Episode 13 - Separating Yourself From Your Business And How The Law Can Help w/ Joey Vitale

How often do you hear as a small business owner that you are your brand? Well, that could be an essential paradigm behind personal branding but when it comes to living a well-balanced life, that may not always apply. In fact, you may need to realize how separating yourself from your business is key to your self-actualization. Because like it or not, you are a whole being and your business is just one part of you and not all of you.  In this episode of The Digital Slice Podcast, discover the beauty and power behind being able to separate yourself from your business. Joey Vitale is the founder of Indie Law, a law firm dedicated to small business owners, especially those passionate ones in the creative space. Joey is adamant about providing his clients the protection and legal foundation they need to grow their business.  In this Episode: How Joey found his passion for working with creative small business owners How Joey's law firm, Indie Law has been a success in the past 2 years Joey's panic attack and hospitalization and how it made him realize his priorities over his business How loving yourself more than your business is key to well-being How to live on the lighter side of business with Joey being called the "babe-dude" Why separating yourself from your business is important legally Inevitable business risks and fears and how to protect yourself LLCs, contracts, team agreements, and other forms of protective separation layers How a contract can become a foundation for your ideal business and client experience The pros and cons between single proprietorship, LLCs, and corporations How to choose the right type of business entity for tax purposes The perfect timing for using legal protection for your business How trademarks are to be used at a certain success level How contracts are top priority when starting out a business How a contract should be a dynamic document that's adaptive to change and constant improvement How to best choose the attorney for your needs based on pricing, reviews, personality fit, team support, and customer service How having a team behind you for continuity of work for clients is a crucial part of separating yourself from your business Joey's Smile Bigger 12-week course on business lessons learned the way