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Girl Out of Order Podcast#101 - From Clearance to Priceless - Owning Your Worth with Kara Vaval of the Laptop Lawyer Lifestyle"You'll never know what you're truly made of if you stay in a situation that forces you to dim your light." Kara Vaval - Laptop Lawyer LifestyleHave you ever felt stuck in a life that no longer fits who you are? In this powerful episode, I sit down with the unstoppable Kara Vaval—lawyer, coach, author, and unapologetic powerhouse—who shares her journey from heartbreak and struggle to building a life of abundance, freedom, and purpose. From losing her father at a young age to breaking free from an unfulfilling marriage, Kara opens up about...
2025-03-1759 min
The Unstoppable Woman®Using A Wealth Mindset To Propel You Forward Into An Exquisite Life | Kara VavalAmbitious women typically fall into the hustle trap, under the limiting belief that going hard is the only way to prosper. But when there’s no end in sight, and you’re craving a life of more ease and grace, what do you do?Today’s guest is Kara Vaval, the Laptop Lifestyle Lawyer, who joins the podcast to discuss how she reached greater freedom, fulfillment, and an Exquisite Life.Kara graciously shares her incredible journey from a conventional law career to selling Mary Kay products, which gave her the freedom to be with he...
2024-07-1657 min
Profit with Law: Profitable Law Firm GrowthThe Keys to Efficiency and Increased Profit with Kara Vaval - Law Firm Growth Summit 2021 Excerpt - 345Send us a textShownotes can be found at https://www.profitwithlaw.com/345. Here's a bonus episode for you! This episode is an excerpt from Kara Vaval's session at the 2021 Law Firm Growth Summit: The Keys to Efficiency and Increased Profit. In this workshop excerpt, Kara Vaval gives you the systems, workflows and procedures you need to successfully manage your caseload with ease. Resources mentioned: If you enjoyed this excerpt from last year's Law Firm Growth Summit, then you don...
2022-11-2419 min
Laptop Lifestyle LawyerAuthenticity in the legal field- A BossLady Lawyer’s journey to embracing her authentic self in lawWebsite
Www.caminerolaw.com
Social Media Handles
Ig-@caminerolaw
Fb-Caminerolaw
Tiktok-@caminero.law
Bio
I founded Caminero Law to help injured individuals and their loved ones receive the compensation they deserve. I’ve witnessed many people in the minority communities be taken advantage of by the insurance companies after being injured due to the negligence of another person. Navigating through the legal process after an accident can be daunting and I am here to make that process easier. I will not only take charge of your case but also educate you along the way to make you feel empowered. I ta...
2022-09-1531 min
Laptop Lifestyle LawyerAuthenticity in the legal field- A BossLady Lawyer’s journey to embracing her authentic self in lawWebsite
Www.caminerolaw.com
Social Media Handles
Ig-@caminerolaw
Fb-Caminerolaw
Tiktok-@caminero.law
Bio
I founded Caminero Law to help injured individuals and their loved ones receive the compensation they deserve. I’ve witnessed many people in the minority communities be taken advantage of by the insurance companies after being injured due to the negligence of another person. Navigating through the legal process after an accident can be daunting and I am here to make that process easier. I will not only take ch...
2022-09-1531 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerFrom 6 figures in Big Law to a Badass BossLady Lawyer and full time momJennifer Felipe is a trial attorney with experience practicing in both state and federal courts. Her practice focuses on all aspects of personal injury and construction matters.
Prior to founding Felipe Law, P.A., Jennifer was a senior associate at a preeminent national law firm. Ms. Felipe has represented developers, general contractors, sub-contractors and design professionals throughout the state of Florida. She has also represented Fortune 500 companies and national real-estate developers and has handled all aspects of personal injury matters, from soft-tissue to wrongful death claims.
In 2019, Ms. Felipe founded Felipe Law to provide her clients the quality representation they d...
2022-08-2536 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerFrom 6 figures in Big Law to a Badass BossLady Lawyer and full time momJennifer Felipe is a trial attorney with experience practicing in both state and federal courts. Her practice focuses on all aspects of personal injury and construction matters.
Prior to founding Felipe Law, P.A., Jennifer was a senior associate at a preeminent national law firm. Ms. Felipe has represented developers, general contractors, sub-contractors and design professionals throughout the state of Florida. She has also represented Fortune 500 companies and national real-estate developers and has handled all aspects of personal injury matters, from soft-tissue to wrongful death claims.
In 2019, Ms. Felipe founded Felipe Law to provide her c...
2022-08-2536 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerFrom burnout to career bliss with Kristen GyolaiWebsite
lureoflaw.com & kristengyolai.com
Social Media Handles
@lureoflaw
Kristen Gyolai, the owner of The Law Office of Kristen Gyolai & Lure of Law.
By day, I help injured workers obtain medical and wage loss benefits in work comp claims so they don't lose their livelihoods.
I have been practicing law since 2013. I started my career at a high-volume law firm. By 2018 I was feeling burnt out. I knew I needed change but I didn't know what that meant. After months of contemplation I decided to start my own law firm AND I HAVE NOT LOOKED BACK. As in, I really...
2022-08-0945 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerFrom burnout to career bliss with Kristen GyolaiWebsite
lureoflaw.com & kristengyolai.com
Social Media Handles
@lureoflaw
Kristen Gyolai, the owner of The Law Office of Kristen Gyolai & Lure of Law.
