Entrepreneurial Attorney Nation - Entrepreneurial Attorney of the Year Finalists
In this installment of EA Nation, Host, Richard James, welcomes the Entrepreneurial Attorney of the Year Finalists: Attorney Joe Jeppson, Attorneys Bill & Roxanne Ausman, Attorney Emily Smith-Lee, and Attorney Annie Scott.
Listen as each finalist dives into the challenges they’ve faced and the lessons they’ve learned throughout the past year. Through will and determination, each was able to achieve a varying form of success despite the tumultuous circumstances they endured.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy these enlightening stories from our finalists as they share why they should be an EAY Champion.
Timecodes:
01:07 - Rich’s introduction to the show
03:43 - Joe Jeppson’s introduction and discussion around how he increased during a down market
05:32 - Rich reflects on Joe’s history before joining the program
07:45 - How can small firms start without money in the bank
12:08 - Changing your mindset is important
14:08 - Joe explains why he should be EAY Champion
16:02 - Bill Ausman & Roxanne’s introduction and their journey through EAY
18:27 - How joining Richard James inspired big changes to the firm
20:43 - Raising rates and its effectiveness
23:00 - Getting rid of difficult employees and its effect on your business
27:03 - Bill and Roxanne’s fast response to switching to running remote
31:09 - Bill and Roxanne explain why they should be EAY Champions
32:53 - Emily Smith-Lee’s introduction and a discussion on why she decided to change her firm
37:30 - How Emily dealt with an abundance of people calling for assistance due to COVID
40:05 - Where did Emily turn to when the number of hires were off in the business
45:10 - How did Emily find new cases or different ways of revenue when shutdowns occurred
48:04 - Emily explains why she should be EAY Champion
49:01 - Annie Scott’s introduction and her transition to becoming a business owner and life before
53:36 - How Partners Club allows you to be around like-minded attorneys and its effect on your practice
56:02 - The first thing Annie implemented after she left Partners Club
01:01:04 - How did Annie find the time to change and improve her business
01:02:58 - Annie explains why she should be EAY Champion
01:04:51 - Rich’s final remarks
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