communication.

• Listen to your team.

• When you’re planning on investing in a business, think your exit strategy through and include it in your business plan.

Recommended Resources:

• Buy Then Build by Walker Deibel.

Fun Facts About Devina Bhojwani:

• Her favorite business tool is Clubhouse.

Find Devina Bhojwani:

Website: https://idealabkids.com/

Email: devina@idealabkids.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devina-bhojwani-3452053/

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Today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija is to hook you up with a solid legal foundation in your business in all necessary aspects.

Episode Introduction:

Girija Patel shares the foundational knowledge of business planning, legal planning, and financial planning that you need to adopt when starting a business.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks us through the step-by-step process of starting a successful business. Right from brainstorming for business ideas to actually launching a business and covering all the bases, this episode is your ultimate guide to designing an intentional and successful business model.

How to Start a Successful Business:

• Step One: Brainstorm. Write down the various ideas that you have. Dump all your thoughts on a blank sheet of paper.
• Step Two: Integrate your brain dump into a business plan. Conduct market research and format a plan that accommodates your ideas.
• Step Three: Research and finalize a business name. Make sure that the name isn’t already being used by another business.
• Step Four: Choose what kind of entity your business is going to be based on the risk factor, liability exposure, and tax benefits.
• Step Five: Sign up for EIN (Employer Identification Number) that is going to be needed for various purposes such as IRS and Federal Taxation.
• Step Six: Get a separate bank account for your business regardless of what business entity you identify as. This will help in keeping your personal and business financial statements separate.
• Step Seven: Get any licenses or permits that your business might need in order to comply with the legal structure of your local, state, and federal region.
• Step Eight: Get a bookkeeper or a CPA to keep all your finances sorted. You need to make this investment in your business from day one.
• Step Nine: If you’re certain about your business’ name and are committed to it, trademark it as soon as possible for added protection.
• Step Ten: Get a DBA (Doing Business As) or Assumed Name to let your state know that you are operating your business as the business name and not your own legal name.

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Our guest today is going to help you ensure a jitter-free entry on the stage the next time you walk in front of a crowd.

Episode Introduction:

Marti MacEwan walks us through the journey of overcoming stage fright herself and how she’s taught hundreds of people to successfully do so. An author, a therapist, a singer, and the queen of curing stage fright, she’s here to share her favorite action tips with us.

Episode Summary:

Marti MacEwan shares her journey of dealing with stage fright right from her first conscious experience of it during a singing lesson to then intentionally using a psychological technique on herself to deal with the fear. Full of practical steps, this episode is fine-tuned in a way to help you embark on a journey to overcome your own stage fright.

Main Takeaways:

• The fear to put yourself front and center sometimes stem from an internal conflict nurtured by one’s childhood experiences.
• Energy Psychology focuses on changing the state of your energy first and then emotional, psychological, and physical changes follow naturally as a result.
• Client feedback is a great way to improve and streamline your services. Market research helps you strategize better.
• Anytime you’re disrupting your industry, there is going to be some resistance and skepticism. The important thing is to keep moving forward.

• If you’re facing pushback doing what you believe in:

• Find people who align with your vision.

• Test it out and come up with tangible evidence in your favor.

• Marti’s tips on overcoming challenges and moving forward:

• Get objective about it.

• Create safety for yourself.
• Learn the Rapid Relief Process.

Fun Facts About Marti MacEwan:

• Her favorite movie is The Philadelphia Story.

Find Marti MacEwan:

Website: https://stagefright.com/

Rapid Relief Class: https://stagefright.com/rapidrelief/

Energy Psychology: https://www.energypsych.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yourstagefrightcoach/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stagefrightcure

Email: marti@stagefright.com

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Our guest today chose the career of his dreams back when he was in fourth grade - tune in to see how he followed through!

Episode Introduction:

From getting his undergraduate degree in physics to his varied experiences at law school, Trevor Schmidt walks us through his journey of becoming a trademark expert who helps you establish your brand’s identity.

Episode Summary:

Trevor Schmidt delivers this value-packed episode where he talks all about the importance of protecting your intellectual property. He shares the vivid experiences that he’s experienced as an attorney and how he ended up practicing corporate law. This conversation is filled with valuable tricks of the trade and actionable tips that you could put into use for your business right away.

Main Takeaways:

• When getting your contracts done, ask your attorney to draft them from thinking of how these contracts will hold up in court.
• Makes your business operational and transactional through a contract.
• A business is more likely to need legal assistance in the beginning phase than it is years later.

• How Trevor educates his clients about the importance of legal protection:

• Explain to them the risks involved on a practical level.

• It saves you a huge cost in the longer run.

• Tell them about the resources available to them.

• How to know if you need to invest in a trademark:

• Ask yourself if you have enough protection through the common law or do you need added protection from the federal law?

• Consider your geographical area, do you plan on functioning locally or do you plan to expand nationwide?

• Understand whether you need a trademark or a standard character mark based on your business’ needs.

• If your business is based online, it’s best to get a trademark registration once you’re firm that you aim to continue growing your brand in its current form.

• Legally protecting your company with the help of trademarks, copyrights and contracts make your business a prime opportunity for investors.
• Analyze the risks of a company based on the severity as well as its likeliness to occur.
• When you’re saying “No” to something, always be prepared with alternative choices for it.

Fun Facts About Trevor Schmidt:

• His favorite book is Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.
• His business book recommendation: The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals by Chris McChesney, Jim Huling, and Sean Covey.

Find Trevor Schmidt:

Website: https://www.hutchlaw.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/inretrevor

Email: tschmidt@hutchlaw.com

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/founder-shares/id1526357098

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It’s time to scale your business amidst a global pandemic. Here’s how!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat With Girija, we’ll be talking about the action steps that you can take today in order to successfully navigate your business on its path to flourish even during Covid-19.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks you through the various tips and tangible steps for being able to efficiently evaluate your current business structure as well as how to properly analyze it and make the needful tweaks so that it works for the growth of your business.

Main Takeaways:

• Ask yourself “How am I feeling in my business right now?” - Use this question to evaluate the gaps in your business, what’s working and what’s not, what’s missing, what needs to be changed or fixed.

• Divide your business elements into the following columns:

• What’s Amazing: These are the things that are working perfectly in your business.

• What’s Mediocre: These things are not bad but they aren’t the greatest either. I like them and I can tweak them into something better.

• What’s Not Needed: These are the things that you completely want to eliminate from your business structure. They do not need to be changed or fixed, these just need to go.

• The aspects that you should evaluate in your business are Operations, Client Experience, Team Building, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Business Relationships.

• Having open conversations with the people in your business network is a powerful activity. Talk to them, get feedback and work on making the overall experience better.

• You should re-do your contracts annually.

• If you’re committed to something and it’s generating revenue for you, register the copyright for it as soon as you can.

Action Steps:

1. Evaluate your business.
2. Find out your pain points and analyze why you haven’t fixed them yet.
3. Think about the different business relationships you have and how they can be cultivated for growth.
4. Actively grow your network by meaningfully interacting with people.
5. Re-evaluate all your contracts to make sure there isn’t a misalignment in them.
6. Take a look at your Trademark and Copyright Registrations.
7. Finally, take a look at your Standard Operating Procedures and fine-tune them to align with your business goals.

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Our guest today is an “accidental entrepreneur”, after listening to her journey, we happen to love accidents now!

Episode Introduction:

She started with a website that was so “terribly designed” that she wants to block it out of her memory, today - she rules the design industry. Our guest today is a true example of the wonders that can come out of choosing progress over perfection.

Episode Summary:

Bonnie Bakhtiari shares the recipe to her secret sauce of success which was marrying her skills with her creative drive and voila, she got herself a thriving six-figure business. Bonnie walks us through her journey of starting where she was, moving forward with imperfection, and gives us all the tea on the perfect brand strategy. This episode is jam-packed with golden nuggets of knowledge.

