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Life Beyond the Briefs — 280 episodes

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Most Law Firm Marketing Talks to the Wrong People

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The Firm-Building Lessons Behind a $100M Verdict | Ryan McKeen

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Your Best Leads Are Already in Your Database | David Vicknair

4

Dan Kennedy’s Second Rule of Marketing: Build Your Moat Before Consolidation Hits | pt. 2

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Dan Kennedy’s First Rule of Marketing: Stop Copying Your Competition | pt. 1

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Your Vacation Should Not Require a Laptop | Conrad Saam

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Your Law Firm Is Making Money. But Is It Actually Profitable? | Leah Miller

8

Why Grassroots Marketing Still Beats Fancy Funnels | Tim Semeroth, Len Spada, & John Griffith

9

Why Law Firms Are Getting Sued Over Their Own Marketing | John Henson

10

How to Build a Reputation Without Owning the Firm | Will McCreight

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What Happens When Your Legal Niche Gets Wiped Out? | Alexander Licznerski

12

The $20M Case No One Wanted | Sharif Gray and Gray Broughton

13

If Throwing Money Isn’t the Answer, What Actually Works? | Conrad Saam and Gyi Tsakalakis pt. 2

14

Why Throwing More Money at Marketing Usually Backfires | Conrad Saam and Gyi Tsakalakis pt. 1

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Stop Hiring Based on Vibes | Jay Henderson

16

The Future of Law Isn’t Less Human… It’s More | Dr. Cain Elliott

17

How Lawyers Win Search In The Age Of ChatGPT | Jason Hennessey

18

100 People Every Quarter: The Relentless Networking Strategy That Built Elise Buie’s Law Firm

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Burned Out and Underpaid? The Red Flags That Tell Lawyers It’s Time to Go Solo | Wendy Meadows

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The Simple Marketing Tool Most Law Firms Ignore | David Vicknair

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Second Rule of Marketing: Build a Moat Before Consolidation Hits | Dan Kennedy pt. 2

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First Rule of Marketing: Do The Opposite of Your Competition | Dan Kennedy pt. 1

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Words Tell. Stories Sell: How Lawyers Build a Magnetic Brand | Kia Arian

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How to Build a Firm That Can Handle a $100M Case | Ryan McKeen

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How to Hire Great People and Keep Them | Jay Henderson

26

The 4-Day Test: Can Your Business Run Without You? | Conrad Saam

27

How to Turn Your Expertise Into New Clients with a Book (Live at GLM) | Michael Delon & Jonathan Hawkins

28

Leaving the DA’s Office and Betting on Herself | Nana Knight

29

Mastering Law Firm Money: How to Create Predictable Profit in 2026 | Leah Miller

30

How To Plan 2026 So You Actually Love It

31

Simple, Profitable Marketing for Law Firm Owners | Michelle Pippin & Johnine Clark

32

Growth and the Good Life (Live Q&A with Ben and Brian)

33

The 4 Numbers You Must Know Before Your 2026 Law Firm Planning

34

7 Tax Moves Every Law Firm Owner Must Make Before December 31st (Live at GLM) | Adam and Jackie Williams

35

Growing a Profitable PI Firm with Pods and KPIs | Hunter Garnett

36

The Young Lawyer's $500 Marketing Plan

37

Purpose-Driven Social Media for Modern Law Firms | LexSummit 2025 Breakout Session with Mike Rafi

38

Law Firm Life Cycle Unpacked: Ethical Exits & the Equity Trap | Jonathan Hawkins

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11 Client Communication Hacks | Gyi Tsakalakis & Jared Jaskot

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Using AI to Make a Solo Practice Scalable | Carolyn Elefant

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Scaling Without a CFO Is Just ‘Creative Drowning' | Kelley Brubaker

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Social Media Marketing for Lawyers: Should You Even Bother? | GLM Tribe

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Gray’s Anatomy of a Verdict: From Voir Dire to Victory | Sharif Gray

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Stop Being Polite… and Get Rude In Your Branding | Lee Rudin

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Could Humor Make You More Hireable? | Jimmy Lai

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Let Go to Grow: The 'Price' from 2 to 40 Lawyers | Seth Price

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Triple Your Law Firm's Referrals | Delisi Friday's CORE Method

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CMO = Chief Mental Officer?: Marketing as Teaching, Not Tactics | Cassidy Lewis

49

Money Down the Drain: How Bad Phone Service Cost Us $18,000

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The $500K Law Firm Question: Can You Walk Away for 3 weeks? | Chelsea Williams

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Revisiting Brian's 2025 Vivid Vision Statement

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From Ghostwriter to Growth Driver: Storytelling That Attracts Cases, Clients & Credibility | Jacob Molina

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Maximize Your Practice: When Referring Cases Pays Better Than Handling Them

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What If Your Law Firm Ran Like a Startup? | Manny Griffiths

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When Should Your Law Firm Hire a Marketing Director?

