Ever wonder what the connection between being an entrepreneur and a defense attorney might be?  Me neither . . . until I sat down with Sara Yousuf, co-founder of Miami's iconic Sweat Records.

We covered how her roots as a child of immigrants shaped her entrepreneurial journey and led to the launch of Sweat Records, Emerge Miami, and Engage Miami.  We explored her biggest lessons from launching those ventures and even made the connection into what entrepreneurs can learn from a day in the life of a criminal defense attorney.

You can listen to Sara turn the tables on me about launching this Podcast - what else would you expect from an attorney?

Sara has her footprint in multiple parts of our Miami community and we can all learn a lot from her hustle . . . plus her thoughts on Miami's rising startup scene having been witness to it over the past 10 years. 

  Highlights  

Entrepreneurial start

2:15 - Lessons she learned from her entrepreneurial parents

3:30 - Her first entrepreneurial endeavor, selling stuff in a Red Flyer wagon as a kid

4:45 - Turning the tables on me by asking me about the launch of this Podcast

6:30 - How Sweat Records came to be

9:15 - Why Sweat Records was something she only could have done in Miami

13:00 - Advice she'd give to someone looking to start their our endeavor 14:15 - How Emerge Miami and Engage Miami came to be, including how Emerge spawned the Critical Mass bike event 17:15 - What the Sara before launching anything would think of the Sara now

 

Being a criminal defense attorney

19:15 - How she became a criminal defense attorney

21:00 - Times she has felt like she's making a difference

23:00 - How she can defend someone she knows is guilty

25:00 - The connection between entrepreneurship and criminal defense

 

Miami & closing questions

27:00 - Her thoughts on Miami's startup scene

27:30 - Daily habits that keep her on track

29:15 - Book recommendations for entrepreneurs

30:00 - Why she doesn't use social media

31:00 - What she'd do with $500 if she were brand new to Miami and had to start a business

33:20 - Final advice

 

Mentioned in this episode

Sweat Records

Emerge Miami 

Engage Miami

Critical Mass

The Productivity Project

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