Maximum Mom

This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Leora Maccabee. Leora is a mom of 3 who is a partner at an award-winning #midlaw firm (of approximately 85 attorneys) in Minneapolis, building her business through relationships with women executives, in-house counsel, and businesses in various industries, including the medical device space. She is a thriver (not survivor) of divorce, and has c...

This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Sharon Christie. Sharon Christie is a nurse, an attorney, and a business coach for women lawyers. As an attorney, she worked as an associate in a big law firm, a partner in a small personal injury firm, and then had her own solo practice for 16 years. She sold her law firm in 2021 to start Bold Women Lawyers.  She believes that lawyers are happ...

This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Andrea Gellen . Andrea brings humor, creativity, and a lot of sarcasm to the table. She is new to this and has been solo for about 1 year and 10 months. Her business recently expanded, and she is in the process of buying a commercial space. She also brings a fresh perspective. Her work and clients bring a lot of joy- it's a type of fulfillment...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie dives into thinking differently and accountability. 1:31 Jason Selk 4:12 get a hold of your thoughts 9:00 level of trust Elise’s Tip: Check out Relentless Solution Focus: Train Your Mind to Conquer Stress, Pressure, and Underperformance by Jason Selk.  Watch the interview here. Subscribe to Maximum Mom on your favorite podcast player, so you never miss...

This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Amber Russell . Amber founded the Law Office of Amber Russell, PLLC, to help injured Texans all over the state get justice. Her passion for the law started at an early age, and she has worked with victims her entire adult life.  While attending the University of Texas Law School, she worked with groups to serve victims of domestic and sexual vi...

This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Laura Hartnett . Laura started her early career interning on Capitol Hill and working for federal agencies while completing a Master’s in Public Policy, then became a management consultant advising federal agencies (IRS, the Pentagon, SSA) on how to be cheaper, better, and faster. Her friends didn't understand what she did, so they assumed she...

This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Zaira Solano . Zaira earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Georgia College & State University. While earning her degree, she worked in the office of a solo practitioner in the metro Atlanta area. She gained valuable, hands-on experience in family law, criminal law, and worker’s compensation law prior to her legal education. Sh...

This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Victoria Collier . Victoria is a two-lawyer married couple (both women) who had twins. Her wife (ADA) stopped working to be the primary home caregiver while she (law firm owner) became the sole financial support. 19 years later, while still with minor children, Victoria sold her law firm and "started over". So many say they "can't" because of t...

This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Jennifer Gore-Cuthbert . Jennifer is passionate about entrepreneurship, especially women entrepreneurs. She is passionate about growing and scaling up businesses to 7 and 8 figures. She believes in living life to your maximum potential, personally, professionally, and financially. She is passionate about intentional parenting and the raising of...

This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Nicole Loughlin. Nicole has an entirely virtual law firm, Loughlin Law P.A. where she practices estate planning, probate administration, and personal injury in Florida. She is a solo attorney with four support staff members, three years in business, multiple six figures in revenue, a lot of systems and automation, and a profit first from the be...

This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Geannina Burgos.  Geannina Burgos is a first-generation (born in Chile), second-career attorney (previously in the non-profit arts education sector, and a classically-trained dancer). She went to law school part-time in the evening (started when her daughter was 6 months old) while working during the day. She is a partner at a plaintiff's disab...

This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Angela Barker.  As a black, immigrant woman who started her law career as a single parent, Angela shares her unique perspective on how you can use your strength to find success in your personal and professional life. Angela Barker’s role is to assist clients to prepare for and transition through various life stages, including pre-nuptial agreem...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie dives into different topics coming off the Maximum Lawyer Mastermind in Scottsdale, Arizona, including various resources and books. She also explains how you, as a law firm owner, can benefit from things like the Guild, where many robust conversations happen on the daily. 2:37 traction 4:34 become clear on core values 8:39 gender equity 12:08 find your...