By day, I help injured workers obtain medical and wage loss benefits in work comp claims so they don’t lose their livelihoods.
I have been practicing law since 2013. I started my career at a high-volume law firm. By 2018 I was feeling burnt out. I knew I needed change but I didn’t know what that meant. After months of contemplation I decided to s...
2022-08-0945 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerFrom single mother to Badass BossLady Lawyer and Author of I’m a lawyerWebsite
www.derouenlawfirm.com
Social Media Handles
@brendasmylawyer
Named Top 40 under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers Association and 2021 Super Lawyer – Rising Star, Attorney Brenda DeRouen is passionate about providing families with quality legal representation. She knows how overwhelming the legal process can be and works diligently to help our clients understand their rights and the issues affecting their case. Attorney DeRouen is known for her aggressive advocacy and works hard to get things done.
Outside of managing DLF, our Attorney is a trailblazer in the community. She...
2022-07-2826 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerFrom single mother to Badass BossLady Lawyer and Author of I’m a lawyerWebsite
www.derouenlawfirm.com
Social Media Handles
@brendasmylawyer
Named Top 40 under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers Association and 2021 Super Lawyer - Rising Star, Attorney Brenda DeRouen is passionate about providing families with quality legal representation. She knows how overwhelming the legal process can be and works diligently to help our clients understand their rights and the issues affecting their case. Attorney DeRouen is known for her aggressive advocacy and works hard to get things done.
Outside of managing DLF, our Attorney is a trailblazer in the community. She has a passion for criminal justice reform and the advancement of women. Sh...
2022-07-2826 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerA conversation with a heavy hitter of our legal community with Eugene PettisWebsite:
https://www.hpslegal.com/, http://www.canwetalk360.com/
Social Media Handles
@canwetalk360, @EugeneKPettis, linkedin.com/in/eugene-k-pettis-23906679
Bio
Eugene K. Pettis is the Co-founder and Senior Partner of Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm, residing in the Fort Lauderdale office. For more than 30 years, Eugene has represented an impressive list of corporate, public sector and individual clients in civil trial matters. He handles a range of complex cases, with a primary focus on representing plaintiffs, in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury and commercial litigation. Eugene has the historic and...
2021-12-161h 06Laptop Lifestyle LawyerA conversation with a heavy hitter of our legal community with Eugene PettisWebsite:
https://www.hpslegal.com/, https://www.canwetalk360.com/
Social Media Handles
@canwetalk360, @EugeneKPettis, linkedin.com/in/eugene-k-pettis-23906679
Bio
Eugene K. Pettis is the Co-founder and Senior Partner of Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm, residing in the Fort Lauderdale office. For more than 30 years, Eugene has represented an impressive list of corporate, public sector and individual clients in civil trial matters. He handles a range of complex cases, with a primary focus on representing plaintiffs, in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury and commercial litigation. Eugene has the historic and laudable designation as the first African-American President of The Florida Bar...
2021-12-161h 06
Unfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 47: Redefining yourself and raising the bar on your financesI talk about redefining yourself and raising the bar on your finances! I had the honor and privilege of being invited onto the “We got issues” show hosted by none other than the Super Bad All Day Long Powerhouse @gloriamayfieldbanks and her super bad “Force of Friendship” girlfriends. I have been looking up to this woman since my Mary Kay days. I’ve watched her build her GloNation empire and continue to influence women from all walks of life to rise to their highest potential so you knowwwwww I brought the 🔥🔥🔥 to her show!!
2021-11-1644 minProfit with Law: Profitable Law Firm GrowthReplay - Believe in Yourself: Wisdom, Motivation, and Persistence with Kara Vaval - 261Send us a textShownotes can be found at https://www.profitwithlaw.com/261. Whether you're a beginner or an established professional, taking a calculated risk is always daunting. With a rising amount of possibilities, fear of losing opportunities and failure becomes too challenging to manage. Despite your fears, you need to learn to believe in yourself. Don’t let self-doubt bring you down, and use your failures as learning experiences. In this episode, Kara Vaval shares why you should believe in yourself. Having confidence in your strategic plans can impr...
2021-11-091h 16Unfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 46: There Will Be Necessary LossesYes, there will be necessary losses on your growth journey. Don’t fret.. it is what it is 🤷🏽♀️ Remember that people come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. You can’t take everyone with you everywhere you will go on this journey. You are graduating into the next season of your life and no, not everyone from this season will come along with you AND that shouldn’t stop you from ascending and transcending the space you’re currently in. You will soon align yourself with people who are vibrating at the frequency you are moving into. Tak
2021-11-0405 min2021-10-2805 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 44: My Journey to Financial IndependenceReal talk.. I was a broke lawyer…(2 words that should never go together) and that is why I share this story…. I didn’t want to ACT like a lawyer with money in the bank, I wanted to BE a lawyer with money in the bank… and enjoy that lifestyle! There’s an assumption that by virtue of being an attorney, one is financially set. That is actually pure bullshit! The truth is, many lawyers are slaving in dead end law jobs, barely making ends meet and asking themselves, like I once did: “Is this it? Is this what I busted my...