Main Takeaways:

• Starting with imperfection is so much better than not starting at all.
• It’s okay to not know where your destination is as long as you believe that your journey is leading you to someplace meaningful.
• If you believe something is possible, you end up creating a reality for yourself where it actually is possible.
• Instead of having misconceptions of reality, focus your energy on having faith in your own actions.
• No one is going to be able to work with you if you don’t tell them that they can work with you.
• It’s important to consistently show up and serve value online and then point people to how you can help them achieve the transformation they’re looking for.
• Instead of thinking that someone is saying “No” to you as a service provider, think of it as them saying “No” to the transformation that your service provides doesn’t resonate with them.
• Once your primary revenue stream is generating consistent clients, you can start looking into developing passive income sources such as e-courses and other resources.

• Bonnie’s top tips on creating a solid brand strategy:

• Before getting to the brand aesthetics, work on clearly breaking down and defining your brand strategy.

• Clearly define what your business is, what your business offers, who your ideal client is, what kind of growth should your ideal customers experience through your services, etc.

• Even if you are a seasoned professional, revisit the basics from time to time to perfect your brand strategy further.

• Create a mission for your business and understand your purpose. It’ll keep you coming back to your calling even on the days you don’t feel like showing up.

• If you are a service provider, it is crucial to have a contract outlining the scope of the work before you start the project.

Fun Facts About Bonnie Bakhtiari:

• Bonnie is a coffee person.
• Some of her favorite business tools are Honeybook, Asana, and GSuite.

Find Bonnie Bakhtiari:

Website: https://bisforbonniedesign.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonniejoymarie

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-brand-strategy-podcast/id1446601347

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BIsForBonnieDesign

Pinterest: https://in.pinterest.com/bonniejoymarie/_created/

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Our guest today spent years disrupting the health industry so that you wouldn’t have to struggle with body image issues the way she did.

Episode Introduction:

Dee Gautham is the founder of The Boss Body Method of coaching to help women get into their best shape ever, not just physically but mentally as well. In today’s episode, she shares her views on body image issues as well as how she’s working towards making sustainable changes to one’s health instead of following random diets here and there.

Episode Summary:

From struggling with body image issues to disrupting the health industry with her signature Boss Body Method, Dee Gautham is truly an inspiration for every woman who is looking to make healthy changes to her body. No crash diets, no hours sweating off on the treadmill, and definitely not copying an influencer’s diet chart - she believes in making sustainable changes specific to your body type so that you don’t end up relapsing every time you lose a few inches.

Main Takeaways:

• When you’re working on improving your physical health, it is equally important to work on the underlying psychological body image issues so that you’re truly becoming healthy in all aspects.
• In order to work on your body image issues, you need to start by acknowledging them and educating yourself about what it is that’s affecting you.
• Learn to value yourself outside of your materialistic traits such as physical appearance, money, educational institute, etc.
• Sometimes you need to let go of control over certain aspects of your life.
• It is crucial for you to feel connected with your body in order to actively heal it inside out.
• Restricting your children from eating certain types of food is only going to make them want to consume more of it. Instead, focus on maintaining a balanced diet.
• When you’re choosing a name for your product, make sure it represents the vision and mission of your business.
• Everyone has the potential to scale, you just need the vision, desire, and guidance to do so.

• Dee’s top tips to hire an employee:

• Make a list of the qualities you’re looking for and then rate each candidate on a scale of 1-5 with respect to them possessing those qualities to help you better sort out the ideal employee.

• If you’re looking for someone to join your internet-based business, also consider their social media presence.
• Consider their technical skills, cultural fit, and values too.

Fun Facts About Dee Gautham:

• Dee’s favorite self-help book is Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works by Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole.
• Her favorite business tools are Instagram, TikTok, and Canva.

Find Dee Gautham:

Website: https://bossbodyrevolution.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dee_gautham/

TBBR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebossbodyrevolution/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deegautham/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dikshagautham

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Time to kill some of those well-known rumors about all things Copyright!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat With Girija, we’ll be debunking some of the major myths that surround the topic of copyright.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks you through the importance of copyright and how it elevates your legal protection. She also talks about some of the most commonly heard myths about copyright and debunks them while giving you tangible solutions to all your copyright issues.

Main Takeaways:

• Under the common law, we all have inherent copyright protecting our original work of authorship.
• Registering for copyright boosts your protection level from common law to statutory protection.
• Just because something is available on a public forum such as Google, Pinterest or Facebook, doesn’t make it open for use to all.
• When using stock images, make sure you’re following the rules of the platform where to get it from.
• Sending yourself a copy of your work may prove possession of the work but it doesn’t prove authorship unless it has been copyrighted.
• No matter how little you copy from someone else’s work, it is still copyright infringement.

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Our guest today fought all odds to become successful in life and now she works on sharing her wisdom with other women to help them feel empowered.

Episode Introduction:

Our guests today walks us through her journey from being bound to marry at the age of 20 to graduating as a lawyer in the UK and passing the bar in New York. Today’s episode is truly a testament to what can be achieved if one believes in themselves and channels their faith towards their goals.

Episode Summary:

From building a career after being inspired by a Bollywood movie to losing a hundred percent of her monetary investment, Meena Kumari Adnani walks us through the various chapters of her life and how her mindset evolved throughout as she made some drastic pivots in her career.

Main Takeaways:

• You shouldn’t intertwine your life with another person to the extent where you don’t have any goals of your own.
• Sometimes all you need to do is get up in the morning, put your feet on the floor and take the first step - the rest can be figured out as you go.
• Instead of thinking about how your bad experiences destroyed you, think of them as to how they built you.
• Every single experience that we go through in our lives happens for a reason.
• Most of us seek power on the outside without realizing that we already have it on the inside.
• Instead of focusing on your physical experience, ask yourself what lesson it taught your spirit.
• If we were born only to serve ourselves, we wouldn’t be surrounded by so many living beings.

• Meena’s top tips to hone into your best self:

• Create a new spiritual identity to become confident.

• Learn how to have a clear vision.

• Understand the art of becoming a conscious creator.

• Cultivate the mindset that the universe is not working against you but for you.

• You can never overcome something you keep running away from.
• Have some sort of a morning ritual that keeps you replenished during the day.
• If you focus on gratitude, all you’ll see around you are things to be grateful for.

Fun Facts About Meena Kumari Adnani:

• Some of her favorite books are The Miracle Morning: The Not-so-obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life Before 8 AM by Hal Elrod and Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.
• Her favorite business tools are Trello, Loom, and Zoom.

Resources Mentioned:

Jody Spencer Meditation: https://jodyspencer.com/

Abraham Hicks Affirmations: https://www.abraham-hicks.com/

Find Meena Kumari Adnani:

Website: https://www.strongandshine.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strongandshine/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1707792316213663

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjLN0uJpv33vmS4ZeBlGzAQ

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meena-kumari-adnani/

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Our guest today shares with us a variety of experiences right from his love of music to his walking in the wilderness period to now being a successful entrepreneur.

Episode Introduction:

Graham Cochrane walks us through his journey of failing to be successful at what he was passionate about and yet ending up building the creative career of his dreams.

Episode Summary:

This episode is a testament to the wonders that can be done in one’s life if only they start working smart instead of working hard. This episode helps you become strategic about using social media tools, reducing your work hours while increasing your income and making time for the things that actually matter.

Main Takeaways:

• Entrepreneurship is an avenue to be creative.
• Entrepreneurs should be leveraging YouTube as a toll for being discovered.

• How to convert people from your YouTube Channel to your Email List:

• Don’t mention the fact that you want them to join your email list, this creates a feeling of being spammed by your emails and people tend not to sign up.

• Instead, offer them a free resource that gets delivered to their email as they sign up for it. This way they are entering the email relationship where you establish yourself as an expert right at the beginning.

• Mention the link to the resource in your YouTube video, enter it on top of your video description, place a card on the video with the link and link it to the end screen so that it is easy to access for your audience.

