The Future Is Bright Podcast

I interviewed Sherry Williams | Senior Legal Executive and Former VP, Deputy General Counsel, Global Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer at Jabil on Friday, June 12th, 2020.

We discussed several topics such as:

• Her Experience in Working with Recruiters
• 2 Myths Believed of Recruiters
• Advice for Optimizing the Recruiter/Professional Relationship
• What Sets Apart Recruiters & the Biggest Area of Needed Improvement
• Rewards of Leadership and Clear Communication
• Her Own Leaders & Heroes
• The Art of Shameless Self-Promotion
• Private Practice vs In-House | A Different Kind of Hard Work
• Advice for Diverse Attorneys in 2020’s Racial Landscape
• Her Personal Fears & Hopes for Change
• Managing the Chaos of Being a Parent & a Professional
• Her Superpowers & Kryptonite

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Sherry Williams | LinkedIn Profile
• Stuart Singer | Partner | Boies Schiller Flexner
• Gregg Breitbart | Office Managing Partner | Kaufman Dolowich Voluck 
• Albert “Bert” Cornelison | Retired General Counsel | Halliburton
• Thurgood Marshall | First African American Supreme Court Justice
• Barbara Jordan | U.S. Congressional Representative from Texas
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
• Charissie Lillie | CEO | CRL Consulting 
• Benjamin Wilson | Chairman | Beveridge & Diamond
• Joseph West | Partner & Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer | Duane Morris
• Kim Rucker | Member of Board of Directors | Celanese
• Janet Langford Carrig | Previous SVP, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary | ConocoPhillips
• Don Prophete |A Black Partner Responds to GCs on Law Firm Diversity
• Ben Wilson & Scott Bolden |‘This Has to Be a Seminal Moment’: Black Law Firm Leaders on Inequity, Ire and What Comes Next
• Ben Wilson |‘A Leader Must Be Fearless’
• Joseph West |Talking ‘The Talk’: Words Seem Futile When Videos Speak for Themselves

I interviewed Cheryl Heisler | President and Founder of Lawternatives on Friday, May 1st, 2019.

We discussed several topics such as:

- 4 Steps for Exploring Alternative Career Paths
- Leaving BigLaw for Kraft’s Marketing Department
- You Got Out. Can You Help Me?
- Meeting Ben & Jerry from Vermont
- From Litigator to Golf Passion
- Advice for Lawyers Consider a Change
- Becoming a Mixologist
- Check Out Her Cocktail Recipe
- Hobbies & Reading

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Cheryl Heisler | LinkedIn Profile
• Lawternatives
• Mixed metaPours
• American Bar Associations Career Center Board
• Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
• Kraft Foods
• My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search For His Family's Past by Ariel Sabar

I interviewed Kristin Stark | Principal at Fairfax Associates on Monday, May 11, 2020. We discussed several topics such as:

• How She Became a Legal Consultant 
• Hildebrandt, The Golden Years and Launching Fairfax Associates 
• Law Firm Merger Advice and Leadership types 
• What is Motivating Partner Departures 
• Managing Debt & Real Estate Post-COVID-19
• Thinking Ahead and the Big Four
• Peer-based Leadership
• Family Life & Summer Plans

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Kristin Stark | LinkedIn
• Fairfax Associates
• McKenna Long Completed Merger with Luce Forward by Washington Post
• Aligning the Stars by Jay Lorsch & Thomas Tierney
• The Little Book of Leadership Development by Scott Allen & Mitchell Kusy

I interviewed Mary Moorkamp | Chief Legal Officer, External Affairs Officer, & Corporate Secretary of Schnuck Markets on Friday, May 8th, 2020.

We discussed several topics such as:

• Ingenuity, Creativity & Community during Covid-19 Crisis
• The Servant and Relational Leadership Model
• Career Advancing Advice for Attorneys
• Give the Straight Story as In-House Counsel
• Family Life and her book Five More Minutes 
• For the Love of St. Louis

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Mary Moorkamp | LinkedIn Profile
• Schnuck Markets
• 2018 Missouri Lawyers Weekly Women’s Justice Award Article
• St. Louis Business Journal's Most Influential Business Women 2005 Award
• John Maxwell | Author on Leadership
• Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
• Explore St. Louis

I interviewed Craig Katerberg | General Counsel of Anheuser-Busch on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020.

We discussed several topics such as:

• His Journey to Becoming a Corporate Attorney and Going In-House
• Who Inspired Him to Lead 
• The Weekly Email 
• AB’s Approach for Hiring Outside Counsel
• Supporting Commercial Strategy with Legal Tech
• Going In-House Advice 
• Love for M&A Deals
• ExPat Travel & Family
• Reading Recommendations
• His Superpower 

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Craig Katerberg | LinkedIn Profile
• Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
• Sabine Chalmers | LinkedIn Profile
• John Blood | Company Leadership Page
• Cascade Brewery in Tasmania
• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
• Haruki Murakami | Author
• Straight Man by Richard Russo
• Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez 
• Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
• I Just Became a General Counsel, What do I do Next? by Mark Roellig

I interviewed Craig Katerberg | General Counsel at Anheuser-Busch on Friday, May 15th, 2020. 

