Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys

Everyone wants to reach their fullest potential. Whether you are looking to expand on your success or you are on your way to success, a big part of the journey is getting out of your own way. 

Because that journey can be daunting, we need some help. This week’s guest, Mollie Eliasof, fills that need as a private consultant. She helps people reach their fullest potential by helping them feel more confident and more like themselves. 

Mollie is the kind of inspirational person we love to have here at CGL. Tune in to hear her story and to learn how you can unlock your own potential.

In this episode, you will hear:

• Mollie’s personal transformation story.
• How to find that inner sense of security that allows you to take risks.
• How to use failure to propel you forward.
• What resiliency means.
• Why our societal and cultural expectations are unrealistic.
• How to identify your gifts and desires.

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Mollie on Instagram

Episode Credits

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

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Our goal at CGL is to change the narrative around work. We want to create a thoughtful and conscious work environment that’s a healthy place to work. Changing our lives starts with changing the narrative we tell ourselves. This is one of the hardest things to change, but it is a worthwhile mission.

Today I am talking about this with Jenny Gumer, one of the partners here at the firm. A big part of changing our mindsets around work is reducing workplace stressors, so Jenny is sharing the top 3 things she has implemented to reduce her stress and increase her productivity. Tune in and you will learn how to spring clean the work stressors in your life, too.

In this episode, you will hear:

• Why stress-management is meaningful to Jenny.
• Why individual responses are vital to creating a healthy work environment.
• How turning off notifications can reduce stress.
• Email management advice.
• The positive impact of having a health and wellness routine.

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Have you subscribed to our podcast? We’d love for you to subscribe if you haven’t yet. Each week, we share authentic discussions with business leaders where they flesh out substantive issues while also getting deeper into their stories. We’ll dive into conversations on the fusion of business and humanity, success and authenticity, and the challenges of balancing life and work, in addition to regularly sharing legal updates and substantive content.

We’d love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. 

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Episode Credits

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

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As founders begin to grow their businesses, they need to protect the company’s confidential information. Non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs, are a tool for this. These agreements are critical when building partnerships, exploring new business avenues, and scaling a company. They may not be at the top of your to-do list, but they are helpful for avoiding unnecessary pitfalls as you grow.

In this episode, we are doing a Q and A  on NDAs. We are answering many of the recurring questions we receive around this topic. Listen in for some insight into NDAs.

In this episode, you will hear:

• What NDAs are.
• Why every company should use them.
• When you should ask someone to sign an NDA.
• How much information you should share with investors.
• What is considered confidential information.
• What should be covered in an NDA.

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Have you subscribed to our podcast? We’d love for you to subscribe if you haven’t yet. Each week, we share authentic discussions with business leaders where they flesh out substantive issues while also getting deeper into their stories. We’ll dive into conversations on the fusion of business and humanity, success and authenticity, and the challenges of balancing life and work, in addition to regularly sharing legal updates and substantive content.

We’d love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. 

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Email us for further help: [email protected]

Episode Credits

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

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We get a lot of questions on 409A Valuations here at CGL. These valuations are very important to startups and founders in the early stages. As a CEO, it is your duty to make sure these are done in a reasonable and defensible way. 

So if you’re at this stage or have questions about 409A Valuations, this episode will be helpful for you. We are answering many of the common questions we get around this topic. Specifically, we’re discussing 409A Valuations as they relate to privately held companies. Tune in to learn all about this important business process.

In this episode, you will hear:

• Why a 409A Valuation is important.
• How they became a part of the tax code.
• Why these valuations can be problematic.
• How often you should do a 409A Valuation.
• The data needed to perform this valuation.
• The 3 steps that go into performing this valuation.
• Three methodologies you can use to calculate enterprise value.
• What the Black Scholes Model is and how to use it to calculate the value of your stock.
• The role of your auditor in performing a 409A Valuation.

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Have you subscribed to our podcast? We’d love for you to subscribe if you haven’t yet. Each week, we share authentic discussions with business leaders where they flesh out substantive issues while also getting deeper into their stories. We’ll dive into conversations on the fusion of business and humanity, success and authenticity, and the challenges of balancing life and work, in addition to regularly sharing legal updates and substantive content.

We’d love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. 

If you really enjoyed this episode, we’ve created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to our podcast page at https://cgl-llp.com/podcast/ to download it. 

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Episode Credits

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

We get a lot of recurring questions on what to do post-incorporation. While the work we do to set up our businesses and incorporate them is extremely important, there is still much to do afterward. For those of you who are confused or lost in this area, today’s episode will be very helpful. 

