From Fear to Empowerment: Jessie Gabriel on Creating a Values-Driven Law Firm

This week Ivy Slater, host of Her Success Story, chats with her guest, Jessie Gabriel. The two talk about communicating company values, overcoming the fear of using one's voice, and the critical importance of building a supportive team. Jessie shares how her firm evolved from a "by women for women" brand to an inclusive space appealing to clients of all genders. In this episode, we discuss: How authenticity shapes leadership What inspired Jessie to start her own business How managing a team presents unique challenges and rewards How entrepreneurship fosters personal growth and self-discovery Why community support is vital for entrepreneurs   Jessie Gabriel is the founder of All Places, a champion for women, and a prominent voice on the role of capital ownership and control in achieving gender equity. Raised by a single working mother in Southern California, Jessie's success came with a deep appreciation of how gender norms and unequal access to capital contribute to a systemic lack of opportunities for women-identifying entrepreneurs and executives. Jessie's personal vision and passionate advocacy are fueled by the desire to create true change–All Places is the culmination of her expertise and ethos, a space for women to formulate businesses of all kinds, receive trusted legal and strategic guidance, and ultimately cultivate long-term financial success. Jessie started her career in economics, working first at a consulting firm before moving to a major think tank. As a lawyer, she has worked at some of the country's most prestigious firms, including Cravath, Swaine & Moore and BakerHostetler, where she was the youngest woman to lead her own team and launched the firm's Investment Funds practice. Her clients have ranged from Fortune 10 companies to trailblazing pre-seed startups, and have included numerous women-founded private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds. In 2020, she stepped down as an equity partner to launch All Places. Jessie serves as an advisor to First Women's Bank, Mercer regarding their Leap mandate, and Turning Rock Partners (a women-led private credit fund managing over $1b in assets), and sits on the Boards of the New America Alliance, an organization that advocates for the Latinx asset management community, and New Destiny Housing, which builds permanent, beautiful, affordable housing for families that have survived domestic violence. Jessie received her B.A. in economics from Dartmouth College and her J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif, won the Campbell Moot Court Competition, and served as Executive Editor of the Michigan Journal of Race and Law.   https://www.all-places.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessiegabriel/