Like many lawyers, Donna found herself questioning whether she wanted to remain a practising lawyer and decided to pivot her career.  In this episode we discuss how we can use a legal career as a springboard to other pursuits and just how versatile it can be. 

At the end of our conversation, I reference our Side Hustles for Lawyers episode, which you can find here https://www.buzzsprout.com/1781685/10187664

More about Donna: 

Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser, solutions focused mentor, public speaker & trainer, Donna offers her university accredited training programme, SILP School. She is also host of the Safeguarding & Domestic Abuse Sector podcast.

You can find Donna here: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-ohdedar-review-consulting-ltd/

SILP School: https://donna-ohdedar.mykajabi.com/silp-school-blue-light

Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-safeguarding-and-domestic-abuse-sector-podcast/id1554898339

This podcast is for you if you're: 

• a self-employed consultant/freelance solicitor 
• a sole practitioner 
• a legal business owner 
• a lawyer who wants to explore self-employment in your future 

We explore the challenges, pitfalls, highs and lows of starting, running and owning your own legal business with guest experts and interviews. 

You can follow all of our episodes in our podcast Facebook Group.  https://bit.ly/3hDb4Cc

You can find The Authentic Lawyer book here: https://amzn.to/3sOb47E

"A must-read!" Hannah is a fine example of how to embrace being your true authentic self in the workplace. Hannah is one of a kind, showcased by how much she does to give back to the
legal profession!"
Robert Hanna

"I cannot tell you how much a book like this is NEEDED in the legal profession - I hope many legal professionals go out and buy it!"
Suzanne Brimer

Please do connect with me (Hannah Beko) on LinkedIn and/or visit the website www.authenticallyspeaking.co.uk for access to free guides and resources and to find out more about working with me inside the Incubator programme for new/aspiring and growing legal business owners. 

Contact Hannah for details of upcoming webinars on Essential Skills for Consultant Lawyers...

"I wish I had this kind of induction when I first became self-employed!"

"It was the best webinar I've been on for years! You were excellent, and everyone was great."

[email protected] 

This is the podcast for lawyers who want to grow and scale their legal business (and their life) without burning out!  

In this interview, Ange and I discuss: 

• Her journey from corporate M&A and telecoms lawyer to training in hypnotism and moving into the coaching and mentoring space for entrepreneurs. 
• Why the problem identifying mindset is different to problem solving and how we lawyerpreneurs can switch between these. 
• Tips on client attraction and retention for lawyers. 

Feel free to connect with Ange here:

www.linkedin.com/in/ange-de-lumiere-992545109/

 www.theintuitiverevolution.co.uk

https://podfollow.com/1572071820 - The Intuiative Business Podcast

Ange's list of 11 spiritual books for lawyers http://eepurl.com/gmuJWf 

This podcast is for you if you're: 

• a self-employed consultant/freelance solicitor 
• a legal business owner 
• a lawyer who wants to explore self-employment in your future
• someone who wonders if their legal career is for them or if they need a change...

We explore the challenges, pitfalls, highs and lows of starting, and running your own legal business with guest experts and interviews. 

You can follow all of the episodes in our Facebook Group for the podcast. https://bit.ly/3hDb4Cc

You can find The Authentic Lawyer book here: https://amzn.to/3sOb47E

"A must-read!" Hannah is a fine example of how to embrace being your true authentic self in the workplace. Hannah is one of a kind, showcased by how much she does to give back to the
legal profession!"
Robert Hanna

"I cannot tell you how much a book like this is NEEDED in the legal profession - I hope many legal professionals go out and buy it!"
Suzanne Brimer

Please do connect with me (Hannah Beko) on LinkedIn and/or visit the website www.authenticallyspeaking.co.uk for access to free guides and resources and to find out more about working with me inside the Incubator programme for new/aspiring and growing legal business owners. 

Contact Hannah for details of upcoming webinars on Essential Skills for Consultant Lawyers...

"I wish I had this kind of induction when I first became self-employed!"

"It was the best webinar I've been on for years! You were excellent, and everyone was great."

[email protected] 

This is the podcast for lawyers who want to grow and scale their business (and their life) without burning out!  

In this 2-way interview, Darren and I discuss: 

• What Client Listening is and why it's especially important for self-employed lawyers and consultants and not only for large firms
• What clients really think about lawyers and how they'd like them to be less "lawyer-ish"
• How being an Authentic Lawyer plays into client satisfaction levels; and 
• What Darren really thinks about my book! 