We discussed several topics such as:

• How Anheuser-Busch knew about Covid-19 before it hit the United States 
• Top Priorities of the C-Suite
• Crisis Advice for General Counsel 
• Transitioning to a New Normal
• A Reflection on Leadership seen During the Crisis 

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Craig Katerberg | LinkedIn Profile
• Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
• Anheuser-Busch Delivering More Than 500,000 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer for COVID-19 Relief Efforts
• Anheuser-Busch Will Redirect Sports & Entertainment Investments to Support Those on the Front Lines of COVID-19
• Brewery Tour | St. Louis

I interviewed Stewart Hirsch | Managing Director of Strategic Relationships on Friday, February 14th, 2020.

We discussed several topics such as:

• Rainmaking During the 1990’s Recession
• How to Win When In-House 
• His Secrets for Business Development
• 3 Causes Why Law Partners & Associates Miss Opportunities 
• Thinking Outside Your Little Box 
• Career Insights for How Men & Women See the World Differently 
• Pitching to Diverse Clients 
• An Excellent Reading List 

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Stewart Hirsch | LinkedIn Profile
• Strategic Relationships
• Blog | Everything I Needed to Know About Sales I Learned From my Father
• Blog | Trust on the Rocks
• Caroline Turner | Difference Works: Improving Retention, Productivity, and Profitability through Inclusion
• David Maister, Charles Green, & Robert Galford | The Trusted Advisor
• Charles Green | Trust-Based Selling
• Charles Green & Andrea Howe | The Trusted Advisor Fieldbook
• Joyce Roché | The Empress has No Clothes: Conquering Self-Doubt to Embrace Success
• Sylvia Ann Hewlett | Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success
• Susan Cain | Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
• Michael Lombardo | FYI: For Your Improvement, A Development and Coaching Guide
• Nilima Bhat & Raj Sisodia | Shakti Leadership: Embracing Feminine and Masculine Power in Business

I interviewed Jeff Groves | Senior Vice President and General Counsel at O'Reilly Auto Parts on Friday, August 23rd, 2019.

We discussed:

• Going In-House was Never the Goal
• The Events of 9/11 and Re-Evaluating Life
• Growing as a General Counsel
• Leading by Example
• Tort Reform in Missouri
• Relationship Advice for Outside Counsel
• Recommended Fiction

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Jeff Groves | LinkedIn Profile
• O'Reilly Auto Parts
• Kimberly deBeers | Skadden
• Peter Krupp | Skadden
• Joshua DuBois | The President's Devotional: The Daily Readings That Inspired President Obama
• Daniel Silva | Author
• Paul Doiron | Author
• "The K" | Kauffman Stadium

I interviewed Bill Henderson | Professor and Stephen F. Burns Chair on the Legal Profession at Indiana University on Wednesday, August 21st, 2019.

We spoke about the following subjects:

• His Journey from Firefighter to Law Professor
• Teaching Attorneys the Value of Data Analytics 
• Vulnerable Law Firms and The Big Four  
• California’s Influence On Non-Attorney Investments in Law Firms
• Adding a Residency to Law School 
• What’s Not Going to Change in the Next 10 Years
• Avoiding Mistakes from Charlie Munger
• Advice for Law Students
• Recommended Books

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Bill Henderson | LinkedIn Profile
• Institute for the Future of Law Practice
• Legal Evolution Blog
• Diffusion of Innovations | Theory Definition
• Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
• Richard Susskind | Tomorrow's Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future
• Daniel Kahneman | Thinking, Fast and Slow
• Chris Argyris | Teaching Smart People How to Learn
• Carol S. Dweck | Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
• Peter Thiel | Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
• Cal Newport | Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
• Robert Wright | Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
• Ray Dalio | Principles: Life and Work
• Charlie Munger's Speech | The Psychology of Human Misjudgement
• Bertrand Russell | A History of Western Philosophy

I interviewed Shauna Bryce | Founder and Principal of Bryce Legal on Friday, August 30th, 2019.

We discussed various subjects such as:

• Becoming a Legal Career Coach
• Pro Tips for Your Resume and LinkedIn Profile
• How to Approach Gaps in Work History
• Advice for Bored General Counsel
• Marrying another Lawyer and Its Benefits
• Her Beloved Fictional Reads
• Scheduling In Downtime

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Shauna Bryce | Linkedin Profile
• Bryce Legal
• Margaret Atwood | The Handmaid's Tale
• Richard Adams | Watership Down