• As a content creator, one should be very strong and clear about their opinions.

• As an entrepreneur, the number one thing you should seek is maximum eyes on your business.
• Emails are an essential part of running a strategic business.
• Take at least one day a week to relax and spend time with your loved ones instead of working.
• Your client doesn’t care how many hours you spend working on their project, they are concerned with the results so work a creative way to spend less time while driving in more results.

• Graham Cochrane’s top tips for someone who’s looking to start their business:

• It’s never too late to do what you want to do.

• Rise above the noise and give people what they want, that is, clear instructions.
• Just start.

Fun Facts About Graham Cochrane:

• Graham’s favorite book is The Go-Giver by Bob Burg.
• Graham’s faith and his wife are the anchors that get him through the tough times.

Find Graham Cochrane:

Website: https://www.grahamcochrane.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GrahamCochrane/featured

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-graham-cochrane-show/id1461762316

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegrahamcochrane

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cochranegc/

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If you thought that using social media comes without rules, think again!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat With Girija, we’ll be talking about the unspoken yet very essential rules that one must adhere to when they use social media.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks you through the unspoken rules of social media that you wouldn’t even have thought of otherwise. These rules look fairly simple but not following them can have a catastrophic legal impact on your business.

Unspoken Legal Rules of Social Media

• Be careful of the images that you’re using for your social media content. You do not want to use copyrighted images and make sure you give credits where it’s due.
• When reposting content from someone else’s website, get their permission and give them attribution.
• As an affiliate, make sure to disclose the information about your work partnership to your consumers.
• While promoting a product, ensure that whatever you’re saying is true and verified by your own experience.
• Make sure you only use honest testimonials from your clients and that you get permission to use them as well.

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Our guest today transformed her passion for helping people into an organizational development hub for CEOs looking to expand their business teams.

Episode Introduction:

From spending over a year in a foreign country to having her enthusiastic spirit crushed, only to flourish in her field of expertise later - Haley Grayless walks us through her journey of creating Växa Collective, an organizational development hub.

Episode Summary:

Haley Grayless tells us about everything from her immense love for people and her extroverted personality to learning how to bargain in a foreign land. She shares her professional journey with us with highlights on how those experiences impacted her personal life.

Main Takeaways:

• You can’t cultivate your true passion and purpose in a toxic work environment no matter how much you love it.
• Don’t let other people’s opinions navigate the trajectory of your life.
• Have two core values in your life and align everything else that you do to be in sync with them.
• We all live in cages with the doors wide open, we just need to find the courage to walk out.
• When you want to do something, all you have to do is to just do it.
• If you can’t vote for yourself, nobody in the world is going to vote for you.
• A confused mind doesn’t buy.
• If you have the time to gossip about someone behind their back, you have the time to talk directly to that person.
• Conflict is uncomfortable but it is inevitable.

• Haley’s top tips in creating the environment that induces team spirit:

• Manage by walking around, get to know all of your employees.

• Get to know their personality assessments.

• Focus on Psychological Safety.

• As a leader, have regular check-ins with your team so they know they can open up to you about their work progress and obstacles.

Fun Facts About Haley Grayless:

• One of Haley’s favorite books is Life Of Pi by Yann Martel.
• Some of Haley’s favorite apps are Trello and Slack.

Find Haley Grayless:

Website: https://vaxacollective.com/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/vaxacollective

Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/revolutionaryleadershipcollective

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haleytheleadershipcoach/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vaxa-collective/

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Our guest today shares the true meaning and significance of authenticity for individuals in their professional and personal lives.

Episode Introduction:

Erika Gerdes shares her journey of “graduating” from Google to finding her true professional purpose in life. Today, Erika is an authenticity coach who helps several other individuals with the “Art of Undoing”.

Episode Summary:

Erika Gerdes brings us along for the happening journey of her life where she shares several personal details that shaped her into the person she is today. Jam-packed with value and full of fun (and emotional) anecdotes, this episode will have you hooked right from the beginning.

Main Takeaways:

• Our jobs don’t hold us from doing what we want to, our mindset does.
• Once you’re honest about your identity, who you are, who you want to be, and what’s holding you back, you can then open yourself up to new meaningful experiences in life.
• It is natural for you to be faced with limiting beliefs that you thought you had put behind you.
• We need to learn to accept our fears without letting it impact our journey.
• Shift your actions from a place or reaction to a place of intention.
• Confidence comes from action.
• Our bodies always give us a sign when there’s something wrong with it.
• Most times we just unconsciously repeat the behaviors that we believed to be necessary for our survival during our identity-forming years.
• Any time that you try to find your happiness other than inside yourself, you’re looking in the wrong place.
• Erika’s step by step guide to step into your most authentic self:

Awareness - What is it that you’re not facing?

Ask - What is the story you’re telling yourself?

Accept - Give yourself space to process.

Act - From a place of intention.

• The three pillars of trust are Authenticity, Empathy & Logic.

Fun Facts About Erika Gerdes:

• Erika’s favorite book is The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle.
• A book that really fascinates Erika is Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Find Erika Gerdes:

Website: https://erikagerdes.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ErikaGerdesIntl/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erika_gerdes/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikagerdes/

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If you’re in the event planning industry, here’s everything you need to know about the perfect client contract.

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Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat With Girija, we’ll be covering the essentials of a client contract for event planners.

Episode Summary:

Girija Patel walks you through the seven essentials of a client contract in the event industry and also gives you a detailed description of how to get each of them right so you can do what you do best without worrying about the legal logistics.

Essentials of a Contract:

1. The terms of your contract.
2. Client expectations and responsibilities.
3. Designer discretion.
4. Mention you’re an independent contractor, not an employee.
5. Description of work delegation.
6. Communications clause.
7. The venue, time, and date of the event.

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Our guest today went from wanting to be an assassin to being a social media content coach.

Episode Introduction:

Keri Henry shares her journey of becoming a social media content coach along with her top tips and strategies to master video content on TikTok and Instagram Reels. If you’re looking to boost your social media engagement, this episode is for you!

Episode Summary:

Keri Henry walks us through the several hats that she’s worn in her professional journey before she ended up as an entrepreneur selling wine and coaching people on social media. From being raised by rocket scientists and brain surgeons in the family to returning home after her graduation, Keri opens up multiple cards from her life inspiring you to walk on your own entrepreneurial path.

Main Takeaways:

• When you don’t take NO for an answer, you make things happen for yourself.
• One of the most important things about getting into a business with someone is to believe in the integrity of it.

• Keri’s top tips to making an aligned pivot:

• Ask yourself what it is that you’re extremely passionate about.

• Turn your expertise into your niche.

• Find the audience that aligns with your niche.

• If you’re posting something you’re passionate about, it’s not exhausting or time-consuming to create that content.

• Videos create a greater impact than still images and help you cater to a larger audience.
• Authenticity plays a huge role in the success of your content.
• Your mess is your message.
• Put the strategy and time into planning your content.
• You don’t have to wait until you’re an expert to do something.

Fun Facts About Keri Henry:

• One of her favorite memories is the 2004 Super Bowl when she watched it with Snoop Dogg.
• Her favorite book series is You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero.

Find Keri Henry:

Website: https://kerihenry.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keriscellar/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keri_henry/

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Our guest today comes from a family of entrepreneurs. She shares with us her journey, the challenges she faces, the struggles she overcame, and the wins she celebrated.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode of Law Chat With Girija, Dr. Liz DuBois joins us to share her journey of taking the leap from researching to coaching to form a genuine connection with people and in order to make an immediate impact.

Episode Summary:

Dr. Liz DuBois walks us through the challenges she faces in her entrepreneurial journey. She tells us all about starting her first consulting business at the age of 24, her grad school life, her divorce, and how it impacted her work all the way to selling her first company over last summer.

