In today's episode, Maria, a lawyer for healers & coaches, and I get into the nitty gritty of copyrights, trademarks, how you could get sued, why you need a contract, terms and conditions to definitely include in your contract, order of operations of signing on a new client ethically and legally, and everything in between!

Maria Spear Ollis is a lawyer, YouTuber, amateur herbalist, ex-opera singer, and 2x boy mom. Her law practice, The Legal Apothecary, focuses on bringing peace of mind to coaches, healers, content creators and experts when it comes to protecting their branding, creative content, relationships, and doing business online legally. 

TIME STAMPS:

0-1: Intro

1-3:30: How Maria became a lawyer 

3:30-4:30: Why you need contracts & policies in place

4:30-7: Copyright vs Trademark 

7-8:30: How to Trademark your brand

8:30-12:15: Contracts & mindset 

12:15-14: When clients ghost on paying you & you don’t have a contract 

14-15: Using royalty free images 

15-17: Creating courses legally  

17-18: Master resale rights: is it a pyramid scheme?

18-20:40: User Generated Content 

20:40-22: Master resale rights going viral in 2023

22-25: Maria’s opinion on what you need to have in order to do master resale rights & certification programs 

25-27: Having a contract with terms and conditions to protect you AND your client

27-34: Ethical order of operations between sales calls, signing on, contracts & terms and conditions

34-37: Staying safe on social media between music on reels & ads

37-38:35: Where to find & how to work with Maria

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