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Legal Talk Network - Law News and Legal TopicsUncovering Your Natural Gifts as a Lawyer – Legal Up Virtual Conference 2025 by InfoTrackFinding fulfillment in your legal career goes beyond technical skills. In this On the Road episode, Chad Aboud, Chief Commercial Officer at Good Lawyer and keynote speaker at the 2025 Legal Up Virtual Conference, shares how attorneys can uncover their natural gifts, align them with meaningful goals, and identify the environments where they thrive. Drawing from his own journey from big law to in-house roles to his current position, Chad outlines three core pillars that help lawyers design careers that feel purposeful, energizing, and impactful. Whether you’re just starting out or seeking a reset, discover practical steps to “job craf...
2025-10-0623 min
On the Road with Legal Talk NetworkUncovering Your Natural Gifts as a Lawyer – Legal Up Virtual Conference 2025 by InfoTrackFinding fulfillment in your legal career goes beyond technical skills. In this On the Road episode, Chad Aboud, Chief Commercial Officer at Good Lawyer and keynote speaker at the 2025 Legal Up Virtual Conference, shares how attorneys can uncover their natural gifts, align them with meaningful goals, and identify the environments where they thrive. Drawing from his own journey from big law to in-house roles to his current position, Chad outlines three core pillars that help lawyers design careers that feel purposeful, energizing, and impactful. Whether you’re just starting out or seeking a reset, discover practical steps to “job craf...
2025-10-0623 min
Legal Off the LeashEpisode 5: Finding the path that truly energises youIn this episode of Legal Off the Leash, we sit down with Chad Aboud, Chief Commercial Officer at Goodlawyer, TEDx speaker, and host of the What You’re About podcast. From his early days in Big Law to helping lawyers design meaningful, fulfilling careers, Chad shares powerful insights on authenticity, purpose, and redefining success in the legal profession. Whether you’re just starting out or reconsidering your path, this conversation will challenge how you think about your career, your values, and what truly matters.
Key Themes In This Episode
The Early Spark vs. Harsh Reality Chad opens up abou...
2025-08-0443 min
AI Lawyer Talking TechJuly 2, 2025 - Unifying Practices, Shaping Policies, and Upping SkillsetsWelcome to "AI Lawyer Talking Tech". Today, we delve into the whirlwind of advancements remaking the legal profession. We'll explore the largest legal tech acquisition in history, with Clio purchasing vLex for $1 billion, aiming to create a unified, AI-powered platform for the business and practice of law. This momentous deal integrates vLex's "Vincent" AI and its massive global legal database with Clio's existing operating system, promising to empower legal professionals with unprecedented insight and precision. This week also brought a pivotal shift in AI regulation, as the Senate overwhelmingly voted to remove a proposed pause on state AI laws...
2025-07-0219 min
Notes to My Legal Self®Season 11, Episode 3: The Business Wants LegalTech They Just Don't Know It Yet (with Chad Aboud)Think lawyers hate legal tech? They don’t—they just don’t know how much they need it yet. In this episode, Chad Aboud reveals how to sell legal tech into corporate legal departments and drive adoption that actually sticks.Continuing our Legal Operations series, Chad joins Olga Mack for a candid conversation about what really works (and what doesn’t) when bringing new solutions into legal teams. From building internal champions to avoiding post-sale burnout, Chad shares a playbook grounded in empathy, curiosity, and community-building.In this episode, you’ll learn:How to sell in...
2025-05-2940 min
Studying Law Around the WorldUncovering Your Gifts & Sharing Your Message with Chad AboudChad Aboud is a coach, adviser, and speaker, former General Counsel, and experienced corporate lawyer. He is the founder of Chad Aboud Consulting, where he helps lawyers and business leaders align their natural skills with career strategies to achieve success and fulfillment. Chad is also the host of the What You're About podcast, where he explores stories of leaders using their unique talents in their careers.Chad is active in the community as a Strategic Advisor of Goodlawyer and a Board Director for Community Music Schools of Toronto. Chad previously served as General Counsel at AudienceView. Before that, he was Seni...
