Maximum Mom

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Jasmin Haley!

Jasmin Haley is an award-winning national speaker, podcaster, and pro educator. Almost 8 years ago, the woman you see today did not exist. Her passion and brilliance were simmered down to non-existence because she opted to play small and live her life in fear. She came to the realization it was time for a change. It was time to LIVE her life, to FACE her fears, to take CARE of herself, and to NURTURE the Queen within. She took her side-hustle and created a 6-figure business. She helps entrepreneurial women do the same while also conquering their fear, doubt, and overwhelm that often plague many entrepreneurs. She can be contacted at [email protected].

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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined her team member Amy Carei.

Amy comes from humble beginnings. She was the first person in her extended family to go to college, let alone attend law school. Raised by a single mother with limited means, Amy understands the importance of family and the value of a dollar. She takes neither for granted in her law practice.

Amy prides herself on being a genuine and approachable person first and a lawyer second. She takes time to understand what her clients are going through and has a knack for explaining complicated legal processes in plain English.

She believes that true collaboration leads to the best legal outcomes. Amy's approach to law is that she sees herself as the navigator and the client as the pilot. She feels this way because, while she may be the expert when it comes to the legal process, the client remains the authority about what is best for their life.

Amy has significant experience representing clients in times of crisis. Before transitioning to private practice, she worked for an agency that was dedicated to helping survivors of domestic violence. She is passionate about providing families with opportunities to create safer, more stable lives.

A fifth-generation Washingtonian, Amy lives in Tacoma with her spouse, her three children, and two dogs – a Newfoundland named Huxley and a St. Bernard named Ellie. The family enjoys cooking, gardening, and hiking together. Amy's hobbies include remodeling her 1890's Craftsman house and restoring old Toyota hatchbacks.

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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Bunmi Emenanjo, an attorney with a biotechnology background.

Bunmi has a career that spans 17 years moving fluidly between the legal and biotechnology world. She started her career working in pharmaceutical litigation, before moving on to regulatory policy in emerging technology, such as synthetic biology and nanotechnology. She eventually made the transition to government ethics while working at the Food and Drug Administration. 

While her current profession is as an ethics attorney, she continues to pursue her various passions. A mother to three Nigerian-American children, she created Atlas Book Club, a book subscription box company focused on globally diverse children's books, as part of her efforts to ensure that her children remain connected to their African heritage and continue to develop a global awareness through literature. 

A student of authenticity and vulnerability, Bunmi studies the teachings of experts such as Brene Brown and Pema Chodron, incorporating these lessons into daily life. An avid reader and culture seeker, she believes that a curious mind, a yearning for constant learning, a fearless pursuit of your purpose, and an active practice of giving and gratitude are key to living your best life.

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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Billie Tarascio! 

Attorney Billie Tarascio practices exclusively in divorce and family law in Arizona at the law firm she founded, Modern Law. Billie is a skilled practitioner, national speaker, podcast host of ‘Modern Divorce’, and law firm business consultant. She is also the author of Decode Your Divorce and a co author of Tiger Tactics, Powerful Strategies for Winning Attorneys.

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Melissa Shanahan! 

Melissa Shanahan founded Velocity Work after several years at a consulting firm focused on the growth of private practices all across the U.S. After coaching over 350 doctors, dentists, and lawyers - she chose to narrow her services to attorneys only and started Velocity Work.

The host of the Velocity Work podcast and an extremely effective coach for attorneys running their own firms, Melissa brings her A-game to everything she does. Her energy is infectious and the material she’s teaching will forever change how you think.

From mindset, to vision, to productivity, to tracking firm data, Velocity Work has helped hundreds of attorneys grow their firm on their terms.

Melissa lives in Denver where she and her husband (also an entrepreneur) are raising their sweet 1 year old son, Lachlan.

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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Drew Hickey! Drew has practiced law since 2010, in private practice and in-house as an attorney for a health system in Central Illinois. 

