The Rainmaking Podcast
by Scott Love
The Rainmaking Podcast will help you to get more business, better business, and all the business from your clients. This podcast is for professional services firms, law firms, and professional sales people. Discover the secrets of the world's leading experts in client development, business development, sales, closing, prospecting, networking, negotiation, influence, motivation, and achievement. www.therainmakingpodcast.com
Episodes
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TRP 352: The Trust Recession: How to Grow Your Practice with Trust-Based Selling with Ari Galper
Every two weeks, the business development tactics top lawyers use are free at therainmakingmagazine.com ---------------------------------------- He was on the best sales call of his life. An hour in — love fest, no resistance, everyone a decision maker. Then he accidentally hit mute instead of…
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TRP 351: Practicing Law at the Speed of Light with Dr. Larry Richard
Every two weeks, the business development tactics top lawyers use are free at therainmakingmagazine.com ---------------------------------------- Nine out of ten lawyers score in the bottom half of resilience. That’s not an opinion — it’s 32 years of personality data from over 10,000 lawyers. Dr....
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TRP 350: Value Creation Through Strategic Alliances with Kyle Harkema
Every two weeks, the business development tactics top lawyers use are free at therainmakingmagazine.com ---------------------------------------- Most strategic alliances look perfect on paper. Six months in, they’re falling apart — and nobody knows why. Dr. Kyle Harkema is the author of Strategic...
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TRP 349: The Transactional Partner’s BD Advantage: How Corporate, Finance & Real Estate Lawyers Win More Business with Ryan Grelecki
Every two weeks, the business development tactics top lawyers use are free at therainmakingmagazine.com ---------------------------------------- Corporate, finance, and real estate partners have a business development advantage most of them never fully leverage. Ryan Grelecki is here to change...
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TRP 348: After a Merger: How to Build Trust and Collaboration with Dr. Heidi Gardner
Every two weeks, the business development tactics top lawyers use are free at therainmakingmagazine.com ---------------------------------------- Most law firm mergers fail to deliver on their promise. Not because the financials were wrong — but because nobody did the cultural due diligence. Dr....
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TRP 347: Career Assessment for Law Firm Partners with Scott Love
Every two weeks, the business development tactics top lawyers use are free at therainmakingmagazine.com ---------------------------------------- Every year, around bonus and distribution season, law firm partners ask themselves the same question: is it time to make a move? In this solo cast…
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TRP 346: The Rainmaker's Voice: How Professionals Turn Expertise into Trust with Paul Marchegiani
Every two weeks, the business development tactics top lawyers use are free at therainmakingmagazine.com ---------------------------------------- You can have the best legal mind in the room and still lose the pitch. What separates the attorneys who win business from those who don't often has...
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TRP 345: Lateral Partner Hiring & Integration with Shireen Hilal
Every two weeks, the business development tactics top lawyers use are free at therainmakingmagazine.com ---------------------------------------- Half of all lateral partner hires don't last. That's not a recruiting problem. It's a vetting, compensation, and integration problem — and most law…
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TRP 344: Cross-Selling in Professional Services Firms with Rebecca Hnatowski
Most law firms say they want to cross-sell. Few have the internal foundation to actually make it happen. Rebecca Hnatowski is the founder of Edwards Advisory and a specialist in cross-selling strategy and lateral integration for law firms and professional services organizations. In this episode,...
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TRP 343: Can Trust be Measured? with Kim Bohr
Everyone says trust matters. Kim Bohr can prove it — with data. Kim Bohr is President and CEO of SparkEffect and the researcher behind the State of Organizational Trust™ — a national study that shows trust directly impacts revenue, reputation, and retention. In this episode, Kim joins Scott Love…
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TRP 342: [Legal] What Would Private Equity Do? With Brad Blickstein
Most law firm leaders reject private equity on principle. But what if you could use the PE playbook to grow your firm — without taking a single dollar of outside money? Brad Blickstein is a legal industry futurist, founder of Blickstein Group, and author of What Would Private Equity Do? Unlocking...
