I interviewed Rhonda Powell | General Counsel on BuzzFeed on Monday, December 10th, 2018.

In talking with Rhonda, we touched on several subjects:

• Her new role within BuzzFeed
• #metoo Movement
• Creating a Work Environment with Open Communication
• Fake News vs. Entertainment
• Mentoring of Young People
• Paying-it-Forward Attitude
• Positive Side Effects of Social Media

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Links Referred to in this Episode:

• Rhonda Powell’s LinkedIn Profile
• BuzzFeed News
• Metropolitan Diary
• The New York Times
• The Shopaholic Series
• The Bridget Jones Book Series
• PowerMyLearning
• Food and Finance High School

I interviewed Jordan Furlong | Principal at Law21 on Friday December 7th, 2018.

Many of you know him for his Twitter account and his blog, where he shares insights on the global legal industry. We discussed the following topics:

• His legal career
• Continued developments in law firm competition
• Innovative things law firms are doing
• Non-attorney ownership
• Geopolitics
• Law school reform and what young attorneys are facing
• Legal industry thought leaders
• His family and faith

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Links Referred to in This Episode: 

• Jordan Furlong | Law21
• Jordan Furlong | Twitter
• Law is a Buyer's Market: Building a Client-Firm Law Firm book by Jordan Furlong
• Three Ways to Compete in the Coming Legal Market article by Jordan Furlong 
• The Rise of the Millenial Lawyer article by Jordan Furlong featured on LOD (Lawyers on Demand)
• Ed Reeser | Attorney & Consultant
• Lawyers on Demand | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
• Bill Henderson and Jae Um | Legal Revolution
• Three Geeks and a Law
• Casey Flaherty | Procertas
• Ivy Grey | WordRake
• Kristen Sonday | Paladin
• Jason Barnwell | Twitter
• Lucy Bassli | InnoLegalServices
• Ron Friedman | Prism Legal
• HopeShallSing (blog on Catholic faith)

I interviewed Jeremy Fudge | Managing Partner of Berry Appleman & Leiden on Friday November 19th, 2018.

We discussed the following topics:

• First-of-its-kind strategic alliance with Deloitte UK
• Opening of their New York office with 60 people
• Center of Excellence in Richardson Texas
• The growth of the firm from 270 to 500
• The future of law
• His passion to create a culture of leading, serving and stewarding
• His family and recommended books

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Jeremy Fudge Web Profile
• ABA Journal article Deloitte UK forms alliance with immigration law firm and buys its business outside the US 
• Dallas BizJournal article Global law firm plans 500 hires in new Richardson office
• The New Gold Standard: 5 Leadership Principles for Creating Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company by Joseph Michelli
• Extreme Ownership: How US Navy SEALS Lead and Win by Jocko Willink
• What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become More Successful by Goldsmith & Reiter

I interviewed Russ Welsh | Chairman & CEO of Polsinelli on Thursday November 1st, 2018.

• Polsinelli's Growth Story  
• Lessons learned and advice for existing and newly elected law firm chairmen and managing partners
• Important areas of personal growth in his life
• Funding the law firm's expansion
• Insights on the economic recessions
• Succession planning
• Legal industry trends
• Love for Kansas City and his civic involvement 

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Russ Welsh Firm Web Profile
• Polsinelli by Wikipedia
• Polsinelli names Successor to Welsh by The Business Journal
• Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce 
• United Way of Greater Kansas City
• The University of Kansas and The Jayhawks
• Gentlemen in Moscow by Amor Towles
• Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill  by Candice Millard
• Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard

I interviewed Alan Bryan | Senior Associate General Counsel of Walmart on Monday October 15th, 2018. 

We Discussed the Following Topics:

• His initial years in private practice
• The Walmart Legal Operations and Outside Counsel Management department
• Outside counsel law firms need to focus on investing in people and technology
• Legal tech tools Walmart uses
• The Future of Retail and the Future of Law
• His passion for people and leadership 

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Alan Bryan LinkedIn Profile 
• A More Efficient Legal Department (article) by Alan Bryan and In-House Ops
• LegalMation
• PERSUIT
• Corporate Legal Operations Consortium
• ACC Legal Operations Maturity Model
• Buying Legal Council
• Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
• Primal Leadership: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman

I interviewed Rick Hung | General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Bowlmor AMF on Friday September 7th, 2018.

