Author: Nicole Abboud

How to Tell a Winning Story and Influence with Jesse Wilson [GWL 65]

 

My guest in this episode is Jesse Wilson. Jesse is a Juilliard Theater Graduate and TEDx Speaker. He has created a life-changing program designed to help lawyers and business owners Connect, Communicate, and Lead with their greatest source of power through the tools and strategies of the theater. He developed a one-day intensive program specifically to help lawyers tell their story and … Read More

The (Un)Importance of an Elevator Pitch & a Semi-Identity Crisis [GWL 64]

In this solo episode, I delve deeper into the importance of an elevator pitch, our identities, and how interrelated they are with being “lawyers.” I also discuss the new direction my life and career are headed in (hint: it’s not as a lawyer!). Listen in to hear more.… Read More

Writing a Book as the Best Method for Marketing Your Practice with Jim Hart [GWL 63]

Jim Hart is a business and intellectual property attorney in North Carolina. He is also an entrepreneur and podcaster. His practice focuses on helping online entrepreneurs with their legal needs.

What We Cover in this Episode:

  • Are you sabotaging yourself and your practice and you don’t even know it?
  • Even if you practice in a niche area, it doesn’t mean
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The Trend Towards Freelancing Lawyers with Julia Shapiro [GWL 62]

Julia Shapiro CEO and Founder of Hire an Esquire, an online legal recruiting and staffing company which allows lawyers to be autonomous and entrepreneurial.

Julia herself stumbled upon freelance legal work when she became ill and was unable to commit to a full-time associate position. When she recovered, she realized that there was a huge gap in this space of freelance legal work. She also … Read More

Get Over Your Money Shame and Roadblocks with Financial Therapist Bari Tessler [GWL 61]

Bari Tessler Linden, MA, is a financial therapist, a mentor/coach, and a mamapreneur. Bari’s gentle, body-centered approach weaves together personal, couple, and creative entrepreneurial money teachings into one complete tapestry. She is the founder of The Art of Money: a global, year-long money school, which integrates Money Healing, Money Practices and Money Maps.

What We Chat About in this Episode:

  • What
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Using Videos to Amplify Your Marketing Efforts with Aiden Kramer [GWL 60]

Aiden Kramer is a young attorney in Denver, Colorado. She helps small businesses and startups with their business and estate planning needs. Aiden is a self-proclaimed mild Youtube sensation and with over 5,342 Youtube subscribers, I can see why she calls herself that.

What We Chat About in this Episode:

  • Why Youtube is an underutilized platform by lawyers
  • How to get over the nerves
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Student Loans Explained in an Understandable Way with Student Loan Lawyer, Jay Fleischman [GWL 59]

Jay Fleischman is a student loan lawyer. He speaks regularly at national events on the subjects of student loans, bankruptcy, and consumer protection.

What We Cover In This Episode:

  • Here’s one thing you should realize if you’re going to go solo,  with no money, no clients, and no experience
  • How Jay niched down to student loan law and how he began
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The Role of Entrepreneurship in Your Law Career with John Skiba [GWL 58]

Follow me on Snapchat @nic_abboud and send me your questions, I’ll send you back my answers.

My guest today is John Skiba, a consumer debt collection and bankruptcy attorney in Arizona. John is a solo practitioner and fellow podcaster. His podcast, the JDBlogger podcast, focuses on smart legal marketing techniques.

What we cover in this episode:

  • Why John’s first attempt at going solo
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Channeling Your Love for the Law in the Courtroom and on TV with Seema Iyer [GWL 57]

My guest this week is Seema Iyer, a criminal defense attorney in New York. You might recognize Seema’s name, especially if you’ve ever watched MSNBC. Seema was a regular legal contributor as well as the host and producer of The Docket. Seem also recently launched her own podcast, The Bollywood Lawyer.

What We Discuss in this Episode:

  • Why Seema
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My Baby Turns 1 and the Top 5 Lessons I’ve Learned From the Past Year [GWL 56]

We’ve turned 1!! Woohoo!

Thank you so much for your support!

After interview over 55 amazing lawyers, I learned a few things!  Here’s a quick recap of the lessons:

  1. Being Different is Good
    1. Mitch Jackson – Episode 9
    2. Rob Schenk – Episode 36
  2. Productivity, Although the Enemy of the Billable Hour, is Your Friend
    1. Shemia Fagan – Episode 31
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