2024-11-1837 min
The Attorney LoungeFinding Your Purpose: Insights on Passion and Personal and Professional Growth with Chad AboudChad Aboud (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadaboud/) joins Brian Roberts (https://www.linkedin.com/in/beeberts/) in the Attorney Lounge for a great discussion about the importance of finding and pursuing your purpose with passion. Chad shares his experiences and insights on how giving with intention and focusing on daily actions can reveal new opportunities, rather than chasing milestones. This meaningful conversation is filled with advice on:
Purpose and Passion: Discover how aligning with your true purpose can lead to personal and professional growth.
Living in the Moment: Lean the benefits of...
2024-05-211h 06
The Newfangled LawyerEpisode 35: Know Thyself with Chad AboudAbout Chad:
Chad is a Coach, Advisor and Speaker. His mission is to help everyone he can uncover their natural gifts, so they are more successful and fulfilled in their career. Chad has shared his message and tools with individuals and organizations around the world, including Google and on the TEDx stage. He is the host of the What You’re About podcast and is a former General Counsel and Lawyer in a national Law Firm.
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2024-05-1348 min
What You're About with Chad AboudWhen the brave choice is the only choice (w/ Sarah Ouis)There are moments in our Career when risk doesn’t feel so risky anymore.
Because the traditional path can’t give us something. And the path less travelled calls us.
Our excitement and fear equally asking: “Am I really giving up my secure life?”
If you’ve ever felt this, you’re not alone.
This week, Sarah Ouis, visual design guru and Founder of Law But How, takes us through her journey from her secure, but unfulfilling, career as a lawyer to building her visual design business that inspires thousands every day.
2024-02-2759 min
What You're About with Chad AboudWe don’t need to build our Career alone: how collaboration beats competition (w/ Brandon Louis & Jeremiah Iroff)It can feel nice to have complete control over our environment.
To stop anyone from changing our vision.
But doing everything on our own has downsides too.
There are parts of our business where we aren’t strong. We miss feeling connected to others with a shared vision. We begin to see everyone as competition because we aren’t working with anyone.
But when we find trusted partners we gain inspiration, capacity and skills.
That’s exactly what Brandon Louis and Jeremiah Iroff realized as they were sharing an office...
2024-02-191h 04
What You're About with Chad AboudGive first & get resourceful when the chips are down (w/ Jessica Nguyen)When our Career is in a tough spot, it feels like the world’s against us.
No one will give us a chance. So we retract and hold tightly to what we have. Which leads us to feel even more alone.
But what if we took the opposite approach?
By giving first and tapping into every resource available.
Jessica Nguyen, CLO of Lexion, grew up with no resources or community support. She had to carve her own path if she wanted a different future.
So, she began selling stationary do...
2024-02-1345 min
What You're About with Chad AboudHow to know whose advice is worth taking (w/ John Lindsey)We receive advice constantly.
Following the right advice can change our lives.
So how do we know whose advice is worth taking?
John Lindsey intuitively knew the answer from a young age. And that allowed him to make two critical decisions: (1) not following his parents’ financial advice, and (2) listening when his technology adept partners pushed him out of the Product Team and into Sales.
John’s ability to see his own talent and to listen when others are the experts is a hallmark of his leadership style and has allowed him to b...
2024-02-0644 min
What You're About with Chad AboudSharing who you are, so your Community can find you (w/ Leila El Gharbi)Have you ever felt self-conscious about your look at a corporate event?
Trying to fit in, so you won’t stand out.
Leila El Gharbi used to feel that way. In fact, she was told to dress and act that way. So, she did. Never feeling quite like herself. Struggling to create meaningful connections.