56

Family First: The Millionaire Dad Who Built Legacy Around His Kids | Mike McCarthy

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Escape Plan: The Lawyer's Guide to Moving On Without Burning Bridges

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Why “Client Happiness” Beats SEO Every Time | Brittany Green

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KPI Mastery: Simplifying Your Law Firm Metrics for Real Growth

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AI Can Read Your Clients Better Than You Can | Paul Bamert

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The Only Five Marketing Things Your Law Firm Needs

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Unlocking the Sales Value of Your Law Firm | Jonathan Hawkins & Ed Alexander

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Why Clients Choose You: Unique Selling Propositions for Lawyers

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Squeeze Every Ounce Out of Life: Permission to Design Your Legal Career

65

Three Takeaways from the Hona Disrupt Conference

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Fired After Asking for a Raise? Now She Runs Law Firm Marketing Departments Nationwide

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Building a Client-Centered Law Practice

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Can a Family Law Firm Be Human, Scalable, and Profitable All at Once? | Jonathan Merel

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Pee on the Electric Fence (But Just Once)

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Would You Turn Down $200K to Take a $35K Job? | Patrick Hagen

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Red Flags and Redlines: Why Some Clients Need to Go

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Would You Hire You?: The Secret to Smarter Hiring | Jay Henderson

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What Successful Law Firm Owners Obsess Over

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LinkedIn’s Yoda: How to Post for Growth | Tony Albrecht

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How Grassroots Marketing Skyrockets Law Firm Growth | Tim Semeroth, Len Spada, & John Griffith

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Inside a Coaching Call | To Leave My Firm or Stay?

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I Filled Out a Case Connect Form & Did an Intake

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Your Small Law Firm by 2030: Offshore, Optimized, or Obsolete? | Gabriel Stiritz

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Prospect Pipelines: Creating Marketing that Speaks to Every Stage of Client Awareness

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Jason Hennessey Shares SEO Mastery for Attorneys

81

Strategy vs. Tactics: Brian’s SHOCKING Answer

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Should You Start a Podcast? Lessons from ‘Lawyers in the Making’ | Nate Crespo

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3 Constraints EVERY Law Firm Faces (and How to Solve Them)

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How to Be the Go-To Lawyer in Your State (Like Tim from Iowa)? | Tim Semelroth

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The REAL Secret Behind Law Firm Growth

86

The Rise of a Phoenix Law Firm: Mark and Alexis Breyer’s Blueprint

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ANOTHER Lawyer Gets Sanctioned for AI Hallucinated Cases

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The Happy Lawyer's Guide to Mental Health & Work-Life Balance | Catherine Shearer

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Analog Law Firm Marketing That Works

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Why Emotional Intelligence (Not Legal Skills) Is the Key to Winning in Family Law | Zachary Ashby

91

Clearing Bottlenecks and Mastering Delegation | Notes from a Mastermind pt. 2

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The $50,000 Estate Plan: How Greg DuPont Triples Client Value with One Smart Addition

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Riches in Niches | Behind the Scenes at a GLM Mastermind pt. 1

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"Your Law Firm’s Best Marketing Strategy? Throw a Damn Party” | Jason Epstein

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Five Takeaways from the National Trial Lawyers Summit

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Adam Rossen Returns to Coach Brian Through Some Law Firm Growing Pains

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Lessons From a TikTok Ban: The List You SHOULD Be Building

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“I started my law firm, then moved to DUBAI” | Ruby Powers

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We Set an Annual Revenue Goal of WHAT?!

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From Patents to Profits: How to Build a Multi-Million Dollar IP Portfolio | Rick Martin

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Stop Serving EVERYONE: How to Define Your Ideal Client

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Is Your Law Firm Ready for the Trust Crisis of 2025? | Preston Schmidli

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Brian’s 2025 Vision Statement

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Profit First: Is Your Law Firm a Cash Cow or a Cash Drain? | Rocky Lalvani

105

Growing the Law Firm From $1M to $4M: What We Got Wrong

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Sales-Free Selling: How to Win Clients Without Feeling Like a Used Car Salesman | Steve Fretzin

107

Growing the Law Firm from $1M to $4M: What We Got Right

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What Would You Do with an Extra Hour Each Day? | Brian Nelson-Palmer

