Episode #6 of Amplify Your Impact: From Yoga Mats to AI Dilemmas – Navigating Law in the Digital Age with guest Cory Sterling
⚠️ Warning: Real-life entrepreneurship is raw, and so is this show. We record live, unedited, and unfiltered.
What do yoga mats, artificial intelligence, and legal contracts all have in common? More than you’d think.
In this episode of Amplify Your Impact, host Josh Biro sits down with Cory Sterling, the founder of Conscious Counsel and Law is Fun, to break down the intersection of wellness, law, and the fast-changing digital landscape. Cory shares how legal protection is essential for entrepreneurs, the biggest blind spots wellness businesses overlook, and how AI is already shifting the legal game. They also explore how Cory built a remote, nomadic law firm, balancing a business with a life of travel, adventure, and kite-surfing in Brazil.
Key takeaways from this episode:
- The BIGGEST legal blind spots for yoga studios & fitness businesses
- How AI is disrupting law, copyright, and small business protections
- Why your “legal position” determines how big or small your problems become
- How to use contracts to PREVENT conflicts, rather than deal with them later
- The future of law & entrepreneurship in the digital age
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Cory Sterling is a lawyer, entrepreneur, author, and speaker who founded Conscious Counsel—a law firm that specializes in working with heart-led entrepreneurs in the wellness, fitness, and coaching space. His approach to law is fun, engaging, and empowering (yes, really!).
Key Acoomploshments:
- Author of “The Yoga Law Book”, making legal concepts accessible for studio owners.
- Founder of Conscious Counsel, a boutique law firm supporting fitness & wellness businesses.
- Speaker at global wellness and business events, demystifying legal complexities.
- Nomadic entrepreneur, running his law firm remotely while living in Brazil.
Cory is on a mission to transform the way legal services are provided—making them clear, approachable, and stress-free for purpose-driven business owners. Through his work, he helps yoga studios, coaches, and fitness professionals protect their businesses, avoid legal pitfalls, and confidently grow their impact.
📲 Connect with Cory:
🔗 Website: www.consciouscounsel.ca
📷 Instagram: @consciouscounsel
📘 Check out his book: The Yoga Law Book
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Amplify Your Impact is a show for entrepreneurs out to change the world with their purpose-driven businesses—while increasing their wealth and balancing their health along the way. Hosted by Josh Biro, ethical business coach, founder of The Yogapreneur Collective, Walla Rep, Nomad, and Dad.
📅 This episode was recorded and originally published live on September 21, 2023.