Legal Bits Episode #24 - Superbowl Spice A football tailgate party needs two things – fans and food. This week we meet one of Minnesota’s entrepreneurial women who took her food to Superbowl 52, and left with fans of her own. Founder and CEO of LuvAFoodie, Michelle Mazarra got her seasoned cheese curds approved [...]

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Legal Bits Episode #23 – Monster Cookies Everyone loves a good cookie. What’s better? How about making the cookie a full half-pound of gooeyness? (For the truly ambitious, cookies can be custom-ordered to be five pounds of golden brown deliciousness.) That’s a sweet business strategy. Tina Rexing quit her stable, corporate job to pursue [...]

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Legal Bits Episode #22 – Duck Normal Once upon a time, a woman in business had a promising career until she got pregnant. After that, her best contribution to society would be as a stay-at-home mother. The corporate world belonged to men, and it was better that way. Women did not belong in business. [...]

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Legal Bits Episode #21 – Courage? As If. Too often, people wait to take a step toward their dreams because they lack confidence. Instead of building the courage required to jump, sometimes it’s jumping that builds the courage. Reframing fears into motivation can unlock new potential, and then growth can truly begin. De’Anna Nunez [...]

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Legal Bits Episode #20 – Grab the Popcorn Many people, especially women, let fear dictate their actions. It can be a fear of failure or of comparison. Measuring against someone else’s Instagram feed creates impossible expectations, because only the highs get posted, while the lows stay offline. In order to truly take charge and [...]

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Legal Bits Episode #19 – Write Away Every person has a unique voice, and those voices are worth sharing. Some people, though, struggle to put those voices into words. After all, sometimes words are hard. That’s where people like Cari Twitchell come in. After finishing law school (and passing the Bar), Cari decided a [...]

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Legal Bits Episode #18 – Shoot the Shot The world needs photographs. Marketing is a sensory experience, and quality visuals are essential to success. A poorly lighted headshot or an out-of-focus candid speaks volumes, and not in a positive way. Professionals understand the importance of good photographs. The best photographs honestly convey a message. [...]

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Legal Bits Episode #17 – Pen to Paper From idea to Barnes & Noble, creating a book is a practiced skill. The author must turn the idea into words, editors must make sure the words belong together, and printers and publishers must get those words on paper and on shelves. Mastering the process takes [...]

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Legal Bits Episode #16 – Sea to Shining Sea Sometimes it takes a little inspiration to take an uncertain next step. A comfortable career with financial security might make sense, even though it isn’t necessarily passion-fueled. Yet at some point, it might make more sense to just say, “Yes,” to the dream. After more [...]

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Legal Bits Episode #15 – Fired Up Things can go wrong quickly, and when they do, it’s too late to figure out what to do. Being prepared can keep a scare from becoming a disaster, and good preparedness requires good training. When it’s a matter of life and death, knowing how to properly [...]

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