Bold Women Lawyers with Sharon Christie

08/01/22 • 40 min

This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Sharon Christie.

Sharon Christie is a nurse, an attorney, and a business coach for women lawyers. As an attorney, she worked as an associate in a big law firm, a partner in a small personal injury firm, and then had her own solo practice for 16 years. She sold her law firm in 2021 to start Bold Women Lawyers.

She believes that lawyers are happiest when they do work that feeds their souls. That is why she created Bold Women Lawyers. Bold Women Lawyers helps women lawyers in solo and small firm practices build a profitable practice that they love. Sharon graduated with honors from the University of Virginia. She has a Master’s Degree in Nursing and Health Policy from the University of Maryland. She graduated magna cum laude from The University of Notre Dame Law School.

1:48 it’s about time

4:22 coaching and business strategy

8:01 mini intensive

12:46 clear the clutter out of your head

16:05 you don’t need to be that superstar

20:06 not everyone is our ideal client

24:35 people remember how you treated them

28:56 what are the biggest burning issues

32:32 understanding the process

36:14 excellence, compassion, and integrity

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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Sharon Christie.

1:48 it’s about time

4:22 coaching and business strategy

8:01 mini intensive

12:46 clear the clutter out of your head

16:05 you don’t need to be that superstar

20:06 not everyone is our ideal client

24:35 people remember how you treated them

28:56 what are the biggest burning issues

32:32 understanding the process

36:14 excellence, compassion, and integrity

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Making an Informed Decision with Andrea Gellen

This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Andrea Gellen.

Andrea brings humor, creativity, and a lot of sarcasm to the table. She is new to this and has been solo for about 1 year and 10 months. Her business recently expanded, and she is in the process of buying a commercial space. She also brings a fresh perspective. Her work and clients bring a lot of joy- it's a type of fulfillment she doesn’t get from her marriage or her children.

She is an attorney who practices in Poughkeepsie, New York, and throughout the Hudson Valley. Prior to opening her own practice, she was employed as an associate at local law firms where she practiced in the areas of Elder Law, Estate Planning, Education Law, and Landlord/Tenant litigation.

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9:42 they no longer require tests

12:24 my kids got Covid

15:31 the risk if you do x and the risk if you do y

19:26 I’m not in the revenge business

22:15 things money can’t buy

26:36 no controlling her

30:21 at different points in their lives

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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Leora Maccabee.

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27:30 as mentors to other women

31:27 we support the work you’re doing

35:20 you’re going to do best in the spaces that you’re happiest in

39:08 I do think it’s a dance

43:07 life work integration

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