Timing Really Is Everything with Anna Brook - Episode 81

It is all being in the right place at the right time: However, there are some life decisions that we already have in place, which can change easily without you knowing. Kathryn welcomes Anna Brook, whose life changed even if she already made several plans for her future. Set to be an engineer, Anna decided to take a leap of faith and go to Law School in Harvard — and now, she's a successful patent lawyer. Anna and Kathryn chat about the twist and turns of her career that got her to where she is now. They also discuss how she settled on her practice area and some of the benefits of working in patent law. Anna also shares what the patent law STEM requirements are really like, and how she balances her career and home life. Episode Resources https://www.culhanemeadows.com/attorney/anna-brook/  Episode Highlights Why did Anna decide to go to law school? - 1:05 Reaction when she wrote her stem coursework. - 2:47 Becoming a patent attorney. - 3:53 How Anna's STEM background plays a role in her day-to-day life and her skills in litigation. - 6:09 Balancing Math and Science: Are people who can balance these two sides rare or more sought after in the legal world? - 9:02 The benefits of working as a patent lawyer. - 10:27 Highlights of this very niche but important area of law. - 12:21 How Anna's career winds through to where she is now. - 13:41 Working through making the decision and how she weighed the decision to move on. - 19:00 Looking back: What's her advice to her younger self to make things a lot easier for her? - 20:50 Tips, tricks, and philosophies can make sure that all the balls stay up in the air. - 23:05 Subscribe, Share, and Review To get the next episode subscribe with your favorite podcast player. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Leave a review on Apple Podcasts