This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Laura Chipman.  Laura‌ ‌Chipman‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌marketing‌ ‌&‌ ‌privacy‌ ‌attorney‌ ‌and‌ ‌life‌ ‌coach‌ ‌for‌ ‌lawyers.‌ ‌As‌ ‌a‌ ‌coach,‌ ‌she‌ ‌helps‌ ‌women‌ ‌lawyers‌ ‌live‌ ‌and‌ ‌practice‌ ‌intentionally.‌ ‌As‌ ‌a‌ ‌lawyer,‌ ‌she‌ ‌takes‌ ‌pride‌ ‌in‌ ‌empowering‌ ‌her‌ ‌clients‌ ‌with‌ ‌practical‌ ‌and‌ ‌creative‌ ‌solutions‌ ‌to‌ ‌legal...

Being a Mom and Special Ed Attorney with Frances Shefter This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Frances Shefter.  Frances started her professional career as a regular education teacher. She always had an interest in special education and decided to obtain her master's in special education. After 7 years in the classroom, she became the special education coordinator at an alternative...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Erin Lecocq. Erin started law school when her daughter was 7 weeks old. Her husband at the time called law school "a hobby," so she was lucky to find support in friends she met at school. She stayed home with her baby during the day and went to class at night. Three and a half years later, she graduated law school cum laude with her daughter hol...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Jennifer Hargrave and talk all things grief, teens and self-reflection. Jennifer is the owner of Hargrave Family Law . She helps good people end broken marriages. When facing divorce, people need to know they have options. Divorce does not have to end in disaster. The best divorces are ones where both partners are empowered to make decisions - n...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Laura Kelley. Laura is an immigration attorney and professional certified coach. She helps attorneys prevent and recover from burnout. She helps attorneys find joy, harmony and balance in their practices and lives. 2:39 your passion 6:22 radical ownership 10:55 our thoughts about our circumstances 16:00 truth bombs 20:33 false pleasures 26:54 fa...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Stacey Brown Randall. Stacey Brown Randall is the multiple award-winning author of Generating Business Referrals Without Asking , host of the Roadmap to Grow Your Business podcast and national speaker. She has had the privilege of helping well-known corporations and franchises, but her focus is on small business owners, solopreneurs and sales pr...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Shivanii Ray. Shivanii is an International Speaker and Gamification Expert, who uses her worldly experiences to inspire others to live life outside the box and on their own terms. When she was 10, after her family was forced out of the US due to immigration issues, she spent 5 years travelling around the world. Growing up globally, Shivanii was...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Alycia Kinchloe. Alycia manages a law firm and other small businesses while raising three sons with my husband. My unique business ownership experience provides a different perspective on management, goal setting, and work-life "balance." Watch the interview here. Subscribe to Maximum Mom on your favorite podcast player so you never miss an epis...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Corinne Cantwell Heggie. Corinne is a principal of Wochner Law Firm LLC in Northbrook, Illinois. Corinne safeguards individuals from taxes, legal battles, and asset loss with estate planning.  Corinne will appear in probate court if beneficiaries are not named by a decedent. Corinne is the immediate past President of the Women’s Bar Association...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Amany Ragab Hacking. Amany practices immigration law full time at Hacking Immigration Law, LLC. She is the Chief Operations Officer.  From 2007 to 2016, she was an Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Supervisor of the Externship Clinic at Saint Louis University School of Law. She also taught Immigration Law and an Islamic Law Seminar. She te...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Sonya Sigler. Sonya is a mom of three man boys (ages 23, 21, and 19). She had a 25 year in-house career and has learned a lot in that time - about being a mother, a professional, and a better human! She wrote down the career advice into two books WELCOME to the Next Level and What's Next for My Career? She has so many ideas, that she’s not sure...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Rachael Ardanuy Rachael moved across the country in 2015 from FL to CO and switched practice areas from family law, estate planning, probate and guardianship to cannabis business law, a new and niche, risky practice area. She worked for another firm until she had her first kid in 11/16 and quickly found it couldn't make ends meet, so she left th...