But after her health began failing and a life changing experience hiking the Camino Trail, she decided it was time to discover herself and let others discover her too.
And what she found was a creativity and pa...
2024-01-301h 11
What You're About with Chad AboudDefeating shame & fear in our Career (w/ Dr. Bryan Sagray)What if your friend was a surgeon. Teaching, training and helping those in need.
You’d probably be thrilled for them, right?
What if that friend was also spiraling. Ashamed of their unhappiness but terrified to change their outwardly perfect life.
This was Dr. Bryan Sagray. And it took the passing of his father to pull him out of it.
Thankfully, Bryan turned that tragic loss into a career rebirth. He gave up his career in medicine, took over the family’s successful plumbing business, and built the skills to optimize his...
2024-01-2256 min
What You're About with Chad AboudGetting out of your own way (w/ Victoria Tollossa)As a kid arriving from the Soviet Union, Victoria Tollossa marveled at Whitney Houston.
She wanted to sing like her. Be like her. Share a message.
So she worked tirelessly to win in the music industry. She was even nominated for a Grammy. But after years of contorting herself to fit others’ expectations, she left. Walking away from a childhood dream that was no longer serving her.
But her creativity found new life in experiential events, corporate marketing and now in her Personal Branding agency, Illume. Driven by the resilience to share her me...
2024-01-151h 02
What You're About with Chad AboudFinding meaning in work after your job nearly kills you (w/ Owen McGrann)He had it all. Fancy job. Nice salary. Prestigious employer.
And then he found himself on the operating table trying to stay live. Owen McGrann’s job as a complex case litigator looked really impressive to the outside world. But it was destroying his health so significantly that it almost killed him.
And from the operating table, Owen gained a new perspective. That he needed to create meaning from his work that went beyond the external metrics of success.
In his thoughtful and disarming way, in this interview Owen reflects on the elements of...
2024-01-0838 min
What You're About with Chad AboudExpressing our emotions is a Career superpower, not a weakness (w/ Lisa Blasser)How do our chosen families impact our behavior? Why aren’t we all given an equal starting point? And how can we help those that need support? These questions have been foundational to Lisa Blasser’s career.
Through her legal practice, her book and her new course, The Law School Operating System, Lisa has had enormous success personalizing legal education for her clients and students around the world.
So how does Lisa get so many people to open up and trust her? She has a natural gift of expressing her emotions. In this honest and insi...
2023-12-1958 min
What You're About with Chad AboudHow self-discipline reveals our natural gifts (w/ Mando Sallavanti III)Your parent is a doctor, so everyone calls you Doc. Because of course, you’ll be a doctor too. But that’s not what you want. You have other gifts. But what if no one else can see them yet?
This was the path that Mando Sallavanti III, Financial Planner at a MassMutual agency in Pennsylvania, walked before he became a go-to financial planning voice. In this inspiring interview, Mando shares how he uses self-discipline to consistently take the good actions that make it unreasonable for him to miss out on his goals.
In this inte...
2023-12-1143 min
What You're About with Chad AboudTurning failure into another level of success (w/ Roma Khan)Imagine living in three different countries by the age of 16. And then feeling such intense pressure to be someone you’re not, that you had to run away from home to pursue who you really are?
Roma Khan, CEO of Crush Contracts, and Inventor of GlobalNDA
and Zoey, did just that. What she discovered was that by changing how she looked at failure, she opens new windows every time a traditional door seems closed.
In this interview you’ll take away:
3:30: From truth seeking in Saudi & India to fashion in
the...
2023-12-041h 01
What You're About with Chad AboudOvercoming family pressure and playing to your strengths (w/ Rob Hanna)Rob Hanna is the Founder of KC Partners, one the UK’s top legal
recruitment firms. He also hosts the top 1% ranked Legally Speaking podcast and is an advisor to, and investor in, multiple companies.
But if it was up to one of Rob’s idols, none of this might have happened. Because Rob’s grandfather desperately wanted him to become a Chartered Accountant.