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The One Thing You Probably WON'T Do Before 2025... That You Should

110

From Associate to Ace: Molly Hough’s Blueprint for Business Development

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Year-End Wins: Motivating Your Legal Team

112

Your Law Firm Isn't a Prison: Break Free with the 5 P's | Pete Mohr

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Renegade Lawyer Marketing: Protecting Your Firm From AI, Vultures, and Mills

114

Ego, Values, and Wealth: The Uncomfortable Truth About Success Nobody Tells You | Matt Aitchison

115

How to Use Your Law Degree to Create a Life That Doesn't Suck

116

From Claims Adjuster to Courtroom Crusher: John Griffith's Unlikely Legal Leap

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The Secret to Making 2025 YOUR Breakout Year

118

Creating Habits, Not Just Goals: The Key to Sustainable Success | Aaron West

119

Mentors, Metrics, and Mastery: The Triple Threat to Legal Success | Adam Rossen

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Introducing: The November Gratitude Challenge

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Trembling Less, Achieving More: Brett Trembly’s Secrets to Delegation and Life Mastery!

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Revving Up Your Law Firm: Marketing Lessons from the Motorcycle World with Dave Thomas

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The Future is Now - Conversational AI Intake with Gabbi | Erik Ovesny

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Legal Staffing Evolution: From Traditional Models to Innovative Solutions | Zuly Murphy

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Speed to Lead: Why Your Response Time Could Make or Break Your Firm | Joe Ruotolo

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You Did Not Spend Six Figures on Law School to be a SERVANT

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Are Books Dead? Building Credibility the Old School Way | Michael DeLon

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How to Create Personal Brand as a Lawyer (Without Calling Yourself "the Hammer")

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Jay Berkowitz's Ten Golden Rules: The Secret to Attracting Clients Like a Magnet

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Conference Season is Upon Us... Here's How to Win It

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How Lawyers Can Get Out of Their Own Way | Aaron Velky

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Data Driven Law Firm Growth Strategies | How to 2X in 18 Months

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Farming vs. Hunting Methods for Law Firm Marketing | Darl Champion

134

The EXACT Math Needed to Run Your Seven Figure Law Firm

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Creating YOUR Legacy: How to Balance Work and Family | Adam La Barr

136

What NOT Buying a House Taught Me About Law Firm Customer Service

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Why should a client trust YOU?: Using Social Media to Create Unshakeable Client Trust | McBilly Sy

138

The Velocity of Money: How to Use KPIs to Run Your Law Practice

139

Trial by Fire: Surviving an 8-Week Trial | David Holt

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3 RED Flags That Your Client DOESN'T Value Your Opinion

141

CHAOS to Control: Building a Thriving Law Firm | Tyson Mutrux

142

How to Learn from MISTAKES: The Young Lawyer's Blueprint for Success

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The Lawyer's Happiness Equation: Time, Money, & Family | Jay Ruane

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The MOST Important Question You AREN'T Asking Your Clients

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Lawyer Money Mastery: Crushing Debt, Building Wealth with Darren Wurz

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Double Your Law Firm Revenue: Proven Intake & Referral Strategies with Brian Glass

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Quit Your Job, Build Your Empire: Freedom Hacking with Dave Homyak

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Smart Time Management for Busy Lawyers

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From Lawyer to CEO: The Mindset & Skills You Need to Run a Thriving Law Firm | Thomas Tona

150

Fix This Next: The Tale of Two Law Firm Quarters

151

Ditch Your Golden Handcuffs & Own Your Practice | Patrick Patino, the Newfangled Lawyer

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STEAL My 2024 Law Firm Content Strategy

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Client Stories That Convert: The YouTube Secret Weapon for Lawyers | Ian Garlic

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The ONLY Three Variables that Drive Law Firm Revenue

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"We PAID Off $678,000 in Debt!" | Rho Thomas

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Navigating Your Legal Career: What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do

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Power Couple or Power Struggle? Building a Business with Your Spouse | Dave Van Der Laan

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How to Break the $1,000,000 Barrier

159

Venture Capital for Law Firms: Conspiracy Theory or the Future? | Jonathan Hawkins

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Never Miss Another Case: How to Transform Your Law Firm's Intake Process

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4 Silent Killers of Law Firm Growth | Andrew Stickel

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Do Law Firms Need CEOs? (And should it be you?)

