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The Rainmaking PodcastTRP 245: The Vision of a Rainmaker with Barbara Koenen-GeerdinkIn this episode of The Rainmaking Podcast, host Scott Love speaks with Barbara Koenen-Geerdink, former CMO of the largest law firm in the Middle East and co-founder of Boost, about the mindset and vision necessary to become a successful rainmaker. Barbara emphasizes that building a book of business is a long-term journey, best started early in one’s career with a clear, tangible vision of success. She explains how to create a detailed roadmap based on visualization, goal-setting, and structured milestones—transforming abstract ambitions into daily actions that build momentum.
Barbara also shares how Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) can...
2025-05-0821 min
The Jurist PodcastEpisode 40: How Marketing and Business Development Are Transforming Law Firms
In this episode of Monday Legal, host Ahmed Elnaggar sits down with Barbara Koenen-Geerdink, an expert in legal marketing and business development. Barbara shares her insights on how law firms are evolving into full-fledged businesses and how marketing and business development can help lawyers stand out in a competitive market.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ The significant transformations in law firms over the past years
✅ Practical tips for identifying your target audience and building effective marketing strategies
✅ How tools like AI and CRM systems can enhance legal practice and business outcomes
Whether you’re a lawyer, a legal marketer...
2025-01-1331 min
Just A Few Questions PodcastCreativity & Trash: Barbara KoenenMarc Sims speaks with Barbara Koenen, executive director at Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange.
creativechirx.org
CCRx is a 501c3 nonprofit that redistributes donated surplus materials,
equipment, and supplies. CCRx focus is on Chicago teachers and their students, non-profit organizations, and arts and community groups, but they are open to everyone.
2023-08-0708 min
This Legal Life: Lessons Learned from a Life in LegalExploring the Latest Legal BD Tools with Barbara Koenen-GeerdinkJoin Chief Growth Officer Ben Chiriboga and BD & Marketing Director Barbara Koenen-Geerdink, from Al Tamimi & Company as they explore the latest tools hitting the legal business development market.------This Legal Life is not another legal industry podcast. It’s about people and the relationships between them. Each episode host (Chief Growth Officer at Nexl), Ben Chiriboga, sits down with guests and goes deep on a relationship topic everyone’s whispering about – siloes and collaboration, toxic work environments, client relationships, changing cultures, mental health, and more. We’re chatting with the best in legal; no topic is...
2023-03-2240 min
De 100 Vrouwen van MarcelBONUS: Biografie Jeroen Willems (1962-2012)Op 6 december vond de presentatie plaats van Je Lied Wordt Gehoord, de biografie van acteur Jeroen Willems, geschreven door classica Mieke Koenen. Een mooie gelegenheid om in de Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam herinneringen op te halen aan de duivelskunstenaar die Willems was; de meest succesvolle Nederlandse acteur in het buitenland, maar ook de zanger die de essentie van Jacques Brel blootlegde.
Met presentatrice Hanneke Groenteman als gastvrouw vertellen vrienden, familieleden en collega’s over hun persoonlijke ervaringen met Willems, die 10 jaar geleden overleed. Verhalen over melancholie, rusteloosheid, vakmanschap en loyaliteit. Maar ook over hoe je vak bezit van je ka...
2023-01-011h 14
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 22 with Sabrine MakkesIn this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Sabrine Makkes, who is the founder of Envizion Consulting LLC and is former Board member and Chair of the Governance Committee - Women in Ethics and Compliance Global, and currently board member at the middle east and Africa compliance association.
Sabrine is a Tunisian qualified lawyer with 16 years of experience in private practice and in senior legal and compliance roles, working for Fortune 500 Tech companies covering the MEA region
Her consultancy business Envizion Consulting focuses on solutions that leverage new tech capabilities such as immersive...
2022-10-2322 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 21 with Jayshree GuptaIn this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with Jayshree Gupta, who is the Founding Partner and Managing Director at THINC, based in Dubai. She’s a dual qualified advocate and solicitor (England and India) and has been practicing for 25 years with global law firms. She has unrivalled experience in the Gulf advising on a range of corporate and commercial matters. Jayshree is an established member of the Gulf community and one of the most influential female lawyers in the region who has appeared on power lists including that of Arabian Business.
We talk about the ch...
2022-09-0721 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 20 with Siddhanth KochharBuilding Your Practice Episode 20 with Siddhanth Kochhar who is Principle Associate at Kaderni and Company Legal Consultants in Dubai. Siddhanth is part the team that has been instrumental in setting up the full service boutique law firm ad he is primarily involved with disputes before the DIFC and ADGM Courts, arbitration under the DIAC, DIFC-LCIA and ICC Rules and he also provide corporate commercial support.