Rob shares how he overcame family pressure to leverage his
natural gifts and build a career that is deeply meaningful for him.
In this interview you’ll take...
2023-11-2732 min
What You're About with Chad AboudUncovering Your Natural Gifts Starts Now!We're finally here and I can't wait to go on this journey with you.
Here's a 2 min sneak peek into just a few of the incredible leaders and entrepreneurs we interviewed in Season 1.
This show is your shortcut to the tools and tips they spent decades figuring out.
Because you deserve to have a career filled with impact that is uniquely yours while feeling happier too.
And it all starts with uncovering What You're About... here we go!
For more, follow Chad Aboud on LinkedIn, YouTube (@Chad...
2023-11-2101 min
EncoreNOWFinding Your Purpose - Chad AboudIn this episode, we dive into the fascinating life of Chad Aboud. From his early days as a child actor to his successful stint as a lawyer, Chad's journey has been nothing short of remarkable. Now, as a motivational speaker, he shares insights from his life's calling and the lessons he's learned along the way.
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2023-08-081h 13
Firing On All SyllablesEp 12: Chad AboudOn this episode of Firing On All Syllables™, Gary Kalaci speaks with Chad Aboud, former General Counsel and Law Firm Lawyer. Other than his legal background, Chad helps people build more inspiring and fulfilling careers through business advisory and consulting, also being a TEDx Speaker. Chad discusses his career evolutions, legal insights, public speaking development, and a deeper look into his mindset. Chad covers a large range of topics that will help viewers get exclusive advice and personal knowledge.
2023-07-0452 min
9 to Side: Mastering the Art of the Side Hustle19 - Chad Aboud (Chad Aboud Consulting)Meet Chad Aboud, former lawyer and the owner of Chad Aboud Consulting. Chad works to help Law Firms and Lawyers create rewarding careers and sticky client relationships by bringing more of themselves into their careers. Before launching his Consulting & Coaching business, for 12 years Chad was a Lawyer, both in a national Law Firm and as General Counsel.
Chad provides Lawyers and Law Firms with 1:1 and small group coaching, training, and consulting to show Lawyers how they can create better client relationships, or pursue their next career journey, leveraging their most natural traits and skills.
Check out Chad's most recent T...
2023-06-1636 min
The Ampersand - UnpluggedUnleashing Passion and Purpose in Legal Careers with Chad AboudSend us a textOn this episode of The Ampersand: Unplugged, we sit down with Chad Aboud, former General Counsel and Law Firm lawyer who now focuses his immense energy and passion into helping other lawyers uncover their natural traits and skills so that they are more successful and feel happier in their careers. A gifted and articulate speaker, Chad’s passion for helping others comes through in all his work. When he sits down with one of our own ‘recovering lawyers’ (Adam) and Ampersand Unplugged co-host, Kiara, the ideas flow and the energy is contagious. Adam teache...
2023-05-2359 min
The Get Kraken LabS2 Ep 5: What's It All Aboud? My chat with ChadWhat a creative lawyer?Is that allowed?It's is not only allowed but required.For those not completely familiar with all things lawyerin' in the States or Canada much is founded on case law.With case law and most court proceedings it's all about making connections between the original statutes, historical decisions (precedence and case law), and forming an argument for the current legal circumstance/situation.Sure it sounds analytical as all get out but you need to make connections to help your client or case. Connections are not a...
2023-05-0258 min
Inspiring LegalEpisode 19: Finding your superpower with Chad AboudToday we're talking to Chad Aboud - the lawyer on a journey to make Legal more enjoyable and fulfilling. You might have seen him across social media, or you might not know him (yet), but one thing is for certain: after listening, you'll have a new perspective on your career and hands-on tips on how to find your superpower as a lawyer.Thank you for listening to Inspiring Legal.Full episode transcript: [00:00 - 00:17] Welcome back to another episode of Inspiring Legal. So today we are joined by a person that is all about m...