Main Takeaways:

• Women pay a higher social price if their family falls apart.
• Liz believes that as entrepreneurs we have this limiting belief of having our own life 100% together before we can help others and she works actively to let go of it.
• Whom we surround ourselves with reflects in our achievements.
• As humans, we are programmed to fit in. Being unable to fit into our surroundings is to die.
• Expand your social circle to those people who are already where you want to be.
• Do what you want to do and stop talking yourself out of what you want to have.
• If you have the desire to achieve something, the universe is going to match you with the resources to do so.
• If you’re afraid of something, instead of talking yourself out of it, do the work to make sure you’re not afraid of it anymore.
• It’s normal to make a million dollars.
• The most important thing in life is not to make your company succeed but a way to find peace and happiness with yourself because if you do that, your company will succeed by default.

Fun Facts About Dr. Liz DuBois:

• Liz’s favorite books are You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero and Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris.

• Liz’s favorite people to follow online are Brendon Burchard, Emma Burgess, and Paloma Lev.

Find Dr. Liz DuBois:

Website: http://drlizdubois.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soul.dr.liz/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soul.dr.liz/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC56SICliaGJdsvHLzZDy0dQ

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Today I’ll be sharing a few quick tips to get your online business started and help its growth.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing some really simple yet significant details that most entrepreneurs miss out on when their business is just starting. These will help you in making the most out of your efforts and elevate your business’ growth.

Episode Summary:

Whether you’re thinking of starting your online business, just started one, or have an established business already, this episode will help you in going through a few significant pointers that you cannot afford to overlook in your business.

Main Takeaways:

• As an entrepreneur, always remember that the small steps have a great impact on your business.
• To determine what platform is the best to build your business website on, ask around in other entrepreneurial groups for their recommendations.
• Be sure to read the terms and conditions as well as the privacy policy of whichever platform you intend to use and make sure it aligns with your business.
• Make sure your website is easy to navigate and it is interactive for the user.
• It is very important to have a clear call-to-action on your website so that your audience can spot and understand it right away.
• Have a personalized set of terms and conditions as well as a privacy policy on your website.
• Your website should also have disclaimers and disclosures.
• Make sure your website is constantly being updated so that it ranks better for SEO.
• Work on building a social media presence.

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Our guest today helps others show up confidently on video in order to embrace their personal brand and scale their business.

Episode Introduction:

From trying out TV news as an exploratory activity to anchoring for television news and now supporting corporate professionals who want to fully utilize the power of video and create a greater impact in the world - Cheryl Tan is definitely your go-to person for all things video. Join this episode of Law Chat With Girija where she shares her journey and some life-changing tips.

Episode Summary:

Cheryl walks us through her journey of starting her career thinking she’d become a radio news person to now training others about showing up confidently on video. She tells us about the power of mentorship and what redirected her into doing what she does. Cheryl shares with us the importance of connecting with your audience through video and how to do so efficiently.

Main Takeaways:

• Cheryl believes that you’re only as good as your last video which means that people only remember the last video that you made, even if you messed up in the past, you can always correct it in your future videos.
• Before recording a video, research your viewer. Make the video how it’s most likely to appeal to them.
• Identify how you can add value to a company’s business, even if you’re just 1% of it.
• It is extremely important to do your homework on your audience in order to be able to differentiate yourself from the masses. Your delivery should come from a place of educated information, not ignorance.
• As small business owners, being nimble is the source of your power.

• Cheryl’s top tips on video creation for new business owners:

• As the head of your business, it is a more accessible and practical option for you to shoot your own videos on a day-to-day basis instead of hiring someone to do that for you.

• To start making videos, you just need to start by making a video. Hold up your phone and talk to yourself on the camera.

• Make it a habit to go back and watch your videos. This is how you observe the mistakes you make and consciously work on correcting them.

• Video is a muscle. It’s like a creature of habit - the more you do it, the better you get at it.

• Stop doing random acts of video. Show up consistently instead of doing one video in months. You want your audience to look forward to your videos.
• Before you go ahead and invest your energy in creating video for a platform, figure out if it actually makes sense for your business.
• Cheryl recommends writing a script instead of winging it on video.

• The different types of video sets according to Cheryl are:

• Introducing Yourself

• Sales

• Questions & Answers

• The best way to get over your fear of showing up on camera is to practice being on video.

Resources:

Cheryl’s Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/getmediasmart/

Cheryl’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkBrwPOLIClafg1XLqGO_5A

Take Cheryl’s Five Day Media Magnet Challenge: https://cheryltanmedia.com/magnet/

Cheryl’s Video Kickstart Series: https://cheryltanmedia.com/video-kickstart/

Getting Started With Video Guide: https://cheryltanmedia.com/videoresources/

Fun Facts About Cheryl Tan:

• Her favorite book is Building a StoryBrand by Donald Miller.
• Her favorite business tools are iMovie, InShot & WeVideo.

Find Cheryl Tan:

Website: https://cheryltanmedia.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheryltanmedia/

Podcast: https://cheryltanmedia.com/category/podcast/

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Our guest today is a tech-expert and she now helps other entrepreneurs DIY the technical aspect of their business so they can seamlessly navigate the logistics.

Episode Introduction:

Shannon tells us about her journey of working under someone else to turning her life around with one unexpected web-designing gig. She walks us through her entrepreneurial journey.

Episode Summary:

Shannon shares with us how her fear of being dependent on another organization’s well-being for her paychecks is what gave her the push to start her own business and work independently. She also shares how it took three years in her side-hustle before she was ready to be self-employed. In this episode, Shannon’s sharing her journey with our audience so they can turn their side-hustle into a full time job and be self-employed.

Main Takeaways:

• Stepping out of your day job and into entrepreneurship doesn’t happen overnight. There’s planning, evaluation and thought that goes into making this decision.
• For a lot of entrepreneurs, setting boundaries with clients is a challenge. The solution is to step out of your employee mindset and into your CEO mindset.
• Most entrepreneurs are afraid to invest in getting support for their business but it is a foundational part of your journey, so even if you feel like you won’t be able to make back your investment - take the leap of faith.
• Money is not the only measure of your success. The energy, emotions, time and efforts you invest are accounted for as well.
• At the end of the day, a business coach can only guide you with what to do but it’s you who has to do the work.
• It is good to get fulfillment from your work but it is important to make time for things beyond it.
• As entrepreneurs, we need to be platform independent. While there’s nothing wrong with investing in paid advertisements, your business’ success shouldn’t be dependent on them.
• An entrepreneur should strive to be proactive instead of reactive

• Shannon’s top business tips:

• Put yourself out there before you think you’re ready. There’s no such thing as perfection.

• Showing up is not just about establishing yourself as the expert, it’s simply about telling people how you can help them.
• Don’t go through your journey alone. Seek support when it’s needed.

Resources:

• Side Hustle to Self Employed Virtual Summit: https://sidehustletoselfemployed.com/

• How to Market Yourself Online Webinar: https://courses.shannonmattern.com/how-to-market-yourself-online-register/

• Free 5-day Build Your Website Challenge: https://courses.shannonmattern.com/free-5-day-website-challenge/

Fun Facts About Shannon Mattern:

• Shannon is a coffee person.
• Her favourite book is The Middle Finger Project by Ash Ambirge.
• Her favourite business tools are Wordpress, Airtable, Convertkit and Deadline Funnel.

Find Shannon Mattern:

Website: https://shannonmattern.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonlmattern/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pep-talks-for-side-hustlers/id1367475819?mt=2

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All set to make a business pivot? Here’s how to do it protected.

Episode Introduction:
In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the legal aspect of pivoting and what to keep in mind in order to build a solid legal foundation for your business.

Episode Summary:
If you’re all set to take the next big step in your business this year, then today’s episode is for you! Join me as I walk you through the legal obligations you need to keep in mind while planning on a business pivot or diversifying your existing one.

Main Takeaways:
- Start by setting up a plan of action.

• When buying a new business, it is important to do your due diligence and research everything there is to know about that business.