2022-08-1525 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 19 with Will EkeIn the episode I am speaking with Will Eke, who is the Vice President of Sales at Passle which is a powerful knowledge sharing platform for the professional services sector. Will shares his insights on thought leadership and what it really is and how it can help firms as well as individuals to build a strong brand.
2022-06-1622 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuilding Your Practice Episode 18 with Kaushik & EthanKaushik & Ethan, both experts in online marketing for law firms, share their experience building a business and also talk about how lawyers and law firms can take advantage of online marketing strategies. We talk about the importance of the willingness to learn new skills and try out new marketing tools, that work for your business in order to help you grow the business.
2022-05-1329 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 17 with Catherine HydeIn this episode I am speaking with Catherine Hyde, founder or HooperHyde. Catherine has worked in the legal profession since 2004 at large corporate firms. acted for all types of clients from individuals to small enterprises and multi national corporations and in 2018 she changed her direction…. We will talk about her journey from working in private practice to being self-employed and now being a founder of law firm HooperHyde.
2022-05-0417 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 15 with Yosr HamzaYosr Hamza is Director of Legal Affairs at Gartner Middle East. With Yosr’s experience in private practice as well as in-house this will make for a very interesting podcast episode as we discuss how to be successful at an in-house legal role and how the role of the legal decision maker has changed from a purely legal advisor to a business advisor role.
2022-04-2424 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 16 with Scott LochheadIn this episode I have the pleasure speaking with Scott Lochhead, Senior Associate in the construction and infrastructure team at Bell Gully, New Zealand’s leading law firm (www.bellgully.com). Before returning to New Zealand at the end of last year, Scott spent almost eight years working for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he advised on major projects in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
During his time with Freshfields, Scott participated in client secondments in Korea and Japan, so has some unique insights to offer between his experience of working as a ‘private practice’ lawyer, and being...
2022-04-2216 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 14 with Abhijit JoshiAbhijit Joshi, Founder and Managing Partner at Veritas Legal in India speaks with me about his experience in building lasting relationships, his belief and success in collaboration and that success is not achieved just by going for big mile stones, but that it rather is an aggregation of smaller successes.
2022-04-0317 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 13 with Arjun Ahluwalia and Osman AboubakrIn this episode I have the pleasure speaking with Arjun Ahluwalia and Osman Aboubakr, co-founders at Argentum Law, a global legal industry disruptor offering general counsel and transactional services. We talk about setting up a business, shifting from being employed to being entrepreneurs, how to be successful at business development, Argentum Law's success stories and tips for building a business or practice.
www.argentumlaw.com
2022-03-1230 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 12 with Karl Hepp de SevelingesIn this episode Karl Hepp de Sevelinges, Co-Managing Partner at law firm Jeantet in Paris, speaks about the importance of focussing on a differentiating factor, a so called Unique Selling Point (USP) and that you need to start early on in your career to build and develop relationships.
Tune in to hear about his advice on building a successful practice and the key to career success in private practice.
2022-02-1012 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 11 with Ahmed ElnaggarListen to Ahmed Elnaggar's inspiring career story and how he built not only a successful practice but also a successful business. Key takeaways are that looking after and caring for your clients is extremely important and that focus, dedication and hard work are some key ingredients to success.
Ahmed is the founder and owner of Elnaggar and Partners, a boutique law firm that provides bespoke legal services.
2022-01-1814 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 10 with Kim WiegandIn this episode we speak with Kim Wiegand who is a Partner at Beaton, a research and consultancy firm for the professional services sector and she is the founder and owner of Julip, a leading legal marketing and business development advisory firm. Kim is very passionate about Client Experience (CX), running successful client meetings and having meaningful and purposeful client conversations.
2021-09-2923 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 9 with Simon MarshallIn this episode we are speaking with Simon Marshall who is the founder of To Be Determined, a world-class legal marketing agency. Simon is absolutely brilliant when it comes to social media (especially LinkedIn) for professional services firms and has years of experience in this field. Simon sheds some light on his experience as a marketeer, the challenges he has faced and the value he adds to professional services firms.
2021-09-1633 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBeyond Billable Hours - Podcast Episode 8 with Luan De BurghOn this weeks podcast, Luan de Burgh joined us to discuss how he improves legal professionals public speaking abilities. Luan is an expert in voice & speech and is due to feature on Beyond Billable Hours E-learning platform as an instructor. He teaches practical skills that enable professionals to communicate in a way that creates lasting emotional, impactful and memorable connections with audiences.
