Being an entrepreneur is a great way to make your mark, pave your own path while being your own boss. Especially if you can identify a need in the market for goods or a service that you can provide that others are not providing in the same way or not providing at all.
That being
I’m pausing today to remember the epitome of a woman who wows – Ruth Bader Ginsburg and respect all that RBG was and is – an icon, a leader, a true hero. Though she was tiny, she was mighty. We share humble Brooklyn roots and diminutive statures.
She fought to be treated equally as one
RIP to Flywheel Sports.
I’ve been dreading this day for a long time, but I knew it could happen with the closing of group fitness classes for so long due to the pandemic.
In January 2017, my close friend Julie suggested I go with her to a spin class that she really liked called Flywheel
19 years. I remember it was the most beautiful blue sunny day in NYC. Not a cloud in the sky. The perfect temperature. And then everything changed. It was gut wrenching. But we recovered and rebuilt. Because that’s what New Yorkers do. We are resilient and strong.
As a lifelong New Yorker, I love New
As a new entrepreneur myself, here are a few skills I think every entrepreneur should have/cultivate:
What else would you add
Here are a few ideas to organically grow your social media presence and followers on any social channel (only go where your clients/customers and prospects are):
The end of the summer is here, and a new season is about to be upon us. In spite of what’s been a difficult year for many of us with the pandemic clouding everything we do and affecting many of us personally and professionally, I wanted to provide a little bit of positive advice.
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Clients come to law firms because they need help finding and implementing solutions – each employee is in essence a legal solution provider and a problem solver. And in a crowded and the unpredictable business climate of today, it is more important than ever to embrace and anticipate changes to meet the shifting needs of clients. Most importantly, we always need to put our clients first and ensure that every employee embraces a client-centric mindset.
Being a great lawyer doesn’t guarantee you a solid book of business anymore. Neither does having a law degree from one of the top schools in the country. None of these fancy credentials matter if you don’t have the right people skills (or emotional intelligence) to connect with clients on a personal level, especially now.
Because clients regularly hire outside counsel who they’ve known for many years – from law school, a prior firm, a friend of a friend or a past matter – cultivating relationships should be at the heart of everything you do – especially now. It’s important to treat everyone with whom you come into contact as if they could be a future client or referral source, which is a helpful guiding principle in how to interact with your professional network.
Here’s how to develop a more client-centric mindset and build stronger relationships despite the barriers we are facing today during this worldwide pandemic.
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It’s really important to know what your competition is doing in today’s crowded market. They can help you enhance your marketing and business development efforts. Your competitors give you inside information that can help you do your job better, stay relevant, refine strategy, innovate and lead the market. Some call this competitive intelligence – I
If you’re like me, during this entire Covid lockdown, you might not exactly know what day of the week it is all the time as every day feels the same. How can it possibly be almost September? This whole year has been a blur.
That being said, as we settle into working from home, it’s