In this episode, I speak with one of our corporate counsel here at CGL, Danielle Simmons. Her practice focuses on general corporate governance, venture financing, and mergers and acquisitions. In our conversation, we address all of the post-incorporation action items founders need to take into consideration and put into practice.

If you have ever sent us a question on this topic or even wondered what must be done post-incorporation in your business, tune in to learn all about it today. 

In this episode, you will hear:

• A bit of context on what the incorporation process entails.
• The legal side of post-incorporation action items.
• Tax considerations during the post-incorporation process.
• How to navigate everything that goes into employee identification numbers, insurance, and other general corporate governance items.
• Why it is so important to open a separate business bank account. 
• How founders should think about consultants post-incorporation.
• The benefits of creating business contracts and commercial agreements right from the beginning.
• How to best generate your business forms.
• Why you should bring someone onto your team who is sophisticated in finance and tax and who understands your business as early as possible.

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Have you subscribed to our podcast? We’d love for you to subscribe if you haven’t yet. Each week, we share authentic discussions with business leaders where they flesh out substantive issues while also getting deeper into their stories. We’ll dive into conversations on the fusion of business and humanity, success and authenticity, and the challenges of balancing life and work, in addition to regularly sharing legal updates and substantive content.

We’d love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. 

If you really enjoyed this episode, we’ve created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to our podcast page at https://cgl-llp.com/podcast/ to download it. 

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Episode Credits

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

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Here at CGL, we are passionate about work-life balance. This is one of the main reasons we are a distributed company. 

Burnout is far too common amongst professionals. Finding a balance between the stress of work and real life is more important than ever. I believe it is extremely important to talk about this issue so, in this episode, I discuss it with an expert.

Michael Levitt is the Chief Burnout Officer of the Breakfast Leadership Network. He is a leading authority on burnout, recovery, and prevention. Michael also has a diverse professional background that we will be diving into. Tune in to hear all about his experience with workplace burnout and what to do if you are burnt out.

In this episode, you will hear:

• The worst-case scenario that burnout caused in Michael’s life. 
• How he practiced self-reflection after he suffered burnout.
• Why Michael started the Breakfast Leadership Network.
• The symptoms of burnout.
• How Michael helps people who are burnt out.
• What to prioritize when you are burnt out.
• The deeper work you must do to heal from burnout.
• How managers can help keep their employees from burning out.
• How investing in a program like Michael’s could strengthen your organization and reduce turnover.

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Have you subscribed to our podcast? We’d love for you to subscribe if you haven’t yet. Each week, we share authentic discussions with business leaders where they flesh out substantive issues while also getting deeper into their stories. We’ll dive into conversations on the fusion of business and humanity, success and authenticity, and the challenges of balancing life and work, in addition to regularly sharing legal updates and substantive content.

We’d love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. 

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Breakfast Leadership Show with Michael Levitt

Breakfast Leadership Network

Michael’s books

Michael’s email: [email protected]

Michael on LinkedIn

Michael on Twitter

Episode Credits

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

In this episode, I speak with one of my friends and partners here at the firm, Jenny Gumer. Jenny is our cannabis expert. 

At the beginning of last year, we made predictions for the cannabis industry in 2020. Now that we are about a month into 2021, we thought it would be a good opportunity to reflect on how those predictions played out. Obviously, 2020 didn’t play out like anybody thought it would. So, tune in to hear how the unprecedented economy impacted the cannabis industry.

In this episode, you will hear:

• Whether we were correct when we predicted that there would be reduced interest in investing in cannabis in 2020.
• How the industry grew or declined last year.
• How regulations have changed over the past 12 months.
• Why so many consumers are purchasing cannabis from the black market.
• What has been done to enforce regulations on black market cannabis operations. 

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Have you subscribed to our podcast? We’d love for you to subscribe if you haven’t yet. Each week, we share authentic discussions with business leaders where they flesh out substantive issues while also getting deeper into their stories. We’ll dive into conversations on the fusion of business and humanity, success and authenticity, and the challenges of balancing life and work, in addition to regularly sharing legal updates and substantive content.

We’d love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. 

If you really enjoyed this episode, we’ve created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to our podcast page at https://cgl-llp.com/podcast/ to download it. 

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Episode Credits

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

The current climate of corporate America is one of innovation and adaptation. Executives have been forced to find new ways to run their businesses. It’s hard to meet someone who hasn’t experienced job cuts in one way or another. 

Given the current economy, us covering the topic of the ideal worker could not be more timely. The topic was first defined decades ago in what was then the ‘modern office’ workplace. The ideal worker was the employee who showed up every day and did their best work no matter what. If their child was sick, their house was flooded, or anything else occurred, they still didn’t miss work. 

