Learning Legal with Andrew Easler, Esq.: Recent Episodes
Andrew David Easler, Esq.
Hosted by practicing attorney Andrew Easler and entrepreneur James White, Learning Legal is an insightful and entertaining podcast set in a relaxed atmosphere designed to inform listeners about a wide variety of legal topics you should know ranging from starting a business to marijuana law, real estate, and estate planning. Discussions ground legal concepts to real-world and current events while explaining key terms and legal jargon along the way.
Our co-host, Andrew Easler draws from his experience as the managing attorney of Easler Law, a Florida-based law firm practicing in the areas of business, securities, real estate, and estate planning. In addition to his law practice, he is a real estate investor, business owner, and adjunct professor at the FAMU College of Law in Orlando, Florida.
Our co-host, James White, started his first business when he was 12 years old with a $20 snow shovel and grew that business into a successful enterprise before selling it off to enter the finance sector. Since then, he has started dozens of successful businesses, become an avid real estate investor, published several books on business, credit, and finance, and helped hundreds of businesses of all sizes across the globe develop strategies for success.
Learning Legal addresses complex and sometimes contentious topics in a manner that is both informational and entertaining while remaining accessible to non-expert listeners.
Today’s episode of Learning Legal with Andrew Easler, Esq. addresses the future of small businesses and what you need to look out for going forward. Co-hosted by Andrew Easler and James White, with editor Ethan Hunt. Our co-host, James White, is an international business consultant with extensive experience in the business world.
Topics covered include:
- Covid and its effects on business
- E-commerce
- Building and controlling your own software
- Cancel culture and the effect on business
- Gutting of manufacturing
- Importance of community, hyper-local
- Remote work
- Benefits of simplicity in business
Today’s episode of Learning Legal with Andrew Easler, Esq. addresses concerns about raising capital for your business or organization and is co-hosted by Andrew Easler and James White, with special appearances by Ethan Hunt. Our co-host, James White, is an international business consultant with extensive experience in raising capital for businesses.
Topics covered include:
- What does it mean to raise capital,
- Difference between capital and cash,
- The pitfalls, costs, and consequences of raising capital,
- Use of proceeds,
- Importance of candid disclosure,
- Following through with your objectives,
- Financing by lenders and SBA loans,
- Mistakes of experts,
- Benefits of experts,
- The endless search for capital,
- Investor relations and the burden of leadership,
- Investor break-even analysis,
- Drawbacks of dividends to investors,
- The importance of control over your company,
- Investors: strings are attached,
- Netflix and Blockbuster,
- Common strategies for money-raising,
- Avoiding predatory lenders,
- Offering documents, Regulation A, Regulation D, and direct listings,
- The importance of focus and simplicity,
- Perfect pitch: building credibility, confidence, and authenticity,
- Exit strategies and return of principal,
- Liquidity versus liquidation,
- Post-capital raising plans,
- How to get started,
- And more!
Today’s episode of Learning Legal, co-hosted by Andrew Easler and Ethan Hunt with special guest, James White, addresses pressing questions and strategies related to starting a business. Our special guest, James White, is an international business consultant with extensive experience and knowledge in starting, operating, and exiting businesses.
Topics covered include:
- The first steps in starting a business,
- Avoiding pitfalls in selecting and starting a new business venture,
- How to balance “analysis paralysis” with thoughtful planning and strategy,
- Managing expectations as a new business owner/ entrepreneur,
- What kind of small businesses are in-demand today,
- Creating demand for your product or service,
- How the gig economy can help new entrepreneurs,
- The evolution of service-based businesses,
- Filling the skills gap with trade businesses,
- How much money a business can make,
- The interplay between motivation, knowledge, and market demand in businesses,
- Addressing misconceptions about profits of small businesses,
- Understanding the local market and the failure of Target’s expansion to Canada,
- Startup budget allocation and startup costs through the Valley of Death,
- The business plan as a blueprint,
- Is raising capital the number one challenge for small businesses,
- The importance of control over critical aspects of the business and outcomes,
- Cancel culture and business success,
- Impact of the local and global supply chain on your business,
- Ways to finance your business and access capital,
- Methods of money raising and investments,
- Crowdfunding,
- Starting a business for the next generation of entrepreneurs,
- Where to find resources for entrepreneurs,
- The impact of barriers to entry on the probability of success in a business,
- Legal implications of starting a business,
- Hiring experts to help,
- Franchising versus starting from scratch,
- Selecting a name for your business,
- Factors to consider when selecting a business location,
- Concerns for home-based businesses,
- Questions to ask to determine whether starting a business is appropriate for you,
- And more!
Today’s episode of Learning Legal, co-hosted by Andrew Easler and Ethan Hunt, addresses the rapidly changing laws related to Marijuana in the workplace.
Topics covered include:
- Amazon’s removal of Marijuana from its drug testing panel,
- Whether other employers should or will remove marijuana from their drug testing panel or stop drug testing altogether,
- The different types of drug tests available and how they differ,
- The legality of its use in the United States,
- What the future looks like for Marijuana as a Schedule I Controlled Substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act,
- Legal concerns for employees subject to drug testing,
- The potential consequences of removing Marijuana from a workplace drug testing panel,
- And more!
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