2021-10-2111 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerA Holistic Solution/Platform to the Divorce Process with Story JonesBeen there. Done that. Survived and thrived. In 1998 Storey Jones married a technology entrepreneur. By 2001 his company had executed a successful IPO and then an accounting scandal brought everything crashing down leaving her in a highly complex seven-year legal quagmire that included every unimaginable financial and emotional challenge including a protracted high-conflict divorce and custody battle. Though she lost everything including her home, possessions, savings & retirement, she gained a purpose. She recognized the glaring chasm between the human experience of divorce and the legal system; she developed a new business model as a divorce consultant to assist men and...
2021-10-1854 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerA Holistic Solution/Platform to the Divorce Process with Story JonesBeen there. Done that. Survived and thrived. In 1998 Storey Jones married a technology entrepreneur. By 2001 his company had executed a successful IPO and then an accounting scandal brought everything crashing down leaving her in a highly complex seven-year legal quagmire that included every unimaginable financial and emotional challenge including a protracted high-conflict divorce and custody battle. Though she lost everything including her home, possessions, savings & retirement, she gained a purpose. She recognized the glaring chasm between the human experience of divorce and the legal system; she developed a new business model as a divorce consultant to assist men and women...
2021-10-1854 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerA Holistic Solution/Platform to the Divorce Process with Story JonesBeen there. Done that. Survived and thrived. In 1998 Storey Jones married a technology entrepreneur. By 2001 his company had executed a successful IPO and then an accounting scandal brought everything crashing down leaving her in a highly complex seven-year legal quagmire that included every unimaginable financial and emotional challenge including a protracted high-conflict divorce and custody battle. Though she lost everything including her home, possessions, savings & retirement, she gained a purpose. She recognized the glaring chasm between the human experience of divorce and the legal system; she developed a new business model as a divorce consultant to assist men and women...
2021-10-1854 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 43: Financial IndependenceREAL TALK ALERT 🚨It’s time to step into your power ladies!! Let’s talk about “Securing the bag” … But first, can we establish that YOU ARE THE BAG!?! Financial independence changed my life because I realized I didn’t need to depend on anyone but ME! I felt empowered to take control over my life and my dreams when I overcame social stigmas and gained financial freedom! I did it MY WAY on my OWN TERMS. And guess what? I have never felt HAPPIER, been MORE SUCCESSFUL, MORE FREE, and felt MORE ME. 👏🏾 So ladies, don’t forget that you are and ALREAD...
2021-10-1404 min
The Law EntrepreneurRun Your Law Firm From Your Laptop with Kara VavalKara Vaval is an attorney in the Fort Lauderdale area who has built her virtual practice from scratch. As a result of having to confront the problems many women unfortunately face in the legal industry when they decide to have children, she made the decision to set out on her own and go virtual in order to balance the roles of motherhood and business owner. She’s been able to take what she’s learned from the process and create a course helping legal practitioners thrive while working solo.Resources:laptoplifestylelawyer.comJoin the Build Your Virtual Law...
2021-09-2041 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerSize Doesn’t Matter; Your firm your way with Ken HardisonKEN HARDISON, is known as the “Millionaire Maker” for a reason- having helped lawyers across the country double, triple or quadruple their law practices and income, he brings to law firm owners the insights, knowledge, and critical strategies of Legal Marketing and Management that can only be learned in the trenches of real law firm success.
With over 30 years of legal experience, Ken has personally grown and sold two seven-figure law firms and has shared his knowledge and experience with attorneys, helping them experience exponential growth, increased profits, and ethical market preeminence. With a passion and deep unde...
2021-08-3052 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerSize Doesn’t Matter; Your firm your way with Ken HardisonKEN HARDISON, is known as the “Millionaire Maker” for a reason- having helped lawyers across the country double, triple or quadruple their law practices and income, he brings to law firm owners the insights, knowledge, and critical strategies of Legal Marketing and Management that can only be learned in the trenches of real law firm success.
With over 30 years of legal experience, Ken has personally grown and sold two seven-figure law firms and has shared his knowledge and experience with attorneys, helping them experience exponential growth, increased profits, and ethical market preeminence. With a passion and deep understanding of both gras...
2021-08-3052 min
Grow Your Law FirmRunning a Virtual Law Firm, with Kara VavalRunning a Virtual Law Firm, with Kara Vaval Kara is an Attorney known as The Laptop Lifestyle Lawyer ®. She is an author, keynote speaker, business development coach, and the President of Vaval Law, a personal injury law firm. She is also the CEO of the InPowerment Institute, LLC, an educational and empowerment platform geared towards delivering courses, training, and coaching services to students eager to create their best life. She is a mother of 2 amazing children who enjoys playing tennis on her free time. Her message is one of courage, perseverance, self-confidence, and a...
2021-07-2335 min
Law Firm Growth PodcastFrom Mary Kay Rep to Laptop Lifestyle Lawyer: How to Take Charge of Work-Life Balance with Kara Vaval>> Get the newest LFG episodes delivered to your inbox when you Sign up for our Newsletter
2021-07-2047 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerStrategic Lawyer Marketing with Andrew StickelAndy Stickel has helped thousands of lawyers be more productive and happy in their personal and professional lives. He formed his agency, Social Firestarter, in 2012 to help lawyers grow their law firms, get more clients, and optimize their time to be successful and still have a life outside of work. Through his free online training, done for you services and coaching program, Andy has shared his expertise with Facebook ads and helped lawyers across the world. Andy enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 kids, and he wants to give the lawyers he works with the time and comfort to...