• When branching out to create a new aspect of your business, assess what kind of an entity that would be. Whether or not it falls under the umbrella of your existing business entity.

• If you choose to eliminate a part of your business, review your existing contracts and outstanding obligations. Decide whether you want to terminate them or complete them.

• Once you have figured out your legal obligations and contracts, sit with a lawyer to work out a roadmap to see how this affects your existing business relationships that are contract-bound.

• Get updated contracts for all your business relations such as clients, vendors, independent contractors, employers, etc.

• Have some type of insurance for your business to protect your assets.

• If you are truly committed to a certain aspect of your business, getting it trademarked will help add a layer of legal protection to it.

• Review your contracts annually to make sure they still align with your business.

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Looking to pivot and diversify your product suite? Tune in for a walkthrough!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about pivoting in 2021 and diversifying your product suite so you can be more efficient in generating revenue from multiple streams while being strategic about your business.

Episode Summary:

Whether you’re looking to extend your product suite, adapt to little changes, or make a major pivot, in today’s episode I’ll be walking you through the process and a step-by-step breakdown for preparing to make a business shift.

Main Takeaways:

• In 2020, 33.7 million small businesses were recorded in the United States alone.
• When you start a new business, it’s important to be strategic about it.
• When starting a business, making a pivot, or diversifying it -- think about what your goals are.
• Whenever you have a new idea, whether or not you plan to implement it, note it down for future reference.
• Vision Casting is an important part of the process where you visualize where you see yourself.
• Once you’ve noted down your goals, you want to start categorizing them.
• Then you want to go ahead and assess the current status of your business and evaluate it.
• Listen to find out what your current clients need.
• Focus on cultivating your strengths.
• Use your evaluation to understand how you can serve your clients better right now.
• Start on a small scale to figure out what impact your idea would have on your business.
• Understand whether or not your idea is feasible in the long run or if it’s something that will work out only in the near future.
• Think about a growth and maintenance plan for your business.
• Determine how you’ll market your business as the seasons change.

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She went from pursuing acting to being a fierce leader in the wedding industry and a marvelous podcast host. Listen to today's Law Chat episode featuring Renee Dalo.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s Law Chat episode, we are accompanied by Renee Dalo who shares with us her journey from being a broadway actress to being a wedding planner and now creating top-notch resources for other people in the industry through her e-courses and her podcast, Talk With Renée Dalo.

Episode Summary:

Renee Dalo shares how she went from planning a friend’s wedding to doing it as a hobby and then turning it into a thriving business post her own wedding when she realized that she wasn’t going to let anyone else be in charge of her destiny.

Main Takeaways:

• Being an entrepreneur isn’t easy. You take your work home and work at the oddest hours of the day but you know that every minute you spent working is an investment towards your future and freedom.
• Sometimes all you need to do is to keep moving forward - your mindset will comply.
• As entrepreneurs, a lot of times we’re in our own way. We need to be able to step out of our own path and let us proceed.
• If you’re dealing with a scarcity mindset, you can help yourself by self-educating through books, courses, podcasts, and other resources.
• Be the person you are, not the person your industry wants you to be. You can only attract your dream clients by staying true to your vision.

• Renee’s tips to nurture your CEO mindset:

• Admit to yourself that you need a team. You might be really good at what you do but you can’t do it all alone.

• Have a working knowledge of your team’s tasks before you outsource.

• You should be able to explain your vision to your team and that requires you to know what it includes.

• Renee uses tools such as Asana, Honeybook, Aisle Planner, Canva, Kajabi, Wordpress, ScreenFlow, Planoly, and Calendly for her business.

• It is statistically proven that when women acquire wealth, they end up giving back to the community far more than their male counterparts.
• A lawyer isn’t someone you should be afraid of, instead they’re someone you want on your team to keep your business protected.

Fun Facts About Renee Dalo:

• Renee’s favorite book is Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• Her favorite TV series is Schitt's Creek

Find Renee Dalo:

Website: https://www.reneedalo.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reneedalo/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-your-wedding-biz/id1383155622?mt=2

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Welcome to part three of the three-part new year episode series!

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Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing the Legal ABCs with you that will help you set up a solid legal foundation for your business this year.

Episode Summary:

I’ll be walking you through important legal terminologies that you must equip yourself with in order to keep your business legally protected in 2021. These are the basics broken down into the simplest language so that you don’t feel overwhelmed with the use of high-end legal terminology.

Main Takeaways:

• Entity formation is the first and foremost step in order to get your business off the ground. Some of the most common entities are Sole Proprietorship, General Proprietorship, LLC, and Corporations.
• Choose your entities based on the liability risk as well as tax implications.
• It is essential for your website to have a privacy policy. This privacy policy should clearly state how you will be using your visitor’s data.
• Terms & Conditions on a website are vital for a website as they let your visitors know how they can use the data present on your website.
• It is important for your website to be in compliance with the ADA or else legal action could be raised against your business.
• Contracts are the legal backbone of your business. They help solidify the terms of a business relationship and keep you protected if things take the wrong turn.

Know more about ADA Compliance: https://www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap5toolkit.htm

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Welcome to part two of the three-part new year episode series!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode, I’ll be telling you all about preparing yourself for 2021 with the help of tools like goal setting and vision casting.

Episode Summary:

I’ll be walking you through how I set my goals for the upcoming year and also share what are some of the tricks that help me stay efficient and goal-oriented throughout the year.

Girija’s Step By Step Plan For 2021 Goal Setting:

1. Write down all your goals on whatever medium you prefer.
2. Understand how you can integrate those goals into your life in the next year or try to come up with a plan where you can prepare yourself to achieve that goal later in your life.
3. Envision what your life would look like at the end of the coming year.
4. Further breakdown your goals into quarters going backward (Q4, Q3, Q2, and then Q1) so that you know what you need to accomplish by each quarter in order to achieve your goal for the end of the year.
5. Focus on cultivating the existing aspects of your business and life.
6. Pause and think about the year that passed, what worked and what didn’t, what to take forward, and what to leave behind.
7. Find a method of achieving the goals that works for you and conquer your business.

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Episode Introduction:

In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about 2020. This year has been overwhelming, emotionally, physically, and mentally which is why I wanted to take some time to reflect upon how much has happened this year and share my observations with you.

Episode Summary:

This episode is the first of a three-part new year series. I’ll be walking you through what I appreciate about 2020, and what lessons I’ve learned too. I talk about some of the challenges that I faced this year and how I plan on working on them in the upcoming year. I also reminisce about all the good things that have happened this year.

Main Takeaways:

• This year taught us the importance of slowing down and realizing how much is going around us.
• We were able to understand what truly matters to us and what we can live without.
• 2020 has given us a major opportunity to work on things that we always kept putting on hold because of a time constraint.
• This year has helped us realize the importance of our health-care workers who we’ve never taken the chance to thank previously.

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Our guest today went from being a chef to working in the IT industry to being in the field of martial arts and is now a practicing attorney for the last fifteen years.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s Law Chat episode, we are accompanied by Neil Tyra who shares with us his vivid list of experiences in various professions. He shares where he began from, what he’s done in life and what he plans to do. He also speaks about the importance of continuously educating oneself.

Episode Summary:

Neil Tyra shares with us every step of his journey, some fun facts and lets us in on his secret to an extremely streamlined process of content creation and marketing. He shares the various phases of his journey, his challenges, and also how he overcame them.

Main Takeaways:

• As an entrepreneur, it is very important to have a working knowledge of even the most minuscule tasks in your business.
• Consistently educating yourself will help you in various areas of your life and business.
• In today’s day and age, it’s very important for an entrepreneur to have an online presence.
• One of the most efficient methods to get things done is to treat your work like a job where you’re dedicating a particular amount of time to it every day.

• Neil Tyra’s top tips to work ON your business:

• Clearly define who your clients are.

• Find out where your ideal client is present and active.

• Ask yourself what concerns your ideal clients have.