Rick and I discussed:

• His current role with Bowlmor AMF
• The office of General Counsel as a strategy for growth.
• Private Equity
• Distilling Bowlmor AMF’s outside counsel law firms down from 50
• Background in coding
• His bookshelf
• The impact of his mother and mentor in his life.

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Rick Chung LinkedIn Profile 
• Cerberus Capital Management by Wikipedia
• Bowlmor AMF by Wikipedia
• Proskauer Rose LLP
• Consigliere by Wikipedia
• The New York Times
• People Magazine

• Laterals and attracting talent
• Space usage for all their attorneys firm-wide
• His role at Nixon Peabody
• Weathering the Great Financial Crisis of 2008
• Leadership qualities in Abraham Lincoln, Warren Buffett, his parents, etc.
• His personal values

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Andrew Glincher’s Web Bio
• Andrew’s Twitter Handle
• Abraham Lincoln | 16th US President 
• Brad Stevens | Head Coach of Boston Celtics
• Alex Cora | Manager of the Boston Red Socks
• Warren Buffett | Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
• The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder

I interviewed Gina Passarella | Editor-in-Chief of The American Lawyer on Wed May 16th, 2018.

We discussed these topics:

• Her career as a reporter in the business of law
• The many changes to the media business
• How data has been a part of reporting on the legal industry
• Her values in her role at The American Lawyer
• Rules of engagement with reporters
• What the AmLaw100 numbers revealed
• Her summer reading list, family plans, etc.

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Gina Passarella’s LinkedIn Bio
• Gina Passarella’s Twitter Handle
• The American Lawyer
• Legal Speak Podcast by Law.com
• Law Firm Disrupted briefing by Roy Strom of Law.com
• Skilled in the Art | IP briefing by Scott Graham of Law.com
• The 2018 AmLaw100
• The Big Four Public Accounting Firms | Wikipedia
• Chadbourne Settles Sex Bias Case by Law.com
• Dr Seuss by Wikipedia
• National Geographic

I interviewed Jodie Baker | CEO of Xakia Technologies on Friday April 20th, 2018.

Topics discussed were:

• The award-winning Australian law firm Hive Legal
• The use of Xakia Technologies for corporate legal departments
• Being a scrappy startup tech CEO
• The Australian legal market
• Trends within emerging legal technologies
• How firms can approach legal tech innovation
• Her secret habit of being a novelist
• The support of her family

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Jodie Baker’s LinkedIn Bio
• Xakia Technologies
• Hive Legal
• Australian Legal Technology Association
• James Odell and Elevate Services
• SAAS | Software as a service
• Thedocyard.co | Deal Management Software
• Stuart Clout | Founder of Thedocyard.co
• Steve Ghiassi | Founder of Legaler
• Richard Susskind | Legal Prophet
• LevelUp Ops | Data-Driven
• The Hunger Games | Divergent | Delirium

I interviewed Frank Aquila | Partner of Sullivan and Cromwell on Thursday February 1st, 2018.

Topics we discussed were:

• The global M&A market
• How several geopolitical pressures impact large deals
• InBev-Anheuser Busch and Diageo’s acquisitions
• Advice for the experienced or aspiring M&A attorney
• New US tax legislation
• NAFTA trade negotiations
• The US’ reaction to Chinese companies entering the US
• Big tech companies, antitrust issues and their influence on inflation
• Activist investors
• Love for wine and all things New York
• His travels and recommended readings

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Frank Aquila Web Bio
• Wikipedia Profile of Frank Aquila
• Frank’s Twitter Account
• Amazon Acquires Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion – Bloomberg
• Anheuser-Busch Agrees to be Sold to InBev – NY Times
• The AntiTrust Case Against Facebook, Google and Amazon – WSJ
• Don Angie – Greenwich Village Italian Restaurant
• Ron Chernow – Amazon Author Page
• Benjamin Stapleton – Sullivan and Cromwell
• H. Rodgin Cohen – Sullivan and Cromwell