2021-07-1940 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerStrategic Lawyer Marketing with Andrew StickelAndy Stickel has helped thousands of lawyers be more productive and happy in their personal and professional lives. He formed his agency, Social Firestarter, in 2012 to help lawyers grow their law firms, get more clients, and optimize their time to be successful and still have a life outside of work. Through his free online training, done for you services and coaching program, Andy has shared his expertise with Facebook ads and helped lawyers across the world. Andy enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 kids, and he wants to give the lawyers he works with the time and comfort to...
2021-07-1940 min
The Legal ToolkitDocument Management; Kara Vaval’s Unconventional Legal Career; and “What Would ‘Florida Man’ Do?”It’s OK to store files in a shed by the river, right?; Kara Vaval shares how quitting law to sell Mary Kay led her to become a better lawyer than ever; and Jared tests whether Kara can identify a real “Florida Man” in the news. Special thanks to our sponsors TimeSolv, Clio, Scorpion, and Alert Communications.
2021-07-1338 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerHow to profit with Law with Moshe AmselMoshe Amsel is the host of the Profit with Law Podcast and the Law Firm Growth Summit. He helps law firm owners grow their practice with a focus on creating generational wealth. As a married loving husband and father of 5 children ranging from 21 to 3 years, he is very familiar with the struggles of running a successful business and still prioritizing his family. Moshe has 20 years experience in the IT industry as a business executive. He has extensive experience in Sales and Marketing, having closed over $30 million in sales in a single year. In addition to Profit with Law, Moshe also...
2021-07-051h 01Laptop Lifestyle LawyerHow to profit with Law with Moshe AmselMoshe Amsel is the host of the Profit with Law Podcast and the Law Firm Growth Summit. He helps law firm owners grow their practice with a focus on creating generational wealth. As a married loving husband and father of 5 children ranging from 21 to 3 years, he is very familiar with the struggles of running a successful business and still prioritizing his family. Moshe has 20 years experience in the IT industry as a business executive. He has extensive experience in Sales and Marketing, having closed over $30 million in sales in a single year. In addition to Profit with Law, Moshe also...
2021-07-051h 01Laptop Lifestyle LawyerHow to profit with Law with Moshe AmselMoshe Amsel is the host of the Profit with Law Podcast and the Law Firm Growth Summit. He helps law firm owners grow their practice with a focus on creating generational wealth. As a married loving husband and father of 5 children ranging from 21 to 3 years, he is very familiar with the struggles of running a successful business and still prioritizing his family. Moshe has 20 years experience in the IT industry as a business executive. He has extensive experience in Sales and Marketing, having closed over $30 million in sales in a single year. In addition to Profit with Law, Moshe also...
2021-07-051h 01Unfiltered With Kara VavalEp 42: It’s all in the Climb! with Chuck Garcia
Chuck Garcia is the founder of Climb Leadership International and coaches executives on leadership development, public speaking, and Emotional Intelligence. He is an Amazon best selling author, professional speaker, an Amazon best-selling author, and Talk Radio Host of A CLIMB TO THE TOP: Stories of Transformation. Chuck also teaches Leadership Communication at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Engineering. He is also a mountaineer and has climbed some of the world’s tallest peaks, including Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Elbrus, the Matterhorn, as well as mountains in Alaska and the Andes.
Website
chuckgarcia.com
Social Media
https://www.instagram.com/aclimbtothetop/
http...
2021-07-0156 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerAre you fit to practice? with Angela HanAngela Han is a lawyer and a life coach. She helps lawyers get results by transforming blindspots into strengths. She is also host of the Fit to Practice podcast, where she interviews lawyers on what it means to be fit to practice.
Social Media Handles
Instagram: @itsangelahan
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/itsangelahan
2021-06-2900 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerAre you fit to practice? with Angela HanAngela Han is a lawyer and a life coach. She helps lawyers get results by transforming blindspots into strengths. She is also host of the Fit to Practice podcast, where she interviews lawyers on what it means to be fit to practice.
Social Media Handles
Instagram: @itsangelahan
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/itsangelahan
2021-06-2932 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp 41: Dimming Your Light by Yours TrulyWhether it’s not speaking up when you have something to say or playing small because you don’t want to make the people around you feel uncomfortable, dimming your light is never OK. You are here to shine your light onto this world and doing anything less than that is a disservice to yourself, to those connected to you and to your maker.
2021-06-2406 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerHow to Run a Highly Efficient Flat Flee Law Practice with Regina EdwardsRegina I. Edwards is the Owner and Managing Attorney of Edwards Family Law. Ms. Edwards has been practicing law since 2001.
Regina attended Tulane University School of Law where she concentrated in family law courses.
Regina has 20 years of complex family law litigation experience.
When she is not passionately representing her clients, she enjoys traveling to different countries. She has traveled to more than 35 countries and speaks three languages. She also enjoys reading, watching football, running, yoga, hiking and camping and spending time with family and friends.
2021-06-2100 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerHow to Run a Highly Efficient Flat Flee Law Practice with Regina EdwardsRegina I. Edwards is the Owner and Managing Attorney of Edwards Family Law. Ms. Edwards has been practicing law since 2001.
Regina attended Tulane University School of Law where she concentrated in family law courses.
Regina has 20 years of complex family law litigation experience.
When she is not passionately representing her clients, she enjoys traveling to different countries. She has traveled to more than 35 countries and speaks three languages. She also enjoys reading, watching football, running, yoga, hiking and camping and spending time with family and friends.