She grew up in Decatur, Illinois and traveled out of state for school, attending Mary Baldwin College in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, living in DC between college and law school and working for Fried Frank law firm, and then moving to New Orleans for law school at Loyola University New Orleans before eventually moving home in 2010, passing the bar, and starting to practice. 

She currently practices primarily in adoption, guardianship, and healthcare areas. She also serves on the Illinois Sixth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee and the Foundation Board of Directors for St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Drew finished her tenure as President of the Decatur Bar Association in July 2020. Previous board service includes the Children’s Museum of Illinois, the Decatur and Macon County Animal Shelter Foundation, and Growing Strong Sexual Assault Center. She currently lives in Forsyth, IL with my husband of nearly 5 years, Rob, our two daughters, Elizabeth, 2 and Audrey, 7 months, and our dogs Frank and Copper.

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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Karen Bonnell. Karen has over 30 years of experience working with couples and families facing transition, loss, growth and change. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Karen has been board certified and licensed as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner since 1982. 

Karen’s work as a Collaborative Divorce Coach spurred her determination to write “The Co-Parenting Handbook” “ with Kristin Little, Child Specialist. Parents learn the best ways to support their children, strengthen their co-parenting, and discover the necessary tools to skillfully create a two-home family.

As a teacher, trainer, facilitator, Karen played an instrumental role in developing the year-long facilitator training program for the Compassionate Listening Project. As a certified Compassionate Listening trainer, Karen utilizes this heart-centered approach to authentic speaking and capable listening used around the world in high-conflict situations such as Israel/Palestine. Her deep listening skills make all the difference working with co-parent pairs in conflict as they find their way through the pain of divorce into a future with optimism.

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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Tahmina Watson, a nationally acclaimed immigration attorney and founder of Watson Immigration Law in Seattle, Washington, USA. Her practice focuses on business and investment immigration matters. She is also co-founder of Airport Lawyer, and the non-profit Washington Immigrant Defense Network (WIDEN).

Tahmina is a national spokesperson of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She also serves as the Chair of the Response Committee of the Washington Chapter AILA, as well as many other boards and organizations in Washington State.

Tahmina is a podcaster, author, blogger, activist and policy advocate. She frequently appears in the media as a legal expert. She is the author of two books. Her latest bestselling book is “Legal Heroes in the Trump Era: Be Inspired. Make Your Impact. Change the World”. 

She was just honored as one of the 2020 Women of Influence by the Puget Sound Business Journal. 

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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Melanie Leonard! Melanie is an attorney, an entrepreneur, and one of the leading authorities on the use of legal practice management software. 

She graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2002 and began practicing at mid-sized firms.  Disillusioned by their inefficiencies, Melanie left to start her own firm in 2006.  And, over the next 12 years, she built a thriving real estate law practice.  An early adopter of Clio, Melanie became one of the first Clio Certified Consultants.  She developed a passion for helping other firms achieve amazing results with their own use of practice management software. 

In 2018, Melanie sold her law practice to pursue her passion full time and streamlined.legal was born.  In just two years, streamlined.legal has become one of the most sought-after consulting firms in the legal tech industry, having received Clio’s Partner Led Excellence Award in 2019 and 2020. 

Melanie lives in the Chicagoland area, but stays true to her roots as a native Texan.  When not streamlining other law firms, Melanie enjoys playing with her two adorable kids and riding her beloved Peloton.

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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Erin Levine, a legal innovator, entrepreneur, speaker and Certified Family Law Specialist. She is the CEO and Founder of Oakland based boutique firm, Levine Family Law Group. In 2018 Erin launched Hello Divorce, an award winning online DIY web platform that helps self represented folks navigate the divorce process on their own or with some legal help along the way. Erin’s legal technology and access to justice work has been recognized by the legal industry and beyond - with recent press features in Above the Law, Brit+Co, Forbes, Mind Body Green, LawSites and Entrepreneur. 

Recent accomplishments include the American Bar Association‘s James I Keane Memorial Award for Excellence in E-lawyering and Duke University School of Law’s Legal Tech Accelerator - Grand Prize.

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