Stacy Mikulik

On today’s show, Sarah talks with Stacy Mikulik. Stacy is a former lawyer who is now a jewelry designer and the owner of grace + hudson jewelry.  In this conversation, Stacy shares: The danger of paying too much attention to what other people are saying about your career without listening to yourself as well; Why law school was a bad fit for her from the start; The confusion she felt about why anyone would want to be a biglaw associate; How inspiration from a shop she visited on vacation propelled her into the world of jewelry-making; The lessons she learned from opening her first jewelry store and why she’s thankful that she did it even though she ultimately closed it; What it was like to run a brick & mortar store while also working as a lawyer, and why she didn’t enjoy running a store; How that experience helped her appreciate certain aspects of working as a lawyer; Why she is a proponent of therapy for unhappy lawyers; How being thoughtful about what success truly means for you can help you clarify what you really want to do with your life; and much more! Check out grace + hudson, and connect with Stacy on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, or by email!  Take the guesswork out of your first steps to leaving the law by grabbing Sarah’s free guide at formerlawyer.com/guide! Learn more and pre-order the Jump Start mini-course at formerlawyer.com/jumpstart! Connect with Former Lawyer on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and I'm closing enrollment for my self-paced group program, the Former Lawyer Collaborative, permanently on August 31st, 2026. If you've been thinking about joining now is the time. Head to formerlawyer.com/collab to join before doors close on August 31st.