Powerhouse Lawyers

Even the most accomplished legal minds can feel like they are drowning. This Brain Dump workbook is the answer to your overwhelm! [00:00] Today's episode features another Powerhouse guest that deserves to lead a master class in confidence. Maddison Koper – law firm owner, serial entrepreneur, and life coach walks us through her journey to becoming a lawyer. Starting at 13 years old! [02:11] As a f...

Alright powerhouse, this Powerhouse Lawyer episode is about money! We’ve heard all of the tips about how to make money, spend money, and save money. But what’s your money mindset? How are you emotionally connected to money? [00:33] Our guest, Hannah Chapman, is guiding us through this conversation. As a financial coach and planner, Hannah is our subject matter expert! [06:24] Let’s start with thin...

As lawyers, we read every contract right? I’ll be the first to tell you, I am not that kind of lawyer. [00:31] But our guest, Nada Alnajafi, makes contracts easy with her company Contract Nerds. [03:08] Believe it or not, there are more people like you and me who struggle to decipher what the heck that document even meant. Contract Nerds answers our questions and creates a community of people comm...

Welcome back Powerhouse! Let’s hop right in. Our guest today is a revolutionary powerhouse, Gwen Griggs, lawyer and trailblazer of eliminating the billable hour. We all know the love-hate relationship we have with billing. [00:33] Not having a background in law has served Gwen well. In fact, she decided she wanted to be a lawyer after learning about the Brown versus Board of Education case at 11 y...

Welcome back to the Powerhouse Lawyers podcast! [00:00] The PHL community talks a lot about releasing ourselves from imposter syndrome and old versions of ourselves. Success starts when we decide to break free from the prisons of our mind and emotions. [00:30] Our guest today is Gary Miles. Lawyer, coach, and author of Breaking Free: A Guide to Achieving Personal and Professional Freedom as a Lawy...

Welcome back, powerhouse! [00:00] You know what has held me back the most in my career and life? The “shoulds” of the world! Who told us life HAS to look this way? [00:37] Our guest Lauren Klein is one that actually lives life in a way that shows just how much our life truly is our own! Private practice law doesn’t have to come 20 years into your journey. [04:25] Especially when we don’t have time...

Welcome back, Powerhouse! [0:00] We are in for a treat with this episode. We’re talking all things fashion, style, and how exactly those two things impact your career. [00:33] Style expert for us lady lawyers, Estelle Winsett is here to provide back up while we work through just how she and Elle Woods merged their love for law and fashion. [03:03] Believe it or not, the way you show up to the offi...

Welcome back Powerhouse Lawyers! [00:00] As the new year calls us to bring our best selves to the table, what’s the secret to actually doing that? I’ll die on the hill of finding clarity in what  you actually desire! What do you want your life to look like? Now, work backwards. [00:33] Our episode guest is in the throes of showing exactly what that looks like! Kayla Moran, attorney, Host of The Le...

Happy New Year, powerhouse! We’re in motion already in this new chapter. Let’s end this one not just good, but great! [00:33] And you know what hill I always preach from for going from good to great: community. Many of us set goals and achieved most of them last year. That’s just what we do! But what if those achievements were alongside other badass women that could 10x your impact? [02:57] But fi...

This Powerhouse Lawyers episode serves as our Year in Review! We have to go back and reflect to prepare to go forward. [00:33] So, let’s get into the massive pivot in business and life that catapulted the 2023 year of Expansion! Believe it or not, it started with my own coach pushing me out of the bird’s nest kicking and screaming. [02:31] This is the fire under my butt that I needed to launch Pow...

Hey powerhouse, put on your seat belts because we’re diving deep this week! Ever heard of big “T” and little “t” trauma? [00:40] Our guest Amy Van Slambrook–psychotherapist, strategist, and transformational coach walks us through exactly what this buzzword means. Amy supports high profile and even higher achieving clients with their healing journey. Ultimately aiding in their success. [03:10] But,...

Welcome back to the Powerhouse Lawyer podcast! [00:33] If you didn’t know, I am a proud Christian entrepreneur! God is the CEO of my life and I’m grateful to be able to do the work I do. A part of this work is connecting with other like minded women…so I went to a Brooke Thomas conference! [01:22] I soaked up so much information and got loved on by some incredible women. These are my big takeaways...

It’s been more than a couple of weeks since the last Powerhouse Lawyer Retreat in September. Let me catch you up on this transformational experience [00:31] I had a vision–determined to bring to life a space for women lawyers looking for community. In anything new that we try, we learn lessons along the way. My big lesson in curating this experience: faith over fear because fear is always a liar!...

Do you know what Human Design is? As Powerhouses we can learn to use it as a tool of understanding ourselves and the way we show up in the world. [00:33] Our guest, Amanda Stark, is here to guide us through the details. Not only is she a Human Design expert, but she’s a lawyer that affectionately calls herself a Sparkly Witch! [03:40] Amanda reminds us of what an alternative career can look like....

I don’t know if you all know, but it takes a whole lot of audacity to go after what you want. As embarrassed as I used to be of this story, my audacity got me into my dream college. [00:34] Which is one of the many pivotal moments that shaped my life, my career, and my learning how to ask for exactly what I want. Apparently, we’re allowed to ask for that! [03:42] But HOW do you ask for what you wa...

What do you want to be remembered for? Today’s guest says her legacy is in seeing value in the race car driver AND the pit crew. [00:40] Heather Olson’s journey to becoming a lawyer started with a three million dollar case settlement. The even better part about that, she wasn’t even a lawyer, yet! [04:36] Besides her incredible track record as an attorney, Heather also shows us what it means to bu...

Oprah let us in on her superpower, she hasn’t ever experienced imposter syndrome! [00:55] I know for a fact that Oprah is a unicorn because the rest of us have felt the persistent feeling of not being good enough. In fact, my own imposter syndrome almost killed the Powerhouse Lawyers podcast before it even began! [02:24] How do you know when you’re experiencing imposter syndrome? We dive into some...

If you didn’t join us for the most recent Powerhouse Lawyer Retreat, you missed out BIG! Together we defined what’s working and what’s not! [01:00] Our guest, Suzi Hixon, is the definition of stepping out of your comfort zone and curating life on purpose. From practicing very unsexy law to deciding not to be a part of the herd. [04:55] The 2008 recession helped Suzi realize there is no loyalty in...

Anyone else devouring Suits, again?! [00:33] Watching Mike and Harvey maneuver the legal world, I’m reminded of Hernán Cortés' lesson in burning ships and cutting ties with the past. [02:42] What ships do you need to burn? What needs to change in order for your vision to come to fruition? [06:33] Your ships don’t have to be big bites of change! It can be committing to the daily walk to be healthie...

Before we get to our incredible guest, we take a moment for a blast from the past! Sometimes old friends remind us of who we used to be and where we thought we were going [00:38]. But as life goes on, we are called to constantly evolve. Our guest, Sigalle Barnes is the Queen of Pivoting [02:22]! From writer, to lawyer, to writer AND storyteller. Sigalle walks us through her journey of building a c...

Anyone else’s children teaching them to release control? [01:55] Change maker, young lawyer, and The Fairy Law Mother – Kayla Britt is our guest today! Kayla walks us through her journey with lupus and being academically dismissed in her first year of law school! [05:35] Now, she empowers other law students with the big question: how bad do you want it? [13:49] This motherly support transitioned K...

Erin Gerner takes on a solo episode this go round! We have had the opportunity to connect with Powerhouse Lawyer guests, but not as much Erin. [01:40] Her experience of the 22nd Annual Women in Business Conference in Dallas, Texas [03:23] sparks the reminder of the key to success and happiness! Through the conference and a Sunday sermon, Erin is reminded that the key to happiness is healthy relati...

Powerhouse Lawyers, welcome Amber Russell to the show! As a powerhouse in her own right, Amber tells us the story of how she went from being a young associate in  big law to founder of a woman owned and operated firm [12:47]. Amber’s experience teaches us to pivot until you get it right! Lawyers often get stuck on the hamster wheel of life, it’s time to get off! [19:46] Her law firm is changing th...

So many law school students arrive straight out of college, totally unprepared. The learning process you’re used to is nothing like what’s happening in law school. You walk in, and it’s like drinking from a fire hose. There’s so much content coming your way that you find yourself completely overwhelmed with no idea where to start. That’s why my friend Lisa Blasser is changing the studying game for...

“If somebody is going to spend a lot of money and have you take care of a legal issue that is significant, they want to make sure this is not a fly-by-night operation, right?”  Anntee Choti The way people do that now, is by looking at your website. Having an online presence is how you build trust with people. In this interview, my friend Annette Choti, a former lawyer and best-selling author with...