Today, my guest is Nicholas Carlisle*, a former lawyer and Founder and CEO of No Bully, a non-profit focused on stopping childhood bullying and cyberbullying.  A graduate from Oxford University and former chairman of the non-profit section with Amnesty International, Nicholas left the practice of law to get a Ph.D. in psychology where he started studying the effects of school bullying.  Nicholas gave a TEDx talk (see video below) on bullying in 2015 and is now a speaker and commentator on school bullying for television and radio stations across the world.

*with special thanks to Averel Wilson

Today, my guest is Randy Schoenberg, an attorney who specializes in legal cases related to the recovery of looted or stolen artworks.  Randy is widely known for representing Maria Altmann in her lawsuit to recover paintings from the government of Austria.  Their story was made into a critically acclaimed movie Woman in Gold, in which Randy was depicted by Ryan Reynolds and Maria Altmann was portrayed by Oscar Winning Actress Helen Mirren. A long and arduous case that took nearly 10 years, most of Randy's colleagues thought he was crazy for taking this case.  But he persisted, argued his case before the US Supreme Court and ultimately prevailed.

Today, my guest is Kelly Perdew, entrepreneur, investor, advisor, author and winner of The Apprentice 2. A graduate of West Point and former Army Ranger, Kelly decided to start a company after law school and eventually won Season 2 of the television reality show "The Apprentice" with Donald Trump. Even though he now works almost exclusively with startups as an investor and entrepreneur, he says not a day goes by where he doesn't get a chance to use his law degree.

Kelly Perdew and Apprentice 2 Winner http://t.co/KwsSLHv3mT. Thanks for the interview Richard Hsu!

— Kelly Perdew (@kperdew) February 2, 2015

Kelly Perdew Opening Presentation from Kelly Perdew on Vimeo.

Today, my guest is Tae Hea Nahm, former partner at Wilson Sonsini and Venture Law Group, and one of the founding Managing Directors at Storm Ventures.  Going from a law firm partner to a venture capitalist is not an easy transition and Tae Hea's success is largely attributable to his deep understanding of technology and careful decision-making.  He was recently interviewed by the New York Times and he shares his wisdom working with entrepreneurs on his blog Working with Tae Hea Nahm.

@HsuUntied Interview with Tae Hea Nahm, founding Managing Director @StormVentures: http://t.co/EC5GqnLjlv pic.twitter.com/wyLAQyxkjW

— Storm Ventures (@stormventures) November 20, 2014

Today, my guest is Doug Leeds*, President & CEO of Ask.com.  After starting his career as a lawyer, Doug became an entrepreneur and then worked at a number of Internet search engine companies, including Overture and then Yahoo! (after acquiring Overture) before joining Ask Jeeves.  Doug credits Jim Lanzone (also a former lawyer) for hiring Doug in a business role which ultimately led to Doug's current position as President & CEO.

*with special thanks to David Hornik

Today, my guest is Michelle Dennedy, Chief Privacy Officer at McAfee (division of Intel Security), who was invited to represent McAfee Online Safety for Kids and The Identity Project as a runway fashion model for The Moms Struts for a Cause at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion week in New York City.  Michelle shares a surreal experience of being a fashion model for a day with hair extensions, 5-inch heels and the NY Knicks but at the end of it all, it was to support a good cause and she had a great time doing it -- and I had a great time interviewing her!

@HsuTubeEsq @HsuUntied @McAfee @IntelSecurity This was SUCH fun! No hair extensions but still in the Top 10 of goodness!

— M Dennedy (@mdennedy) October 20, 2014

Michelle Dennedy (@mdennedy), Chief Privacy Officer at @McAfee ...: http://t.co/PeCVe8evlf #NYKnicks — New York Knicks (@NBA_Knicks_news) October 21, 2014

Today, my guests are 2 former colleagues, Mitch Zuklie (from Venture Law Group) and Stephen Kong (from Townsend) who both box as a hobby.  Stephen is more of a boxing aficionado and historian while Mitch takes a more meditative and therapeutic attitude towards the sport.  Both have totally different approaches to boxing, which is reflective of the very different styles of the sport itself.

Today, my guest is Dr. Harrison Dillon, founder of Solazyme.  Harrison always knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur so even while he was at Duke Law School, he took biology classes to learn everything he could about algae genetics and got credit for it in the law school.  Harrison and I were colleagues at Townsend LLP (now Kilpatrick Townsend) so it was a privilege to know him before he become a successful entrepreneur!  Since the interview, Harrison has co-founded and is currently Chairman of a new company called Phylagen.

Today, my guest is Ayelette Robinson*, a former corporate lawyer turned actress. A Meisner-trained actor who has appeared in a variety of films as well as on TV, Ayelette is also an experienced competitive Latin ballroom dancer, having won the National Championship title in International Latin in 2011 and having placed 5th in the World finals that year.  Ayelette originally took acting lessons as a way to improve her ballroom dancing but once she started, she became hooked on acting.  Her theatrical reel is posted below.

*with special thanks to Greg Lambert

Today, my guest is Liz Stone, a legal recruiter with the Dubin Group, who is also a standup comedienne.  Liz actually started doing "stand-up" after a couple of friends noticed her performing a wedding speech and after doing many "open mics," she now performs at clubs like the San Francisco Punchline and Cobbs Comedy Club.  Although she enjoys what she currently does, she admits there is nothing more exhilarating -- or terrifying -- than trying to make an audience laugh. You can see her list of upcoming shows here.