Feel free to connect with Darren here https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenfrancis/

This podcast is for you if you're: 

• a self-employed consultant/freelance solicitor 
• a legal business owner 
• a lawyer who wants to explore self-employment in your future
• someone who wonders if their legal career is for them or if they need a change...

We explore the challenges, pitfalls, highs and lows of starting, and running your own legal business with guest experts and interviews. 

You can follow all of the episodes in our Facebook Group for the podcast. https://bit.ly/3hDb4Cc

You can find The Authentic Lawyer book here: https://amzn.to/3sOb47E

"A must-read!" Hannah is a fine example of how to embrace being your true authentic self in the workplace. Hannah is one of a kind, showcased by how much she does to give back to the
legal profession!"
Robert Hanna

"I cannot tell you how much a book like this is NEEDED in the legal profession - I hope many legal professionals go out and buy it!"
Suzanne Brimer

Please do connect with me (Hannah Beko) on LinkedIn and/or visit the website www.authenticallyspeaking.co.uk for access to free guides and resources and to find out more about working with me inside the Incubator programme for new/aspiring and growing legal business owners.

Contact Hannah for details of upcoming webinars on Essential Skills for Consultant Lawyers...

"I wish I had this kind of induction when I first became self-employed!"

"It was the best webinar I've been on for years! You were excellent, and everyone was great."

[email protected] 

This is the podcast for lawyers who want to grow and scale their business without burning out! 

This episode was recorded right before the launch of The Authentic Lawyer book on 21st May 2022 and to celebrate I share with you a section of the book on goals and plans and their importance inside our businesses. 

You can find the book here: https://amzn.to/3sOb47E

"A must-read!" Hannah is a fine example of how to embrace being your true authentic self in the workplace. Hannah is one of a kind, showcased by how much she does to give back to the
legal profession!"
Robert Hanna

"I cannot tell you how much a book like this is NEEDED in the legal profession - I hope many legal professionals go out and buy it!"
Suzanne Brimer

I also make reference to The Rise in Consultancy discussion with various industry experts recorded with Michelle Corneby, Graham Wood and Robert Hanna in May 2022.   

You can find a link to this discussion here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt9KewqEnto

This podcast is for you if you're: 

• a self-employed consultant/freelance solicitor 
• a legal business owner 
• a lawyer who wants to explore self-employment in your future
• someone who wonders if their legal career is for them or if they need a change...

We explore the challenges, pitfalls, highs and lows of starting, and running your own legal business with guest experts and interviews. 

You can follow all of the episodes in our Facebook Group for the podcast. https://bit.ly/3hDb4Cc

You can find The Authentic Lawyer book here: https://amzn.to/3sOb47E

"A must-read!" Hannah is a fine example of how to embrace being your true authentic self in the workplace. Hannah is one of a kind, showcased by how much she does to give back to the
legal profession!"
Robert Hanna

"I cannot tell you how much a book like this is NEEDED in the legal profession - I hope many legal professionals go out and buy it!"
Suzanne Brimer

Please do connect with me (Hannah Beko) on LinkedIn and/or visit the website www.authenticallyspeaking.co.uk for access to free guides and resources and to find out more about working with me inside the Incubator programme for new/aspiring and growing legal business owners. 

Contact Hannah for details of upcoming webinars on Essential Skills for Consultant Lawyers...

"I wish I had this kind of induction when I first became self-employed!"

"It was the best webinar I've been on for years! You were excellent, and everyone was great."

[email protected] 

This is the podcast for lawyers who want to grow and scale their business without burning out!  

In this episode, I'm talking about potential "side hustles" you might have as a legal professional that you may not be making the most of plus, what comes up when you put your name into google?!  

This podcast is for you if you're: 

• a self-employed consultant/freelance solicitor 
• a legal business owner 
• a lawyer who wants to explore self-employment in your future
• someone who wonders if their legal career is for them or if they need a change...

We explore the challenges, pitfalls, highs and lows of starting, and running your own legal business with guest experts and interviews. 

You can follow all of the episodes in our Facebook Group for the podcast. https://bit.ly/3hDb4Cc

You can find The Authentic Lawyer book here: https://amzn.to/3sOb47E

"A must-read!" Hannah is a fine example of how to embrace being your true authentic self in the workplace. Hannah is one of a kind, showcased by how much she does to give back to the
legal profession!"
Robert Hanna

"I cannot tell you how much a book like this is NEEDED in the legal profession - I hope many legal professionals go out and buy it!"
Suzanne Brimer

Please do connect with me (Hannah Beko) on LinkedIn and/or visit the website www.authenticallyspeaking.co.uk for access to free guides and resources and to find out more about working with me inside the Incubator programme for new/aspiring and growing legal business owners. 