Obviously, the ideal worker has changed. Everyone is wondering what the modern ideal worker is and how they can become one themselves. 

Today, my co-founder, Noam, and I address this concept. We discuss what today’s ideal worker looks like and how that affects the economy.

In this episode, you will hear:

• What the ideal worker in 2021 looks like.
• How the concept of the ideal worker has shifted.
• Why the ideal worker is adaptive.
• Why the ideal worker is inclusive.
• Why the ideal worker is independent.
• The importance of nurturing a collaborative environment in the workplace.
• How technology drives efficiency.
• How to adapt the distributed work model to your company’s specific needs.
• Why there may not be one ideal worker.

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Have you subscribed to our podcast? We’d love for you to subscribe if you haven’t yet. Each week, we share authentic discussions with business leaders where they flesh out substantive issues while also getting deeper into their stories. We’ll dive into conversations on the fusion of business and humanity, success and authenticity, and the challenges of balancing life and work, in addition to regularly sharing legal updates and substantive content.

We’d love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. 

If you really enjoyed this episode, we’ve created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to our podcast page at https://cgl-llp.com/podcast/ to download it. 

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Episode Credits

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

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CGL is a fully distributed company that values the autonomy of every individual on our team. We investigate and provide high-quality solutions for our clients. However, we do so without threatening the personal freedom among our team members. 

This has raised a lot of questions from our listeners. There are so many different opinions brought into a distributed workplace like ours. Yet, we have found a way to navigate these disagreements and work together for the benefit of our customers. Many of you have wondered how we make this work.

The answer is 6 steps. We used 6 steps to set up our distributed company. They have empowered us to attend to the needs of our clients without throwing autonomy out the window. Our team members feel respected and our clients are satisfied. 

Today, I speak with CGL’s Co-founder Noam Cohen and we share those 6 steps with you.

In this episode, you will hear:

• Step number 1: Go all in
• How to hire the right person and set expectations with them early on
• Step number 2: Set clear expectations with your team members
• Why clear communication and expectations are even more important when you have a distributed company
• Step number 3: Choose the right technology tools for your distributed company
• Why you must train your team to actually use the programs to which you subscribe
• Step number 4: Write down processes for everything you do
• Step number 5: Have frequent check-ins with your team members
• Step number 6: Figure out HR and compliance rules
• The advantages of outsourcing HR

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Have you subscribed to our podcast? We’d love for you to subscribe if you haven’t yet. Each week, we share authentic discussions with business leaders where they flesh out substantive issues while also getting deeper into their stories. We’ll dive into conversations on the fusion of business and humanity, success and authenticity, and the challenges of balancing life and work, in addition to regularly sharing legal updates and substantive content.

We’d love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. 

If you really enjoyed this episode, we’ve created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to our podcast page at https://cgl-llp.com/podcast/ to download it. 

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Episode Credits

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

Over the last few weeks, months, and years, there have been a lot of developments in the privacy world. For instance, Californians voted to replace the California Consumer Privacy Act with the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) in November. Additionally, the new administration is likely to be more privacy-minded, and they’ll also need to renegotiate legal transfers of personal data from the EU to the US. 

COVID-19 has also resulted in significant changes, largely due to the movement towards work-from-home arrangements. People are now handling and processing confidential information on their own home networks, posing some serious security risks. So, how do we continue to protect privacy where workforces are distributed? 

With all these recent developments, CGL privacy counsel Jessica Clark joins the podcast to help us navigate the privacy ecosystem. She talks about what these changes mean and what to expect in 2021. 

We also tackle the biggest question: what should companies be doing moving forward given the risks involved? 

In this episode, you will hear:

• Why privacy is such a hot topic on the global stage
• The drivers behind recent privacy developments
• Some of the more significant developments
• Details about CPRA and how companies can become CPRA-compliant
• Some tips for early-stage companies in managing data
• What enforcement looks like in California under the new Data Protection Agency
• What we expect from the Biden administration in 2021
• Some important definitions

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Have you subscribed to our podcast? We’d love for you to subscribe if you haven’t yet. Each week, we share authentic discussions with business leaders where they flesh out substantive issues while also getting deeper into their stories. We’ll dive into conversations on the fusion of business and humanity, success and authenticity, and the challenges of balancing life and work, in addition to regularly sharing legal updates and substantive content.

We’d love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. 

If you really enjoyed this episode, we’ve created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to our podcast page at https://cgl-llp.com/podcast/ to download it. 

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https://cgl-llp.com/

Episode Credits

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com