2021-06-2140 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp 40: Finding your true voice with Loren LahavLoren Lahav is a dynamic trendshaper who is unwavering in her resolve to Stay True to how she chooses to live her life and leave her imprint on others. By daring to look herself in the eye, call herself out if necessary and make course corrections, she is one of the few who actually fulfills dreams for herself and for others. She doesn’t just reach for them… she goes after them with unflappable determination! She calls it GOYA. Translation: Get Off Your Ass!
Needless to say, she is consistently switched on, especially when it come...
2021-06-1740 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerAll About Starting, Running, and Growing a Healthy Law Business with Stephanie EverettStephanie Everett leads the Lawyerist community and Lawyerist Lab. She is the co-author of Lawyerist’s popular book The Small Firm Roadmap and is a regular keynote speaker at legal conferences and CLEs.
Stephanie practiced at a big law firm for five years before co-founding her own firm. As the managing partner, Stephanie watched her firm grow from two lawyers to a team of twenty in just seven years.
Stephanie’s philosophy: “I guide lawyers to create healthier businesses. I love helping them unlock the potential their firm has and to make life easier. We work too hard and stress too much...
2021-06-1400 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerAll About Starting, Running, and Growing a Healthy Law Business with Stephanie EverettStephanie Everett leads the Lawyerist community and Lawyerist Lab. She is the co-author of Lawyerist’s popular book The Small Firm Roadmap and is a regular keynote speaker at legal conferences and CLEs.
Stephanie practiced at a big law firm for five years before co-founding her own firm. As the managing partner, Stephanie watched her firm grow from two lawyers to a team of twenty in just seven years.
Stephanie’s philosophy: “I guide lawyers to create healthier businesses. I love helping them unlock the potential their firm has and to make life easier. We work too hard and stress too much...
2021-06-1442 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 39: Calling on the ladies: let’s talk Financial IndependenceThis message is for the ladies…. Let’s talk coins, moula, dinero…This Episode is all about the importance of financial independence for women. It’s about how empowering your purse leads to total freedom and choice. Warning: Explicit Language
2021-06-1008 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerHow to use Integrated Communication to Skyrocket your Business with Maddy MartinMaddy Martin is the head of growth and education at Smith.ai, which provides integrated communication services for small businesses (primarily solo and small law firms), including their virtual receptionist & intake service, live website chat, and text answering. She has spent the last decade growing tech startups from New York to California, and has expertise in digital marketing, lead conversion, email marketing, social media, SEO, affiliates, and event marketing.
Social Media Handles
@madelainemartin
@smithdotai
facebook.com/virtualreceptionists
linkedin.com/company/smith-ai
2021-06-071h 00Laptop Lifestyle LawyerHow to use Integrated Communication to Skyrocket your Business with Maddy MartinMaddy Martin is the head of growth and education at Smith.ai, which provides integrated communication services for small businesses (primarily solo and small law firms), including their virtual receptionist & intake service, live website chat, and text answering. She has spent the last decade growing tech startups from New York to California, and has expertise in digital marketing, lead conversion, email marketing, social media, SEO, affiliates, and event marketing.
Social Media Handles
@madelainemartin
@smithdotai
facebook.com/virtualreceptionists
linkedin.com/company/smith-ai
2021-06-0700 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 38: Let’s Talk HappinessRochelle Gapere is an Attorney, Happiness Coach and Entrepreneur. Known for bringing her charismatic personality and sheer joy for living to every experience and individual she encounters, Rochelle has mastered the art of living life fully and passionately. The release of her Amazon bestselling book, One Happy Thought at a Time: 30 Days to a Happier You, cements her lifelong practice of adding more happiness to this world by empowering others with science-based tools and techniques that help them lead happier, more fulfilling lives. Rochelle believes in living a life that is engaging at every level and utilizes practical techniques to...
2021-06-0342 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerAuthentic Marketing with Samantha JadeSamantha Jade is a Business Strategist helping female professionals develop and implement POWERFUL marketing strategies that are relevant, authentic, impactful and intentional. She has over 16 years of marketing and sales development experience and has worked with many female-led firms across the country. Sam is also a Business Educator for several organizations that support small business owners in the community.
Website
www.leadingladiesmarketing.com
Social Media Handles
IG: @leadingladiesmarketing
LI: /thatssmartbusiness
FB /groups/leadingladiesmarketing
2021-06-0130 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerAuthentic Marketing with Samantha JadeSamantha Jade is a Business Strategist helping female professionals develop and implement POWERFUL marketing strategies that are relevant, authentic, impactful and intentional. She has over 16 years of marketing and sales development experience and has worked with many female-led firms across the country. Sam is also a Business Educator for several organizations that support small business owners in the community.
Website
www.leadingladiesmarketing.com
Social Media Handles
IG: @leadingladiesmarketing
LI: /thatssmartbusiness
FB /groups/leadingladiesmarketing
2021-06-0100 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 37: Heal Yourself and Get Your Power Back with Yamarie NegronFrustrated by her own healing and transformation journey, Certified Trauma Support Specialist and Intuitive Life Coach Yamarie Negron founded Namaste N’ Slay. Namaste N’ Slay combines Trauma-informed tools, mindset principles and alternative energy healing techniques to help individuals break free from the patterns and wounds that are holding them back from living their best lives.