Contact Hannah for details of upcoming webinars on Essential Skills for Consultant Lawyers...

"I wish I had this kind of induction when I first became self-employed!"

"It was the best webinar I've been on for years! You were excellent, and everyone was great."

[email protected] 

This is the podcast for lawyers who want to grow and scale their business without burning out!  

In this episode, I share with you some ideas about Christmas Business Development activities. 

I hope you find some of these ideas useful and of course, I'd love to read them, feel free to drop me a message on Linkedin! 

This podcast is for you if you're: 

• a self-employed consultant/freelance solicitor 
• a legal business owner 
• a lawyer who wants to explore self-employment in your future
• someone who wonders if their legal career is for them or if they need a change...

We explore the challenges, pitfalls, highs and lows of starting, and running your own legal business with guest experts and interviews. 

You can follow all of the episodes in our Facebook Group for the podcast. https://bit.ly/3hDb4Cc

You can find The Authentic Lawyer book here: https://amzn.to/3sOb47E

"A must-read!" Hannah is a fine example of how to embrace being your true authentic self in the workplace. Hannah is one of a kind, showcased by how much she does to give back to the
legal profession!"
Robert Hanna

"I cannot tell you how much a book like this is NEEDED in the legal profession - I hope many legal professionals go out and buy it!"
Suzanne Brimer

Please do connect with me (Hannah Beko) on LinkedIn and/or visit the website www.authenticallyspeaking.co.uk for access to free guides and resources and to find out more about working with me inside the Incubator programme for new/aspiring and growing legal business owners. 

Contact Hannah for details of upcoming webinars on Essential Skills for Consultant Lawyers...

"I wish I had this kind of induction when I first became self-employed!"

"It was the best webinar I've been on for years! You were excellent, and everyone was great."

[email protected] 

This is the podcast for lawyers who want to grow and scale their business without burning out!  

In this episode Michael and I discuss: 

• How his experience as an in house lawyer buying legal services led to the creation of Carbon Law Partners after realising just how broken the old system was; 
• We discussed Carbon's founding principles of equity share, excellence in service and legacy for the future; 
• Hear more about the brand new Bamboo platform and how so far there has been little thought given to what happens when a self-employed consultant wants to retire. 

The Bamboo platform might just be the next iteration of the "new" law firm model?! 

Has being a consultant solicitor moved from being for the 1% to being for the 50%? 

This podcast is for you if you're: 

• a self-employed consultant/freelance solicitor 
• a legal business owner 
• a lawyer who wants to explore self-employment in your future
• someone who wonders if their legal career is for them or if they need a change...

We explore the challenges, pitfalls, highs and lows of starting, and running your own legal business with guest experts and interviews. 

You can follow all of the episodes in our Facebook Group for the podcast. https://bit.ly/3hDb4Cc

You can find The Authentic Lawyer book here: https://amzn.to/3sOb47E

"A must-read!" Hannah is a fine example of how to embrace being your true authentic self in the workplace. Hannah is one of a kind, showcased by how much she does to give back to the
legal profession!"
Robert Hanna

"I cannot tell you how much a book like this is NEEDED in the legal profession - I hope many legal professionals go out and buy it!"
Suzanne Brimer

Please do connect with me (Hannah Beko) on LinkedIn and/or visit the website www.authenticallyspeaking.co.uk for access to free guides and resources and to find out more about working with me inside the Incubator programme for new/aspiring and growing legal business owners. 

Contact Hannah for details of upcoming webinars on Essential Skills for Consultant Lawyers...

"I wish I had this kind of induction when I first became self-employed!"

"It was the best webinar I've been on for years! You were excellent, and everyone was great."

[email protected] 

This is the podcast for lawyers who want to grow and scale their business without burning out!  

In this episode:  

• If you only had 6 months left, would you do what you're doing now? 
• I share some parts of my journey over the past 10 years and why I'm passionate about helping lawyers create the businesses they want. 
• How you can design the future you want to have and control your business rather than it controlling you. 

In the episode I mention a visualisation exercise I'd love you to try, you can find this here https://bit.ly/idealdaydownload 

This podcast is for you if you're: 

• a self-employed consultant/freelance solicitor 
• a legal business owner 
• a lawyer who wants to explore self-employment in your future
• someone who wonders if their legal career is for them or if they need a change...