• Whatever business you’re in, go watch what other people in that field are doing. Observing will give you direction.

Resources Mentioned:

LinkedIn Learning: https://www.linkedin.com/learning

Ruby Receptionists: https://www.ruby.com/

Susie Q Bookkeeping: https://www.susieqbookkeeping.com/

Find Neil Tyra:

Website: https://tyralawfirm.com/

Podcast: https://thelawentrepreneur.com/about-the-show/

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Our guest today went for a job interview and ended up buying that very business instead.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s Law Chat episode, we are accompanied by Megan Gillikin. Meghan is the owner of A Southern Soiree Wedding and Event Planning. She tells us about her journey from going to A Southern Soiree in hope of a job interview and ending up buying the entire business instead.

Episode Summary:

Megan Gillikin walks us through her entire journey from working at the reception to being the venue coordinator for a hotel to now owning a full-fledged event company and helping others do the same. She shares with us some secrets, and what she wishes she could’ve done differently in her business and her life. The episode also consists of some golden law advice from Girija that’ll help you make an informed decision if you’re planning to buy a business.

Main Takeaways:

• When you purchase a business, you’re also taking over its assets, liabilities, goodwill, and market reputation.

• It is extremely important to do due diligence before purchasing an established business.

• A smart way of getting information about a business’ position is to ask around about their reputation in their industry.

• Instead of dropping off your business as every business owner does, ask your potential client what would help make their life easier.

• As industry professionals, you need to stop worrying about the new people entering the industry. There’s always going to be someone who offers more competitive prices.

• Do more things that make you happy and fewer things for approval from others.

• You should keep checking in on your goals and ask yourself do you still really want them.

• Listen to the voices of the people you trust but don’t let them dictate every decision you make.

• Girija’s top advice for when you’re taking over a business:

• Due diligence is very important.

• There should be resilience on your end.

• Look at the contracts that are existing in the company.

• Take a look at intellectual property and its legal aspect.

Fun Facts About Megan Gillikin:

• Her favorite books are Dare to Lead, Building a Story Brand and You Are A Badass.

• She’s disrupting the industry by creating an actionable resource for event planners and vendors who need support but cannot afford to spend on high-end business coaching.

• Her favorite holiday tradition is cooking meals with her family on Thanksgiving.

Find Megan Gillikin:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asouthernsoiree/

Website: https://asouthernsoiree.com/

The Planner’s Vault: https://www.theplannersvault.com/

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Our guest today is a cyber genius by the day and a fashionista all the time. She’s bringing plus size positivity on Law Chat’s mic!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s Law Chat episode, we are accompanied by Emily Bastedo. Emily is a cybersecurity analyst and a fashion blogger. She shares with us the major challenges she’s had to face as a plus-size influencer as well as her moments that have disrupted the plus-size influencer industry completely.

Episode Summary:

Emily Bastedo walks us through her love of all things fashion, her body positivity and her journey is becoming a plus size fashion influencer. She shares fun incidents from her life, some scary threats she got online, her top advice for budding influencers and her behind the scenes struggles with our listeners.

Main Takeaways:

• Learn to ask for help when you need it. Even if you can, it’s okay not to do everything by yourself.
• Instead of overwhelming yourself with multiple content types and platforms, find the area you want to focus on and only concentrate on producing relevant content.
• Emily’s top advice to conquer your industry are:
• You have to be ready to put yourself out there, to have the vulnerability to say that I’m going for this.
• In everything you do, there’s going to be people who don’t agree with you or don’t support you, learn that it’s okay for that to happen.
• Find a group of people who want you to succeed and support yourself with them.
• Emily’s top tips to be secured while making online transactions:
• Prefer using a credit card instead of a debit card.
• Make it a habit to review your credit card statement on a weekly or bi-weekly basis depending on your usage.
• Have a strong password for your crucial accounts.

Fun Facts About Emily Bastedo:

• Her favourite book is One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
• Her favourite blog is Covering The Bases.
• Her favourite business tools are Lightroom, Tailwind and Google Sheets.

Find Emily Bastedo:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EmilySGSB/

Website: https://www.somethinggoldsomethingblue.com/

Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for the episode here: https://youtu.be/Tspv_x4wnho

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Our guest today has done it all, from being a ghostwriter to a VA to a PR Manager to a successful blogger, a mom of six, and a booked out coach for mompreneurs.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s Law Chat episode, we are accompanied by Lani Jackson. She’s an entrepreneur who wears several hats. She’s on the Law Chat mic today to share with us what her journey of being a successful blogger and mompreneur looks like and every single hardship she’s faced along the way.

Episode Summary:

Lani Jackson walks us through her first encounter with the world of blogging, what she learned as a blogger and how she did several jobs during her time as a blogger that all came together to help her cultivate the business of her dreams. She also shares about the emotional struggles she had to face with her six kids while on this route of building her business.

Main Takeaways:

• Sometimes it’s okay for you to not do something but just be able to learn it and equip yourself with the knowledge.

• Lani’s top tips to help overcome negative feelings about your business:

• You need a cheerleader by your side. Someone who motivates you encourages you and supports you in your business.

• Speak your limiting beliefs out loud so that you can realize the ridiculousness of them.

• Do it scared. Just start, no matter how much it freaks you out.

• When you feel hesitant about taking a step forward in your business, remember all that you’ve faced and conquered so far in your life.

• It’s okay to not say yes to every income opportunity and focus on the money you really want to make instead.
• Find out your “why” in life and that’s going to lead you to your dream business.
• You don’t need 8 hours a day to build your business, you can do it in small portions of 15-30 minutes multiple times a day.

Fun Facts About Lani Jackson:

• Her favorite book is Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller.
• Her favorite blog is The Pioneer Woman.
• Her favorite business tool is Trello.

Find Lani Jackson:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/lanijacksoncoaching

Website: https://lanijackson.com/

Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for the episode here: https://youtu.be/3M81q3NcpVE

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Our guest today built her entire business for YOU to be heard, seen, appreciated and loved. Find out how!

Episode Introduction:

In today’s Law Chat episode, we are accompanied by the founder of the one-stop-shop for bloggers. She has built her entire business around creating a go-to resource for all your blogging needs.

Episode Summary:

Bree Pair walks us through her journey of pursuing graphic designing, working at a 9-5, travelling across the nation in a truck for one year and then finally realising what her life’s purpose is. She shares the things she has struggled with, how she overcame them and how she leveraged her existence and passion for community to build Thrive.

Main Takeaways:

• As an entrepreneur, you can often find yourself to be lonely. In times like these, you lean into your community for support.
• Not knowing everything doesn’t need to lead you to imposter syndrome. You just need to be willing to go and find out.
• When it comes to blogging and social media, things are constantly changing and there’s a constant learning process involved.
• Sometimes you just need to start without overthinking the process of how things will work out.
• To start a new business, you just need to take your ego out of it.
• No matter what amount of success you achieve, challenges are never going to go away.

• Bree’s top tips to work on your success mindset:

• Be selective of the content that you’re feeding yourself. Select positive things (podcasts, books, blogs, affirmations etc.) and serve yourself those.

• Whatever you do, make sure you master it and become an expert before moving on to the next business avenue.
• Break things down and plan them in quarters, that way you’re not saying no but you’re giving yourself the time to focus on the task in hand.

Fun Facts About Bree Pair:

• Her favourite books are Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert and The Girls' Guide to Love and Supper Clubs by Dana Bate.
• Her favourite business tools are Flodesk, Plan and Canva.

Find Bree Pair:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivetogetherblog/

Website: https://thrivetogether.blog/

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Imagine not going shopping -- sounds simple, right? Now imagine not shopping for anything for a whole year. Our guest today did it and she’s here to share her experience.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s Law Chat episode, we are accompanied by a true minimalist who tells her how she turned her life around by realizing the importance of what she already had as opposed to always chasing for more.