Social Media Handles
@namastenslay – IG
2021-05-2752 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerFrom Wall Street to running her Wildly Successful Law Firm and how you can too with Nermin JasaniI'm an attorney, small business owner,consultant to law firm owners. I speak at CLE events on building a successful law practice and have been published in the New York Law Journal.I believe that you can create the law practice and lifestyle you want to have by design - and that you don't have to be a slave to your practice in order to be successful!I know first hand what it takes to run asuccessful law practice - I help other lawyers learn how to do the same for a living!
Website
www.wearews.com/apply
Social Media...
2021-05-2435 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerFrom Wall Street to running her Wildly Successful Law Firm and how you can too with Nermin JasaniI'm an attorney, small business owner,consultant to law firm owners. I speak at CLE events on building a successful law practice and have been published in the New York Law Journal.I believe that you can create the law practice and lifestyle you want to have by design - and that you don't have to be a slave to your practice in order to be successful!I know first hand what it takes to run asuccessful law practice - I help other lawyers learn how to do the same for a living!
Website
www.wearews.com/apply
Social Media...
2021-05-2400 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 36: What to do when life derails you and gets you off track
Leading a team, mentoring, and sales was not the world Tanya King originally envisioned for herself. The thought of public speaking made her sick to her stomach. Tanya’s comfort zone was trapped in the halls of Baptist Hospital, in Miami where she served as an ICU nurse. She never imagined that one day she would be trading the sound of beeping heart monitors and ventilators for a room filled with cheering and motivated people ready to take charge of their futures!
With persistence, dedication, and passion Tanya joined the direct selling world and reached the top in record time. Ta...
2021-05-2045 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerThe importance of having and honoring your quarterly plan with Melissa ShanahanMelissa Shanahan founded Velocity Work after several years at a consulting firm focused on the growth of private practices all across the U.S. After coaching over 350 doctors, dentists, and lawyers - she chose to narrow her services to attorneys only and started Velocity Work.The host of the Velocity Work podcast and an extremely effective coach for attorneys running their own firms, Melissa brings herA-game to everything she does. Her energy is infectious and the material she’s teaching will forever change how you think.From mindset, to vision, to productivity, to tracking firm data, Velocity Work has helped hu...
2021-05-1700 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerThe importance of having and honoring your quarterly plan with Melissa ShanahanMelissa Shanahan founded Velocity Work after several years at a consulting firm focused on the growth of private practices all across the U.S. After coaching over 350 doctors, dentists, and lawyers - she chose to narrow her services to attorneys only and started Velocity Work.The host of the Velocity Work podcast and an extremely effective coach for attorneys running their own firms, Melissa brings herA-game to everything she does. Her energy is infectious and the material she’s teaching will forever change how you think.From mindset, to vision, to productivity, to tracking firm data, Velocity Work has helped hu...
2021-05-171h 01Unfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 35: Redefining Grief
Herdyne Mercier is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Grief Coach, retreat facilitator, and transformational international speaker. She is also the host of the “Redefining Grief” podcast. Herdyne’s life calling is to create non-judgmental spaces for broken hearts to heal and purposeful living restored.
Alongside her husband and best friend, Dr. Jameson Mercier, they own and operate Mercier Wellness and Consulting. They use their expertise and experience to help individuals, couples, and families deal with the heartbreak and unresolved grief that lead to unhealthy coping skills.
Social Media Handles
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herdynemercier/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HERDYN...
2021-05-1338 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerOnline Marketing Channels for Law Firms with Jan RoosThe week’s guest is Mr. Jan Roos. Jan has generated millions in revenue for law firms through digital advertising through his agency, CaseFuel, and his bestselling book on the subject, The Legal Marketing Fastlane. After seeing the success of his largest clients, he has added helping firms double their case files without increasing spend through focusing on intake process in addition to innovating in new ways to bring clients using paid traffic.
Website
casefuel.com
Social Media Handles
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-roos-legal-marketing-expert-and-bestselling-author-27078732
Podcast
https://shows.acast.com/the-law-firm-growth-podcast
2021-05-1055 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerOnline Marketing Channels for Law Firms with Jan RoosThe week’s guest is Mr. Jan Roos. Jan has generated millions in revenue for law firms through digital advertising through his agency, CaseFuel, and his bestselling book on the subject, The Legal Marketing Fastlane. After seeing the success of his largest clients, he has added helping firms double their case files without increasing spend through focusing on intake process in addition to innovating in new ways to bring clients using paid traffic.
Website
casefuel.com
Social Media Handles
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-roos-legal-marketing-expert-and-bestselling-author-27078732
Podcast
https://shows.acast.com/the-law-firm-growth-podcast
2021-05-1000 min2021-05-0605 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerThe Business of Law with Jared CorreiaSocial Media Handles
@jaredcorreia & @redcavelegal - Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia/
Bio
Founder, CEO - Red Cave Law Firm Consulting
Founder, COO - Gideon Software, Inc.
PAST
Assistant Director, Senior Law Practice Advisor - Massachusetts Law Office Management Assistance Program
Publications Attorney - Massachusetts Bar Association
Practicing Lawyer
2021-05-0300 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerThe Business of Law with Jared CorreiaSocial Media Handles
@jaredcorreia & @redcavelegal - Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia/
Bio
Founder, CEO - Red Cave Law Firm Consulting
Founder, COO - Gideon Software, Inc.