We explore the challenges, pitfalls, highs and lows of starting, and running your own legal business with guest experts and interviews. 

You can follow all of the episodes in our Facebook Group for the podcast. https://bit.ly/3hDb4Cc

You can find The Authentic Lawyer book here: https://amzn.to/3sOb47E

"A must-read!" Hannah is a fine example of how to embrace being your true authentic self in the workplace. Hannah is one of a kind, showcased by how much she does to give back to the
legal profession!"
Robert Hanna

"I cannot tell you how much a book like this is NEEDED in the legal profession - I hope many legal professionals go out and buy it!"
Suzanne Brimer

Please do connect with me (Hannah Beko) on LinkedIn and/or visit the website www.authenticallyspeaking.co.uk for access to free guides and resources and to find out more about working with me inside the Incubator programme for new/aspiring and growing legal business owners. 

Contact Hannah for details of upcoming webinars on Essential Skills for Consultant Lawyers...

"I wish I had this kind of induction when I first became self-employed!"

"It was the best webinar I've been on for years! You were excellent, and everyone was great."

[email protected] 

This is the podcast for lawyers who want to grow and scale their business without burning out!  

In this episode Lindsay and I discuss: 

• Why he created Aria Grace and how the firm is breaking the mould  
• Their aim to look after lawyers, clients and society as one ecosystem 
• How traditional model law firms pay lawyers 25% of the fee, and Aria Grace pays 90% to their lawyers 
• A tree is planted for every deal completed AND 
• ALL profits go to charity (yes you heard that right)

Aria Grace Law was named after Lindsay's daughters, to remind him that he's building something for the next generation.  (He only shared this after we finished recording!). 

This podcast is for you if you're: 

• a self-employed consultant/freelance solicitor 
• a legal business owner 
• a lawyer who wants to explore self-employment in your future
• someone who wonders if their legal career is for them or if they need a change...

We explore the challenges, pitfalls, highs and lows of starting, and running your own legal business with guest experts and interviews. 

You can follow all of the episodes in our Facebook Group for the podcast. https://bit.ly/3hDb4Cc

You can find The Authentic Lawyer book here: https://amzn.to/3sOb47E

"A must-read!" Hannah is a fine example of how to embrace being your true authentic self in the workplace. Hannah is one of a kind, showcased by how much she does to give back to the
legal profession!"
Robert Hanna

"I cannot tell you how much a book like this is NEEDED in the legal profession - I hope many legal professionals go out and buy it!"
Suzanne Brimer

Please do connect with me (Hannah Beko) on LinkedIn and/or visit the website www.authenticallyspeaking.co.uk for access to free guides and resources and to find out more about working with me inside the Incubator programme for new/aspiring and growing legal business owners. 

Contact Hannah for details of upcoming webinars on Essential Skills for Consultant Lawyers...

"I wish I had this kind of induction when I first became self-employed!"

"It was the best webinar I've been on for years! You were excellent, and everyone was great."

[email protected] 

This is the podcast for lawyers who want to grow and scale their business (and their life) without burning out! 

In this episode we explore:  

• What issues lawyers face in relation to charging what they are worth 
• Approaching charges from a price rather than a value proposition 
• Why our mindset and fears impact what we charge 
• Self-worth and how this affects what we're earning 

This podcast is for you if you're: 

• a self-employed consultant/freelance solicitor 
• a legal business owner 
• a lawyer who wants to explore self-employment in your future
• someone who wonders if their legal career is for them or if they need a change...

We explore the challenges, pitfalls, highs and lows of starting, and running your own legal business with guest experts and interviews. 

You can follow all of the episodes in our Facebook Group for the podcast. https://bit.ly/3hDb4Cc

You can find The Authentic Lawyer book here: https://amzn.to/3sOb47E

"A must-read!" Hannah is a fine example of how to embrace being your true authentic self in the workplace. Hannah is one of a kind, showcased by how much she does to give back to the
legal profession!"
Robert Hanna

"I cannot tell you how much a book like this is NEEDED in the legal profession - I hope many legal professionals go out and buy it!"
Suzanne Brimer

Please do connect with me (Hannah Beko) on LinkedIn and/or visit the website www.authenticallyspeaking.co.uk for access to free guides and resources and to find out more about working with me inside the Incubator programme for new/aspiring and growing legal business owners. 

Contact Hannah for details of upcoming webinars on Essential Skills for Consultant Lawyers...

"I wish I had this kind of induction when I first became self-employed!"

"It was the best webinar I've been on for years! You were excellent, and everyone was great."

[email protected]