This episode manages to make a discussion about intellectual property sexy. The reason I could do that, was my dynamic guest, Kenya Pierre. She is an intellectual property attorney and is now a corporate deputy general counsel.

You’re going to want to stay on until the last moment because we also talk about life lessons and finding joy in your professional life. Who doesn’t want to have fun while working?

Questions this episode will answer:

-why should you care about intellectual property?

-what are essential things that anyone should know about intellectual property?

-why you should not be ashamed if you don’t want to be entrepreneur?

-what are some strategies to increase the joy in your life?

Connect with Kenya

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenyathackerpierre

Resources:

Overwhelm Solution Blueprint ebook: overwhelmblueprint.com

Telepsychiatry from Dr. Goodwin: askdrgoodwin.com

About Kenya:

Kenya Pierre is a cum laude graduate in Chemistry/pre-med of Spelman College and a Law Review graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Kenya first started her law career as a patent attorney with the Procter & Gamble Company in Cincinnati, Ohio supporting the Beauty Care Division. She then moved to Atlanta to support global juice and nutritional research science with The Coca-Cola Company and then subsequently to support corporate research and innovation, litigation, global compliance as the lead business counsel for global nonwovens at the Kimberly-Clark Company in Roswell, GA.

Most recently she served as the general counsel for Arauco North America, a leader in composite manufacturing for particleboard, MDF, laminates and other types of composite panels. Currently, she is the deputy general counsel for Strava, the leading internet and app for athletes who wish to track their running and cycling routines. It is a perfect opportunity that blends her legal and athletic background.

Kenya has three daughters who keep the family busy with volleyball tournaments. In her “spare time”, she is a certified 200 RYT yoga instructor who enjoys leading others in their journey to well being.