2021-08-2932 minBeyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBeyond Billable Hours Episode 7 - Sarah Ouis from Law-But-How?This week we welcomed Sarah OUIS from Law-But-How? on our latest podcast episode. Sarah is a Beyond Billable Hours educator who inspired legal firms and professionals by harnessing the power of social media and creative visuals to enhance legal publications. Tune in to learn Sarah's story and the type of expertise she will bring to our platform.
2021-08-2322 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBBH Podcast Series - Episode 6 with Barbara Koenen-GeerdinkIn this week’s podcast series, Barbara Koenen-Geerdink is put under the spotlight to reveal details of Beyond Billable Hours E-learning platform launch. Barbara is the BD & Marketing Director of Al Tamimi & Company and founder of Beyond Billable Hours.
2021-08-1519 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 5 with Samer QudahIn this episode we are speaking with Samer Qudah about his experience building a successful Corporate Structuring practice. Samer shares his tips including ensuring to think about your Unique Selling Point (USP), recruiting the right people as a team is much stronger than any one single person and to ensure that you keep renewing your plans.
2021-08-0912 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 4 with Jeremy SmallIn this episode we're speaking with Jeremy Small who is the CEO and Founder of Jameson Legal, which is an award-winning legal recruitment company and legal tech consultancy. Jeremy will share some interesting insights from a recruitment point of view – recruiting for roles in the legal sector, from junior to more senior lawyers and partners and the expectations firms have whilst looking for suitable candidates.
2021-08-0125 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 3 with Julian ClarkIn this episode I'm speaking with Julian Clark, Global Senior Partner at Ince. We discuss how Julian built a successful practice, we talk about when it is best to start building a practice and he talks about his secret for success.
2021-07-2311 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 2 with Erin Miller RankinIn this episode I'm speaking with Erin Miller Rankin, Head of Freshfields' Global Projects Disputes Practice about how she successfully built her practice, when she started to focus on developing business and her secret to success.
2021-07-1608 min
Beyond Billable Hours - Building Your PracticeBuild Your Practice Episode 1 with Rania TadrosIn The Beyond Billable Hours Podcast series: Build Your Practice, you will listen to leaders in professional services firms discussing how they built a sustainable practice, when they started to focus on building their practice and what their secret to success is.
2021-07-1115 min
The Nerdologues Present: Your StoriesLakeFX Kickoff!So this is kind of a weird one. A few weeks ago, myself (Eric), Claire, and Dwight hosted a kickoff conference for 2016's City of Chicago LakeFX Summit. This is a really fantastic (FREE) gathering of creatives and entrepreneurs from the Midwest that honestly feels pretty essential if you're trying to make art in this wonderful city. So what you're going to get here are three songs we recorded (Rolling in the Deep, Blister in the Sun, Dancing in the Dark) plus a couple folks from the City's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events previewing what you can expect...
2016-05-0945 minThe Nerdologues Present: Your StoriesLakeFX Kickoff!So this is kind of a weird one. A few weeks ago, myself (Eric), Claire, and Dwight hosted a kickoff conference for 2016's City of Chicago LakeFX Summit. This is a really fantastic (FREE) gathering of creatives and entrepreneurs from the Midwest that honestly feels pretty essential if you're trying to make art in this wonderful city. So what you're going to get here are three songs we recorded (Rolling in the Deep, Blister in the Sun, Dancing in the Dark) plus a couple folks from the City's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events previewing what you can expect...
2016-05-0945 min
Bad at SportsBad at Sports Episode 21: Chicago Artists ResourceAnother great show, tell your pals that we kick ass. Duncan cries inside because there are still people in town who haven't been reached by our pithy commentary.
WHY OH WHY doesn't Tony Wight at Bodybuilder & Sportsman respond to our e-mail? Everybody else in 119 responds; where is the love??? We are just trying to give you some airtime--we won't be mean, honest. Wendy Cooper writes back, c'mon buddy.
THIS WEEK:
We visit Barbara Koenen at her lovely home and discuss resources available for artists in the City of Chicago. Barbara...
2006-01-221h 00Bad at SportsBad at Sports Episode 20 Mark Booth20 shows! Wow! I think back to my initial conversations with Duncan in a bar downtown and I doubt we ever expected to get an audience as large as we now have (which has doubled in the last month), the number of great, brilliant people working with us around the world, and the wonderful feedback we have been getting, thanks to you all! We continue to look at Bad at Sports as an open resource, so let us know what you think. If you want to contribute (particularly if you are somewhere other than Chicago), let us know! We...
2006-01-161h 01