2023-03-1433 min
In LinkyLandEp. 13 - Why Are Lawyers Afraid to 'Like' on LinkedIn? w/ Brittany Leonard and Chad AboudFinally, Tony gets together with a couple other lawyers to have a chat about their career-shifting experiences on LinkedIn...and why so many colleagues in the legal profession are afraid to even hit LIKE on a LinkedIn post. Brittany Leonard and Chad Aboud are both attorneys who spent time in law firm settings before opting for in-house roles. This conversation dives into how the three lawyers found themselves creating content on LinkedIn, what it's going to take to get more lawyers following suit, the benefits of contributing on LinkedIn, and tips for people interested in beginning to create content.
2022-12-2157 min
The Career Confidence Podcast25. Lean Into What You Naturally Care AboutHey hey, welcome to another episode of The Career Confidence Podcast! I bring another interview episode to your ears today. My guest on the show today is Chad Aboud and he’s actually the first male guest I’ve had on the show. On that note, I would love to have more male leaders on the podcast so if you are one or know one, please DM me on LinkedIn and say hey!.Chad Aboud is a Legal Industry Consultant, Content Creator and Speaker. He is a former General Counsel of an international portfolio of tech companies. Chad...
2022-11-2949 min
CLOC TalkScarred Not Scared – Leveraging Lessons Learned from CLM FailuresIn this episode CLOC Talk host, Jenn McCarron is joined co-host Tommie Ferreira, Director of Legal Operations at Peloton Interactive. Jenn and Tommie sit down with Chad Aboud, a former General Counsel at an international tech company and Colin Levy, Director of Legal and Evangelist at Malbek and get real about the failures and pains along the CLM implementation path. Their discussion covers:Lessons learned from previous failed attempts Listening and understanding diverse perspectives and experiencesTranslating these experiences into a busines caseCelebrating successes and setting milestones along the wayThis episode is in collaboration with Malbek...
2022-11-0143 min
Legally Speaking PodcastUsing LegalTech to Build Strong Online Communities - Chad Aboud - S6E9Send us a text If you're not on social media these days, you're living in the dark ages, aren't you? Some say that the legal industry is a sector that still very much lives in the past and has a long way to go. Certainly from conversations we've had with previous guests, many people in the legal sector still shy away from using social media either from a professional or personal perspective. Well, not this week's guest! We've been chatting to Legal Industry Consultant, Chad Aboud. Chad is t...
2022-10-3139 min
Rethinking Legal OpsRethinking Legal Ops Ep #18 | Legaltech For In-House And Non-LawyersLegaltech is only for tech-savvy lawyers.👨🏻💻
If you've been believing this, then we're coming to bust this myth for you!⚡️
Here's the truth -
Not only is Legaltech useful for non-tech savvy Lawyers, but it is also very useful for other teams in the company.🌱
How? We hosted Chad Aboud (General Counsel, Audienceview) on Rethinking Legal Ops to talk all about this.✨
We'll also talked about the significance of data insights while drafting and negotiating contracts, and the significance of community building in driving Legaltech adoption.🚀
2022-07-0832 min
Notes to My Legal Self®Season 4, Episode 19: We've Had It Backwards the Entire Time (with Chad Aboud)Dive into a fresh episode of Notes to my (Legal) Self, featuring a captivating discussion with Chad Aboud, General Counsel at AudienceView. This episode turns traditional legal career paradigms on their head, presenting Chad's unique approach to legal leadership that focuses on selflessness, curiosity, and building genuine connections over mere competitive advancement. Discover how prioritizing the upliftment of others not only enhances personal fulfillment but also drives substantial professional growth, marking a more rewarding path to success beyond the usual benchmarks of titles and salaries.
Throughout the conversation, Chad recounts his transformative journey from traditional legal roles...
2022-06-0639 min