Episode Summary:

Miranda Anderson walks us through her journey where she had always been used to independence ever since she was a young child and how that made an impact on her entire life. She shares all her milestones from being a nurse to blogging as a hobby and then finally monetizing her creative side. She also shares how she and her family have adopted the value of minimalism and changed their life.

Main Takeaways:

• When you’re confused about what you want to do in life, stop doing everything and put things into perspective.
• Sometimes letting go off of the idea of the way things should be done can help you do better.
• You may think that you have wasted time while working in a different stream when you were supposed to do something else but you don’t realize the fact that you’re always learning and gaining skills that can be spun off and utilized in a different manner.
• Simplifying the little things in your life such as your meals and your closet can help take a load off of your schedule.
• Focus on budgeting your energy along with time and money.
• If you’re not utterly excited about something, then you probably shouldn’t do it.
• You should give yourself grace for sitting down and doing nothing. You need a break every now and then.
• Perfection isn’t about not bending the rules, it’s about bringing a level of intention to every choice you make.
• If you truly care about something, make sure you keep it protected.

Resources:

• Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Fun Facts About Miranda Anderson:

• Her favorite books are Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown & The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
• Her favorite business tool is Teachery.
• Her favorite holiday is Thanksgiving.

Find Miranda Anderson:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LIVEFREEMIRANDA/

Website: www.livefreecreative.co

Shop Her Book: https://shop.livefreecreative.co/

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From planning her son’s baptism to being a booked-out event planner, our guest today on Law Chat will show you how to party and hustle like a true Venezuelan.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s Law Chat episode, we are accompanied by a super talented party planner, Macy Lima. She tells her all about the beginning of her journey as a decorator, some of the biggest milestones in her business, what she struggled with, and how she made it big for herself.

Episode Summary:

Macy Lima walks us through everything from her first paid event for a friend, to all the rookie mistakes that she made, realizing her worth and now being a booked out and one of the most well-known names in the event planning industry. She tells us about the impact that her network has had not only in her business but also in her overall life. We get to hear about her legal blunders, her pivotal journey, and all the fun (and not-so-fun) parts of being a party decorator.

Main Takeaways:

• Entrepreneurship is not an overnight journey, it takes time, patience, persistence.
• The first step to getting something done is believing that you can do it.
• The mindset shift from calling your work a hobby to calling it a business is a crucial step in order to understand your work’s worth and scale.
• Our cultural upbringing can have a huge impact on how we do our business and what we do in the first place.
• In order for your business to be profitable, you need to understand your worth and charge right for what you do.
• When you show kindness, it circles back to you.

Fun Facts About Macy Lima:

• Her favorite book is Animal Farm Book by George Orwell
• Her favorite business tools are Honeybook and Lightroom

Find Macy Lima:

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/macylimadecor

Email: macylimadecor@gmail.com

Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for the episode here: https://youtu.be/gb1ZGKEOpTI

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Do you ever wonder what your life would look like if you were to change your career to do something that you’ve never done in your life before? Our guest today did and then she almost changed the name of her business from Macaron to Macaroni, listen to find out more.

Episode Introduction:

In today’s Law Chat episode, we are accompanied by a holistic wellness practitioner who turned into a phenomenal pastry chef. Sukaina Rajani shares her journey with us, the hardships she faced in life, which led her to become a pastry chef, and how she managed the drastic pivot.

Episode Summary:

Sukaina Rajani shares with us how she started and set up Macaron by Patisse to be a massive success. We get to hear about her family, her marriage, her mindset blocks, her attitude towards life, how she worked with children diagnosed with ADHD, and of course how she turned her life around to find purpose and build a business that she is immensely proud of. The conversation also highlights the impact of culture in various situations in one’s life.

Main Takeaways:

• Oftentimes, the relationships you form without even realizing are the ones that become your pillar of strengths in time that you need them the most.
• Sometimes, you need to realize that your attempts are more powerful than most people's ends result, hold onto that, and keep moving forward.
• Perfection should not be a prerequisite to start.

• Sukaina’s top tips to navigate through the problem you’re facing:

• Even though failure isn’t an option, it isn’t wrong to fail. Failing is okay as long as you don’t stop there.

• Reach out to people without feeling bad about it.
• Find people that have done what you want to do and learn from their journey.

• Use the resources you have access to, you don’t have to try and do everything by yourself.

• Having a mentor or a coach is a good thing because you need to be able to lean on somebody when you’re struggling may it be personally, professionally, physically or spiritually.

• There is nothing wrong with finding a shortcut if you can learn from somebody who’s walked the same path before.

Fun Facts About Sukaina Rajani:

• Her favorite podcasts are Hidden Brain Podcast and Hashtag No Filter.
• Her favorite app is Instagram.

Find Sukaina Rajani:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/macaronbypatisse

Website: http://www.macaronbypatisse.com

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In today’s Law Chat, we have a recovering perfectionist with us. She started her business on her own terms because she knew that she was meant for the entrepreneur life. She ditched the big corporate giants and paved her path to support small businesses with her skills.

Episode Introduction:

In this episode of Law Chat With Girija, we are accompanied by an entrepreneur at heart, Kelly McInturff. She tells us about the beginning of her entrepreneurial journey, her pivot into it and how she built a life she loves by making the right choices for herself.

Episode Summary:

Kelly McInturff shares with us the experience she had while building her marketing firm, Bird & Hyssop where she helps entrepreneurs in creating clear marketing messages that resonate with their customers so they spend less time looking for clients and more time doing what they love. She also walks us through the process of picking her niche in business and the challenges she faced while doing so. She also tells us about her confidence jam, some fun moments and super valuable nuggets of knowledge.

Main Takeaways:

• Kelly McInturff’s top three suggestions to a 22-year-old today:

• Find something that you’re passionate about and you’re good at it too.

• Go for it - try a lot, fail a lot & readjust a lot.

• Re-train your brain to understand that you don’t always have to be perfect but the important thing is the effort.

• Most people don’t start their business thinking about the various aspects it would include (like Marketing, Law, etc.), that’s a potential path for you to pursue, to help others with what they’re struggling in.

• When changes happen in your personal life, it’s okay to show grace and give yourself a break in your professional life.
• One of the biggest challenges that mompreneurs have to overcome is the mom guilt.
• As a mother, it becomes important to separate your personal identity apart from just being a mom.
• You can do many things, it’s just not practical to do them all at once.
• There are tons of free resources on the internet that can help you get your work done more efficiently. Some of them discussed in this episode are Planoly, Trello & Asana.
• If you’re not asking people to buy your product -- that’s subconsciously leading them to believe that you’re not confident in your own product.
• Focus on providing a direct call-to-action on your website.

Recommended Resource:

• Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald A. Miller

Fun Facts About Kelly McInturff:

• Kelly’s favourite book is Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers.
• Her favourite magazine is Real Simple.
• Her favourite podcasts are Armchair Expert and How I Built This.
• Her favourite apps are Space for Instagram and Loom.

Find Kelly McInturff:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/birdandhyssop

Website: http://www.birdandhyssop.com

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From being passionate about computer science to helping developing countries’ medical care systems around the world, our guest today is here to share her tipping point.

Episode Introduction:

In this episode of Law Chat With Girija, we are accompanied by a true hero, someone who has dedicated her life to helping uplift the medical conditions in developing countries around the world. Dr. Natasha Kathuria (MD), who’s an active member and the Global Outreach Doctors shares her journey of what led her to become a doctor when she was considering pursuing computer science.

Episode Summary:

Dr. Kathuria shares her story about her frequent visits to India and describes in detail the one visit during her freshman year that became the tipping point in her professional career. She talks about everything from what motivated her to pursue medicine, her journey as a doctor, and how she’s working to make an impact rather than achieving short-term success. Dr. Kathuria is also an active contributor in the field of medical journalism and her passion for writing drives her to explore more of that field too.

Main Takeaways:

• It’s very easy to turn a blind eye to the problems of a country when you’re there as a tourist but when you stay in a country and actually understand what’s going on, you’ll be able to understand how the most basic of necessities are absent.