PAST
Assistant Director, Senior Law Practice Advisor - Massachusetts Law Office Management Assistance Program
Publications Attorney - Massachusetts Bar Association
Practicing Lawyer
2021-05-0330 min2021-04-2940 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerHow to use reports to increase productivity and profitSachin is a visionary technologist and a serial entrepreneur. He has 20+ years of cumulative work experience including Consulting and Product start-ups. He brings significant executive leadership, sales and marketing experience to the Company. Sachin has vast experience taking new products and services to market from concept through commercialization. As a CEO of LawKPIs his vision is the to help 10,000+ law firms to grow and succeed so they can enjoy financial independence.
Website - www.lawkpis.com
Social Media Handles
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lawkpis/about/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH4g7GZWRSgj8epAUTs2qg
https://www.facebook.com...
2021-04-2632 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerHow to use reports to increase productivity and profitSachin is a visionary technologist and a serial entrepreneur. He has 20+ years of cumulative work experience including Consulting and Product start-ups. He brings significant executive leadership, sales and marketing experience to the Company. Sachin has vast experience taking new products and services to market from concept through commercialization. As a CEO of LawKPIs his vision is the to help 10,000+ law firms to grow and succeed so they can enjoy financial independence.
Website - www.lawkpis.com
Social Media Handles
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lawkpis/about/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH4g7GZWRSgj8epAUTs2qg
https://www.facebook.com...
2021-04-2600 min2021-04-2210 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerWhat They Didn’t Teach Us About Running a Business in Law School with Neil TyraNeil W. Tyra is a solo practitioner and the driving force behind The Tyra Law Firm, LLC. His practice focuses primarily on estate planning, estate administration, guardianships, and adoption. Prior to creating The Tyra Law Firm, LLC, Mr. Tyra was an attorney with the Washington DC firm of Simeone & Miller, LLP. Before entering law school, Mr. Tyra had a long and successful career in information systems and technology management for some of Washington D.C.’s largest technology firms, including Computer Sciences Corporation.
Mr. Tyra is admitted to practice in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia. He is a...
2021-04-1942 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerWhat They Didn’t Teach Us About Running a Business in Law School with Neil TyraNeil W. Tyra is a solo practitioner and the driving force behind The Tyra Law Firm, LLC. His practice focuses primarily on estate planning, estate administration, guardianships, and adoption. Prior to creating The Tyra Law Firm, LLC, Mr. Tyra was an attorney with the Washington DC firm of Simeone & Miller, LLP. Before entering law school, Mr. Tyra had a long and successful career in information systems and technology management for some of Washington D.C.’s largest technology firms, including Computer Sciences Corporation.
Mr. Tyra is admitted to practice in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia. He is a...
2021-04-1900 minLaptop Lifestyle LawyerLegal Funnels-What are they and why you should have them? with Sam MollaeiAfter creating multiple 6 and 7-figure virtual law firms, earning two separate ClickFunnels TwoCommaClub awards as a lawyer, and generating more than 7,000 clients online and gathering 2,342 5.0 star Google reviews, Sam now teaches other lawyers to automate their own dream virtual law firm so they can work on their own flexible schedule from home.
Automate your dream virtual law firm at www.legalfunnel.com
Social Media Handles
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/legalfunnel
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/legalfunnel/
2021-04-1248 minProfit with Law: Profitable Law Firm GrowthBelieve in Yourself: Wisdom, Motivation, and Persistence with Kara Vaval - 196Send us a textShownotes can be found at https://www.profitwithlaw.com/196. Whether you're a beginner or an established professional, taking a calculated risk is always daunting. With a rising amount of possibilities, fear of losing opportunities and failure becomes too challenging to manage. Despite your fears, you need to learn to believe in yourself. Don’t let self-doubt bring you down, and use your failures as learning experiences. In this episode, Kara Vaval shares why you should believe in yourself. Having confidence in your strategic plans can impr...
2021-04-081h 17Laptop Lifestyle LawyerDigital Marketing for Lawyers with Gyi TsakalakisIn this episode, you will hear from Gyi Tsakalakis. Gyi helps lawyers understand how to use the web for client development. As a non-practicing lawyer, Gyi is familiar with the unique considerations of ethically and effectively marketing a law practice online. He founded AttorneySync, a trusted digital legal marketing partner, to provide lawyers with more accountable and transparent digital marketing results.
Here's how to find Gyi:
Website
https://www.attorneysync.com
Social Media
https://twitter.com/gyitsakalakis
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gyitsakalakis/
https://www.facebook.com/gyitsakalakis
2021-04-0548 min2021-03-1505 min
The Getting Social PodcastGSP 027: I Don't Want To Die With My Music Unplayed With Kara VavalIn one split second, your life can turn and change forever. How you deal with that change is everything. In her book, 28,000 Days, Make Yours Count, Kara Vaval makes sure to let us know how precious and limited time is. Kara is an Author, Keynote Speaker, Business Development Coach, President of Vaval Law, a personal injury law firm, and CEO of the InPowerment Institute, LLC. When she was just 14 years old, her life changed for the worse. But that did not stop her from making the very best out of it. Her no excuse hustle attitude has helped her...
2021-02-2443 min
Redefining Grief with Herdyne Mercier, LCSWKara Vaval: Why I Had to Leave A Good Man?Kara Vaval
Episode Introduction
Allow your heart to break. Go through it. Because getting on the other side is so beautiful. And in the process, know that you are absolutely worth fighting for!
Join me on this episode of Redefining Grief as I interview Kara Vaval, President and founder of Vaval Law, formerly the Vaval Injury Law Group. Kara practices mainly in the areas of Personal Injury Land Family Law. Kara is a dedicated attorney and counselor of law. Understanding that the attorney-client relationship is based on trust, respect, and confidentiality, Kara is...
2020-05-1457 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp: 30 Interview with Construction law and Personal injury law Attorney Jennifer Felipe, Esq.Interview with Construction law and Personal injury law Attorney Jennifer Felipe, Esq. on the one year anniversary of her law firm, Felipe Law. Jennifer shares her journey from cuban girl growing up in Hieleah, FL to walking away from her 6 figure paying Associate position in a big law firm to taking the leap into private practice, now the owner and Founding Partner of Felipe Law celebrating her 1 year in business. Tons of value. Take a listen.
2020-05-0645 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp 29: Another FIRE interview with Film Maker, Executive Producer, Writer and all around awesome guy, Dominic DiMaria!Dominic DiMaria is a multi-disciplinary filmmaker and entrepreneur. He has produced and directed commercial content for such clients as Esquire, ESPN, Ford, Mercedes, and Condé Nast, as well as producing and directing independent films and TV series. After surviving a nearly-fatal bike accident, Dominic reinvented his life and moved to Los Angeles to focus on storytelling. In 2018, Dominic founded Soulmatter to focus on developing and producing meaningful features films, TV series, digital content, and ancillary products. In 2020, Dominic founded Millennial Producer to motivate, equip, and educate the next generation of producers and cultural influencers. He currently works and resides in...
2020-03-2648 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 27: My BackstoryWe all have a story that has shaped us into who we are, doing what we do. In this episode, I take you through the life journey that has led me here, doing what I do on this platform and others, sharing my message as I do. Take a listen.
2020-02-0717 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 26: Are you operating with urgency?This episode is the audio file from one of my instagram stories from a little while back. Oldie but goodie
2019-12-1502 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 24: Overthinking leads to unhappinessIn this episode I talk about how overthinking leads to unhappiness. Stop overthinking things and figure it out while you’re in it.
2019-12-1203 min2019-12-0407 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 22: Where I get my confidence fromIn this episode I talk about how I get my confidence from owning my ugly aka all my flaws and shortcomings. In other words, I own my shit…
2019-11-1905 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 21: Did you know that you are the most dangerous person in the world?In this episode I share one of my biggest “ah-ha” life lessons. Take a listen.
2019-11-1205 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 20: Amazing conversation with Executive Producer Dominic DiMariaAmazing conversation with Executive Producer Dominic DiMaria around Kyle Cease’s new book: The Illusion of Money. Take a listen!
2019-10-1737 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 19: You were born a winner!!Have you ever reflected on the miracle that is you?
2019-10-0404 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 18: Want successful relationships?Be who you are and let people be who they are… take a listen
2019-10-0108 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 17: Practice the Art of Saying “No”When you realize that saying No to one thing means saying Yes to something else, you will value the power of the word “NO”
2019-09-1807 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 16: Raise Your StandardsRaise your standards and the universe will meet you there…
2019-09-1205 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 15: Celebrate YourselfHave you celebrated your awesome self lately??? Maybe it’s about that time…
2019-09-1207 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 14: 3 Steps to increasing your productivityWant more results in your life? Then listen to these 3 easy steps that will have you increase your daily output and consequently, give you more results.
2019-09-0107 min2019-08-2706 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 12: Opinions-The Cheapest Commodities on Earth…“But what are they going to say?”… WHO GIVES A SHIT?!?!?
2019-08-2308 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 11: Collaboration-A perspective to help you bring your “A” gameWhen you get that the success of this project called “your life” requires you to bring your best self as part of this collaborative effort called “the human experience”, something shifts. Take a listen…
2019-08-1710 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 10: Reinventing yourself so you can Reposition yourselfHow do you manifest the things you want in life? by reinventing yourself. And what happens when you reinvent yourself? you reposition yourself and place yourself in the way of the things you want. Take a listen…
2019-08-1710 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 9: Morning Routine- Own your morning, own your life…Your life is the sum total of your days and the quality of your days are determined by how you spend the first 5 minutes of your day. Own your morning, own your life.
2019-08-0809 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 8: Acceptance-The gateway to creating the life you wantIn this episode, I get a little personal about how acceptance has given me back my voice and my power to create again.
2019-08-0412 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 7: Fiercing it with Life Coach Julie TarazonaIn this episode, Life Coach Julie Tarazona shares her story and tips on how she grabbed her life by the horn and fierce it to design a life she is absolutely in love with. Listen to catch her 8 steps to creating happiness!
2019-02-2718 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 6: How much are you investing in yourself?With you being your greatest asset, I ask you: “How much are you investing in yourself?” Adding value to yourself should be your top priority.. Is it? Take a listen
2019-02-1208 minUnfiltered With Kara VavalEp. 5: Practicing the Art of ReceivingThey say: “Ask , Believe, Receive”. I say: “Ask, Believe, Release and Receive”. Receiving what you ask of the Universe will require you to release and let go of certain things before what you can receive what you ask for. Listen to hear more on that.
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