On Thursdays, Shontavia provides thoughts on your questions and reviews interesting things she's read, listened to or watched. On this #ThursdayThoughts episode, Shontavia and Nichole Hayden answer a question about how to build a brand internally at work from someone who is just starting her career at a Midwestern law firm. 

Their advice: (1) make a good first impression by being dependable and communicating early and often; (2) make connections with your colleagues; (3) do good work; and (4) choose the career path that works for you.

Check out this episode for more.

// Show Highlights

01:54 Listener Rachel asks her question about creating a "brand" inside her law firm as a new employee 

02:49 Why Nichole thinks first impressions are the most important thing when you're a new employee/law firm associate 

05:04 Why being dependable is one of the best things a new employee/law firm associate can do 

05:57 Nichole's advice on what to do when you make mistakes 

07:11 How to make connections with colleagues at a new employer/law firm 

08:41 How to create a reputation at work without going to any social functions 

10:20 How Nichole navigated motherhood and law firm life 

// Show Notes

Answering all of your intellectual property questions with Nichole Hayden, law firm partner: https://shontavia.com/episode23/

Where to find Nichole Hayden: https://www.nelsonmullins.com/people/nichole-hayden?#overview

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