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Are You Building Your DREAM Law Firm OR Your Tomb | Marco Brown

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6 Ways I'm Using AI in My Law Firm Marketing Today

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Law Firm SEO Masterclass With Jason Hennessey

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Try NOT Being a Jerk: The Problem with Lawyer Well-Being

167

Mastermind Hacks & The $100k Assistant: Secrets to Scaling Your Law Firm | Ethen Ostroff

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Expect Success to Take LONGER Than You Ever Thought

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Practicing Law Without the MISERY | Jenn Deal

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Finding RICHES in Niches | Why Trying to do Everything Will Keep You Poor

171

Gyi Tsakalakis Reveals The BEST Local SEO Strategy for Your Law Firm

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STEAL My $600 Referral Marketing Plan

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The Exit Strategy: How to Sell Your Law Firm with Expert Ed Alexander

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Guide to LOSING $18,000 in 18 Minutes

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Selling Legal: What if You FIRED All of Your Lawyers from Intake | Michael Patrick Strauch

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Am I the @$$hole for Wanting my Employees to Care? | Listener Question

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The Making of a Whole Life Millionaire: Matt Aitchison on Wealth, Happiness, and Hospitality

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Strategies for Amplifying Your Law Firm's Digital Impact | Kevin Daisey

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Three Takeaways: GoBundance Winter Adventure and Mastermind

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Balancing Law School with Life: Ali Rice and Financial Wisdom for Aspiring Public Sector Lawyers

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What is the ONE Thing You Need to STOP Doing in 2024?

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A Law Student's Mission to Empower the Disabled: AMA with Andrew C.

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Fireside Q&A: How To Find Your Second in Command

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The Art of Online Persuasion: Converting Browsers into Clients for Your Law Firm with Tifiny Swedensky

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The Unsung Hero: Mastering the Integrator Role for Law Firm Success

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AMA with Law Students: Spencer May

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New Year, New Title

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Keynote Address: Building the Law Firm of Your Dreams

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Report from Day 1 of the Great Legal Marketing Summit

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The Power of Consistency: CJ Flood's Approach

191

Judge: "You can't withdraw to care for your Mom with Stage 4 cancer"

192

A Lawyer's Pursuit of Freedom: Gary Miles Shares His Journey

193

Revolutionizing Your Law Firm: Secrets from Funnel Hacking Live

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The Profit First Magic: How to Boost Your Cash Flow and Transform Your Law Firm Finances with Rocky Lalvani

195

On Mortality

196

Mastering Delegation and Time Management: Brett Trembly on Business, Leadership, and Life

197

Final 100 Days of 2023: How to Finish the Year Strong

198

From the Basketball Court to the Courtroom: The Evolution of a Legal Partnership and Insights into Law Firm Management with Manny Serra-Jovenich

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Mastering the Art of Client Attraction: How to Use Lead Magnets in Your Marketing

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Decoding Law Firm Finances: Creating Financial Stability and Success with Leah Miller

201

Brian Turns 40: Reflections on How to Get Your Life to a 10/10

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Harnessing Systems, Processes, and Efficiency to Build an Estate Planning Practice with Andrew Zihmer

203

Mastering Time Management: Elevating Productivity and Streamlining Your Law Practice

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Rainmaker Secrets: How NOT Selling Your Services Results in More and Better Clients | Steve Fretzin

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Business and Career Lessons from the Road: What I learned from a week in Maine

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Closing the Grit Gap: Why You Should Do Hard Things on Purpose with Clay Speakman

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Unveiling the 10X Guarantee for Booming Law Firm Profits

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Thriving in the Digital Space: Online Marketing Strategies for Law Firms with Cooper Saunders

209

Maximizing Your Conference Experience: Insights and Strategies

210

Masterclass with Adam Rossen: Success in the World of Criminal Defense Law

211

Navigating Career Crossroads: Learning to Work Smarter Not Harder

212

Strategic Goal-Setting for the Second Half of 2023 with Brian Glass

213

Defining Wealth Beyond Dollars: A Journey of Financial Independence with Rylee Knox

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A Return to the Beginning | Ep. 1 Re-release

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How to Painlessly Create Systems and Processes in Your Law Firm (Even if You Hate Following the Rules Yourself!) | Pete Mohr

216

The One Thing High Achievers Can’t Get Enough Of

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The Line of Bull$#!+ Demarcation

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Take Your Firm to Eight Figures By Finding the Right Digital Marketing Partner | Samir ElKamouny

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“It's All My Fault” | The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything

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Your Law Firm's Greatest Asset Is Your People | Texas Auto Injury Lawyer Scott Snellings

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You Are the Average of the Five People You Spend the Most Time Around | How to Level Up

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From Selling Cell Phones to Full Time Real Estate Investing | Brian Green

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The Results Binder that All Lawyers Should be Keeping