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TRP 341: Expanding Trust in Your Niche with Scott Love
Most professionals believe you have to know someone, like them, and trust them before you do business. Scott Love says only one of those is non-negotiable — and it's trust. In this solo cast, Scott Love — legal recruiter, host of The Rainmaking Podcast, and co-author of Rainmaker Confidential —...
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TRP 340: The Trust Economy: Turning Credibility into Steady Deal Flow Without Pushing Harder with Chris Papin
Most professionals hate the idea of selling. What if you didn't have to? Chris Papin has built a thriving multi-discipline practice as a JD, CPA, and insurance producer — without ever feeling like he's pitching. The secret is the trust economy: a system of intentionality, authenticity, and...
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TRP 339: [Legal] Artificial Intelligence, Legal Tech and the Future of Law with Eric Thurston
Most law firms know AI is changing their industry. Fewer know exactly where to start, what to avoid, or how to build a technology strategy that doesn't blow up mid-implementation. Eric Thurston is Executive Chairman of SurePoint Technologies — one of the most widely used legal technology…
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TRP 338: Earning Client Trust with Thought Leadership with Bill Sherman
Posting on LinkedIn once isn't thought leadership. Speaking on one panel isn't thought leadership. Real thought leadership is a strategy — and most professionals have never been given a clear framework to build one. Bill Sherman is COO of Thought Leadership Leverage, co-host of the Leveraging...
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TRP 337: [Legal] Law Firm Mergers: Private Equity/MSO Activity with TJ Henry
Private equity has moved through healthcare, dental, and accounting. Law firms are next — and the deals are already happening. But most law firm leaders don't fully understand the structure, the math, or the risks involved. TJ Henry is the co-founder and managing partner of Federate, a management...
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TRP 336: Your Online Bio with Scott Love
Scott Love has read thousands of law firm partner bios. Most of them are bad. Most of them read like word-for-word copies of every other attorney at every other firm — and they do nothing to compel a prospective client to pick up the phone. In this solo episode, Scott breaks down the five pillars...
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TRP 335: [Legal] Law Firms of the Future with Tim Keith
The legal industry is about to change faster than most law firm leaders are prepared for. Private equity is coming. AI is already here. And the firms that keep doing things the way they've always been done are going to find themselves squeezed from both sides. Tim Keith is the CEO and founder of...
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TRP 334: Power Under Pressure with Emma Zia
Pressure is inevitable. But whether it contracts you or expands you — that's a choice. Dr. Emma Zia has spent nine years helping founders, executives, and high performers figure out which voice they're listening to, and how to change it. Emma is a high performance expert, author of Power Under...
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TRP 333: [Legal] Elevating Emotional Intelligence for Lawyers with David Sarnoff
Research shows lawyers score below average in emotional intelligence compared to the general population. That gap is costing law firms talent, trust, and millions in preventable attrition. David Sarnoff is an ICF Certified Executive Coach, leadership trainer, and former attorney who founded…
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TRP 332: When to Say No to Business with Gina Rubel
"No is a complete sentence." It took Gina Rubel years of executive coaching — and nearly 25 years of running a top legal PR firm — to fully believe that. In this episode, she makes the case for why. Gina Rubel is the CEO and General Counsel of Furia Rubel Communications, a nationally recognized...
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TRP 331: Brand Intelligence Through Strategic Listening with Paula Zirinsky
You think you know your brand. Your clients experience something else entirely — and that gap is costing you business. Paula Zirinsky is the founder of Zirinsky Strategy LLC and a marketing strategist with over four decades of experience helping law firms, professional services organizations, and...
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TRP 330: [Legal] Attracting High-Quality Law Firm Support Talent with Ted French
Most law firms spend enormous resources attracting the right attorneys — but the executives running the business behind them are just as hard to find, and just as easy to lose. Ted French is the co-founder and president of ASG Legal Search and a 35-year veteran of the executive recruiting and...
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TRP 329: The Perfectly Productive Day with Sarah Tetlow
What would your day look like if every part of it, from the moment you woke up to the moment you went to sleep, was actually working for you? Sarah Tetlow is a productivity consultant, trainer, speaker, and author of The Perfectly Productive Day. A repeat guest on the Rainmaking Podcast, Sarah is...
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TRP 328: Building a Brand through Podcasting with Ben Mena
You don't need a massive audience to build authority in your niche. You just need the right 10 people listening — and a system to get in front of them consistently. Ben Mena is the founder of Select Source Solutions and host of The Elite Recruiter Podcast — the largest recruiting industry podcast...
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TRP 327: Filling Your Funnel with High-Value Clients with Esther Stewart
Most professionals know they need more high-value clients. What they don't have is a system to bring them in predictably — without cold pitching, diluting their brand, or spending all their time on marketing instead of client work. Esther Stewart is a Business Growth Strategist and founder of…
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TRP 326: The X Factor -Know Your Value and Make Sure THEY Know It Too with Donna Griffit
You know you're great at what you do. But can you actually say it — clearly, confidently, and without sounding like you're reading a resume? That's the gap Donna Griffit has spent 16+ years helping professionals close. Donna Griffit is a corporate storyteller, communication coach at Stanford...
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TRP 325: [Legal] Preparing Lawyers for Technology Transformation with Catherine McGregor
AI isn't coming for lawyers — but it is coming for the lawyers who don't adapt. Dr. Catherine McGregor joins Scott Love to break down exactly what technology transformation means for the legal profession and what lawyers can do right now to get ahead of it. Catherine is an executive coach…
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TRP 324: Doubling Down on a Niche with Sharon Toerek
Most professionals fear niching down. Sharon Toerek did the opposite — and built a nationally recognized law firm by going all in on one market. In this episode, Scott Love talks with Sharon Toerek, marketing and intellectual property attorney and founder of Toerek Law (Legal + Creative), about...
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TRP 323: Website Redesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence with Alison Reynolds
In Episode 323 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love interviews Alison Reynolds, Director of Digital Marketing at Vinson & Elkins, about the firm's major website redesign and what professional services firms must do to remain visible in the age of artificial intelligence. Alison shares lessons...
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TRP 322: Top 10 BD Tips from The Rainmaking Podcast with Scott Love
After interviewing more than 300 of the world's leading experts on business development, rainmaking, leadership, and professional services growth, Scott Love distills the most important lessons into his Top 10 Business Development Tips. In this solo episode, Scott shares practical strategies that...
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TRP 321: [Legal] Intake Efficiency – How Law Firms Can Convert More Leads into Clients with Bernie Clark
In Episode 321 of The Rainmaking Podcast (Legal Series), Scott Love interviews Bernie Clark, founder of Majux, about one of the biggest hidden growth opportunities in law firms: intake efficiency. Bernie explains why many law firms spend heavily on marketing and lead generation but fail to…
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TRP 320: How to Generate More Referrals & Business Through Strategic Networking | Sarah Hubbard
In Episode 320 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love interviews mortgage entrepreneur and networking strategist Sarah Hubbard on how professionals can boost deal flow through referrals, networking, and relationship-driven business development. Sarah explains why referrals remain one of the most...
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TRP 319: Partner Development with Yuliya Laroe
In Episode 319 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love speaks with Yuliya LaRoe, founder of Leadwise Group, about why partner development has become a strategic imperative for law firms. Yuliya explains that today’s legal market demands far more than technical excellence—partners are now expected…
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TRP 318: Avoiding M&A Pitfalls for Deal Makers Alejandra Ramirez
In Episode 318 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love speaks with communications strategist Alejandra Ramirez about one of the most overlooked drivers of successful mergers and acquisitions: communication. In this episode, Alejandra explains why 75–90% of M&A deals fail and how poor internal...
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TRP 317: [Legal] Exit Readiness for Law Firm Founders with Pam Meissner
In Episode 317 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love speaks with Pam Meissner of Cathedral Capital about “Exit Readiness for Law Firm Founders” and what it truly takes to prepare a law firm for a successful merger, acquisition, or succession transition. Pam explains why many law firm founders...
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TRP 316: High Impact Strategic Planning with Ivy Slater
In Episode 316 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love speaks with executive coach and business strategist Ivy Slater about how professional services firms can create high-impact strategic plans that drive real growth. Ivy breaks down the structure of an effective strategic planning retreat,...
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TRP 315: Business Development Secrets from My Art Business with Scott Love
In Episode 315 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love shares seven powerful business development lessons learned from building his art business—and how those same principles apply to law, recruiting, consulting, and high-level B2B sales. From niching deeply and creating true distinction to forming...
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TRP 314: [Legal] The Power of Niching Deeply with Frank Koranda
In Legal Episode 314 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love speaks with Frank Koranda of Polsinelli about the power of niching deeply—and how building a focused, specialized practice can transform client development, deal flow, and firm growth. Frank shares how his firm moved beyond a general M&A...
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TRP 313: Building a Pipeline Through Online Connections with Fin Wycherley
In Episode 313 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love speaks with Fin Wycherley, founder of Supersized Media, about how professionals can build a consistent client pipeline through online connections. Fin explains why relying on referrals, directories, and traditional networking is no longer...
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TRP 312: How Rainmakers Can Tell Good Stories with Rob D. Willis
In Episode 312 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love speaks with storytelling expert Rob D. Willis about how rainmakers can use stories to win clients, build trust, and communicate more effectively. Rob explains why storytelling is deeply wired into human behavior and far more powerful than raw...
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TRP 311: [Legal] What In-House Counsel Really Want from Law Firm Events with Val Madamba
In Episode 311 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love speaks with Val Madamba about what in-house counsel actually want from law firm events—and why most firms get it wrong. Drawing from original research and interviews with in-house lawyers, Val reveals that many events fail because they feel too...
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TRP 310: The Flywheel with Andy Clark
In Episode 310 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love speaks with Andy Clark—author of Getting the Whole Pie—about the flywheel concept for sustainable business growth. Instead of relying on one big breakthrough, Andy explains that long-term success comes from consistent, disciplined execution…
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TRP 309: The Three C’s of Persuasive Communication with Danny Bobrow
In Episode 309 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love speaks with Danny Bobrow, creator of the Persuasion Blueprint, about the Three C’s of Persuasive Communication: Caring, Connection, and Collaboration. Danny reframes persuasion as an ethical, non-coercive process focused on influencing outcomes...
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TRP 308: [Legal] 2025 State of the Legal Industry Report with Phil Flora
In Episode 308 of The Rainmaking Podcast (Legal Series), Scott Love speaks with Phil Flora of SurePoint Legal Insights to break down the 2025 State of the Legal Industry Report. The data reveals a surge in lateral hiring across nearly 6,000 law firms, with especially strong growth in…
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TRP 307: Mission Critical Leadership with Jon Lokhorst
In Episode 307 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love interviews leadership expert Jon Lokhorst on what it means to practice mission-critical leadership in today’s volatile and complex business environment. Jon introduces a powerful framework for leading in all directions—not just managing direct...
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TRP 306: [Legal] Build Authority and Win Clients with Video with Robert Weiss
In Episode 306 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love speaks with Robert Weiss of MultiVision Digital about how law firms can build authority and win clients using video marketing. While most firms rely on referrals, networking, and written thought leadership, Robert explains that video…
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TRP 305: Generational Issues in Professional Services Firms with Hannah Romick
In Episode 305 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love sits down with Hannah Romick, an expert in performance improvement, change management, and stakeholder engagement, to unpack the growing impact of generational differences in professional services firms. As law firms and advisory organizations...
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TRP 304: [Legal] Connecting the Dots: Pricing, Practice, and Profits with Tim Corcoran
In Episode 304 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love speaks with legal industry advisor Tim Corcoran about one of the most overlooked drivers of law firm profitability: pricing strategy. Many firms focus heavily on billable hours, origination credit, and revenue targets, but fail to connect the...
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TRP 303: Business Development as Theater with Jason Stiehl
In Episode 303 of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love speaks with Jason Stiehl, Managing Partner of the Chicago office of Crowell & Moring, about a unique perspective on law firm business development: treating networking like theater. Jason explains why successful rainmakers approach conferences…
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The Rainmaking Podcast will help you to get more business, better business, and all the business from your clients. This podcast is for professional services firms, law firms, and professional sales people. Discover the secrets of the world's leading experts in client development, business development, sales, closing, prospecting, networking, negotiation, influence, motivation, and achievement. www.therainmakingpodcast.com
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