• As a responsible citizen, we should always do our parts in helping the doctors who are currently fighting on the frontline. This can be done by:

• Verifying facts and stopping the spread of fake news.

• Following basic health tips prescribed for the pandemic.

• Help educate others about doing the same.

• You can either complain about or make excuses that how much a difficult situation is affecting you or you can leverage what’s working to your advantage and make the most out of it.

Fun Facts About Dr. Natasha Kathuria:

• Dr. Kathuria’s favorite book is The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
• Her favorite Instagram account is @kindness.news

Find Dr. Kathuria:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natashakathuriamd

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Have you ever seen a small meetup in your local coffee shop turn into a community of more than seventy thousand entrepreneurs globally? Our guest today has.

Episode Introduction:

In this episode of Law Chat With Girija, we are accompanied by someone who truly believes and is pretty much one of the founding members of the essence of “Community Over Competition”. Natalie Franke, founder of the Rising Tide society comes on the law chat mic today to share what inspired her to build a community that’s all about lifting each other up.

Episode Summary:

Natalie shares her story beginning right from her early years in the business where she was told she can’t do certain things, she opens up about being the only creative business owner in a family full of people from science background, her health problems and how she built Rising Tide into the massive movement that it has become today with more than seventy thousand members and four hundred chapter across the globe.

Main Takeaways:

• People will always tell you that you can’t do certain things and more often than not, they are coming from a place where they are worried about what the failure will do to you -- you need to overcome that.

• When people are advising you against something you’re passionate about, mute their voices and continue to do your thing.

• Being a part of a community is not only morally uplifting but networking also helps your business.

• You need to build resilience in order to understand your goals better and achieve them.

• You don’t need perfection to succeed, you need integrity.

• The mistakes that we think are uncommon and have been made before, we need to be able to come in front of a community and tell them and more often than not, help is present for us.

Fun Facts About Natalie Franke:

• Natalie’s favourite book is Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek.

• Her favorite business tools are Honeybook, Flodesk, Teachable and Planoly.

Resources Mentioned:

• Build Your Resilience (APA): https://www.apa.org/topics/resilience

• Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance: https://www.amazon.com/Grit-Passion-Perseverance-Angela-Duckworth/dp/1501111116

Find Natalie Franke:

Website: https://nataliefranke.com/

Honeybook: https://www.honeybook.com/

Rising Tide: https://www.honeybook.com/risingtide/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataliefranke

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From flowers to travel to hotels, our guest today is super passionate about various different careers and manages to slay each of them.

Episode Introduction:

In this episode of Law Chat With Girija, we are accompanied by a true business coach, with years of business experience under her belt, she now helps women go from corporate to self-employed in 90 days with her coaching program.

Episode Summary:

Franceska walks us through her entrepreneurial journey starting right from how she stumbled into being self-employed as well as every other hustle she’s ever taken up. She tells us the top lessons that she has learned by working as her own boss for years and how she now helps several other women do the same with her supporting them every step of the way.

Main Takeaways:

• If you’re genuinely interested in what you do, you will perform so much better than when you do it only because it’s trendy.
• Not investing in the legal aspect of your business is like buying a house but not using locks.
• To build the lifestyle you love, you must be clear on how you want your day to start and end - then you bring your business vision into the equation.
• You must know what is you ‘Why?’ in the business because that is going to be your ultimate goal to help sustain and scale your business.

Fun Facts About Franceska McCaughan:

• Franceska’s favorite book is 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think by Brianna Wiest.
• Her favorite magazine is Condé Nast.
• Her favorite business tools are Lightroom, Zoom, and Instagram.

Find Franceska McCaughan:

Website: https://www.franceskamccaughan.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/franceska.mccaughan/

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Have you ever been so unconfident about your cooking skills that you decided to apply for MasterChef? Our guest today certainly has.

Episode Introduction:

In this episode of Law Chat With Girija, we are accompanied by a desi entrepreneur, Hetal Vasavada who prides herself based on her curation of the unique Indian-American food palette. She’s a MasterChef participant and has been featured on several platforms including New York Times, Washington Post, and a lot more!

Episode Summary:

Hetal walks us through her journey of becoming a chef who creates recipes that are not just mouth-wateringly delicious but also one hundred percent accurate in terms of the ingredients. Hetal talks about her childhood which was the subtle beginning of her career as a chef, her discovery of her love for baking, shares some of her biggest wins, tells us how she’s continuing to grow as an entrepreneur every single day, her amazing hacks to deal with money by making her daughter a paid employee and of course, how she dealt with the law side of her business and continues to do so.

Main Takeaways:

• You need to be smart with your business and always make sure that whatever you do, you’re protected legally.
• Investing in the legalities of your business is always the safer thing to do in order to avoid facing bigger losses in the longer run.
• ‘Community Over Competition’ is something that will help every single entrepreneur in the longer run.
• Instead of targeting inorganic follower growth, one should be building genuine connections on social media.

Fun Facts About Hetal:

• Some of Hetals’s favorite books are Ella Enchanted and Pride and Prejudice.
• Some of her favorite bloggers are The Familiar Kitchen, The Chutney Life, and Chocolate & Cheese Please!
• Hetal’s favorite business tools are Asana and Sortd for Gmail.

Find Hetal Vasavada:

Website: https://milkandcardamom.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milkandcardamom/

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Welcome to Law Chat with Girija!

This is a platform where I want to share, highlight, and celebrate diverse narratives and perspectives of entrepreneurship which inevitably provides motivation, encouragement, and inspiration to our community. 

We have the most amazing guests lined up and we cannot wait for you to binge on their stories, learn from their mistakes, celebrate their victories, and be inspired by their pivotal moments.

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Have you ever thought about pivoting into a field that you have no first-hand experience with? Have you ever dreamed of owning multiple businesses and crushing it like a boss? Oh ya...have you ever broke into a clients house? Join Kat Schmoyer with us on Law Chat With Girija and find out how she did all of the above.

Episode Introduction:

In this episode of Law Chat With Girija, we are accompanied by a true entrepreneur at heart. Kat Schmoyer started her entrepreneurial journey with her wedding planning business, “Dear Sweetheart Events” and eventually started arranging full-fledged, value-packed conferences with educators from several different fields with the hottest coveted seats in town at the “Creative At Heart” Conference and has been hosting them successfully since the last 5 years.

Episode Summary:

Kat tells us all about her journey right from her initial “Aha” moment to where she stands today in her entrepreneurial journey. She talks about her wins, her losses, her oops moments but most of all, she shares with our listeners the joy her business gives her. The episode is also filled with a ton of valuable and real advice. Kat talks about the mistakes she made and the lessons she learned out of them, she also tells us what makes her business the authentic and fun brand that it is today.

Main Takeaways:

• Your brand is a representation of you. Unless you are genuine with the vibe you give out on your brand, your brand is not going to look authentic either.
• As a business owner, you need to be very mindful of the boundaries you draw with your clients.
• Every entrepreneur should make it a point to be proactive when it comes to being cautious about the law aspect of their business.
• You should make it a practice to always show up gracefully in front of your clients as long as your business allows it.
• It is extremely crucial to have business contacts so that in case of a dispute, you stay protected.
• Even though the rules are stated in the contract, you should try to communicate the most significant detail via email so that your client doesn’t miss them.

Fun Facts About Kat:

• Some of Kat’s favourite books are Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less and Write The Word Bible Journal
• Some of her favourite bloggers are Graham Cochrane and Brittany Sjogren from Loverly Grey.
• Kat’s favourite business tools are Trello, Planoly and Kajabi

Find Kat Schmoyer:

Website: https://katschmoyer.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katschmoyer/

Creative At The Heart Conference: https://katschmoyer.com/creative-at-heart-conference/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativeatheart/

Dear Sweetheart Event: http://dearsweetheartevents.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearsweetheartevents/

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