224

How Associates Can Take Control of their Careers by Building a Book of Business with Molly Hough

225

Price vs. Value | Why You Should Ignore Price Altogether

226

Mentorship in the Law with Miami Litigator Frank Ramos

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Reflections on a $100,000 Referral Fee | A Case Study in Return on Time

228

The Formula to Optimize Your Time on This Planet with Productivity Gladiator Brian Nelson-Palmer

229

When (and How) to Quit Your Job

230

Taking Ownership of Your Career | Mindset and Mentorship with Former BigLaw Partner Heather Moulder

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The Lie of "Passive Income" | Why Almost Nothing is Truly Passive

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Acquiring and Retaining Great Talent with Serial Entrepreneur Jay Bourgana

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SmallLaw: How to Find Your First (or your next) Job at a Firm That Won’t Try to Kill You

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How Mike Ayala Went From 100 Hour Workweeks to Financial Freedom

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Where Do You Want to Be on December 31, 2025 | Brian Shares His Personal Vivid Vision

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From $0 in Revenue to an 8 Figure Business In 5 Years | Patrick Bolanos of Trailer King Builders

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Best Uses of AI For Law Firms| Is ChatGPT Coming to Take Your Job?

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Building a Real Estate Portfolio as an Active Duty Naval Officer | Doug Spence

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Tort Reform Comes to Iowa and Florida | Brian's Take on Unintended Consequences of These Laws

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How John Griffith is Growing His Tennessee Law Firm's Referral Base by Giving Away All His Best Tips

241

What is the Highest and Best Use of Your Time? | My Takeaway from the TBI Med Legal Conference in San Diego

242

Building Your Personal Brand Through Podcasting | Erik Cabral of On Air Brands

243

What Processes in Your Firm Are Driving Your Clients Insane? | Behind the Scenes of a Glass Family Car Purchase

244

How to Set Goals Like an 8 Figure Entrepreneur | Aaron West

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Why We Fired Our Answering Service After 48 Hours | Improving Your Law Firm's Intake Process

246

From Harley Mechanic to Closing 250 Real Estate Deals in Three Years | The Hair Metal Life Philosophy of Derek Tellier

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Financial Mistakes I Made in My 20s | What I Would Go Back and Change

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From Negative $150K Net Worth to Commercial Real Estate Investing with Matt Anderson

249

What Your 401K Advisor Gets Wrong About Retirement

250

How Hunter Garnett is Growing his Firm with Grassroots Relationships and Virtual Assistants

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The Power of a Tribe | How I Booked Ten Guests in 48 Hours and a Tahoe Mastermind Recap

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How Justin Ledford Runs a Texas Roofing Company While Surfing in Costa Rica Every Day

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My #1 Tip for Young Client-Facing Lawyers

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From Burnt Out New Partner to Thriving Law Firm Owner | Katie Lipp Became the Law Practice Queen

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Why Your Large Leadership Team Doesn't Get Much Done (And How to Fix That)

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Scaling Fast with Sam Mollaei - How One Lawyer Owns Seven Law Firms

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Lessons I Learned From a $4.3M Auto Accident Verdict

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Breaking Out of Life's "Gray Zones" with Coach Kari Schwear

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Recession Coming? 3 Things I'd do as a Young Associate in 2023

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Free Up Time with Offshore Virtual Assistants | Joe Bravo

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Our Next Three Years | Inside Baseball from BenGlassLaw's Annual Retreat

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How to Choose a Financial Advisor with Ryan Morrissey

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Alternative Asset Class Investing for High Income Earners with Patrick Grimes

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Who, Not How (or "just pay the tradesman already")

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Health and Fitness Fundamentals for Busy Executives with Jorden Pagel

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Four Steps to Quadruple Your Law Firm Revenue in Four Years

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Creating Rebel Culture Through Accountability, Vision, and Transparency | Michael Sonbert

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Soccer (Tournaments) Explain the World

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From Office Cleaning to Bootstrapping a Tech Startup with Matt McClellan

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Dealing with Negative Google Reviews

271

Creating Simple Passive Cashflow with Lane Kawaoka

272

Three Takeaways from the Great Legal Marketing Summit

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Choosing the Right Coaches and Mentors with Jerome Myers

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Three Takeaways from the LA Gobundance Spartan Race

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What It's Like to Win a $100M Verdict with Ryan McKeen

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I Screwed Up, Now What? with Dr. Josh Bacon

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How I Prepare for a Mastermind Meeting

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From Middle Class to Millionaire with David Vernich

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Financial Freedom Through Real Estate with Omni Casey

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